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Peg farewelled BY GUARDIAN REPORTERS Tears mingled with laughter and even applause as family, colleagues and friends remembered Peg Noble at her funeral yesterday. Ms Noble, 67, was shot and killed just before 10am at the Ashburton Winz office last week. Also killed was Leigh Cleveland, 55. Lindy Curtis was shot and is recovering. Ms Noble was not only the matriarch of her large extended family, but also at her workplace, mourners recounted following the service. The Ashburton Trust Event Centre was full to overflowing for the service, which was followed by interment at the Ashburton cemetery and a cup of tea with family and friends. About 500 were seated at the centre, and about 50 standing. Ms Noble’s coffin was carried in by pallbearers as a woman sang a Maori song ushering the procession in, which was followed by dozens of family members. On Ms Noble’s coffin, beneath a large display of flowers, was a glass of red wine, next to a framed photograph of her smiling. Peg liked to socialise, play cards and bowls, and had been strong academically and at sport while at school in the North Island. She continued to play in a number of sports throughout her life, particularly continuing on with bowls in her later years. Minister of Social Development and Employment Paula Bennett was among those attending, as was Ashburton mayor Angus McKay and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew.

Extended family members and friends struggled with their sadness as they remembered a generous person with a strong work ethic who had touched the lives of many, and celebrant Carol Gunn said Peg should be remembered for what she gave. Ms Noble’s Ashburton Winz colleagues said she was the matriarch of their workplace; she particularly loved children and the only time she would get anything from the snack box was to give it to youngsters. She had her own seat in the staff room and would give her famous thin-lipped look if anyone sat in it. On Thursdays she would go home and have a cigarette and a red wine before going to the Ashburton RSA with the love of her life, her partner Don. Songs at the funeral included UB40’s Red, Red Wine, and there were a number of waiata, and mourners sang Whakaaria mai. Mrs Gunn said after the service that it had been a moving ceremony. “There was lots of family participation with several tributes from family members and from Winz staff.” Mrs Gunn said Peg’s family and friends would need continued support, as court proceedings got under way.

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Dame Helen Mirren has poked fun at Hollywood’s nude photo hacking scandal, insisting she felt “insulted” not to have been included among the famous female victims. A number of high-profile actresses including Jennifer Lawrence and Kirsten Dunst were thrust into the spotlight this week when nude pictures were stolen from their Apple iCloud storage accounts and published on the internet. Veteran British star Mirren admits she felt disappointed not to have been included alongside her younger contemporaries. “You weren’t anybody if your phone hadn’t been hacked,” she told Britain’s Magic FM radio station. “Who on earth would put nude photos of themselves on their phones anyway?”

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Navratilova proposes Tennis champion Martina Navratilova proposed to her long-term girlfriend on a big screen at the US Open tournament at the weekend. The former world number one tennis player asked her girlfriend Julia Lemigova to marry her in front of a large crowd which had just finished watching Novak Djokovic’s semi-final match. The 57-year-old appeared on the screen at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York and the Russian model said yes to rounds of cheers and applause. Afterwards, Navratilova said, “I have been waiting for the right time to ask Julia to marry me ... I thought this was the right place and the right time to pop the question and thankfully I got a ‘yes’.” The couple has been dating for six years.

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Friends, family say farewell By Sue NewmaN

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The grey hearse slowly made its way down Wills Street to Peg Noble’s extended family gathered outside the Ashburton Event Centre, waiting to escort her casket inside. Peg and fellow Ashburton Work and Income staff member Leigh Cleveland were shot and killed last Monday, while a third staff member Lindy Curtis is still in Christchurch Hospital. Yesterday, one week after the killings that rocked the Ashbur-

ton District, Peg’s family and friends said their final farewells. For almost one hour before Peg was carried into the centre, friends, family and workmates had been arriving, filling row upon row of the auditorium’s 500 seats. Late arrivals were left to stand in the aisles. As the Ashburton town clock tolled 11am, extended family huddled together for comfort, awaiting Peg’s arrival, arms around one another, showing solidarity and support. As the service to celebrate her

life began, her casket, adorned with a wreath of bold coloured spring flowers that spoke of life, was slowly moved from the hearse. Six pallbearers carried it inside, followed by a long procession of family members and several members of the New Zealand Police. During the service, mourners shared their sorrow and grief but there was also warmth, laughter and music as people spoke of the woman they said was loved by all who knew her. While people were united in

grief inside the event centre, life continued on the street outside as a bitter spring wind whipped pedestrians and waiting media. Cars drove by, deliveries were made to neighbouring businesses. Faces watched from windows in the nearby Devon Tavern. Security vehicles made several swoops past the event centre and several cars were parked nearby, their passengers sitting quietly, watching and waiting. At the request of the family, media kept their distance, huddled on street corners to film

and photograph Peg’s casket as it was placed in the hearse before the funeral procession moved to a graveside farewell at the Ashburton Cemetery. At about 12.15, Peg’s casket was carried back to the waiting hearse accompanied by mourners, many carrying large bunches of spring flowers. The doors closed and as quietly as it had arrived, the hearse, followed by a long procession of vehicles took Peg on her final journey to the Ashburton Cemetery.

Cordon gone, but office still off limits By SuSaN SaNdyS

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Police have reduced the cordoned-off area around Ashburton’s Winz building, and Cass Street has re-opened to traffic. For the past week the street around the scene of Ashburton’s horrifying triple shooting has been closed as police have worked from a blue tent they erected outside the building’s entrance. Yesterday, one week to the day since the tragedy, the tent was gone and the road and footpath re-opened. A security guard was stationed outside, and a cordon remained around the building at its rear, bordering its car park. The security company is to remain at the site around the clock, and is referring any clients turning up to phone the number on a sign on the door. The A4 paper sign is from prior to the shooting and reads “In the unlikely event this Winz office is closed please phone 0800 559009 for assistance”. The building will remain shut for the foreseeable future, and the Ministry of Social Development is looking into finding a temporary alternative site for the Ashburton Community Link service. The security personnel have moved the large amount of flowers left by people as tributes to the victims to directly outside the Winz office. They were previously at the edge of the police cordon across the road. Yesterday a small gathering of people stood in silence outside the office at 9.51am, the time the shootings occurred one week earlier. The Ministry of Social Development, other government departments, and police officers observed two minutes’ silence around the country to honour the victims. East Street retailers wore black to

work yesterday, to stand alongside those mourning the victims of the Winz shooting. By late yesterday they had raised $454 to buy flowers for the civic community service to be held on Thursday, 12.15pm, at Baring Square East. Meanwhile, police yesterday continued their search of the area along the Ashburton River where the suspect is believed to have escaped to, before Russell John Tully was captured downstream later that day. Over the weekend Canterbury police search teams, including specialist firearms dog handlers and dogs, and search and rescue members searched along the river. They located a black mountain bike with a number of personal items thought to belong to the suspect. Yesterday a smaller number continued the search, and police are continuing to look for any other items which could include an additional firearm and ammunition that may have been in the alleged murderer’s possession. Police are also still seeking information regarding the owner of a distinctive blue, red and yellow Challenger Sport mountain bike which was located last week.

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■ ASHBURTON BUSINESS PARK

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Section sales picking up By Sue NewmaN

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Ten years after it first hit the drawing board, almost half of the sections in stage one of the Ashburton Business Park have been sold. Planning for the 100-plus hectare park began in 20042005 and the project was to include a two-stage development that would make sections available over a 30 year period. It would also include the relocation of the Ashburton rail shunting yard. Today, council commercial manager John Rooney said about 17 of the 34 sections in stage one were either sold, un-

der contract or in negotiation. Interest in the past six to eight months had escalated, indicating the park was on the radar of a number of businesses both local and out of town, Mr Rooney said. While the Ashburton Park faces competition from both Rolleston’s Izone and new developments around Christchurch, the closest competition, the Izone complex had been on the scene when the business park was first mooted, he said. In June the council changed its sales strategy to include a lease or lease to buy option to open the development up to businesses that could be strug-

gling to come up with both establishment and purchase costs. While this hadn’t resulted in a flood of inquiries, it had enabled at least one new business to become a park tenant. The 34 sections in stage one can be subdivided to meet buyer requirements and the council is currently working on a subdivision plan for one lot. Stage one is aimed primarily at more passive businesses in the south and east, with two lots being set aside for heavier industry. When the council moved onto stage two development would depend on buyer inquiry, and if a deal that was currently under negotiation

came off, that could see work start on the second phase of the project to facilitate this, he said. The first stage of the park was developed at a cost of around $20 million. This was to be recouped through section sales, budgeted to be $3 million per year. In the 2012/14 year, $3million worth of sales were achieved and this year the council budgets to sell earn $2.5 million in sales. The business park is planned to meet the commercial and industrial needs of the district for about 30 years, and a service hub is planned for its centre.

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Car hits pole On Friday at 10.26pm a car left the road and hit a power pole. There was minor damage to the pole but no injuries.

Drink driver A male driver was processed for excess breath alcohol 1.34am on Saturday in Ashburton.

Roundabout crash On Saturday at 4.55pm there was a two-vehicle accident at the Oak Grove - Harrison Street roundabout after one of the drivers failed to give way. There were no injuries.

Disorderly behaviour At 3.22am on Sunday a man was arrested for disorderly behaviour in Ashburton.

Breach of bail In the early hours of Monday morning in Ashburton a male was arrested for breach of bail.

A fire in a tractor on a Maronan Road property prompted a call to the Ashburton Fire Brigade at 5.30pm last night. The cause of the fire was initially unknown.

