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DAILY BRIEFING Boys spotted Timaru brothers, aged 6 and 7-years-old, have been Chch poised to pay tribute spoken to about the burglary of a Macdonald St house. Police were called on The Earthquake Monday after a resident Shaken city Awards ceremony will follow the reported seeing the boys Hagley Park service at 2pm. enter a home through a remembers CTV building survivor honours rescuer Some of the 185 victims’ families window around 6.30pm. The have flown across the world to at- owners returned home to More than 300 family and friends tend the memorial services, while find $25 and a book had of those who died in last Feb- Emma Bailey and Fairfax NZ some Kiwi families will be been taken, Constable Ben ruary’s earthquake gathered last honouring their lost loved one in Grant said. ‘‘They were both night for the official unveiling of their own way. taken back to their parents. the interment site and memorial Kendyll Mitchell will today be The family of Canterbury Tele- Due to their age they were for earthquake victims. honouring the man who pulled her vision victim Amanda Uriao, not arrested and will be Christchurch Mayor and her children out of the CTV known as Mandy, will be sitting dealt with by Youth Aid.’’ unveiled a memorial plinth to the building as it began to collapse on South Bay beach at the time unidentified and the unfound at around them. she died. ‘‘It was Mandy’s most Prisoner escapes the ceremony, before 12-year-old Ms Mitchell, who was with her favourite holiday spot,’’ her father, Taylor Roche sang Amazing Grace children, Jett, 4, and Dita, 11 Brian Walker, said. A 46-year-old prisoner to the crowd, which included months, was knocked unconscious Mike Didham lost his wife, Jo- escaped police custody after Prime Minister John Key, for about 10 minutes. Quake anna Didham, 35, in the CTV jumping out a window at Governor-General Sir Jerry The Mitchells were at a refugees: building and today he will be Christchurch Hospital Mateparae and Cera chief execu- counselling session on the fifth Kendyll watching his 9-year-old daughter, wearing only a hospital tive . floor of the Mitchell, with Madison, compete in her school gown and handcuffs. About The crowd, bathed in sunshine, building to help Jett cope after the her daughter, swimming sports. 5.15pm yesterday, Neil was visibly moved by the perform- September quake when the Dita, 11 ‘‘I just want to make the day as Joseph Anderson, 46, who ance. February quake struck. months, and normal as possible,’’ he said. was at the hospital to The unidentified remains of Ms Mitchell could not remember her son, Jett, The ashes of Owen Wright, 40, receive treatment, jumped four quake victims were interred anything after the building started 4, just after who died on the Port Hills, will be out the window before in a private ceremony at the site to collapse and said they were they moved scattered by his parents, Tony and running across Hagley Park yesterday morning. surrounded by rubble and her to Timaru Faith, widow Megan and children towards the Botanic The plot is accompanied by a children were covered in blood. last April. Sarah, 7, and Eric, 5, in Titirangi Gardens. plaque that reads: ‘‘Interred here Her pelvis was broken in three Photo: in the Marlborough Sounds today. are unidentified remains re- places and she spent eight days in NATASHA The parents of victim Jayden Health trimming covered following the 22 February hospital. MARTIN/ Andrews Howland, 14, will return 2011 Christchurch earthquake.’’ Today she will be in Christchurch FAIRFAX NZ to his high school, Linwood Col- The Waikato DHB has The memorial, in the centre of to attend the memorial service. lege, tosee a tree planted in his confirmed it has spent the Avonhead Park Cemetery, is She will also attend the bravery memory, before attending the $41,580 to send about 100 surrounded by a ring of plots for awards ceremony for which she Ms Mitchell moved to Timaru sky, the stairwell and could smell ‘‘It could have ended a different Latimer Square and Hagley Park of its staff to Weight the quake victims, where plaques has nominated her rescuer, Evan after the quakes to escape the smoke. way.’’ memorial services. Watchers. The Ministry of will be placed for each. McLellan. aftershocks. ‘‘I felt quite helpless because I The family’s rented home in About 100 family members of Health had funded the Bishop of Christchurch, Vic- ‘‘It will be a hard day. We have She remembered fragments of couldn’t get my kids out,’’ Ms Spreydon was ‘‘perfectly fine’’, but the 28 Japanese students who died programme to the tune of toria Matthews, said the ceremony settled in really well here and the what happened a year ago. Mitchell said. they have moved permanently in the CTV building will attend $60,000, or roughly 200 was about celebrating life, not children are doing really well and ‘‘There was just enough room ‘‘It was not much fun at all, but from Christchurch to get away the memorials and visit the site workers. Meanwhile, the mourning death. happy to be here.’’ for the three of us. I could see the we’re very lucky to still be here. from the aftershocks. where their loved ones died. DHB will meet today to work ‘‘Many may think we gather Mourners from China and the out exactly how it plans to today because there have been Philippines will also join cut $25 million from its many deaths but we gather be- and yet you hold them dear in bury Television building, could pong from the Philippines and earthquake continue tomorrow Cantabrians to mark today’s anni- budgets by mid-2013. cause there were lives celebrated, your heart. So we gather tonight not be identified after the quake. Valeri Volnov, a Russian-born with an 8am service for victims’ versary. Fairfax NZ loved and full of laughter. not because of death but because They were Shawn Lucas of resident. families at Latimer Square fol- Murder charges ‘‘Those lives were taken from of life and love.’’ Christchurch, Elsa Torres De Commemorations for the first lowed by a public memorial ser- ❚ More closures, Page 4; Harsh lesson, Page you abruptly and without warning Four people, all in the Canter- Frood of Peru, Rhea Mae Sumal- anniversary of the February 22 vice in Hagley Park at noon. 5; Supplement inside. Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a Polish man in Rotorua’s Kuirau Park last month. The pair, aged 15 and 14, had Farmers appeal judge’s Plenty of fish in the sea originally been charged with assaulting Roman Henry Skorek on January 23 but the charge was elevated to ruling on Mackenzie murder in the Rotorua Youth Court yesterday. Matthew Littlewood but planning manager Nathan Hole said the They are jointly charged, [email protected] council would now become involved in the along with two adults, Rawiri High Court proceedings to Federated James Samuel, 21, and Farmers’ appeal. 20-year-old Simon Herewini. A group of High Country farmers believe an The High Court will decide whether Environmental Court judge has jumped the Judge Jackson correctly interpreted the law gun in declaring the Mackenzie Basin an when making his original decision. outstanding natural landscape. Forest & Bird Canterbury-West Coast TODAY'S WEATHER Environment Court judge Jon Jackson’s field officer Jen Miller said the organisation provisional decision for Plan Change 13, re- would join as a party to the appeal once the leased late last year, ruled that the issue went back to the Environment Court. Mostly Mackenzie Basin was an outstanding natu- ‘‘We agree that the basin should be ral landscape, rather than merely having classed as an outstanding natural landscape ‘‘distinctive and highly valued landscape’’, . . . That doesn’t mean there should be no cloudy 17° as suggested in the original revised plan development, but there needs to be carefully change. considered rules and regulations that en- The decision has wide-ranging implic- sure it maintains its special qualities.’’ ations for the future of the basin, placing However, at yesterday’s finance com- stronger controls on any proposed develop- mittee meeting, Mackenzie District deputy ment and Mackenzie Federated Farmers mayor Graham Smith expressed concern chairman John Murray said his organis- about the amount of money that the council ation had lodged an appeal with the High had spent on the plan change. Court. He said Judge Jackson went ‘‘well ‘‘Somehow it doesn’t seem right that we beyond the scope of the [original] appeals’’. are fighting our own ratepayers. It does ‘‘Farmers in the Mackenzie Basin are make some of us councillors feel very very concerned about the implications of conflicted about it,’’ he said. Judge Jackson’s decision,’’ Mr Murray said. What Is Plan Change 13? The appeal documents said Judge Jack- ■ Proposes greater protection for the son ‘‘breached the rules of natural justice’’, Mackenzie Basin from inappropriate sub- as he had made ‘‘substantive findings in division and development. advance of consultation’’, while it also took ■ After the plan hearings, the initial pro- issue with his ruling that pivot irrigators posal to classify the entire Mackenzie Basin should be classed as buildings. as an ‘‘outstanding natural landscape’’ was The Mackenzie District Council did not reworded to say the basin had ‘‘distinctive

am McEwen appeal Judge Jackson’s interim decision, and highly valued landscape’’. d Quite a mouthful: Peter Aldous, of Geraldine, helps steady Graham Parnell, of Christchurch, as he reels in one of the many salmon caught at the Rangitata River mouth yesterday. Photo: NATASHA MARTIN/FAIRFAX NZ Preserving Time TRIVIA ODDSPOT The United States has 2 A pregnant woman has the people look at me million millionaires. developed a bizarre going, ‘What is she Great salmon run’s making waves craving for eating her doing?’. I tear the white local newspaper. bits off the edges of the Ann Curran, 35, of pages and keep them in Paul O’Rourke was on January 16, 2008, when 43 fish caught now were greater than at the Dundee, Scotland, a bag so I can eat them were landed. same time last year. Fish being landed munches through cop- while I’m shopping.’’ Many of the fish being caught are ranged from 5kg to 8kg and were in good Apple Peeler ies of the Dundee Even- She stocks up on cop- South Canterbury anglers have struck thought to have been those returning condition. Mr de Joux said he had also Bean Slicer HOW TO CONTACT US For slicing large Peel, core and slice. ing Telegraph. ies for the weekends. one of the best runs of salmon on the after being released from the McKin- heard that reasonable numbers of quantities. Suction base Fast and Easy Editorial Red or Green available. She says it is the ‘‘If you shredded up Rangitata River in four years, with non’s Creek hatchery near the river. salmon were being landed at the Opihi Made in Germany 684 4129 ‘‘only newsprint with lots of different bits of plenty being landed since the weekend. A trustee for the hatchery, Phil de and Waitaki rivers. Mouli Advertising the proper flavour’’ and paper, I would know Bill Whipp, who had kept an eye on Joux, yesterday said he was in no doubt The numbers of adult fish returning Excellent for 684 4129 she stashes shredded exactly which one was catches since Friday, recorded 103 the fish being caught were those that had the hatchery were on a par with last retaining skin and Classifieds pips 688 3123 copies in her handbag the Evening Telegraph. caught by midday yesterday in what he been to sea to grow and were now year, with the trust hoping to obtain from cooked for emergency snacks. ‘‘My pals keep papers described as the best run he had experi- returning to the hatchery. eggs from more than 250 salmon this tomatoes. Circulation 684 0700 ‘‘I could be sitting in for me, but I have to enced since 2008. His figures were only ‘‘It’s hard to quantify but experience season. the bingo hall and I’ll buy a couple of extras for the south side of the river mouth, tells me it could be as high as 70 per cent When asked for the ‘‘secret weapon’’ [email protected] start ripping out pages to get me through the with the best day so far being Monday, of those fish landed.’’ for catching salmon Mr de Joux said, www.timaruherald.co.nz of the newspaper. All weekend.’’ when 37 salmon were landed. The last He added that it had been a slow start ‘‘Time on the river [and] keep your sil- HOPKINSONS 4292197AF Phone 688 7662 time he recorded more fish in one day to the season but the numbers being ver zeedy [Zed spinner] in the water.’’