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Queen plans huge 90th bash British royal Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her upcoming 90th birthday by throwing a huge street party in London for 10,000 guests. The monarch hits the milestone on April 21, 2016, but her birthday will be officially celebrated in June that year with a lavish bash on the streets of the British capital for fellow royals including Princes William and Harry, charity workers and members of the public. The event is to be organised by the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips and he hopes the big bash will inspire Brits to host their own street parties across the country. “We are aiming to inspire as many people as we can to host street parties of their own for the direct benefit of their community,” he says.

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Prince Charles is ‘Sir’ He’s known to the world as Prince Charles, but to Tom Parker Bowles he is, and always will be simply addressed as, “Sir”. Parker Bowles is the stepson and godson of the future King Of England and is currently in Australia to promote the Nine Network’s new reality cooking show Hot Plate. He has told AAP that he and his sister Laura Lopes have always called Prince Charles as ‘Sir’ for as long as they can remember. “Weirdly enough, since I was born we’ve always called him Sir ... so it’s like someone saying ‘Hello Scott’, we say ‘Hello Sir’,” Parker Bowles said. A restaurant critic for the past 13 years, the 40-year-old joins acclaimed chef Scott Pickett as the judges for Hot Plate, which will launch soon.

Game Of Thrones has chosen more Spanish locations for the filming of season six, with a number of new castles to feature when the hit TV show returns. Scenes from the next season of the popular fantasy show will be filmed in the semi-desert area of Bardenas badlands in Navarre, south-east of the country, according to Variety. The series producers have also selected the medieval castle, Castillo de Santa Florentina, and the 12th century castle, Castillo de Zafra and Almerias Alcazaba, a fortified complex in southern Spain. Other locations include Girona, in the country’s north-eastern Catalonian region, and the popular tourist spot of Peniscola.

Officials at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce have defended their decisions not to remove Bill Cosby’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Chamber insists Cosby’s star is “part of the historic fabric” of the Californian tourist attraction. Requests to remove the star have increased this week after documents from Cosby’s 2005 sexual misconduct deposition were unsealed on Tuesday (NZ time). The documents revealed Cosby admitted to obtaining drugs with the intent of giving them to ladies he wanted to sleep with. Despite the latest information, HCC president Leon Gubler and his partners have refused to dig up Cosby’s star. “The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has received inquiries asking whether we are planning to remove the star of Bill Cosby. The answer is no. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a registered historic landmark. Once a star has been added to the Walk, it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of this, we have never removed a star from the Walk,” Gubler said.

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One ‘hungry’ dog A hungry US labrador has some unusual tastebuds. A Pennsylvania veterinarian retrieved 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and a bandage from the dog’s stomach during exploratory surgery. The head technician at Good Shepherd’s Veterinary Hospital told a local TV station that the black lab named Tiki wasn’t responding to medicine for vomiting, diarrhea and a loss of appetite, and X-rays showed a mass in its stomach. Last week’s surgery lasted two hours and the vet and his technician were shocked at the items that were pulled out. The dog’s owner, Sara Weiss, says Tiki once swallowed a plastic foam dart, but that passed through the dog’s system naturally.

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Telcos leave farmers out in the cold By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury residents isolated by the recent snow dump are outraged by communications outages. Montalto farmers Nicky and Mark Morrow were stranded without power, landline, cellphone or broadband coverage for days in the wake of the June 25 snowfall. Both Vodafone and Spark services went down, as did the Chorus network. Mrs Morrow said the “third world service” was not good enough and it put lives at risk. “I thought it was so danger-

ous – we are converting to dairy and have seven staff, including a couple of Filipino workers who have never seen snow before,” she said. “You can’t get help from the outside if there is an emergency. “Everybody in this district has dairy cattle grazing – the owners can’t ring us to see if we need help, and we can’t get in touch with them if we do need help.” Federated Farmers policy advisor Kevin Geddes agrees. “It is a health and safety issue, particularly in adverse weather, there’s farm staff out there alone, there could be medication

issues or expectant women – all sorts of things could crop up,” Mr Geddes said. “The telecommunications companies have both a commercial and social responsibility to ensure the service is maintained. “It’s very third world – we live in a first world, we pay first world prices – our telecommunications costs are some of the highest in the developed world, we a first world service.” When Mrs Morrow was eventually able to contact telecommunication providers she was fobbed off with excuses about safety. Mr Geddes doesn’t buy this

either. He said a grader had cleared the road on day one and it was the responsibility of the telecommunications companies to get this information from the district council. If it took a helicopter to fetch generators into inaccessible areas, so be it. Chorus has apologised to customers. During power outages, batteries housed in cabinets kick in to power the service for six to 24 hours depending on usage. When the batteries go flat, generators are used to recharge them. Communications manager Nathan Beaumont said the Montalto cabinet had operated inter-

mittently after the snowfall. “During a power outage, we run checks on our cabinets every two hours to monitor the impact. Each time we ran checks on this particular cabinet the power was on, so no further action was taken,” he said. Mr Beaumont said Chorus staff worked around the clock to place more than 30 generators throughout rural Canterbury. Chorus is working with Federated Farmers and local councils to have plans in place which allows local farmers to access the cabinets to plug in their own generators to keep the service running.

the delays were a “joke”. “How do you not know how long it’s going to take you to deice? Just a scam to get people up here!” he said. Ski area manager James McKenzie posted an apology on Facebook. “Ultimately we failed to deliver the experience that so many

of you came up for today and I know all of the Mt Hutt staff who have worked their socks off to get the lift running feel equally gutted,” he said. Those who purchased a day pass and scanned at the quad gate will be given an equivalent day pass for use later in the season, he said.

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Angry skiers have received an apology from Mt Hutt Ski Area staff after experiencing long delays with the Summit Six Chair yesterday. Visitors to the ski area took to social media to air their frustrations after dealing with queues and delays. General manager James Ur-

quhart said severe frosts had stopped the lift from working. A team of 26 staff had been working since the early hours of the morning to get it up and running, he said. They originally hoped to have the lift working by early afternoon, however the lift was out of action for the entire day.

Zack Phelan posted on Mt Hutt’s Facebook page to voice his sadness that the last day of his holiday was so “forgettable”. “Whether it was lies, or wishful thinking, or just poor planning, you have utterly failed and misled people today Mt Hutt,” he said. Jordan Clemence posted that

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Inquiry focus turns to car BY DAISY HUDSON

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The mother and children killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning last week will be farewelled today as the investigation focus shifts to the poison’s possible source. The lives of Cindy George and her children Pio, 5, Teuruaa, 3, and Teiyzshwaun, 2, will be celebrated at a service at the Sinclair Centre at 11am followed by a burial at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. A private family service was held at the Tinwald Domain on Thursday.

Hundreds of people were expected at today’s service as extended family, and the church and ex-pat Cook Islands communities gather to mourn their tragic deaths. They were found dead at a house on Thomson Street in Tinwald last week. Ms George was looking after the house while family members were away. Police subsequently came to believe the family died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a white Holden Commodore was left running in an adjacent garage to keep the bat-

tery “ticking over”. The car’s Central Processing Unit (CPU) has now been forwarded to an electronic crime lab in Dunedin to determine if it could help establish a more accurate timeline of events, police confirmed yesterday. Mid/South Canterbury area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said the CPU would hopefully tell police everything they need to know about the vehicle. The investigation into the deaths, including interviews with family and friends, was almost wrapped up, he said.

The deaths have been referred to the coroner. Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Worner said yesterday that the last time Ms George and her children were seen was on the Saturday afternoon prior to their discovery. It was hoped the CPU would be able to determine when the car was turned on and how long it was running for, he said. However he was unsure whether police would be able to get any information from the CPU as the car’s battery was flat.

Local woman dies Ashburton woman Carol Hill has died in a Greek hospital. Mrs Hill was hit by a motorbike while holidaying on Santorini Island with her husband Barrie last month. She was airlifted to Athens and hospitalised with serious injuries. She died yesterday New Zealand time. Family friend Kevin Opele, organised a fundraising event to help out with the significant expenses which followed and to assist the couple’s sons Shane and Lance to fly to Athens. Yesterday Mr Opele said the account was still open and further donations would be welcomed to bring Mrs Hill home. Donations can be made online or at the ANZ bank into account number 01-08340164407-46.

Abuser jailed A Muslim refugee who wallpapered his Auckland home with images of beheadings and subjected his six children to a violent, eight-year reign of terror was unflinching as he was jailed yesterday. The Auckland man and his wife – who were both granted permanent name suppression to protect their children – were sentenced in Manukau District Court. The man, in his 40s, moved from the Middle East a decade ago with his wife. The court was told he punched and slapped his children on a daily basis, as well as regularly using weapons against them such as a horse whip and hammer. He was jailed for seven and a half years, with a minimum non-parole period of half that, after admitting 16 violence charges. - NZME

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Students at Northland schools are squirting glue into locks, setting tampons on fire and punching holes in walls, with taxpayers forking out $1.9 million repairing vandalism to the region’s schools, out of a total $58 million nationwide. The Ministry of Education has allocated that amount to vandalism-related damage, including graffiti, over the past six years in Northland schools. The total does not include repairs for arson, which is covered by insurance. Not all the damage was done by students, with burglars smashing windows and committing other crimes. - NZME

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St Vincent de Paul shop assistant Donna Collins and society president Evans Chibanguza are in the process of moving items from the old Triangle shop to temporary premises at the Ashburton Learning Centre. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 100715-JJ-014

Vinnies shift shop for reconstruction BY CAITLIN PORTER

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It’s the end of an era, St Vincent de Paul is on the move. The society is bidding goodbye to its old premises in The Triangle, and heading off to temporary premises in the

Ashburton Learning Centre, near the Holy Name Church on Sealy Street. Society president Evans Chibanguza said the last official trading day was yesterday and the shop will be closed until July 20, until relocation is complete.

The old earthquake-damaged building will be demolished next month, and a single-storey building will replace it. Everything will be business as usual for the society in the temporary premises, Mr Chibanguza said.

“All of next week will be moving to the new premises we will be using while the building goes up.” The shop will then operate from the learning centre site until the completion of the new shop in early 2016.

Bali flight delayed by volcanic ash Air New Zealand has delayed its scheduled flight from Auckland to Bali today as ash from an Indonesian volcano continues to wreak havoc with international air traffic in the region. Bali’s airport at Denpasar has been closed for three days as clouds of gritty ash – po-

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tentially hazardous to airline jet engines – continue to spew from Mount Ruang in eastern Java. Thousands of travellers have been left stranded as airlines in the region have been forced to cancel flights. Air New Zealand yesterday

announced flight NZ245, which was scheduled to depart Auckland at 4.30pm today, had now been delayed until early tomorrow morning. The service would now depart at 3am, weather and ash conditions permitting. The delay would have a

knock-on effect on the return service from Bali to Auckland, flight NZ246, which would also be delayed. Air New Zealand said the situation would be reviewed again today, with an update later today. “We apologise for the inconvenience.” - NZME

Three more live spiders have been discovered in imported Mexican grapes but no bites from venomous species have been reported so far. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been working with supermarket chains to remove all Mexican grapes from shelves after the first poisonous spider was discovered on Friday last week. The ministry earlier this week said 10 spiders had been discovered, eight of which were thought to be poisonous. Since then, three more live spiders have been discovered, bringing the total to 13. However, identification of the spiders had found only seven were poisonous – three black widows and four yellow sac spiders. The remaining six spiders were identified as spiders from different families “that present no human health risk”. MPI spokesman Jim Flack said there had been no reports of anyone being bitten by a grape spider. The ministry’s pests and diseases hotline had received about 50 calls as of Thursday concerning spiders in Mexican grapes. “Not all of these callers were reporting actual spider finds. Many were people seeking general information.” Mr Flack said the National Poisons Centre had advised that anti-venom was generally not required for black widow spider bites, but if anti-venom was required, then redback anti-venom should be used. “Most major hospitals in New Zealand stock this anti-venom.” - NZH

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Schools battle legal backlash By Daisy Hudson

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Mid Canterbury schools are being forced to play catch-up when it comes to addressing complaints by students on social media. While teenagers speaking out and being “anti-establishment” was nothing new, the way they expressed those views presented new challenges for schools, Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Chris Murphy said. “In the past it’s been a lot easier for schools to engage with that sort of anti-establishment thought and teen angst, and now schools are being bypassed in favour of a willing social media audience,” he said. “It’s important for that sort of discourse to be on an appropriate forum, and social media

is certainly not an appropriate forum.” He described the situation as “hugely problematic” for schools. “Schools are playing catch-up in a sense, how do they best respond to that,” he said. His comments follow Nelson College principal Gary O’Shea this week lamenting a growing sense of entitlement among young people. Mr O’Shea said he was concerned parents increasingly supported that sense of entitlement. Mr Murphy said: “I think what he said is what a lot of people were thinking.” Schools around the country have faced legal challenges and online backlash after disciplining students for breaking the rules. Recently, a judge forced St

Bede’s College in Christchurch to reinstate two rowers after they behaved badly on a school trip. In another case, Hastings student Lucan Battison won the right to keep his long hair after being suspended for refusing to cut it. Mr Murphy said parents threatening legal action against schools was “ridiculous”. “Schools do, by and large in most of these cases, need to be left alone to get along and make their own decisions, for whatever reasons that they see fit,” he said. Mid Canterbury schools worked hard to keep parents “in the loop”, he said. “We are fortunate in Mid Canterbury that by and large, parents are on the side of the school,” he said.

Mt Somers Springburn School pupil Zoey Reveley (left) has taken out the top prize in a Plunket car seat colouring competition. A series of booster seat education sessions run by Plunket car seat service area manager Shirley Falloon (right, in costume) came to a conclusion with a booster seat colouring competition, which Zoey took out with her sparkling masterpiece. Mayfield School pupil Eirene Mallari took out second prize. Both youngsters won a book for their efforts.

Rugby club ‘steals’ test feed A South Auckland rugby club that screened the historic test match between the All Blacks and Samoa to a crowd of around 300 people did so illegally by “stealing” the broadcast feed. The Otahuhu Rugby Club attracted the ire of broadcaster Sky TV after a Herald report noted that the club’s broadcast dropped out in the 72nd minute when the match was in the balance. A Sky representative contacted the Herald to point out that club was not in fact a customer. Instead a person associated with the club had taken their personal decoder to the clubrooms, which was illegal.

“This is piracy, a form of theft,” Sky’s spokeswoman said. “The fact is that it’s taking something you have not paid for.” Otahuhu president John Roache said the club had simply wanted to provide an opportunity for members of the community to watch the match and had not made any money from screening it. A flier advertising the match said tables at the club could be purchased for $150 and light refreshments would be provided. However, Mr Roache said the club had not organised the event or distributed the flier. Only about three tables were sold and the money from that

was used by the person who took their decoder to the club for the hire of a big screen and to pay a band that provided live music. “It was never anything for the club at all,” Mr Roache said. “We only just did this for the community.” The club had been contacted by Sky and asked to take out a subscription, which cost around $350 a month. Mr Roache said he would take the proposal to the club’s committee but he was not certain it was financially viable. “We are in no position of paying that every month without using it. Signing a contract for one year is crazy. I’ve told

Immigration officials have charged an Auckland-based Fiji national with 72 alleged offences, including 16 of “people-trafficking.” Faroz Ali, also known as Feroz Ali, was remanded on bail without entering a plea after appearing in Manukau District Court yesterday on charges laid by Immigration NZ. The service alleges that 44-year-old Ali charged 16 people large sums for the opportunity to work in New Zealand, aided their unlawful entry to this country, and employed them or arranged jobs for them in breach of their visa conditions. They were also subjected to exploitative working conditions, according to the service, which is accusing Ali of 56 other immigration offences as well as 16 of people-trafficking. The maximum penalty for people-trafficking is 20 years’ imprisonment and a $500,000 fine. Ali, a New Zealand resident, is due to re-appear in court on July 29. - NZME

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them we can’t afford to do that. We hardly use the club. “We didn’t want to make any money out of [showing the match] and now we are going to sacrifice something like $350 a month the next 12 months? What are we going to use it for? The rugby season is over now.” The club had just 20 financial members, Mr Roache said. It had around 400 players, none of whom paid subs, so was forced to fundraise heavily during the season. Sky’s spokeswoman said the company did not take piracy lightly as it was vital the company recouped what it spent on securing broadcasting rights.