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British TV star urges new quake city layout plan and he cited Melbourne as an example of “what happens when you relax planning laws and allow people to repopulate a city centre – it springs alive”. McCloud visited Christchurch after the earthquakes and his thoughts are in a new book, Once in a Lifetime: City-building after Disaster in Christchurch, a 512-page series of 55 essays. McCloud said Christchurch could become a series of villages or new neighbourhoods that could be self-sufficient in food and energy, a type of

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to four call-outs in the Mid Canterbury area over the last week. The week began dramatically for the helicopter’s medical crew when they were called to Ashburton Hospital to airlift a 43-year-old female with a gun shot wound to Christchurch Hospital, after the Winz shooting tragedy. On September 3 the helicopter crew was called to Hinds to airlift a 66-year-old male who had collapsed, and flew him to Christchurch Hospital. On September 4 they were called to Mt Hutt Ski Area to airlift a 15-year-old with abdomen pain to Christchurch Hospital. And on Sunday they were called to Ashburton Hospital to airlift a 10-month-old with broncholitis to Christchurch Hospital.

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British designer, writer and television personality Kevin McCloud doesn’t want Christchurch CBD to be rebuilt along the same traditional lines and has advocated the city’s gridtype layout be broken down. McCloud, best known for his Grand Designs TV series, said new Christchurch architecture could be different to anywhere else – and should be. He has called for planning to challenge the city’s rigid grid forms from the old ground

At 4.52pm on Friday a vehicle rearended another on Victoria Street. There was minor damage to the vehicles but no injuries.

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Mrs Anderson, Joy Hopwood and Dorothy Banks were among the Mid Canterbury volunteers who took time to help bale up and package hand knitted goods yesterday as the final part of Operation Cover Up. They bundled hundreds of blankets, jerseys, hats, scarves and babywear - all hand knitted - by hundreds of volunteers from the district throughout the year. They were baled into 100kg plus wool packs in preparation for sending overseas. Ashburton co-ordinator Ossie Hooper said the knitted items were made for Missions Without Borders and destined for orphans in Eastern Europe countries of Ukraine, Romania and Moldova. The people that received the goods lived in temperatures of minus 25 degrees. The bundles would arrive in time for Christmas.

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super-sustainable and resilient city prototype, a place that takes biodiversity, landscape and Maori design principles to its very heart. The new book contains a variety of views about Christchurch, master planning the rebuild, architecture, social and environmental issues and people’s response to the quakes. Shamubeel Eaqub, NZIER principal economist wrote about “overly restrictive policies on height, density and urban limits” which he said needed to be considered.

Centrally planned clusters never worked because the beauty of cities was that the close proximity of different people, skills and ideas gave rise to new ways of doing things and that was the lifeblood of innovation, Eaqub said. “Creating strict precincts based on one vision of how an economy or community is organised is misguided,” he wrote. The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan had good elements but was too restrictive on building and urban design practices. - APNZ

Two people were taken to hospital after a house fire in Wanganui last night. Firefighters were called to a Castlecliff address about 6pm and discovered the occupants inside the house. Police said the identities and injuries of the occupants were not yet known. Both police and the Fire Service were investigating the cause of the fire. - APNZ

Quad bike crash A man was injured in a quad bike crash on farmland in Nelson yesterday afternoon. The man, aged in his 60s, sustained lower back and abdomen injuries when the quad bike rolled on farmland near Tapawera, southwest of Nelson, before 3.30pm. He was satbilised at the scene before being airlifted to Nelson Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment. - APNZ

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Growing into a district treasure A part-time caretaker is to be employed to look after the Harris Scientific Reserve near Tinwald as the area grows into a district treasure. More than 60 volunteers planted almost 1000 native plants at the reserve on Sunday. Seedlings included kanuka propagated from one of the last remaining stands of dryland kanuka in the reserve, as well as kowhai, propagated from a Rakaia River terrace population. The latter’s propagation was funded by a $5320 Immediate Steps grant from Environment Canterbury’s Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee. Planting organiser Edith Smith of the Ashburton Community Conservation Trust, which manages the reserve, said the large-scale planting continued what was proving to be a good year for the reserve. As well as gaining Immediate Steps funding, the trust learned that support from the Living Legends project, kicked off in 2011 to celebrate the Rugby World Cup, had been extended for another three years. A part-time caretaker was being employed for the first time, to organise volunteers and make sure plants were watered and weeds removed.

Close to 100 per cent of plants had survived in recent years, despite it being a dry and infertile site, Mrs Smith said. This was due to regular watering, especially during the plants’ first summer since Living Legends donated storage tanks and hoses. “This makes watering easy and accurate, compared with lugging buckets of water,” she said. Immediate Steps has allocated $500,000 to each of 10 Canterbury water management zones over five years, to support their projects, protecting and enhancing native biodiversity and freshwater habitats. Among other seedlings especially grown for the planting on Sunday were rare Olearia bullata, discovered in a hedge at Lagmhor, and a yet-to-be named Melicytus commonly known as porcupine bush. The next step would be starting to plant a two hectare bare paddock alongside the planted area, Mrs Smith said. Farmers Arthur and Shirley Harris placed a QEII conservation covenant on the kanuka stand in 1988. The Ashburton District Council later bought the farm and leased the 11 hectare Harris reserve to the Community Conservation Trust. Mr Harris, who died this year, was an enthusiastic member of the conservation trust.

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Right - Betty Smith and Val Clemens continue the long-term Harris Scientific Reserve planting project on Sunday.

■ ASHBURTON COMMUNITY POOL

Maintenance at bare minimum Ashburton’s new aquatic centre will open with a raft of high-tech timing equipment thanks to the popularity of the town’s community pool learn to swim programme. The current pool has timing equipment in its starting blocks, but the new complex will open with a complete timing system that will include an electronic board installed, sports facility manager Steve Prescott said. In presenting the Ashburton Community Pool’s report for the six months to June 30, Mr Prescott said maintenance of the complex was being kept to a minimum, ahead of the EA Networks Centre

opening early next year. “We’re holding off maintenance as much as we can but there are things we have to fix. “The pool testing equipment failed a couple of weeks ago and we had to buy new equipment so we’re ensuring the pool meets national standards and water quality isn’t compromised in any way,” he said. The pool’s learn to swim programme continued to go from strength to strength and was limited only by pool space, Mr Prescott said. “With the new facility this will really take off and we’ll see a big increase in numbers.”

Drunk driver hits pole; cuts power An alleged drunk driver almost crashed into an off-duty police officer before crashing into a power pole. The crash on Pukehangi Rd yesterday at 6.30am led to an almost six-hour power outage to more than 200 properties in the Pukehangi area. Rotorua police acting road policing manager Sergeant Lee Stringer said a 20-year-old Rotorua man allegedly crashed a Ford Territory into the pole

and knocked it down. “In the process he narrowly missed an off-duty police officer on his way to work,” Mr Stringer said. The man was arrested at the scene and taken to the police station. He had an excess breath alcohol reading of 722 micrograms per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400. Fire and ambulance crews were also sent to the scene but there were no injuries. - APNZ

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■ GREENS’ SEWAGE PLAN

Help for towns to ditch septic tanks

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A plan by the Green Party to help smaller towns upgrade sewerage systems could offer options to communities in the Ashburton District to ditch their septic tanks and adopt a land-based sewage disposal alternative. Hinds, Mayfield and Mt Somers could all be winners from the party’s pre-election deal that would see $20 million a year for 10 years invested in upgrading small town sewage treatment systems. Currently, any changes in sewage treatment was generally initiated by a regional council, Ashburton District Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said. While technology continued to change around septic tanks, and many in the district’s small villages were quite old, there was nothing raising concern and no complaints on file, he said. The upgrade deal, however, could be a winner for Hinds, Mayfield and Mt Somers if the community decided it was time to move from septic tanks to a modern treatment system. Those villages would qualify for a 50 per cent assistance deal

under the Greens’ plan. Methven’s sewage is treated through an effluent pond system and this was upgraded and capacity increased in 2000. Rakaia has a stand alone greenfields scheme which came on-stream in 1999 to replace existing septic tanks. Both would also qualify under the scheme if the upgrades and changes were necessary. Ashburton’s state of the art scheme is new and was built with sufficient capacity to handle significant urban growth. The three urban schemes were maintained and upgraded as part of the council’s programmed work schedule, Mr Guthrie said. The Green Party wants to re-establish the Sanitary Works Subsidy scheme that was established in 2002 and then wound up last year. Outside Ashburton, all of the district’s rural communities could stand to benefit from the scheme. The reinstatement of the sewage subsidy is part of the Greens four-pronged environmental priority list that includes rivers clean enough to swim in and beaches safe from oil spills.

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Doing it DIY for their dads Allenton Keas took part in a DIY toolbox making session for Father’s Day gifts recently at Bunnings Warehouse. The 18 Keas were a mix of boys and girls aged five to eight. Allenton Kea leader Nicci Glanville said it was a pleasure to have so many dads, grandfathers and mothers turn up to spend an evening of DIY with the Keas. “The evening was extremely loud, funfilled and practical where the Keas were

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A child safety advocate says she will offer whatever support she can to help reintegrate the mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie into society. Rotorua district councillor Merepeka Raukawa-Tait spoke out after it was announced yesterday that Lisa Kuka would be released on parole this month. Kuka, 41, was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2009 for manslaughter for failing to protect and provide the necessaries of life for her 3-year-old daughter. Her then partner, Wiremu Curtis, and his brother Michael were sentenced to life imprisonment for the little girl’s murder. Kuka was granted parole in Febru-

ary this year but that was revoked when problems with her accommodation emerged. She started her nine-year sentence for the manslaughter of her daughter on February 4, 2009. “Releasing her is one thing, being supported in the community to get her back on top as quickly as possible is another thing altogether,” Mrs Raukawa-Tait said. “She will need skilled and professional support.” The Parole Board said in its decision it was satisfied on all of the information before it that Kuka had now reached the stage where risk was no longer undue. She will be released on parole on September 22. - APNZ

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added Zhang, who is from the far northeastern city of Harbin but has been staying in Beijing since the plane’s disappearance. “I’m calling on the kind people of the world to hurry up and rescue my child,” said another woman, who declined to give her name. “Rescue my child. We can’t live on.” In Malaysia, relatives of the missing also expressed anger and frustration at the uncertainty. Selamat Umar, 60, whose son Mohamad Khairul Amri was onboard the ill-fated airliner, said he held special prayers attended by about 100 people on Sunday for “Allah to protect my son and bring him back”. “It is breaking my heart that we still do not have any information about MH370,” he said. “There is no peace of mind for me at all,” he said. “We want to know where are our loved ones.” Jacquita Gonzales, 52, the wife of inflight supervisor Patrick Gomes, said it was “daily torture for us not knowing where they are”. “Six months on we are no closer to the truth, we are no closer to any closure. We are in limbo,” she said. “A lot of people say, ‘It’s been

Flight MH370: ‘Six months on we are no closer to the truth’.

six months. It’s time to move on.’ But I can’t. “How do you expect me to move on?” As plain-clothes and uniformed police looked on in Beijing, several family members related stories of harassment by Chinese authorities, such as one episode earlier in the northern summer when more than a dozen family members were arrested - including children aged six and four - and some beaten after seeking answers from the Malaysia Airlines office in Beijing. Dai Shuqin, a 61-year-old worker from Beijing whose

younger sister and her family were aboard MH370, said she was among those who had been detained. “We don’t understand it; we’re just ordinary people,” she said. “We’re being bullied so much. Our country is not protecting us at all. “How can we live?” The mistreatment represents a sharp turnaround by Chinese authorities, who initially voiced support for the relatives and even granted rare permission for them to hold demonstrations outside the Malaysian embassy. - AFP

Pro UK parties plan referendum fightback

expected to appear on a platform with his Scottish predecessor, former prime minister Gordon Brown, for the first time since the failed 2010 general election campaign. Meanwhile, their finance spokesman Ed Balls, due to speak in the oil city of Aberdeen, urged Scots not to vote for independence as a protest against Cameron’s Conservative-led UK government. Cameron’s centre-right Tories are a distant third in the

Troops rape Somalians Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and girls as young as 12 and traded food aid for sex, Human Rights Watch says in a report. “Some of the women who were raped said that the soldiers gave them food or money afterwards in an apparrent attempt to frame the assault as transactional sex,” the HRW report said. There was no immediate reaction from the AU force AMISOM, whose 22,000 soldiers drawn from six countries have been fighting alongside government troops against al-Shabab insurgents since 2007. - AFP

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■ SCOTLAND

Supporters of keeping Scotland in the UK are gearing up to mount a fightback as buoyant separatists claimed they have seized the momentum ahead of next week’s referendum on independence. Following a poll yesterday that put the pro-independence “Yes” camp ahead for the first time in the lengthy campaign, unionists are planning this week to unveil detailed plans for greater fiscal autonomy for Scotland if it votes on September 18 to retain the 300-yearold union with England. Conservative British Prime Minister David Cameron, who spent the weekend with the Queen at her Scottish summer retreat, will try to convince sceptics that Edinburgh would swiftly get more powers following a “No” vote. Meanwhile the Labour opposition is to deploy some of its biggest names in a bid to halt the apparent nationalist surge. Party leader Ed Miliband is

In brief

Families still seek answers Family members of the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are still seeking answers and closure six months after the plane’s disappearance. But at an emotional gathering in Beijing yesterday, relatives’ sorrow was mixed with fierce resentment of Chinese authorities who they feel have turned against them after dozens of family members were reportedly beaten and arrested in recent months. Chinese passengers account for about two-thirds of the 239 people aboard the Boeing 777, which vanished on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. About 30 of their relatives gathered at Beijing’s Lama Temple, a popular Tibetan Buddhist site, to vent their frustration and pray for the missing on a day that marks both the six-month anniversary of the flight’s disappearance as well as China’s traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for families to reunite. “In China, today is Family Reunion Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival,” said a 55-year-old woman who gave only her surname, Zhang, and whose daughter was aboard the flight. “Every day is torture, but today we’re suffering even more,”

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Scottish Parliament behind the separatist, left-of-centre Scottish National Party (SNP) of First Minister Alex Salmond, and centre-left Labour. The moves come after a YouGov poll in The Sunday Times newspaper gave the pro-independence “Yes” camp 51 per cent support compared to the “No” camp’s 49 per cent, excluding undecided voters. Six per cent said they had not made up their minds. The “No” camp had hitherto

been ahead in the polls, though surveys show the gap has shrunk in recent weeks. Any vote for Scotland to leave the UK would raise questions about Britain’s standing in the international community. Scotland represents one-third of Britain’s landmass and is home to Britain’s prestige submarine-based Trident nuclear deterrent, which the SNP says must be out of an independent Scotland by 2020. London Mayor Boris Johnson urged Scots to keep the union intact, warning that independence would be “an utter catastrophe for this country”. “We are on the verge of trashing our global name and brand in an act of self-mutilation that will leave our international rivals stunned, gleeful and discreetly scornful,” he said. Conservative British finance minister George Osborne said the debate had shown Scots clearly wanted greater autonomy. - AFP

Jerome Kerviel, the French rogue trader who brought one of Europe’s biggest banks to the verge of ruin with nearly five billion euros in losses, has left prison after winning conditional release. Under the terms of his release, Kerviel, 37, will be obliged to wear an electronic tagging bracelet at all times and stay at home every workday evening. He left Fleury Merogis prison, south of Paris, after less than five months following his high-profile conviction and imprisonment for breach of trust, forgery and entering false data. - AFP

Cancer boy in Prague Ashya King, the five-year-old cancer patient whose parents triggered an international hunt when they took him from Britain to seek alternative care, has left a Spanish hospital headed for treatment in Prague. An ambulance carrying Ashya pulled out of a hospital in Malaga around 0615 GMT and headed to the airport, from where he is expected to fly to the capital of the Czech Republic. The doe-eyed boy has been in the middle of a week-long legal saga that began when his desperate parents took him out of a British hospital against medical advice, triggering a cross-border manhunt that saw them briefly jailed in Spain. - AFP

Lin’s tape in court Moments after discovering the battered bodies of her brother’s family, Kathy Lin can allegedly be heard pleading with her husband in a Triple ‘0’ call not to leave her. In the series of calls played to the Supreme Court yesterday, Kathy can be heard screaming and crying while the operator tries to calm her down. Asking “What’s wrong? What’s wrong” before telling her to “Stop screaming”, Kathy cries “I’m not sure but maybe someone killed my brother’s family”. It is during this fever pitch that the crown says she can also be heard pleading with her husband Robert Xie. The trial continues. - AAP

Afghan suicide bomber A district police chief has been killed in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, an official says. “A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a police headquarters in Arghistan district late Sunday, killing the district police chief, Abdul Hanaf and two of his bodyguards,” said Samim Khepolwak, the governor spokesman for southern province of Kandahar. - DPA

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OUR VIEW

Gibson ... positively cut adrift? Stu Oldham

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oters would be forgiven for thinking the Labour Party’s Rangitata candidate has been cut adrift by his own leader, throwing a spanner into the works of a campaign to Vote Positive. Steve Gibson – already on a warning for calling the Prime Minister “Shylock” – last week reportedly said he was a “bit tired of toeing the party line” and that he was prepared to call it as he saw it. And so he did. In an interview last week, Mr Gibson reportedly said his party was not going to win the election by being “Mr Soft-arse softly-softly” and that it was too respectful of the National Party. The media sought further comment on Sunday but by then, Mr Gibson appeared reluctant to call things as he saw them. However, his leader was not best pleased. David Cunliffe said Labour was campaigning for the party vote in Rangitata and that he did not expect Mr Gibson to be a Member of Parliament. Voters would make up their own mind about Mr Gibson, Mr Cunliffe said. They might but in the hurly burly of politics, Mr Gibson’s remarkable honesty – or political misstep – might also colour voters’ minds about Labour. How could it not. On one hand, Labour wants people to Vote Positive: on the other, a candidate selected to campaign on Labour values is, in turn, critical of Labour’s campaign. Some might say Mr Gibson was wrong to say what he did. Others might agree with him and given the reaction, they might question Labour’s unity. The local Labour Electorate Committee chairman was disappointed but did not regret his appointment – which, after all, was agreed unanimously. The local party was “moving forward” and surely there were bigger issues, he said. Indeed there are. Chief among them will be how the Labour Party, down in the polls, regroups to fight an election, rather than itself, at a time when every party vote matters.

YOUR VIEW Battered Our lovely town has been battered and bruised over the past few days and an air of sadness has settled on us all. Consequently there are many thoughts been had and comments made as to what has gone wrong and what can we do to make sure this type of tragedy does not occur again. What has happened in our society that makes some people act as they do? Some blame the “media” for their never-ceasing demand for sensation and their ability to pour all the horror and sadness of the world into our living rooms each night and the highlighting of some of our citizens who refuse to accept their responsibilities and whine to the public about how “hard done” by they are. Some blame the legal system and the courts for being too le-

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nient on offenders and demand tougher sentences. There is an immutable law in the universe which we know as “sowing and reaping” or “cause and effect” and it is my opinion the we are only reaping what we have sown over three generations of “well-meaning stupidity”. A farmer who wishes to harvest wheat in the summer does not sow barley in the spring. We will always reap what we sow. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neigh-

by David Fletcher

bour’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the timehonoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Instead of harsher penalties we need to start sowing again the right seed. We need to have the courage to say “no” sometimes. As individuals we can only do the best we can with what we’ve got where we are and so with our leaders we need to exhibit integrity, honesty, decency and courage and then we can build trust again. We cannot legislate morality. It is our own responsibility. May we have the courage to stand up and begin. Rodger Letham (Abridged)

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Putting rustling back into history books Rick Powdrell

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ontrary to talk, the meat and fibre industries are not broken, as the fundamentals to take both sectors forward to much greater heights remain. Still, it requires an entire industry-shared vision going forward and that’s of course easier said than done. This undoubtedly involves strong leadership accompanied by a strong grassroots involvement. It hardly entails re-inventing the wheel, but rather more awareness of the areas we need to improve and a path developed to redeem these issues. The red meat sector strategy has already identified significant issues, with the Beef + Lamb: Red Meat Profit Partnership focusing on topics behind the farm gate with the aim of lifting on-farm performance. This collaboration of Beef + Lamb NZ, meat companies, banks and government foreshadows a united industry approach. At the same time Beef + Lamb NZ have funded the Meat Industry Excellence Group to research issues outside the farmgate. This is in its infancy, but like the Red Meat Profit Partnership, requires significant farmer input. Another area of the sector farmers regularly complain about is the processing structure of the industry. Farmers will only initiate change by their involvement with the companies they ether supply or have a shareholding in. After all, farmers own the supply and if their behaviour doesn’t define change, the only other possible outcome is government intervention and Labour’s Damien O’Connor is

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CONTACTS Ashburton man Graeme Mills was none too happy when rustlers nabbed his sheep last year. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

not shy of voicing that. Wool is one of the world’s wonder fibres, but I guess I’ve spoken about that aplenty. My plea is for farmers to understand the proposal, ask the hard questions and then VOTE. Given some would say we’ve been robbed of good returns up until now, rural security is an area of increased concern to farmers throughout New Zealand. Even the sheep on Auckland’s Cornwall Park have become targets for rustlers, but to help combat this problem, a number of issues need to be addressed. From a farmers’ position they need to adopt all practical steps to protect their property and stock to ensure they are not an easy target. It is essential that rural people report all crime and suspicious behaviour. For too long some people have thought it is too much trouble for the police and that they’re not interested. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Rustlers are not likely onetrick criminals and some gangs are highly organised. The more reports the police receive, the better the picture of these incidences become and resources can be deployed on the basis of statistical fact. Active neighbour support groups are another key component to combating rural crime. Offenders will generally look out of place in a particular

community and word quickly spreads if strangers are being questioned as to their reason for being at the location. Federated Farmers is working with police to tighten the communication at local level between the two organisations, which will also incorporate the national community patrol group. We are also working with politicians to strengthen the tools the courts have when dealing with offenders. This would follow aspects of the law applied to fisheries offences where vehicles and equipment used during a crime can be seized and forfeited. If I can get a message out there to criminals it is this: Technology is fast catching up. At the next National Farming Review the federation will go into more detail, but I’d like to run through some of the solutions. Day/night CCTV, which are either low or self-powered, can be set up in pinch points to record vehicle and people movements in and out. These are increasingly common on farms with remote oneway access roads, often neighbours chipping in the cost. Federated Farmers’ partner, MI5 Security, can advise farmers on system design and its products include both desktop software and smartphone apps. Another innovation is the Scorpion 1000. A ‘seismic

detector’ detects mechanical vibration like vehicles or stock trucks and sends an alert with GPS data. Dunedin based Oritain has a different solution called Farmprint. This uses chemical samples, like a farm’s DNA, to identify the farm that stock originated from. As we are seeing more rustling do not forget Crimestoppers (0800 555-111). While Federated Farmers advises farmers to report stock theft or suspicious activity to the police but you can also do it anonymously via Crimestoppers. Backing this up is Stop Stock, Theft (Google Stop Stock Theft), an online tool providing farmers with an interactive nationwide map of where the latest reported thefts have taken place. The website is linked to police and Crimestoppers NZ too. My point is that we are getting technology that will enable us to deter, but the best form of deterrence is to work with your neighbours. Keep an eye out and record plate numbers if you have suspicions. Ultimately we need to work together, as a community, to ensure that rustling goes back into the history books from whence it came. Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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■ FARMERS CORNER

Plans for expansion under way Over the past 30 years Ashburton tourism industry icon Farmers Corner has grown from a modest town centre business to become internationally recognised within its sector, attracting hundreds of thousands of international inbound tourists each year. Ten years ago the company relocated from its original base on the corner of East and Havelock Street to a new site on the corner of Longbeach Road and State Highway One. Since then the business has grown significantly and additions are planned to the new building. The company plans to extend its retail and restaurant complex, building an extension on its southern side. This will see 444 square metres added at ground floor level with another 64 square metres added at level two. The extension is intended to be used for storage, packing and office space. Farmers Corner Properties Limited has lodged an application for a resource consent for the extensions. The land is in rural B zone and, within the council’s district plan, the work is considered a non-complying activity. Full details of the application are available at the Ashburton District Council or on the council’s website. Submissions on the application can be made until 5pm on September 24.

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■ HEARTLAND

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760.39 333.16 601.71 1,870.6 257.98 647.32 173.69 43.0 171.26 229.61 517.84 1,190.2 1,040.5 42.41 686.19 621.74 227.62 882.3 65.07 875.96 471.2 36.04 804.51 52.69 1,005.2 201.89 49.99 77.75 64.91 537.12 13.87 1,247.6 106.51 11.28 305.12 35.5 7,945.7 1,368.2 3,915.4 53.97 73.82 48.97 379.99 10.14 124.75 118.83 90.47 83.82 32.66 493.81

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NZX 50 constituents

At close of trading on Monday, September 8, 2014

 NZX 50 index

5,261.75

+7.88

+0.15%

 NZX 20 index

4,065.35

+9.64

+0.24%

 NZX All index

5,615.55 +12.23 +0.22%

 Rises 60

 Falls 45

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,577.0

–21.7

–0.39%

At close of trading on September 8, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

17,137.36 +67.78 +0.40%

At close of trading on September 5, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,855.1

–22.87

–0.33%

At close of trading on September 5, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

15,705.11 +36.43 +0.23%

At close of trading on September 8, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,266.0

London – $US/ounce

 Silver

19.13

–5.5

–0.43%

London – $US/ounce

–0.08

–0.42%

+6.0

+0.09%

Bank takes 10% stake in HarMoney By Suze Metherell Heartland New Zealand has taken a 10 per cent stake in peer-to-peer lender HarMoney for an undisclosed sum and will provide funding through New Zealand’s only licensed platform as it continues to diversify its finance options. Auckland-based HarMoney launched its online platform earlier this month, where it matches individual borrowers with lenders looking to invest, and determines the interest rate on the loan based on the credit risk of the borrower. Christchurch-based Heartland said it would provide a “funding line” for borrowers on the platform, without putting a dollar figure on how much this might be. “The funding line will help provide initial momentum, complementing the invest-

By Paul McBeth

NZ DOLLAR

Diligent Board Member Services, which was beset with administrative mis-steps last year, has been censured for failing to file earnings with the stock market operator, its second public telling off after breaching listing rules last year. The New York-based, NZXlisted company reached a settlement with NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal, and will

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Sep 8, 2014

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

TT buy

0.8994 0.9202 5.4376 0.6551 1.6015 0.5216 89.30 1.9707 9.0398 27.04 0.8460

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0.8742 0.8908 4.7804 0.6308 1.4760 0.5053 85.86 1.7058 8.7157 25.78 0.8206

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been chasing acquisitions outside of traditional banking options to help grow earnings, and in February announced the acquisition of a reverse mortgage business from Seniors Money International for $87 million. In July, Motor Trade Finances turned down an offer from Heartland which would have added a loan book of some $438 million. “The shareholding in HarMoney complements Heartland’s strategy and provides a potentially valuable channel to attract customers in the household sector that current distribution networks may not reach,” the bank said. Shares of Heartland were unchanged at 96 cents and have gained some 13 per cent since the start of the year. HarMoney and Heartland weren’t immediately available for comment. - BusinessDesk

Diligent censured for failing to file earnings

 Copper London – $US/tonne

6,973.0

ments made by retail investors,” the bank said. “HarMoney and Heartland also intend to build on this relationship and are confident that scope exists to create high value products.” HarMoney was the first platform operator to receive a peerto-peer licence under the new Financial Markets Conduct Act, which came into effect on April 1, providing legislation for a regime to match lenders with borrowers, with a $2 million cap on the amount allowed to be borrowed. The platform is looking to lure both investors and borrowers, offering loans of up to $35,000 with interest rates lower than credit cards for borrowers, and the possibility of a 12 per cent risk adjusted return for lenders. Heartland, formed from the merger of Canterbury and Southern Cross building societies and Marac Finance, has

pay $100,000 to the discipline fund and costs to the stock market watchdog, as well as being publicly censured, according to a statement to the stock exchange. Diligent failed to file three earnings reports on time as a result of its incorrect revenue recognition, which prompted the firm to restate accounts for the 2010 through 2013 financial years. “The tribunal considers DIL’s failure to meet three successive

reporting requirements to be very serious,” the tribunal said. “This failure was as a direct consequence of an accounting error made by DIL. The error was significant, effectively taking DIL six months to rectify.” The censure was Diligent’s second in the past 12 months, after the software developer reached a settlement with the watchdog, and paid $15,000 over a series of listing rule breaches. - BusinessDesk

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New leader for IrrigationNZ IrrigationNZ chairman dence that the board memJohn Donkers has stepped bers and staff will contindown from the helm. ue the very good work of He will be temporarily the organisation.” replaced by Nicky HysHe has agreed to conlop, who has been Mr tinue as a board member. Donkers’ deputy. She has Mrs Hyslop has been on signalled she will stand the IrrigationNZ board for the chairmanship at for nearly five years and IrrigationNZ’s upcoming has been a registered farm AGM in October. management consultant Mr Donkers said the for 20 years with Macfardecision to resign was for lane Rural Business. health reasons. While his In partnership with medical condition was not husband Jonty, she farms life-threatening, he said an intensive sheep, beef it had made it difficult to and arable fully irrigated carry on in the chairman’s property at Levels, South role with the commitment Acting IrrigationNZ Canterbury. She is also a chairwoman and focus that is required, Nicky Hyslop. director with Opuha Waparticularly at this time. ter Partnership. “I would like to take “Having grown up on a this opportunity to thank the members, high country station, farmed an intenboard, chief executive and staff at Ir- sive irrigated property and with farm rigationNZ for their commitment and advisory I have an appreciation of a support while I was in the chair for the range of farming businesses, challenges past three years,” he said. and above all a desire to see all farming “The timing of my standing down is communities continue to prosper ecofar from ideal, but I have every confi- nomically, environmentally and socially.”

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Market Price Trends Week beginning September 8, 2014

L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

1 year ago

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46.85 67.40 86.45 86.44 65.64 100.10 107.92 110.42 118.34 122.26 120.66 46.85

46.85 67.34 86.39 86.17 65.87 100.95 108.85 109.89 118.28 121.51 120.60 46.85

45.71 66.16 85.07 87.58 66.88 99.41 107.17 111.68 116.43 123.49 118.58 46.85

44.89 64.88 83.64 85.11 62.93 96.83 104.37 108.25 114.41 119.70 116.36 46.85

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48.89 69.41 88.66 92.79 66.88 102.67 110.70 117.98 121.41 130.45 124.02

37.30 56.79 74.59 74.56 59.57 86.29 92.93 94.72 101.79 104.75 105.47

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M U T T O N ($) Including 0.5kg pelt 21kg MX1

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429 469 427

414 452 415

394 441 405

426 448 426

M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

257 341 448

257 338 440

240 321 417

235 310 315

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400 454 528

374 435 508

369 419 401

57.82

70.49

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6.96 7.05 6.66

6.38 6.48 6.08

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7.43 7.53 7.13

6.11 6.20 5.81

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

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Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

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0.850 0.814 0.505 0.515 0.622 0.612 3.95 3.52 (Estimates only) 65 336 48 12 29 18 9.8 26.8 4.3

0.813 0.494 0.600 3.78

0.882 0.522 0.648 4.24

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490 163 28.8

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Ploughmen perform well at world championships The results are in on the World Ploughing Contest and the Kiwi team has done us proud. While not in the winning line-up, both conventional competitor Mark Dillon and reversible ploughman Malcolm Taylor leave France knowing they put up some good plots and confident they can improve on their results in future contests, reversible coach Allan Baker said. “The comments from around the paddock by those who have been to lots of world finals were that the overall standard of ploughing was the highest that they have seen.” Mr Taylor scored an impressive 10

in the stubble plough in difficult terrain. “The soil conditions were such that it was relatively easy to do a reasonable job, but extremely hard to do an outstanding job,” Mr Baker said. “As predicted, most struggled with or had to really work at keeping straight and any small error was very visible, especially as it dried. “Both Malcolm and Mark put in reasonable plots, but neither achieved the consistency needed to score high points in all aspects.” Mr Baker was impressed with the work ethic of the two ploughmen, who worked from daylight until after

6pm every day bar two, in temperatures reaching 32°C. He also thanked the contingent of supporters and the Bordeaux locals, who pitched in to offer assistance. In particular he mentioned the owner of the practice ground, sponsors and those who organised equipment. “It has been my pleasure to be here to coach and support the team and to work with them,” Mr Baker said. The five-strong team, which also included Wakanui ploughman Alan Begg and Colin Millar, have now packed up and are on the homeward leg of their adventure.

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MARKET REPORT LAMB

A cautious tone is set across sheep meat markets at the moment with overseas pricing reaching a ceiling for now. Some prices have come back a bit, especially of mutton due to strong Australian production and shipments to China lately. However, production is at a seasonal low point in NZ with only very limited numbers processed. Pricing for lamb items such as flaps have also softened, due to high frozen inventories in China, although a slightly weaker NZ dollar has countered a good part of the easing. Manufacturers in China typically start processing lamb and mutton into roll form to be used for winter hot pots from September. This will start to reduce inventory levels as consumption increases in winter and demand should then return as NZ lamb and mutton production builds.

BEEF

Beef + Lamb NZ has released its forecasts for the new season, commencing on October 1, suggesting that NZ’s cattle slaughter will fall by 4 per cent from this season’s estimated total of 2.295 million head. An 8 per cent decline in cow slaughter is forecast to lead the drop, slowing after two years of drought-induced slaughter. Steer and heifer processing numbers are expected to drop by 5 per cent and 2 per cent respectively, while a 2 per cent lift is picked for the export bull slaughter. The US market has continued higher, with no slowdown in demand evident following the Labour Day long weekend. NZ 95CL bull meat prices recorded by Agrifax have now surpassed the US$3/lb mark for the first time ever, only three-and-a-half years after first passing US$2/lb.

WOOL

Wool prices have remained at the increased level found a month ago. There has only been marginal changes in the past month, with the Agrifax Wool Price Indicator down 2 per cent over the past month and prices were flat last week. Despite the flat prices, however, the current level is currently providing reasonably good returns for growers. The indicator is well above the five year average, but it is still a period of relatively low wool flows. A similar trend was seen last season, where low wool supply early in the season led to high prices, which corrected sharply once the seasonal peak was reached during summer. The indicator is 7 per cent above year ago levels, which is led by the increases seen in the higher micron wools. The mid-micron wools of 25-microns and 27-microns are down 4 per cent to 5 per cent yearon-year. However, mid-micron wools have begun to reach the market in great volumes in recent weeks and have entered the market this season at higher prices than a month ago. 25-micron wool is up 15 per cent this month, and 27-micron wool is up 4 per cent. Although it has fallen lately, the strong NZ dollar may impact on demand this season. 35-micron wool has increased in price by 5 per cent over the past year, but in US dollar terms it has been a 12 per cent increase.

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TEST YOURSELF

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

1 – Which politician resigned in 1977 after allegations he’d misled his leader? a. Frank Gill b. Colin Moyle c. Brian Talboys 2 – What name is given to the New Zealand men’s softball team? a. Black sox b. Black bax c. Black shirtz 3 – Which nationality was the musician Liberace? a. Italian b. Puerto Rican c. American 4 – What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may carry during a round of golf? a. 12 b. 14 c. 18 5 – What name is given to trees that shed all their leaves, especially in autumn? a. Evergreen b. Herbaceous c. Deciduous 6 – What is the profession of Mario in the Super Mario video game series? a. Plumber b. Builder c. Electrician 7 – Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? a. Roald Amundsen b. Ernest Shackleton c. Robert Scott 8 – Who wrote the play The Merry Wives of Windsor? a. Charles Dickens b. William Shakespeare c. J. B. Priestley

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■ ASHBURTON INGENUITY

Electric tractors were short-lived BY MICHAEL HANRAHAN

rom the time it was formed in 1921 the Ashburton Electric Power Board, under the direction of its engineer-secretary H. G. Kemp, expanded its reticulation rapidly into the rural areas of the Ashburton District. However, as the major depression of the 1930s began to bite the demand for electricity failed to keep pace with the network’s growth, bringing in insufficient revenue to meet costs. The board decided it needed to increase the load by promoting new uses for electricity. One initiative was the sale of heat storage ranges. However, it was also thought the increased application of electricity to agriculture could help the board out of its financial woes. Mr Kemp felt electricity could be used to power tractors, which at that time were starting to win the battle against horses on farms. In 1932 he began designing electric tractors and building experimental models in the board’s workshops. He used the chassis and drive equipment of internal combustion engine tractors that had worn out their original engines, experimenting first with British Wallis tractors before moving to American Hart Parr machines. His design consisted of a turntable at the front where the original engine had been, with a jib mounted on it, the jib carrying a large drum with the cable wound on it. The jib always pointed in the direction the cable was pulling it. A large electric drive motor was mounted low between the frames, driving to the original gearbox. As the tractor drove away from the power source, the cable pulled the jib in that direction and the cable wound out. Driving in the other direction the jib would point towards the cable and a winding motor

Above – A new tractor arriving at Tarbotton’s property near Tinwald. Right – One of the early models, built on a British Wallis tractor chassis, pulling a cultivator and roller,.

mounted above the cable drum would wind the cable in. This motor was controlled through a patented switching device at the top of the jib that was operated by the tension on the cable, switching on whenever the cable became slack. About eight machines were built, although the ones on British Wallis chassis never got past the experimental stage as it was found their sheet metal frames cracked with the pull of the jib. Six tractors built on Hart Parr chassis, four on larger tractors and two more successful ones on smaller models. These were sold to farmers in different parts of the Ashburton county and proved to be remarkably efficient. The tractors went into service between March 1934 and April 1937. They all did lengthy spells of work over an eightyear period, several working in excess of 4000 hours. They

were used primarily for cultivation, although by adopting a different method of working it was found they could be used in standing crop without the cable damaging the crop. Some were also used to power stationary machinery, such as threshing mills. To increase the versatility of the tractors Mr Kemp also imported Howard rotary hoes from Australia, driven by the tractor’s power take off. The tractors could not be powered while they moved from one workplace to another, but that was solved by towing them with the truck their transformer was mounted on. Some of these trucks were fitted with steel drive wheels to allow this to happen. Another invention was the way the transformer was connected to the mains. A lever pushed three spring-loaded hammers on to three large square plates mounted on the pole, meaning no great accuracy

was required in positioning the truck. In the mid-1930s Mr Kemp attempted to sell his ideas to overseas interests. He was in touch with a scientific institute in Russia and a research organisation in England. He even wrote on a number of occasions to the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, suggesting his tractors would be the ideal machine to develop Italian agricultural land. In the late 1930s an English university surveyed every application of electricity to tractors in the world. Many were small machines, used in applications such as vineyards, often with their cable strung on wires above the work. The university

published its findings, concluding that the Kemp tractor was the only one that showed promise for use in general agriculture. As time went on it became harder to obtain parts such as gears for the original tractors, which were long out of production. This, coupled with the war effort taking supplies such as cables, and the fact the small number of tractors sold meant the business was not paying for the board and production did not continue. The last tractor ceased operation in September 1943. This brought to an end New Zealand’s only serious attempt to build tractors, and the world’s most successful application at that time of electricity to agricultural motive power.

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In brief

NRL Grand Finalists

Maiden win for Pearce Ashburton ex-pat professional Daniel Pearce has taken out the 2014 DIGICEL Vanuatu Open with a closing round of six-under-par 66 to hold off a stellar field including four players just one shot back. In one of the most exciting finishes in the tournament’s history, Pearce set the final group a number to chase as he closed in style. Playing alongside Australia’s Edward Stedman, Pearce managed to par the last while Stedman bogeyed the 18th to finish one shot back in an eventual four-way tie for second.

(regular season finish in brackets) 1998: Brisbane (1) bt Canterbury (9) 1999: Melbourne (3) bt St G. Illawarra (6) 2000: Brisbane (1) bt Sydney Roosters (2) 2001: Newcastle (3) bt Parramatta (1) 2002: Sydney Roosters (4) bt Warriors (1) 2003: Penrith (1) bt Sydney Roosters (2) 2004: Canterbury (2) bt Sydney Roosters (1) 2005: Wests Tigers (4) bt N Queensland (5) 2006: Brisbane (3) bt Melbourne (1) 2007: Melbourne (1) bt Manly (2)* 2008: Manly (2) bt Melbourne (1) 2009: Melbourne (4) bt Parramatta (8)* 2010: St G. Illawarra (1) bt Syd. Roosters (6) 2011: Manly (2) bt Warriors (6) 2012: Melbourne (1) bt Canterbury (2) 2013: Sydney Roosters (1) bt Manly (4)

NZ mountainbiker ﬁfth Hawkes Bay professional Brook MacDonald has finished fifth at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Norway yesterday. It is the best finish at a world championship for the 22-year-old from Trek World Racing who produced a top ride on a challenging day of downhill racing at Hafjell. There were three kiwis in the top-15 with the super-consistent Sam Blenkinsop seventh and Cameron Cole in 15th. MacDonald, who missed last year’s championships with injury and had a slow start this year following shoulder surgery, impressed on the dry and fast course that featured huge jumps and a plethora of sharp rocks. - APNZ

‘Thor’ crossing Tasman The schoolboy rugby sensation nicknamed Tongan Thor is ditching New Zealand to continue his rugby across the Tasman when he finishes school later this year. Taniela Tupou was to have signed a loyalty agreement with the New Zealand Rugby Union over the weekend to become eligible for the NZ Schoolboys side. He told the Herald he received a copy of the agreement “about a month ago” but the deadline for the 135kg prop’s signature had now passed. “If I signed it I wouldn’t be able to go to Australia,” he said. - NZH

Burghley’s Kiwi quinella Andrew Nicholson made history at the Burghley horse trials yesterday, winning a third straight title on the same horse, his outstanding grey Avebury. The world No 2-ranked rider could afford to drop two rails when he entered the arena for the final showjumping phase, but didn’t need them. A couple of time penalty points were all the pair conceded as Nicholson (53) completed his four star hat-trick with Avebury on the Lincolnshire course. And Jock Paget jumped from fourth to second to complete a New Zealand quinella aboard Clifton Promise. - NZH

Tall Blacks exit World Cup New Zealand’s Tall Blacks believe they have missed an opportunity to move through to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. New Zealand lost in the round of 16 for the third straight world championships, going down 76-71 to Lithuania in Barcelona, Spain. The Tall Blacks overturned a 15-point first-half deficit to momentarily take the lead in the fourth quarter of the game, but their valiant comeback ultimately - NZH fell just short.

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Cowboys’ skipper Johnathan Thurston: Focus is completely on next week’s game against the Brisbane Broncos.

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Cowboys’ mission impossible BY JAMES MACSMITH A quiet confidence is exuding from North Queensland as they seek to go one better than in 2005 and achieve what has so far proved impossible. No team since the NRL was formed in 1998, has won the competition from outside the top four. But the in-form Cowboys, who have won seven of their past eight matches, including victories over top four sides South Sydney and Manly and a one-point loss to third-placed Penrith, are as well placed to do so as any side over the past 17 years. Canterbury in 1998, St George Illawarra the season after, the Cowboys in 2005, Par-

ramatta in 2009, the Sydney Roosters the following year and the Warriors in 2011 have all made it through to the grand final from the back half of the eight (in 1998 there was a 10 team final series), but have fallen at the last hurdle. The Cowboys have been bundled out of the finals in controversial fashion in the last two seasons but captain Johnathan Thurston says that’s of no concern to his side ahead of Saturday night’s first elimination final against Brisbane in Townsville. “We are a completely different side to what we were 12 months ago or 24 months ago,” Thurston told AAP at the launch of the NRL finals series in Sydney yesterday.

“I think we are a lot better placed than what we have been in the past heading into the finals. “The boys have a quiet confidence after playing some really good football over the last eight weeks. “As a team we are processing information a lot better, the communication between coaches and players is a lot better. “We know what the opposition weaknesses and strengths are and when you know that you can play better as a team. Only the Sydney Roosters, who have won six straight, are mirroring the form of the Cowboys. But North Queensland can also boast a thumping of the premiers in round 10.

For now Thurston won’t entertain any talk of playing in just the club’s second grand final alongside their loss to Wests Tigers in the 2005 competition decider. The Cowboys’ focus is on Brisbane, and Brisbane only. “It is a healthy and respectful rivalry,” he said. “I know both sets of fans love coming up against each other, every time we play them you walk off the field sore and busted.” “They have strike power all over the park, Benny Hunt is playing the best football he has ever played, Sammy T (Thaiday) is back this week (from suspension). “He is such a great player, it is a big challenge for us.” - AAP

Roosters wary of Panthers’ livewires BY JAMES MACSMITH Stopping Penrith livewires Matt Moylan and James Segeyaro will be the key to victory in Saturday’s NRL qualifying final according to Sydney Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello. Fullback Moylan and hooker Segeyaro have been crucial figures in the Panthers’ unexpected charge to the top four, and Minichiello believes the pair pose the biggest threat to the premiers’ hopes of advancing through to the third week of the finals.

“I have watched the Panthers a lot through the year, they have been really impressive and what I have seen is they play as a 17, they play as a team,” Minichiello said yesterday. “They haven’t been written off, but sometimes they aren’t expected to win but they still get the job done, they are a danger team without a doubt. “They have got their nine, seven and one playing great football. “Those guys are livewires, especially Moylan and Segeyaro, they can pull anything out of

the hat anytime. The have consistently done that this year. “You have also got Jamie Soward’s kicking game ... they are a well balanced side so we have to be on.” Injuries to Jake Friend (lung) and Frank-Paul Nuuausala (leg) have been compounded by the one-match suspension for the Roosters of Queensland backrower Aidan Guerra. Prop Dylan Napa will face the NRL judiciary tonight in a bid to beat a shoulder charge ban and take the field at Allianz Stadium. - AAP

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■ TENNIS

In brief

Williams eyes No.19 By Darren Walton Only half joking, Serena Williams said she was “just beginning” after drawing level with tennis legends Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the all-time grand slam leaderboard. Williams’ crushing straightsets final triumph over Caroline Wozniacki at Flushing Meadows yesterday earned the world No.1 a record sixth US Open crown and an 18th career major. The 6-3 6-3 victory elevated the American to equal fourth place behind Australia’s record holder Margaret Smith Court, who won 24 grand slam singles titles, Steffi Graf (22) and Helen Wills Moody (19). “I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet,” Williams said. “Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.” While no woman in 46 years of professional tennis has ever collected six US Open trophies before, Williams rated joining Navratilova and Evert even more special. “There was so much on the line between getting to No.18, which has been on my shoulder for so long and I finally got it,” Williams said after romping through the Open draw without dropping a set. “I never thought that me, Serena Williams, would be in that group. Who am I? “I never thought you would mention my name with such greats and legends.” But turning 33 this month, Williams says she’s not finished yet and few would back against her one day eclipsing Smith’s record haul.

“I’m already looking at maybe No.19,” she said. That could well come in January at the Australian Open, where the world No.1 has already reigned five times. “I want to continue to rise and continue to play really hard and do the best that I can,” Williams said. “I’m just beginning.” Williams and older sister Venus, a seven-times grand slam champion herself, have no plans to retire any time soon. “Right now we just really want to be in there. We want to win matches. We want to win titles,” Serena said. In addition to the grand slam spoils, Williams’s latest triumph earned the superstar the biggest cheque in tennis history - a whopping $US4 million, including a $US1 million bonus for also winning the US Open summer series. Navratilova and Evert also presented the champion with an 18-carat gold Tiffany bracelet with “18” engraved after welcoming their compatriot into one of the most exclusive clubs in tennis. “It’s a pleasure to win my first grand slam here and my 18th. I’m really emotional,” Williams said, fighting back tears. “I couldn’t think of a better place to do it.” After failing to progress beyond the last 16 at the season’s first three grand slam events in Melbourne, Paris and London, Williams was on a mission on Sunday. So dominant was she that Wozniacki could only manage four winners - and three of those were aces. The match was all over in 75 minutes as Williams also became the first woman since Evert, who won four straight titles from 197578, to complete an Open title hattrick. - AAP

NZ mountainbiker fifth Hawkes Bay professional Brook MacDonald has finished fifth at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Norway yesterday. It is the best finish at a world championship for the 22-year-old from Trek World Racing who produced a top ride on a challenging day of downhill racing at Hafjell. There were three kiwis in the top-15 with the super-consistent Sam Blenkinsop seventh and Cameron Cole in 15th. MacDonald, who missed last year’s championships with injury and had a slow start this year following shoulder surgery, impressed on the dry and fast course that featured huge jumps and a plethora of sharp rocks. - APNZ

Big finish for Alker Kiwi golfer Steven Alker has fired the round of the day to make a strong finish at the Chiquita Classic, the second Web.com Tour finals event. Alker’s seven-under 65 saw him finish in a share of 25th at eight-under yesterday as he jumped 38 places on the leaderboard courtesy of eight birdies and a bogey. The 42-yearold, who has already secured his PGA Tour card for next season, was 10 strokes back from winner Adam Hadwin (-18). - APNZ

Horschel takes BMW Geoff Ogilvy has earned a longawaited return to the Masters as he, Adam Scott, Jason Day and John Senden qualified for the US PGA Tour finale while fellow Australian Stuart Appleby fell agonisingly short. American Billy Horschel won the penultimate playoff series event, the BMW Billy Horschel Championship at Cherry Hills in Denver, Colorado yesterday, shooting a final round one-under 69 to finish at 14-under 266, two clear of Masters champion Bubba Watson (66). World No.2 Scott was the best of the Australians, tied eighth at eight-under but Ogilvy’s tie for 36th and Appleby’s tie for 46th became infinitely more important in the wash-up. - AAP

Serena Williams holds up the championship trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki during the championship match of the 2014 US Open yesterday. AP PHOTO

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Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park 3 63373 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ................... B Evans Raceway Meeting Date: 09 Sep 2014 NZ Meeting num- 4 76487 Homebush Verona nwtd ............J McInerney ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 42331 Goldstar Bridie nwtd S & ................. B Evans 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 31563 Millie’s Boy 18.52 ........................R Hamilton 10, 11 and 12 7 57x84 Wandy Millah 19.16.....................D Kingston 1 12.02pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 8 67113 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 9 14878 No More Beersies 18.58 P & ........ B Conner C0, 310m 1 36531 Cawbourne Steve nwtd ................C Roberts 10 35137 Cabarita 19.15 ................................ M Grant 2 7x878 Burno nwtd P & ............................. B Conner 4 1.02pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 1 68843 Hilton Friday nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 22242 Darcy Brasco nwtd .......................S Hindson 2 62411 Blue Review 18.38 ........................R Adcock 4 87846 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 3 74775 Advanced Pedro 18.61 S & ............. B Evans 5 68545 Cherie Cherie nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 13471 Homebush Haven nwtd .............J McInerney 6 33 Another Fortune nwtd ............P J Hammond 5 78384 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ............... B Evans 7 44824 Last Explorer nwtd .............................C Weir 6 73251 Goldstar Mario nwtd S & ................. B Evans 8 36463 Zahra Moon nwtd .............................S Stone 7 11121 Increasing nwtd ............................... M Grant 9 Tee Time nwtd ...............................R Adcock 8 43857 Mamalulu 18.86 C & .......................... Fagan 10 Susan Jewel nwtd ........................C Roberts 2 12.22pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C1, 545m 9 47464 McJopson nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 10 28846 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 55537 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 2 44753 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 5 1.22pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES MAIDEN STKS C0, 545m 1 5854 Opawa Lachlan nwtd L & ................... Wales 3 41322 Jewel Eagle 32.78 J &.....................D Fahey 2 25477 Pass With Care nwtd ..................H Anderton 4 12431 Botany Blake nwtd ....................J McInerney 3 45 Opawa Darcee nwtd J & .................D Fahey 5 67767 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 4 66354 You’re So Free nwtd ...........................C Weir 6 76838 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 5 676 Pukeko Warrior nwtd ......................B Healey 7 48882 Sailors Collar nwtd .........................J Guthrie 6 73422 Opawa Uno nwtd L & ......................... Wales 8 71348 Opawa Opal 32.73 L & ....................... Wales 7 82725 Tracey nwtd ...................................R Adcock 9 64555 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 8 7723 Mobilize nwtd ................................R Adcock 10 88878 Cawbourne Muscle nwtd..............C Roberts Jemima Tee nwtd ..........................R Adcock 3 12.42pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING 9 10 4 Kinloch Silver nwtd S & ................... B Evans SPRINT C1, 310m 1 25621 Giganaire 18.78 S &........................ B Evans 6 1.42pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLD STKS C1/2, 545m 1 73457 Shez Keen 33.04...............................S Keen 2 84332 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney

2 74456 Rob’s Mate 32.55 M &...........................J Hill 3 57286 Speedy Swede 32.83 L & .................. Wales 4 38228 Gold Vipa nwtd S & ......................... B Evans 5 45223 Hyperparadise 33.00 S & ................ B Evans 6 322x7 Dream Academy 33.10 S & ............ B Evans 7 13353 Flying Amelia nwtd .............................C Weir 8 27756 Opawa Style 32.98 L & ...................... Wales 9 56868 Pukeko Thunder 32.80 ...................B Healey 10 64555 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 7 2.02pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C3, 310m 1 52242 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 2 13414 Mighty Twist nwtd ...............................C Weir 3 11522 Pedro Force nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 4 48618 Smash Easy 18.78 .......................... M Grant 5 71453 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & ............. B Evans 6 12115 Know Knowing 18.68 .....................G Cleeve 7 46631 Homebush Bruno nwtd .............J McInerney 8 78617 Jed Norton 19.01 ...........................G Cleeve 9 58451 Wee Terra 18.54 C & .......................... Fagan 10 35857 Caboul nwtd S & ............................. B Evans 8 2.21pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C4, 310m 1 15646 Abound 18.60................................R Adcock 2 76785 Another Jewel 18.85 .................J McInerney 3 81652 Rick’s Terra 18.49 C & ........................ Fagan 4 21516 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 5 13586 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 .................J McInerney 6 64746 Cawbourne Dasher nwtd ...................C Weir 7 21643 Wunzee 18.54 ...........................J McInerney 8 73654 Ronrose Hill 18.46 M & .........................J Hill 9 38665 Bugsy Bangles 18.45 .......................S Stone 10 56578 Isabelle Domain 18.62 ..............J McInerney

9 2.39pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP STAKES C4, 545m

1 66365 Opawa Andrea 32.85 L & ................... Wales 2 F348F Punch On Jaime 33.62 .............J McInerney 3 43632 Ambilight 32.42 J & .........................D Fahey 4 27256 Jinja Turtle 32.80 J &.......................D Fahey 5 55865 Grunt Rodgers 32.51 ................J McInerney 6 1x142 Harper Rose nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 7 71357 Thumb Print Tony 33.11 ............J McInerney 8 21221 Know Certainty 32.48.....................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 73768 Opawa Jed nwtd L & .......................... Wales 10 67683 Opawa Webby 33.55 L & ................... Wales 10 2.59pm PRYDE ENGINEERING SPRINT C4, 310m 1 65342 Team Dream 18.50 C & ..................... Fagan 2 18471 John Dory 18.64........................J McInerney 3 82752 Wandy Jewel 18.43 .....................D Kingston 4 66352 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 5 53631 Broken Pedro nwtd S & ................... B Evans 6 62137 Opawa Lean Meat 18.88 L & ............. Wales 7 87662 Know Jealousy 18.33 .....................G Cleeve 8 84736 Iona Haka 18.48........................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 44588 Two Ways 18.48 S & ....................... B Evans 10 73768 Opawa Jed nwtd L & .......................... Wales 11 3.19pm GREEN ISLAND SUPER LIQUOR DASH C5, 310m 1 62543 Homebush Kelso 18.55 .............J McInerney 2 48286 Mary Marlow nwtd ........................... M Grant 3 86263 Cawbourne Jelly nwtd ........................C Weir 4 46412 Keramus 18.51 ...............................G Cleeve 5 16626 Rusty Knife nwtd ................................C Weir 6 35125 Finn McMissile 18.33 ......................L Philips

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81155 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & .......... B Evans 28817 Captain’s Choice nwtd .................C Roberts 71168 Flying Swan 18.76 ....................J McInerney 34683 Hetfield nwtd ................................C Roberts 12 3.36pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER C5, 310m 1 14337 Sting Me 18.37 ................................ M Grant 2 57813 Ketut 18.62 ...................................C Roberts 3 83186 Botany Jessie 18.53..................J McInerney 4 22312 No Leaf Clover nwtd...........................C Weir 5 47511 Irish Blue 18.37 J & .........................D Fahey 6 81633 Go Housie 18.70 ............................G Cleeve 7 86178 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S & ................ B Evans 8 46614 Oscar Tuivasa 18.10........................L Philips Emergencies: 9 83778 Opawa Casper nwtd L & .................... Wales 10 14785 My Mate Sparrow nwtd .............J McInerney SELECTIONS Race 1: Cawbourne Steve, Another Fortune, Darcy Brasco Race 2: Jewel Eagle, Opawa Opal, Botany Blake Race 3: Giganaire, Lemaquis Willow, Botany Richie Race 4: Blue Review, Increasing, Advanced Pedro, Hilton Friday Race 5: Opawa Darcee, Tracey, Mobilize, Opawa Lachlan Race 6: Flying Amelia, Gold Vipa, Hyperparadise, Speedy Swede Race 7: Know Knowing, Pedro Force, Mighty Twist, Wee Terra Race 8: Abound, Rick’s Terra, Wunzee, Ronrose Hill Race 9: Know Certainty, Ambilight, Harper Rose, Jinja Turtle Race 10: Team Dream, Know Jealousy, Sandi Claws, Iona Haka Race 11: Finn McMissile, Homebush Kelso, Keramus Race 12: Irish Blue, Sting Me, Oscar Tuivasa, Botany Jessie LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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Mayfield Golf Club

RESULTS ■ Basketball World Cup results Results from the FIBA Basketball World Cup games played in Spain yesterday.Round of 16 TURKEY 65 (S Guler 16 E Preldzic 16 E Arslan 11) bt AUSTRALIA 64 (A Baynes 15 M Dellavedova 13 J Ingles 10 C Bairstow 10). LITHUANIA 76 (J Valanciunas 22 M Pocius 11 D Lavrinovic 10) bt NEW ZEALAND 71 (C Webster 26 I Fotu 11 M Vukona 9). SERBIA 90 (B Bogdanovic 21 M Raduljica 16 M Teodosic 13) bt GREECE 72 (N Calathes 14 N Zisis 12 G Printezis 12). BRAZIL 89 (R Neto 21 M Vieira 13 L Barbosa 10 T Splitter 10) bt ARGENTINA 65 (P Prigioni 18 F Campazzo 11 L Scola 9).

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club

September 6 Winners; 0-16 Steve Cross 22; Kerry Read & Andrew Lake 21; Steve King 20. 17-36 Justin Smith 21; Arnold Rushton & John Sim 20; Ian Beach 19. Nearest The Pins; Aon Insurance #2 Steve King; John McAuliffe Bailies Real-estate #11 Andrew Peck; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers #5 Gordon Duthie; ANZ Bank # 14 Andrew Lake; ATS # 9 & 18 2nd shot; Ian Hopping. Twos; Sharon Duthie; Andrew Lake; Ian Hopping; Bill Allan; Wayne Blair. Net Eagle #18 Not Struck. Ash Vegas Player of the Day; Steve Cross.

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole Division, September 4 3 Clubs and Putter Ladies 1st T Gallagher 57:19:38, 2nd B Inglis 68:29:39 Men 1st J Greenslade 54:21:33, 2nd R Thompson 55:17:38 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – T Gallagher, Mayfield Transport No 5 – J Greenslade

September 5 Mayfield Golf Club Tuesday Evening – 2 Round Duplicate Mid-Week Stableford Competition N/S 1 M Buckland and B Smith, 2 V Ferrier September 3 and T Downward, 3 B Holmes and Powers Ian Beach 41 Stableford Points; Steve E/W 1 T and M Small, 2 S Rosevear and E Cross 40; Steve Schmack 40; Gordon Duthie Segers, 3 I Taylor and M Holmes 38; Hayden Tasker 38; Arnold Rushton 37; Wednesday Afternoon – Brabant Trophy Bill Allan 36 1 J Fechney and S Rosevear, 2 M Stowell Nearest the Pin 5 & 14 Bill Allan and B Smith, 3 M de Jong and R McLaughlin, 4 M Buckland and T Downward Methven Golf Club Thursday Evening – Eileen Willoughby TroChampionship Semi-finals, Flight Quarter phy Finals, September 6 N/S 1 M Buckland and B Smith, 2 M Moore Championship Semi Finals and A Maude, 3 M Stowell and S Rosevear Senior: Dayle Lucas beat Martin Hickman, E/W 1 M and J de Jong, 2 V Palmer and A Rod Fensom beat Michael Kemp Sim, 3 R Kyle and L Wackrow Intermediate: Doug Sheldon beat Doug Hamilton, Andrew Wylie beat Richard Maw Junior A: Frank Sandys beat Dave Callaghan, Mike Gray beat K J McCloy BMW Championship Junior B: Dave Puckett beat Mike Harris, Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, Gary Kermode beat Dan McLaughlan the BMW Championship in Colorado yesSenior: Rob Fensom 82 – 12 – 70; Intermeterday (par-70). diate: Athol McAlpine 81 – 17 – 64; Junior A: 266: Billy Horschel (USA) 68 66 63 69 Peter Harper 86 – 20 – 66; Junior B: Bruce 268: Bubba Watson (USA) 70 66 66 66 Sim 103 – 37 - 66 269: Morgan Hoffmann (USA) 72 72 62 63 Other Good Scores: 271: Ryan Palmer (USA) 69 64 67 71, Rickie 66 Mark Gazzard, 67 Frank Sandys, Simon Fowler (USA) 71 66 66 68, Sergio Garcia Wareing, Jim Lattimore, 69 Doug Sheldon, (ESP) 68 64 72 67, Jim Furyk (USA) 70 68 Dave Puckett, 70 Doug Hamilton, Mike 67 66 Gray, Bob Ilton 71 Alister Maxwell, Ian Lu272: Jordan Spieth (USA) 67 70 68 67, cas, Micky Marr, Mike Harris 72 Piers Rolton, Adam Scott (AUS) 71 66 69 66, Rory McIlRichard Leith, Ben Rutter, Andrew Wylie, roy (NIR) 67 67 72 66 Robbie Watson, 73 Michael Kemp, Pete 273: Graham DeLaet (CAN) 68 68 69 68 Wood, Bernie Walsh, Leyton Blackwell, 274: Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 72 66 70 66, Gavin Santy, Allan Smith, 74 Geoff Kelk Chesson Hadley (USA) 68 70 68 68, Angel Twos: Andrew Wylie, Doug Sheldon, Athol Cabrera (ARG) 71 72 66 65, J.B. Holmes McAlpine, Martin Hickman, Rob Fensom, (USA) 71 68 67 68 Peter Harper, Keith Middleton, Piers Rolton 275: Ernie Els (RSA) 70 69 69 67, Martin Topnotch Four Square Supermarket – Best Kaymer (GER) 68 70 64 73, Kevin ChapNett: 64 Athol McAlpine; Arabica Cafe pell (USA) 68 72 70 65, Bill Haas (USA) 72 2nd Nett: 66 Bruce Sim by lot; Club - Best 68 67 68 Gross: 79 Piers Rolton 276: Jimmy Walker (USA) 72 67 69 68, Closest to the Pins: Aqua Restaurant – Camilo Villegas (COL) 70 71 68 67, Hideki No 4: Ross Breach; Hunters Wines - No Matsuyama (JPN) 69 67 71 69 6: Piers Rolton; Ski Time - No 13: Andrew 277: Gary Woodland (USA) 67 73 68 69, Wylie; The Green Parrot – No 17: Ben RutHenrik Stenson (SWE) 68 69 72 68, Ben ter; Methven Travel 2nd Shot – No 14: Phil Crane (USA) 70 70 68 69, John Senden Trail; Club Longest Drive: Alister Maxwell (AUS) 73 66 70 68, Russell Knox (SCO) 74 Next Week: Flight Semi Finals, Green Jack69 72 62, Noh Seung-Yul (KOR) 70 71 67 69 et White Tees Ashburton Golf Club No 1 Tee: September 6 12.00pm: Intermediate; 12.10pm: JunResults from the Stroke round played on ior A; 12.20pm Senior; 12.30pm Junior B; Saturday were: Winner of the Santa Maria 12.30pm All other players Cup was Paul Greer 79-14=65. Other winRakaia Golf Club ning scores: Brian Donaldson 66; Chris Ladies Section, September 3 Robertson and Tong King 67; Clarrie GalLGU, Bryant Cup, 3rd round putting way, Owen Miller, Guilford Lane, Trevor Silver Jane Pangborn 81-9-72, Bronze A Watson and Jamie Stone 68; Steve RichBev Sutherland 92-25-67, Bronze B Diana ards and Tony Gimblett 69. King 99-30-69, Bronze C Ev Tomlin 116Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Pieter 44-72 van Vollenhoven, Braided Rivers: Jamie Putting: Bev Sutherland Shirley Doig and Stone, Rothburys Insurance: Clarrie Galway, Jane Pangborn each 27 putts Netherby Meats: Peter MacAulay, Charming 9 Hole Competition: Stroke round Marg Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Pieter Lloyd 56-14-32 van Vollenhoven. Rakaia Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: Bev Twos: Jamie Stone, David Fisher, Vince Sutherland. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot Carr, Rodney O’Neil, Greig Sparrow, Clarrie no. 6: Val Bell. Val Bell Nearest Pin no. 8: Galway and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Lillian O’Hanlon. Chertsey Spraying 2nd Nett Eagles: #7; Birdy Jackpot: # 4 shot no 15: Jean Evans Mayfield Golf Club S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Ev Tomlin Ladies Section Par 3 Bronze C: Alison Doig Stableford Teams Event Town vs Country Tinwald Golf Club September 2 Town won 32.25 - Lal MulliSeptember 6 gan, Betty Wilson, Edna Ralston and Joyce Bisque par Davis,Country 31.75; Sharon Duthie 42 staSenior: Paul Hefford 8 up, Brian Rouse 8 blefords; ALT No. 5 Judy Fielder, No.14 not up, Trevor Emery 7 up, