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She might be an instantly recognised public face, best known as a local body politician, but as reporter

Sue Newman discovers, there is much more to Robin Kilworth than her life as an Ashburton District councillor.

Above – Brian and Robin Kilworth, walking their way to good health.

Right – Robin Kilworth enjoy-ing family time in the kitchen with grandchildren (from left) three-year-old Lulu, Joseph, 6, Jacob, 11, and Poppy, 9.

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Robin Kilworth The powerhouse

Robin Kilworth fl icks through her diary. It’s crammed with notes, crammed with appointments. Monday, she says, that’s about all that’s free.

Welcome to the world of a woman who knows the value of work, com-munity work, most of it unpaid, all of it done simply because she en-

joys being involved, being part of

the place she calls home.

Her mott o

– “if you don’t have a reason to say no, you don’t”.

Today she’s best known as a long serving Ashburton District councillor, but there’s

a lot more to Robin Kilworth than the public face of a woman who

holds a positi on of power around the council table.

Privately, she’s every inch the Kiwi wife,

mother and grandmother, but there’s something about Robin

that’s slightly exoti c, something that whis-pers of a gene pool that’s not strictly Briti sh stock; her family roots run deep in the soils of Lebanon.

Robin is something of an accidental New Zealander; if her grandfather had been able

to read English, Australia would be calling her

their own today. He left his home-land in search of a new life for his family, leaving the wife he’d married when

she was barely 15, in a small village with their two children. His ship docked, in New Zealand, he thought he’d arrived in Australia and disem-barked.

It took him fi ve years to carve out a new life, fi ve years before he could send for his wife and children. Robin’s father became the baby of their reunion, their fi rst Kiwi child. The family grew, it fl ourished and Lebanon became a distant memory.

It might not be her memory, but it’s family lore that Robin is determined won’t disappear with her generati on and top of her travel list is

a trip to the land of her forefathers.

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6 YOU cover storyShe believes, that for the immigrants who

came to New Zealand for a bett er life and for their descendants, there’s always a small edge that drives them to achieve and succeed in their adopted country.

Her dad might have been trained in law but did what many Lebanese immigrants did, became involved in the rag trade. His mini-empire grew to include two manufacturing businesses and three shops in Christchurch. Walter Khouri became the complete Kiwi businessman, determined with his wife Connie to raise a Kiwi family. And for his two daughters, Robin and Sandy, he became the person who would have a signifi cant impact on the adults they would become.

Robin is a convent girl and proud of it, saying the nuns at St Mary’s and her father were the two strongest infl uences in her youth.

“School was very correct although interest-ingly I know some former convent girls have a lot of criti cism for the nuns because of the disciplined approach to life.”

She admired the nuns’ approach to educa-ti on and their determinati on to turn young girls into young women who were strong, disciplined and who became good citi zens who would contribute to society.

In many ways the teaching sisters were charged with a huge responsibility, she said.

“Not only were they responsible for the large capital assets of their order, they had to fulfi l the requirements of their religious life, train to become teachers and then on top of that they were responsible for the educati on of hundreds of girls.”

And if you look at girls who were educated by nuns, they’re well represented in life’s suc-cess stories, Robin said.

“Of course not every convent girl will at-tribute her success to this, but they taught you the value of work and achievement. They weren’t about to let you get away with being anything less than you could be.”

Her experience of life as a convent girl is mir-rored in Jane Tolerton’s book Convent Girls, a collecti on of interviews with 17 prominent New Zealanders about their childhood and adolescence with the nuns. It reveals a variety of atti tudes towards their days exposed to the smell of candlewax and the rustle of rosary beads and sets out to discover what makes a convent girl diff erent, why they seem to stand out from the crowd.

Tolerton identi fi es several features common to the women she interviews – an irreverent sense of humour, a well-developed sense of social justi ce, and an ability to stand up and say their piece.

She could have interviewed Robin Kilworth.Regardless of whether women recall those

convent years with fondness or not, they always made an impact, she said.

“One of the things you realise about the nuns is that they had a way of looking at you as if they could read your mind – and they weren’t oft en wrong.”

There was also the fl eeti ng thought that life in religion could be for her.

“I think for a lot of Catholic girls, as a teen-ager you do think about becoming a nun because at that point in your life the people you admire are nuns.”

She thought about it – seriously – and discussed it with her father who was less than enthusiasti c.

“He said, ‘for goodness sake, give the girls who have a real vocati on a break’.”

That was the end of that career plan but with no clear replacement in mind, she worked in an accountant’s offi ce by day, studying accountancy at night.

“My choice would have been law but dad wouldn’t have a bar of it and he had a big impact on the big decisions in my life.”

Fate was to step in, removing any choice. Her father fell ill and Robin was thrust into taking over the family businesses.

