Ag 17 november 2015

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015

Since Sept 27, 1879

Retail $1.50 Home delivered from 95c

THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

Principal: No need to start school later Starting school at age five works for most, says an Ashburton principal.

www.guardianonline.co.nz

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 161115-TM-050

FULL STORY FULL STORY

P4 P4

Paris bound P3

Mid Canty farmers buoyed by increase

BY NADINE PORTER

NADINE.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Records tumble P24

Yesterday’s announcement from Fonterra of an increase of up to 55 cents per kilogram of milksolids is buoying Mid Canterbury dairy farmers and will mean most will now break even.

Ashburton Forks farmer Graham Lowe said he was facing a $1 million loss in July, but efficiencies on-farm, coupled with the increase in payout and Fonterra support payments, meant he would now break even and might even make a small profit. “There’s definitely light at the end of the tunnel and not a train rushing towards us. It has been the worst five months of my farming career.”

Invest in Heartland to invest in New Zealand.

Call 0800 227 227 Or visit your local branch.

With a forecast farm-gate milk price of $4.60 Fonterra has lifted the total available for payout to $5.05-5.15/kg ms – currently equating to a total forecast cash payout of $4.95-5/kg ms after retentions.

Fonterra will also increase the rate at which farmers are paid the support loan of 50 cents per kg ms, with the amount paid up to December increasing from 18 cents to 25 cents. Mr Lowe said while he thought Fonterra had over-reacted in dropping the price substantially earlier this season, he was pleased the co-operative had turned the price around.

He had cut back on costs this season by not putting on super phosphate and other one-off costs that had saved him

With roots stretching back to 1875, Heartland has a proud history of supporting small-to-medium sized businesses, farms and families in Canterbury.

It’s great to offer the people of Ashburton a local banking option that is 100% for New Zealand.

around $200,000. “Which you can only do for one year.”

Mr Lowe had reduced his herd numbers to get through this season and said he would not go back to being as intensive in his farming practices to better cope with volatility.

“We are not going to run at 110 per cent.

“We can make just as much money from milking a few less cows and having a few heifers home.”

CONTINUED

P4

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

6 Months

12 Months

Interest paid three-monthly.

Interest paid three-monthly.

3.50 3.70

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Minimum term deposit investment $1,000. Interest rates subject to change. The current Heartland Bank Limited Disclosure Statement, Term Deposits Product Fact Sheet and Account and Service General Terms and Conditions are available at any Heartland branch, at www.heartland.co.nz or by calling 0800 227 227.

BUFFALO/HB5748

Weather: High 19˚ - Overnight 6˚ Page 22

Puzzles: Page 21

Television: Page 23

Family Notices: Page 22

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Inside cover 2 Ashburton Guardian

5 BITES 1

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Five things that may interest you

INSIDE TODAY

2

Depp dog case to return to court The case that’s been dogging Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp and his wife Amber Heard is set to return to court. Ms Heard was scheduled to face the Southport Magistrates Court yesterday over an alleged biosecurity breach by the superstar couple earlier this year. Their terriers Boo and Pistol made international headlines when Heard and Depp allegedly brought the pampered pooches to the Gold Coast without declaring them to quarantine. The case has already been adjourned twice, with Heard a no-show on both occasions despite a summons to appear. Heard faces possible penalties of up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of up to $100,000 for the alleged offences.

‘Poor’ whitebait season on West Coast The 2015 whitebait season on the West Coast can be described by one word – poor, says West Coast Whitebaiters’ Association president Des McEnaney. Unfavourable weather patterns could well have been the cause of the sub-par season, which ended on Saturday. “We don’t really know, we can only hazard a guess.”

The east coast, portions of the North Island and Motueka did “quite well”, he said. However, whitebaiters on the West Coast suffered. “It’s just one of those things. There are a whole lot of unknowns about the life of these little fish when they’re out in the ocean currents.” No-one area on the Coast did better than another in terms of catches, he said. “They’re all much of a muchness as far as I’ve heard. Some rivers have had a patch where they’ve done all right, but generally they’re well below par for previous seasons.”

3

NEWS WORLD OPINION BUSINESS RURAL YOUR PLACE HERITAGE SPORT PUZZLES FAMILY NOTICES TELEVISION

CONTACTS General manager Desme Daniels desme@theguardian.co.nz

Lovato honours Adele with Hello cover

Newsroom Call 03 307-7958

Adele’s new song Hello is a hit with fans and also her contemporaries with Demi Lovato the latest to cover her tune.

Lovato performed the song live at the Fall Ball in Seattle at the weekend. Her rendition has been posted by several fans on Youtube and they’ve been shared thousands of times. Hello was released by Adele in late October and has reached No.1 across the world. It’s the English singer’s first single since recording the theme song for the James Bond movie Skyfall in 2012. Joe Jonas’s band DNCE has also covered Hello. Jonas dressed up as a clown for the ‘Halloween’ cover.

4

Gaga’s fighting words for Rousey Pop star Lady Gaga has shared some fighting words with former UFC champion Ronda Rousey on her poor sportsmanship before her title-losing fight with opponent Holly Holm. “THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR NOT TOUCHING GLOVES!” Gaga posted to Instagram alongside a picture of Holm landing a punch on Rousey. In UFC it is tradition to meet your opponent in the middle of the ring before a bout and to touch gloves as a sign of respect. Before the fight Holm held her gloves out to Rousey anticipating the touch only to be rejected.

Rousey was later knocked out by an unblocked kick from Holm in the fight’s second round.

P1-6 P7 P8-9 P10 P11-13 P15 P16 P17-24 P21 P22 P23

Chief reporter sue.n@theguardian.co.nz After hours 021 481-074 Letters to the Editor editor@theguardian.co.nz

5

Asst advertising manager emma.j@theguardian.co.nz Call 03 307-7936 After hours 021 662 884

Sold for $13,000

Enquiries Call 03-307-7900 enquiries@theguardian.co.nz

Bachelorette star Michael Turnbull has sold himself off for a dinner date, raising $13,000 for a cancer patient. The winning bid came through Sunday night on auction site ebay, after a total of 71 bids.

The auction, arranged by FoxSports, was offering an “exclusive date experience” with Turnbull in Sydney to help Hodgkins Lymphoma sufferer Joey Lynch raise money for potentially life-saving treatment.

After exhausting all treatment options in Australia, Lynch is hoping to travel to the US to be part of an early phase clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania, costing $800,000. The winning bidder will dine with Turnbull at a high-class restaurant chosen by the reality TV star and return flights from their nearest capital city. The former soccer player took to Instagram to express his thanks. “You are all so supportive and it is so refreshing in this negative world,” he wrote.

Address Ashburton Guardian Level 3, Somerset House 161 Burnett Street PO Box 77, Ashburton Customer service/subscription circulation@theguardian.co.nz Call 03 307-7900 Missed paper 0800 ASHBURTON (0800 274 287)

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Over 5,000 people like us

Like the Ashburton Guardian on Facebook to keep up to date with news, photos and competitions! #

1 NEWS SOURCE IN MID CANTERBURY

www.guardianonline.co.nz

News Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

3

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Narrow escape from jail An Ashburton man narrowly escaped imprisonment after appearing in court yesterday in relation to two gang-related confrontations.

Chase Carlio Cicane Burton, 23, appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court on one charge of rioting and another of assault with intent to injure.

The first incident occurred during a confrontation between Black

Power and Mongrel Mob members at a park on Davis Crescent on August 27.

The second was initiated during Burton’s last court appearance on October 19 in relation to the park dispute.

Burton was charged with assaulting a rival associate, who also appeared in court on a rioting charge from October 19.

The Ashburton District Court heard that the defendant and

■ PARIS ATTACKS

victim were in the same room together when an argument broke out and Burton wrestled the victim to the ground, punched him numerous times, hit his head on the ground, head-butted him and stomped on him.

Judge Maze said Burton, who is not affiliated with a gang, only escaped a jail sentence because of a medical report and the fact that he had secured his first job in a long time.

“You should consider yourself very leniently treated in the interests of keeping you in work,” she said.

People went to the Ashburton court because they were either summoned, working there or supporting others and did not expect to be in danger, Judge Maze said.

Burton was convicted, sentenced to 150 hours’ community work, six months’ supervision and ordered to pay $1000 reparation

to the assault victim.

Cody Nathan John Tihema, 24, of Ashburton, also appeared in court before Judge Maze yesterday on a rioting charge in relation to park incident.

He was convicted and sentenced to 100 hours’ community work and also fined $450 for driving with an excess breath alcohol level of $450 on Park Street on October 4, 2015.

■ GJ GARDNER COLLAPSE

Unsecured creditors owed $1.2m

By Sue newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Debts of well over $1.2 million are owed to unsecured creditors, many of those Ashburton business, after the Mid South Canterbury franchise of GJ Gardner homes went into voluntary liquidation last week.

More than 35 Ashburton companies are listed as creditors of the failed business, trading as Heritage Canterbury Ltd, but numbers of affected companies is likely to grow over the coming days, says liquidator Geoff Brown of Rodgers Reidy Ltd. The company’s shareholders are John, Lynda and Tobie Hartley; John and Tobie Hartley are directors.

The company, Heritage Canterbury was incorporated in February 2003.

Reasons for insolvency were given as lack of sales, health issues and difficulty implementing the franchise model.

Mr Brown has filed his first report since the liquidation was notified and said the list of crediJared Dellow and Kate Hazlehurst are headed for Paris.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

tors currently stood at more than 150. There is also $9713 owing to staff in unpaid wages and holiday pay.

In terms of fixed assets, in his report Mr Brown said Heritage appeared to own four vehicles that were subject to a security interest in favour of UDC Finance Ltd. He was unsure whether any equity existed in the vehicles.

The accounting system maintained by Heritage indicated about $288,000 was owed to the company and that it had land a buildings with a government valuation of $475,000.

GJ Gardner chief executive Grant Porteous said that while each franchise operated independently, all were given a robust and proven franchise system and process to work with as well as ongoing advice, support and training from head office.

“When they took over the franchise in 2014 from Heartland Builders Ltd, the business was in great shape. Heritage Canterbury took over building contracts as part of their purchase, which

provided them with an excellent opportunity to continue to build on that success,” he said.

Last week, when Heritage Canterbury went into liquidation it had three houses under construction, deposits had been paid for two more and a further eight jobs had been completed but still had minor matters to be resolved. Those clients had not made final payments to the company.

“It seems that these clients have taken possession of their homes even though they had not paid their final payment and that was something we advised John not to do,” Mr Porteous said.

The parent company would do everything it could, using its own skills and resources to assist clients in completing their homes, he said, but how and when that happened would be up to the liquidator.

Mr Porteous said he planned to travel to Timaru and Ashburton to visitor customers affected and to assess the work still to be done on their homes.

■ SCOTT WATSON

Bound for Paris Scott Watson breaks his silence

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury couple Jared Dellow and Kate Hazlehurst fly out for Paris tonight, and are determined not to let terrorism make them fearful.

Mr Dellow, 21, from Ashburton, and Miss Hazlehurst, 20, from Rakaia, are currently living in Wellington after completing studies at Victoria University.

“We are concerned about what’s happened, but we are not fearful,” Mr Dellow said yesterday, referring to the deadly terror attacks in the French capital at the weekend.

“You don’t want to let them win.

You don’t want to let them take away what you want to do.”

For Mr Dellow, the trip to Paris had been something he had wanted to treat his girlfriend to for quite some time. She had never seen the city, but he had been there before, and wanted to show

her the sights. He expected iconic attractions such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc De Triomphe may be closed.

“It doesn’t really worry me, it makes me feel safer I guess.”

He said the hosts of the apartment they were to stay in in Paris were “very shaken” after the events, however had reported back to him that everything was running fine, despite a “sombre mood” in the city.

The couple will fly out tonight on Air New Zealand, via Auckland and Shanghai, for Paris, the first stop of a three-and-a-half week European trip.

While airlines are continuing to operate flights to Paris, the attacks have left the travel community on edge. Some tourists have cancelled their trips, and airlines let anxious customers with tickets at the weekend change plans without a fee.

Scott Watson will most likely lodge a new application with the Governor-General for the royal prerogative of mercy, his lawyer says.

“It is one of the options open that we are currently actively considering,” lawyer Kerry Cook said yesterday.

Watson is serving a life sentence with a minimum nonparole period of 17 years for the murders of 21-year-old Ben Smart and 17-year-old Olivia Hope on January 1, 1998.

He was granted approval to speak on the record with North & South journalist Mike White in August, subject to conditions related to security and interests of victims.

In the interview, conducted over three days from Rolleston Prison in Canterbury, Watson continued to maintain his innocence, saying he was an “easy

Scott Watson target” for police. Mr Cook said Watson’s other options were for a judicial review of the original prerogative and further appeal, but this was difficult given he has exhausted avenues.

Mr White told Radio New Zealand that Watson was upset with the justice system.

“He feels very upset that he’s still in jail despite so much evi-

dence that was presented at trial [is] now being questioned and undermined, yet the authorities are incredibly reluctant to do anything,” he said.

“He’s hoping that by again bringing his case to public light, that perhaps there’ll be some interest from someone who was involved in the case, who might be brave enough to come forward to say something.”

When asked if he thought Watson was guilty of the crime, Mr White responded: “Look, I’ve never taken that step. I’m not God, I wasn’t there, I don’t know exactly what happened.”

Smart and Hope vanished after boarding a yacht with a stranger in Marlborough Sounds, but Watson insisted it wasn’t him.

Watson said in the interview that he believed he was picked by police because he was an easy target.

- NZME

News 4

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

■ COMMERCIAL LAND

Station site up for sale

By Sue newman

Sue.n@theguardian.Co.nz

For almost 30 years Peter Hanson had a dream – to restore Ashburton’s railway station and turn it into a thriving business and hospitality hub.

Today the station has been demolished and the site on which it sat is book-ended by two retail complexes with its centre an empty space. For Mr Hanson, the dream is over and the site is up for sale.

Trading as Redson Corporation, in 1987, Mr Hanson bought the station and the 3664 square metres of land it occupied and for a short time the building was

■ FONTERRA

home to a number of businesses.

One by one they left and for several years it stood empty, slowly falling into disrepair.

Mr Hanson applied to the Ashburton District Council for a consent to demolish the historic building.

This was rejected, an appeal was lodged with the Environment Court, and the council later withdrew its objection.

In 2006 and 2007 two commercial buildings were constructed at each end of the site and Mr Hanson planned to demolish the station and construct a larger commercial complex on that site to create a retail complex that

would house several buildings.

The Environment Court hearing was held in 2011 and after a plea from the newly formed Ashburton Heritage Trust, the station was given a stay of execution to allow the group time to raise the $500,000 it estimated it needed to buy the building.

Mr Hanson’s company estimated it would cost more than $1 million to restore the building and renovate it to a state where it could attract tenants.

By January 2013 the trust had failed to come up with sufficient funds and Redson was granted consent to demolish the station.

In the two years since the dem-

olition was completed, the site has been vacant, but it is now up for sale.

The owner had other priorities, said selling agent Colliers Noel Gilchrist.

“He’s got it to a state where someone can pick it up and run with it, and it’s generating a good holding income,” he said.

The land is zoned business C and includes the two buildings that book-end the site, Mr Gilchrist said.

“It’s got a massive East Street frontage and we think there’ll be plenty of out-of-the-region interest.”

■ EDUCATION

St John ambulance Ashburton’s St John ambulance travelled 2558 kilometres last week, attending to a total of 87 jobs. Of these 28 were urgent and there were 57 medical events.

Wellington service A service will be held in Wellington today to commemorate those killed in terror attacks in Paris. The Wellington City Council said the civil service would be held in Civic Square from 5pm. Speakers at the memorial service would include French Ambassador to New Zealand Florence Jean-Blanc Risler and Wellington Mayor Celia WadeBrown. Attendees will be asked to light candles to commemorate the victims in Paris, and there will be a condolences book for people to leave a message of support.

- NZME

Tourist dies An elderly Australian tourist died on the footpath after stopping on his way to hospital in Christchurch yesterday. The man appeared to have had a heart attack about 3am on the corner of Durham and Gloucester Street, Canterbury Police senior sergeant Jim Currie said. The man, in his 70s, felt unwell and asked his partner to drive him to hospital, Mr Currie said. On the way he felt worse and asked her to stop so he could get out of the car, but he died at the scene.

