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ERO gives College tick of approval BY DAISY HUDSON

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Ashburton College has made significant progress since a damning review two years ago, according to the Education Review Office. The school will not receive another visit from the ERO for three more years after getting the tick of approval in its latest review. A copy of the review’s findings released to the Guardian yesterday shows an improvement in culture, student achievement, and the relationship between staff and senior management.

The findings have been welcomed by the school’s principal and board of trustees chairman, particularly given the major turnaround it represents from the critical report card the school received in 2013. That report revealed “a lack of trust, respect and confidence in the school’s leadership affecting the morale of teaching staff ”. The ERO was not confident the college could successfully create a positive culture between teaching staff and school leadership without external support. However fast forward two years

and the situation is very different. Teachers value the professional support they receive from the senior leadership team, the report found. Student achievement and learning has also improved in leaps and bounds, with attendance rising, stand-downs and suspensions “significantly” down, and achievement in NCEA Levels 1 and 2 steadily increasing.

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‘Get married or go to jail’ - judge A 20-year-old East Texas man jumped into a quickly arranged marriage after a judge told him he had a choice of getting hitched or spending 15 days in jail on an assault charge. According to court documents, Smith County Judge Randall Rogers gave the option to Josten Bundy, of Tyler, Texas, who was arrested in March on a charge of assault causing bodily injury, a misdemeanor. Bundy had gotten into a fight with the ex-boyfriend of his then girlfriend and now wife. The judge said he would grant probation if Bundy married his 19-year-old girlfriend, Elizabeth Jaynes, within 30 days, write Bible verses and attend counselling. If he declined, he would go to jail.

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Steve Irwin immortalised in wax The wax figure of the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Sydney, and crikey it’s life-like. After four months of painstaking work, which involved inserting individual hairs, Irwin’s best friend Wes Mannion came to Sydney from Australia Zoo in Queensland for the big reveal. “It took them over a month just to do his hair, he’d get a kick out of that,” Mannion, the director of Australia Zoo, said in Sydney yesterday. “Steve was a real larrikin.” Seeing the life-like image of his best friend who died almost nine years ago, was joyous for Mannion. The zoo director said Irwin’s family, including his children Bindi and Robert, hadn’t been to see the waxwork yet. “I’m sure Terri will but I don’t know about the kids, they probably need to grow up a little more,” he said.

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The Artist’s pooch Uggie dies Uggie, the canine star of the Academy Award winning silent movie The Artist, has lost his battle with prostate cancer. The famous Jack Russell Terrier was put down in Los Angeles after his condition deteriorated, says his owner, animal trainer Omar Von Mueller. He said it was a “difficult decision” to say goodbye to his 13-year-old pooch who became a movie sensation in 2011 after sharing the screen with French actor Jean Dujardin. The Artist won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Wallenda completes longest tightrope walk High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. TV station WTMJ reported Wallenda crossed the 1576foot wire that was strung more than 10 storeys above the Milwaukee Mile Speedway on the fairgrounds. The 36-year-old Wallenda holds nine Guinness World Records for his stunts. He walked across Niagara Falls in 2012. Wallenda had been expected to carry a 45-pound bar for stability and wear soft shoes made by his mother, Delilah, a member of the famous Flying Wallendas.

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NZ hit set for world release Following success at home with her debut album, Wanaka singer/songwriter Jody Direen is taking the crowd-funded countrypop production to Australia and the world. After fans chipped in to pay for Direen to make Breaks Out in Nashville, the album topped the New Zealand country charts on iTunes and peaked at No.12 on the official national charts. Now she has been signed by ABC Music, the Australian national broadcaster’s record label, and Breaks Out will be released internationally on August 21. A week later she’ll perform at one of Australia’s biggest music festivals, the Gympie Muster in Queensland. “It is my first time performing at the Gympie Muster. However, I have been there before as I was privileged enough to hang with Kenny Rogers’ band and crew while he toured Aussie for a few days,” she said. “Watching his show backstage was my first experience of the Gympie Muster.”

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

■ WINTER ILLS

Bid to resolve office space wrangle By Sue newman

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The cloakrooms aren’t quite as busy as usual at Tinwald School, as an average of three children per classroom are home sick. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 120815-TM-149

Flu battle continues By Caitlin Porter

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Many Mid Cantabrians are still battling winter ills as the flu season continues. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said it was expected this flu season would be a bad one, as the Northern Hemisphere experienced a rather rough season. However, he said there were also other illnesses floating around that were “influenza-like”. Locally, health professionals are still seeing a number of people affected by flu-like symptoms. Dr Charlotte Cox said she was busy with patients with a variety of ailments. “I’m seeing a steady stream of seasonal coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma,” she said. Steve Wise of Wises Pharmacy said he had noticed an increase in the number of people trying to combat winter illnesses. “There has been an increased level of activity in treating winter ailments …

it’s the nature of the winter,” he said. This year there are two prevalent strains of the flu, the A-strain and Bstrain. The A-strain has been reported in greater numbers in the North Island and is said to predominantly affect the elderly and the very young. The B-strain is more prevalent in the South Island. Canterbury has one of the highest rates for influenza-like consultations in the South Island, with GPs seeing between 150 and 399 patients a week. The latest influenza update from Environmental Science Research centre shows 78 cases of the A-strain and 447 – more than triple that of last month of the B strain within the CDHB area. Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone said children at his school are still absent due to illness, with an average of three children per classroom home sick. The same goes at Ashburton Intermediate School. Principal Gavin Cooper said cases of the flu hadn’t subsided yet. “It’s still hanging around,” he said.

ADVICE FROM THE CDHB Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said the vaccine is the best protection against the predominant strains of the flu – but it takes two weeks to become effective and doesn’t protect against colds or other viruses. Dr Pink said it’s also important to remember that vaccination is just one of the key parts of winter flu protection – keeping fit and healthy through good diet and exercise, limiting alcohol and staying warm are also key. The free flu vaccine, for people aged over 65 years, pregnant women, people with long-term health conditions, children under five and people with Down Syndrome or cochlear implants can get the vaccine for free until August 31.

ERO gives College tick of approval From P1 Principal Grant McMillan said he was “thrilled” by the report. “It’s acknowledging the work that a whole lot of people have done,” Mr McMillan said. However the school has also been challenged to improve in other areas,

primarily increasing achievement at NCEA Level 3 and promoting Maori achievement. The report found that the school needs to make more progress in supporting and promoting educational success for Maori, as Maori. That meant having a stronger sense of their culture and identity, raising

achievement, and engaging more with students, their whanau, and the community, Mr McMillan said. Board chairman Rennie Davidson said the school will also be looking at how it can raise achievement at NCEA Level 3, which has remained steady. He was pleased with the constructive nature of the report, Mr Davidson said.

A wrangle over office space in the EA Networks Centre could be resolved at today’s Ashburton District Council meeting. Fourteen years of minutes have been condensed into 14 pages of notes by council staff as district councillors try to decide whether promises of office space have been made and broken or whether no promises were actually made. On one side of the fence sit a cluster of sports groups who believe they were promised enclosed office space in the centre’s sports house. On the other sits the council, owner of the complex that has been completed with one large open plan work space rather than a combination of enclosed office and open space the sports groups believed they were getting. At a special council meeting last month, representatives of Mid Canterbury Rugby, Mid Canterbury Netball and Sport Canterbury, Mid Canterbury challenged the council on its failure to provide the office space they say they were promised. None of those groups have moved into Sports House and all say they will not until office space is provided. The idea behind sports house was that it would be an administrative base for several sporting codes who would ‘hot desk’ the open plan space for a few hours each month. The three key tenants were to be rugby, netball and Sport Canterbury but all three say that was contingent on having enclosed office space provided. Minutes from a meeting on October 30, 2012 with the user groups shows that representatives were unanimous in their support for the proposed design, an open plan office space with a meeting room attached. This plan was signed off and ratified by council confirming the intention to provide an open space sports hub for multiple users.

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■ BARRHILL CHERTSEY IRRIGATION SCHEME

Scheme nears completion By SuSan SandyS

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Massive pipelines snaking their way across Mid Canterbury will deliver water to Mid Canterbury farms this spring. Stage two of the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation (BCI) Scheme, representing the largest new irrigation development in the district since the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) in the 1930s, is among projects nearing completion. BCI general manager John Wright said installation of 70 kilometres of piping was going according to plan, with the project having been assisted by a dry winter. There would be about 30 farms, mainly arable, between Barrhill and Dromore, accessed by the new scheme, in an area that had traditionally relied on groundwater. The stage two development is more than doubling the BCI assets after the co-operative gained a Rakaia River take consent in 2001 and installed stage one in 2010. Stage two includes a new river intake near Barrhill, a hydrogenation plant, a seven kilometre river pipeline delivering water under gravity to the plains and a pumped pipeline at Barrhill. Pipe sizes range up to 1600 millimetres. Smaller diameters of polyethylene piping have been manufactured in Ashburton, while glass reinforced plastic pipes at the larger diameters

has been imported from Turkey and Australia in 350 shipping containers. The small hydrogeneration plant on a gravity line at the river will produce energy to offset the costs of pumping in the network and has around half the annual output of TrustPower’s Montalto plant on the RDR. The stage two development is on top of another major irrigation development in Mid Canterbury under way this winter. A $110 million upgrade of the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Limited scheme will see stage one of the project come on stream this spring. About half the extended area being serviced by the upgraded scheme represents dairy farms. There has been concerns about the timing of the schemes, as in some cases they require farmers, who signed up earlier, to upgrade their irrigation infrastructure, and this is coinciding with the unforeseen dairy downturn. Mr Wright said the majority of farmers to be accessed by stage two of the BCI scheme were arable, so the scheme “did not have a large reliance on dairy”. Nevertheless, the downturn would affect everyone in the district. However, shareholders were taking the long-term view and access to water would make them all the more reliable and resilient in the future.

Two Mid Canterbury general practices have joined nearly 40 others in the South Island, forming an alliance. Negotiations between the 38 rural practices resulted in a proposal for the provision and funding of health services, and has been applauded by the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network. Two local practices – Methven and Rakaia – have taken part. Methven GP and Pegasus

Health Board rural GP representative Dr Gayle O’Duffy said Methven Medical Centre had signed an agreement with the Canterbury Clinical Network Rural Funding Service Level Alliance (SLA) in regard to the local revision of the Rural Funding Formula. While for Methven the new formula does not change the amount of money the practice receives, it has tried to create a fairer formula for all the truly rural Canterbury practices compared to the old national formula, Dr O’Duffy said.

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Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation (BCI) Scheme general manager John Wright says construction of stage two of the scheme is nearing completion. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 100815-TM-103

The negotiations were spurred by the Ministry of Health which announced the way rural practices were funded would change, back in October of 2013. The ministry required district health boards to develop a model for the allocation of funding using their alliance structure. Alliances plan changes in regards to the delivery of health services. As a result, Rural Service Level Alliance (SLA) teams are now being appointed. The changes were designed

for a number of reasons, including encouraging co-operation between practices and ensuring patients had access to necessary services. In Canterbury there are nine service level alliances, including the Ashburton SLA. As well as the Mid Canterbury practices, other Canterbury practices including Darfield, Leeston, Oxford, Diamond Harbour, Akaroa, Amberley, Waikaria, Amuri, Hanmer Springs, Cheviot and Kaikoura, joined in on negotiations.

Pair in court over death of Taupo toddler A man and woman charged over the death of a Taupo toddler have appeared in court. The pair, who were granted interim name suppression, appeared in Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with assault on a child.

The Ashburton District Council may have been handed an unexpected, but welcome windfall. The Valuer General has added seven new irrigation schemes to the district’s roll for utility rating and that could net the council an extra $82,000 in rates income. The seven schemes have a combined value of $79 million. The values are still subject to an objection as part of the valuation review process and the rating valuations will not be applied until July next year.