“By that ti me he’d given up the factories but I had to step in and run the shops and I really didn’t enjoy that because I simply wasn’t equipped for it.”

The experience has led Robin to ensure that whatever she took on aft er that, she made sure she was well prepared.

In some ways her upbringing was far from traditi onal. While most mothers stayed home, hers had a career.

“She worked when we were small in one of dad’s businesses. She’s a cutt er and designer and went to design school which was prob-ably unusual then. That meant of course that we wore beauti ful clothes. Everything was made by mum.”

Robin might not have been overly keen on a career as an accountant, but that sti nt as a fl edgling beanie did mean she met husband to be, Brian. It was the classic working girl meets working boy tale – he was the fellow across the road with the big smile.

They married and with marriage came a move to Ashburton – for two years maxi-mum.

“I saw myself very much as a city girl. Forty-nine years later I’m sti ll here.”

Looking back, Robin said she wouldn’t have had any other outcome.

“It’s the community. I hadn’t experienced

anything like that in Christchurch. With chil-dren it makes being involved so much easier.”

And with four boys spread over eight years there were plenty of community acti viti es on off er.

It started off simply enough in 1969 with the Allenton Kindergarten committ ee, fl owed on

into Ashburton Intermediate and St Bede’s College where she became a member of its inaugural board of governors, its fi rst woman member and a deputy chair for six years.

And that was just the beginning. The list of organsiati ons with which she has been in-volved reads like a community directory. She

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doesn’t like to count committ ees or organisa-ti ons, but admits to gaining a huge amount of sati sfacti on from her growing portf olio of involvement in the educati on sector.

Membership of the Aoraki Polytechnic council is long and ongoing as is her work in the educati onal side of the Catholic Diocese

of Christchurch. Educati on is an immensely rewarding area in which to be working, she said.

The church has remained a strong part of Robin’s life and typically she’s never been content to be just another parishioner. At both diocese and parish level she’s held

governance positi ons. But it hasn’t been all serious business. She’s also been choir leader, organist and reader.

Post school, Robin renewed her links with St Mary’s, becoming a trustee for the Rose Chapel when it was sold by the order aft er the school amalgamated with Marian Col-lege. That role involved her inti mately in the chapel’s renovati on.

A governance role with Relati onship Ser-vices absorbed 11 years of her life and she is now a life member of that organisati on.

But it is as an Ashburton District councillor that people know Robin best. It seems she’s been part of the council team for years, and she has – 18 years by the end of this term in October next year.

To anyone who has watched her in acti on, Robin appears to be perfectly in control, never fl ustered and never at risk of losing her rag. That’s on the surface.

Again, it’s preparati on that allows you to keep a cap on your temper – and a bit of deep breathing. Yes, there are ti mes when she gets hugely frustrated, but rarely is there anything to be gained by blowing your stack, she said.

She worries about the council and the limited number of people who can make ti me in their lives to put their names forward as councillors. The job is not well paid, the amount of ti me involved is huge and day meeti ngs and sub committ ee meeti ngs mean it’s impossible to also be part of the full ti me work force. It’s not something for the unpre-pared, however.

“I’m a fi rm believer in it not being about encouraging more people to stand, it’s about encouraging people to gain some experience fi rst and then stand. If you get the experience fi rst, the job isn’t hard.”

Big jobs, big community roles have come and gone, others have stayed, but through it all Robin has remained the centre around which the four Kilworth boys’ lives revolved.

With an impressive CV of formidable achievements, Robin might sound like super-woman. She quickly scotches that idea. She’s just an ordinary Kiwi woman who wants to do her bit for her community, she says. And while she might appear confi dent and in charge, yes, there are things in life that scare her.

“I don’t get scared of the big decisons. You work with what you know, work out what your place is in that situati on and then work out how the best decisions can be made.”

It’s the personal things, the curved balls that life throws at you that are a bit harder to

handle, she says. Things like husband Brian’s cancer, her batt le to have a hip replacement, fi nding she needed two operati ons and then having the experience come with unexpected complicati ons.

In those situati ons, it’s your faith that gets you through, she says.

Her appointment book is never empty and she knows there will sti ll be plenty of oppor-tuniti es to do new things, to let her name go forward for board or committ ee positi ons.

Most of the roles Robin has fi lled have been unpaid, but the rewards come in dozens of intangible ways. She’s learned an immense amount about life and met people she could never otherwise have met.

She’s broken new ground on several boards, admitti ng she may have been chosen as a token woman but knowing that she made a contributi on that was equal to her male counterparts.

“The calibre of men around many of those board tables was second to none and it was my benefi t to be there as the only woman. Some ti mes though, it’s a real responsibil-ity because you’re measured on what you do and you don’t want to be seen as giving women a bad name.”