- NZME

Mid Canty farmers buoyed by increase

Accused named The man charged with murdering Napier woman Victoria Foster at her Westshore home last month has been identified as former partner Chazz Hayden Hall. Name suppression - which was granted in the interim at a hospital bedside sitting on October 27, the day after Miss Foster died - was lifted by Justice Simon France in the High Court in Napier yesterday. - NZME

From P1 Overall Mr Lowe was cautiously optimistic despite the El Nino led dry conditions on farm and believed farmers would see a $6 pay-out next season.

“I know it’s Rob Brawley potentially going to be dry but we are holding on…it could be a hell of a lot worse.”

Mt Hutt dairy farmer and Fonterra Shareholder councillor Charles Whitehead said cooperative CEO Theo Spierings deserved praise for starting to deliver on strategy.

“It’s all about pushing more volume into higher value categories – and with changes they’ve made in head office and the focus on selling at a premium, it’s absolutely great to see.”

Mr Whitehead said he believed many farmers had got “carried away” when milk prices were high and hadn’t taken into account the volatility of the market.

Now all farmers had changed their systems to better cope with volatility, he said.

Grow Mid Canterbury CEO Rob Brawley said the increase in payout was “really good news” as it would give farmers some certainty, particularly after the decrease in the last GlobalDairy Trade auction.

“There’s been a real focus on efficiencies which could set them up well for the next few years.”

In brief

Hampstead new entrant Arana Tamakaha spent time reading before lunch yesterday.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 161115-TM-053

Five is fine, says local principal

By Caitlin Porter

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

Children starting school later is not the way to go, says an Ashburton principal.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said New Zealand’s education system works well and there is no reason to extend the age of children starting school.

His comments come after a recent overseas study which showed children’s mental health could benefit should their first year of school be delayed. This included a reduction in the changes of hyperactivity and inattention.

Mr Melrose however, said in New Zealand starting school at age five worked well for most children.

This is largely due to the fact early childhood centres (ECEs) liaise with schools and ask how they can prepare, he said.

“We keep a close relationship particularly with the ECEs which feed to us…that allows

us to know which students are coming in,” Mr Melrose said.

New entrant teachers also visit ECEs and can liaise with any students that may have potential difficulty in making the transition to primary school.

“We are very aware of potential issues there and we try to remediate them,” he said. “[And] we are conscious of the fact that some students take more time to settle and we will put the effort into allowing them to do that.”

Like many schools, Hampstead has a raft of strategies in place to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible. This includes pre-entry days when children work with the classroom teacher as well as reduced school hours for the first six weeks of school.

“We are conscious of the fact that it is a long day for students and we know that the students are sometimes tired because their days are so intense,” Mr Melrose said.

In New Zealand children do not legally have to attend school until age six, however most enrol at age five.

Merle Leask Kindergarten head teacher Jacqueline ten Hove said her centre worked closely with schools, primarily Netherby and Hampstead.

A child’s transition is not only discussed with the parents but also the school and if there are concerns raised, they are addressed. Most schools are happy with children starting school at five, she said.

“Culturally that has been the practice that children, when they turn five, they go to school so it’s hard to break that.”

To further ensure a smooth transition from kindergarten to primary school Merle Leask pupils will visit Netherby School on a monthly basis to do buddy reading with older children, beginning next year.

“They get to know the place, the teacher and some of the children.”

Property searched Two men were arrested after the Armed Offenders Squad searched a Sandringham property yesterday. Police carried out a planned operation on Arabi Street, Sandringham, about 5.30am, Auckland City Police spokeswoman Noreen Hegarty said. The Fire Service was also called as a precaution, in case hazardous chemicals were on site, she said, but none were found.

Two men were arrested on drugrelated matters, Ms Hegarty said.

- NZME

Coach farewelled Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt has farewelled her French fiancé and coach at his funeral in France yesterday. Olympian triathlete Laurent Vidal, 31, died in his sleep in Gigean, France, of a suspected heart attack on Tuesday night. His funeral service was held at the Paraoisse Sainte-Tehrese at 6 Rue du Clair Martin in Sète. Vidal had given up a competitive career after an earlier heart attack in 2014. The international sporting community has been in mourning at the loss of a man who left an impression on the two countries he called home: New Zealand and France. He was due to marry Hewitt in the new year.

- NZME

News Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

5

■ ASHBURTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Science roadshow hits town

By Caitlin Porter

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

Ashburton pupils are being dismissed from class, all in the name of science.

The Science Roadshow set up shop at Ashburton Intermediate School yesterday morning, teaching students from all over the district about different aspects of science.

Intermediate pupils enjoyed the roadshow first up, however, 12 other schools will join in on the fun.

Exhibits on display teach children about the human body, light and speed amongst others.

A 3D printer was even on hand, printing white and purple rabbits which reacted to UV light and heat.

Roadshow assistant manager Shane Kingston said that after

some exploration groups were welcomed in for two short educational sessions focusing on electricity and water.

Yesterday morning children were privy to exciting electric feats, including glowing gherkins, a working Tesla coil and magnetic levitation, performed by Mr Kingston and education manager Pete Smith.

Not only is it beneficial for students, but teachers too.

Ashburton Intermediate’s Kristina Sheppard was picked to sit in the “electromagnetic chair of doom” while excited children decided her fate.

The roadshow leaves Ashburton this afternoon and is due to finish its tour of New Zealand on December 1 before heading back to Wellington to build a new show.

Left – Ashburton Intermediate Year 8 pupil Paige Leak observes one of the Science Roadshow’s many exhibits.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 161115-TM-028

IT’S – NEW AND EXCITING! IT’S – ABOUT YOU! IT’S – LOCHLEA RESORT! Ready for Occupation Oak - Villa 16 : 100sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | open plan living | single internal access garage - $345,000 Under Contract Maple - Villa 17 : 109sqm | new design featuring cathedral ceiling | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | open plan living | office | single internal access garage - $360,000 Totara - Villa 20 : 126sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | spacious living area | single internal access garage - $400,000 Soon to be Completed Totara - Villa 31 : 126sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | spacious living area | single internal access garage - $400,000 Under Contract Under Construction Rimu - Villa 26, 27 & 28 : 163sqm | 3 bedroom | 2 bathroom | large living area | double internal access garage - $492,500 All Under Contract Totara - Villa 33 & 36 : 126sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | spacious living area | single internal access garage - $400,000 Maple - Villa 34 & 35 : 109sqm | new design featuring cathedral ceiling | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | open plan living | office | single internal access garage - $360,000 Oak - Villa 39 : 100sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | open plan living | single internal access garage - $345,000 Under Contract Totara - Villa 40 : 126sqm | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | spacious living area | single internal access garage - $400,00 Under Contract Maple - Villa 41, 42 & 43 : 109sqm | new design featuring cathedral ceiling | 2 bedroom | 1 bathroom | 2 toilets | open plan living | office | single internal access garage - $360,000 All Under Contract

BUY NOW! SECURE YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND THE FLEXIBILITY OF YOUR POSSESSION DATE! LOCK IN YOUR WEEKLY FEE FOR LIFE!

Contact our Resort Manager – Tony Sands on 03 307 9080 to arrange an appointment.

Entrance off Racecourse Road – 25 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton – Freephone 0800 272 7837 | A/H 03 302 6887 Email tony@lochlearesort.co.nz or visit www.lochlearesort.co.nz

News 6

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

■ RAKAIA TOILET BLOCK

Vandals smash toilets Vandals have landed ratepayers with a bill that could exceed $10,000 after they smashed their way around Rakaia’s toilet block on Sunday night.

Urinals and mirrors were destroyed and hair dryers and soap dispensers ripped off walls in a spree of destruction that saw Ashburton District Council staff forced to close the men’s section of the toilet block for a day.

Council staff were notified of the damage at 1am and were on clean up duty early yesterday. By noon the women’s and disabled facilities were in use while only a section of the men’s facilities were open.

With a similar smashing spree occurring less than 12 months ago, council open spaces manager David Askin said there was little option now but to replace the urinals with more expensive stainless steel models.

“You have to wonder how people can keep doing this and keep getting away with it, you’d think someone would have heard something,” he said.

The toilets have a very high use rate and having the men’s facilities closed would have created a significant inconvenience

Person hit by train A person died after being hit by a train near Rolleston yesterday. A TranzApline train travelling from Christchurch to Greymouth - with 135 passengers on board - was involved in a collision about 8.35am near Rolleston, KiwiRail spokesman David Miller said.

- NZME

Victim named Kerikeri local Nicholas Kingsford has been identified by police as the man who died in a Northland road accident last Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the crash at 2am after Kingsford’s vehicle and a truck transporting a house collided on State Highway 10, north of Pakaraka. The 52-yearold man, the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene. Police have yet to determine the cause of the crash and the matter has been referred to the coroner.

- NZME

Arrest over stabbing

Vandals have caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to Rakaia’s toilet block.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

for the travelling public, Mr Askin said.

A lid from a fire hydrant was found in the Rakaia toilet block and it is believed this was used by the vandals on their wrecking spree.

“This is all unbudgeted expenditure that comes directly out of ratepayers’ pockets.”

Methven’s town centre toilets were also regularly vandalised until CCTV cameras were installed. The same option could

be considered for Rakaia, he said.

The council is keen to hear from anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious around the Rakaia toilets late on Sunday night.

No charges following death of boy at school No charges will be laid over the death of a 9-year-old boy who was strangled by his own clothes when they became caught on a window latch at his school.

Taradale Primary pupil Aryan Banerjee was strangled when his clothing caught on a window latch handle as he tried to climb out of the toilet at the Hawke’s Bay school.

In brief

He had found himself stuck in the toilet unable to open the door, which was being repaired and had been left unattended without a door handle.

He was rushed to hospital, where he spent the next three months fighting for his life. He died in September.

In a decision released yesterday, WorkSafe chief inspector

Keith Stewart said Aryan’s death was a terrible tragedy for his family, the school and the wider Taradale community.

“Your heart cannot help but go out to the Banerjee family. By all accounts Aryan was a bright and bubbly boy and his loss in such a senseless way is unbearably sad,” he said.

But the health and safety

agency ruled Aryan’s death was not something anyone could have reasonably predicted. No charges would be laid against the school, he said.

WorkSafe had not investigated similar incidents involving a window latch handle in New Zealand, Mr Stewarts said.

- NZME

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested after a stabbing incident in Opotiki on Sunday morning.

The victim received stab wounds and was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The victim and offender were known to each other. The woman appeared in the Whakatane District Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.

- NZME

Defaulters on notice Student loan defaulters living across the ditch will be tracked down through their taxes, under a new bill introduced yesterday.

Measures in the bill will allow information about Australianbased borrowers to be shared between Inland Revenue and the Australian Taxation Office, meaning officials in New Zealand will have access to up-to-date contact details. The move is the latest in the government’s strategy to hunt down borrowers living overseas and get them to pay up.

At the end of September this year, there were about 725,000 student loan borrowers.

- NZME

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Modified gun lands man in Ashburton court A modified gun in a linen cupboard landed a 44-year-old Ashburton man in court, seeing him charged with possession of a pistol-styled modified rifle.

Malcolm Eric Morunga appeared before Judge Joanna Maze at the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Morunga was charged with unlawful possession of a pistolstyled modified .22 rifle after it was found by police in his linen cupboard on April 8, 2015.

Morunga’s lawyer Paul Bradford said the man had put the gun in the cupboard as protection when he moved to Ashburton because he had family members affiliated with two rival gangs in the area.

He had not used the gun and it was not loaded when it was found during the search, Mr Bradford said.

Judge Maze said there was no evidence the gun was able to be fired and it was not presented to police.

Morunga was convicted and sentenced to 60 hours’ community work. The destruction of the weapon was also ordered.

Brandon Lee Farr-Wilson, 22, of Ashburton, was convicted and sentenced to 60 hours’ community work for burglary after climbing under a fence into Wastebusters and removing equipment on May 24, 2015.

Cody Temarama, 20, of Ashburton was convicted and discharged for breach of community work on May 19, 2015.

A Mitcham dairy farm worker who recorded an excess blood al-

cohol level of 163mg was disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence for six months at the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Gerard Reilly, 21, was also fined $700 and ordered to pay $130 court costs after being caught drink-driving on East Street on October 2, 2015.

Brendon John Green, 37, labourer, of Ashburton, had his current supervision sentence cancelled and was sentenced to nine months’ supervision for common assault on September 26, 2015.

A high breath alcohol reading sent an Ashburton man to court yesterday. David John McCormack, 33, was convicted, sentenced to nine months’ supervision, fined $1100 and disqualified from holding or obtaining a li-

cence for 13 months for driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 1199mcg on Chalmers Avenue on October 17, 2015.

A heavily pregnant Ashburton woman was sent to jail for two breaches yesterday.

Nature Ratima, 19, was convicted and sentenced to two months’ supervision for breach of intensive supervision on July 30 and breach of community work on August 1, 2015.

James Patrick Pearton, 48, of Ashburton, was convicted and sentenced to nine months’ supervision for two charges of contravening a protection order, male assaults female and threatening to kill during a domestic incident on September 18, 2015.

Robert Twiname-Darling, 18, of Ashburton, was convicted and discharged for breach of supervision in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Cory Rangi Tahiri Bates, 27, labourer, of Ashburton was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and 75 hours’ community for male assaults female and resisting police during a domestic incident on July 3, 2015. He was also sentenced to 40 hours’ community work (concurrent) for breaching release conditions on April 28, 2015.

Kurt John Patterson, 24, contractor, of Elgin, was convicted and sentenced to 80 hours’ community work for driving while disqualified on Wakanui Road on October 14, 2015.

World Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

7

In brief Irish gay marriage Ireland’s new same-sex marriage law comes into force today, six months after the country voted to allow gay unions in a historic refererendum. Existing same-sex marriages registered abroad will be immediately recognised in Ireland, while other couples can now submit their intention to marry. “I felt I didn’t have permission to say we were married but from now we will say it at every opportunity,” said Vivian Cummins, 57, from Dublin who married his partner Erney in South Africa in 2009.

- AFP

Volcano comes alive

French army jets take off from a site in Jordan to strike at Islamic State group targets yesterday.

PHOTO AP

■ FRANCE

France strikes back A French Defence Ministryofficial says the country has launched a “massive” series of airstrikes on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump.

The attack comes after Isis claimed responsibility for a series of co-ordinated terror attacks that left 129 people dead and injured 352 more in six locations throughout Paris on Saturday.

The ministry spokesman said the strikes on Raqqa involved 12 aircraft, including 10 fighter jets, and 20 bombs were dropped.

The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to speak publicly.

The jets launched from sites in Jordan and the Persian Gulf, in co-ordination with US forces.

The strikes came after Us President Barack Obama sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin for crucial talks on how to tackle Isis.

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit and pledged to eliminate Isis and end the Syrian war that has fuelled the terror group’s rise.

Their huddle over a coffee table in Antalya, Turkey, came after Isis claimed responsibility for the co-ordinated attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead and hundreds injured.

The two leaders, who saw each other for the first time since Russia started air strikes over Syria in September, chatted in a foursome with Mr Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice and a Russian aide.

Their meeting was visible on

a television feed provided by the summit’s host country but their conversation could not be heard.

The White House says the 35-minute encounter centred on talks to end Syria’s civil war and the two leaders agreed the country needed a political transition led by Syrians.

The transition would be preceded by negotiations mediated by the United Nations, and a cease-fire.

The two leaders also discussed the conflict in Ukraine, and Obama expressed condolences for the victims in the Russian plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula last month.

They talked about new proposal to end the Syrian conflict and Obama’s hope that Russia’s airstrikes in Syria would focus on

Isis, not opposition groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad.

During the G20 talks with world leaders, Obama said: “the skies have been darkened” by the attacks in Paris.

He vowed to stand in solidarity with France and aid the effort to hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Mr Putin urged nations to pool their efforts to combat terrorism, adding that the fight must respect international law, the UN Charter and each nation’s sovereign rights and interests.