A busy stretch of Auckland highway was closed for most of yesterday after a crash killed one person and injured another during the morning commute. State Highway 16 was shut to traffic in both directions after a car and truck collided, leaving debris on the road, police said. One person died and another suffered moderate injuries. Shortly before 4pm, the New Zealand Transport Agency said the road had reopened to traffic and congestion was now easing, “The NZ Transport Agency thanks drivers for their patience while the crash was cleared and the area was made safe again.” Detours had been in place while police serious crash investigators examined the scene. - NZME

Bus abandoned Passengers had to abandon their tour bus after it broke down on Ninety Mile Beach as the tide came in with the vehicle eventually engulfed by strong waves. About 25 were on board the Harrison’s Cape Runner on Tuesday when it broke down about two-thirds the way up the beach. A passenger, who did not want to be named, said the engine stopped after the driver went through some water. However, owner Cheryl Harrison said that was not the case. “There is no way that our driver would be driving into water. It’s just one of those unfortunate things.” - NZME

Flood aid A support agency says it is dealing with 30 families still to return to their damaged houses and fears there are many more still displaced, more than five weeks after flooding washed through parts of Dunedin. Homes in South Dunedin, in particular, and parts of Brighton and Mosgiel were awash after the flood at the beginning of June. Family Works Presbyterian Support Otago social work supervisor Deb Galling said the organisation continued to be run off its feet while it supported displaced families. It was working with about 30 families who had been relocated but there were likely to be many more. - NZME

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■ ATS IN-STORE DAYS

Frenchman on hunt for work By Caitlin Porter

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The country comes to town for the ATS In-store Days, but one young French gentleman wanted to do more than that – he wanted to jump into the back of a ute and head off to a farm. Twenty-six-year-old Anthony Degouy is originally from small-town France, but for the last couple of days he has been hanging out at ATS looking for work. Mr Degouy came out to New Zealand in October on a working holiday visa and has spent his time carrying out a variety of odd jobs. From pruning, to picking and packing fruit in the North Island to cutting wood and trapping possums he’s done it all. Now though, the self-confessed country boy is looking for work on a farm. Complete with a sign stating his penchant for farming, Mr Degouy met a few people and even made some good contacts. “You need to show your face,” he said. “And I’ve got a lot of numbers from guys around and farmers and agencies too, like Agstaff.” The Picardie region in France where Mr Degouy is from has many dairy farms, as does the city he grew up in – Amiens. However, he’s enjoying New Zealand and doesn’t want to leave anytime soon. “It’s easy-going and relaxed,” he said. “You have everything, from the ocean to mountains.” And he likes Mid Canterbury because it’s quiet and the people are friendly, he said. For the moment Mr Degouy plans to continue his hunt for farming jobs and will be making a few follow-up calls come Monday morning.

Awards for homes A pair of Ashburton homes were recognised at the Mid and South Canterbury Registered Master Builders 2015 House of the Year awards in Timaru last night. Jennian Homes Mid Canterbury Ltd received a silver award in the New Home $400,000 to $500,000 category and Dave McCrea Building Ltd received bronze in the New Home $650,000 to $1 million category. South Canterbury building company Lone Pine Building won the Supreme Award for a house the judges said was “crafted with care and attention to detail throughout”. Wilson Building Timaru was awarded the Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year for a project in which a collection of buildings was expanded and joined together. National category winners and the supreme awards for Renovation of the Year and House of the Year will be announced in Auckland in November.

Cold spell over The blizzard-like blast of cold weather that caused chaos yesterday is expected to die down this weekend. Heavy snow and freakishly cold weather caused power cuts and road chaos in places where some of the chilliest temperatures in a generation or more were reported. Gisborne and its surrounds borne the brunt of the wintry blast, with snow falling in the city for the first time in 51 years. But the snowy weather was moving east and an incoming high pressure system should bring more settled conditions, WeatherWatch said. - NZME

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Frenchman Anthony Degouy secured himself a prime position at the ATS In-store Days earlier this week, in the hopes of gaining employment. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 100715-JJ-022

Coach home for life-saving treatment Chiefs assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge was flown to Hamilton International Airport yesterday for life-saving treatment at Waikato Hospital. Anxious Chiefs rugby officials were also waiting at the airport as he landed at 6.15pm. Stawbridge was earlier sedated and deemed stable enough to travel home from Samoa to be treated for an infection in his right eye which has rapidly deteriorated over the past three days. His plane had travelled via Tonga. An ambulance was waiting on the tarmac to transfer him to Waikato Hospital. Strawbridge had been joining the Manu Samoa campaign as a technical advisor for Manu Samoa for the All Blacks test and

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was due to leave with the squad on Monday for the Pacific Nations Cup in the United States and Canada. However, he took ill on Tuesday and an urgent call was put out for blood donors. The message got through to a hotel where West Coast man Ross Wylde was enjoying a drink, One News reported. Medical staff were looking for donations of Type O-negative blood, which Mr Wylde has. He immediately switched to drinking coffee and water, and was later picked up by a doctor to donate his blood. Mr Wylde said he was a registered blood donor so had no hesitation in helping out. “Not at all, that’s why we do it.”

Strawbridge’s wife Laura and sister Susan Strawbridge earlier joined him in Samoa. The family has again expressed gratitude for the care and support that has been shown to Andrew and his family from the medical team at Moto’otua Hospital, the Manu Samoa aiga and the New Zealand rugby community. Laura Strawbridge said she was overwhelmed by the support shown. “The kindness shown to us, and the offers of support, has been incredible. We want to thank everyone for their much needed thoughts and kind wishes at this extremely difficult time.” The family has asked for privacy at this time.

Chiefs rugby board chairman Dallas Fisher and chief executive Andrew Flexman were on hand to see Strawbridge transferred. Mr Fisher said Strawbridge will now go to Waikato Hospital and be assessed in the intensive care unit. He said Strawbridge had been very sick but he, the Chiefs franchise and his family had been humbled by the support. Mr Fisher said they were able to get Strawbridge home by putting the medical evacuation in place quickly, along with getting help from authorities in New Zealand and Samoa. “We’re very pleased to have him home so he can be with his family and get further medical attention.” - NZME

Citrus fruit collected from Whangarei will be sent to Canterbury residents to help to fight their winter woes for the second year in a row. Last year, Christine Stephenson, who moved to Whangarei in 2012 from Christchurch where she had lived for 25 years, organised the first Citrus For Christchurch campaign. It sent well over two tonnes of fruit to the South Island city. She got the idea when she saw the excess fruit around Northland and recalled how hard it was to get in Christchurch. Citrus is also good at helping fight the winter sniffles. Ms Stephenson is overseas this year so the campaign is being organised by Whangarei’s Lions clubs. Spokesman Terry Ward said the clubs hoped to gather two tonnes of fruit. - NZME

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nthony “Goldberg” Bartlett is a familiar face around Mid Canterbury. He can be seen at any number of rugby games and spends his time chatting to locals on the streets of Ashburton. For the past year he has kept himself busy helping businesses in the centre of town with their recycling bins. “Every Thursday and Friday is rubbish day,” he said. “I go all round Havelock Street, Burnett Street, the main street, then Tancred Street and Moore Street.” However, yesterday was Goldberg’s last day – he’s now officially retired. Ailing health is the main catalyst of his retirement, lugging the heavy bins and trekking around town was getting too much for him. “I have to take my time … my legs are sore,” he explained. “I just about collapsed last week.” Last week Goldberg informed businesses of his impending retirement. He’s open to retirement gifts, as long as they don’t come in the form of chocolate – chocolate makes him sick. While Goldberg will no longer be helping out with the bins, he said he’ll still be around town. Reflections Café and Catering co-owner Sarah Kingsbury said the staff have appreciated Goldberg’s help over the past year. “It’s a big help for us and I think he enjoyed it,” she said. But there’s more to Goldberg that just a friendly face around town. The 39-year-old has been in Ashburton for nearly 20 years, moving down in 1996 for work. Originally from Ruatoria, in the Gisborne region, Goldberg attended Ngata Memorial College. He enjoyed school; mainly arts and math, he said. While at high school Goldberg got the chance to go on the trip of a lifetime. In 1991 he travelled to the US with the Crippled Children’s Society (now called CCS Disability Action). “There were five busloads, 178 kids and 50 adults,” he said. The group started their tour in Los Angeles stopping by the Los Angeles Police Department, but also found time to visit Universal Studios and trek around a ranch and before making their way to Disneyland. Other than that trip Goldberg said he has only been out of the country on one other occasion, to Wollongong in Australia for a family visit. Five years after his visit to the US, Goldberg arrived in

Many Mid Cantabrian’s recognise Goldberg, but few know much about him. Earlier this week he sat down with the Guardian’s Caitlin Porter to chat about life and his recent retirement from recycling. Ashburton. He started work for Tom Gundry shortly after arriving, cleaning gutters, before moving to Silver Fern Farms where he stayed for eight years. Goldberg’s mum was based in Ashburton at the time, but has recently moved south. Goldberg said he has no plans to follow her – he has too many friends in Ashburton. Other family members are spread out around the country too, he has a half-sister in Motueka and a half-brother who recently returned to Auckland. For years he was a familiar face at the Ashburton showgrounds, watching every Mid Canterbury rugby game. For a while he even manned the scoreboard, but unfortunately when the scoring went digital, Goldberg found himself out of a job. “They sacked me,” he joked. He still watches rugby though and is an avid supporter. “I was a Southern man, then Allenton, then Hampstead, then Collegiate and now Celtic,” he said. Right now, Goldberg is busy planning for his 40th birthday bash in October. Upon announcing his retirement to various businesses around town last

week, he managed to hand out a few invitations. It’s tricky deciding who to invite though, as he has a lot of best friends, he said. “People know me all around town,” he said. “The whole town calls me Goldberg.”

Anthony ‘Goldberg’ Bartlett will no longer be carrying recycling bins for businesses in the centre of town. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 090715-AK-013

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■ HEALTH

Heart disease no casual matter By Corazon Miller Our easy-going Kiwi nature and “she’ll be right attitude” could prove deadly when it comes to dealing with symptoms of a heart attack. New research by the Heart Foundation, has found that this relaxed attitude is one reason many New Zealanders delay getting help and risk missing out on potentially life-saving treatment. The survey of 1422 people shows this “she’ll be right attitude”, concerns about the cost of an ambulance and medical care, and a “fatalistic view that this is meant to happen” are key reasons why people delay medical treatment. But more than one Kiwi dies because of heart disease every 90 minutes, Heart Foundation medical director Dr Gerry Devlin said. “Many of these deaths are premature and preventable,” he said. “It’s as if people are looking for someone to tell them it’s okay to call for help.” Past research shows many New Zealanders take too long to seek medical attention, when they or someone nearby presents with symptoms of a heart attack, Dr Devlin said. Those most likely to delay seeking help are women and those of low socioeconomic status. Signs of a heart attack include chest discomfort, pain in the jaw, shoulders or back, excessive sweating, shortness of breath and nausea. These symptoms are not always that obvious, Dr Devlin said, but the key

thing is chest discomfort, which can be heaviness or tightness, in particular when associated with exercise. “If you got prolonged discomfort that lasts for greater than fifteen minutes then dial 111.” But he added anyone experiencing intermittent discomfort, in particular if associated with exercise, should contact their doctor. “The quicker someone gets treatment, the quicker blood flow can be restored to the arteries reducing the amount of damage and increasing the chance of survival. “Ideally we need patients to be receiving life-saving medical care within 60 minutes of the onset of symptoms - not six hours later or the next day.”

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Speed eater eyes sushi New Zealand speed eating queen Nela Zisser will be taking on sushi after missing out on the top spots of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest in New York. She will be attempting to stomach 100 salmon nigiri sushi in record time, one week before the finals of the Wowwowwow Japanese Ramen Challenge. “I’ve seen someone do 56 sushi pieces in just over two minutes, so I’ll just be basing on that and going at it as fast as I can,” Zisser said. “There’s really no record for me to beat because I don’t think anyone’s done 100 salmon nigiri before.” Zisser, a model and former Miss Earth New Zealand, claimed seventh spot in the New York July 4 contest. She couldn’t match defending champion Miki Sudo who ate 38 hot dogs and buns in under 10 minutes to claim the title for the second straight year. “I’m pretty happy with my performance against these people who have been doing it for years,” the 23-year-old said. “Next year I want to go back with the aim of getting at least top five.”

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burton Borough School received their awards recently too. Westpac bank manager Janice Street said the bank was proud to be the associated with the awards. “We need great leaders so it’s important to start supporting and fostering them at an early age,” Ms Street said.

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ith its population of under 20,000, Ashburton is about as far away from Bulgaria’s sprawling capital Sofia as you can get. That became clear very quickly for Lana Vuteva, 30, when she made the move to be with husband Martin in 2007. Arriving in town on a Sunday, Lana was stunned to see closed shops and empty streets. “I was shocked when I came here,” she said with a laugh. “It was like, ‘Oh my God’.” She was used to living in a small country, as Bulgaria is roughly half the size of New Zealand. However, with a population of around eight million, it is much more densely populated. “Europe is just different,” she said. “But New Zealand is different in a good way.” Adding to the culture shock was the fact that Lana did not speak a word of English. She said the language barrier was isolating when she first moved to New Zealand,

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but she met “very nice people” who made the transition period easier. She describes Bulgaria as a modern place with traditional values, which she says she misses a lot. “People in Bulgaria are much [emotionally] closer to each other,” she said. “That was a bit of a shock as well.” She was supported by husband Martin, who moved to New Zealand in 2002. The couple met through Lana’s sister when Martin returned home to Bulgaria for a holiday. “It was love at first sight,”

With Mid Canterbury becoming increasingly multicultural, reporter Daisy Hudson is tracking down newcomers to talk about their life, culture, and their shift to our district.

she said. She had just finished her training as an early childhood teacher in Bulgaria when she decided it was time for a change. After taking time out to acclimatise and raise the couple’s two daughters, Lana has headed back to university to retrain as an early childhood teacher in New Zealand. Maintaining Bulgarian traditions and teaching her children about their heritage is very important for Lana and Martin. For example on Christmas Eve the family eats dinner on the floor, “like a picnic”. “It’s just something different, it’s nice for the kids,” she said.

Lana still cooks traditional Bulgarian food at home, saying the kids “love it”. The children are also growing up bilingual as the family speaks Bulgarian at home. Lana says that Bulgaria is quite a religious country, and she was raised as an Orthodox Christian. While New Zealand is not an overtly religious country, Lana says that is something she just had to accept. Despite her love for her new homeland, Lana urges anyone who is planning on travelling to make the trip to Bulgaria. “You have to go,” she said. “It’s just a beautiful country.”

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ulgarian food often incorporates salads as appetizers and is also noted for the prominence of dairy products, wines and other alcoholic drinks such as rakia. The cuisine also features a variety of soups, such as the cold soup tarator, and pastries. Main courses are very typically water-based stews, either vegetarian or with lamb, goat meat, beef, chicken or pork. Deep-frying is not common, but grilling – especially different kinds of sausages – is very prominent. Pork is common, often mixed with beef or lamb, although fish and chicken are also widely used. While most cattle are bred for milk production rather than meat, veal is popular. As a substantial exporter of lamb, Bulgaria’s own consumption is notable. Similarly to other Balkan cultures the per capita consumption of yoghurt among Bulgarians is traditionally higher than the rest of Europe. The country is notable as the historical namesake for Lactobacillus bulgaricus, a microorganism chiefly responsible for the local variety of the dairy product. – Wikipedia

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Supporters of marriage equality and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) rights have had plenty to celebrate recently. The United States Supreme Court ruled in favour of legalising same sex marriage, Australian Liberal MP Warren Entsch announced plans to introduce a cross-party gay marriage bill into parliament in August, and Caitlyn Jenner’s transition gave transgender rights a new platform. With marriage equality and transgender rights hitting the headlines, reporter Daisy Hudson talked to the sponsor of New Zealand’s own Marriage Amendment Bill about equality, acceptance, and where to from here.

Talking with Labour MP Louisa Wall Q: It has been a couple of years since the Marriage Amendment Bill was passed in 2013. Do you think there has been a change in culture around marriage equality in New Zealand? A: Yeah, for all intents and purposes two New Zealanders who love each other can now apply for a licence and commit themselves to one another and get married. What it’s done is highlight the acceptance in the majority of society. Because the whole area of sexual orientation and gender identity has been highlighted, we now have reporting of some really positive things that happen, but also not-so-positive things. Q: Do you think we still have some way to go in terms of acceptance, not just for marriage equality but also for transgender rights? A: Very much so. I think it’s made us look at how we treat everyone along the sexual expression continuum. I think we’ve realised that the world isn’t just made up of men and women – we have people who sit along the continuum and some who identify as both. We have a medical model and best practice at the moment that determines what sex children are before they even have the ability to express themselves. Q: What did you make of the reaction to the US Supreme Court decision? A: I think there were 23 or 26 million people on Facebook who changed their profile picture to a rainbow. I’m not sure what percentage that is, but that’s a lot. Essentially what that Supreme Court decision has reinforced is that the United States has a written constitution and it entrenches individual liberty and justice. It really is about what does a modern democratic society believe in? What do we value? Q: Looking across the Tasman now to Australia, are you hopeful they will follow in New Zealand’s footsteps and legalise same sex marriage? A: Absolutely. I have no doubt in my mind that marriage equality will happen in Australia. If you look at the poll results for support

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of marriage equality, it’s in the high 70s and 80s, so the society and the people don’t have a problem with it. The biggest barrier to achieving it now is their prime minister. As we saw in New Zealand, the way forward has to be with a conscience vote. In an ideal world I think these issues are about human rights and eliminating discrimination.

Q: What seems to be the barrier to that conscience vote? A: I believe the Australian people and the Liberal Party are in a hijacked situation where one man, one person, is calling the shots and not allowing what we saw in our society, which was

free, honest, open, inclusive, and covered the spectrum of opinions. Q: Were you surprised at the level of engagement the Marriage Amendment Bill attracted? A: We had over 21,000 submissions and from my perspective the involvement of

young people was really special, because it takes a lot to get a young person engaged and to act. There’s a lot of passive engagement where people might not like things, but they won’t do much about it. What we saw was a huge mobilisation of the youth voice. Q: Do you think the government needs to be doing more to fund gender reassignment surgeries? A: Yes I do. The first principle of being able to help somebody is actually having the expertise in the country to perform the operations. Believe it or not, that’s the biggest barrier. Can you imagine if someone needed hip surgery, and we said “sorry we can’t do it because we don’t have any hip surgeons”? It’s a ridiculous predicament for us as a country to be in.

Left – Labour MP Louisa Wall, the sponsor of New Zealand’s Marriage Amendment Bill.

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

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National highland titles on line By Caitlin Porter

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Highland dancers from all over the country have descended on Ashburton for a very important event. The New Zealand Highland and National Dancing Championship is being held in town for the first time in many years. The championships kicked off yesterday with the junior competition, and Ashburton Highland Dancing Association vice president Megan Christie said everything went off without a hitch. “It’s been really good,” she said. Nearly 40 people are involved with the Highland Dancing Association locally and as a result there are many great contenders for medals at the championships over the weekend. Yesterday Mrs Christie said there had already been some good local results, which was promising. “Each championship class that the girls win puts them towards one winning with the most points overall for their age group,” she said. “It could go any way, because there’s certainly been a mixed bag in most age groups so far.” Today is the presentations for the junior sections, and the official opening of the championships will also take place - an event Mrs Christie said would be exciting. The competition will continue all day today and tomorrow before the official closing ceremony on Monday evening, as will the presentation of the senior competition winners and the New Zealand national rankings. A junior dance display will close proceedings. “There’s a bit of everything really,” Mrs Christie said. In total 197 competitors are taking to the stage.

Chloe Graham (left) took out first place in the Canterbury West Coast Championships Highland Fling under 8 years, while Ruby Tanner, Poppy Parkinson and Summer Russell took second, third and fourth consecutively. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 100715-JJ-011

Lucy Marshall Isla Miers (left) concentrating on stage.

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Above - Brianna Sloper (left) Kaitlin Murphy onstage during yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship gathering. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 100715-JJ-006

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Don’t igno Family violence has once again come under the microscope with the closure of support services and moves to change the way police respond to incidents. Reporter Daisy Hudson looks at how Mid Cantabrians will be affected.

shburton police are urging people to keep reporting family violence as they look to change the way they approach the issue. A coroner recommended an overhaul of the way police and other social agencies handle domestic violence complaints following the deaths of two Dunedin children last year. Edward Livingstone shot and killed his nine-yearold son Bradley and six-year-old daughter El-

len while they slept, before taking his own life. It was later revealed that he had repeatedly breached a protection order taken out by the children’s mother and his exwife, Katharine Webb. Following an inquest into the deaths, police are looking to change the way they deal with reports of family violence. Ashburton police Senior Sergeant Scott Banﬁeld said the changes would enhance

present systems rather than radically changing them. Police were attending four to ﬁve domestic incidents per week in Mid Canterbury, he said. His comments came as a new report suggests police are struggling to cope with an increase in domestic violence in New Zealand. According to police statistics 101,981 family violence investigations were conducted in 2014, compared with 73,280 in 2008. The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse report, which was based on police data, showed there were 7163 male assaults female offences in 2014. Of those offences 82 per

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he cessation of anger management services in Ashburton following the closure of Relationships Aotearoa has devastated the town’s restorative justice co-ordinator. Relationships Aotearoa shut its doors on June 9 after funding negotiations with the Government broke down. Figures released to the Guardian show Relationships Aotearoa was working with 192 people in the Ashburton and Timaru areas. The closure of the provider also spelled the end for anger management services in Ashburton, much to the dismay of restorative justice co-ordinator Toni Sowman.

“I was gutted, devastated to hear we don’t offer that anger management counselling in Ashburton now,” she said. Clients involved in family violence cases who required anger management services would have to travel to Christchurch to access a provider, she said. “A lot of our clients don’t have the means or the ability to travel to Christchurch and make appointments there,” she said. “It’s just a bad situation.” As the Restorative Justice co-ordinator, Ms Sowman often works with offenders who have been through the court system. “I think restorative justice is a good start point for people to get some resolution,” she said. “Often you can put systems in place for them and support for the victims.”

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ore family violence cent were resolved, dropping from 93 per cent in 2008. Research fellow Pauline Gulliver told media that the report suggested that resources were getting constrained. However, she said she did not want to criticise police, and noted that implementing changes would take a lot of time and effort. Senior Sergeant Banﬁeld said resolution rates may not give a full picture, as they did not include alternative resolutions. Those could include restorative justice, police safety orders, and marae-based resolutions. It could also be difﬁcult to resolve cases as some victims could change their minds

about pressing charges, he said. An increase in family violence could be at least partially attributed to increased reporting, he believed. He urged people to keep reporting incidents of family violence. “If we can reduce family violence episodes, we are going to reduce the number of victims in our community,” he said.

rvices ‘devastating’ The Ministry of Justice has conﬁrmed it was in contact with Relationships Aotearoa about client transfers. People unable to attend court-mandated services because of the shut-down would not be in breach of court orders, it conﬁrmed. Thankfully Ms Sowman had not had any people requiring those services lately, she said. “But that’s not to say that next week I won’t end up with 10 family violence referrals that would all be sent off for that sort of counselling, and we can’t do it,” she said. It was a “really unfortunate” situation. “I was hoping someone might step up to the plate and we might have some providers here,” she said. “I’m sure it will happen, but just not that I’m aware of at the moment.”

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Rowing champs eye Rio By Andrew Alderson

Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Round four Max Gilbert Trophy - Methven v Rakaia, Methven 1, 2.45pm, Travis Durham Memorial Celtic v Hampstead, Celtic 1, 2.45pm, Senior B Centennial Mug – Round 8 Allenton v Collegiate, Allenton 1, 2.30pm Celtic v Hampstead , Celtic 1, 1pm Methven v Rakaia, Methven 1, 1pm Mt Somers v Southern, Mt Somers 1, 2.30pm, Bye: Tinwald

Mid-South Canterbury Hockey Senior Men Wakanui Black v Wakanui Blue at Ashburton, 1.30pm Senior Women Hampstead v Hampstead/ Collegians at Ashburton, 3pm

Mainland Football Men’s Div 5 Methven v Universities @ Ilam Fields 12.30pm Men’s Masters Div 2: MCU Masters v Universities Bombers@ Ilam Fields, 2.30pm

Canterbury Rugby League Ashburton Barbarians v Aranui Eagles at Collegiate South 1pm

The rowing legacy of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray has begun its next chapter in Lucerne. The men’s pair returned to the international stage for the first time this season at the third World Cup last night. The regatta is a curtain-raiser to Olympic qualification at the world championships, starting August 30 in Aiguebelette, France. They won their heat to advance to the semi-finals. Swiss crowds tend to be a tough gig to entertain but Bond and Murray had them applauding in the aisles at the Rotsee two years ago when they equalled the record for the most consecutive wins in the same class at international regattas (15). They have since extended that number to 19, including 55 race wins, five world championships and Olympic gold. They also won their heat and final to secure last year’s men’s coxed pair world championship with Caleb Shepherd. However, last weekend’s end to Val Adams’ 56-meet shot put reign in Paris shows all champions can face vulnerability. As a pair, Bond and Murray have seldom looked like failing, but their decision to miss the last World Cup in Varese, Italy will spur key opponents from France, Britain and the Netherlands. Those crews have each claimed a gold at key regattas this season. At the first World Cup it was France; at the European cham-

Undisputed champions: Eric Murray and Hamish Bond are back on the water.

pionships it was Britain; at the second World Cup it was the Dutch. Rowing New Zealand has entered 21 boats in Lucerne. They are represented in each of the 14 Olympic classes as the governing body pursues its goal of filling all at next year’s Rio Games. New Zealand is also represented in two of the four nonOlympic classes. In addition to Bond and Murray, the four winners at the World Cup in Varese are set to lead New Zealand’s cause. They are Olympic single sculling champion Mahe Drys-

dale, fresh from a fifth victory at the Henley Royal Regatta, new double sculling combination of Zoe Stevenson and Eve Macfarlane, the lightweight four of James Hunter, Alistair Bond, James Lassche and Curtis Rapley, and Zoe McBride in the non-Olympic lightweight single sculls. Other areas to watch: - The performances of the men’s and women’s eights, a cornerstone to New Zealand’s advancement across the wider sport beyond their small boat niche. - The versatility of Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler,

bronze medallists at Varese, who, in a modern day rarity, will double up in the eight. - Fiona Bourke’s recovery in the single sculls. Bourke finished second in the ‘C’ final (14th) at Varese. Her mission, in Emma Twigg’s study absence, is to qualify the boat for Rio by finishing in the top nine at the world championships. Complicating matters is the fact Bourke is already a contender for Olympic gold in her preferred double sculls where, with Stevenson, she won a world championship last year. - NZME

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Moeen hails coach Bayliss’ influence By IAn Mccullough England all-rounder Moeen Ali claims inside knowledge from new coach Trevor Bayliss was key to his dismissals of Australian batting king-pins Michael Clarke and Steve Smith. Moeen helped his side reach 434 after resuming day two on 343-7 with a breezy 77 from 88 balls. He then starred with the ball by taking the scalps of the tourists’ two most dangerous players as Australia slipped to 5-264 at stumps - a deficit of 166 runs. Moeen’s spot in the side had been questioned ahead of the

series after he struggled against the West Indies in May, but he revealed a few quiet words from the former NSW coach, who only took on the England job three weeks ago, had worked wonders. “He knows a lot of the (Australian) guys quite well,” he said. “He’s had an input, but a lot of the guys have played against them already. “Input has come from everybody. Trevor’s more of a motivator ... telling us to enjoy and play our best cricket.” Smith looked set for big score and showed his class with three boundaries off a Moeen over.

However, the world’s No.1ranked player, whose technique as a No.3 batsman has been questioned by former England spinner Graeme Swann, got himself into a terrible tangle facing a fairly harmless looking delivery when on 33. With his arms and legs all over the place, Smith attempted to shovel the ball over the top of Moeen’s head, but only succeeded in lobbing it straight to Cook at short mid-on. Clarke also got a start and, although he lacked fluency early on, was beginning to find his range with a classy drive through extra cover from a

Moeen delivery that pitched too short. But from the off-spinner’s very next over, Clarke was back in the dressing room for 38 after trying to dance down the pitch to a full delivery, only to hammer the ball straight back at the bowler who took a sharp catch at waist height. “Smith kept using his feet to me and I almost went a little bit oneday mode, trying to bowl at his hip or fire it down the leg side,” Moeen said. “He got himself into a bit of a mess really, but I’m obviously happy to get him. They were two big wickets ... but it’s more in the context of the game - two very good players.” - AAP

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Pulse grab Pitman Former Australian international Chelsea Pitman is set to make a surprise return to the transTasman league next season with the Central Pulse. The former Firebirds and Fever midcourter missed this year’s ANZ Championship after moving to England with her partner former Warrior and Kiwi international Kevin Locke, who she will wed in December. Despite having played 15 tests for Australia, Pitman will not carry import status for the Pulse as she fits into a small category of players in the transtasman league who carry dual eligibility courtesy of having both Australian and Kiwi heritage. Pitman, whose mother is a New Zealander, will also be eligible to play for the Silver Ferns after next month’s World Cup. - NZME

Langman on the move Silver Ferns star Laura Langman could be the first high profile Kiwi to play for an Australian franchise, with the veteran midcourter linked with a move to the NSW Swifts next season. It is understood Langman has been in talks with the Sydney-based team, one of the glamour sides in the competition and this year’s beaten finalists. But the 29-year-old said she is still weighing up her options for 2016. “I haven’t made any decisions about next year, my focus is purely on the World Cup at this point in time,” Langman said. - NZME

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A high-flying Georgina Kelly was part of the Mid Canterbury under 17 netball team that was hard at work last night, fitting in one last warm-up game before they head off to nationals today. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 100715-JJ-029

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High hopes for young netballers By Caitlin Porter

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Mid Canterbury’s under 17 netball team squeezed in a final warm up game ahead of next week’s national under 17 netball championship in Mount Maunganui. Mid Canterbury played the Ashburton College B team in a last-minute friendly game at the EA Networks Centre stadium last night. The team fly out to Mt Maunganui tomorrow for the nationals. Mid Canterbury coach Sonia Waddell has been busy with other netball this past week, with

the Ashburton College Year 9 team at the South Island Secondary Schools’ junior netball development tournament in Christchurch. The young side finished third. “They did extremely well actually, they had to fight for everything they got,” Waddell said. Waddell had strong hopes for the U17s. Last year, Mid Canterbury was 33rd of 40 teams, and defender Sophie Worsfold was selected for the tournament team. Waddell said she was happy with how this year’s team looked heading into the tournament. Injury had played its part.

“I had Molly Stapleton in the team but she dislocated her knee at the Timaru tournament so I have had to bring in Amelia Holmes to take her spot,” Waddell said. The players are still in high spirits and are looking forward to getting out on the court, she said. “They’re all looking forward to it, for some of the team this is a new experience, to go away for a big national tournament.” Waddell said the tournament would be a great experience – and hard work. “It’s a long tournament. “Some days we have three

games, it’s quite hard on the body.” The tournament starts on Monday and runs until Thursday. Mid Canterbury play North Canterbury in their first game before taking on Thames Valley. On Tuesday the girls will match up against Dunedin and Kapiti before post section play begins on Wednesday. Mid Canterbury U17: Grace Wilson, Amelia Holmes, Georgina Kelly, Emily Hickman, Meg Witterick, Charlotte Waddell, Sarah Hazelhurst, Tayler Cousins, Olivia Gibson and Fololina Mareko.

Chris Froome has revealed he would not be wearing the yellow jersey on the Tour de France’s seventh stage this morning from Livarot to Fougeres. Froome is the Tour race leader due to German Tony Martin’s abandonment after breaking his collarbone in a crash at the end of yesterday’s sixth stage. “For those asking, I won’t be wearing yellow today! All the best to @tonymartin85 with his op & recovery,” said Froome on his official Twitter page. Had Martin been able to continue in this year’s race, he would have remained in yellow but the 30year-old was forced out of the race due to his broken collarbone. It means the yellow jersey passes to Froome, but the 30-year-old Briton decided - as a mark of respect to the man who should be enjoying the honour - to pass up on the opportunity. - AFP

Spieth ‘patchy’ Jordan Spieth struggled in his return to the PGA Tour yesterday, firing an even-par 71 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic, the final tune-up event before the British Open. Spieth is having a year for the ages after winning the first two major championships of the season and is hoping to use the US PGA Tour’s John Deere as a springboard for success at the British Open which begins in one week. Steve Alker was tied in fifth spot. - AFP

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Andrew’s up for t By Jonathan Leask

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Rakaia’s Andrew Letham is enjoying playing pivot rather than ranging at the back. He has been asked to slot in at first-five for Rakaia rather than his preferred fullback spot this season and is making a real go of the challenge. “It’s a bit of a change. “I played a bit there as a young fella but not for a few years,” Letham said. “It’s a new challenge but I suppose it’s always good to be flexible and be able to play the positions.” The Rakaia coaches placed him at 10 to utilise his big boot and his sure-headed decision-making, being able to dictate the play and cart the ball up if required. He’s also taken over the goal kicking. With the tight Watters Cup format this year, with a straight final between the top two teams, every game has been a must-win and that is the approach Rakaia has taken. “We’re just playing a bit of finals footy. “Playing for territory rather than running it in your own 22.” The “possession” game plan has been working. After a patchy run of form to end the combined competition, Rakaia has come into the Watters Cup full of steam, recording back-to-back bonus point wins as they chase a third straight title.