Most of Robin’s work is in heavily male dominated organisati ons and that means her membership of Ashburton’s Zonta Club is especially important, she said.

“I really appreciate the friendship of those women, those meeti ngs are the highlight of my month.”

Perhaps surprisingly in that busy schedule, she sti ll fi nds ti me for Robin ti me. And most oft en that will involve movies. She’s an old movie fan. For her a long haul fl ight to visit family is an opportunity rather than a burden. It means she can watch at least four movies. She’s a comedy, drama, love story fan, forget horrors and thrillers.

She cooks, knits, but gardening, that’s a chore rather than a pleasure.

Reti rement will only come when she doesn’t enjoy doing the things that now give her great pleasure.

“I believe you don’t really reti re, you just carry on as long as you can.”

Life is busy, but Robin has no intenti on of slowing down.

“I have to admit though, I couldn’t do any of this without Brian. Someti mes he’s happy to have roast of the day at the hotel because I’m not here to cook. It’s a great partnership.”

And are there regrets? “The main thing I look back and wish is that

I’d studied law.”

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Ashburton District councillor Robin Kilworth.

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Ashburton’s Ken Borland knows that real men do cry.

In 1985 his wife Jill died of breast cancer at the age of 41. It was the

same year his mother and father passed away. He was left to raise his four daughters, aged from 10 to 17, alone. “There’s no handbook saying this is how you raise four girls, you just do what you think you have got to do,” he said.

Living in Nelson at the ti me, he worked fi ve days a week in his job as a service sales manager for a refrigerati on company, coached his daughters’ netball teams on Saturdays, and had to get up before 8am on Sundays

“because that was washing day”. He was both house dad and breadwinner, and the only thing he balked at was ironing. “I sti ll don’t iron.”

His girls always had to have the vegetables ready for him to cook when he got home from work. And if he could pop in home from work at lunchti me, he would put the meat on.

On Fridays a cleaner from the Cancer Society would visit the house, but wouldn’t go into any rooms if there were clothes on the fl oor.

“Thursday night was always ti dy-up-your-room night.”

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He said it was a litt le like the von Trapp fam-ily in the fi lm The Sound of Music, running a ti ght ship and keeping everyone to routi ne “except I wasn’t in uniform and I didn’t blow a whistle”.

“When you are in a situati on like that you can’t go backwards, you have to go forwards,

parti cularly for the kids. But you learn men do cry, I can tell you.”

It was around this ti me Ken joined the Ma-sonic Lodge.

“I guess I joined because my father was a member and all my brothers were. I like the principles of free masonry, they work on help-

ing other people, (it’s an organisati on) based on morality. They bring good men into the lodges to make them bett er men.”

Fellow members proved to be an “amazing” support for him during those tough ti mes.

His involvement in netball coaching had originated in Invercargill, when he was a

“loudmouth” aft er watching Jill’s team play netball and “get done like dinners” in one of their matches. He told them they weren’t fi t, team members said well how about you make us fi t. Ken was coaching rugby at the ti me (he had been a junior All Black triallist in 1964, and played 32 games for Southland) but rose to the challenge and ran fi tness training for them and other club members. Soon his wife’s team moved up to fi rst grade competi ti on and achieved runners up in their fi rst year.

A sporti ng success Ken likes to joke about is the fact he sti ll holds the Southland Boys High School boxing ti tle, his retenti on of the ti tle helped somewhat by the fact the sport was cancelled the year aft er he left the school.

In 1986 Ken att ended his old Central Otago primary school’s 100th jubilee. He wasn’t going to go as it was a long way to travel. But he ended up att ending and caught up with his future wife to be.

Ken and Barbara had been to Millers Flat Pri-mary School together. At school Barbara had been in the year below Ken. She and her sisters had always looked they were “straight out of a shop” with their mother being a bril-liant dressmaker, wearing beauti ful ribbons and clothes.

“I knew who she was as soon as I saw her.”Barbara, a mother of three daughters, had

also lost her partner years earlier, when he was just 31. Ken and Barbara married the following year and this year celebrate 25 years of marriage.

Ken joined Ashburton’s Masonic Lodge aft er he and his new extended family moved to the town in 1991, and today is the deputy district grand master for the South Island.

He was service manager and a partner in Ashburton’s Stewart and Holland for 14 years, and reti red in 2005.

At the age of 69 today he is fi nding he has ti me for all the things he had wanted to do when he was working but couldn’t, such as spending more ti me with his family, going fi shing and going on holidays.

He sti ll works part ti me, for Davidson Refrigerati on, and for the last six weeks has been working every day, fi lling in for a fellow employee.

He enjoys tending to his Allenton home gar-den, and puts out stewed apples for dozens of silver eyes. Ken and Barbara are look-ing forward to all their daughters, who live around New Zealand and two in Australia, and their broods, turning up for his 70th birthday next year.