“We understand very well that it’s only possible to deal with the terror threat and help millions of people who lost their homes by combining the efforts of the entire global community,” Putin said.

- AP

Since it awoke in August from a 138-year slumber, Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano has become one of the most-watched in the world, holding wary locals and fascinated scientists in thrall. Cotopaxi, whose snowy peak rises majestically from the patchwork quilt of central Ecuador’s high plains, rumbled to life on August 14, belching a column of ash in its first major eruption since 1877. President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency as authorities warned the volcano was one of the most dangerous on earth because of its big snow cap and the relatively large population nearby.

- AFP

Ki-moon to visit NKorea UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea, the first head of the world body to set foot in the isolated state for more than 20 years, Yonhap reports. Citing an unidentified high-level UN source, the South Korean news agency said Ban would visit in his official capacity later this week, though no precise dates were given. The high-level UN source told Yonhap that Ban was almost certain to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, who has yet to receive a single head of state since taking over power following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il in 2011. - AFP

Boost for UK security Britain will boost its intelligence agency staff by 15 per cent and more than double spending on aviation security to counter the increasing threat from Islamist militants, Prime Minister David Cameron says. The government said it had decided to increase resources in the wake of the growing number of plots against Britain and recent militant attacks, including those in Paris and Tunisia. - AP

Thousands without water

World braces for more terrorist attacks Suspected terrorists behind one of the worst attacks on French soil since World War Two have been rounded up by police as stories emerge of dramatic actions which may have prevented the death toll from rising even higher.

Arrests were made at the French border yesterday and in Brussels, Belgium, as the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the deadly, co-ordinated attacks across Paris on Saturday (NZT).

In all, 129 people were killed.

The death toll is expected to rise because 99 of the 352 injured were in a critical condition.

French President Francois Hollande described the attacks as an “act of war”.

The British Government deployed special forces troops to monitor transport stations, shopping centres and key public places amid fears the UK could be the next Isis target, as counterterrorism sources revealed up to 450 radicalised Britons have re-

turned to Britain from Syria.

Prime Minister John Key, who is in Vietnam for bilateral talks, confirmed that no New Zealanders had been hurt or killed in the attacks.

At least 300 New Zealand travellers were registered as being in the city at the time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told New Zealanders not to travel to Paris unless on urgent business.

In New Zealand, the domestic terror threat level remained unchanged at “low”.

A woman who survived the massacre inside the Bataclan Theatre described how she was playing dead for up to an hour as the gunmen circled “like vultures” shooting anyone who moved.

Isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks and warned that more would follow.

It said France was singled out for insulting the Prophet Muhammad and for its bombing campaigns against Isis in Iraq and Syria.

- AP

The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people and saturated waterways downstream with dense orange sediment that could wreck the ecosystem for years to come.

Nine people were killed, and 19 are still listed as missing with 500 people displaced from their homes when the dams burst at an iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil on November 5. President Dilma Rousseff compared the damage to the 2010 oil spill by BP PLC in the Gulf of Mexico and Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira called it an “environmental catastrophe.”

The sediment contains chemicals used by the mine to reduce iron ore impurities.

- AP

Opinion 8

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

OUR VIEW

Whose rights are greater, victims or offenders?

Sue Newman

ACTING EDITOR

I

t’s a peculiar quirk in the justice system that can grant victims of crime the right to have their name suppression lifted, but will refuse to do the same for an offender.

Two sisters took the unusual and exceptionally courageous step of fighting to have their own name suppression lifted in an effort to expose the man who was found guilty of sexually abusing them when they were children.

They’d been through a trial in 1994 and had moved on with their lives, but as part of their healing and as a way of ensuring others were protected against the man, they requested the court also lift the suppression order on his name.

They failed, continued to fight, appealed the decision and continued to pour in their own money and any funds they could raise to fight for what they saw as their right to have the man publicly named and shamed.

With a High Court appeal their last option, the two women have run out of cash. The fight could well be over.

The world knows who they are, but the identity of the man who dramatically changed their lives, remains under wraps. How can this be right?

His counsel argues he has done his time, has rehabilitated and reintegrated into society.

To name him now would be to force him to pay twice for his crime. It would, but while he may have done jail time, he’s most likely moved on, made a fresh start and put the event out of his mind.

Not so his victims. They may have got on with their lives, but the harm done cannot be so easily forgotten. It remains part of their lives, part of the person they become.

The sisters were fighting more than just their own personal crusade. They believe that by supressing a victim’s name, an offender’s identity is automatically protected. And while a victim has every right to privacy, if they choose to tell the world what happened, then that should automatically put the offender’s name out there too.

Privacy and protection are the right of the victim, unless they choose otherwise, not the offender.

They were fighting to give all victims a choice in a situation where choice had been taken from them.

YOUR VIEW Keeping Kiwi jobs I was astonished you consider creating jobs for New Zealand workers, or retaining existing positions in long-established Kiwi industries is “a dream”.

Laying off productive workers with families depending on the wages their hard work brings in, rendering their factory redundant and leaving society to pick up the damage resulting from the many shattered dreams is not an acceptable exchange for a few dollars taxpayers’ saved on the purchase of locomotives and railway rolling stock made by exploited Chinese workers in a totalitarian state.

It is unacceptable for the state to promote such polices.

Have you become so entranced by the illusory goals and broken promises of the longrunning, but failed, new right neo-liberal experiment that a bit of unemployment here and a dash of misery there is now acceptable?

CRUMB

The poverty and misery unemployment causes is not to be tolerated, especially when it is avoidable.

The few dollars saved were all eaten up by social welfare support to the workers and their families and lost tax revenue.

The social and personal misery went uncounted as not being an economic issue, just a consequence for the wives and children and the redundant worker to handle as best they could.

Many took their skills and their family to Australia, benefiting that country.

How is that prudent or good economics?

Almost predictably, the locomotives than had to be repaired and Chinese workers were imported to do that task, taking further jobs away from Kiwi workers.

Supporting the existing jobs of hard-working New Zealanders should be a priority for a government.

Jonathan Everist

by David Fletcher

Your matters So tell us what you think

Guardian ASHBURTON

Address correspondence to The Editor, Box 77, Ashburton, or e-mail editor@theguardian.co.nz

www.guardianonline.co.nz

@AshGuardian

www.facebook.com/ashguardian

Subscribe at www.guardianonline.co.nz

Opinion Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

9

POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Are you participating in Diabetes Action Month?

No 88%

Yes 12%

Today’s online poll question Q: Is five the best age for children to start school?

CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7958 After hours news tips sue.n@theguardian.co.nz Advertising Call 03 307-7936 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz PHOTO SUPPLIED

Be aware of fire risk on-farm this summer I

n the east of both islands we’ve been experiencing persistent strong winds and warming temperatures.

Of course the talk naturally turns to the forecast el nino pattern and what that might bring.

Some forecasters reckon it will be as challenging as 1998, which was fairly catastrophic for many cockies.

It’s not just rural communities that are potentially going to be impacted on either.

The townies will also be in the firing line and there are going to be plenty of concerns and emotions for both communities.

For many Cantabrians and tourism operators, el nino conjures up thoughts of hot, sunny days, ideal for drawing holidaymakers to the rivers and beaches and all the wonderful things that come with those outdoor pursuits.

For rural people though the thoughts are hot days, shortage of rain, drying soils and the inevitable slowing of pasture

Rick Powdrell FROM THE FARM

production.

Farmers then worry about how they will cope and what plans they need to make – do we de-stock, or do we bring in extra feed and ultimately what will the cost to our business be?

Yet on-farm these dry conditions can be beneficial, particularly for young animals like lambs and calves.

The key is receiving enough rainfall to maintain pasture quality.

The supply of water in a dry period is one issue that affects everybody, whether you are urban or rural.

Farmers must sustain supplies for their stock while councils must manage municipal supplies

to ensure there is sufficient for urban households and industry.

We can all recall past times of garden hose restrictions, odd numbered houses selected one day and even the next.

Another danger for everybody, and a scary one at that, is the risk of fire. The fire danger for Canterbury this summer is likely to be very high. I’m sure most readers can recall watching grass fires across the Canterbury Plains from past summers.

Often in dry spells fighting fires becomes more challenging as natural water bodies diminish, making sourcing water close to fires difficult.

The Government confirmed last Friday it is opting for a “unified” fire service, where rural and urban resources will be combined and, apparently, regional fire committees will be granted considerable influence in the new national body’s decisionmaking.

We all have a role to play in fire prevention this summer.

Classifieds Call 03 3077-900 classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Missed paper Call 0800 ASHBURTON 0800 274 287

Write to us!

Editor, PO Box 77

Farmers should plan burn-offs accordingly and talk with their local rural fire authority about an action plan.

Make sure your immediate property is not going to be threatened and all machinery is at a safe distance away from where you are planning a burnoff.

In those extreme, hot days be extra vigilant using mowers, chainsaws and tractors.

It doesn’t take much for a moving part to ignite in stubble or long grass.

If fire bans are introduced, both rural and urban dwellers and businesses will be affected and water restrictions will have to be observed to get us through.

I’m sure we’ll all be watching the latest weather predictions and outcome with interest.

For all of us there can be positives and negatives. Here’s hoping for a summer to please all.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers board member

Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz

Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian

PRESS COUNCIL This newspaper is subject to the New Zealand Press Council.

Complaints must first be directed in writing to editor@ theguardian.co.nz If unsatisfied, the complaint may be referred to the Press Council PO Box 10-879, The Terrace, Wellington 6143 or email info@presscouncil.org.nz Further detail and an online complaints form are available at www.presscouncil.org.nz

GET YOUR WHEELS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

GET YOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT NEUMANNS

Graham and Chris are two of the best, most experienced technicians in town.

Latest wheel alignment machine

They are great mechanics who have serviced thousands of vehicles over the years.

Put your vehicle in good hands and phone Neumanns Tyres today for an appointment Chris

Graham

197 Wills St, Ashburton Ph 308 6737 www.neumannstyres.co.nz LEADING TYRE COMPANY IN MID CANTERBURY

Business 10 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

■ MOTOR VEHICLES AND ELECTRONICS

NZ retail sales on the up

BY PAUL MCBETH New Zealand retail sales volumes rose in the September quarter as strong motor vehicle activity and a pick-up in consumer electronics drove consumer spending, beating expectations.

The volume of retail sales gained a seasonally adjusted 1.6 per cent in the three months ended September 30, accelerating from a quarterly expansion of 0.1 per cent in the June period, according to Statistics New Zealand.

That was ahead of the 1.3 per cent rise predicted in a Reuters poll of economists and was led by a 5 per cent increase in spending on motor vehicles and parts and a 6.6 per cent rise in expenditure on electrical and electronic goods.

Stripping out vehicle-related purchases, core retail sales volumes increased 1 per cent, compared to zero growth in the June quarter.

The value of total retail sales, which includes price fluctuations, rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4 per cent to $19.86 billion.

“Several car dealers told us they experienced a very busy September quarter and were on target to achieve record sales this year,” business indicators senior manager Neil Kelly said in a statement.

Motor Industry Association fig-

Guardian Shares & Investments NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

6030 5970 5910 5850 5790

13 1 16/1 /11

7.2m 944.3 31.01 478.0 834.3 372.1 187.3 832.3 81.94 89.38 325.1 1.0m 2.0m 278.9 850.9 396.8 296.4 302.8 243.2 865.0 30.03 2.6m 84.42 36.56 1.3m 102.3 314.4 776.4 14.75 21.51 1.3m 69.52 19.10 233.6 581.4 2.0m 727.6 1.8m 741.6 243.0 91.41 75.72 348.2 20.04 119.9 138.3 31.23 13.41 49.09 305.3

6/11

+3 –8 –23 –1 – – – –4 –6 +2 –2 –9 +13 +1 –1 –1 –1 –0.5 +1 –1 –12 +0.5 –2 – +5 –5 –15 –1 – –4 – – –5 –7 –3 –6 –9 +4.5 –5 –1 –3 – –3 +7 +2 – +2 –45 –75 –6

6090

0

89 91 91 274 275 274 2820 2860 2829 112.5 113 112.5 510 524 511 286 289 287 65 66 65 497 499 498 594 597 594 1366 1370 1367 794 798 794 737 739 738 552 553 552 596 600 596 189 190.5 190.5 121 121.5 121 128 129 128 317 319 317 155 156 156 136 137 136 1505 1508 1508 218 220 218.5 427 430 430 151 152 152 280 287 287 407 410 407 371 372 372 99 100 100 362 365 365 1866 1870 1866 124 124.5 124.5 154 155 155 425 429 425 752 754 754 148 149 149 453 454 454 414 420 415 325 326 326 224 225 225 203.5 204 204 385 386 386 207 209 207 368 371 371 771 778 778 314 315 314 180 184 180 271 275 275 3230 3390 3286 1880 1895 1880 650 655 655

Daily Volume move ’000s

0

Last sale

30/1

Sell price

23/1

a2 Milk Company ATM Air NZ AIR ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Argosy Prop ARG Auckland Intl Airpt AIA Chorus CNU Coats Gr COA Contact Energy CEN Diligent Corp DIL Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Share Fund FSF Freightways FRE Genesis Energy GNE Goodman Prop Tr GMT Heartland NZ HNZ Infratil IFT Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Property Gr KPG Mainfreight MFT Meridian Energy MEL Metlifecare MET Metro Perf Glass MPG Mighty River Power MRP Nuplex Ind NPX NZ Refining NZR NZX NZX Orion Health Gr OHE Port Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop For Industry PFI Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Skellerup SKL Sky Network TV SKT Sky City SKC Spark SPK Steel & Tube STU Stride Property STR Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Tower TWR Trade Me Gr TME TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Warehouse Gr WHS Westpac Banking WBC Xero XRO Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross

0

Company CODE

At close of trading on Monday, November 16, 2015

16/1

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

S&P/NZX 50 Gross q

5,961.67 –27.35 –0.46%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,344.33 –22.09 –0.51%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

6,409.93 –28.15 –0.44%

p Rises 30 q Falls 73

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,003.8

–47.5

–0.94%

At close of trading on Nov 16, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,245.2 –202.7 –1.16% At close of trading on Nov 13, 2015

FTSE 100 index q

6,118.3

–60.4

–0.98%

At close of trading on Nov 13, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

19,407.2 –189.8 –0.97% Snapshot at 7pm on Nov 16, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold q

1,081.50

London – $US/ounce

–5.9

–0.54%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.39

–0.05

–0.35%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

4,825.0

–47.5

–0.97%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

volume of sales at supermarket and grocery stores rose 0.7 per cent in the quarter, while values were up 0.1 per cent to $4.43 billion.

Food and beverage services volumes rose 2.4 per cent for a 2.9 per

■ DEER FARMING

Compiled by

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

ures earlier this month showed new vehicle sales had their strongest October month on record with 12,684 new registrations and were on track to trump 2014’s annual record of 127,352 sales.

Yesterday’s survey shows the

cent rise in values to $2.22 billion, while fuel retailing volumes rose 1.3 per cent for a 0.5 per cent decline in values to $1.9 billion.

Non-store and commissionbased retailing, which includes local online vendors, rose 8.7 per cent on a volume basis for a 7.4 per cent increase in value to $320 million.

Spending on recreational goods showed the biggest decline, falling 5.8 per cent on a volume basis for a 6.1 per cent drop in value to $525 million.

On an unadjusted basis, the volume of retail spending rose 5.7 per cent from the September quarter in 2014 for a 4.8 per cent increase in value spent to $19.2 billion.

Stripping out vehicle-related spending, the volume of core retail sales rose 5.2 per cent for a 5.4 per cent rise in value to $14.49 billion.

Retailers’ inventories were 4.9 per cent higher at $7.24 billion at the end of the quarter from a year earlier, with core retail stocks up 5.2 per cent to $5.5 billion.

– NZME

As at 4pm Nov 16, 2015

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9329 0.8871 4.4306 0.6241 1.4719 0.4374 81.85 1.8015 9.5607 23.84 0.667

TT sell

0.9012 0.854 3.8869 0.5967 1.3351 0.4219 78.38 1.5705 9.2093 22.73 0.6428

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

Dumping of excise tax good news for NZ deer farmers

BY JAMIE GRAY A source of frustration for the deer industry for decades – South Korea’s special excise tax (SET) on deer velvet – is about to be removed, Deer Industry New Zealand said.