Letham’s positional switch is one of a few Rakaia have used to good effect. They have converted Mark Andrew from a flanker to a prop, opening the door for Seta Koroitamana, who started the season as a centre, to move to a more accustomed spot at the back of the scrum. Andrew’s move to the front

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He has had an injury free campaign and appears set to feature in Hammers’ coach Grant Keenan’s plans for the Ranfurly Shield challenge against Hawke’s Bay in three weeks’ time. The next step in that journey is a mid-week match with the Otago Sassenachs in Dunedin on Tuesday, but that is in the back of Letham’s mind with a tough trip

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row has provided him with a new motivation and is already in the frame for higher honours while Koroitamana has shown his “freakish ability” as a ball runner. “He’s is the sort of player that thrives there, he just needs to be around the ball and get it into his hands as often as you can,” Letham said. With things falling into place the converted first-five is relishing his rugby, coming off a torn medial ligament last year. After missing the Watters Cup portion of the season – and the Ranfurly Shield challenge - travelling overseas Letham limped off in the round two of the Heartland Championship.

to Methven to get through first. “It will be a tough one. “Methven will put it all on the line, so should be fairly intense.” If Rakaia get the win they are guaranteed a place in the final with a round to spare. Methven need the win, and potentially a bonus point, if they are to make the final following their first round loss to Celtic and having the bye in round five. A loss would leave them stranded on 10 points – with Celtic able to finish on as many as 14 if they collect back-to-back bonus point wins. That means Methven need the win today and hope Celtic falls short of securing 10 points from

the final two rounds. However, Celtic will start as favourites to collect at least four points when they host Hampstead. Celtic come off the bye chasing a win to keep them in line for a berth in the final, as well as hold on to the Travis Durham Memorial for a sixth straight season. Hampstead’s Sia Fifita will celebrate his 150th game in blue and gold today and his teammates would like to give their stalwart a win to celebrate the occasion and put an end to a fiveyear drought. With several starters set to be away today, Hampstead coach Regan Broker was scratching around for a starting line-up but does have the return of flanker Tevita Ula from suspension. Southern sit the week out on the bye, with their finals fate relaying on Rakaia to win and deny Methven any consolation points.

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Mid Canterbury coach Grant plans to have good long look at th film of Hawkes Bay’s first Ranfurly challenge this weekend. But not before casting his eye o Mid Canterbury players in actio his fingers crossed they get throu weekend with no injuries. “Hopefully we can get throug football unscathed,” Keenan said. ‘Southern - who carry eleven or ers - have the bye which is good leading into the Otago game.” After a win over Ellesmere a fo ago, Mid Canterbury play a second

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In brief Lions game possible Mid Canterbury players could have the opportunity to face the Lions in 2017. The New Zealand Rugby Union unveiled an unprecedented schedule of 20 matches over two years, including a 10 match series against the British and Irish Lions in 2017. The Lions tour will kick off against what New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Steve Tew described as a “Provincial Union XV side”. Just what that specifically entails will be cleared up closer to 2017 but could realistically be a Heartland XV-type side, providing some Mid Canterbury players a chance for some international rugby. Provincial could also mean a team of nonsuper 15 players from the ITM Cup regions. The match opens the 10-match tour that only stops in the South Island for two matches against the South Island super franchises - the Crusaders and Highlanders.

Ioane bros v Fiji The youngest member of the Maori All Blacks is preparing to be unleashed on Fiji today. He is 18, full of running, and his father played for Manu Samoa. So it was some surprise when Rieko Ioane, along with his older brother Akira, was named in the Maori squad. But his Te Whanau-a-Apanui blood comes via his mother. This team was not even on the younger Ioane’s radar, not because of any doubt over his ancestral links, but because of a perceived lack of 15s game time. “I never expected to be named in this team because I hadn’t played much 15s since the 7s finished,” said Ioane. “I thought my brother might get in, but I was really happy when I got the call.” - NZME

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up game against the Otago Sassenachs at University Oval in Dunedin on Tuesday. “We’ll name a 25-man squad on Sunday morning which is all dependent on how player get through their club games.” A few guys are back in the mix that sat out the Ellesmere game, but Keenan has at least nine players unavailable due to injury or work commitments, and won’t want to see any more players limping off the field today two weeks out from the shield challenge. Hawkes Bay ran in 41 unanswered points in the second half to beat Wairarapa Bush 58-7 at Napier’s McLean Park on Thursday. The holders were rusty - expected with 12 of the starting 15 on debut – but with another two weeks to train and another hit-out against Horowhenua Kapiti on Thursday, Keenan expects a sharper op-

ponent on July 23. some soft tries, they That is why Keenan is went to halftime only taking the side to Dunbehind 22-10. edin on Tuesday. They then conceded “We are grateful to have 24 unanswered points a hit-out like this against in the second half as a quality opposition. they endeavoured to “Last year we played play catch-up. Ellesmere and went Consider it lesson straight into Counties. learned, and if not the “This time we get a hit Bush offered a fresh reminder as they had the out against a shadow Otago side that will be really first use of the wind but strong. were down 0-17 before “Just what we’ll need.” scoring a converted try. Mid Canterbury were Playing with the slow out of the gate last Hammers coach Grant Keenan wind in the second half year against the Counties the Magpies soared to Manukau shield holders in Pukekohe and an easy victory. paid the price. The Hammers are hoping to ruffle a few Down 22-0 early in the first half, after more feathers when they get their turn.

Whether it is by luck or good management won’t matter to Israel Dagg, who will settle for a good performance against Argentina any way it comes. He needs a big game. He needs to put something on the table that says he can still do the business at the highest level. No one within the All Blacks has written him off, but they do need him to deliver something compelling this week. They do need him to put a marker down to say he’s got something the All Blacks would be silly not to use. It’s not that the selectors don’t think he can’t still do it, but they have a long queue of back three players with form on the board. - NZME

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Warriors want big finish Sam Tomkins believes his knee injury problems are behind him as the Warriors return to NRL action this weekend. Melbourne Storm’s visit to Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow is the first of nine consecutive games the Warriors face before the play-offs. Five wins from their last seven matches means the Warriors are seventh in the ladder, with each side from fourth to eighth level on 20 points - two points behind Sydney Roosters in third. Tomkins suffered a partial tear of the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee back in March and only returned to the side last month. “It feels good, finally,” said Tomkins. “It took a bit of time but it’s been good the last couple of games. “Obviously having the weekend off has helped it again. “We ice it up after each session to make sure there’s no swelling. “The body feels really good and to be feeling like that two

Sam Tomkins: Looking forward to a strong ﬁnish to the season.

months before the end of a season is not normal for me. “Hopefully this knee injury could be a blessing in disguise for me. “I don’t beat myself up about it because it’s an injury that couldn’t have been prevented. “I’m over that now and I can look towards finishing strong.”

Tomkins has featured in back to back wins since his comeback and they were two of the Warriors’ best performances of the season - the 36-14 win on the Gold Coast was then followed up with a commanding 30-8 home win over Canberra Raiders. Tomkins added: “We’ve got a couple of months left before the

finals now and it’s vital that everybody puts their best foot forward now and really has a dig. “It seems like the season has gone real quick. “We’re not in a bad spot and we’re in the eight. “We want to climb that ladder. “Hopefully we’ll be good throughout the next nine games and thoroughly cement our spot there.” The Storm also had a bye last weekend but their form before their week off was very different to the Warriors as they lost three consecutive games. They’ve slipped down to fifth and are currently level on points with the Warriors. “We’ve got a little bit of momentum and hopefully we can continue that,” Tomkins added. “Every bloke in every NRL team wants to win the competition. “We’re playing a few teams in the next few weeks that are above us and it’s time to starting knocking down teams a little bit higher than us.” - NZME

Race on in earnest for NRL semi-final berths BY STEVE ZEMEK The race to 28 points is on. With the State of Origin period behind us, and the silverware back in Queensland’s trophy cabinet, the 16 NRL teams have now set their minds back to the

club competition. Nine rounds remain and the make up of the top eight is still in the air. An all-Queensland grand final is looking more likely by the week with Brisbane top of the table followed closely by North Queensland.

There is a logjam of five teams on 20 - St George, Melbourne, Souths, Warriors and Canterbury - occupying spots five to eight. All five have performed well at one time or another over the course of the season. “We’ve certainly given our-

selves a good opportunity,” Warriors coach Andrew McFadden said. “We can go up quickly or we can go down quickly. We just have to keep focusing on performance but there’s no doubt that our expectations are that we are in the finals.” - AAP

Trophy on tour The Four Nations Trophy will be in Ashburton for lunch next Friday as part of a whistle-stop tour of the South Island. The trophy the Kiwis won last year over Australia, England and Samoa will hit the road starting in Christchurch, and weave its way as far south as Invercargill. The stopover in Ashburton will take place between 12.20 and 2pm on July 17 at Robbie’s Bar & Bistro. New Zealand Rugby League will continue to show off the trophy until it is contested again in the United Kingdom next year.

Hasler the master Canterbury coach Des Hasler’s unblemished post-State of Origin record goes on the line when his side hosts NRL leaders Brisbane at ANZ Stadium tonight. Since taking over in 2012, the Bulldogs are yet to lose a game immediately after an interstate match - the only team undefeated in that period. In his past five seasons at Manly, Hasler won a further 11 of 13 - again, the best postOrigin record of any team. But his impressive streak will get a stern test against the sole competition leaders who arrive in Sydney gunning for their sixth straight victory. - AAP

Panthers on hat-trick Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has described the Roosters as having “the best roster, manfor-man” in the NRL. After toppling defending premiers South Sydney last week, the Panthers will attempt to strike three wins in as many games for the first time this season. But they’ll have to do it against the competition heavyweights from Bondi, some of whom will be out to overcome the disappointment of their Origin hammering. - NZME

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Highlanders provide the week’s rugby highlights

wo top-level games of rugby on the telly last week. One played out in the capital city of our own country, the other in the stifling heat of Samoa’s leading city. The first, the Super Rugby finale, was a celebration of fast-paced, frenzied and frenetic rugby, right from the opening whistle when the first salvo took nearly three minutes, with both sides attacking and defending with controlled fury; that set the benchmark and they just carried right on from there. In the end an incredibly brave Highlanders outfit prevailed, sending most of the South Island into paroxysms of excitement and triggering scenes of celebration unheard of, well, since ever, seeing as how the Crusaders have historically

had to fly the flag for the south length of the field and havthroughout the Super Rugby ing the momentum to roll the era. Highlanders back into WellingI hear that in small pockets of ton Harbour, would prop Reg Dunedin those celebrations are Goodes be appointed halfback still continuing unabated, with to clear the ball in the vital ruck rabid Highlanders fans locked right on the line? away in small rooms in serious How often in his career will party mode, until friends or Julian Savea, touted by so many family finally drag them back to as the best finisher in world reality. rugby, bungle such a simple Such scenes of unbridled ela- catch-and-score opportunity? tion are, unfortunately for Canes Much as I dislike, and try to supporters, not being repeated avoid, the ‘chokers’ tag, it’s a tag in Wellington, but for them that Wellington rugby just can’t that’s hardly something new. seem to shake. I still maintain the home side There’s never been a Super should have won last Saturday’s trophy in the cabinet. contest, despite the enormous How many times have they effort put in by the southern unsuccessfully challenged Canraiders; how could All Blacks terbury in the NPC final? Check their Ranfurly Shield kicker Beauden Barrett miss record - yes they’ve won it a three regulation (at this level) couple of times, but relinquished kicks at goal? their tenuous hold on the thing Why, after sweeping the

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within days every time. Yes I am well aware that the Wellington side is only vaguely related to the Hurricanes franchise, but the point remains valid; no matter what sort of firepower (and on Saturday they had plenty) there is in the ranks, there’s some sort of mental block that prevents them from doing that winning thing. Perhaps someone should slip them Gilbert Enoka’s number. The other big game was in Apia, and after a massive buildup to a supremely historic occasion - the rugby was turgid.

Sure, there’ll be a whole programme of Smashed Em Bro devoted to the big hits, and there was the valid excuse of the extreme heat, not to mention the All Blacks’ notorious habit of slow starts to the season, but the lack of cohesive running rugby, and awful basic mistakes would have left Steve Hansen with a mountain of food for thought. Wouldn’t like to have been at practice on Tuesday. One thing to come out of it all; imagine that Samoan team with a good month together to prepare, and a knowledgable coach to teach them the offside law and a few other niceties of the game - they will be one team that raises a huge red flag in the opposition ranks come Rugby World Cup time in a couple of months.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Ford in V8 title charge By Ed Jackson With Jamie Whincup enduring his worst form slump in nearly a decade, 2015 is surely Ford star Mark Winterbottom’s best chance to end his wait for a V8 Supercars championship. The 34-year-old heads into this weekend’s Townsville 400 holding a 95-point lead with six-time champion Whincup struggling back in eighth on the standings. It’s a rosy picture but a new threat is emerging to Winterbottom, and it’s a lot closer to home. Team-mate Chaz Mostert continued his strong mid-season form with an impressive practice showing yesterday at the Reid Park circuit. While Mercedes’ Will Davison clocked the day’s fastest lap of one minute and 13.0250 seconds, Mostert’s best of 1:13.2527 was easily the best recorded by a driver using the slower hard compound tyre. It was better than Winterbottom’s 1:13.3770 best, which was achieved on the faster soft compound rubber. Winterbottom has charged to the top of the leaderboard with four races wins and two seconds in his past nine starts. But in that same time, Mostert has finished outside the top five just once and picked up two wins of his own to charge into title contention despite a slow start to the year. It all means tensions could go high within the Prodrive Racing Australia garage as the pair

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Next generation plans V8 Supercars has officially begun its quest to open up the championship to more manufacturers. The category released the initial draft regulations for its 2017 Gen2 Supercar yesterday, the first step in allowing non-V8 powered vehicles to race in the championship. The Gen2 program was unveiled in November last year, with an aim to be implemented from the 2017 series onwards. The overall intention is to open the door to additional manufacturers who have refused to join the championship while it is restricted solely to V8powered cars. - AAP

Whincup struggling

Chaz Mostert: Wary of thinking about championships at this stage of the V8 season.

battle together for the ultimate prize. Not that Mostert is willing to even think about a championship tilt at this stage of the year. “I don’t like thinking about the big goal,” Mostert said. “It kind of confuses me. “Every time I think about the big goal I spin off the track and go into the tyre wall. “I’m just going to go for a top five mate and if we get up there in the end, then we do. “It’s basically the last two or three rounds is where the title comes down ... our car’s been the best it’s ever been, and Frosty’s probably got the best

chance that he’s ever had at the title. “If we’re up there as well, we’re going to be pushing pretty hard as well.” The Townsville 400 begins today with qualifying then and a 200km race in the afternoon, before another 200km race tomorrow.