“I would say they will be home then,” Ken said.

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Retirement is giving Ken Borland time to do all the things he wanted to do when he was working.

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dahliasby Sue Newman

John Hoogweg is passionate about dahlias.Right now there’s not a sign of the summer

and autumn fl owering beauti es in his garden, but check out his garden shed and they’ll be found, carefully wrapped and individually labelled, sleeping in storage boxes.

They might be out of sight but they’re defi nitely not out of John’s mind. Already he’s planning this year’s displays and the blooms he hopes will win him honours on the show table. But between the end of winter and the show season, there’s a lot of work to be done.

And that work applies not just to the dahlia experts, it applies equally to the home gardener hoping to grow halfway decent blooms to brighten borders or pick for the house, he says.

Where most people might have half a dozen dahlia tubers growing in their garden, in a good

year John will have 95. He knows each variety, its growth peculiariti es and what it can be expected to produce in terms of blooms.

With this year’s South Island nati onals being held in Ashburton in February, there’s every reason for Ashburton’s dahlia circle members to be going all out as they look ahead to the new planti ng season, he says.

When you plant depends on what you believe. Some dahlia growers like to get a head start on the season, but for John, 10 days either side of Labour weekend is early enough. Let the ground warm up and make sure any hint of a frost has long gone.

There’s a lot to like about dahlias, John says.“I’ve always liked them, liked the fact that they’ll

fl ower from January unti l the frosts come. Not many plants will do that.”

And he likes the fact that they come in any size, from miniature to around 1.2 metres in height, in a variety of styles and in just about every colour and shade imaginable. He won’t play favourites,

but admits the water lily style is one that always takes his eye.

“I grow them for show and I grow them for enjoyment, but we don’t seem to be getti ng many young people coming on now wanti ng to show them,” he says.

While it’s not essenti al that dahlias are lift ed each year, for the serious grower lift -ing, dividing, washing and storing is part of what’s needed to ensure you’ll be growing good, healthy blooms in the coming year. This year it will defi nitely have paid dividends.

“I’m picking this year because it’s been so wet a lot of tubers left in the ground will have rott ed,” he said.

Come spring, their new beds are composted and fed ready for planti ng to begin – one stake, two tubers of each variety to improve the odds of having three perfect blooms of each for the show bench later in the season.

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He doesn’t bother with trying to breed new varieti es. That’s too ti me consuming when you’re working fullti me. If there’s something new he has his eye on he’s happy to count out the dollars to buy it.

Yes, growing show-quality dahlias takes ti me, but there’s also a huge amount of pleasure involved – you wouldn’t do it otherwise, John says.

Ashburton’s dahlia circle is not just about the experts showing best blooms, it’s also for the amateurs. On September 17 the circle will be holding a workshop for the public with dem-onstrati ons on tuber dividing and on October 16 there’ll be a sale day where people can buy tubers for their home gardens.

For the serious growers, there’ll be a run of monthly table shows but the pinnacle of the year comes in February with the South Island nati onals. This is as good as it gets for anyone wanti ng to view the country’s best or to pit their prize blooms against those of other growers.

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Dahlia expert John Hoogweg knows that the success of next year’s blooms lies in the care of dormant tubers.

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David Beckham says he’s in the underwear game for the long haul, with the second set of abs – sorry, ads – for his branded collection with H&M.

The English football star’s ads will coincide with a “statue stunt” planned by the retailer, with larger-

than-life Beckhams going up in New York, Los Ange-les and San Francisco. New products will be added to

the collection later this year.Beckham, 37, said he’s pleased with consumer reaction.

“I’m very happy that so far people seem to like it, and the fi rst season was incredibly successful. The challenge

is to keep it going and establish a brand that will last many years. That is my ambition,” he wrote in an email to The Associated Press.

Beckham was a champion of the London Olympics that just ended, driving the torch to Olympic Stadium in a speedboat along the Thames.“I was incredibly honoured to be part of the

team that helped bring the Olympics to my home borough, city and country. I always knew we would put on a fantastic event, but it has exceeded even my most optimistic expecta-tions,” he said.

Beckham had hoped to play for Britain’s soccer team, but he wasn’t included in the squad.

Beckham said he didn’t have any help getting in shape for the ads, where he was minimally dressed in front of the cameras.

“I did nothing different,” he says. “I’m natu-rally fi t, of course, as an athlete, so there is nothing out of the ordinary I do!” – AP

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Who said getti ng fi t had to involve sweati ng it out on the treadmill? Check out these sexy, sociable workouts – they’re a fun way

to boost your libido and improve your fi tness level.

POLE DANCINGPole dancing has gained huge popularity with

gym goers in recent years because of its great fi tness benefi ts.It’s a fun, sexy but tough workout which com-bines elements of dancing and acrobati cs.As this workout requires strong muscles to swing around on the pole and hang upside down, it is ideal for toning your body. It is also a good confi dence- and libido-boosti ng exercise.

STRIP AEROBICSStrip aerobics is a great exercise class for help-

ing you shed your inhibiti ons as well as burn excess pounds.Combining a cardio workout with stripper-like moves, this sexy workout can help you learn

some moves to use in the bedroom as well as improve your body. Check out Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease DVD, which promises to help you “strip your way to fi tness”.

HIGH-HEEL WORKOUTDitch the running shoes and slip into your

favourite pair of heels for your next workout.Although sti lett os are normally a no-no where exercise is concerned, an innovati ve new fi t-ness class in the US is all about getti ng acti ve in heels. The high-heel workout endeavours to get you moving comfortably in heels as well as toning your legs and core. Wearing heels boosts your confi dence and can also strength-en pelvic muscles, giving your sex life a boost.

SALSAFancy getti ng dressed up, learning some sexy

moves and burning about 300 calories per half hour? Then salsa dancing could be for you. This dance style

off ers a sexy, yet classy, fast-paced workout which can help build stamina and increase overall fi tness.Furthermore, if your love life is stuck in a rut, this is a class that can be done with your part-ner to help inject some excitement into your relati onship.

BURLESQUEWith props such as fans, feather boas and

high heels featuring in burlesque dancing, this provocati ve form of dance may be the ulti mate sexy workout.Taking a burlesque class is a fun and fl irty way to burn off the calories and tone your legs, bum and core muscles. The classes also focus on building confi dence and helping you to feel comfortable in your skin - although, contrary to what you may think, stripping is not required when taking a class.

BELLY DANCINGIf you fancy trying a sexy workout but want

something more subtle than pole dancing or burlesque, why not give belly dancing a go? Complete with seducti ve moves and outf its, belly dancing is all about celebrati ng the femi-nine shape and will encourage you to love your curves. Belly dancing is also a great form of aerobic exercise and can help maintain weight loss and a healthy heart as well as ti ghten core muscles.

HULA HOOPYou may think that hula hoops are just for

kids, but hula hooping is making a comeback as a fun and eff ecti ve fi tness acti vity for adults. Hula hooping with a weighted hoop can burn off as many as 100 calories for every 10 minutes and can help tone the waist for sexy, sculpted abs.The exercise also involves a sensual circling of the hips which can help strengthen pelvic muscles and improve your sex life.

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I would like to meet the parent not guilty of at least occasionally resorti ng to smartphone syn-drome with a bored, cranky or restless child.We’ve all seen it: Mum or Dad hands a litt le one

an iPhone or similar device and immediately the gadget’s most magical quality manifests: its ability to soothe, nay, hypnoti se a child while the par-ent shops, chats, waits in line or completes any number of tasks made easier by an occupied and relati vely quiet child.

The portable screen has become a powerful parenti ng crutch. And, really, what’s the harm in a few games of Angry Birds or Temple Run?

Some of those apps actually look educati onal, with spelling lessons or teaching chess strategy.

But psychologist Jim Taylor, author of the book Raising Generati on Tech: Prepare Your Children for a Media-fuelled World, argues that we are setti ng harmful defaults in our young children’s minds with this behaviour.“What the child is learning is that whenever they

get bored or cranky, they will be entertained,” he says.

He sees parents giving children too much unguided access to technology at too young an age. All parents need moments of downti me or a break, he says, but these should be an excepti on rather than the rule. “Most parents put kids in front of screens as a way of medicati ng them, so (they) don’t have to work as hard,” he says. That can be a diffi cult truth to accept.

As someone who works hard during the school year to enforce strict limits on all types of screen-ti me and media consumpti on, I’ll be the fi rst to admit it is easier to let tech toys cast their spell.

My children recently accompanied me to an hour-long board meeti ng during which I needed to ensure they would be on their best behaviour. As a hedge against fi dgeti ng, I allowed one child a handheld game device and the other an iPad.Even with the sound turned down on both devices, they were lulled into a techno-coma, spared the real-ti me experience of what actually was a rather boring meeti ng (In fact, there may have been an adult or two checking emails or

sending texts during much of the discussion).Taylor is quick to point out technology on

its own is neither good nor bad. A television, computer or phone is value-neutral. It’s how we choose to engage with it that has consequences.

We know these devices are changing the ways our brains work yet we don’t know what the long-term impact on our children will be. But there is evidence of harmful eff ects on att enti on spans and our ability to focus as our ti me spent with technology increases.

Taylor also raises the questi on of opportunity costs, suggesti ng the ti me spent with technol-ogy is ti me a child is not engaged in potenti ally healthy behaviour, such as developing their imaginati ve and creati ve skills through unassisted play.

Furthermore, there is no evidence that the early use of technology is educati onally benefi cial, he says. “If a kid wants to learn how to play chess, get a chess board. There are bett er ways to learn, to develop skills, through three-dimensional hu-man interacti on and physical manipulati on.”

He encourages parents to think and discuss the

role they want technology to play in their family’s life.

He supports the American Academy of Pae-diatric recommendati on of no screen exposure before the age of two. He suggests an hour a day – aft er homework and sports and certainly not during dinner – may be a reasonable amount of tech ti me for some families.

But, parents fi rst need to examine their own atti tudes and behaviour, he says.

If the grown-ups are browsing the internet on their laptops or checking their phones during meals and on trips to the park, that behaviour sends a much more powerful message than the rules we try to establish.

In a world ruled by connecti vity, it may seem counterintuiti ve to try to keep our children un-plugged for much of their young lives. But those are precisely the years when children will develop their habits, beliefs and atti tudes about technol-ogy use, Taylor argues.

They become hard-wired and are likely to re-turn to the default setti ngs exposed to when they were young, he says. – AAP

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Rediscovering Bali’s serenity

worth the effortby Angela Doland

The morning sun turned pools of water in the rice paddies into mirrors. A farmer swung a load of coconuts onto his shoul-

der. Somewhere, a cow was lowing.The scene should have been perfect, but

something was off .Aft er four years, I was back in Bali to relive a

memory of a walk through the rice fi elds near the town of Ubud. My disappointment may have started with the bizarre signposts, on a dirt path in the rice paddies, adverti sing Italian restaurants and French roti sserie chicken. Or maybe it was the villas sprouti ng up in the green fi elds, boasti ng of infi nity pools and yoga workout rooms.

With Bali developing so fast, my husband and I realised we would have to look harder this ti me to rediscover the Indonesian island’s serenity and beauty.

We regrouped, got advice from locals, and found our travel pleasures in places we hadn’t known to look for — in a simple meal of fried rice and coconut juice at a deserted beach, and in the treasure bins of an out-of-the-way anti ques row.

Obviously, nobody heading to Bali expects to fi nd an undiscovered paradise. It’s a longti me favorite of honeymooners, surfers and travelers drawn to its dancing, music and

religion. Though Bali is part of the world’s most populous Muslim nati on, Indonesia, most residents practi se a form of Hinduism known for elaborate ceremonies and rituals.

The ti ny island off ers a touch of adventure and all the creature comforts. You can hike up a volcano, then come back to your hotel for a cappuccino and a massage. Bali, specifi cally Ubud, is where Elizabeth Gilbert put the “love” in Eat, Pray, Love, an inspirati on for some tour-ists.

But sadly, amid the island’s speedy, haphaz-

ard development, someti mes it can be hard to see past the constructi on cranes, traffi c jams and trash on the southern coast.

Even in landlocked Ubud, the island’s suppos-edly laid-back cultural hub, my taxi got stuck in gridlock outside a Starbucks. It seemed a fi tti ng symbol for a vacati on going wrong.

To tackle the infrastructure problems, the island’s dingy, overcrowded airport is getti ng an upgrade. Work is under way on toll roads to ease the traffi c, especially bad around the built-up beach party town of Kuta.

But the tourism numbers are growing so quickly, it’s hard to imagine how the island will cope. Last year brought 2.75 million foreign visitors, up more than 10 per cent from 2010. Next year, the island will get a publicity boost by hosti ng two very diff erent internati onal events, the Miss World pageant and the Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperati on summit.

The Jakarta Post reported in July that Bali’s governor expected the number of foreign visitors to nearly double to 5 million by 2015. Domesti c visitors should also nearly double to hit 10 million, he said.

Though bombings by Islamic militants in 2002 and 2005 in Bali targeted Westerners at night-clubs and beach restaurants, killing a total of 222 people, the violence did not seem to deter visitors in the long term.

Some tourists in search of cleaner beaches

and more authenti city are heading to nearby islands, including Lombok. In July, the French newspaper Le Monde published a much-dis-cussed arti cle declaring Bali a has-been under the headline, “Bali, c’est fi ni?”

Yet I would argue that Bali, for all its troubles, sti ll off ers something special, if you can forgive its fl aws — and if you can get there sooner rather than later.

For me, the biggest draw is the intense moments of beauty that bloom up out of no-where. Every day, you’ll happen upon “canang sari,” which are small, exquisite religious off erings made from leaves, fl owers, rice and incense sti cks. You’ll see Balinese in sarongs and lace blouses kneeling to pray at their family temples by the roadsides.

Whizzing down the road in a scooter at dusk, you might hear a snatch of music from a rehearsing gamelan orchestra — percussive, chiming, mesmerizing.

The chairman of Bali’s tourism board, Ida Ba-gus Ngurah Wijaya, acknowledges the island’s crowding problems but says its culture and temples sti ll disti nguish it from other beach desti nati ons. “The culture is sti ll there, even in a place like Kuta,” the party beach, he told me when I called him aft er my trip.

That’s true. But we felt much bett er about Bali the farther we got from the noise and traf-fi c. – AP

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20 YOU food

Coriander is one of the most versati le and must-have herbs.

It’s an annual that’s oft en known as cilantro and can be grown year round

in a sunny positi on. Make sure you water it well and oft en to stop it going to seed and ferti lise it regularly and it will reward you for months with fragrant, delicious leaves to pick and use in salads, cooked dishes, sauces and salsas.

Fish with coriander 1kg white fi sh fi llets sea salt and freshly ground black pepper extra virgin olive oil juice of 1 lemon 1/2C fi sh or chicken stock 1/4 C dry white wine 2T fi nely chopped coriander 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

• Preheat oven to 180°C• Lie fi sh in a shallow baking dish• Sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black

pepper, olive oil and lemon juice• In a small saucepan bring the fi sh stock and

wine to the boil• Reduce by half and add the coriander and

garlic• Pour over the fi sh. Bake for 7 minutes unti l fi sh

is cooked through

Potato saladwith coriander dressing 600g small potatoes, washed 2 T olive oil 1 red capsicum, thickly sliced lengthways 2 bunches asparagus ½ C fl at-leaf parsley leaves 2 T lemon juice

Fresh coriander yoghurt ½ C natural yoghurt ½ C chopped fresh coriander

• Cook potatoes unti l tender, slice thickly and drizzle with small amount of oil

• Brush capsicum and asparagus with small amount of oil

• Cook on grill for 2 min each side or unti l tender

• Place potatoes, capsicum, asparagus and parsley in a large bowl

• Drizzle with lemon juice and left over oil. Toss to combine

• Combine the yoghurt and chopped fresh coriander

Lamb rump with mint,coriander and basil sauce 1 lamb rump 1 T avocado oil 1 t garlic salt Freshly ground black pepper

• Rub lamb rump with avocado oil and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper

• Bake at 200 degrees C for 35 to 40 minutes

• Rest, covered, for 15 minutes• Cut into slices and serve with mint,

coriander and basil sauce and green salad

Mint, corianderand basil sauce 1 C fresh coriander leaves 1 C fresh basil leaves 1 C fresh mint leaves 1 long red chilli 2 t sugar 3 T raspberry vinegar ½ C hot water 1 t iodised salt Freshly ground

black pepper

• Chop cori-ander, basil and mint leaves fi nely

• Cut chilli in half lengthways, Re-move seeds and chop chilli fi nely

• Mix herbs with chilli, sugar, vinegar, hot water, salt and pepper

Coriander theherbMUST-HAVE

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Smoked salmon ticks all the boxesSmoked salmon is one of the most popular

seafood delicacies found on the super-market shelves.

While it might be more expensive than some deli treats, you only need a litt le to have a big impact.

There are two disti nct smoking processes. Hot smoking cooks the fl esh at 80-100°C, turning it moist, fl aky and opaque while infusing it with a wood-smoke aroma and fl avour.

Cold-smoked salmon, available in rosy-pink translucent slices, is infused with smoke at a lower temperature, no more than 30°C, and is delicately fl avoured. Both are packed ready to eat.

Salmon is widely acknowledged as a food that not only tastes good but is also good for you – naturally rich source of long chain omega-3s, which have important heart health benefi ts.

It’s believed to be benefi cial for the joints and for maintaining a healthy mind at all of life’s stages.

Potato rosti withsmoked salmon

3 large potatoes (about 700g) 2 T chives, chopped 60g butt er, melted 1/4 C olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 slices smoked salmon (about 200g) Fresh herbs to serve 4 lemon wedges Crème fraiche Dill sprigs

• Preheat oven to 150°C• Peel potatoes, grate and squeeze out any

excess liquid• Place grated potato in a bowl and mix in the

chives, melted butt er, salt and pepper• Heat the oil in a large non-sti ck frying pan

over medium/high heat• Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture into the

pan for each cake and fry unti l golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels and place in oven to keep warm unti l all cakes are made

• Serve two potato cakes on each plate. Top with tsp of crème fraiche

• Curl two slices of salmon on each stack

• Decorate with dill sprig and serve with a lemon wedge

Smoked salmon canapés 3T creme fraiche 2 T Dijon mustard 1 T honey 1 T freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 T fresh dill, minced (plus more for garnish) Sliced wholemeal bread 500g thinly sliced smoked salmon • In a small bowl, combine creme fraiche,

mustard, honey, lemon juice and dill • Chill at least 4 hours, unti l serving ti me• Cut crusts from wholemeal bread • Use a 1-1/2-inch round cookie cutt er to cut

bread into circles. Lightly toast• Spread mixture on to wholemeal • Top with a piece of salmon and garnish with

dill

Smoked salmon pasta 1 1/2 C grated gruyere cheese 1/3 C chopped fresh parsley 2 t ground black pepper 500g dried spaghetti 600ml cream 1C dry white wine 1 small garlic clove, thinly sliced ½ C capers

½ C pitt ed black olives 1 t salt and freshly ground black

pepper

200g smoked salmon slices cut into strips

• Combine the cheese, parsley, pepper and lemon rind in a small bowl and set aside

• Cook the spaghetti in a large saucepan of salted boiling water

• Drain, return to the saucepan and cover to keep warm

• Place the cream, wine and garlic in a large frying pan and bring to simmer

• Simmer uncovered, sti rring occasionally, for 8 minutes

• Add the capers• Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes or unti l

the sauce thickens slightly• Remove from the heat and sti r in the salt• Pour the sauce into the saucepan with the

spaghetti and toss to combine • Add smoked salmon strips and half the

cheese mixture and toss well• Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary• Divide the pasta among warmed serving

plates or bowls• Serve accompanied by the remaining

cheese mixture

Smoked salmon andpotato salad with dill

Serves 2 400g baby potatoes 125ml (1/2 cup) greek yoghurt (soured

cream) 1 small garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp lemon juice salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 handful fresh dill, chopped 1 spring onion, chopped 170g smoked salmon, torn into small pieces

• Wash the potatoes, put them in a small pot and cover with water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, and simmer unti l the pota-toes are soft , about 10 minutes or so.

• Meanwhile, prepare the yoghurt dressing. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and season with salt and pep-per. Sti r in about half of the dill.

• Strain the potatoes and let them sit for a while to cool down. Arrange potatoes and salmon on plates, sprinkle with the remain-ing dill and spring onion. Finally, spoon over the yoghurt dressing and serve.

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38 Kermode St, ASHBURTON Ph: 307 9110EASYPAY® OPTION MEANS ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS INSURANCE & CREDIT FEES. EASYPAY® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SMITHS CITY (SOUTHERN) LIMITED. MINIMUM PURCHASE FOR EASYPAY® OPTION IS $499 (OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE LESS THAN $499). ALL FINANCE OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO NORMAL CREDIT GRANTING PROCEDURES. AN INSURANCE CHARGE AND CREDIT FEES ARE REQUIRED. A DEPOSIT MAY BE REQUIRED ON COMPUTERS, MOBILE PHONES, CAR AUDIO PRODUCTS AND NEW ACCOUNTS. INTEREST IS CHARGED FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, HOWEVER IF YOU COMPLETE THE ACCOUNT IN FULL WITHIN THE EASYPAY® OPTION PERIOD ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS THE CREDIT FEES AND INSURANCE CHARGE. WEEKLY PAYMENTS IF STATED ARE BASED ON A 36 MONTH TERM AND INCLUDE BOOKING AND CREDIT FEES, INSURANCE & INTEREST CHARGE. APPLE PRODUCTS, SELECTED COMPUTERS, GAME CONSOLES & SOME PROMOTIONAL ITEMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISCOUNT OR EASYPAY® OPTIONS OFFERS. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, DISPLAY ACCESSORIES ARE NOT INCLUDED. DEPENDING ON COLOUR AND COMBINATION, SOME LOUNGE FURNITURE MAY HAVE TO BE ORDERED TO CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. ALL OFFERS AND PRICES IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT ARE VALID FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OR WHILE STOCKS LAST. SOME PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN SOME STORES.

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EASYPAY OPTION MEANS ALL YOU PAY IS THE ADVERTISED PRICE PLUS INSURANCE AND CREDIT FEES. CONDITIONS APPLY.

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PAEDICREST SOFT QUEENSIZE MATTRESS & BASELuxury Pillow top combined with Sleepyhead’s famous Trufl ex advanced Spring System ensures great comfort, support and excellent lasting qualities.

PROUDLY MADE IN NEW ZEALAND

SIESTA 3RR + R + R LOUNGE SUITE

LM6700 42” CINEMA 3D SMART TV

KDL46EX720 46” FULL HD 1080P 200HZ BRAVIA 3D LED TV

46”

42”

overall condition

suite in good overall condition

$209999 OR

$174999

WITH $350TRADE-IN*

$169999 OR

$89999WITH $800TRADE-IN*

$369999 OR

$269999

WITH $1000

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LESS THAN

$16 PER WEEK

LESS THAN

$18 PER WEEK

LESS THAN $10 PER WEEK

LESS THAN $27 PER

WEEK

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$199999 OR

$149999

WITH $500TRADE-IN*

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