The tax is applied to several “luxury” products, including dried and frozen deer velvet.

For velvet, the excise tax is 7 per cent, but when other taxes are added, effective rate is 10.1 per cent.

Deer Industry NZ market manager Asia, Rhys Griffiths, said the tax is being eliminated in two stages. The first cut, which removed 30 per cent of the tax, took effect in late August. The second cut, which will take it to zero, depends on final approval of legislation now before the South Korea National Assembly. Reports suggest it will take effect on January 1, 2016, he said.

Griffiths said the changes are “hugely meaningful” for the NZ velvet industry over the longer term.

“Import duties and excise taxes are an unnecessary burden carried by producers and consumers for no real benefit,” he said.

“Tariff reduction and removal of the SET would make New Zealand processors more competitive with their overseas counterparts, making it more attractive for Korean buyers to source their velvet directly from New Zealand,” he said.

He said the industry is getting

a growing number of approaches from corporates, as well as suppliers to oriental medicine doctors, who want to source their velvet directly from New Zealand.

In addition to the removal of the SET, legislation is being considered that will give effect to South Korea’s free-trade agreements (FTA) with China, Vietnam and New Zealand, he said.

Under the Korea-New Zealand FTA, the 20 per cent tariff on dried velvet imports from New Zealand

will be reduced by 1.33 per cent a year, Griffiths said.

The first (2015) cut of 1.33 per cent will take effect once the FTA becomes law.

In New Zealand the legislation that will bring the FTA into effect has passed its third reading and Griffiths was hopeful the Korean government would approve and implement the FTA this year.

If this happens, it will be followed by the 2016 cut of 1.33 per cent in January next year. – NZME

Rural Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Ashburton Guardian

11

MARKET REPORT Dairy More recent useful rain has lifted farmers’ spirits, but mixed with days of cold temperatures has done little to lift pasture growth rates that is needed for the silage harvest.

Mating management indicators of 90 per cent submission in three weeks has been reached by many as the gold standard for joining, but some missed and poor producing cows are still being culled to the saleyards.

The market news has not improved with analysts again predicting more falls at this week’s milk auction and now predict that Fonterra may have to lower the forecast downwards in late November.

While milk volumes offered have been lower at auction and New Zealand’s production projections back by 5-6 per cent, global flows – especially from Europe – have not followed this country’s lead and this extra supply has weakened demand.

The Reserve Bank has again expressed concern about dairy debt which has increased dramatically in the past 12 months and insisted the banks apply the stress test on their dairy portfolios.

Farm spending has tightened significantly especially in the dairy regions and tractor sales have dropped in some of those provinces by as much as 30 per cent.

Lamb More big falls for lamb schedules as the Christmas chilled market has passed and frozen processing follows, in a market still carrying too much stock.

Some commentators predict falls of over a $1/kg CWT by Christmas and with the colder weather slowing animals to finish, weights could also be back.

Saleyard prime lambs have held their value on the back of a strong local trade schedule that actually lifted last week on a shortage of supply.

The two big processors have announced their annual results with Silver Fern Farms leading Alliance in the profit race by a considerable margin, especially considering how much debt was repaid.

With a bigger share of sheep meat processing and less beef capacity Alliance was not able to balance

the differing market prospects like its main competitor and with the new Chinese partnership deal looming, prospects look tough for the southern co-operative.

Wool The latest North Island wool auction saw a near full clearance of crossbred wools as Chinese interest awakened, the currency weakened and indicators lifted by 9c/kg clean.

Local shearing contractors applauded the quality of pre-lamb wools they have handled this year, but express concern at interruptions in their shearers work flow caused by the lack of merino wethers now being farmed.

Beef More falls in beef schedules as weak market signals from the US, processing volumes increase and southern farmers destock for the approaching dry all affecting market confidence.

Manufacturing cow and bull prices are now below where they were last year causing some nervousness, but one bank analyst study of the US beef market situation is optimistic for a turn around next year.

The regulatory environmental changes that have had a huge impact on the dairy sectors cost structure are now entering the sheep and beef farmer’s domain and managers need to consider the implications especially as they intensify their stocking systems.

Deer More venison frozen production schedule falls this week but prices are still about $35/hd ahead of last year and with demand from now a diverse range of markets, prospects look good for a continuing revival for venison.

The older stags velvet harvest is nearly at its peak and the potential of young stags’ heads soon to be revealed, as this sectors heavy investment in superior genetics has lifted per head production significantly.

Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 44 - 55 Prime 106 - 109 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 164 - 262 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 292 - 296 last week

4 wks ago

Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 86.03 96.37 17.5 kg YX SI 97.07 108.15 19.0 kg YX SI 105.47 117.50 21.0 kg YX SI 116.00 129.30 Local trade (c/kg) SI 620 610 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 58.39 59.44 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 525 570 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 352 385 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 463 487 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 570 600 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 392 430 AP Stag 60kg SI 477 522 AP Stag 80kg SI 604 664 Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 922 987 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 619 669 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 584 610 Merino 1,415 1,446

READY WHEN YOU ARE dairybarnsystems.co.nz

52 week high low

244

96.37 108.15 117.50 129.30 670

73.84 82.72 89.89 98.78 500

55.87

71.32

71.32

53.14

575

527

575

450

410

393

410

308

515

507

515

425

590

530

600

470

358 436 550

365 444 560

431 523 666

306 373 466

1,055 668 578

774 568 549 1,348

4,002 2,305 2,630 4,421

2014/15 final $4.40 2014/15 final 0.25c

52 week high low

Source: WSI 1,061 774 696 518 614 472 1,561 1,301

Source: Midlands Grain 443 443 370 430 430 310 426 426 290

3,624 3,319 3,399 4,962

Source: PF Olsen 101.96 93.00 5,393 3,941 4,739 5,180

3,536 2,291 2,614 4,395

2015/16 f'cast $4.60 2015/16 f'cast $0.45-$0.55 NZX FGG $5.39

* before retentions

0.6684 0.5877

331

93.34 104.69 113.72 125.08 670

u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

u EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6540 Euro 0.6054

177

81.90 91.82 99.77 109.70 550

98.41

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

252

1 year ago

International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Oct - 15 99.56 93.00 98.55 4,575 3,075 3,939 4,650

44 91

3 mths ago

Local market prices … free price u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) Wheat, milling,12.5%p 370 370 390 Wheat, feed 310 320 350 Barley, feed 290 300 335

4,358 3,135 3,823 4,817

92 125

0.6496 0.5874

0.7808 0.6259

0.7980 0.7141

Comprehensive data is available from the supplier www.interest.co.nz/rural

0.6262 0.5570

Rural 12

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

■ FOOD SAFETY

■ CHILEAN NEEDLE GRASS

‘We cannot develop food safety systems in isolation’

Prickly pest

The Minister of Primary Industries told Chinese delegates at a food security forum last week that New Zealand cannot focus on simply developing our own robust food safety system in isolation.

Nathan Guy said there was an interdependency between China’s and New Zealand’s industries in terms of food security and food safety.

“New Zealand is committed to strengthening our relationships in China … I understand there is a Chinese proverb – ‘When you drink the water, remember with thanks the man that dug the well’.

“We all need to ‘dig the well now and create the environment and infrastructure now – so our future generations can benefit from a secure and safe food supply as we do today.”

Mr Guy commended the Development Research Centre in China for organising the Food Security and Food Safety Strategy Summit and said there was “no doubt” that the world needed to produce more food in a sustainable and safe manner.

“The growth in the world’s population has put a strain not only on the amount of food demanded but also on global supply chains.”

With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, some forecasts predict global food demand may increase by 40-45 per cent in the next 10 years.

“Consumers are also demanding more of their food, of how it is produced and the businesses that produce it. This is compounded with new technologies, multina-

Nathan Guy tional investment and more complicated logistics and transport systems, and globally-sourced food ingredients.”

These challenges were not just the problem of one country alone, he said, but were global challenges that demanded global solutions.

“As a small, but forward-looking nation, New Zealand is known for its ability to adapt and be innovative. In 1984, we removed agricultural subsidies. Back then we had around 70 million sheep, now we have only 30 million.

Yet importantly, we still produce the same amount of sheep meat

thanks to advances in animal husbandry, genetics and nutrition.”

Mr Guy said New Zealand’s strength lay in its ability to collaborate, bring many partners into the room and to co-operate to find a solution.

“At the heart of an importing country’s sustainable food security policy is the need to know that the food supply chain is secure and safe for its nation’s consumers.”

A complete food security policy goes far beyond the food that we can produce within our borders, he said.

“To ensure that there is secure food supply and to offer the options of food that globalised consumers’ demand, local production must be supported by imported food from trusted global partners.”

To assure consumers that their food is safe, both the exporting and importing countries must demonstrate that food safety can be achieved in various ways, and that systems are comparable.

They must rely on assurances from each other that their food is safe and this requires regular communication, transparency and trust between the two countries, he said.

“Security should extend from the farm to the fork. Consumers pay closer attention to food production now than ever before.

They expect more of producers; whether it’s environment sustainability, animal welfare, biosecurity, traceability and product stewardship.”

By Michelle NelsoN

michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Chilean needle grass could already be established in the Mid Canterbury hill country, Environment Canterbury biosecurity adviser Laurence Smith says.

November and December is the best time to spot the plant pest’s distinctive purple seed heads, according to Mr Smith.

More than half of Canterbury is vulnerable to an explosion of the noxious weed, but dry hill country is the most climatically suited, and the risk increases when vehicles, stock, hay and machinery are shifted between properties.

“There’s nothing to say it’s not already established in Mid Canterbury,” Mr Smith said.

“It likes the dry, hard country where there is less pasture to compete with it, anywhere that dries out in the summer and has some bare patches where it can establish.”

Once established, the needlelike seed heads are capable of penetrating the hides of stock, creating an animal health problem – but there are also economic impacts in terms of both control and containment of the weed.

“There will be restrictions in terms of stock and vehicles going off the property,” he said.

“The areas where the plant has been established have to be destocked from November potentially through to March, destocking has an impact when farmers could well be trying to fatten lambs.”

While stock run on contaminated areas can’t be sold as store animals, it can still be processed by the meatworks.

Chilean needle grass was discovered in Canterbury in November 2008, but ECan had a surveil-

lance programme in place for 10 years prior to that, because it had established in Marlborough (now covering about 2800 hectares and affecting over 200 properties) and Hawke’s Bay where it has been found on more than 100 properties covering more than 600 hectares.

Chilean needle grass infests

A G R I C U LT U R A L SLURRY SPREADING

28,000 Litres - 3 to 8 minute filling time!

* 6m Great Plains Spartan triple disk drill

Slurryquip Umbilical System

24 hours a day 7 days a week

* Fertiliser down the spout * For direct drilling and cultivated ground * Full cultivation available * Trimble RTK autosteer

Muck Spreading

Compost Available CONTACT MATT TODAY

M: 027 281 2089 P: 307 2124

www.mattlovett.co.nz

MATT LOVETT LTD S L U R RY I S F E R T I L I S E R

* 6 and 12inch row spacing * Slug bait and Insecticide application * Very competitive pricing

Contact Robert TODAY for your drilling requirements

You can ALWAYS get hold of us Free on-site quote Ashburton Crane Hire Phone: 0274 192 554 Contact Warren and Gerard to know more!

Bremners Road, Ashburton Phone: 0274 192 554 Email: ashburtoncranehire@xtra.co.nz

Rural www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Ashburton Guardian 13

may already be in Mid Canty

Chilean needle grass.

350 hectares on 14 properties in North Canterbury. “At this time of the year Chilean needle grass becomes unpalatable and will be left ungrazed by stock – distinctive purple seed heads will be standing out among other pasture,” he said.

“Chilean needle grass is moved by seeds attaching to stock, vehicles and machinery, clothing and

footwear and being dislodged in a new location, or entrained in contaminated feed or seed,” Mr Smith said.

“Landowners must be vigilant – particularly at this time of year – and put in place biosecurity and hygiene practices on their farms to prevent the spread of this pest on to their properties.

“The front gate should be viewed as a biosecurity border.

Farmers should be very aware of what is coming on to their property and where is it is coming from – they have control over what stock they buy and from where.

“Farmers need to have hygiene measures in place for cleaning vehicles before they come on.”

The seeds are able to lie dormant for up to 10 years, creating a long lag between when it arrives on the property, when a plant establishes and it being found, Mr Smith said.

“Some of the sites in Canterbury had been there for a long time before we found them,” he said.

And the plant has another trick – it also produces “clandestine” seeds in the stems as a back-up if the seed heads are mown or grazed off.

As well as keeping an eye out for the heads, Environment Canterbury is encouraging landowners to take the time to check some of the most likely locations for Chilean needle grass – stockyards, around woolsheds, the edges of vehicle tracks, dry hill faces or land with less competitive pastures and areas where hay from other properties has been fed out.

Yellow bristle grass is also a major threat to Canterbury farmers,

PHOTOS SUPPLIED

as it is already established in Marlborough and on the West Coast.

ECan has a yellow bristle grass surveillance plan ready to roll out later in the summer.

“It’s an invasive pest which takes over pasture and it’s not particularly palatable,” Mr Smith said.

ECan is in the process of reviewing its pest management plan to determine what other plant pests could be lurking out there and what is here in low numbers.

“We will be putting out a draft discussion paper later in December or early in January, to get people talking about it,” he said.

Environment Canterbury can be contacted on 0800 324-636.

For more information or resources including free on-farm biosecurity signage, contact Hannah Eastgate, Chilean needle grass coordinator, 027 839-3878. For more information, including identifiers and maps, go to www.facebook. com/chileanneedlegrass

CONTRA C T O R S D I R E C T O R Y

Fast and efficient service to Mid Canterbury

Liquid waste disposal • Septic tank cleaning all systems • Portaloos • Dairy saucers & sumps • Grease traps

• Swimming pools • Drain cleaning truck • 24 hours a day 7 days a week - on call • Locally owned

Phone Darryl Burrowes on 03 308 5293 or 0274 333 563

Mark Love

excavation contractor – Rakaia Portable shingle screening and crushing Shingle & top soil supply 20 ton excavator for development and site work.

Grader, tip trucks, vibrating roller for hire Servicing Rakaia for over 20 years General excavation Dairy lime

To advertise in this directory, please phone Emma on 03 307 7936

Contact Mark 302 7428 or 027 433 2261

F O R A D V E R T I S I N G E M A I L emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

STUART BRANDER Brander Farms Ltd.

MILK. THE OPPORTUNITY WE NEED MORE MILK FOR OUR GROWING BUSINESS. There’s currently a window of opportunity for some great dairy farmers to join the Synlait family.

Our Lead With Pride™ and Special Milk programmes can allow you to earn a premium for your milk and reward you for being the best of the best when it comes to dairy farming. If you share our passion for dairy, commitment to quality and a desire to take your business to the next level we want to hear from you.

CANTERBURY ON THE WORLD STAGE

RECOGNITION AND REWARD

CONTROL YOUR CAPITAL

NOT A NUMBER

Join a company with local roots and a global reach.

Earn a premium for producing Special Milk.

No compulsory investment required.

Personalised service from a dedicated team.

MILK THE OPPORTUNITY AND PARTNER WITH SYNLAIT TODAY

HC SYN0003

CALL MARK ON 027 442 3355 OR VISIT US AT SYNLAIT.COM

Your place ?? Ashburton Guardian

TEST YOURSELF

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

YOUR PET

TOP 5 ONLINE

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – How many indirect objects can appear in a correct English sentence? a. One b. Two c. Unlimited 2 – Who is the manager of English Premier League team Arsenal? a. Alex Ferguson b. Jose Mourinho c. Arsene Wenger 3 – What was the first name of the English painter Constable? a. William b. Edward c. John 4 – In the past, English speakers referred to Beijing as...? a. Tientsin b. Peiping c. Peking 5 – What would you go to see at a hippodrome? a. A circus b. Horses c. Hippopotamuses 6 – Who was US President in 1991? a. Ronald Reagan b. George HW Bush c. Bill Clinton 7 – When were disc brakes for cars invented? a. 1902 b. 1922 c. 1942 8 – Fred Hollows was a famous...? a. Opthamologist b. Ornithologist c. Oncologist

Answers: 1. Unlimited 2. Arsene Wenger 3. John 4. Peking 5. Horses 6.