Ashburton District councillors have given themselves a meeting schedule shake-up that will change both meeting times and council committee structure. Rather than hold its three council committee meetings over two meeting days, councillors have decided to have a mammoth meeting day on the second Thursday of each month, starting at 10.30am. The three committees will meet on a single day. Full council will meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. This moves the council away from its previous six-weekly meeting schedule. Councillors have also changed committee structure to make all councillors members of all committees.

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■ HEALTH

By Caitlin Porter

In brief

The charge relates to an incident on Monday when three-year-old Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri was admitted to Taupo Hospital with critical injuries. He died before he was able to be transferred to Starship Hospital in Auckland.

The summary of facts has also been suppressed in the interim. The pair were remanded in custody and will next appear in Taupo District Court on September 10. - NZME

Up to 27 people who entered New Zealand falsely claiming to be refugees will be allowed to stay, meaning 27 genuine refugees may have missed out on coming into the country. The Department of Internal Affairs has refused to explain its decision not to revoke the citizenship of the 27 people, Radio New Zealand reported. Meeting minutes showed Immigration New Zealand’s refugee and protection unit and its appeal tribunal were displeased with the decision, saying it undermined the protection of the refugee system from fraud, RNZ reported. Labour’s immigration spokeswoman Sue Moroney said 27 genuine families could have had refugee status if the frauds had not occurred. “New Zealanders need confidence in the integrity of the system.” - NZME

Greens change mind Pubs and bars will be able show early morning Rugby World Cup games - and possibly other major events - after the Green Party made a complete reversal of its opposition to extended opening hours. The Greens yesterday chose not to block a second attempt by Act Party leader David Seymour to table a bill which would urgently change liquor laws. That came after they were called “party poopers” and “wowsers” when they blocked the same bill on Tuesday. The legislation, which would allow bars to stay open between 4am and 8am for World Cup matches, passed its first reading last night. It would have a shortened consultation period and was likely to pass into law on August 26, several weeks before the tournament kicked off. Green Party health spokesman Kevin Hague said there had been a backlash from some within the party when they opposed the bill on the first occasion. - NZME

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■ OCEAN WAITOKIA

The centre of German attention By SuSan SandyS

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A German film crew with a famous host descended on Ashburton Intermediate School yesterday. They were there to see student and talented yodeller Ocean Waitokia perform in the school’s kapa haka group at assembly. The 12-year-old is a contestant in Germany’s upcoming Super Kids Talent Quest television show, for which she will travel to the country later this month. The show’s host is actor Wayne Carpendale, and after the film crew got footage of the kapa haka, Ocean went and introduced herself to him. “Are you nervous? You don’t have to be nervous, we came all the way just to be here because you are such a special, wonderful young lady,” Mr Carpendale told Ocean as she smiled and shook his hand with the cameras rolling. Any nerves Ocean may have had soon dissipated as she tried to encourage Mr Carpendale outside so she could teach him the poi. “I just came from Japan, it’s 37 degrees in Japan, it’s too cold outside,” he said before laughing and walking with her to

a Maori po at the school’s entrance. As Ocean told him about the meaning of its many designs, she felt Mr Carpendale’s hands and said “your hands are so cold”. They laughed at the fact Ocean was a lot more acclimatised to Mid Canterbury’s winter temperatures, and was keeping warm despite wearing just her kapa haka dress which she had just performed in. The pair got onto talking about Ocean’s talent for yodelling, and Mr Carpendale told her she was not just a good yodeller, but a great one. He said it was really something for the crew to come from the other side of the world where yodelling originated, to New Zealand to see someone so good at the singing style. He asked her if she knew anyone else in New Zealand who yodelled. “Yes, the Topp Twins, and a friend of mine,” Ocean said. The four-person crew were planning to film later in the day at a rest home where Ocean performed, and her family home, before flying out to Los Angeles last night. They were on a worldwide trip, and had arrived in Christchurch at midnight on Tuesday.

Ocean Waitokia performs with the Ashburton Intermediate School kapa haka group while being filmed for the Super Kids Talent Quest yesterday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 120815-TM-160

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■ METHVEN HOUSE

New Methven House planned BY SUSAN SANDYS

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The drive to fundraise $5.6 million for a new Methven House was launched at a public meeting in the town last night. About 130 people attended the meeting, where Methven Care Trust revealed concept plans for the new 20-bed rest home to replace the current 13-bed Methven House on a new site within five years. Trustees revealed they have raised $170,000 to date, and are sticking with the new building project following investigating an earlier offer to convert local hotel Methven Resort. Trustee Colin Lill outlayed costings of $1.3 million for the building’s administration wing, $2.9 million for the bedroom wing, $466,000 for site works, $647,000 for designs and consents and $240,000 for fittings, fixtures and equipment. The building would take up about one-third of donated land in Camrose Estates, leaving room

Methven Care Trust has revealed concept plans for a new 20bed rest home to replace the current 13-bed Methven House.

for a dementia wing and retirement villas in future decades. Mr Lill said the costing breakdown revealed many areas in

which savings could be made. For example, there was about $85,000 landscaping, siteworks and planting that local garden-

ers and contractors could help with. The trustees were leaving no stone unturned in trying to raise money, and appealed for ideas, no matter how silly they might seem. Fundraising initiatives to date had included letting land for cropping, rearing and fattening calves, and a head shave. In November a Methven and Foothills House and Garden Tour was planned. There was a donate button on the Methven Care Trust website, and in response to a question about whether someone could set up an automatic bank account donation per month, trustee Ian Totty invited anyone considering such an option to talk to trustee members. “The sooner this is achieved the less inflation will incur in the building, we are all the fundraisers,” Mr Totty said. Each seat at the meeting had a brochure about the project and a BNZ coffee cup, which people were asked to take back to their

homes and workplaces and fill with money. The new rest home would take advantage of the sun, with views towards the mountains from the main lounge. Premium rooms would be 25 square metres with a kitchenette and door to outside, standard rooms would be 16 square metres. The main dining room would flow through bi-fold doors to the lounge, and the bedroom wing would have extra lounge areas. In answer to a question on whether Methven Resort would instead be suitable for conversion to a rest home, trustees explained they had formed a subcommittee to investigate this following one of the resort’s former owners making that suggestion. However, it had been deemed unsuitable for a number of reasons, including the bathrooms being too small, earthquake strengthening requirements and the kitchen being on the wrong floor.

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Number of resource consents continues to rise

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It’s still quite steady and we’re certainly not falling off a cliff

BY SUE NEWMAN

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The number of resource consents issued in the Ashburton District last year rose 31 per cent on the back of unrelenting growth in the number of residential subdivisions. For the year to June 30, 85 residential subdivision consents were issued by the Ashburton District Council. This was up from 73 in 2013/2014 and 64 in 2012/2013. Those consents included several with a large number of sections and while council district planning manager Ian Hyde said he was not aware of any large subdivisions coming forward, there was still a steady flow of infill housing consents being filed. Overall resource consent numbers, which include subdivisions, land use and ancilliary (minor) consents continued to climb year on year. While the number issued for the first month of this financial year (20) fell short of the bumper number issued in July last year (34), Mr Hyde is confident

- surveyor David Smith

that is not a sign of a slow down in activity. “It’s still quite steady and we’re certainly not falling off a cliff,’ he said. Surveyor David Smith believes that with several of Ashburton’s larger subdivisions now having few unsold sections remaining, there would shortly be a surge of new developments coming forward. “I’m aware of some large parcels of land that have been land banked and land that’s been rezoned. There are certainly a lot of landowners interested in doing subdivisions,” he said. Because some of those were adjoining blocks owned by different owners, Mr Smith said he believed this created an opportunity for co-operative developments to be undertaken. “A co-operative approach makes sense in terms of services and someone like the council could provide an incentive for developers to work together,” he said. He anticipates some of those bare blocks coming on stream as new subdivisions this year.

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IS claims hack on US military ports last week that Hussain was third on a CIA kill list of Islamic State operatives, along with another British citizen, Raphael Hostey, a recruiter for the group who is also a close associate of Prakash and has named the Melbourne man as his “co-worker”. The only Islamic State members higher than Hussain on the kill list are the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Mohammed Emwazi, the extremist known as Jihadi John, the masked executioner who featured in a number of beheading videos. Prakash, considered Australia’s top Islamic State recruiter, immediately followed the posting of the list with his own message via social media, writing on Wednesday morn-

ing: “*IMPORTANT* Please follow and share ... Cyber war got em shook!” Another supporter of the group then tweeted: “KILL THEM WHERE YOU FIND THEM AND ENSLAVE THEIR WOMEN.” Another tweeted: “This information is very useful for lone wolves to act and kill.” Hussain is believed to have played a key role in the online radicalisation of at least one of the men behind the attack on a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Garland, Texas. The list includes the names of more than 1400 people, the department or division where they are based, email addresses, postcodes and telephone numbers. It also purports to include

credit card information and addresses of air force and Department of State employees, and email exchanges between military personnel. The information has not been verified. A note accompanying the list, which is in the form of a spreadsheet, warns US military personnel that the Islamic State Hacking Division is “in your emails and computer systems, watching and recording your every move”. “We have your names and addresses, we are in your emails and social media accounts, we are extracting confidential data and passing on your personal information to the soldiers of the khilafah, who soon with the permission of Allah will strike at your necks in your own lands,” it said. - AAP

■ SWEDEN

Ikea store stops knife sales after attack The Ikea branch in central Sweden where two shoppers were fatally stabbed - reportedly with knives taken from the shelves - will temporarily stop knife sales, the store manager says. “This is a decision I’ve taken and it is temporary,” store manager Mattias Johansson said yesterday, adding that the store would reopen on Wednesday morning. The Ikea store in Vasteras, about 100km west of Stockholm, has been closed since Monday when two shoppers were fatally stabbed in the kitchenware section. Two Eritrean asylum-seekers have been arrested on suspicion of murder, but police said the motive for the attack was still unknown. The two suspects were ar-

Police spokesman Per Stromback speaks to the media outside the Ikea store in Vesteras, Sweden. AP PHOTO

rested on Monday shortly after the attack. The 23-year-old was wrestled to the ground by police at a bus stop outside Ikea, while

the other was found with stab wounds inside the store. There were no indications it was terror-related and Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said

it had not been called in on the case. And Vasteras police chief Per Agren said there were “no political overtones”. The two shoppers killed were a 55-year-old woman and her 28-year-old son, both from the northern Swedish town of Skelleftea. The victims did not have any connection to their attackers, police said. Local media have reported that the suspects may have used knives they picked up from the store’s shelves. One of the suspects, aged 23, has denied any involvement in the attack, while the second, aged 36, remains in hospital in critical condition. He underwent a second operation for stab wounds and has yet to be questioned by police. - AFP

■ UKRAINE

MH17 probe finds ‘possible’ missile parts Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 say they’ve found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made BUK missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. International and Dutch investigators are examining seven “considerable fragments of some size ... probably from a BUK (surface-to-air) missile system,” Dutch public prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said yesterday.

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■ AUSTRALIA

A tight-knit group of Islamic State fighters that includes Melbourne’s Neil Prakash claims it has again hacked the computers of US military personnel, publishing an extensive list of names and contact details and urging supporters to kill them. The list was published via social media by a group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division, which is believed to be led by British man Junaid Hussain, a close associate of Prakash. In a message which accompanied the release of the list, the hacker, writing under his Twitter handle Abu Hussain alBritani, said: “They have us on their ‘hit list’, and we have them on ours too.” The attack comes after re-

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A joint statement from prosecutors and the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) said the fragments were “secured during a previous recovery mission (at the crash site) in eastern Ukraine and are in possession of the criminal investigation team and the Dutch Safety Board.” Flight MH17 was shot down on July 17 last year, during heavy fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. All 298 passengers and crew were

killed, including 38 who called Australia home. Ukraine and many in the West have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the plane, saying they may have used a BUK missile supplied by Russia. Russia and the rebels deny any responsibility and point the finger at Ukraine’s military. Investigators said it was not yet clear whether the apparent missile pieces found were related to the attack. “It’s too early to say that

the fragments we found were, for instance, from the BUK rocket that possibly shot down MH17,” prosecutor Westerbeke said. But the investigation was “getting closer” to finding out who was behind the attack, he said. The statement from the OVV and the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said the fragments “can possibly provide more information about who was involved in the crash of MH17.” - AFP

Body found A body found in the Hudson river has been confirmed to be that of model/photographer Ian Jones, the boyfriend of singer Annie Lennox’s daughter Tali, who had been missing since a kayak accident. Model and artist Tali Lennox, 22, was with Jones, 32, when their boat overturned on Saturday. Tali was rescued by a nearby boat but lost track of her partner who was declared missing and a search mission with helicopters and divers was launched to find him. - EFE

Market blast kills 47 At least 47 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses say. The explosion ripped through the weekly market in the village of Sabon Gari, around 135km south of Borno state capital Maiduguri, during peak trading around 1.15pm, the sources said. “We have received at least 47 dead bodies and at least 50 with injuries from the Sabon Gari market, where there was a blast this afternoon,” a nurse at Biu General Hospital, around 50km away, said. He said the injuries from the blast are mostly “severe” and that the death toll was expected to rise. - AFP

China landslide About 40 people are missing in China after a landslide buried the living quarters of a mining company under one million cubic metres of earth, local authorities said. The deluge swallowed 15 employee dormitories and three residential houses in Shangluo, in the northern province of Shaanxi, the city government said. About 40 people were missing, it said. Police, firefighters, mining rescuers and medical staff were sent to the site and residents in the area evacuated, it added. - AFP

IS frees 22 The Islamic State group has released 22 Assyrian Christians that it had abducted in northeastern Syria almost six months ago, activist groups say. They were among more than 200 members of the Christian minority who were kidnapped by IS in February as it swept through the Khabur region in the northeastern Hasakeh province. The Assyrian Observatory for Human Rights said the 22 hostages included 14 women. - AFP

Drug smuggler bailed A 91-year-old retired surgeon who claims he was duped into importing almost five kilograms of cocaine inside soap bars has had his bail continued. Police say Sydney man Victor Twartz was “legitimately scammed” by an organised crime syndicate who befriended him via email and gained his trust before luring him overseas. They are warning all Australians to be wary of offers that sound too good to be true but could end up turning them into inadvertent drug mules. Twartz was returning to Australia from New Delhi on July 8 when he was caught allegedly carrying 27 bars of soap, filled with about 4.5kg of cocaine. - AAP

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hether or not you support parents taking their kids out of school to have a holiday overseas depends on your definition of education. The Ministry of Education has a tough line approach to what is becoming an increasingly common practice. It believes term time is school time and parents who want an overseas jaunt with their kids should do that during the holidays. The travel industry of course, is wise to this captive market. Prices rise just before school terms end and drop again when school starts. For a family that’s a significant increase in the cost of travel and accommodation possibly meaning the difference between going or staying home. A recent survey found that around 20 per cent of students were absent during term time so they could take an overseas family holiday. In arguing against the practice, the ministry is saying that parents have a legal responsibility to ensure their children attend school; by opting for a holiday instead of school they devalue classroom education. That’s the purists’ view, but given that education is life-long and in its broadest sense sweeps across every moment of a child’s life, then travel could be said to be the greatest educator of all. Rather than being viewed as renegades and law breakers, parents who choose to take their children out of school for an overseas experience are enriching that child’s education. Yes, the classroom is the place where essential learning takes place, but the world is where learning for life occurs. Outward looking school principals see that. It’s all about balance and commonsense. Taking a senior student out of secondary school would rarely be a smart move, but for primary school students, two weeks spent in a different culture is worth more than two weeks of missed classroom time. That is positive absenteeism.

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t seems the good people of Ashburton still maintain a strong tradition of loyalty to the Crown, whatever the changes in attitude to it elsewhere in Aotearoa, New Zealand. At a Canterbury History Association luncheon the other day we were reminded by distinguished local historian, Dr Katie Pickles, of two commemorative trees, and the plaques that accompany them, in the Ashburton Domain, planted to remember two legendary “imperial” figures of the distant and more recent past, which reflect this lingering loyalty, the revered Florence Nightingale and the charismatic, if doomed, Princess Diana. Within two weeks of the demise of both these two global celebrities, - “The Lady with the Lamp” on August 13, 1910 and “The People’s Princess” on August 31. 1997 – the Ashburton council had met, decided its policy for the commemoration of each of these world famous ladies and had put their plans into effect. Thus, that most colonial of trees, the English beech, was planted by Mrs Henry Davis, the Mayoress - but only because her husband was the mayor; Lady Mayoresses in their own right are a more modern invention – to honour the nurse – “A lady with a lamp shall stand. In the great history of the land. A noble type of good. Heroic womanhood.” and, 87 years later, a similar, purple English beech by Lady Mayoress, Mrs Anderson, for the princess. The original is now a mighty tree which dominates all others that surround it though Diana’s has – symbolically, perhaps – had to struggle for survival and recognition. Even after the best part of 20 years, its future is uncertain. It seems both these personalities represented all that Ashburtonians found admirable about their colonial roots, which they apparently wanted, then and now(?), to keep very

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Standing proudly in a prime spot in the Ashburton Domain is this English beech tree which was planted in memory of Florence Nightingale.

much alive. Though Florence Nightingale, after her heroics in the Crimean Wars of the 1870s, was obliged to spend much of the rest of her life bed-ridden, her physical similarity to Queen Victoria as well as her undying respect for the monarch kept her constantly in the public eye. Many Victorians saw Florence as “royal” in manner and in commitment to her cause. A generation or two later, Princess Di – as she was better known – very obviously had her own brand of royal mana and beauty, with its overwhelming appeal, the memory of whom, Ashburtonians, like everyone else, were keen to preserve. What’s more, she was thought to have had a raw deal at the hands of a stuffy Royal Family who took a dim view of her overwhelming, somewhat “common”, popularity. That her two sons have subsequently established their own individual popularity has gone a long way to sustaining the lasting love for their mother. So all that probably adds up to the people of Ashburton being perhaps the nation’s leading opponents of the insistence of Prime Minister Key to do away with our long-time, Union

Jack-included, flag in favour of a more trendy alternative. With that unwelcome change in the offing, the suggestion the National Anthem should go too, is a double whammy that almost certainly keeps a lot of Ashburtonians awake for long hours of the night as it does loyal citizens throughout the realm. Meanwhile, back on the political treadmill, Winston “Opportunist” Peters has made all the running while Parliament has been in recess. Talk of 10,000 members of New Zealand First by the time of the 2017 election, NZ First’s heady prospects of becoming the third largest party at the expense of the woeful Greens and, above all, the certainty, as Mr Peters sees it, of his becoming “King Maker” yet again, have all seen him well ahead of the play. His reincarnation as the Member for Northland might be thought to have given him a new lease of political life even though he has never been remotely short of that quality. On top of all that, he is to be the manager of the MPs’ rugby XV going to the World Cup next month. No doubt, should the team suffer injuries,

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Winston will be prepared to go onto the paddock and do his bit, albeit at 70 years of age! His political dexterity is endless and impossible to ignore. As Winston’s star shoots across the political firmament John Key’s looks like the dying embers of an expended rocket. The rock on which National is both founded and relies, farming - dairying in particular - has come a cropper, with many farmers facing imminent bankruptcy. The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) has brought little comfort and the murky background to our establishment of an $11m farm in Saudi Arabia doesn’t look like a vote catcher either. In the mix somewhere is Mr Little but his voice has seemed barely audible. The return of a sitting parliament will no doubt give all involved a welcome boost, members and media alike. After thought: Just to emphasise Ashburton’s “love affair” with the royal family, it’s worth pointing out there are at least seven other royal-related trees in the Domain Gardens - including three oaks, a cherry and a lime - one of them planted by Her Majesty herself.

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Board was ‘reckless’ BY HAMISH FLETCHER Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley and four other Mainzeal board members are accused of failing to appropriately assess the company’s financial position, according to the liquidators suing them. Shipley and fellow Mainzeal directors Richard Yan, Peter Gomm, Clive Tilby and Sir Paul Collins and Siew Kwan are defending a lawsuit from the construction group’s liquidators accusing them of reckless trading and alleging they breached their duties. More details of the lawsuit have emerged this week after Chief High Court Judge Geoffrey Venning allowed access to court documents in the case. The liquidators say Shipley,

Yan, Gomm, Tilby and Collins failed to make an appropriate assessment of Mainzeal Property and Construction’s financial position and the implications of it continuing to trade after July 2011, when it allegedly failed a limb of an insolvency test. By allowing Mainzeal Property and Construction to continue to trade after July 2011 until its collapse in 2013, the liquidators say the five board members caused a $47.4 million increase in the company’s liability to its creditors. The liquidators are seeking payment of that amount from those directors. Mainzeal’s collapse into receivership on Waitangi Day 2013 sent shockwaves through the building industry.

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Liquidators said last year that the creditors were owed $151 million. On the claims alleging reckless trading, Shipley, Gomm, Tilby and Collins deny them and say they “carefully and frequently” monitored the financial position of Mainzeal Property and Construction and sought external advice from Ernst & Young.

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Shipley, Gomm, Tilby and Collins also said that they were entitled to and reasonably did take comfort from forward work orders relating to the Christchurch rebuild after the earthquakes. Shipley, Yan, Gomm, Tilby and Collins are also accused of breaching their director’s duties by entering into a debt restructure in December 2012. Shipley, Gomm, Tilby and Collins deny breaching director duties and say Mainzeal Property and Construction had a limited role in the transaction. Yan, who has separate legal representation, has denied the allegations against him. Kwan has not yet filed a statement of defence. - NZME

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BY ANNE GIBSON Wealthy overseas visitors gambling in New Zealand appear to have boosted SkyCity Entertainment Group’s bottom line and it singled out Asian VIPs for special mention in its annual result yesterday. SkyCity chief executive Nigel Morrison attributed the 30.7 per cent net profit after tax lift to an improved win rate in international business of 1.36 per cent compared with 0.97 per cent last year. “Growth in international business turnover continues to be underpinned by the success of the expanded sales and marketing team, increased recognition of the Horizon brand and offering, a strong focus on direct relationships with VIP customers and continued growth in the number of Asian VIP customers visiting New Zealand,” the business said. International business delivered record activity during the full year, with turnover increasing to $9.3 billion and normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) up 35.1 per cent to $26.4 million, SkyCity said. Revenue for the year cracked the billion-dollar barrier -

$1.009 billion, compared with the previous year’s $902.5 million. Net profit after tax of $128.7 million for the year ended June 30 significantly exceeded the $98.5 million the previous year. But a final dividend of 10c per share remained unchanged during the two-year period. The result showed while the gaming giant had particularly strong growth in Auckland, it suffered a disappointing performance in Adelaide. “Auckland continues to be the standout performer across the group, delivering record results, with normalised revenue up 13 per cent and normalised ebitda up 13.7 per cent from $217.9 million to $247.8 million. “This growth continues the positive recent momentum across all business segments, with the [Auckland] property now having delivered six consecutive quarters,” SkyCity said. “Going forward, the Auckland property will also benefit from the activation of the NZ International Convention Centre gaming concessions, which are expected to start by the end of 2015 following signing of a binding building works contract for the NZICC.” - NZME

Record proﬁt for ASB ASB, which reported a record annual profit yesterday, is increasing rural provisioning as a slump in dairy prices puts increasing financial pressure on farmers. Chief executive Barbara Chapman said that while she remained positive about the long-term outlook for the dairy sector, the bank was keeping a “close eye” on the industry. Fonterra last week slashed its farm gate milk price from $5.25 per kg of milk solids to $3.85 per kg, which is well below break-even for most farmers. “It is fair to say that it is difficult for those farmers,” Chapman said. - NZME

Souter going public? Sir Brian Souter says his New Zealand growth plan will be a defining moment for his company. Bus and ferry operator Souter Group is flagging the possibility of a public listing as it puts down the accelerator on growth. The company, owned by international transport investor Sir Brian Souter and his family, was spending about $100 million over a three-year period and mulling an NZX listing to help with expansion. - NZME