FLYING FORDS Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert’s last 10 V8 Supercar race finishes:

Race 6 (Symmons Plains): Mostert 2nd, Winterbottom 5th Race 7 (Barbagallo): Winterbottom 1st, Mostert 2nd Race 8 (Barbagallo): Winterbottom 1st, Mostert 4th Race 9 (Barbagallo): Mostert 4th, Winterbottom 15th Race 10 (Winton): Mostert 1st, Winterbottom 2nd Race 11 (Winton): Winterbottom 1st, Mostert 4th Race 12 (Winton): Winterbottom 1st, Mostert 25th Race 13 (Darwin): Mostert 1st, Winterbottom 2nd Race 14 (Darwin): Mostert 3rd, Winterbottom 7th Race 15 (Darwin): Mostert 2nd, Winterbottom 5th - AAP

It’s his worst form slump for almost a decade and V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup is still searching for a way out of the mire. Whincup’s hopes of making a statement of intent in yesterday’s practice for this weekend’s Townsville 400 have instead ended in further frustration for the six-time title winner. The Holden ace failed to crack the top 10 in any of the three half-hour sessions, ending the day with the 18th-best time of one minute and 13.85 seconds. Whincup is hoping a final practice run this morning will finally spark his championship back into life. - AFP

Serena Slam in sight Talk of the grand slam remains taboo as Serena Williams focuses solely on slugging it out with Spanish sensation Garbine Muguruza in her eighth Wimbledon final. Williams is tantalisingly close to completing another “Serena Slam” - holding all four major trophies for the second time, a feat the ageless champion last achieved 12 years ago. But the topic has been off limits since before the championships. “I don’t what the pressure, and I’m not thinking of that,” Williams said. - AAP

■ TENNIS

Muguruza living the dream at Wimbledon By darrEn Walton Garbine Muguruza will be living out her tennis fantasy when she takes on Serena Williams in tomorrow morning’s Wimbledon final. “If you want to win a grand slam, when you dream, you say: `I want Serena in the final,’“ Muguruza said after continuing her fairytale run with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 semi-final triumph over Agnieszka Radwanska. “She’s like one of the best players in all these years. “So it’s obviously I think the best challenge to have.” Seeded 21st, Muguruza has already stunned the tennis world in her improbable charge. The Venezuela-born, Barcelo-

na-raised 21-year-old had only won one match at the All England Club before last week and arrived with no real hopes of excelling on the grass. “I didn’t feel so good. So to be here in the final, it’s like amazing,” Muguruza said after her ousting the 13th seed, a win that followed equally impressive successes over Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber. “It means a lot. You work all your life to achieve a grand slam final, to be in this situation. “It’s like a dream, like a present after the hard work.” Muguruza admitted she’d turned to Conchita Martinez, the last Spanish woman to win Wimbledon in 1994, for inspiration.

“She was like, ‘C’mon, you can play good’. She’s just telling me every day, every match, ‘Keep going, you’re doing great’.” Now, with a newfound belief, Muguruza believes lightning can strike twice and she can

conquer Williams in the biggest match of her life. Muguruza hammered the world No.1 at last year’s French Open, dropping just four games, before again making the quarter-finals at Roland Garros last month.

“A lot of things change now. I’m more a player, a tennis player in enough aspects,” she said. “I’ve grown so much mentally. “I’m tougher now. Technically, I’ve also improved a lot. I’m stronger now.” Frightened of jinxing herself, Muguruza insisted her family watch her semi-final at home in Barcelona “on the TV or the computer”. They asked for tickets two days ago but the superstitious Spaniard said no. “I brush my teeth at the same time. I wake up with the same leg. I’m not going to change anything,” she said. “I’m going to talk to them now, to see if they’re going to come or not. “I will see now. We will discuss.” - AAP

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Most managers are not equipped to have the conversation or manage on outputs, they just see it as more hassle

Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman MONEY MATTERS

to retirement portfolio management. Basically it involves dividing the portfolio into three components: Near-term (one to two years), invested in cash and low-risk near cash investments, medium-term (three to five years), invested in investment grade bonds and hybrid securities and the balance of the portfolio in growth assets such as listed property companies and local and international equities. The idea is to bypass the need to focus the whole portfolio on income generation and to have a long enough time frame to take profits in growth assets, when available.

The relative size of the buckets is determined by the level of income required, the need for additional capital withdrawals, the size of the portfolio, and the age and risk profile of the investor. As every individual situation is different, it’s recommended that investors seek professional advice when establishing their portfolios and then reviewing on a regular basis, to take account of changing personal situations and investment markets. Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman are investment advisors with Forsyth Barr Limited in Ashburton and are both authorised financial advisers. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure statements are available on request and free of charge. * The Bucket Approach to Retirement Allocation, March 18, 2015, Morningstar Website

NZ wool prices ease amid weaker demand BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand wool prices eased in the first sale of the new 2015/16 season as demand weakened. The price for clean 35-micron wool, a benchmark for crossbred wool used for carpets and accounting for the majority of New Zealand’s production, de-

clined to $5.75 per kilogram at this week’s North Island auction, from $5.80/kg at the last auction of the 2014/15 season on June 25, according to AgriHQ. The price for lamb wool was unchanged at $7.20/kg. Wool prices softened at the latest auction even as a decline in the New Zealand dollar made it

more competitive for overseas buyers in a typical slower period for the market. “There is currently the typical seasonal slow-down occurring due to well stocked supply in China which is resulting in reduced new orders for wool temporarily,” said AgriHQ analyst Emma Dent. – NZME

number of female employees. The outlier was the IT sector, which despite being 80 per cent male dominated, appears to be leading the way regarding flexible work. Silicon Valley-based talent expert and futurist Kevin Wheeler

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particularly Millennials, is fear of negative career consequences. They’re concerned it will be career limiting due to a widespread culture of “presenteeism” – needing be seen at work rather than being judged on output. They’re also worried about

said there is a global trend towards workforce deregulation and flexibility, with workers wanting more choice over when and where they work. They’re not necessarily looking to work fewer hours because they want to maintain income. He said the IT sector had pioneered a new way of working that doesn’t require standard hours in the office, starting with stay-at-home Fridays that have morphed into “don’t come into the office unless you need to”. New technology apps allow colleagues to communicate in this virtual world when they need to, he said. “Older, more established companies are still mostly resistant to making this move compared to start-ups and older workers are more resistant,” Wheeler said. As companies downsize office space, the trend is for public coworking spaces where employees can hire an office, or even a table or sofa for meetings rather than going into work, he said. – NZME

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genders aged in the 31- to 45year age group were by far the largest users of flexible work, which Brown said is an issue for companies as this includes the middle management group who will eventually become leaders in the organisation.

Retirement income ith interest rates at cyclical lows, many retirees are facing the choice of reducing their household expenditure or increasing their income through taking greater risks with their investment portfolios. Such risks might arise from investing in equities with high dividend yields, and in hybrid securities (combining elements of debt securities and equity securities) ranking behind bank deposits and senior debt. Excessive pursuit of income can also result in lack of capital growth which, in the longer term, erodes the real value of a portfolio from which an investor’s income will be derived. Solely relying on interest and dividend payments may also result in an irregular income. For investors with a diversified portfolio there is another way. A recent article* published on the Morningstar website advocates a “bucket approach”

excessive workload if reducing their hours. “Most managers are not equipped to have the conversation or manage on outputs, they just see it as more hassle,” said Brown. The two leading sectors for flexible work were financial services, mainly led by the banks, and government. Both sectors are also those with the highest

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When asked about the key benefits to them, most respondents cited work-life balance and improved physical and mental well-being. Gen X respondents were more focused on caring responsibilities while Millennials wanted to be able to pursue personal interests. The main barrier stopping workers asking for flexible work,

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Around two-thirds of workers would consider leaving their current job if offered a comparable one with greater flexibility, a new survey has found. The study, undertaken by recruitment firm OCG and diversity consultancy Divertas, surveyed 1300 New Zealand workers across 20 industry sectors on changes to the flexibility provisions in employment law introduced last year. The Employment Relations Act amendment gave workers the legal right to ask for flexibility in work practices, but there is low awareness of the change among employers. Divertas chief executive Carol Brown said a perception persists that managers can use their discretion when it comes to flexible work, ring-fencing jobs and people they want to offer those arrangements to even though the law changes mean there have to be solid grounds for refusal. The survey found only 28 per

cent of respondents had formal flexible working arrangements and more than half weren’t aware of their rights. A further 28 per cent who currently don’t have flexible work, plan to apply for it within the next year. Women remain the predominant users, mainly so they could care for family members. The survey found workers of both

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Opinion 28 Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, July 11, 2015

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Terrorist act defined our nation Michelle Nelson RURAL REPORTER

ome things are etched indelibly in our collective memory, for my generation the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior is one of them. Thirty-years ago our relatively innocent island nation was catapulted headfirst on to the international stage with the sinking of the Greenpeace flag ship in an act of terrorism which would in time define us as a nation. As a student in an era of leftist politics the audacity of the French Government-sanctioned bombing was incomprehensible. First we reacted with shock and sadness over the death of photographer Fernando Pereira; then outrage as the details began to emerge. The very idea that French secret agents were sent to carry out such a well-oiled mission to protect their country’s right to test nuclear weapons in the South Pacific appalled us – regardless of our political affiliations. Labour Prime Minister David Lange took up the gauntlet and challenged his French counterpart President Mitterand. He stood up to the international bullying and the country rallied behind him. Rather than whip anti-nuclear protestors into submission, the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior had the opposite effect. It galvanised us as a nation – many of those who were sitting on the fence, or who had given no thought to the debate took a stand. We no longer thought of ourselves as the inhabitants of a tiny country at the bottom of the world. We might not have had the political clout of the super powers, but we would not tolerate international terrorism in our waters and we made our voices heard. Despite the legal fracas which followed, the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior flew in the face of all the French Government hoped to achieve. Just two years after the tragedy of July 10, 1985, we became the first country in the world to declare ourselves nuclear-free.

YOUR VIEW Burger bombed How insensitive and cruel can Burger King be by having a burger named The Bomb with all the bombing of innocent civilians with many being maimed and killed. I always enjoyed having takeways from Burger King, but will never again visit Burger King while The Bomb burger is on the menu. Think about what you are doing. G. Wilson Antares Restaurant Group marketing general manager James Woodbridge responds: Thanks for your [letter] regarding our recent burger promotion. The reference to the Bomb Burger is actually a play on US culture where the term the bomb is used to reflect something that is “cool” rather than the interpretation your

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Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle responds: Because we don’t have your address, we cannot say what action has been taken to try and stop the noise issues you have been having with your neighbour. We certainly don’t ignore this type of problem. For example, this week we confiscated a stereo from a property because of noise complaints. Please don’t hesitate to contact the noise control team on (03) 307-7700 to discuss your issue further. Anyone with a noise complaint can call this number at any time day or

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We have been having constant noise problems with one particular neighbour for the past couple of months. Loud music is played at all times of the night. It doesn’t seem to matter which day of the week it is. It is 3.30am on a week night (Thursday) and I’ve been kept awake all night due to these people’s loud music. Noise control has been contacted numerous times by ourselves and others, yet nothing is ever done. Why? Why pay rates for services that we don’t get? I don’t know what to do.

by David Fletcher

Like many in the UK, family rumours/tales retold by long departed parents/uncles/aunts, of cousins who emigrated to New Zealand, yonks ago, are resurfacing. The ones in Canada and US are starting to be found but not so in your neck of the woods. I am starting with Ashburton as the town of Ashburton in Devon, England, is relatively close to our old family farming bases of Chagford and Dawlish, and with family names of Rowe, Manning and Haydon. Any help greatly appreciated. Contact: wcsrowe@yahoo.com John Rowe

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Trans-Tasman tastebuds

his past week has been a big one for trans-Pacific cultural exchange in our household. Delicious exchange, to be precise: it came in the form of confectionery. With visitors from New Zealand arriving, it was time to stock up on all the oldies and goodies from the Land of the Long White Cloud (Jaffas, pineapple lumps and chocolate fish), and to try the new sensation – Jelly Tip chocolate. Bizarrely enough, Jelly Tip ice cream is one of the things I miss most now that it’s out of reach, far across the Tasman Sea. We’ve had several conversations about frozen New Zealand dairy products, and the fist-sized serves of hokeypokey that are available at most corner dairies back home are now the stuff of legend for our Tasmanian acquaintances. The Belgian delegation still say that their version of frozen milk is superior to all, but in the absence of an impartial, continent-hopping judge, us Kiwis are holding on to the title of “best-sounding ice cream” for now. We’re also holding on to two blocks of the legendary brownwhite-and-pink chocolate gold – a veritable confectionery rainbow. Does it live up to the hype? I’ll let you decide that for yourself, but it sure is nice to be holding a slice of home and to have the tasting power to join in the conversation. Jumping the ditch has meant a whole new flavour palette for Mya pup as well. As a Methven dog, she was accustomed to a varied diet of

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hare, canon bones, Eukanuba, stray chicken and even the odd cow carcass. Since landing in Oz, she’s discovered the flavour “kangaroo” – and it seems to be a winner. I’m still not sure how I feel about the fact that the national animal is for sale on supermarket shelves here – labelled kanga bangers or roo steak – but it does mean that the first meal for visitors is always sorted. So are the treats for dog class – Mya will do anything for a kangaroo treat, so that’s obedience sorted. It’s not like there aren’t delicious humantreats on offer over here and that’s where the exchange part comes in: we sent our visitors home with a large tin of Milo. Whether they intend to devour it or trade it on the black market for bars of specialty Whittakers, I couldn’t say. Either way it’s a win for their tastebuds. It was great to see our family, and this exchange means that the sweet taste is sure to linger.

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In brief Hostage held two years Two Kenyan policemen have been freed after over two years being held hostage in Somalia by Shebab militants. The police constables, Joseph Wambugu and Fredrick Chirchir, were kidnapped in an attack in May 2013 in Kenya’s northeastern Garissa district, when four other officers were killed. The pair were taken across the porous border into war-torn Somalia, where “they were moved from one Al-Shebab hideout to another in a bid to defeat any rescue efforts by Kenyan security forces,” Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said. - AFP

Modi to visit Pakistan

Passengers check for their flight status at Bali’s international airport, Indonesia, yesterday. A volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s main island of Java has sparked chaos for holidaymakers as airports close and international airlines cancel flights to Bali. AP PHOTO

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Volcanic ash causes chaos Bali holiday makers remain in travel limbo due to a volcanic ash hovering over Denpasar airport that has grounded Jetstar and Virgin Australia flights in and out of the busy Indonesian gateway. The cancellations, now in the third consecutive day, follow on from cancellations across the first few days of July after Mt Raung erupted on July 2. The volcano is about 150km to the west of Denpasar airport - the main airport for those

heading to Bali - in East Java. The latest round of cancellations began on Wednesday evening and extended into Thursday as winds pushed the ash cloud closer to the facility. Jetstar and Virgin Australia are issuing regular updates on the situation, which is being continually assessed. Jetstar has so far been unable to consider flying any passengers out of Bali because it has no aircraft there. A spokesman said the airline had to first fly

passengers to Bali, before it had the ability to fly anyone home. A Virgin spokeswoman said it was hard to predict weather conditions and the airline was keeping a close eye on the situation and taking advice from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre based in Darwin. The Insurance Council of Australia has advised travellers to confirm the compensation or alternative arrangement details of their travel insurance policies.

Both Jetstar and Virgin have said there will be additional flights between Australia and Bali, as soon as conditions improve. Virgin customers can change their booking to another flight within 14 days at no extra charge or receive a full travel credit. Air Asia and Garuda Indonesia continue to fly between Australia and Bali, a fact which some travellers have complained about on social media. - AAP

■ SIERRA LEONE

Ebola-hit countries seek billions from UN The presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are headed to the United Nations hoping to raise $US3.2 billion to put their countries firmly on course for recovery from Ebola. More than 11,200 people have died in West Africa from the world’s worst outbreak of the virus, with a few new cases uncovered in Liberia last month after the country had been declared Ebola-free. New infections in Sierra Leone and Guinea have fallen dramatically amid indications that the epidemic is largely under control.

At the UN conference chaired by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the leaders will present their recovery plans for the next two years and seek international pledges of financial aid. “It’s all in an effort to get the countries to receive the resources they need to go to zero, stay at zero and recover,” said David Nabarro, the UN’s coordinator for the Ebola crisis. Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe will attend as chair of the African Union along with Guinea’s

leader Alpha Conde, Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone. Liberia, the hardest-hit country, and Sierra Leone have both seen the modest gains made after years of war wiped out during the epidemic that brought their countries to the brink. Legions of health care workers died from Ebola and field hospitals built at the height of the crisis have since closed, leaving health systems struggling. The World Health Organi-

sation has said the three countries are facing a funding gap of $US700 million just to rebuild their health systems and provide services until December 2017. The three countries will be seeking $US3.2 billion to “cover the most essential needs” for their health and education systems and the economy, said Sunil Saigal, an Ebola coordinator for the UN Development Program (UNDP). A separate regional plan requiring $US4 billion will be presented at the conference. - AFP

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from his counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year in what would be his first visit to Pakistan. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated his invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit Pakistan for the SAARC Summit in 2016. Prime Minister Modi accepted that invitation,” said a joint statement from the governments after the two leaders met in Russia yesterday. Indian officials had previously refused to confirm Modi’s participation at the next summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), usually attended by leaders of eight countries in the region. - AFP

Whale euthanised Rescuers have made the difficult decision to euthanise a stranded humpback whale calf after it became repeatedly stranded at the Gold Coast. Sea World workers and members of the public tried to save the baby whale at South Stradbroke Island but it was ultimately decided it should be humanely put down. “Sea World staff are saddened by this outcome and would like to thank the public who attended the rescue efforts for their support,” a statement issued on Friday afternoon read. - AAP

Knife on a plane A New Zealand man who moved to Western Australia to work now has a criminal record after he accidentally went through airport screening with a knife in his bag. Perth Magistrates Court heard yesterday that Henry Mannering O’Brien, 29, walked through a Qantas screening point at Perth Domestic Airport on January 30 in possession of a belt that had a knife concealed in its buckle. O’Brien was preparing to board a flight to Karratha, where he worked in civil construction, when the belt was discovered in his backpack. He readily admitted ownership of the unusual item to federal police, telling them it was an unsolicited gift from a workmate that he had forgotten was in the bag. - AAP

Casino killing A man has been arrested over a killing at a Melbourne Crown Casino hotel. Elias Herodotou, 28, was arrested on Friday afternoon and will be interviewed over the killing of Darren John Webb, 40, in an eighth floor room of the Crown Metropol early on Sunday morning. Detectives named the Coburg man as a person of interest in the case on Thursday. - AAP

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Tax reforms offered Greece has submitted to its eurozone creditors a new bailout plan proposing a pensions overhaul and tax hikes in return for debt relief and a three-year rescue loan, a government source said early yesterday. “The Greek proposal ... includes funding of the country’s financing needs ... for three years, debt adjustment and a front-loaded investment package of 35 billion euros,” the source said. The government released a 13-page document detailing its new bailout plan, with proposals that closely resembled those put forward by Greece’s international creditors before talks broke down last month. Athens had already on Wednesday formally submitted a request for a three-year loan program from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the EU’s lender of last resort, but has yet to specify how much it has asked for. And the 35-billion-euro package - earmarked for growth-enhancing measures - had already been set aside for Greece by the European Commission. Yesterday, the Greek parliament will be asked to authorise Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and other senior officials to negotiate with the creditors on the basis of this latest bailout plan, state news agency ANA said. Greece had been given a final chance to submit new bailout proposals by midnight on Thursday to save the country’s collapsing economy and stave off a humiliating exit from the eurozone. As demanded by its EU-IMF creditors, the radical left gov-

A bank employee distributes tags with queue positions to pensioners as they wait outside the main gate of the national bank of Greece to withdraw a maximum of 120 euros ($134) in central Athens yesterday. AP PHOTO

ernment has agreed to discourage early retirement and ask for higher health contributions from pensioners. Athens also pledges to raise sales tax revenue by 1.0 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). Tax on shipping, corporate tax and a luxury tax will be increased and a crackdown will be energetically pursued against tax evasion, according to the document. On the privatisation front, Athens has given in to demands to sell the state’s remaining

shares in telecom giant OTE, and will announce binding bid dates for the privatisation of the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki for no later than October. In contrast, whereas the creditors had demanded a 400-million-euro reduction in military spending, Athens is offering to cut 100 million this year and 200 million in 2016. And instead of abolishing a 30-per cent tax break on all its islands, as requested by creditors, the government said for right now it only wants to scrap the measure on the wealthiest

islands and those most popular with tourists. Greece had earlier in the talks persuaded its creditors to accept primary surplus targets of one per cent of annual GDP this year, followed by 2.0 per cent in 2016 and 3.0 per cent in 2017. Yesterday, the government noted that these targets would be re-examined owing to worsening economic conditions. The 28 leaders of the European Union will discuss the proposals at a make-or-break summit tomorrow. - AFP

IS pilots intel ‘not sent to Jakarta’ Indonesian authorities trying to trace two commercial pilots believed to support Islamic State say Australian Federal Police intelligence on the men wasn’t shared with them. An AFP intelligence report published on website The Intercept has revealed Tommy Hendratno and Ridwan Agustin were expressing support for Islamic State on Facebook and posed a security risk. The intelligence report was compiled in March, but Indo-

Victim breathing again A popular Kiwi man fighting for his life after a scooter crash in Thailand is now breathing on his own, his family confirmed yesterday. Wellingtonian Paul ‘PJ’ Lupi, 28, is in a coma after Monday’s incident. His father, also Paul, and brother Mark are at his bedside at the private Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok. The Lupi family say PJ is now breathing for himself, although he is still in a coma. His vital signs are stable and his body “is showing signs of healing”. It costs $6000 a night to keep PJ Lupi at the hospital and a Givealittle page set up to raise money for his medical costs reached $139,000 at 10.30am yesterday - its target is $150,000. - NZME

Pacquiao visits inmate

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nesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Politics, Law and Security says they only learned of the men through Thursday’s media reports. Spokesman Agus Barnas says Jakarta is seeking the AFP report. “We just found this out now, well, just yesterday,” he told AAP yesterday. As there had been no tip, the men had not been monitored, he said. “While we’ve always known the risk of pilots with extreme views, we didn’t im-

agine something like this,” he said. Australia and Indonesia signed a code of conduct on intelligence in August last year to mend damage from 2013 leaks revealing Australian spies targeted the phones of then President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his wife and confidants. It was also intended to enhance future intelligence sharing. At the time of the March report, Agustin was active on Facebook as Hobi Panahan, and listed his current city as

Raqqa, Syria. Hendratno, who lives in Bogor, near Jakarta, reportedly worked as a pilot for VIP airline Premiair until June. He responded to the leaked report by saying he was only worried about his fellow Muslims and his family. “I’m only worried about the impact from the news,” he told Metro TV. “First is criminalising the Muslim image in Indonesia, that’s the first thing. “The second is about my family.” - AAP

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has visited a Filipina on death row in Indonesia, with the convict breaking down in tears as she prayed behind bars with the Philippine sporting hero. Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death in Indonesia after being arrested in 2009 with 2.6 kilograms of heroin sewn into the lining of her suitcase. She had been due to face the firing squad along with other foreign drug convicts, including two Australians, in April but was granted a temporary reprieve after a woman suspected of recruiting her was arrested in the Philippines. “We’re hoping to help save Mary Jane’s life, I think Mary Jane is a victim of human-trafficking,” Pacquiao said. - AFP

Big quake in Solomons A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Pacific off the Solomon Islands, but no tsunami threat has been issued. The quake hit yesterday 154 kilometres southwest of Dadali and 170 kilometres west of the capital Honiara, according to the US Geological Survey. USGS had earlier measured the earthquake at 7.0 magnitude. “Based on all available data a destructive Pacificwide tsunami is not expected,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. - AFP

Stampede kills 17 At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede during a handout of free clothes at a factory in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh, police said. The stampede erupted when hundreds of people tried to force their way into the factory compound through a small gate after massing outside the building before dawn yesterday, local police chiefs told AFP. “We have so far recovered 17 bodies. Most of the dead are poor and emaciated women,” police chief Moinul Haque told AFP. - AFP

Army cuts numbers The US Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years to achieve target workforce reductions. “We’ll do as much as possible of this through attrition,” said Brigadier General Randy George, the army’s director of force management, during a press conference at the Pentagon. “But I may have... to look captains, majors, soldiers, in the eyes... and tell them we are reducing,” he added. - AFP

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10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street. 10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street. 10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH.

Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club and family day, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road. 2.00pm

ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. “Soul Music” arranged by Margaret Hawkey and June Barrett. Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 4.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Messy Church in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from

the past to the future. Seafield Road. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting. Waireka Croquet Clubrooms, Philip Street. 6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN.

Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 8.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Lesley Blain. 48 Allens Road. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10.00am

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Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

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Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

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

DUTY DOCTORS

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

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday, and from 6pm - 8pm both evenings. Methven Pharmacy, 101 Main Street, Methven will be open Saturday, from 9am - 1pm.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

Sealy Street Medical Centre, Sealy Street, ASHBURTON HOSPITAL will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Sunday. She will hold surgery from 10am 12noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. necessary. Surgery phone 308 1212. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit Street, will be the duty practice for Sunday the patient from: 7am - 10pm. until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, from 10am - 12noon and from 6pm - 7pm. -unrestricted visiting. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

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

MENTAL HEALTH

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Saturday, and Sunday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

CALL IN AND CHECK OUT OUR GREAT RANGE OF LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT!

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Mon - Fri 5pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - Business Area: Mon - Fri 1pm 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. Residential Area:

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS OMMUNITY ERVICES and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, ART GALLERY unrestricted visiting. 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. EMERGENCY DENTIST Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT If you do not have or cannot contact your provide an accident and emergency service. ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Except in cases of emergency persons requiring for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. medical attention must consult their own or the in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently Sundays and Public Holidays. ASHBURTON MUSEUM requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must 327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Open have a general practitioners note of referral. ELPLINE ERVICES weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - 4pm.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS MID CANTERBURY SPCA

Research facilities weekday afternoons.

ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911 www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 999, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Katie Kent. Full emergency service all weekend. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - PH 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Nathan Roberts. Small: Ref Vetlife. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Rajiv Balbharan. Small: Neroli Wall. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams. Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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

FLOORING Come check our great flooring options: • Tiles • Vinyl • Carpet • Woodfloor Call today for an obligation free quote

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Counsellor • Working closely with people at the end of life, their families and carers • Part time position, on contract • Providing services throughout Mid-Canterbury Hospice Mid-Canterbury is establishing services to enhance the quality of life for all people dealing with life-limiting illnesses and bereavement. Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified people to provide counselling support both during and following the time of illness, and oversee bereavement support programmes. Requirements: • Tertiary qualification in Counselling • Membership with NZAC • Knowledge of palliative care and Hospice philosophy • A passion for supporting people at the end of life, their family and caregivers • Ability to work alone, and as part of a team • Current full NZ drivers licence

SITUATIONS VACANT

Dynes Transport Ltd is a major South Island transport company providing a broad range of transport services to customers primarily in the forestry and dairy industries. We have built a competitive advantage in our business through the innovation and creativity of our people and the extremely high standard of equipment we use. We require the services of professional tanker drivers. You will need to be a self-motivated person who takes pride in their work, the presentation of their vehicle and represents the company in a positive manner. All applicants must hold a Class 5 licence and be a team player. A preemployment drug test is a condition of employment. The types of contracts offered are full time, casual, fixed term and annualised hours. Milk tanker drivers are required in Ashburton. Please email CV with cover letter to Campbell:

Campbell.gilmour@dynes.co.nz Or phone: 027 620 0730

Lifestyle

Please send expressions of interest to: admin@hospicemc.nz

Up your protein Protein helps us to feel fuller and avoid sugar cravings. Eggs, nuts and seeds, lean meats and protein powders should be included at every meal. It has been shown that higher protein diets help to support weight management. Offer ends 31/03/2015. Offer for all five flavours. Always read the label and take as directed. Use in conjunction with a balanced diet TAPS# PP5882

Intermediate / Senior Stylist

Drivers

Possible leadership or management role in the near future We are looking for a Intermediate / Senior hairstylist in our vibrant busy salon. A good attitude and a strong work ethic that will fit into a relaxed atmosphere is essential. Excellent remuneration will be paid to the right candidate. All applicants will be dealt with the strictest confidence. Contact Emma 027 469 8682 Or apply in writing to: 218 Chalmers Avenue Ashburton 7700

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CONNECTIONS

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HEALTH 2000 ASHBURTON The Arcade, Ashburton Phone: (03) 308 1815 Email: h2k11@xtra.co.nz

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Plants for all projects. - Landscaping Plants - Ornamental & Specimen trees. - Native plants for all purposes. - Hedging plants & Topiaries. - Fruit & Nut plants.

SOUTHERN

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To advertise here contact Elaine on 021 836 543 or 307 7907

PLANT NURSERY

1133 Main South Road - Call 0800 800 352 - www.southernwoods.co.nz

COME, VISIT AND SEE WHAT’S IN STORE Charitee & John Adams 03 324 3605 www.ellesmeredrapery.co.nz 80 High Street, Leeston Mon-Fri 9am -5pm & Sat 9.30am-1pm

Elaine Dillon

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Service Coordinator Child, Family and Adult Services

If you: • Are looking for satisfying work. • Have excellent communication skills. • Enjoy working with disabled people, their families and whanau. • Are confident advocating for and supporting people to live the life of their choice • Want to be a part of a well-established, values-based community organisation. • Have relevant work/life experience and/or human service qualifications. We at CCS Disability Action would like you to contact us. An application form and job description are available and should be completed and returned along with a full CV to: Sheryl Catchpole CCS Disability Action Canterbury West Coast PO Box 1506 CHRISTCHURCH 8140 Email: sheryl.catchpole@ ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz Phone: (03) 365 5661 ext 3863

Receptionist

Heartland Technology Ltd (www.heartlandricoh.co.nz) is based in Ashburton covering Mid Canterbury with branches in Timaru and Central Otago. Due to growth and internal promotion, we are looking for a customer focused receptionist in our Ashburton branch. This is a full-time position. • General reception duties and administration support • Logging service jobs for engineers from phone calls • Resolving simple copier problems over the phone to our valued clients • Filing client and company information using electronic and manual systems • Maintaining databases and financial records to our high expectations, you must be confident using various computer systems that have a flow on affect to other parts of the business, accuracy is essential. The successful applicant is responsible for initiating our service delivery and customer experience. They should have an excellent telephone manner and a focus on customer service. They should also: • Work well with a team of highly motivated staff • Be proficient in MS Office software • Have a good sense of humour • Keep their ‘cool’ under sometimes challenging circumstances. • Be accurate with an attention to detail. A recent school leaver or applicants with one or two years office experience are encouraged to apply by email to:

tracey@heartlandricoh.co.nz

by 24 July 2015, please include a copy of your CV and cover letter.

Two Positions Full-time and Fixed Term Power tool department: Full time 32 hours per week (with potential to become 40 hours) Tuesday - Saturday. We have a vacancy in our Power tool department serving both the Trade and DIY customers. For this position you will require the following attributes: • Excellent customer service • Be physically fit as there is some heavy lifting • Able to work in a team • Reliable

Green Garden department: Fixed Term 40 hours Tuesday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) August 1, 2015 - February 28, 2016. We have a Fixed term vacancy in our Green Garden department to cover our busy summer period. For this position you will require the following attributes: • Excellent customer service skills • Be physically fit as lifting is required • A knowledge of plants and interest in garden is essential • Ability to work un-supervised If you think you have the necessary skills for either of these positions, please send a covering letter with your c.v. to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to: Lyn Church, Human Resources Manager, Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton. 7740. All applications close on Monday, July 20, 2015

We are a large, modern, family-owned seed processing and storage company, based in the heart of Ashburton. Due to increased workload, we have the following position available:

Forklift Operator/ Storeperson An energetic, responsible person is required to take over the running of our Palletised Warehouse Duties would include: • Picking and dispatching orders • Receiving inward lines of palletised seed • Co-ordinating and loading export containers • Co-ordinating storage of packaging materials The successful applicant will require: • A current OSH forklift licence • Experience operating forklifts/reachtrucks etc • Great communication skills • A high level of literacy and numeracy skills • Proven self-leadership and accountability • To pass a pre-employment drug test Applications for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Full training will be given to the successful applicant. Applications close Friday, July 17, 2015. To apply, please send current CV and covering letter to:

Applications close at 5pm Friday, July 24, 2015 CCS Disability Action is committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and our Equal Employment Opportunities policy.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Duties include:

Two Part Time Positions of 20 hours per week each Ashburton Area

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WAREHOUSE - PICK PACKER REQUIRED We are currently looking for a pick-packer to fill a full-time position in our Warehouse. Duties include picking and packing orders on a daily basis, assist with the packaging/assembly of products as required and general warehouse duties. This job is ideal if you are: • Hard working with a positive attitude towards getting the job done on time • Reliable, punctual and honest • Physically fit and not afraid of heavy lifting (up to 30 kg) • Able to work as part of a team Hours of work are 8.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday We offer: • A stable and interesting work environment • Long term career prospects for quality staff. To be considered for the role you must be able to provide references from your recent employers/managers/supervisors. If this sounds like you, please email your CV and references before July 17, 2015, to alasdair@cm.net.nz or post to: Warehouse - Pick Packer position CM Trailer Parts PO Box 124, ASHBURTON 7740

Forklift/Storeperson Position South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Co Ltd P O Box 404, Ashburton 7740 Or email: roydon@siseed.co.nz

Office Administrator As a Receptionist you will be the ambassador of our company’s first impressions on the clients and customers. It is your foremost responsibility to warmly greet all incoming clients and customers, help them with appropriate information that they need while maintaining high level of company confidentiality. You will be professionally answering phone calls in a polite tone and re-directing calls to respective sales people. Also as the receptionist, you will perform various front desk duties including filing, mail, front of office cleaning etc. You will be required to input data accurately and assist with marketing and the creation of advertising and newsletters. Skills in the use of Indesign would be an advantage and you should be proficient in using social media tools. A friendly, positive, outgoing personality is essential. Apply in writing, and deliver in person, to:

CALTEX ASHBURTON

Forecourt Sales Person A part-time, senior afternoon/evening position has become available from 3pm - 11pm. Will be required to work some weekends. The person we are seeking must be honest, reliable, a mature team player and able to work unsupervised. If you are interested please contact The Manager Caltex Ashburton Phone (03) 307 0011

Buying or selling a vehicle? Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising 307 7900 requirements.

Spreader Driver Required Midland Spreaders is a large Mid Canterbury based business needing to employ a minimum Class 2 Driver to assist in its fertilizer contracting business. Good rates of pay and working conditions. For more information contact: The Manager Donald Houston Phone 027 201 5924.

We design, we build, we innovate.

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

The Manager Ray White Real Estate 96 Tancred Street Ashburton

Netherby Meats We are a successful small butchery operating in the Mid Canterbury area, we are currently looking for staff with experience or with qualifications in the following areas: Knife Hand Butchers Assistant Small goods Operator Homekill Operator This is a great opportunity to work in a great team. As a return, we offer a competitive pay rate and friendly work environment. To apply please send your CV with cover letter detailing your experience to: Netherby Meats Ltd 212 Chalmers Ave, Ashburton 7700

Feedmix Ltd We are an Ashburton based company with four mobile grain feed mill and mix units. The new calving season is just starting and we need an extra person to help produce calf meal and general feed processing. Minimum Class 4 license required. Applicant must be reasonably fit and able to work flexible hours. Email: feedmix@xtra.co.nz Phone: 027 608 6455

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RURAL TRADING POST

CHRIS DOAK Hedge Trimming

Bruce McIlroy Ltd Specialised Automotive Technician or Apprentice

Gorse Hedges Shelter Belt Trimming

Authorised Service Centre for Bentley Rolls-Royce Specialists State of the art Workshop Great team environment

Have you ever wanted to work with exclusive motor vehicles? Our Client is well renowned and established in the Servicing and Restoration of Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor vehicles. They are proud of their purpose built facility, which is the only Bentley Service Centre in the South Island. Bruce McIlroy Ltd are looking for an Automotive Technician, but would also consider an apprentice to join their specialised team in Ashburton. You will be required to have: • Qualifications in automotive mechanics OR an apprentice who is mechanically minded • Diagnostic, mechanical and electrical experience • Passion for heritage and modern luxury vehicles • A broad skill base across servicing and repairing • Good customer service and communication skills This full time position, offers a huge opportunity for the right person to be working on both modern and heritage Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor vehicles, in a new and spotlessly clean environment, with heated floors. Full ongoing training will be provided for the successful applicant. There will be no two jobs the same in this Workshop. If you are looking for a role with huge variety with heritage vehicles and/or state of the art technology then this position is what you are looking for. Please send your application to: jo.j@personnelplacements.co.nz or lisa@personnelplacements.co.nz or phone Personnel Placements Ltd office on 03 308 9675 for more information.

Office and Sales Support Ashford Handicrafts is a leading, world-wide export company based in Ashburton. We have a vacancy for a full time role in our busy office. Reporting to the Sales Manager, this role requires exceptional customer service. Key responsibilities will include: taking orders, processing invoices, reception, maintenance of company’s quality programme and providing exceptional service to our valued customers. The successful applicant will have experience in administration and sales, have great communication skills and ability to multi-task and achieve in a team environment. Apply in writing with your CV to: Kate Sherratt Sales and Marketing Manager Ashford Handicrafts Ltd 415 West St Email: kate@ashford.co.nz Applications close Friday, July 24, 2015

PART TIME BAR STAFF REQUIRED The Ashburton RSA are looking for casual Bar Staff. If you are interested please call in to the RSA and pick up an application form. Applications close July 22, 2015.

Cleaner Cleaner wanted for Ashburton Holiday Park. Approx two hours a day. Includes weekend work

Phone 03 308 6805

47 Wilkinsons Road, Chertsey Phone 03 302 2776 Mobile 027 435 4300 Owner operator fully insured. TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

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TRADES, SERVICES

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service, Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989. 30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *~ SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed ~*

RURAL TRADING POST MOTORING Syme Contracting Ltd Good quality round bales of silage for sale. Reasonably priced. For further information please phone 302 4877.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058. HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more! 151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

HIRE

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

GRAZING

GOOD Quality grazing available with experienced Graziers Mid Canterbury Region. Contact Phone No. 027 227 6075. LAMB grazing wanted short term for 300 plus lambs. Phone Mitch 027 313 1320.

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Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Elijah Laird-Hanara

Happy 4th Birthday “Elijah”. Enjoy your Kindy Days. Love from your Brothers, Nan and Whanau. xxx

George Bennett Happy 4th Birthday wee man, on your very special day! Lots of love Mummy, Daddy and Anna. xoxoxo George Bennett 4 today! Have a great fun day. Lots of love from Family and Friends. xox 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.

Minion cake tin set available for hire.

$20 for 7 days

Needing a new staff member? Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements. 307 7900

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street. Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

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PUBLIC NOTICES

CHURCH SERVICES

Church Services PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Dog Registrations 2015/16

St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

I am currently working in the Ashburton and Timaru area and have limited capacity for new clients.

St James

I provide extensive advice on Health and Safety, which could include: • Systems Analysis • Management Systems • Procedure and Compliance • The need for a cloud based IT system for health and safety

Thomson St. 11am

St Paul’s Oxford St. 9.30am

Evangelical Presbyterian Church

We offer customised support to create a plan and a process that is right for your business. JOHN FRAMPTON Phone: 027 439 9399 johnf@healthandsafetyworksite.co.nz Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am

July is dog registration month. Save time by re-registering your dog online.

FOR SALE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Red Grapes (seedless) $2.99 kg Agria Potatoes 5kg Onions 5kg Celery Aust Strawberry

$3.99 bag $2.99 bag $1.99 ea $4.99 ea

Specials available from 7/07 - 14/07

OPEN 7 DAYS

FIREWOOD - Dry old man pine $200, blue gum $250, macrocarpa $250, all 3.6m³. Green old man pine $120. Green blue gum $140. Phone Shane James, Firewood 303 7063.

10am Every Sunday All welcome

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

FURNISHED Short Term Rental Wanted - Professional Manager looking for a furnished one bedroom house or similar to rent for a month or two. Non Smoking, No pets, Mon-Fri only as home in the weekends. Start ASAP. Jeff 027 550 7487.

FIREWOOD - dry old man pine, delivered in 4m or 6m THREE bedroom brick home, loads. Phone 027 465 2122. heat pump, new bathroom, sunny, private, two plus car PROFORM 3505 treadmill. garaging, ¼ ac section. South Phone 302 4717. Tinwald. $340 pw. Available SCOOTER’S - new and July. Phone 302 1881 ev. secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

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Fresh Fruit & Vege

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

DRY firewood for sale - OM pine $210, 3m³. Macro $280. Blue gum $290. Oak $310. Prompt delivery. Guaranteed dry. Phone 0274 374 399 or 03 303 7283.

Jubilee Christian Fellowship

There is no hope in this world but the believers future is assured.

JANUARY

The Green Grocer

Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer 7.00pm Family film “Hachi” ALL VERY WELCOME

The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street P O Box 582, Ashburton Phone: 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

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TV THREE 6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff (Starting Today) 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show. 10:30 Both Worlds 0 11am Survivor – Philippines 3 Noon Project Runway – All Stars PGR 3 12:55 Dream Factory (Starting Today) 3 0 1:55 Marae DIY 2:55 Dancing With The Stars New Zealand 3 4:30 Dancing With The Stars New Zealand 3 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:25 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 0 9:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 Noon Real Pasifik PGR 3 12:30 The Food Truck 3 0 1pm Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Through The Seasons 3 0 1:30 Highway Cops PGR 3 0 2pm Kiwi Living 3 Miriama Kamo, Michael Van de Elzen, and a team of experts present the best of New Zealand’s food, travel, living, health and well-being, fashion, and gardening. 0 3pm Rapid Response PGR 3 0 3:30 Border Security – International PGR 3 0 4pm New Zealand Story PGR 0 4:30 N The Game Chef 0 5pm The Fishing Show 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Dolphins – Spy In The Pod (Part 1) Documentary using spy cameras to infiltrate a pod of dolphins, giving an insight into their lives. 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Dolphins – Spy In The Pod Continued. 0 8:40 Coronation Street 0 9:40 Puberty Blues AO 0 10:35 Word Up 3 0

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:35 Doc McStuffins 3 0 6:55 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue! 0 7:20 Thunderbirds Are Go 3 0 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 0 8:15 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:40 Beware The Batman 3 0 9:05 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 Lab Rats 10am Fresh 10:30 Step By Step 3 0 11am Full House 3 0 11:30 F Duck Dynasty PGR 3 0 Noon Capture PGR 0 1pm Switched At Birth PGR 0 2pm Pretty Little Liars PGR 0 3pm Malibu Country 3 0 3:30 The Neighbors 3 0 4pm F Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Wipeout 0 7pm M The Sorcerer’s Apprentice PGR 2010 Adventure. Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel. 0 9:05 M Django Unchained AO 2012 Western. A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a plantation owner. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio. 0

7pm N Safe Crackers A potential windfall awaits Phil in a safe at a construction site. 0 7:30 American Ninja Warrior The top 30 contenders from the Venice Qualifier compete in the Venice Finals course. 0 8:30 Motive AO 0 9:25 SVU AO 0 10:20 Hannibal AO 3 0

11:05 Best Bits AO 3 0 Midnight F Count Arthur Strong PGR 3 0 12:30 A Night At The Classic AO 3 0 1am L Tennis – Wimbledon

12:25 M Bad Lieutenant AO 2009 Crime. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes. 2:40 M Machine Gun Preacher AO 2011 Action. Gerard Butler. 4:55 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 3 0 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:20 Last Resort AO 3 Kendal and King lead a rescue attempt; a Chinese diplomat proposes a deal to Chaplin. 0 12:15 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Heaven’s Kitchen At Large 8:30 Love Nature – Monkey Thieves 9am Love Nature – World’s Wildest City 9:30 Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple 10am The Delicious Miss Dahl 10:30 Decks, Docks And Gazebos 11am House Crashers 11:30 Auction Kings Noon Best House On The Street 1pm Escape To River Cottage 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm American Restoration 3:30 Yard Crashers 4pm Carter Can 4:30 My Dream Room – Kids Edition 5pm Trinny And Susannah’s Makeover Mission Australia 6pm The Picker Sisters 6:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 7pm The Dog Hotel 7:30 Love Nature – Lemur Blues Dr Robert Schopler is based at Duke Lemur Centre where he looks after a variety of lemur species. 8:30 Flintoff’s Road To Nowhere 9:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 10pm Auction Room 10:30 American Restoration 11pm My Dream Room – Kids Edition 11:30 Carter Can

SUNDAY

Midnight Trinny And Susannah’s Makeover Mission Australia 1am The Picker Sisters 2am The Dog Hotel 2:30 Flintoff’s Road To Nowhere 3:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 4am Auction Room 4:30 Yard Crashers 5am You Live In What?

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:30 Sidekick 3 8:55 Rocket Power 3 9:25 Power Rangers – Megaforce 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Tree Fu Tom 3 3:25 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm iCarly 3 6:30 M Garfield 3 2004 Family. When his owner gets a dog, Garfield the cat is not impressed, but when the dog is kidnapped, Garfield feels he is to blame, and sets out to get him back. Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt. 0 8:25 M Napoleon Dynamite PGR 3 2004 Comedy. A teenaged nerd sets out to help his new Latino friend win the class presidency at school, while coping with his own bizarre home life. Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Haylie Duff. 0 10:15 F 90210 PGR 3 Naomi decides to move to New York for a job; Teddy returns to town. 11:05 F Just Shoot Me! PGR 3 As a practical joke, Finch switches Elliott’s birthday presents from Maya and a co-worker. 0 11:30 Infomercials

PRIME

7pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR 7:35 The Great Australian Bake Off 8:40 Top Gear USA PGR 9:35 N Silent Witness AO (Part 1) Nikki, Leo, and new recruit Jack are drawn into a world of corporate subterfuge. 10:45 N Bear Grylls – Wild Weekend PGR

11:40 Sleepy Hollow PGR 3 Ichabod enlists Henry Parrish to help him communicate with Katrina but, in the process, a new danger is unleashed from purgatory. 12:35 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Tribe 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Media Take 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 1pm Pacific Games 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield Glenora v Northcote. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Marae Kai Masters (Starting Today) 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 8:30 New Girl MS 8:55 Modern Family PGL 9:20 Survivor Marathon PG 12:45 Outback Hunters PG 1:35 Ice Road Truckers PG 2:25 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Smoky Mountain Money PG 3:40 SVU MVS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 New Girl MS 8pm Modern Family PGL 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 9:30 Outback Hunters PG 10:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 11:25 Crossing Lines MV

SUNDAY

12:25 Raw MC 3:10 Crossing Lines MV 4am New Girl MS 4:25 Modern Family PGL 4:50 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:15 Survivor Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Rugby League – NRL Fulltime (Highlights) Round 18 of the NRL Telstra Premiership. Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Shearing Gang PGR 3 Peter Lyon chooses the sheep for New Zealand’s only merino shearing competition, but the boys cannot decide what makes for a goodlooking sheep; the Aussies arrive for the contest. 3pm Shearing Gang PGR 3 3:30 A Year In The Wild 3 4:30 Nigellissima 3 5pm Fishing And Adventure 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Great British Food Revival

6am L Golf – Women’s US Open Round Two. 11am World Rugby 11:30 Multisport – Ironman (Highlights) 12:30 Cycling – Tour De France (Highlights) Stage Seven – Livarot to Fougeres. 1pm Motocross – X-Fighters World Tour (Replay) 2:30 #SkySpeed 3pm L Rugby – International Fiji v Maori All Blacks. 5pm Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) England v Australia – First Test, Day Three. 5:30 Cycling – Tour De France (Highlights) Stage Seven – Livarot to Fougeres. 6pm Golf – Women’s US Open (Highlights) Round Two. 6:30 Golf Central 7pm Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come. 7:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Fiji v Maori All Blacks. From the National Stadium in Suva. 9:30 The F1 Show In depth interviews with drivers and a wrap of the week’s action. 10:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Townsville 400 – Race 16. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:40 Cycling – Tour De France (Highlights) 12:10 L Cycling – Tour De France 3:35 World Rugby 4am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 4:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 5am The F1 Show

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Huddersfield. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Raiders v Knights. From GIO Stadium, Canberra. 10am Sport 365 10:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos. 11am Rugby League – Super The Game Chef Django Unchained League (Highlights) St Helens v 4:30pm on TV One 9:05pm on TV2 Huddersfield. 11:30 Sport 365 Noon UFC Countdown DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 12:30 Ultimate Insider 6am Savage Family Diggers 6:25 Biography – Cate Blanchett 7:35 Alien v Predator MV 1pm Rugby League – Super 2004 Horror. Lance Henriksen, PG 6:30 MythBusters PG PG 2011 Documentary. 7:20 Ride League (Replay) St Helens v Sanaa Lathan. 9:15 Bruce 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Along MVL 2014 Comedy. Ice Cube, Huddersfield. Almighty ML 2003 Comedy. Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Big Kevin Hart. 9am Runner Runner 3pm L Rugby League – Fish Man PG 10:30 Ultimate MVLS 2013 Crime. Justin Timberlake, Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Holden Cup Panthers U20 v Jennifer Aniston. 10:55 Terminator Roosters U20. From Pepper Stadium, Fish – PNG Bass PG 11:30 Epic Ben Affleck. 10:30 Cubicle Salvation MV 2009 Action. Bar Builds PG Bayou and Warriors 16LS 2013 Comedy. Sydney. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Tarantula Bar. 12:30 The Last 11:50 Wild Bill 16VL 2013 Drama. 5pm L Rugby League – NSW Helena Bonham Carter. 12:50 The Cup Penrith v Wyong. From Mt Alaskans M No Man’s Land. Charlie Creed Miles, Will Poulter. Longest Yard MVLS 2005 Comedy. 1:30 Naked And Afraid M Lord 1:30 Runner Runner MVLS 2013 Smart Stadium, Auckland. of the Rats. 2:30 Manhunt Crime. Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, 7pm L Rugby League – NRL Burt Reynolds. 2:40 17 Again PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 3:05 Baggage Claim MS 2013 Panthers v Roosters. PGS 2009 Comedy. Zac Efron. Behind the Lens – 10 Years In The Comedy. Paula Patton, Taye Diggs. 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL 4:20 Disclosure 16LS 1994 Drama. Making. 4:30 Auction Hunters 4:45 Non-Stop MVL 2014 Thriller. Bulldogs v Broncos. From ANZ Michael Douglas, Demi Moore. PG It’s Raining Ton. 5pm Auction Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore. Stadium, Sydney. Hunters 5:30 Nasa’s Unexplained 6:30 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 6:25 Iron Man MV 2008 Action. SUNDAY Files PG Hammer of Thor. 6:30 Ice 2014 Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow. Midnight Rugby League – Super 8:30 Angel Eyes MVL 2001 Drama. Cold Gold PG When it all Falls 8:30 Grudge Match MVL 2013 League (Highlights) St Helens v Down. 7:30 Treehouse Masters Comedy. 10:25 Hercules MVLS 2014 Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel. Huddersfield. 10:15 Fast Five MVL 2011 Action. PG 8:30 Epic Bar Builds PG Bubinga Action. 12:30 Rugby – International Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. and White Bar. 9:30 Bering Sea SUNDAY (Highlights) Fiji v Maori All Blacks. Gold PG 10:30 Auction Hunters 12:05 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. SUNDAY 1am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 11pm Hour China – Shaanxi PG 1:30 Guardians Of The Galaxy 12:25 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama. Panthers v Roosters. MV 2014 Action. 3:30 The Making Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, SUNDAY 2:50 L Rugby – International Of Lone Survivor – Will Of The Jamie Bell. 2:40 Disclosure 16LS Midnight Aeroplane Repo PG South Africa v World XV. Warrior M 4am Baggage Claim 1994 Drama. Michael Douglas, 1am Crimes That Shook The 5am Golf – Women’s US Open MS 2013 Comedy. 5:35 The Demi Moore. 4:45 17 Again PGS World M 2am Dirty Jobs PG (Highlights) Round Two. Carpenter’s Miracle 2013 Family. 2009 Comedy. Zac Efron. 5am MythBusters PG 5:30 #SkySpeed 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M The Muppets Take Manhattan PGR 1984 Family Comedy. Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway, only to find it is more difficult than they had anticipated. 9:15 Rugby – International (Delayed) Maori All Blacks v Fiji. Coverage from Suva. 11:15 Te Kaea 3 2 11:45 Closedown

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

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TV THREE

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes PGR 3 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 0 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Survival Tales From The Wild 3 0 1pm N What’s Up Down Under Australian travel and lifestyle show celebrating the caravanning and holiday-park experience. 1:30 Global Radar 3 0 2pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3 0 3pm Dynamo – Magician Impossible PGR 3 0 4pm Australia’s Deadliest 3 0 4:25 Wild Vets 3 0 4:55 F Nature’s Weirdest Events 3 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 8pm House Hunt Jess and Simon need help from their parents to buy a home on Auckland’s North Shore; Queenstown couple Will and Grace prepare to go to auction for their dream home. 0 8:30 Indian Summers AO 0 9:30 Devil’s Playground AO 0 10:40 A Place To Call Home AO 3 0

6am Fishtronaut 3 0 6:25 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:45 Crash And Bernstein 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:35 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8am What Now 10am ANT Farm 0 10:25 N The Bachelorette 11:35 The New Adventures Of Old Christine PGR 3 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 3pm Suburgatory PGR 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 6:30 Joey 3 0

11:35 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 1am L Tennis – Wimbledon Day 13. Featuring the men’s singles final. Play past 6am will continue live on Freeview Channel 15 and TVNZ OnDemand.

11:25 M The Fourth Kind 12:50 Infomercials AO 2009 Thriller. Milla Jovovich. 0 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong 1:20 Marvel’s Agents Of Shield AO TV 3 3 0 2:05 Marshal Law, Texas AO 3 2:50 Infomercials 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 6:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 7am Love Nature – Lemur Blues 8am American Restoration 8:30 Flintoff’s Road To Nowhere 9:30 Carter Can 10am Auction Room 10:30 Trinny And Susannah’s Makeover Mission Australia 11:30 The Picker Sisters Noon Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 12:30 Yard Crashers 1pm Love Nature – Lemur Blues 2pm Secret Creatures Of Jao 2:30 Fantasy Homes In The City 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5pm Thai Street Food With David Thompson 5:30 Backroad Bounty 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 The Auction House 8:30 The Time Of Our Lives AO A drama following the lives of a typical extended Australian family. 9:30 Vexed AO A detective series about the complications of modernday life. 10:30 Backroad Bounty Antique experts Marty and Bam Bam discover vintage gems – from antique furniture to forgotten family heirlooms. 11:30 Heaven’s Kitchen At Large

MONDAY

12:30 The Time Of Our Lives AO 1:30 Vexed AO 2:30 Yard Crashers 3am Fantasy Homes In The City 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Thai Street Food With David Thompson

6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 3 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 3 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am Come Dine With Me New Zealand Omnibus PGR 3 0 1:10 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 3 0 1:45 Motorsport – Otago Classic Rally 2:15 Motorsport – Tales From Targa 2:45 Motorsport – WTCC France (Highlights) Round Seven – Slovakia. 3:15 Motorsport – D1NZ Round Five – Ruapuna. 3:45 Motorsport – NHRA Houston (Highlights) Round Six. 5pm Save With Jamie 3 6pm 3 News 6:30 3D 0 7pm The Voice Australia Ricky 7pm Dancing With The Stars Martin, Delta Goodrem, Joel New Zealand and Benji Madden, and Jessie 8:30 Safe House AO 1/4. Former police officer Robert and his J continue their search for wife turn their Lake District Australia’s best voice. 0 guest house into a safe house 8:30 M Man Of Steel AO 2013 and, as a family under threat Action. Searching for answers arrives, Robert must work out about where he came from, a why they are a target. 0 young Superman faces a new 9:30 Rush AO 0 threat, and must let the hero 10:25 M The Rum Diary AO 3 in himself emerge if he is to 2011 Comedy Drama. 0 save the world. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams. 0

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Tree Fu Tom 3 7:20 Rugrats 3 7:45 The Winx Club 3 8:10 Max Steel 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Lalaloopsy 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm iCarly 3 6:30 M Agent Cody Banks – Destination London 2004 Adventure. Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson. 0 8:35 Family Guy PGR 3 0 9:05 South Park AO 3 9:35 Burn Notice AO Sam helps Michael with his first job for James’s network, kidnapping a dangerous and wellprotected drug smuggler before he is taken into protective custody by MI6. 10:25 N Parks And Recreation PGR 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend 11:50 Infomercials

PRIME

7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 F British Gardens In Time Nymans was one of the most fashionable gardens of the Edwardian period and interwar years. 8:35 N Endeavour PGR DC Endeavour Morse must deal with a baffling suicide, a father searching for his daughter, and the robbery of Anglo-Saxon treasures. 10:35 Psych PGR 11:30 Vegas AO 3 Sheriff Lamb investigates the murder of a craps dealer in an apparent home robbery, but all is not as it seems; Mia Rizzo, the Mafia boss’s daughter, arrives in Las Vegas. 12:30 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11:30 Matariki Magic 3 (Part 2) Noon Pacific Games 1pm The Rugby Show (Replay) Auckland Grammar v Sacred Heart College. 2:30 Code 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield Marist v Papakura. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Paepae 7pm Matariki Magic 4/4.

THE BOX 8:35 Crossing Lines MV 9:25 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:15 Counting Cars PG 6:40 Outback Hunters PG 7:30 The Musketeers MVLS The Musketeers must put their lives on the line when the queen is accused of treason. 8:35 Criminal Intent MV When a woman’s body falls from the wheel well of an airplane, the police suspect a quiet but angry airport inspector. 9:35 Criminal Intent MV 10:30 Rogue 16VLS 11:30 The Musketeers MVLS

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Rogue 16VLS 3am Criminal Intent MV 3:50 Criminal Intent MV 4:40 Counting Cars PG 5:05 The Musketeers MVLS

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans. Noon River Cottage – Three Go Mad PGR 3 Hugh’s guests are actors Keeley Hawes, Philip Glenister, and Felicity Kendal. 1pm Celebrity Wife Swap USA PGR 3 2pm The Animal Files PGR 3 2:30 Grassroots Rugby 3:30 Animal Airport 3 4pm Stephen Fry – Gadget Man 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off 3

6am Golf – Women’s US Open (Highlights) Round Two. From Lancaster Country Club. 6:30 L Golf – Women’s US Open Round Three. From Lancaster Country Club. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Broncos. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 11am L Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400. From Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. 3pm #SkySpeed 3:30 Cycling – Tour De France (Highlights) Stage Eight. 4pm Golf – Women’s US Open (Highlights) Round Three. 4:30 Multisport – Ironman From Cairns. 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Sharks v Dragons. 8pm Golf – Women’s US Open (Highlights) Round Three. 8:30 Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Storm. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

11:25 The After Match 11:55 Fox Sports News 12:25 Cycling – Tour De France (Highlights) 12:55 L Cycling – Tour De France 3:35 Rugby Nation 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 5am Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Storm. 9:30 M My Left Foot AO 1989 Biography. True story of how cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown overcame his disability and disadvantage to become a leading painter, poet, and author. Daniel Day-Lewis, Cyril Cusack. 11:25 Te Kaea 3 2 11:55 Closedown

DISCOVERY

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6am Savage Family Diggers PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG Mini Myth Medley. 8:30 Alaskan Bush People M 9:30 Epic Bar Builds PG Bubinga and White Bar. 10:30 X-Ray Mega Airport PG 11:30 Ice Cold Gold PG When it all Falls Down. 12:30 The Great Human Odyssey PG 1:30 Railroad Alaska PG Ice Attack. 2:30 Big Fish Man PG 3:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:30 The Last Alaskans M No Man’s Land. 5:30 Naked And Afraid M Lord of the Rats. 6:30 How The Universe Works PG 7:30 The Great Human Odyssey PG 8:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 9:30 Manhunt PG 10:30 Epic Bar Builds PG 11:30 Chaos Caught On Camera M

7:05 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 2014 Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 9:05 Hercules MVLS 2014 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane. 10:45 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone. 12:40 Non-Stop MVL 2014 Thriller. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore. 2:25 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. Luke Goss, Paul Rae. 3:50 Hercules MVLS 2014 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane. 5:30 No Good Deed 16VLC 2014 Thriller. Idris Elba, Taraji P Henson. 6:55 Black Nativity PGL 2013 Drama. Jacob Latimore, Forest Whitaker. 8:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles MV 2014 Action. Megan Fox, Will Arnett. 10:15 As Above, So Below MVL 2014 Horror. 11:50 Reach Me MVL 2014 Drama.

Midnight Chaos Caught On Camera M 12:30 MythBusters PG 1:30 Dirty Jobs PG 2:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

1:20 No Good Deed 16VLC 2014 Thriller. 2:45 The Carpenter’s Miracle 2013 Family. 4:10 As Above, So Below MVL 2014 Horror. 5:45 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles MV 2014 Action.

MONDAY

6am Cycling – Tour De France (Replay) Stage Eight. 8am Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Townsville 400 – Race 16. 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Broncos. 9am Rugby – International (Highlights) Fiji v Maori All Blacks. 9:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) Northland Final – Kerikeri High v Kaitaia Safe House High. 8:30pm on TV3 11am Sky Sport 365 11:30 L Rugby League – NSW MOVIES GREATS Cup Warriors v Illawarra. 1:30 L Rugby League – Holden 6:25 The Making Of Johnny English Reborn PGV 6:40 Iron Man Cup Warriors U20 v Storm U20. 3:30 L Rugby League – NRL MV 2008 Action. Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow. 8:45 Angel Eyes Warriors v Storm. 5:55 The After Match MVL 2001 Drama. Jennifer Lopez, 6:30 Rugby – International James Caviezel. 10:25 Fast (Highlights) Fiji v Maori All Blacks. Five MVL 2011 Action. Vin Diesel, 7pm Cycling – Tour De France Paul Walker. 12:35 Defiance (Highlights) Stage Eight. MVL 2008 Drama. Daniel Craig, 7:30 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell. 2:50 GI England v Australia – First Test, Fourth Jane MVL 1997 Action Drama. Day. Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, 8:10 L Rowing – World Cup III Anne Bancroft. 4:55 Hostage 10:25 Motorsport – V8 Supercars 16VL 2005 Action. Bruce Willis, Championship (Highlights) Kevin Pollak. 6:50 The House Bunny MLS 2008 Comedy. Anna Faris, Townsville 400 – Race 17. 10:55 Rugby League – NRL Colin Hanks, Emma Stone. (Highlights) Round 18. 8:30 Predator MVL 1987 11:25 L Rowing – World Cup III Action. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonny Landham. 10:15 The MONDAY Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Cricket – Caribbean Premier League MONDAY T20 (Highlights) Jamaica Tallawahs 12:05 Fun With Dick And Jane v Barbados Tridents. 3am Golf – ML 2005 Comedy. 1:35 The Women’s US Open (Highlights) House Bunny MLS 2008 Comedy. Round Three. 3:30 Fox Sports News 3:10 Predator MVL 1987 Action. 4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 4:55 GI Jane MVL 1997 Action Drama. Sharks v Dragons.

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GUMMER, Rodney Ross (Rod) – On June 27, 2015 peacefully in his sleep, on the family farm in Pokeno in his 72nd year. Loved husband of Sally. Loved father and father in law of Tony and Valda (Taupo), Greg and Tracy (Singapore), Nick and Amanda (Sydney), loved grandad of Beth, Ben, and Josh; Ruby, and Millie. Loved brother of Peter Gummer, and Barbara Smith (UK). Messages to Gummer family c/o P O Box 26112 Christchurch 8148. In accordance with Rodneys wishes a private family farewell has been held.

FITZGERALD – Shaun and Kylie Fitzgerald and big brother Riley are thrilled to welcome little Eloise Mae Fitzgerald to the world. Born on July 3 at Ashburton. Special thanks to our midwife Hannah Bowden and also Jackie Wylie.

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Fine, with severe morning frosts. Light winds.

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Fine, with severe morning frosts. Northerlies.

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Mainly fine and frosty. Low cloud lingering in some valleys. Northerlies developing.

Mainly fine, with morning frosts, and increasing high cloud. Northerlies freshening.

Mainly fine, increasing high cloud. Late rain near the divide. Northerlies rising to gale.

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Rain near the divide, with some heavy falls possible there, easing to showers later. High cloud further east with scattered falls spreading there for a time. Gale or severe gale northerly. Forecasts for today

High cloud, scattered rain for a time. Northerlies easing.

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QUICK ACROSS 1. Diminish (8) 7. Egg-shaped (5) 8. Possession (9) 9. Meadow (3) 10. Praise (4) 11. Full of happiness (6) 13. Pavement performance (6,7) 15. Helix (6) 16. Spoken (4) 18. A charge for services (3) 20. Very unusual (7-2) 21. Searches (5) 22. Objections (8)

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YOUR STARS by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Just after Mercury left your communication sector midweek the stars create an auspicious weekend for friendship and relationship building, TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Any personal and/or relationship tension this weekend comes with the potential for a communication and/or relationship breakthrough. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) The things you take for granted and fail to see as you rush through life are likely to be your true blessings, if you just slowed down. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) As you move into this new solar year the conditions are conducive to relationship building and matters of the heart than in the past. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) You’re lining up big personal and professional goals that will define the future, giving you something to aim for over the coming months and years. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) There is a wanderlust, curiosity and adventure in the air that needs to be embraced as a reminder that it’s about the journey. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) There is no reason why you can’t embrace the weekend spirit while still getting your head around your career options and choices. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Revisit a sense of what you want from your relationships and what they need from you, which you’ve worked hard to establish over recent months. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) While you’re likely to be wearing many hats this weekend the one you need to avoid is your professional hat, with a chance to keep it off. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Not only a sense of playfulness in the air this weekend but the promise of adventurous times ahead brings a new sense of confidence. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With coming months the most powerful and important for work and career, the next few days bring timely work/life balance tests. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) With lucky Jupiter just a month away from your relationship sector, having the communication lines open has never been more important.

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