George HW Bush 7. 1902 8.

Opthalmologist.

QUICK MEAL

Greek salad 1/2 telegraph cucumber, diced 1/2 red capsicum, deseeded and diced 1/2 green capsicum, deseeded and diced 1/2 yellow capsicum, deseeded and diced 2 tomatoes, diced 1 red onion, peeled, diced 1/2 C (50g) feta cheese, diced 1/2 C black olives 2T white wine vinegar 2T olive oil 1t sugar ■ Place vegetables, feta cheese and olives into a serving dish.

■ Place vinegar, oil and sugar in a screw top jar and mix until sugar has dissolved.

■ Pour over vegetables and toss gently. Serve.

Recipe courtesy of www.vegetables.co.nz

Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz: 1.

2.

3.

4.

Paris victims mourned Container pathway unsafe Hospital rebuild progress When post-natal depression creeps up on you 5. Geraldine festival under way

PHOTO GALLERY

Out and about Fergus, 4, is a lhasa apso crossed shihtzu.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 051115-TM-046

Do you have any photographs or recipes you could share with our readers?

Write to us!

Email us!

Call us!

Editor, PO Box 77

editor@theguardian.co.nz

03 307-7929

8 4 1 7 1 5 3 3 4 4 7 5 Go to guardianonline.co.nz 5 3 1 6 to check out the new 3 8galleries.

4 photo 4 5 6 2 3 9 YESTERDAY’S 7 6 9 ANSWERS 2 7 6 4 9 3 1 8 5

5 9 1 2 7 8 4 6 3

3 4 8 1 5 6 9 2 7

7 1 9 8 3 5 2 4 6

8 2 3 6 4 7 5 1 9

4 6 5 9 1 2 7 3 8

1 5 2 3 6 9 8 7 4

9 3 4 7 8 1 6 5 2

6 8 7 5 2 4 3 9 1

EASY SUDOKU

4 7 8 1 7 1 2 9 7 6 3 1 5 9 7 2 8 4 9 5 3 7 4 9 1 5 2 7 8 9 Solutions for today in tomorrow’s Your Place page.

4 3 9 5 2 7 6 8 1

Heritage 16 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Bunion stretcher to relieve pain T

his device is not some sort of medieval torture instrument. Rather, it is something intended to relieve pain.

It is a ball and ring bunion stretcher, although that is something of a misnomer as it doesn’t actually stretch bunions – it just makes life easier for them by stretching shoes to fit.

A bunion is a painful swelling on the outside of the foot caused by displacement of a joint in the big toe.

It causes calluses and corns to develop and these are made very painful if a person’s shoe presses on it.

While surgery can correct the problem many people prefer to modify their shoes to ease the pressure before they get to that stage.

The ring is placed on the outside of the shoe in the place where a pouch is required and when pressure is applied to the handle the ball is forced into the ring, creating a pouch in the leather.

These devices can still be bought today, but modern versions have a screw joining the two handles so additional pressure can be applied.

Farmers staff outside their new Havelock Street building, shortly after their shift in 1940, from their West Street premises.

Back row, from left: EJ Jordan, PS Bonifant, LR Evans, LC Tyler, SJ Duncan, CS Horsburgh, RM Wells, AE Ager, R Connell, RM Chilton, WL Brown, HW Hayward Third row, from left: Misses B Frisby, M McCormick, R Stevens, N Hawke, M Wilson, J Harris, E Cleary, J Mathieson, N Langdon, D Clarke, M Jary, M Sullivan, E Bonnington, E O’Neill, N Loach, R Long, M Page, A Gourdie Second row, from left: RR Johnson, JB Osborne, JB Broomhead, AP Warriner, LC Nash, HJ Bell, RC Jeffs, EWM Cole (manager) JP Boothroyd, FJ Horgan, HS Goulden, FH Hatton, RG Turnbull, RG Ross, LF Cornwall Front, from left: JA Cunningham, DM McDonnell, EH Rollinson, RR Brunton, KE Lithgow

A little Farmers history

By Helen AlexAnder

T

his photograph, along with other material, was recently received from the Ashburton Branch of NZ Farmers Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd, for our museum archives.

Amongst various journals, reports and correspondence was a collection of Social Club ‘Staff News’, established in 1948. It gives an interesting snapshot of those times.

The then editor, Mr GW Cobby, asked staff from Ashburton and other branches in Canterbury for “their enthusiasm and support” in contributing to the monthly publication … they certainly embraced this request with some editions numbering over 10 or 11 pages.

It would seem very little escaped the notice of the editor and his ‘super sleuths’.

Each issue gives details of employees; their personalities, interests,

romances, engagements and marriages, birth announcements, sporting activities and achievements filled the pages. For example it was noted that Alma Gourdie (Showroom Dept,) married Stan Duncan (Grocery Dept,and Mid Canterbury rugby rep). Poetry and small drawing embellished the pages also.

Ashburton Farmers boasted tennis, football, cricket, ladies basketball and swimming teams that competed both in inter-firm and in the wider Farmers Canterbury fixtures. There were opportunities for tramping, marching, cards, golf as well as dances and balls.

Annual staff picnics were a great family day out with events for everyone, from toddlers’ races to adult three-legged races, shot put, men’s mile, high jump, sack, relay and a cigarette race - does anyone know what this may entail? At the 1952 picnic, a Mr E Laurent was placed first in the Men’s Beautiful Leg Contest.

Clearly Farmers was one large family

firm. Staff numbered over 40. A large number of men, at least half, served in the Armed Services in World War Two, as well as several women. Having sufficient staff must have been a major problem during the war years.

A note printed for a reunion asked the questions: ‘Does anyone remember that there was a beauty salon upstairs alongside the main office, the Lamson Tube System for despatching cash sale and entry dockets to the cashier in the main office, the public lift which was such a novelty that an attendant, Mr Russell Brunton, had to man the lift on Christmas Eve in 1939.

It also remarked that Maurice Chilton married Marcia Smith, Len Cornwall married Ruth Corbett and Joyce Mathieson married Dudley Harrison, all Farmers’ employees at some stage.

If your family has connections and any interesting stories related to the past, the museum would like to hear from you.

Have any questions?

Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears.

Email museum@adc.govt.nz mail to Ashburton Museum, PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740 or phone 307-7890.

Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Rosberg remembers Paris

RESULTS ■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club November 13 Show Day Open 4’s – sponsored by The Trust Ashburton 1st – B. Mayson, R. Kane, N. Atkinson & J. Drayton – 3 wins, 15 ends & 35points; 2nd – D. Bruce, J. Bruce, T. Johnson & B. Molloy – 3 wins, 14 ends & 29 points; 3rd – R. Gutberlet, D. Gutberlet, G. Crack & M. Quinn – 2 wins, 17 ends & 27 points; 4th – B. Holdom, S. Holdom, J. Kingsbury & S. Doig – 2 wins, 15 ends & 24 points

■ Motor racing Brazilian Grand Prix Results from the Brazilian Grand Prix (71 laps): 1. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 1hr 31m 9.09s 2. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) +7.756 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 14.244 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 47.543 5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 1 lap 6. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 1 lap 7. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/RBR) 1 lap 8. Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 1 lap 9. Max Verstappen (NED/TOR) 1 lap 10. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/LOT) 1 lap

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club November 14, Hastings Yearling Cup 5 flyers sent 28 birds: Winner’s flying time 8 hours 7 minutes 11 seconds 1st N. Martin 1309.578 mpm 2nd N. Martin 1265.047 mpm 3rd N. Martin 1261.585 mpm 4th L. Quinn 1171.150 mpm 5th S. Davidson 1133.318 mpm 6th L. Quinn 1089.567 mpm 7th L. Quinn 1089.668 mpm

17

In brief

■ MOTOR RACING

Nico Rosberg has put his success into perspective after sealing his place as runner-up in this year’s Formula One world championship by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix.

He won yesterday’s race, which was preceded by a ceremonial act of respect in memory of the victims of Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, ahead of his Mercedes team-mate newly-crowned threetime world champion Lewis Hamilton.

But he tempered his celebrations in the land of the samba and his first thoughts, when summarising his feelings on the winners’ podium, were of events in the French capital that left 132 dead.

“It was a great weekend for me here, of course, but everything is relative because of what happened in Paris,” said Rosberg, after his fifth win of 2015 and the 13th of his career.

It was also the 30-year-old German’s second consecutive Latin American triumph after winning in Mexico last time, which in turn followed his unforced error at the United States Grand Prix that gifted Hamilton victory and his third title in Texas.

Starting from his fifth consecutive pole position, Rosberg made a flawless start and controlled the race from the front, relinquishing the lead only when he pitted three times, while Hamilton chased and challenged in vain.

Ashburton Guardian

Starc in top company It may be under dispute by the New Zealand camp but Mitchell Starc joined an exclusive fast bowlers club with his 160.4 km/h thunderbolt to Ross Taylor at the Waca on Sunday. Taylor managed to keep out the full toss which is supposedly the quickest ball recorded in test match history. Starc sent down the delivery during a blistering spell with the new ball during the final session on day three. Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar holds the world record with a 161.3 km/h ball in a 2003 ODI. Shane Bond is the only New Zealander to top 155, reaching 156.4 km/h against India at the 2003 World Cup. - NZME

Paddon fifth in the mud

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg celebrates winning the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, yesterday.

PHOTO AP “It was a good challenge from Lewis, but I was able to control the pace,” Rosberg said.

“We saw Lewis dropping off a lot with degradation and that confirmed it was important to take care of the tyres.”

The 30-year-old Englishman finished second ahead of third-

placed four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari.

“I had the pace, but you just can’t overtake here,” said Hamilton, who has failed to win in Brazil in nine attempts.

“I killed my tyres and it is a shame because it is such a great track, but you can’t get close

enough to put on a great race, so it was a bit boring.”

Kimi Raikkonen came home fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Valtteri Bottas of Williams, Nico Hulkenberg of Force India, Danil Kvyat of Red Bull and local hero Felipe Massa in the second Williams.

- AFP

■ Squash

Round One Players to report for a 9.00am start: John Drayton, Rodger Herriott, Neil Atkinson, Roger Gutberlet, Murray Smallridge and Malcolm Behrns.

Players to report for Round Two at 10.30am: Brent Mayson, Richard Kane, Rob Fensom, Gavin Eder and Matthew Bassett.

Trial Ends for Round One must be completed by 8.50am. Umpire: Rosemary Bennett Enquiries to: Wendy Suttie 308-2085

Netherby Nomads U11 Little League 9:00am D4 - Hislop Builders Rakaia Red Sox v Ashburton Demons Cubs; Umpire: Hampstead U13 Little League 9:00am: D2 - Fairfeild Juniors v Rakaia Service Centre Ravens; Umpire: Rebels 10:30am: D1 - Hampstead All Stars v Ashburton Demons Cardinals; Umpire: Hampstead U16 Junior League 10:30 am: D2 - NZ Real Estate Fairfield v Ashburton Demons Rangers; Umpire: Renegades 10:30 am: D4 - Betaquip Rakaia Battlers v Ashburton Demons Tigers; Umpire: Fairfield Senior Mixed 1:00 pm: D1 - Ashburton Demons Rebels v Fairfield Marines & Angels; Plate: Renegades - Base: Hampstead 3:00 pm: Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat v Ashburton Demons Renegades; Plate: Fairfield - Base: Rebels

Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of hte Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Adam Clement lost to James McCloy 0-3, Phil Andrew lost to Scott van den Bemd 1-3, Chris O’Reilly lost to Rob Beale 2-3, Nik Millichamp lost to Rebecca Abernethy 0-3, Lawrence McCormick beat Jock O’Connor 2-1, Rebecca Abernethy beat Kyla Murphy 3-0.

Di Ness beat Robbie Kok 4-0, Brendon Adam beat Pete Blacklow 2-1, Ben Kruger beat Ed Harrison 3-1, Pat Summerfield lost to Billy Nolan 1-2, Nathan Forbes beat Jordan Hooper 4-1, Craig Campbell beat Gary Casey 4-0, Kendra Hall lost to Terry Hutchinson 1-3, Mark O’Grady beat Scott van den Bemd 2-1, Cath Blacklow beat Kirsty Clay 4-0, Marie Kennedy beat Suzanne Nijjar 3-0, Ange Harris lost to Chrissie Stratford 1-2, Chris Thompson lost to Ron Carlson 1-3.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club November 18 [Wises Pharmacy] Aussie Pairs 12.30 start The following teams have entered: M Anderson, N Atkinson, J Bruce, G Clark, C Dennis, G Eder, B Ewan, R Gutberlet, B Harrison, G Hawkins, R Herriott, R Keeling, R King, C Leech, A MacKenzie, B Mayson, B Molloy, M Quinn, B Redmond, B Robinson, J Ryk, B Saussey, J Smart, G Sparks, W Suttie, G Taylor, P Whinham, B White, B Williams, P Collins, A Gowan, B Holdom.

Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub Centre November 22 J Lowry Cup Men’s Singles Post Section Draw- at Ashburton Bowling Club. Dress Code Whites or Club Shirts to be worn.

■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Vets November 20, At Ashburton $8.00. 9.00 for 9.30am start. Please bring something for raffle table. Committee can we please have a small meeting after golf - Barbara

Ashburton Golf Club November 21: The annual Captains v Presidents Match play event will be played from the Blue Tees. Please note the later starting time in the afternoon Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 12.00 for a 12.30 start.

Saturday Starters: Starting from the Pro Shop.

Results: Match Committee

■ Softball Mid Canterbury Softball November 20 Devon Tavern Hampstead Slow Pitch Played at Hampstead Grounds @ 6:30 pm D1 - Marines & Angels v As Good As It Gets; D2 - Pitch Slappers v Young Ones; D3 - S & Giggles v Hawks November 21 Under 7 T Ball 9:00 am T1 - Longbeach Stars v Hampstead Gold; T2 - Hampstead Blue v Hampstead Bases; T3 - Townsend Seeds Rakaia Rangers v Wakanui Whackers; T4 - Tinwald Dolphins v Borough Bashers; T5 - Allenton Angels v Borough Bandits U11 T Ball 10:15 am T1 - Allenton Diamonds v Hampstead Strikers; T2 - Townsend Seeds Rakaia Royals v Hampstead Stars; T3 - Wakanui Wackers v

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis November 21 Junior, Round 5. All games to start at 9am sharp.

B Grade - played at ATTC. Duty Team Dorie Hampstead v Rakaia Blue; Dorie v Allenton; Hinds Southern Warriors v Tinwald Orange; Bye – Methven Green.

Junior A & Junior B Combined Grade Methven Silver v Longbeach/Willowby at Longbeach; Allenton v Methven Red at Methven Domain; Hampstead v Wakanui Southern Wild Slammers at Wakanui; Hinds/ Southern Allenton v Hampstead/Tinwald at Hampstead; Bye – Dorie/Rakaia B. Junior C Methven White v Hinds Southern Stingers at Mayfield; Methven Black v Dorie C at Ashburton Trust TC; Hampstead v Allenton at Allenton; Rakaia Rascals v Hinds Southern Stars at Hinds.

Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308-3020 as soon as possible.

Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon has finished his 2015 World Rally Championship season with another strong fifth place - his sixth of the season with co-driver John Kennard - in a typically wet and muddy Wales Rally GB. Following gale force winds and persistent rain overnight, Paddon and Kennard started the final leg in sixth , but setting two fourth-quickest and one thirdquickest stage times they stepped up another rung on the leaderboard to fifth. “A top five result here is what we were aiming for before the rally,” said Paddon.

- NZME

Exams come first Teenage football star Grace Jale is off to Brazil with the Football Ferns, but first ... exams. The 16-year-old is in Year 11 at Mt Albert Grammar School and in the middle of her first NCEA exams. “I can’t let up on school, because I need school to get further, like, for travelling to the United States for college,” she said.

“It’s just priorities - think about winning a scholarship in two years, I have to get good marks now. I particularly like maths but I like science, biology and chemistry.”

Jale has forged a reputation as a dynamic midfielder in the Eastern Suburbs women’s team. She has come through the NZ under 17s and under 20s now she has been included in the 19-player squad to take on Brazil on November 28 and December 1 as part of the Football Ferns’ campaign to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.

- NZME

Hungary into Euros Hungary secured a spot at next year’s European Championship by beating Norway 2-1 yesterday, ending a 30-year absence from major tournaments. Tamas Priskin scored early and Norway’s Ole Selnes netted an own-goal in the 84th minute as Hungary reached its first major competition since the 1986 World Cup with a 3-1 aggregate victory. It last played in the Euros in 1972.

- NZME

Wanderers keep winning They’re the hottest team in the A-League, but the Western Sydney Wanderers are desperately trying to keep a lid on their sudden spike in form. Winless and tied to the bottom of the table after the first three weeks of the season, the reigning Asian Cup champions have now moved into a tie of second spot after extending their winning streak to three with a 3-0 romp over Melbourne City.“We believe in what we’re doing,” said defender Scott Jamieson.

- AAP

Sport 18

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief Farah ‘ok for Origin’ Laurie Daley has no fears of NSW hooker Robbie Farah carrying mental baggage from his ongoing stand-off with Jason Taylor into next year’s NSW Origin camp.

Farah appears increasingly likely to remain at the Wests Tigers next NRL season, despite being asked to leave by the club. The veteran rake was told it was best that he moved on and said he had been told by coach Taylor he would be relegated to reserve grade should he remain at Concord. Daley said that after sitting down with Farah last week, he was confident he had his mind on the job and wouldn’t be scarred by the saga.

- AAP

What next for Rousey?

Simon Earl is followed by Michael Templeton, Tony Ward and Sam Letham during Sunday’s race.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 151115-AK-067

What happens when a seemingly unbeatable force is toppled in spectacular fashion? Ronda Rousey, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion of the world, was marketed as a once in a lifetime athlete - and all the stats up until yesterday suggested she was - but that reign came to a screaming halt in Melbourne, care of Holly Holm. Pundits have moved quickly to suggest it was the biggest upset in UFC history and it’s hard to argue that notion.

Rousey has a growing film career with appearances in The Expendables 3 and Furious 7 but a rematch with Holm seems inevitable. - NZME

■ CYCLING

Kiwis’ future bright

Whiting adds to trophy haul

Two years out from the 2017 World Cup, Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney knows he is sitting on a goldmine of talent. As he reflected on a disappointing series loss to England, that was one positive takeaway from the tour. The Kiwis now have a huge, perhaps unprecedented, amount of depth. As Kearney explained, it paints a positive scenario for 2016 and beyond. “[Next year] the young boys will be hungry to stay in that position and there will be a couple of guys sitting back home thinking ‘Shit, I’m going to have to play well to get my position back’,” said Kearney. “That is what building depth is all about and I look forward to it.”

- NZME

Wayne Whiting is having a season to remember, after picking up his second victory in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 48km handicap event around the Wakanui Beach block on Sunday.

Merv Ineson, a long-time rider and supporter of the club, was on hand to present the cup, named in his honour to Whiting.

With the chasing markers charging hard, Whiting made a bold solo bid, bridging over to the front of the race before making one last effort to ride clear and claim the win.

Liz Wylie, building on her top ride last week, again claimed the second-place spoils with her comarker Brian Goodwin producing a top-shelf effort to secure the final podium spot.

Matt Marshall showed plenty of strength to lead in a growing bunch of riders to claim fourth place, and Marty Cuttle and Dave Knight rounded out the top six.

Scratch rider Simon Earl secured fastest time honours for the day, riding the course in 67.54, with co-markers Tony

Ward and Michael Templeton on his tail taking second and third times.

The juniors and division two contested a 16km handicap route.

Bella Roulston showed plenty of spirit in a four way sprint to the line to claim a hard-fought victory while Oliver Davidson, who has ridden himself into fine form, took the second place spoils.

The ever-consistent Ryan Jackson found himself back on the podium, with Ethan Tither-

idge also in the thick of the finish taking fourth place.

Abe O’Donnell charged through the field to take fifth and fastest time honours, riding the distance in 26.02 before Mitchel Fitzsimmons and Caitlin Titheridge filled the next two positions and time honours respectively and Janette Hooper took a division two victory from Kerry Clough and Harriet Sutton.

Next week the club travels to Mt Somers to contest a 45km mass start.

■ TENNIS

Djokovic, Federer cruise in ATP finals Novak Djokovic made a flying start to his bid for a record fourth successive ATP Tour Finals title with a 6-1 6-1 rout of Japan’s Kei Nishikori, while Roger Federer cruised to a 6-4 6-2 win against Tomas Berdych yesterday.

Defending champion Djokovic and six-time winner Federer have dominated the prestigious season-ending event for the last decade, lifting the trophy eight times between them in the past nine years.

Both believe they can take home the silverware this year and their performances on the opening day of the tournament suggested that belief isn’t misplaced.

Djokovic arrived at London’s O2 Arena hoping to win the title for a fifth time and in the process become the first player to lift the trophy four years in a row.

The world No. 1 showed why he is the firm favourite to do just that, demolishing Nishikori in 65 minutes in the tournament’s opening match to record his 23rd successive win and his 79th victory in 84 matches this year.

With two more group ties remaining against Federer and Berdych, Djokovic’s stroll was a significant statement of intent to his rivals.

“No question I played some of the best tennis I’ve played this year,” Djokovic said.

“Undoubtedly it was an incredible performance that I was hoping I could have coming into this tournament, where I’ve had a great record in the last couple of years.

“Kei didn’t perform at his best because I didn’t allow him to dictate the play.”

Djokovic has dominated to such an extent over the past 11 months that the sport’s big four, previously comprised of the Serb, Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, has been reduced to a one-man show.

Meanwhile Federer, the oldest Tour Finals qualifier since Andre Agassi in 2005, is undeniably in the twilight of his career, yet the

34-year-old is still good enough to compete for the sport’s top prizes and is in the hunt for a semi-final berth once again after easing past Berdych in 69 minutes.

Only Djokovic has won more Tour-level titles than Federer’s six this year and it was the brilliant Serb who denied the world number three when they met in the Wimbledon and US Open finals.

Federer has made a habit of producing landmark achievements at the Tour Finals and, in a testament to his astonishing longevity at the highest level, this was his record 14th straight appearance at an event he has won a record six times in nine final appearances.

- AFP

Czechs keep Fed Cup Karolina Pliskova won her singles rubber and then teamed up with Barbora Strycova to take the decisive doubles and lead the Czech Republic to a successful defence of their Fed Cup title.

Pliskova and Strycova beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina 4-6 6-3 6-2 at Prague’s hardcourt O2 Arena yesterday to hand the Karolina Pliskova hosts their fourth trophy in five years. The Czechs have now won their ninth title overall, including five as Czechoslovakia, which went on to split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Russia have won four titles from 11 final ties, including those they played as the former Soviet Union.

World number 11 Pliskova was the star of the day after she saw off 28th-ranked Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-4 in yesterday’s second singles rubber.

- AFP

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Ashburton Guardian 19

■ RUGBY

Kiwis shine in Europe

Methven’s John Drayton qualified for the next stage of the Lowry Cup.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 151115-AK-011

■ BOWLS

Lowry Cup into knockout

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Following some tightly contested qualifying rounds played at the Allenton and Methven bowling clubs, 11 players made

the grade by winning three games to qualify for post section play of the J. Lowry Cup on Sunday.

From Allenton, Malcolm Behrns, Richard Kane, Roger

Gutberlet, Gavin Eder, Neil Atkinson and Rob Fensom progressed to the knockout stages while Methven’s Brent Mayson, Murray Smallridge, Matthew Bassett, John Drayton and Rodg-

er Herriott also qualified.

The post-section knockout competition is scheduled to be played at the Ashburton Bowling Club on November 22, commencing at 9am.

■ CRICKET

Kookaburra to investigate balls-up By roB Forsaith Kookaburra will investigate the cause of a dodgy batch of balls that has marred the second Test between Australia and New Zealand.

The balls have deteriorated quickly in the ongoing match, with umpires regularly having to intervene and give the bowling side a replacement.

On day one at the WACA, when David Warner was on the attack and en route to a score of 253, the second new ball lasted just three deliveries.

Australian ice-captain Warner suggested after day two that the Kookaburras had been “pretty poor” consistently over the past year.

“We will hand the match balls from the Perth Test back to Kookaburra to investigate what the issue may be that is caus-

ing the deterioration,” a Cricket Australia spokesperson said.

“As with any Test, CA will also collate feedback from the match officials and players.”

A change of ball seemed to impact the game on day three, when Australia had five fruitless overs with the second new ball.

It was then replaced and Josh Hazlewood removed Kane Williamson with the next delivery.

The replacement ball also seemed to be swinging a lot more during the incredible burst of express pace that followed from Mitchell Starc.

“It’s probably the fifth or sixth game we’ve played with Kookaburra balls where we’ve had to actually change them more than once on the field,” Warner said.

“It’s actually a bit disappointing because the bowlers like to get into a rhythm (with the same ball).”

NZ paceman Doug Bracewell was puzzled with the situation.

“It’s a pretty hard wicket.

“They seem to get pretty soft quickly these days,” Bracewell said.

The issue is not unique to Australia.

India offspinner Ravichan-

dran Ashwin recently bemoaned the substandard quality of the SG balls used in his homeland.

“There’s definitely a lot of balls that are going out of shape ... at this point of time.

“I seem to be enjoying the Kookaburra a lot more,” Ashwin said.

In Wellington earlier this year, seven Kookaburras needed to be changed during a Test between NZ and Sri Lanka.

“I’m sure that Kookaburra will come up with a fix for it, but it is a bit frustrating because ultimately the game is meant to be played with a round ball,” Brendon McCullum said at the time.

“It makes us look like we’re whingeing a bit, but when when it starts to go square it becomes a slightly unfair game.”

- AAP

On a weekend in Europe when rugby didn’t seem so important, London Wasps made the biggest on-field statement during round one of the European Champions Cup. Wasps hammered three-time champions Leinster 33-6 in Dublin, with fullback Charlie Piutau again in the thick of the action, scoring a try and being a constant danger on the counter-attack.

His old Blues team-mate Frank Halai was also in strong form on the left wing. Former Auckland loose forward Nathan Hughes was at No 8 for Wasps.

Former Blues, North Harbour and Maori All Black lock Hayden Triggs came off the bench for Leinster.

Another former North Harbour player, wing Ken Pisi, scored a crucial early try as his Northampton Saints edged Hadleigh Parkes’ Scarlets 15-11.

Brendon Leonard was at halfback as his Ospreys defeated Exeter Chiefs 25-13.

Toulouse, with Luke McAlister at 10 and Joe Tekori at lock, were outplayed 32-7 by Saracens. Francis Saili was marking Jayden Hayward as Munster beat Treviso by the same score.

Just before the terror attacks in Europe, home side Leicester Tigers beat Parisian club Stade Francais 33-20, helped by a try to new signing, former Blues and Hawke’s Bay No 7 Brendon O’Connor.

Stade Francais centre Paul Williams scored a try but to no avail.

In the second tier Challenge Cup, London Irish opened up to the tune of 48-10 over Agen, fullback Sean Maitland scoring a try and first five Chris Noakes slotting four conversions.

Former Chiefs and Canterbury lock Matt Symons skippered the Exiles.

Former North Harbour No 8 Jim Tuivaiti appeared for Calvisano in their 50-9 reverse to Rey Lee-Lo and Jarrad Hoeata’s Cardiff Blues.

Connacht, with Bundee Aki and George Naoupu in the starting line-up, won 31-14 in Siberia against Enisei.

Former All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush’s first outing for Gloucester was a winning one, 23-10 over Zebre.

The Dragons beat Sale Sharks 30-12. Former Tonga and Counties Manukau No 8 Viliami Fihaki turned out for the Sharks.

Nick Evans kicked four goals to help Harlequins to a 41-18 victory over Anthony Tuitavake’s Montpellier.

All five European games on French soil - including the Racing-Metro v Glasgow Champions Cup clash - were postponed and details of the rescheduling will be made public this week.

A raft of Kiwis are on the Racing-Metro books - Ben Tameifuna, Ross Filipo, Chris Masoe, Casey Laulala and Joe Rokocoko will be joined by Dan Carter next week.

- NZME

Racing 20 Ashburton Guardian

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 PLANTS, PRODUCE

Quant camp optimistic Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will head back to Arawa Park today with high expectations for Mary Quant.

The Matamata trainers produced the well-bred mare for a smart firstup victory on the course last month and they are anticipating another top showing from her in the Millennium Hotels Rotorua 1400.

“It was pleasing to see her come back so well fresh-up over a short trip,” Scott said.

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.06pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 32548 Go Tommo 17.10 M & .......................Jopson 2 117F1 Dinero Action 17.52 S &..................B Evans 3 42148 Mighty Mac 17.48...............................C Weir 4 53575 Definite 17.64 ................................R Adcock 5 47668 Grayson Blue 17.63 ...............J T McInerney 6 12474 Magic Gina 17.34 ...................J T McInerney 7 76455 That’s A Wrap 17.45 H &.....................Taylor 8 62426 Max Brainstrain 17.58 M &.................. Smith 9 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 10 58683 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 2 12.24pm JINJARANGO AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 65522 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 2 85554 Midnight Sprite 17.45 .................D Stapleton 3 22383 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 4 138 Miss Fanning 17.68 .......................... B Dann 5 67733 Homebush Crash nwtd...........J T McInerney 6 71141 Jinja Willy 17.65 ..............................J Tanner 7 43838 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 8 73684 Foxy Babe 17.87 C & ......................... Fagan 9 54846 Sketchy Steve 17.35 ....................... M Grant 10 47685 Magic Arrow 17.32 M &.....................Jopson 3 12.41pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 67834 Hyperparadise 17.60 S & ................B Evans 2 34465 Not So Cute 17.38 M & .....................Jopson 3 34511 Believe 17.55 ................................... B Dann 4 62546 Know Thanks nwtd ........................ G Cleeve 5 46765 Homebush Errol 17.32 ...........J T McInerney 6 514x7 Cool Dexter 17.41 .....................A Bradshaw 7 34474 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 8 23554 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 9 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 10 47762 Pagani 17.47 M &..............................Jopson 4 12.59pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 35227 Luminary nwtd...........................R Blackburn 2 4122 Midnight Action nwtd J &.................D Fahey 3 21576 Oak Spur 30.86 .................................P Scott 4 64377 Another Spin nwtd..................J T McInerney 5 46744 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 6 55146 Cawbourne Kin nwtd ....................C Roberts 7 18556 Solstice 30.57 .................................. B Dann 8 42217 Raewyn 30.52 H & ..............................Taylor 9 77x37 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 10 8F557 Opawa Rocky 30.50 L & .................... Wales 5 1.16pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 1 42133 Another Charm 17.75.............J T McInerney 2 82318 Culvie Godfather 17.53 H & ................Taylor 3 32638 Patchwork Alice nwtd ....................... B Dann 4 75282 Wally Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 5 17867 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 6 55156 Timely Reminder 17.66 M & .............Jopson 7 33646 Jewel Apache 17.57 S & .................B Evans

“It’s a step up and a pretty handy field, but she’s trained on nicely and we’re expecting another good performance.”

By O’Reilly out of the Group One winner Legs, Mary Quant is bred to stay but her trainers believe she is sharp enough at this stage of her preparation to be competitive over 1400 metres.