Mining jobs lost Hundreds of job losses in the West Coast mining industry have been compounded by cutbacks in the region’s industrial and engineering companies. In early May, more than 113 mine workers at the Stockton open-cast coalmine lost their jobs, on top of 187 redundancies at the mine in June last year, and 250 the year before, on the back of the continuing slump in world coal prices. Oceana Gold last year chopped 51 jobs from its Reefton mine, which will shed a further 120 jobs by the end of this year, leaving just six as the mine is put into ‘care and maintenance’. - NZME

Solid Energy ‘positive’ Solid Energy workers have been told to expect a “positive” announcement from the debtridden coalminer today. Solid Energy has called meetings with its workers nationwide at 11am and a media conference at midday. Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union organiser Garth Elliott said workers had been promised the news would be “very positive in regards to the company moving forward”. “They’ve made it very, very clear they are not having a meeting to announce restructures, redundancies, closures or liquidation.” - NZME

Flyers liking Jetstar Flyers are enthusiastic about more regional competition and almost 70 per cent of them have driven to other cities to get cheaper fares, according to a survey commissioned by Jetstar. The low cost airline plans to start the first of its regional operations in December and says an overwhelming number of Kiwis say it’s a good idea. An online survey of 900 New Zealanders who have taken at least one regional flight during the past year shows between 89 per cent and 94 per cent of them support the entry of Jetstar into the market. The strongest support is from the regions. - NZME

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Prime lambs get stronger Prime lambs continued to strengthen with outside competition for a reasonable yarding while ewes commanded a solid demand on a smaller yarding with heavy ewes realising $117 per head. In the store section crossbred ewe hoggets dominated the line-up with composite inlamb hoggets selling from $94

to $109 while Romney ewe hoggets made between $90 to $107. Heavy lambs ranged from $129 to $138, medium lambs fetched $116 to $127 while lighter lambs met $91 to $110. Heavier woolly ewes fetched between $100 to $117 per head, mediums were $84 to $93 while lighter woolly ewes fetched $67 to $75.

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New Zealand lamb producers are being fleeced by their Aussie counterparts at the moment with premium lamb fetching over $1.70 more per kilogram than their Kiwi cousins. Adding insult to injury, New Zealand consumers have been enjoying cheap Australian lamb in our supermarkets as Aussie exporters ramp up supply here. Last year Australia exported 526 tonnes of lamb to New Zealand – more than doubling the volume of the previous year, and that figure looks set to grow again. While New Zealand legs of lamb have been fetching around $1.80 per 100 grams their Aussie equivalents have been only $1.19. Beef and Lamb New Zealand CEO Rod Slater said supermarkets and retail outlets’ first priority was to stock New Zealand beef and lamb. Around 92 per cent of Kiwi lamb gets exported, he said, and that caused a shortfall in supply when supermarkets do a loss leader promotion. “So they have no option but to look offshore.” Mr Slater said the Aussie imports had been happening for years but it was a two-way street with Australian farmers often unhappy at New Zealand lamb in their supermarkets. Towards the end of the season supply always gets tight, he said. “In a perfect world we could do with more New Zealand lamb coming on to the market at this time but to be frank I just don’t see it changing.” However, all retailers without ex-

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UK farmers still unhappy with NZ lamb imports The stoush over New Zealand lamb flooding UK supermarkets during the shoulder of the season continues with the National Farmers Union refuting a giant supermarket chain’s claims that stocking our lamb helped them to sell more British product. Following weeks of protests over ailing livestock industries the NFU has taken supermarkets

to task for not backing British lamb. NFU livestock board chairman Charles Sercombe said a spokesperson from Tesco said stocking imported lamb from New Zealand helped to reduce the price of British lamb and therefore increased demand. “Logic dictates that if there’s only British on the shelf then we are going to sell it.”

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suppliers and our goal is to provide our customers with quality homegrown products.” Meat and Livestock Australia media manager Rose Glasser said volumes of lamb exports to New Zealand had been “quite high so far this year”. She said the January to July total was almost double what they exported for all of 2014. “However, overall, total volumes of lamb we send to New Zealand is very low, compared to our other export destinations.” Latest Australian price schedules show premium grade lamb fetching up to $6.90 per kilogram while New Zealand farmers on winter contracts could expect around $5.20.

Vetlife is warning dairy farmers of the dangers of an unusual presentation of salmonella brandenburg in heifers this year that may infect unsuspecting staff. Ashburton vet Lorna Humm said normally salmonella makes cows very sick but this year cows appear healthy while carrying the disease, but their calves are born dead. “But the calves are not smelly or rotten.” In a statement, Vetlife said typically heifers will back up, start to calve but will not get on with it. “And when examined the calf is just sitting there.” First seen in sheep in Mid Canterbury in 1996, the bacterial infection has been dreaded by farmers and humans alike. Normally aborting cows typically present as off colour for one to three days before calving a rotten calf. Scouring and death often occurs. The bacteria can be highly contagious to humans so good hygiene must be maintained. Vetlife particularly cautions pregnant women, the elderly, children and any one on any form of immune suppressive therapy to be careful. “An effective vaccine is available and vaccination in the face of a salmonella outbreak can help to damp down the abortions and reduce the infection in your herd.”

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or a start, this new Navara driven was almost virginal, with just 47 kilometres on its odometer, so it matched its “Aspen white” livery, which enhanced its visually appealing, modern looks. These looks are obviously an evolution from the previous D40, so it’s quickly recognised as a Navara. Size wise it’s pretty much the same, just a little shorter. It’s built on a new, ladder chassis and the previous leaf-spring rear suspension is replaced by a more car-like, multi-link, coil-spring setup. And although this means a 100kg weight saving, Nissan says it retains the strength and durability needed to both carry up to 1000kg in its spacious well-side. The diesel’s towing capability remains at 3500kg. There’ll soon be a myriad of 14 options available in the new line-up from the starter, DX 2.5 litre, 2WD petrol to the many variations of 2.3 litre diesel powered utes. Amongst the diesels there’s mix-and-match possibilities, with choices of either two-or four-wheel drive, manual or auto and engine power. King or single cab versions of these arrive a bit later on. The RX has a single-turbo with 120kW and 403Nm while the ST as driven and the top of the range ST-X have the more powerful, twinturbo engine. It delivers 450Nm of torque from 1500 to 2500rpm and 140Kw at 3750rpm. Even with having done so few kilometres (it noticeably freed up during our 220km drive), the ST showed the benefit of the low rpm at which these figures occur, with a smooth, linear delivery of its

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wide band of torque, which happens just right where the day-today action is. With cold starts there’s characteristic diesel sounds for those on the footpath, but this is pretty well subdued inside. And we liked the engine’s sound under earnest acceleration. The “we” refers to included Bernard E, on board to observe, and tell a joke or two. Accordingly the ute’s sound system was only tested briefly! We liked the 6-speed manual for it feels strong, yet moves easily with shortish throws and has a great spread of ratios, which means it’s easy to both keep the engine in its sweet spot and enjoy corners. The clutch too is light and a pleasure to use. Nissan says this manual can average of 6.5L/100km overall. The switch from 2WD to 4WD high can be done (by a dial on the dash) while travelling at up to 100km/h, but you need to stop to select 4WD low. Because of the ST’s virginal state, we didn’t tackle any really rough stuff, but it was clear it is ready and well equipped for this. In addition to that low down torque and low ratio, there’s the limited slip diff, 217mm ground clearance, approach and departure, angles of 32.5 degrees and 25.9 degrees plus the 450mm wading ability.

Given expectations, and delivery of a car-like on road ride, the tyres on the 16 inch alloys are fairly roadorientated, and likely to be changed if serious mud/real off-roading is your thing. It’s a step up in the on-road handling and ride department, for it delivers a comfortably pliant, wellbalanced ride, even without a load on board. This new suspension smooths out, and was not upset at all by ruts and corrugations, even midcorner. Body movement was well restrained and the steering nicely weighted, suitably precise and with decent feel. Road and wind noise is pretty much banished from the nicely presented cabin, to which access is easy and everything where you expect to find it and then easy to use. Despite not so much in the way of soft touch materials it feels and looks the part, and there’s a reversing camera. We found the cloth-covered front seats to be well-shaped, supportive and comfortable. While there’s no reach adjustment for the steering it’s still easy to get an ideal driving position with plenty of space all round. We decided that it was not unlike driving a new SUV. Those in the rear seat sit high and the seat backs are upright but likely to be comfortable. It seems there’s a little less space therein than previously and it’s better for two adults or three kids. In summary, our all-too-brief time with this new Navara indicated that it has all it takes to meet people’s now-high expectations of a vehicle suitable for both work and/ or play.

A very special Morgan I n this, the 65th year of Plus 4 production, Morgan are pleased to announce the AR Plus 4. Since 1950, the exhilarating Morgan +4 has been a mainstay of Morgan production. To celebrate 65 years of this iconic sports car, a strictly limited run of 50 vehicles will be built; each hand assembled and tuned by Morgan’s experienced AR Motorsport technicians. Each vehicle embraces a powerful Cosworth 2.0 litre engine and offers performance and styling features above and beyond those of a standard Morgan. The ARP4 enhances on-road performance whilst ensuring driver comfort

and usability remains paramount, this enhancement has been achieved in three key areas, performance, styling and usability. The ARP4 would not belong to the AR Motorsport family if it did not offer significantly more performance than a standard Morgan. As such, a large range of upgrades complement the 225bhp Cosworth 2.0 litre. Aesthetically the ARP4 pushes the boundaries of the traditional classic. The ARP4 maintains the use of Morgan’s core materials; ash, aluminium and leather. However, by altering the mix of how these are applied gives an entirely new and exciting impression.

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t’s one of the most recognised products on the planet, but the classic Land Rover Defender is fast heading towards extinction, after 67 years as a 4X4 icon. The final deadline for last orders for the Defender was June 30, and production will cease at the Lode Lane production facility in December, allowing the company to re-tool in readiness for the all-new, and only second-generation model. The Defender nameplate has been around since 1983 – before that it was known simply as a Land Rover. In all, over two million have been produced since 1948, when the Series I arrived. It soon became a musthave addition on English farms before spreading to most of the world’s 195 individual countries, where an estimated 75 per cent of Land Rovers and Land Rover Defenders are still running. At one time, exports accounted for over 80 per cent of production, requiring the company to manage a global network of 41 production plants. In its heyday, production peaked at 50,000 in 1971, but over the years, competition from the myriad of more modern and more efficient SUVs has reduced that number to around 14,000 vehicles sold (2014). The end of an era for the iconic Land Rover Defender will make way for a completely new design. That said, with the end of production clearly in sight, sales are up around 15 per cent globally, as enthusiasts and fashionistas alike scramble to secure their very own automotive icon.

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Allenton Bowling Club Winter Bowls Results: Aussie Pairs July 26 1st Maurice Reid & Richard Smitheram, 2nd Graham Clarke and Rowan Tonks 3rd Mike Quinn & Janet Kingsbury. A great day in the sun with Bish & Jill overheating in the yellow hats toppled off their perch. August 1 cold miserable day but well battled by all. Regaining their composure wearing the yellow hats again were Bish & Jill. 1st Graeme Bishop and Jill May, 2nd B. Saussey and Murray Palmer, 3rd Bruce White and Noeline Woods. Great to see Bruce back on the green hope the recovery is going well. Two rounds left for this competition and a champagne brekky to finish on the last day. Lucky bowlers enjoy. The triples competition is also going very well and will give you the final results when completed. The Tuesday roll ups have proved to be very popular and some days very hardy souls have been playing. All in all our winter programme has been very successful and the club thank the men and women who have organised all of it from the tea makers to the raffles, players and mainly John & Fay and their team. A huge well done to you all. Not long and we will be back into the bowling season and its shaping up to be a very busy one. Catch you next week.

Allenton Croquet Club The opening of the new season is rapidly approaching. The only thing that doesn’t seem to recognise that is the weather. I don’t think I have experienced a colder winter as this one. It could be my age playing tricks on me. At the end of July we attended a communal lunch at the hotel Ashburton with the Waireka and Methven clubs. With 55 members in attendance it made for a lot of chatter. The quiz which was held after the end of last season was again a success. T hank you to all who attended and made the evening so much fun. The wood raffles have been held during the winter and now that our stock has

Thursday, August 13, 2015 been used we have decided not to get anymore. So all those cold days at New World will be no more. Thank you to New World for allowing us space in the foyer and thank you to the public for supporting us so well over the years. The opening of the Sports club is on September 12 and the official opening of the croquet club is September 14 at 1pm. Anyone who thinks they would like to try Association or golf croquet ring Jill at 3084557.

Ashburton Writers’ Group The August meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held recently. A quotation had been sent by former member, Kaye from Whanganui “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you’d left open” by John Barrymore. Rae gave a full report of the Short Story and Poetry Contest, 120 entries had been received and a very successful prize giving ceremony held at the Ashburton District Council. The Assignment for the meeting was to write “If I were a Rose’s Chocolate Which One Would I Be, and Why?” This drew an interesting response, members writing of Dairy Milk, Turkish Delight, Cool Mint, solid Chocolate, Hazelnut Praline Crisp, Orange Cremes and a variety of flavours. The instant exercise was to begin with the words “With silent steps he moves closer”. Members wrote a variety of stories with this theme – interviewer, parcel on bed, school friend, dark office intruder, helpless on bed and noose around neck. The meeting concluded at 2.40pm with the serving of afternoon tea. The assignment for the September meeting is “At the other end of the bar – two characters spot each other. Share your thoughts as they size each other up.” Visitors are welcome to the meetings, please contact Rae at 308 8927.

Tinwald Branch New Zealand Red Cross A meeting was held August 4 in Tinwald Memorial Hall. President Elizabeth Davies welcomed

■ BOXING

Fight ‘a risk’ By Melissa Woods Danny Green admits he’s taking a risk trying to prepare for a new opponent just a week out from his comeback fight. The four-time world champion is already putting his reputation on the line by launching a return to the ring aged 42 and after a three-year hiatus. But with his original opponent Slovakian Tamas Kovacs pulling out with a serious neck injury, Green has opted to draft in a new boxer rather than postpone the fight. Looking for someone who was fight-ready, Green’s camp called in Argentine slugger Roberto Bolonti, with Green predicting he would be in for an even tougher fight. Bolonti fought two weeks ago, knocking out his opponent Venezuelan Williams Ocand to win the WBC Latino light heavyweight belt. The 36-year-old’s record is 36-3 and he’s never been knocked out. Green said it was difficult to change tack so late in training

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but he felt his experience would see him through. “He’s a completely different style of fight and that’s where the difficulty comes in for myself and my trainer because we’ve got to change the plan we’ve had for the last eight weeks,” Green said. “We’ve been following that to a tee and it’s been going really well with training and sparring but it’s been turned on its head. “I’ve got to go back to what I know best and that’s been a fighter at heart and adjust and adapt.” - AAP

Aorangi Women’s Open Pennants final The Open Pennants final was played on August 10 at Pleasant Point between Mayfield and Maungati (two 9 hole courses). Mayfield won 6-3 with the scores as below (Mayfield first) Judy Webb beat Karen Bennett 5/4 Jan Clucas beat Ruth Allport 1 up members and all said the Red Cross Principles. Audrey Bruce presented the financial statement. A letter from NZRC Secretary General Tony Paine thanked the Branch for the ongoing financial support to NZRC over the past year and commended all the members for the work carried out during the year. The document 2020 was presented and suggested that it be looked at in full at a future meeting.

Webb and Clucas lost to Bennett and Allport 1 down Marilyn Cross lost to Judy Hamer 1 down Anne Maree Blair halved with Pat Duffy Cross and Blair halved with Hamer and Duffy Joyce Davis beat Barb Bentley 5/3 Juliet McLeod beat Eve Duffield 2 up Davis and McLeod beat Bentley and Duffield 5/4

The vacant position of Vice President was filled with Pat O’Brien duly elected. Final details for the September meeting were finalised when friends from the Foundation of the Blind attend our meeting. The Branch raffle dates in September and October were noted with organiser Mary Miles encouraging members to fill the roster. Members were asked to note the dates of November 10, 100 years ago of the first meeting of Red Cross in New Zealand, and November 15th for a Church Service at St Andrew’s Church.

The meeting closed, and Mrs Knox Hampton was welcomed and introduced. She spoke of her trip to Malawi in Africa, to visit her daughter who is a Missionary Doctor there for 13 years with her husband, a Missionary, and their children. Knox gave a wonderful insight into the lives of the people, health issues and her daughter and son-in-law’s humanitarian work. She was thanked by Bev Reveley. Afternoon tea and a Sales table completed the afternoon.

No 16 Outdoor Adventure Marion Oakley 9 Hole Competition Stroke Nancy Costin 63 26 37 Karen Young 65 26 39

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■ Golf

■ Shooting

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August 11 Women’s Section Irish Stableford. Vicki Moore, Alison Grant and Fairlie Matsinger – 69 Nearest The Pins: No 4 - Gabites: Vicki Moore, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Sue Hastie, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Maryanne Urquhart, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Alison Grant, No18 2nd shot to Green: Margaret Bean August 6 Nine Hole Section Heather SmithTrophy Rd 4 – Stableford – 1st equal – Joy Nicholas and Laurence Hanrahan – 19, Mayfield Golf Club August 6 9 Hole Division Handicap and Putting Ladies 1st S Graham 59:23:36 c/b, 2nd J Schmack 65:29:36 Men 1st J Greenslade 51:17:34 c/b, 2nd G Jacobson 59:25:34 Putts: 1st J Ludemann 14, 2nd S Graham 15 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – E Graham, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – E Graham

August 10 Patrick Duff 77, Doug Richards 71, Ross Richards 69, Eddie Millichamp 87.1, and at Coronation, final night of County Shield, Dave Millichamp 95.3, Steve Millichamp 96.4, Sid Stewart 93.3, Andrew Oram 97.2, Brent Frame 98.4, Kevin Fews 87, Wayne Tubb 95.2.

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RESULTS

Tinwald Golf Club August 11 Women’s Division Stroke Linda McClea 95 21 74 Val Cartney 117 40 77 c/b Trish Clarke 97 20 77 Joyce Van der Heide 98 20 78 c/b Val Prendergast 107 29 78 c/b Di Bell 100 22 78 Nearest the Pins No2 Dairy Business Centre Carol Shanks No6 Stables Restaurant Linda McClea No12 Mac& Maggies Linda McClea

Mayfield Rifle Club August 10 Dave Kingston 81, Kyle Hansen 92.3, James Spencer 47, Fernando Torres 94.2, 95.2, Thomas Corbett 87.1, Will Boyd 53, Brian Hansen 84.1, Daniel Gould 65. At Coronation, final night of County Shield, Ben Nordqvist 88, John Fleming 99.5, Carl Nordqvist 97.4, Martin Fleming 98.5, Andrew Donaldson 97.4, Alan Wakelin 94.2.

DRAWS ■ Futsal Mid Canterbury Futsal August 16 Senior 4.00pm VetTent - Mustangs v Red Devils, Referees The Expendables 4.00pm CL- The Dispensers v S & Giggles, Referees Tikky Takky Toa’s 5.00pm VetTent - The Expendables v Div1Boyz, Referees Mustangs 5.00pm ACL - Cavills Cannons v Tikky Takky Toa’s #MCUFC15 6.00pm VetTent - The Old Boys Club v #MCUFC15, Referees S & Giggles 6.00pm ACL- The Incrediballs v Aira’s

■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club August 15 Weekend Ladies. LGU. Report 8.45 am August 18 Mid-Week Ladies. LGU. Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters: W. Parr & S. Lemon. Please report by 9.45 am. No. 1 Tee. 10.00 M. Watson, A. Grant, K. Read. 10.06 R. Bennett, J. Montgomery, H. Trott. 10.12 H. Robertson, L. Small. 10.18 J. Williams/S. Lemon v. D. Engelbrecht/W. Parr. No. 7 Tee. E. Porter, D. Simmons, A. Hunt. 10.18 F. Matsinger, W. Carter, J. Sheppard. No. 10 Tee. 10.00 V. Moore, C. Trott, S. Elliott. 10.06 B. Turton, M. Urquhart, L. Wackrow. 10.12 K. Green, M. Bean, S. Hastie. 10.18 B. Watkins, E. Langford, B. Cameron. 10.24. J. McKeown, J. Leferink. August 20 Nine Hole Men and Women Bisque Par. Report 9.45 am. Convenors: Ann Fleming 3084005 and Joy Nicholas 3086464. Club Captain: Jenny Williams 3082081

Tinwald Golf Club August 18 Women’s Division Combined stableford Meeting and clubhouse draw. Please report by 9.15 for 9.30 meeting. Starters M. Smith, L. Mcclea; Cards B. Harris, M. Bennett; Tea duty D. Wellman, S. Vucetich; Draw steward J. Bruhns

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In brief Big test for Bunnies South Sydney’s NRL premiership defence faces an acid test as they begin a run of clashes with the competition’s best sides. The formula is simple for the Rabbitohs going into their blockbuster showdown with second-placed North Queensland in Townsville win and stay in the top four, lose and be bumped out. Should they slide to fifth, they face a daunting task to work their way back in with further games against two top four sides in the remaining three weeks of the regular season. After a match with top eight aspirants the Bulldogs they round out the competition with clashes against ladder leaders Brisbane and premiership favourites the Sydney Roosters. - AAP

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Play-off spots still undecided While Premier netball’s playoff picture appears to be clear, there’s still the potential for some last-minute movement. Tonight marks the fifth and final round of Premier and senior A netball, and the last game before semi-finals take place next week. As it sits now, Ashburton College and Methven are still perched at the top of the Premier points table – as they have been all season - and are all but booked in for the finals. Up until last week defending Premier champions Celtic rounded out the top-of-the-ta-

ble group, but a loss to Methven dashed their hopes of grabbing the number one spot. Potentially in the running for third are United and Hampstead, who are both sitting on six points. Newest additions to Premier – Rakaia – however, are at the bottom of the table. Tonight, United and Rakaia will face off in the early round, while in the late round Hampstead will be pulling out all the stops in the hope of getting a win over Methven. Meanwhile, Celtic will be also trying to edge up the

points table, and make one last dash for the top spot, in their game against College. In senior A, Collegiate have secured their position at the top of the points table. Slotting in at second and third respectively are Hampstead B and Celtic B. Tonight, the top-of-the-table team will take on Hampstead, in what could make for an interesting match. College Year 9 A will play off against Allenton A – both teams having had only one win each this round. College B will play Celtic B.

With only three more games left in the netball season for the top two grades, Mid Canterbury Netball president Karla Newlands said the netball season this year has so far been an “absolute success”. “I think everybody has really enjoyed playing inside and the move inside,” she said. While she said it was a big decision to change the format of netball in Mid Canterbury, it appears to have paid off and the feedback received has been inherently positive. - By Caitlin Porter

Ferns seek clarification on high penalty count The Silver Ferns will be seeking clarification on umpiring interpretations after being hit hard in the offensive penalty count against Jamaica on Tuesday night. The Ferns were forced to dig deep to overcome the world No. 4 side in their qualification round clash at the Netball World Cup in Sydney, with Jamaica leading by three at halftime on the back of a 16-10 second quarter effort. As well as the scoring threat

of 1.96m shooter Romelda Aiken, the Ferns also had to combat a few technical problems in their shooting end, with Bailey Mes and Maria Tutaia stung for several offensive contacts. While New Zealand coach Waimarama Taumaunu has little tolerance for any penalties, offensive contacts are particularly costly as it is against the run of play and means handing over possession. At one stage Tutaia even had a goal disallowed because Aus-

tralian umpire Sharon Kelly ruled Mes had infringed when jostling for rebound position under the post. With Mes had racking up 10 penalties by halftime - most of those offensive contacts - the Ferns asked for an explanation from the umpires during the break. Taumaunu said it was a case of Mes needing to adjust her body positioning. “We have sought clarification, it would seem [Mes] is leaning

backwards in rebounding position, we’re told.” Considering the work that was being done on Mes under the post by the aggressive Stacian Facey, it seemed odd that simply not standing upright enough would attract the umpire’s whistle. But when asked what she thought of the calls, Taumaunu was diplomatic. “We’ll go back and look at the footage and just clarify.” - NZME

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy sympathises with Willie Mason and Ben Matulino and has questioned the timing of the NRL’s late-season crackdown on shoulder charges. Manly veteran Mason was suspended for two weeks and Warriors prop Ben Matulino for three after the league last week introduced automatic bans on no-arms, shoulder tackles made with force. Mason was further aggrieved that the NRL introduced the rule change only hours before he played. Bellamy yesterday reiterated that shoulder charges were dangerous and needed to be stamped out, but he felt for Mason and Matulino. He said Mason’s tackle was nowhere near as bad as the one by Roosters forward Kane Evans on Sam Kasiano a week earlier. - AAP

‘No culture issues’ Coach Andrew McFadden has moved to allay concerns over a perceived lack of professionalism at the Warriors following comments he made last weekend, about his experiences when he first arrived at the club. McFadden unwittingly sparked a firestorm of debate about the current state of the club when he offered his insights in a wide-ranging radio interview on Sunday, regarding issues that plagued the Warriors when he began his role as assistant to former head coach Matt Elliott in 2013. In explaining the progress the club had made in working to improve their culture, McFadden detailed the unprofessional attitudes and practices that were previously allowed to flourish before changes were made. McFadden refused to expand on those issues and was adamant the examples he raised were in no way representative of the club’s current state. - NZME

Panthers in free-fall They’re two points away from the bottom of the ladder, but Penrith have bristled at the possibility of being handed the wooden spoon at the end of the NRL season. The Panthers have spiralled down the competition table after falling to their fifth straight defeat last weekend, their longest losing streak of the year. And now, less than 12 months after almost reaching the grand final, the side is now in serious contention for some unwanted “silverware”. The 14th-placed Panthers are currently one of three teams on 18 points, just one win above last-placed Newcastle. - AAP

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

M7 Forbury harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 13 Aug 2015 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 5.48pm DUNEDIN CITY MOTORS HANDICAP TROT $5500, 5yo+ c0, c1 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 75264 Scottie Trouble (1) fr ...............A Malcolmson 2 09672 Blink (U1) fr .................................D Simpson 3 06604 Explosive Star (1) 30 ..................... B Barclay 4 08087 Pyramid Magic (2) 30 .............. M Williamson 5 x0076 Hengroen 30 ................................ Scratched 6 x8496 Monkey Luck (3) 30.................... K Cameron 7 60x09 Joseph H (U1) 30 .................... N Williamson 8 08796 Beyond A Joke (U2) 30 .................B Orange 2 6.18pm THE PARK FUNCTION & EVENTS PACE $5500, c0 with cond. pace, stand, 2200m 1 52 Polperro Bay (1) fr ................... N Williamson 2 0x392 Bad Lover Boy (2) fr ....................... P Hunter 3 09064 Kilkenny Turk (3) fr ............................M Love 4 900x7 Born To Delight (4) fr ..................... K Cox (J) 5 60536 Franco Texas (5) fr ........................B Orange

6 0x697 Jessica Sanchez (6) fr ................B McLellan 13 85686 Alexy (23) fr .................................. M Neilson 7 0x757 Kazzacan (7) fr......................R McIlwrick (J) 4 7.18pm SPEIGHTS HANDICAP TROT $7500, 5yo+ 8 55400 Live To Tell (8) fr ...................... M Williamson c1 to c5 spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 9 06878 Pure Grit (9) fr ...................... C Ferguson (J) 1 180x7 Strathmores Charm (1) fr ..............B Orange 10 9x5 Arden’s Concord (U1) fr ................ B Barclay 2 82438 Mum Beat Lyall (2) fr ..............A Malcolmson 3 6.48pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 3 510P8 Sundon Invasion (3) fr ................... B Barclay MOBILE PACE $6500, c1 to c2 with cond. mob. pace, 4 46999 Speedy Earl (4) fr ....................... K Cameron mobile, 2200m 5 77522 Anothersuperstar (5) fr ............ M Williamson 1 x5133 Cerato (1) fr...................................B Orange 6 29841 Grey Fernco (U1) fr ................. N Williamson 2 09x70 Tuscaloosa (2) fr .................... J Morrison (J) 7 D1397 Kylie Castleton (1) 10B Williamson (J) 3 68x8P Be Me (3) fr ..................................... J Ovens 8 x6461 Trick Star (2) 10...............................J W Cox 4 16072 Laughing Cavalier (4) fr.................. P Hunter 5 64x75 Eastburn Mara (5) fr ...................... K Butt (J) 5 7.44pm KEEP IT CLEAN MBL PACE $5500, 3yo+, c0 6 x9541 Motu Moonbeam (6) fr ............ N Williamson with cond. mobile pace, mobile, 2200m 1 Ducks Deluxe (1) fr ...................... M Neilson 7 01007 Gupta’s Cullen (7) fr .................. C McDowell 2 0 Motu Real Style (2) fr ........... C Ferguson (J) 8 03170 Eja Patron (8) fr ...........................B McLellan 3 84655 Simply Fun (3) fr ....................... C McDowell 9 74456 Pat’s Legacy (9) fr .................R McIlwrick (J) 4 970x6 Cover Drive (4) fr.........................B McLellan 10 56384 Rock Till You Drop (21) fr .............. K Cox (J) 5 70453 Flamboyant (5) fr ...........................B Orange 11 97630 Bay Emerald fr ............................. Scratched 6 Pay Me Ideal (6) fr................... N Williamson 12 60740 Elusive Flight (22) fr ................ M Williamson 7 x5978 Miss Stella (7) fr ............................ K Cox (J)

8 8645x Waihemo Art (8) fr...........................J W Cox 9 650x7 Fern Fever (9) fr ................. B Williamson (J) 10 65x03 Cream It Cullen (21) fr ............ M Williamson 6 8.19pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK PACE $6500, 4yo+ c1, c2 with cond. spechcp pace, stand, 2200m 1 23254 Smiling Armada (1) fr ..................... P Hunter 2 98690 Sunnivue Bay Boy (2) fr ............... M Neilson 3 59x60 Beaudiene Beaut Babe fr ............. Scratched 4 49456 Minstrel Boy (3) fr ..................R McIlwrick (J) 5 31x0 Warp Power (4) fr ..........................B Orange 6 25337 The Black (5) fr ...............................J W Cox 7 87x00 Never Eyre (6) fr............................ K Cox (J) 8 32853 Jerry Fitz (7) fr......................... M Williamson 9 76346 Schwartz Denario (8) fr ........... N Williamson 10 590x8 Until Further Notice (9) fr ... B Williamson (J) 11 00P6P Billy Klondike (U1) fr............. C Ferguson (J) 7 8.44pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $7500, 5yo+ c2 to c4, c5 with cond. +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 60x36 The Persuader (1) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 2 08427 Heretic Franco (2) fr ................ N Williamson

3 86040 Spirit Of Chronos (3) fr ......... C Ferguson (J) 4 66879 Motu Speedy Star (4) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 5 17326 Machie Mach (5) fr ....................... M Neilson 6 71172 Greenburn Creek (6) fr..................B Orange 7 22139 River Black (7) fr ........................... B Barclay 8 70799 That’s Hunting Pink (8) fr .............. A Armour 9 64407 Lionels Meddle (9) fr ............... M Williamson 10 60197 Raphoe (U1) fr ................................J W Cox LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS Race 1: Joseph H, Pyramid Magic, Explosive Star, Monkey Luck Race 2: Polperro Bay, Franco Texas, Bad Lover Boy Race 3: Cerato, Motu Moonbeam, Rock Till You Drop Race 4: Trick Star, Kylie Castleton, Mum Beat Lyall Race 5: Pay Me Ideal, Motu Real Style, Waihemo Art Race 6: Jerry Fitz, Smiling Armada, Schwartz Denario Race 7: That’s Hunting Pink, Greenburn Creek, Lionels Meddle

Oamaru gallops Today at Oamaru Raceway

Oamaru JC Venue: Oamaru Meeting Date: 13 Aug 2015 3 2.30pm COLIN WEDERELL & JOHN ROLFE MEMONZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 RIAL MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 383x2 Tommyra (2) 58.5 ............................S Collett 1 1.20pm (NZT) MAINSTAY BRYDONE HOTEL MAID- 2 55x80 Tycoon Class (8) 58.5 ...............R Black (a1) 3 7x784 My Plan (4) 58.5..........................L Callaway EN $7000, MDN, 2200m 4 709. Royal Chance (10) 58.5 ............ S Muniandy 1 43384 Masterzed (1) 58.5 ..........................S Collett 5 9x000 Cafe Noir (9) 56.5.................... G Jogoo (a3) 2 x4055 High Commissioner (6) 58.5 ........K Williams 6 70 El Jodi (1) 56.5 ................................A Collett 3 63473 Ina Jam (3) 56.5 ...........................T Moseley 7 0 Full Of Excuses (7) 56.5 ........C Barnes (a1) 4 32x84 She’s Riveting (2) 56.5 .............. S Muniandy 8 60 Mrs Nevill (3) 56.5 .................. B Murray (a3) 5 67339 Alpine Julz (5) 56.5 ................. G Jogoo (a3) 9 58600 Perfect Secret (6) 56.5 ..........K Mudhoo (a4) 6 P876R Jamie Lee (4) 56.5 .......J Chong (a3) 10 6x99 Zah Keisha (5) 56.5............ D Prastiyou (a2) 2 1.55pm NORTHSTAR MOTEL’S RESTAURANT & 4 3.05pm GARDEN FRESH OAMARU MAIDEN $7000, BAR RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m MDN, 1400m 1 00452 Ruby Tuesday m (2) 59 .............S Wynne (a) 1 6422x Whatwasthat b (4) 58.5 .............S Wynne (a) 2 47830 Keep The Lot (3) 58.5 ...........K Mudhoo (a4) 2 0x425 Bobby Al b (7) 58.5 .........................S Collett 3 0x4L9 Swiss Alps tm (5) 58.5 ... S Muniandy 3 High In Demand (8) 58.5.............L Callaway 4 05335 Zenno Rolls Royce m (8) 58.5 .....T Moseley 4 42373 San Michele (6) 56.5 .......................T Direen 5 05608 She’s Payback m (6) 58 .......... G Jogoo (a3) 5 90443 Emergency Call (2) 56.5 .................A Collett 6 05000 Chipmunk m (7) 58 ...................R Black (a1) 6 555x8 Let’s Divorce (3) 56.5 ................R Black (a1) 7 27703 Maeve Davone m (4) 57.5 ...............S Collett 7 6 Zah Good One (1) 56.5 ............. S Muniandy 8 70 El Jodi 56.5 .................................. Scratched 8 53976 Slick Nickel m (9) 57.5 ....... D Prastiyou (a2) 9 78x Oh So Smart (9) 56.5.............. G Jogoo (a3) 9 05880 Stella m (1) 57........................C Barnes (a1)

10 x097x Request (5) 56.5 ................ D Prastiyou (a2) 3.40pm OAMARU SCAFFOLDING MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 2325. Tomm Jones b (12) 58.5 .......K Mudhoo (a4) 2 x739x Adequate (1) 58.5 ...........................S Collett 3 x388x Acquiesce 58.5 ............................ Scratched 4 99470 Rub It In (2) 58.5 .........................L Callaway 5 7x Havana (5) 58.5 .......................J Chong (a3) 6 Luke (14) 58.5 ........................C Barnes (a1) 7 Weelywong (11) 58.5 ...................T Moseley 8 5034x Moonlight Dancer (3) 56.5 ........ S Muniandy 9 Coolin Roo (6) 56.5 ................ B Murray (a3) 10 0x Ladybird (10) 56.5 ................... G Jogoo (a3) 11 8 Stacey (4) 56.5................................A Collett 12 No No No Yes (13) 56 ...............S Wynne (a) 13 89x89 Janefield Jewel (8) 56.5 14 379x9 Reynen Rose (9) 56.5 15 679x0 Kilmarnoch (7) 58.5 Em: Janefield Jewel, Reynen Rose, Kilmarnoch 6 4.14pm OAMARU LIQUORLAND RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 26305 Vitesse Rose dm (3) 59 ..... D Prastiyou (a2)

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79648 Percy Possum (1) 59 ................ J Lowry (a3) 507L5 Incontrol d (11) 58.5 ....................L Callaway 849x0 Agnus Brown dm (2) 58 ...............T Moseley 78x81 Goodtago d (9) 58 ..................... S Muniandy 7755x Revolve (4) 56 ........................C Barnes (a1) x7066 Macan d (8) 56 ........................ G Jogoo (a3) 7244x Zeina d (10) 55.5.............................S Collett x0930 Flossy The Cat d (6) 55.............S Wynne (a) 019x0 Wilma Rudolf tdm (5) 55 .................A Collett 57457 Gild The Lily t (7) 54.5 ............ B Murray (a3)

Blinkers on : High Commissioner (R1), Cafe Noir (R3), Oh So Smart (R4), Ladybird (R5), Macan, Flossy The Cat (R6) Blinkers off : Chipmunk (R2), Tycoon Class (R3) Winkers on : Adequate (R5) SELECTIONS Race 1: Masterzed, Ina Jam, High Commissioner, Alpine Julz Race 2: Ruby Tuesday, Zenno Rolls Royce, Keep The Lot Race 3: Tommyra, Tycoon Class, Mrs Nevill, Perfect Secret Race 4: San Michele, Zah Good One, Bobby Al, High In Demand Race 5: Tomm Jones, Adequate, Luke, Moonlight Dancer Race 6: Vitesse Rose, Percy Possum, Incontrol, Goodtago

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Race- 3 12.36pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C2, 375m 2 34664 Sue Sews Socks nwtd.............. T Mischefski 6 73377 Ez Feretti 21.37 ............................... L Martin way Meeting Date: 13 Aug 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 1 24762 Multicam Lad 21.63....................D Schofield 3 35473 Just About Ready nwtd ....................M Black 7 53245 Sacred Can You 21.28 R & .........N O’Regan Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 2 28788 English Honey nwtd R & .............N O’Regan 4 74354 Mr. Darci 21.35 R & .....................N O’Regan 8 41533 Hashtag Josh 20.95 ..........................B Craik Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 5 76888 Cool Foot Luke nwtd .......................... J Foot 9 78474 Bee Rabbit 21.77 .............................T Agent 3 33227 Jesse Pinkman 21.34........................B Craik 6 75546 Vicariously 21.40 B & ......................... Steele 10 65585 Toxic Revenge 21.32 U & ..................Cottam 4 25473 Sometime Soon 21.59 ......................B Craik 1 12.01pm (NZT) BOX1 GOLD SPRINT C1, 375m 7 22778 Zipping Tay nwtd ..............................T Agent 8 2.04pm STENT DECORATORS STAKES C2/3, 457m 5 32328 Made Time nwtd................................B Bond 1 78767 Cawbourne Roman nwtd U & ...............Bliek 8 67842 Uncle Romilly 21.39 ..........................B Craik 6 86884 Mockingjay 21.30 ..............................B Craik 1 71121 Rum Island 25.72 .......................D Schofield 2 77788 What’s Up Watto 21.53 W & ............T Steele 9 56837 Sunday Driver 22.11 ........................P Taylor 7 76542 Opawa Uno 21.28 W & ...................T Steele 2 43368 What That Does nwtd...................... T Green 3 74566 Snapchat 21.28 .................................B Craik 8 21223 Solarian 21.38 ...................................S Ross 6 1.29pm IMAGE APPAREL SPRINT C4, 375m 3 21231 Dylans A Villain 25.76 .......................C Hore 4 F3758 Wild Falcon nwtd ...........................K Herbert 9 51535 Very Chilly 21.55 ........................M Mathews 1 13548 Fresco Star 21.43........................B Littlejohn 4 75587 Bigtime Dasher 26.04 U & ....................Bliek 5 74563 Opawa Pearl nwtd R & ................N O’Regan 10 88556 Pink Bouquet 21.02 ....................D Schofield 2 73752 Armistice Day 21.25 ....................... I George 5 154F4 Cool Marlow 25.61 .......................... T Green 6 78654 You Betcha Noddy nwtd R & .......N O’Regan 6 88821 Mariah nwtd .....................................P Taylor 7 45312 Thrilling Logan 21.36 ...................... K Walsh 4 12.54pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SPRINT 3 87516 Manyana Groper 21.14 ....................T Agent 4 12786 Macjam 21.17 ............................D Schofield 7 57112 Melham 25.49 ................................. K Walsh 8 33864 Jack McCoy 21.33..........................P Henley SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 5 76427 Rotovegas Rat 21.15 ......................S Payne 8 55385 Black Dude 25.62...................... A Lawrence 9 56837 Sunday Driver 22.11 ........................P Taylor 1 42351 Jetsun Storm 21.62 ........................G Wilson 2 12.19pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C0, 375m 2 83872 Viking Cruiser 21.39 M & ................. J Smith 6 44116 Rockin’ Fancy 21.26 ...................D Schofield 9 47677 Winsome Dan 25.85 ..................D Schofield 7 54211 Little Dreams 21.16 ........................ G Farrell 9 2.21pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT 3 65661 Wairio Dee Jay 21.37 B & .................. Steele 1 52563 Atomic Lass nwtd ............................. S Clark 8 54818 Rotovegas Sparky 21.34 .................S Payne C4/5, 375m 4 13518 Walter Mitty 21.43 .............................B Craik 2 Global Conquest nwtd W & .............T Steele 9 51855 Irish Blue 21.23 W & .......................T Steele 5 63352 Fox In Box nwtd........................ T Mischefski 3 Bee Lichter nwtd .............................. S Clark 1 36718 Sandor Glegane 21.23 .................... T Green 6 72436 Contemporaneous 21.65 R & .....N O’Regan 10 31456 Crackles Appeal 21.34 ....................P Green 4 83553 Comet Foot nwtd ................................ J Foot 2 51628 Explosive Osti 20.94 .........................C Hore 7 51352 Hallo Star 21.65 ................................B Bond 7 1.46pm HAUTAPU VET SERVICES SPRINT C2/3, 375m 3 31456 Crackles Appeal 21.34 ....................P Green 5 62782 Ampelmannchen nwtd ..................... S Clark 8 82338 Calzini 21.20 .................................... S Clark 1 21113 Chris’s Pride 21.12 ..................... W Toomath 6 24573 Eva Kaneva nwtd ............................. S Clark 4 14471 Festival Miss 21.33 .................... G Pomeroy 9 688x3 She Said Maybe 21.77 ................... I George 2 17887 Cawbourne Kiwi nwtd U & ....................Bliek 7 64547 Scott Some Gas nwtd .................... G Farrell 5 41626 Calamity Free 21.06 ...................D Schofield 3 56617 Lucky Man 21.31...............................B Craik 8 Our Swift Buddy nwtd ...................... S Clark 10 78654 You Betcha Noddy nwtd R & .......N O’Regan 6 28325 Rasso 21.08 ......................................B Craik 4 54323 Mr. Mumbles 21.48 R &...............N O’Regan 9 Kapai Lana nwtd W &......................T Steele 5 1.11pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C1, 375m 7 28466 Call Me Blue 21.17.....................K R Toomer 5 87568 Boston Strike nwtd ...........................T Agent 10 Em Holland nwtd .............................. S Clark 8 51855 Irish Blue 21.23 W & .......................T Steele 1 34761 Krack It 21.23 ................................... S Clark

Courtney Barnes rides Revolve in the last at Oamaru today.

10 2.38pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C1, 457m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

35386 Cookie Monster nwtd ........................B Craik 87883 Surmise 25.91 .................................T Patton 21752 April’s My Mum nwtd ....................... T Green 43621 Rock Lass nwtd..........................D Schofield x6334 Legato Bay nwtd ...........................K Herbert 77852 Herschke nwtd ................................P Green 38355 Tepirita Enforce nwtd B & ................... Steele 64463 Regazza Gina 26.10 B & ................... Steele 63775 Lockett In Eddie nwtd R & ...........N O’Regan 13457 Circle Of Gold 25.91 ......................P Henley 11 2.55pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS STKS C4/5, 457m 1 42631 Talkin Fancy 25.78 .....................D Schofield 2 13353 Got Air 25.77 ................................... T Green 3 31221 Jazzboy Jack 25.35 ................... A Lawrence 4 51113 Spud Missile 25.52........................... S Clark 5 32237 Stylish Fancy 25.59 ....................D Schofield 6 8x251 Method Man 25.96 ............................B Craik 7 42F12 Teegambo 25.63 ....................... A Lawrence 8 46154 Teegz 25.89 .............................. A Lawrence 9 62553 Atom Bomb 25.59 ............................ S Clark 10 86185 Lucario 25.67 ....................................C Hore LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 46512 Rusty Knife 17.09 M & ......................Jopson 1 35123 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67..............C Roberts 9 27F3 Maudie’s Babe nwtd C & .................... Fagan Raceway Meeting Date: 13 Aug 2015 NZ Meeting num- 4 33115 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 2 33226 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 10 3 Jinja Willy nwtd J & .........................D Fahey ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 32433 Wunzee 17.39 ........................J T McInerney 3 76265 Andrea 30.34 ................................R Adcock 9 7.54pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C5, 520m 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 62745 Little Regus 17.01 J & .....................D Fahey 4 31242 Tina nwtd H & .....................................Taylor 1 32166 Ugo Flash 30.18 J & .......................D Fahey 10, 11 and 12 5 67246 Know Mayhem 30.34 .....................G Cleeve 7 42262 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock 2 43751 Opawa Diesel 30.46 L & .................... Wales 6 61284 Hello Blondie 30.29 .......................R Adcock 8 17415 Token Ace 17.28 ............................... J Rush 1 4.46pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 3 81614 Know Mention 30.06 ......................G Cleeve 7 27553 Opawa Stretch 30.32 L & ................... Wales 9 87473 Plagiarism 17.02 ...............................J Dunn 1 56785 Homebush Kelso 17.04 ..........J T McInerney 4 23521 Dream Collector 29.85 J & ..............D Fahey 8 87541 Jessie Surfs 30.35 .......................C Roberts 10 63767 Botany Win 17.32 ...................J T McInerney 2 14741 Ilabb 17.32 M & .................................Jopson 5 5441F Izzey Bale 30.21...........................C Roberts 9 71555 What I Like 30.59 ...................J T McInerney 3 74163 Om Nom Nom 17.43 ..............J T McInerney 4 5.39pm JINJARANGO @ STUD STAKES C3, 520m 6 55138 Homebush Chopper 30.06 .....J T McInerney 10 445x8 Know Security 30.54 ......................G Cleeve 1 65743 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................C Roberts 4 41311 Dizzy State nwtd ................................C Weir 7 51336 Trust Issues 30.04 J &.....................D Fahey 2 21183 Another Liz nwtd ....................J T McInerney 7 7.01pm KNOW PEACE @ STUD DASH C5, 295m 5 12353 Little Midnight 17.24 ...................D Stapleton 8 25612 Opawa Rosie 29.96.......................... B Dann 1 82616 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 3 85175 Zulu Chanel 30.60........................C Roberts 6 65732 Ohoka Coby 17.13 ....................... L Waretini 9 16375 Magic Emily 30.15 H &........................Taylor 2 78211 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 10 18185 Homebush Howard 30.22 ......J T McInerney 4 42137 Cawbourne War 30.22 .................C Roberts 7 55416 Rick’s Treasure 17.25 C & .................. Fagan 3 33212 Brendan’s Puzzle 17.08 .....................C Weir 10 8.11pm PETWARE SPRINT FINAL C1f, 295m 5 64241 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 8 13885 Unreliable Andy 17.35...............A Bradshaw 4 71542 Shadow Apache 17.11 J &..............D Fahey 6 17212 Know Lapse 30.81 .........................G Cleeve 9 88481 Miss Softy 17.48 ....................J T McInerney 1 24F41 Ohoka Too Soon 17.77 ................ L Waretini 5 75344 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 7 44114 Earn Me Some 30.45 .................D Stapleton 10 48766 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 2 82621 Homebush Flyte 17.39 ...........J T McInerney 2 5.04pm FERAL GREYHOUND KENNELS C3, 295m 8 73612 Mystic Action 30.35 J &...................D Fahey 6 67381 Goldstar Chumlee 17.25 S & ..........B Evans 3 56214 Know Value 17.44 ..........................G Cleeve 7 45352 Eckles 17.07 .....................................J Dunn 9 71555 What I Like 30.59 ...................J T McInerney 1 84464 Homebush Paige 17.33..........J T McInerney 4 66681 Homebush Naki 17.50 ...........J T McInerney 8 63355 Know Knowing 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 2 12221 Impersonator 17.27 ...................A Bradshaw 10 74587 Opawa Tania 30.58 L & ...................... Wales 5 51251 Dream Large 17.14 .......................... B Dann 9 21377 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 3 21321 Replay 17.38 .......................................A Lee 5 6.01pm VITAL PET FOODS DASH C3, 295m 6 26441 Will Excite 17.28 .......................... L Waretini 10 21388 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 1 33422 Goldstar Bomber 17.35 S & ............B Evans 4 25776 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 7 62361 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 S & ................B Evans 2 256x5 Sleeper Agent 17.16 .................A Bradshaw 8 7.28pm GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND CANTER- 8 82551 Black Sails 17.43 H & .........................Taylor 5 84444 Rick’s Terra 17.25 C & ........................ Fagan 3 15155 Business Review 17.44 ..............D Stapleton BURY GREYHOUND OTB C0f, 520m 6 36788 Thunder Storm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 9 53132 Jackpot Jake 17.46 .......................... B Dann 1 2 Opawa Shay nwtd L &........................ Wales 10 8F222 Homebush Gru 17.42.............J T McInerney 4 87655 Terra Annie 17.22 C &........................ Fagan 7 11788 Wrinkles 17.50 .......................J T McInerney 2 2 Jinja Pistol nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 11 8.31pm TOTAL VETS PRESIDENTS CUP C5, 295m 5 43114 Know Contest 17.30.......................G Cleeve 8 34731 Batiatus 17.34 ............................D Stapleton 3 52 Candid Angel nwtd ........................... B Dann 6 71364 Homebush Slinky 17.42 .........J T McInerney 9 47551 Vincent Gallo 17.39....................D Stapleton 1 23178 Starburst Terry 17.20....................... M Grant 4 2 Opawa Crusade nwtd L & .................. Wales 7 71586 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 10 34537 May May Last 17.22 ..........................J Dunn 2 32166 Camside Gold 17.13 J & .................D Fahey 5 4x1 Know Style 30.26 ...........................G Cleeve 8 86171 Fair Cruzin 17.38....................J T McInerney 3 5.21pm INTERISLANDER THURSDAY PLACE PICK 3 11614 Wheelchair Norm 17.01 .........J T McInerney 6 224F1 Opawa Gumisie 30.99 L & ................. Wales 9 54184 Hampden On Tap 17.38 .............D Stapleton DASH C4, 295m 4 12123 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 7 1 With Pride 30.86 .............................. B Dann 10 35555 Cawbourne Danial 17.25 ...................C Weir 1 18216 Another Fan 17.38 .................J T McInerney 5 46112 About Town 17.27 ...............................A Lee 21 Opawa Val 30.51 J & .......................D Fahey 2 41558 Rambunctious 17.37 .................A Bradshaw 6 6.31pm FAST ARCHER@STUD STAKES C3/4, 520m 8 6 27163 Gorilla On Drums 17.29 ...................A Joyce

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Vito gets his chance By Patrick Mckendry

Victor Vito can impress the selectors at Eden Park on Saturday.

bench, but no specialist lock cover. Predictably, Sam Whitelock returns to the No5 jersey alongside Brodie Retallick, but there is no room on the bench for Luke Romano, who started at ANZ Stadium last weekend. It is a clear indication of how seriously Hansen is taking the threat of the Wallabies’ loose forwards and how the All Blacks will want to play - with pace and precision. It might also suggest the All Blacks will take on the Wallabies’ rushing defence by trying to play in the wide channels. Mobility will be key. Electric wing Nehe MilnerSkudder retains his place after his two-try debut in the 27-19 defeat in Sydney, with Ma’a Nonu in at second-five for the injured Sonny Bill Williams. There is no room for Beauden Barrett in the reserves, with Malakai Fekitoa and Colin

Slade joining halfback TJ Perenara on the bench. Slade’s sole appearance for the All Blacks this year was against Manu Samoa in Apia, where he played 29 minutes off the bench. Hansen has given little away in terms of his World Cup squad of 31, which will be named in Wellington at the end of the month, but for Liam Messam, who was slightly off his game in Johannesburg after starting at No6, it must seem like history is repeating itself. Messam was one of the unlucky ones in 2011 - his final test before the tournament was the defeat to the Boks in Port Elizabeth, with Vito making the cut ahead of him. He has since become a consistent performer for both the All Blacks and the Chiefs but can now do little more to convince Hansen he deserves a place in the squad aiming to

make history by winning backto-back titles. Hansen said: “This game is one of the best challenges we could have. “We pride ourselves on our performance and last week’s wasn’t good enough, so we have been working hard at all areas of our game. “We know we have to be smarter, more accurate and bring more intensity right across the park. “It’s also our last test match in New Zealand for the year so it’s important that we deliver a performance that we can be proud of in front of our home fans. “Finally, I would also like to take this opportunity on behalf of myself and the All Blacks to publicly acknowledge Richie’s achievement in becoming the most capped test player in the history of the game. “His performances week in, week out in the black jersey have been nothing short of extraordinary.”

ALL BLACKS All Blacks team to play Australia at Eden Park on Saturday, kick-off 7.35pm is: Ben Smith, Nehe MilnerSkudder, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea, Dan Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Victor Vito, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Wyatt Crockett, Nepo Laulala, Jerome Kaino, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Malakai Fekitoa, Colin Slade. - NZME

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Lehmann apologises for Ashes thumping Coach Darren Lehmann has apologised on behalf of the Australian team for their embarrassing Ashes series thumping in England. He has also sought an end to attacks on soon-to-retire captain Michael Clarke and defended the presence of WAGS (wives and girlfriends) on the tour. “We have been poor, we have been outplayed by a superior opponent, and as coaching staff, players and selectors we fully accept the blame for our losses at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge,” wrote Lehmann on the Cricket Australia website. “On behalf of our team I want to apologise for the man-

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Victor Vito has received a golden opportunity to stake a late claim for a place in the All Blacks’ World Cup squad after being selected at blindside flanker for the winner-takes-all Bledisloe Cup test against Australia at Eden Park. Vito has replaced Jerome Kaino in the No6 jersey, with coach Steve Hansen placing his faith in the Hurricanes player to help Richie McCaw, playing in a world record 142nd test, and Kieran Read negate the twin threats of David Pocock and Michael Hooper at the breakdown, a problem area for the All Blacks over the past two tests. In what must be considered a surprise selection, Vito, who has played only 24 minutes for the All Blacks this season - as a replacement in the narrow victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park a fortnight ago will be tasked with matching Kaino’s physical presence on defence and perhaps adding a touch of speed to the loose trio as the All Blacks seek to retain a trophy they have held since 2003. It will be Vito’s first test start since he wore the No8 jersey against Scotland at Murrayfield in November last year. Since making his test debut in 2010, he has started in only 11 of his 27 tests. Hansen has also sprung a surprise with his make-up of the reserves. There are two loose forwards in Kaino and Sam Cane on the

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ner in which we have lost, especially to those tour groups and individual fans who paid to travel to the UK to watch us and to the millions more tuning in at home. “We understand how disappointing the series has been, and I can reassure you we are doing our very best as a group to identify the areas in which we need to improve.” Lehman was responding to stinging criticism after his team crumpled to an innings and 78run defeat inside three days in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge to give England a winning 3-1 lead in a series marked by disastrous Australian batting collapses.

While promising a “full and frank” review, Lehman said he retained great confidence in the future of Australian cricket, the coaching staff, his players and in the young players coming through. Clarke’s influence on the team’s culture has been criticised by some former players since he announced he will retire after the fifth Test at the Oval next week. Lehmann sought an end to it. “Michael deserves the chance to go out with the respect and dignity that he has undoubtedly earned over a fantastic career, and I want to see that career suitably celebrated,” he said. He said Clarke had been

urged to miss this week’s tour match against Northamptonshire. “It’s similar to the approach we took with a number of players after the Lord’s Test, when we thought a break was the best possible preparation for them.” He took strong issue with criticism about WAGS on the tour being a distraction. “As a group, we have always placed a huge importance on family and while we’re happy to cop criticism for the way we bat, bowl, field or prepare I believe it’s unfair to suggest having families with us as a reason for our on-field efforts,” - AAP he said.

Kearns backs ABs The All Blacks will hit the Wallabies like a pack of “mongrel dogs”, according to outspoken Australian great Phil Kearns. Kearns, regarded on this side of the Tasman as the most parochial voice in Australian rubgy, made the shock prediction that the All Blacks would win the Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park. “I think New Zealand will come out like complete mad mongrel dogs and will endeavour to teach the Wallabies a lesson,” Kearns said. “I think it’ll be a close run race with the All Blacks just winning.” - NZME

Jonny’s drop goal tops The All Blacks have been involved in some memorable World Cup moments but can’t dislodge Jonny Wilkinson in a recent survey of the top World Cup moments in history. Wilkinson’s winning dropped goal in the 2003 final, scored towards the end of extra time against Australia to give England a 20-17 victory, was judged as the top moment in a survey of more than 4000 fans from 13 rugby nations. - NZME

Shutting out the hype Wallabies captain Stephen Moore appreciates the hype surrounding this weekend’s blockbuster against the All Blacks, but says his team must shut it out if they are to break a 13-year Bledisloe Cup drought. Victory would mean Moore would become the first Australian captain to lift the trophy since George Gregan. “There’s obviously a lot of positivity around the win on the weekend and we want our supporters ... people on the street to be happy about it,” Moore said yesterday. “That’s a real positive for the game in Australia, but that can’t cross over into our thinking when we prepare for that next match and that’s a key point.” - AAP

No Black Caps on TV The Black Caps tour of South Africa begins in the early hours of Saturday morning but it is looking increasingly doubtful that there will be television coverage. The latest Skywatch magazine has no listings for the series. Sky spokeswoman Kirsty Way confirmed that they have not been able to reach an agreement with the agency working on behalf of South African Cricket. “We currently do not have rights but we are in talks and are trying to get them,” she said. It is unlikely another broadcaster will come in to snatch the rights. The stumbling block is understood to be the fee being asked for screening rights. - NZME

More aggression Undone by a short ball at Trent Bridge, David Warner wants to revert to an aggressive approach in the fifth Ashes Test. Warner was dropped twice in Australia’s second innings before being dismissed for 64 from an ungainly pull shot. The opener has endured a frustrating campaign in England, making plenty of starts and four Test half-centuries but no tons. “In one-day cricket, I’m probably looking to hit that over the fence,” Warner said. “I think I have to replicate that in Test cricket.” - AAP

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Rain developing in the morning about the divide, with high cloud and a few spots of rain further east. Some heavy falls in the west from evening. Snow to about 1500m. Wind at 1000m: N 30 km/h rising to 60 km/h about midday and to gale 80 km/h by evening. evening Wind at 2000m: N 40 km/h rising to gale 70 km/h about midday, and to severe gale 100 km/h late evening.

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