“With the rain around she has drawn out in the right part of the track,” Scott said. “That might well

Christchurch dogs 8 37353 Stenson 17.31 ................................. M Grant 9 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 10 23877 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 6 1.34 YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD STAKES C1, 520m 1 56237 Elwood Sensation nwtd.............R Blackburn 2 62316 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 88366 Opawa Shiloh 31.30 L & .................... Wales 4 53154 Goldstar Archie nwtd M & .................Jopson 5 11 Opawa Norris nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 6 45133 Rushcuter Action 30.67 S & ............B Evans 7 46552 Protonic Pedro 30.33 ....................... B Dann 8 56363 Unova Bale 30.45.........................C Roberts 9 77x37 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 10 46876 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 7 1.51pm THE TURF BAR DASH C1, 295m 1 42413 Technic nwtd .................................R Adcock 2 85536 Zippora Blaze 17.43 M &...................Jopson 3 x8767 Nicky Noir nwtd ................................ B Dann 4 77767 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 5 43554 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 6 82322 Homebush Fine 17.65............J T McInerney 7 37347 Opawa Tommo nwtd L & .................... Wales 8 75853 Memphis Girl 17.42 S & ..................B Evans 9 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 10 55766 Big John Canon 17.54 ...........M K Dempsey 8 2.09pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 520m 1 x4376 In The Boot nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 2 33276 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 3 56744 Goldstar Coco 30.74 S & ................B Evans 4 25652 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 5 22745 Idol Leanne 30.43 J & .....................D Fahey 6 82874 Zulu Chanel 30.60........................C Roberts 7 22322 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 8 44554 Hip Hop Sofia 30.78 ..................A Bradshaw 9 77x37 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 10 16657 Spine Chilling 30.62 ......................... B Dann 9 2.27pm FAST ARCHER AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 37452 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 2 34726 Know Fault 17.24 .......................... G Cleeve 3 85672 Terra Alert 17.35 C & ......................... Fagan 4 54261 Opawa Crusade nwtd L & .................. Wales 5 74454 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 6 77158 Belfast Eejit 17.52 ..................J T McInerney 7 21722 Archies Dijon 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 8 21845 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 9 54846 Sketchy Steve 17.35 ....................... M Grant 10 27457 Goldstar Bomber 17.35 S & ............B Evans 10 2.48pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 46127 Red Hot Action 31.11 S & ...............B Evans 2 33448 Briseur De Reves 30.47 ............A Bradshaw 3 34763 Opawa Zena 30.61 J & ...................D Fahey 4 48777 La Kinks 31.03 ................................ M Grant 5 17881 Opawa Minstrel 30.63 L & .................. Wales 6 17844 Lektra Spider 30.82 H &......................Taylor 7 57488 Lagoon May 30.57 .......................C Roberts 8 8113 Jinja Roman 30.59 J & ....................D Fahey 9 77x37 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans

46364 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 72213 Mark Be Good 17.59 H & ....................Taylor 56654 Blazing Hot 17.58 M & ......................Jopson 25322 Captain Shazz 17.62 C &................... Fagan 87483 Crystall McBell nwtd...............J T McInerney 67816 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 87572 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 24651 First Officer 17.65 ........................S Hindson 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 57655 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & ..............B Evans 12 3.22 ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE STKS C1, 520m 1 73323 Jinja Billy 30.68 ............................ L Waretini 2 3x12 Opawa Jay Jay nwtd J & .................D Fahey 3 4434F Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 4 27355 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 5 68472 Black Sails 30.66 H & .........................Taylor 6 63112 Magic Mike nwtd ..........................C Roberts 7 42665 Private Action 31.14 S & .................B Evans 8 87166 Candid Angel 30.88 ......................... B Dann 9 77x37 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 10 85688 Uno Marguerite 31.09 L & .................. Wales 13 3.38pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 1 34554 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 2 34563 Struggle Is Real 17.63 H & .................Taylor 3 34751 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 4 66283 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 5 42221 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 6 21556 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 7 68748 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 M &..............Jopson 8 48886 Lignite Girl 17.47 ....................J T McInerney 9 54846 Sketchy Steve 17.35 ....................... M Grant 10 57674 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 14 3.56pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C1, 295m 1 33816 Deano nwtd ............................J T McInerney 2 22545 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 3 8321 Greet The Judge 17.60 H & ................Taylor 4 12231 Fliberty Jiberty 17.77 ..........................A Lee 5 31874 Maudie’s Babe nwtd C & .................... Fagan 6 31488 Johnnybruce 17.73 ................J T McInerney 7 77328 Tracey nwtd .....................................J Tanner 8 76636 Ohoka Hope 17.38 ....................... L Waretini 9 54846 Sketchy Steve 17.35 ....................... M Grant 10 68188 Piece 17.75 M &................................Jopson 15 4.14pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 88272 Zulu Deb 17.51 ...............................J Tanner 2 56422 Kentaro Baxter 17.74 .............J T McInerney 3 41753 Theseus 17.59 ..........................R Blackburn 4 73756 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 5 31454 Candyboy 17.48 C & .......................... Fagan 6 11463 Ohoka Billy 17.51 ......................... L Waretini 7 62418 Charlie Next Boy 17.42 M & ..............Jopson 8 55615 Rapaki Kath 17.81 H & .......................Taylor 9 54846 Sketchy Steve 17.35 ....................... M Grant 10 48387 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 S & ...............B Evans

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12noon - 3pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

10.45am 10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 6am Seated exercises suitable for people with limited Holy Communion, Park Street.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. mobility. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10am - 12noon Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, 1pm - 3pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Allenton.

Tasmanian doubles, Association Croquet. Waireka ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. 8.30am Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Croquet Club, Philip Street.

ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and 10am RDR Methven area. New members most Jane Street, Tinwald.

MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. welcome. Phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet 1pm - 4pm Coffee morning. Robert Harris, West Street.

Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY 10.30am 9.30am - 1.30 pm MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS NETWORK. GROUP. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Coffee mornings held 1st and 3rd Wednesday Second time around Op-Shop, good second hand at Reflections Cafe. East Street. Please come we Heritage Centre, West Street. clothing. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street. would love to meet you.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP-SHOP. Good second hand clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

Wednesday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.45am and 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet singles. Waireka, Philip Street.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Lettuce Peppers 4pack Broccoli 2 for New Potatoes

$1.99 ea $3.99 ea $3 $2.99 kg

Specials available from 17/11 - 24/11

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

TRADES, SERVICES

10 758x6 Girl Magic 30.65 M & ........................Jopson

11 3.04pm CTV SPRINT C1, 295m

$1.79 kg

Fresh Fruit & Vege

Today at Addington raceway

Daily Events Tuesday

be the best place to be.”

She will again by ridden by Lisa Allpress while the stable will also be represented by the capable Orange Peel, the mount of Michael Coleman, who was unplaced when she resumed last time out at Te Awamutu.

“She had no luck first-up and never saw any daylight,” Scott said.

“She’s another one to have trained on nicely and we expect her to go well.”

- NZME

Tomatoes

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

308-1095

RURAL TRADING POST ADULT AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, ENTERTAINMENT

greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?? cleaner and more. Call local For prompt reliable service distributor: Veehof phone 302 contact Kelvin Boult, KJB 2911.

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place Ph 308 8989. 30 years Local FOR SALE service. Same day service if GET CHRISTMAS possible.

SUPERGOLD CREATIVE! Make creating Discount card welcomed. delicious Christmas treats for SUN CONTROL WINDOW the kids easy with a Candy TINTING. Professional Thermometer for only $11.50 window tinting for cars, from Kitchen Kapers The homes & offices. Quality films Arcade. Great for Syrup, for privacy, UV (fading), heat, Fudge, Panocha, Caramels, safety & security. Phone Popcorn Balls, Butterscotch, Craig Rogers your ONLY Taffies and more! local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

Real Estate

ASIAN - Absolutely beautiful.

Sexy, busty, DD. Friendly, lady good massage. Phone 021 063 6897.

CHARMING sweet attractive, very busty. Call me Miss Eva. No texting please 021 044 0698.

CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Phone calls only private 027 363 7916.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline

Building – New Zealand ashburton it’s what we know and it’s 24/7 Appraisals 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON what we do 308 6173 best. That’s Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers. why clients have chosen Bailey McLennan Happy 2nd Birthday us, again Bailey Boo. Love you loads Mum and again. and Dad. xx 211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

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.

Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Call in after work and have a go, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse

Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

7pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Bats available, all welcome. M.S.A. Havelock Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. EA Networks Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

Road.

7pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Social time, followed by entertainment and A.G.M. St David’s Union Church lounge. 48 Allens Road.

7pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 3077138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Weekly Pool nights. R.S.A. Cox Street.

Puzzles Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Jewish dish – if he’s full, get a different mixture (8,4) 8. The wholeness of Italy, over-the-top as it may be (8) 9. Hurries back for a pleasant drive in the car (4) 11. What fillies grow into are seen in manuscript (5) 12. Playing rugby he’ll go by air fifty per cent of the way (3-4) 13. Fluid of the kind that Monsieur takes first (4) 15. A gun used in most engagements (4) 19. Arrive holding a favourite who will take part (7) 20. Blows such things as are afoot (5) 22. It comes to mind that fifty more would be perfect (4) 23. Job with no work could be nice, were one to be certain about it (8) 24. Is doing one’s turn at having people in (12)

1

2

3

4

8

9

10

11 12

13

14 16 18

19

20 21

CRYPTIC Across 1. Spread 8. Loose 9. Perform 11. Earmarks 12. Adore 15. Mine 16. Ate 17. Ease 19. Graft 21. Militant 24. Servant 25. Liver 26. Modern Down 2. Plead 3. Enforced 4. Dare 5. Clamp 6. Four 7. Mess 10. Maintains 12. Army 13. Reproved 14. Felt 18. Story 20. Finer 21. Mile 22. Love 23. Teem QUICK Across 7. Light-fingered 8. Gigabyte 9. Idle 10. Owns up 12. Tomato 14. Ego 15. Prompt 17. Rarely 19. Dock 21. Limiting 23. Reading matter Down 1. Civil war 2. Shears 3. Iffy 4. Ancestor 5. Helium 6. Real 11. Petulant 13. Talented 16. Make do 18. Rotate 20. Oven 22. Memo

15

17

21

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

5

6 7

Ashburton Guardian

22

23

DOWN 2. Go inside and write it up (5) 3. Word of ultimatum for Len to sus out (6) 4. Felt Foreign Office was wrong to have released one without charge (3,3) 5. To make a graft is the plan Tim concocted (7) 6. Crew member having done, it’s not completed by machine (4-8) 7. Posters may use it as an automatic vendor (5,7) 10. Look at what I sound like (3) 14. Playing like fire with man, belt it out (7)

DILBERT

Happy y a d h t r Bi

16. Not many sound a cry of relief (3) 17. Could retain a part of 10 (6) 18. A tern’s wheeling behind one at sea (6) 21. After church, a vessel may have milk in it (5)

QUICK ACROSS 1. Very small (10) 7. Enthusiastic (5) 8. Defendable (7) 10. Revolution (8) 11. Leg muscle (4) 13. Freezer (6) 15. Please, delight (6) 17. Cummerbund (4) 18. Legitimate (8) 21. Noteworthy (7) 22. Denims (5) 23. Unbelievable (10)

DOWN 1. Finger (5) 2. Long-distance event (8) 3. Idea (6) 4. Shade (4) 5. Oscillate (7) 6. Close shaves (4,6) 9. Done with ease (10) 12. At work (2,3,3) 14. Oriental (7) 16. Topped up (6) 19. Skeleton (5) 20. Fibber (4)

GARFIELD

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.

SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

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

ALL PUZZLES © THE PUZZLE COMPANY

17/11

YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll be contemplating a purchase today. Here’s something to consider: Experiences will make you happier than physical items. Things bring clutter to your life that experiences do not.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): When you have something to prove, you’ll stand independently. But what do you have to prove right now? Likely, it’s more important that you work harmoniously with others. Together, you’ll get things done.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Your talent for flattery will get you everywhere today. Lay it on like a baker ices a cupcake — just thick enough to add some sweetness to the main event without overpowering it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Today’s scene could trigger your shy tendencies. This is appropriate for the situation. Scientific studies suggest that socially anxious individuals are often also highly intelligent.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your realistic view may contrast with someone’s airy-fairy ideas. This will provide the kind of conflict that could either result in continued disharmony or in a brilliant and workable plan.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): One of your favourite ways to express admiration is silently. The perfect moment to do this will arise, and however quiet your praise may be, it will be felt on many levels.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Someone having a moment of low self-esteem requires compassion. Someone with an overblown sense of self requires your compassion. Your compassion is required all around.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The ancient Greeks believed that the number of people invited to a dinner party should exceed three and stop at nine.

This wisdom will apply to an event you are planning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Emotions are volatile now and won’t take long to go from lukewarm to overheated. When things get intense, take three deep breaths and then take on the world with a softer approach.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You recently witnessed someone around you making a mistake.

This really does warrant discreet mention, as it can be easily righted, which will benefit all.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You know what the other person wants; you’re just not sure if you’re willing to provide it. The price tag may be more emotional than financial and this makes it costly.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Disagreements that seem to be about money are actually about power.

Knowing the source of the problem will help you solve it. Tonight brings laughter with a true friend.

Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

BENNETT, Richard David, (Dick) – Suddenly on November 14, 2015 at home in Ashburton.

In his 80th year. Very dearly loved husband of Margaret for 58 years. Dearly loved father and father in law of Neil and Susan (Christchurch), Gillian (Perth), and Robyn and Craig (Timaru). Loved grandad of Odette, Paula and Jason, Brad and Jacqui, Rachel and Chris, Lisa and Carl, Tom, and Liam. Special great grandad of Hannah, and Oscar. Messages to Bennett family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

In accordance with Dick’s wishes a private cremation has been held. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Dick’s life which will be held at the Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, November 20, commencing at 2.00pm.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

MacGREGOR, Peter – On November 14, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 64 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Aileen and cherished partner of Kay. Loved father of Anna and Geoff, Mark and Rachel and Poppa Mac of Maddy; and Lilly. Loved son of the late Hec and Marj, and brother and brother in law of Brent and Alison, and Bob and Phil.

Loved uncle of Kate, Libby, and Amy. Messages to MacGregor family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Peter’s life will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills Street, Ashburton on THURSDAY, November 19, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

Canterbury owned, locally operated

DEATHS

MacGREGOR, Peter – Passed away at Ashburton on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Much Loved partner of Kay Miles, loved and respected member of the family of Mary Miles, Diane and Tony Adams, Nioelle Miles and Erik Holmgaard and Melanie, Damian, Tarsh, Ric and family, Jesper and Sanne.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

RIGBY, Dorothy June (June) – Of Palmerston North on Friday, November 13, 2015 peacefully at Arohanui Hospice. Dearly loved wife of the late John. Loved mother and mother in law of Warwick, Michael (deceased) and Barbara, Nigel and Vanessa. Much loved nana of Louis, Maddison and Jake. In lieu of flowers donations to Arohanui Hospice, P O Box 5349, Palmerston North 4414 would be appreciated or may be left in the Church foyer.

Friends are invited to attend a service for June at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 388 Church Street, Palmerston North on WEDNESDAY, November 18, 2015 at 11am. Followed by private interment at Kelvin Grove Cemetery.

F.D.A.N.Z

WALDIE, Robert James (Jim) – 1943 - 2015 Dearly loved husband of Kathleen Rose (Kate) and father and father-in-law of Sarah and Stephen, Louise and Simon, Sally and Hayden, James and Kate and Robert and Sarah and all his grandchildren. In accordance with Jim’s wishes, a private service has been held.

WALDIE, Robert James (Jim) – 1943 - 2015 Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Sarah and Stephen and most cherished grandad Jim of George, Charlotte and Sophie.

FUNERAL Patersons Funeral Services FURNISHERS MASTER and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd MONUMENTAL MASON Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Weather

20

20

18

19

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

During office hours notices may also be sent to:

Ash

Geraldine

Ra n

classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

MAX

16

ka

11

OVERNIGHT MIN

18

OVERNIGHT MIN

20

OVERNIGHT MIN

6 5

MAX

8

FRIDAY: High cloud thickening, late rain. Strong northerly eases.

ia

MAX

bur to

OVERNIGHT MIN

THURSDAY: Fine with high cloud.

Northerlies developing.

AKARO AKAR OA

Ra

19

TOMORROW: Morning cloud then fine spells. Southeast dying. www.guardianonline.co.nz

LYTT LY TTEELT TT LTON ON

LIN LI N CO L N

ASHBU BURT BU RTO ON

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

19

MEE THV THVEN EN

TODAY: Cloud and a few showers with morning southerly change.

20

DARFIEELD DARFI

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Rakaia

8

Midnight Tonight

n

gitata

TIMARU

19

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

9:30 – 5:05 AM

PM

PROTECTION REQUIRED Even on cloudy days Data provided by NIWA

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago. ac.nz/chchheart

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains TODAY

snow

hail

TODAY

THURSDAY Fine with high cloud. Northerlies freshening.

FRIDAY High cloud thickening, late rain. Strong northerlies easing.

6

9 noon 3

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

17 8 25 10 18 24 16 20 8 25 26 13 22 5 5

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

showers

THURSDAY

Timaru

showers

Queenstown

showers

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

drizzle fine showers fine showers fine rain thunder thunder rain fine fine fine rain showers

14 14 24 28 31 24 32 27 33 16 22 16 31 0 31

10 4 12 24 21 10 24 13 25 11 8 4 19 -3 23

New York Y Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

fine drizzle showers showers cloudy fine fine thunder cloudy fine cloudy rain cloudy cloudy showers

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

Daily Events Unfortunately, due to space constraints, we are unable to publish the Daily Events form today.

If you urgently need a copy of this form, please call in to our reception area, Level 3, Somerset Building, 161 Burnett Street, to get an copy. Alternatively, we can email you a copy, if you forward your email address to: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz We will endeavour to have the Daily Events form published in the next Tuesday publication of the Guardian.

Good fishing

9 pm am 3

Good fishing

Set 12:20 am Rise 10:26 am

Set 1:04 am Rise 11:29 am

19 Nov 7:29 pm

26 Nov 11:46 am

First quarter

©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Full moon

www.ofu.co.nz

6

Thursday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm

Rise 5:54 am Set 8:43 pm

Good

Good fishing

Set 1:44 am Rise 12:35 pm

Last quarter

3 Dec

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

Happy Birthday

4 12 16 24 10 11 10 24 3 15 22 16 14 2 6

River Levels

8:42 pm

cumecs

1.37

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:10 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 128.3 Nth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

4.10

Sth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

5.83

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

62.4

Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

310.8

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Rise 5:55 am Set 8:41 pm

Good

11 17 27 29 16 18 13 32 8 25 28 20 19 16 14

18 13 19 9 22 10 19 10 18 9 19 8 24 8 16 7 20 7 19 6 16 3 15 6 12 5

Palmerston North fine

fine

Cloudy with rain about the divide, late rain further east. Gale or severe gale NW.

Wednesday

Rise 5:56 am Set 8:40 pm

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

fine

fine

8:39 2:55 9:05 3:15 9:33 3:49 10:01 4:09 10:29 4:45 10:57 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Good

Napier

Blenheim

1

2:23

fine

Nelson

2

0

Hamilton

Forecasts for today

34 13 31 13 25 31 24 32 26 31 35 27 30 13 7

6

fine

Cloudy with drizzle about the foothills, clearing in the morning and becoming fine. Isolated afternoon and evening showers developing.

Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h gradually easing.

Wind at 2000m: SW gale 65 km/h gradually easing.

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Tuesday

Auckland

showers

FRIDAY

Rain easing to showers. Northwest changes southwest.

overnight max low

Wellington

FZL: Lowering to 1400m

Fine, with increasing high cloud. Northerlies developing then rising to gale.

SAT A URDAY AT

fine rain showers drizzle fine thunder showers fog fine rain thunder fine fine rain cloudy

NZ Today

FZL: Lowering to 1400m in the evening

TOMORROW

Cloudy with morning drizzle inland then fine. Southerlies dying out.

World Weather

60 plus

Clear skies at first. Becoming cloudy with a few showers in the morning, then evening drizzle.

Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h, dying out in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: SW rising to gale 65 km/h at times.

TOMORROW

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

rain

Canterbury High Country

Clear skies at first. Cloud and scattered showers developing with a southerly change from late morning. Showers retreating to the foothills and then turning to drizzle in the evening as winds die out.

m am 3 3

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

isolated snow thunder flurries

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

A weak front moves north over New Zealand during today and tomorrow, followed by another weak ridge.

A series of fronts move over New Zealand on Thursday to Saturday.

30 to 59

E.B. CARTER LTD

620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

RANGIORA RA

LAKE COLLERIDG LAK RIDGEE

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

DEATHS

19

18

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 18.5 18.6 Max to 4pm -0.4 Minimum -6.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm November to date 9.0 Avg Nov to date 33 2015 to date 508.4 605 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 13 At 4pm Strongest gust E 24 Time of gust 2:50pm

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2015

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

16.5 16.7 0.5 –

15.7 16.4 2.2 -2.5

17.8 17.8 0.3 –

0.0 73.2 – 983.0 –

0.0 15.2 24 406.0 561

0.0 13.0 28 321.2 452

E2 – –

E 22 E 39 1:02pm

E 15 E 28 1:22pm

Compiled by

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.

Guardian ASHBURTON

Our news, online, all the time.

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

Television Tuesday, November 17, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz TV ONE

©TVNZ 2015

6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Vanessa is upset by Victoria; Debbie makes a breakthrough with Cain; Leyla stumbles on a new business idea. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Tina makes her mind up after hearing Liz’s home truths; Jason agrees to a pint with Tony; can Kylie put the past behind her? 0 2pm May The Best House Win 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm 7:30 8pm 8:35 9:35

Seven Sharp 0 Highway Cops PGR 0 Piha Rescue PGR 0 The Player 0 The Women Of Pike River AO Documentary about the courage and determination to find justice of the families left behind after 29 men were killed in the Pike River Mine explosion on 19 November, 2010. 0 10:40 One News Tonight 0 11:10 American Crime AO 12:05 F Women Behind Bars – Life And Death In Indiana AO 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:30 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 A Great Welsh Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones 7:30 Design Star 8:30 Natural World – Secret Shark Pits 9:30 Jamie At Home 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon How Cities Work 1pm Getaway 1:30 The Kindness Diaries 2pm A Great Welsh Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones 3pm Design Star 4pm Natural World – Oceans Of Contrast 5pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 5:57 Simon’s Gault’s Summer Recipes 6pm Live Here, Buy This 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Location, Location, Location 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers A team of experts helps homeowners take their next step up the property ladder.

9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 11:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Bath Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Design Star 2am Natural World – Oceans Of Contrast 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Buying Alaska 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

TV TWO

TV THREE

©TVNZ 2015

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Doc McStuffins 3 0 6:50 My Little Pony 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Art Attack 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Love Island AO 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Tashi 0 4pm KC Undercover 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Six teams face a rapid cook-off, and then a showdown at headquarters to find who will be safe and who will go to sudden death.

0 8:30 Step Dave AO Cara and Dave confront Eugene; Dave makes a discovery. 0 9:30 Empire AO 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls AO 0

6am Paul Henry 9am Rachael Ray 3 Author Beth Stern tells the story of a furry cat friend named Yoda.

9:55 Story 3 0 10:30 Infomercials Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm Dr Phil AO Two young women accuse their father of physically and verbally abusing them.

2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3 An audience member and a group of teachers receive makeovers.

3pm The Real Housewives Of OC 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:25 The Biggest Loser Australia 0 5:30 Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 6pm 3 News

11pm The Whispers AO 11:55 Body Of Proof AO 0 12:55 Highway Patrol 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:20 The Real PGR 3 3:05 Revenge AO 3 0 3:50 Joey 3 4:15 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Motive AO 3 The detectives investigate the death of a healthfood guru electrocuted in his hot tub. 0 Midnight Infomercials

7pm Story Daily current affairs programme hosted by Duncan Garner and Heather du Plessis-Allan.

7:30 The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars Outdoor week sets out to claim its first victim, but one team will not go down without a fight. 0 8:35 The Blacklist AO 0 9:35 SVU AO 0 10:30 Newsworthy

FOUR

PRIME

Ashburton Guardian 23

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Danny Phantom 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 3 0 8:35 Hi-5 House 3 9am The Moe Show 0 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:15 Fireman Sam 0 9:25 Thomas And Friends 3 9:35 Bob The Builder 3 9:45 Barney And Friends 3 10:10 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Mr Young 3 5:05 iCarly 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR Tyra’s mother is the photographer for a photoshoot with the final four models and their mothers.

8:30 M I Still Know What You Did Last Summer AO 3 1998 Horror. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze jr. 0 10:30 Burn Notice AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 3 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm Psych PGR 3 After the team wakes up in the Psych office with no recollection of the night before, and a dead body is found, they must find a way to prove they are innocent.

3pm Storage Wars – Texas PGR 3 The buyers will have to have all guns blazing if they want to win as a recently-deceased tycoon’s unit goes up for sale.

3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

6am The Fishing Show 7am Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Four. 7:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Auckland Aces v Central Stags.

8am Football – NZ Premiership (Replay) 10am Football – A-League Highlights Show 10:30 New Zealand Football Weekly (Highlights) 11am Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) 11:30 The Cricket Show Noon Cricket – International (Highlights) 12:30 Cricket – International (Replay) 2:30 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Five. 5:35 The Cricket Show Live 6:05 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Five.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Life 8:30 Prime Rocks – New Zealand Women In Rock AO 10:10 QI PGR 3 10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

MAORI TV

11pm Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Wales Rally Event.

Midnight Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 1am The Fishing Show 2am Basketball – NBL (Replay) 4am Basketball – NBL (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am F Team Umizoomi 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Matika 3 9:30 Joe’s World On A Plate 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Fitness In The Whare 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 SpongeBob

Tarau Porowha 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #HakaNation PGR 3 8pm Waiata 8:30 The Two Escobars AO 3 10:10 Te Iti Kahurangi 3 10:40 Te Kaea 3 2 11:10 Mataora 11:40 Closedown

THE BOX

DISCOVERY

6am Criminal Minds 16VS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PG 7:40 Lizard Lick Towing PG 8:05 Survivor – Gabon PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 11:55 Crash Investigation Unit M 12:20 CSI MV 1:05 Hardcore Pawn PGL 1:30 CSI MV 2:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 3:10 Survivor – Gabon PG 4pm Storage Wars PG 4:30 Lizard Lick Towing PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 NCIS LA MV 6:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7pm Storage Wars PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Elementary MV 9:30 CSI – Cyber MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

6am Chaos Caught On Camera M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Mythbusters PG Phone Book Friction. 9:25 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 10:20 Mythbusters PG 11:15 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 11:45 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 12:10 Deadly Sins M 1:05 Most Evil M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:30 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 4:45 You Have Been Warned M 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Deadliest Catch – The Bait PG 7:30 Incredible Engineering Blunders – Fixed PG 8:30 Gunslingers M 9:30 Ice Lake Rebels M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M

12:30 Survivor – Gabon PG 1:20 Lizard Lick Towing PG 1:45 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Elementary MV 4:45 CSI – Cyber MV 5:35 Hardcore Pawn PGL

12:30 Evil Kin M 1:25 Disappeared M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Chaos Caught On Camera M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Yukon Men M

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

The Women of Pike River 9:35pm on TV One

Prime Rocks – New Zealand Women in Rock, 8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES PREMIERE 6am Spectre – Just Getting Started 2015 6:15 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi.

8:15 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror.

9:55 Knights Of Badassdom 16VLC 2013 Comedy Horror.

11:25 The Possession Of Michael King 16VLS 2014 Horror.

12:45 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi.

2:45 Small Time MLS 2014 Drama.

4:20 The Sacrament 16VLC 2013 Horror. Amy Seimetz, AJ Bowen.

6pm Exodus – Gods And Kings MV 2014 Action. Christian Bale.

8:30 Oliver Stoned 16LSC 2014 Comedy. After a classic car is stolen, a man who is a stoner and a loser sets off on a series of misadventures to find it. Seth Cassell, Brea Grant.

10:05 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action.

Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Disorientation 18VLSC 2012 Comedy. 1:20 The Sacrament 16VLC 2013 Horror.

3am A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2010 Comedy Drama.

4:30 Disorientation 18VLSC 2012 Comedy. Eric Toms, Todd Gaebe.

5:50 Exodus – Gods And Kings MV 2014 Action. Christian Bale.

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy. Sigourney Weaver.

9:20 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe.

11:25 Elizabeth – The Golden Age MV 2007 Drama. Cate Blanchett.

1:20 Hope Springs ML 2003 Comedy Romance. Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver.

2:55 Legends Of The Fall MVLS 1994 Drama. Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt.

5:10 Fun With Dick And Jane ML 2005 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni.

6:40 Raise Your Voice PGC 2004 Drama. Hilary Duff, John Corbett.

8:30 Terminator Salvation MV 2009 Action. After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor must keep the machines from finishing the job. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Helena Bonham Carter.

10:25 Bringing Out The Dead 16VLC 1999 Drama. Nicolas Cage.

WEDNESDAY

12:25 Raise Your Voice PGC 2004 Drama. 2:15 Terminator Salvation MV 2009 Action.

4:05 Bringing Out The Dead 16VLC 1999 Drama. Nicolas Cage.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

17Nov15

6am Football – A-League (Replay) Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United.

8am Cricket – International (Highlights) India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Three.

8:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Four.

9am Rugby – Oceania Sevens Championship (Highlights) Day One. 10:30 Rugby – Oceania Sevens Championship (Highlights) Day Two. Noon The Fishing Show 1pm The Crowd Goes Wild 1:30 Rugby League – International (Highlights) England v Kiwis – Third Test.

2pm Football – A-League Highlights Show 2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Sky Sports UK News 4:20 Cricket – International (Highlights) India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Three.

4:50 L Cricket – International India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Four.

7:05 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

7:35 L Cricket – International India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Four.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 UFC Now 1:30 Sky Sport Select 2am Rugby League – International (Highlights) England v Kiwis – Third Test.

2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3am Fox Sports News 3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Five.

4am Fight Night

metservice.com | Compiled by

SOMETHING SEPTIC?

Well, if it’s not the kids we can help.

We provide a fast & efficient service to Mid Canterbury

•

Septic tank cleaning in all systems •

Grease traps •

Swimming pools •

Drain Jetting & cleaning

Locally Locally owned owned & & operated operated

Phone Darryl Burrowes on 03 308 5293 or 0274 333 563

24 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Record breaker

Sport

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor leaves the Waca pitch after being dismissed for 290 runs in the first innings of the test against Australia yesterday.

History beckoned for Ross Taylor at the Waca yesterday, and while he checked off milestones on the way, fell 13 runs short of the New Zealand batting record.

Taylor was last man out just before lunch for 290, the third highest individual score by a New Zealander as New Zealand were finally dismissed for 624, their biggest test total against Australia.

It was the third time New Zealand had passed 500 against Australia.

Taylor had already become the scorer of the highest century

against Australia in Australia, having long past the best score by a New Zealand in trans-Tasman tests.

He had 300 in his sights, and the chance to overtake captain Brendon McCullum’s record 302, when he swept hard at offspinner Nathan Lyon to be well caught, running in from deep mid wicket by substitute fielder Jon Wells.

Taylor, who began the fourth day on 235, hit 43 fours in his 374-ball innings, which lasted 567 minutes - or just under nine and a half hours - and had begun late on

Remember Paris says Rosberg P17

Saturday afternoon.

It is his 13th test century, just four behind his mentor Martin Crowe.

Only McCullum, with his triple ton against India in Wellington last year, and Crowe’s 299 against Sri Lanka, have had higher test innings than Taylor.

At lunch Australia, trailing by 65 runs, were none without loss off one over.

Taylor scored at a brisk rate throughout, until joined by last man Trent Boult, who finished unbeaten on 23.

Taylor inched past England’s Tip Foster’s mark of 287 as the highest score by an overseas player in Australia, as the hosts spread the field to slow things down.

He had decent support through the latter stages of his innings from Mark Craig (40 for the seventh wicket), Matt Henry (29 for the eighth), Tim Southee (33 for the ninth) and finally Trent Boult, who shared a 37-run stand for the final wicket.

Boult helped himself to six, four, four in successive deliveries from seamer Josh Hazlewood late on

PHOTO AP

as salt was rubbed into Australian wounds.

Taylor had a poor first test at the Gabba, being dismissed for 0 and 26. However he worked hard in the interim. ‘’After the way I batted in Brisbane I was pretty rusty and all over the show,” Taylor said before play yesterday. I trained the house down leading into that game, and obviously the results didn’t show. “(Brisbane) played a little bit on my mind. You start questioning yourself and doubts creep in so it was nice to get rid of those.”- NZME

Federer, Djokovic cruise into finals P19 www.guardianonline.co.nz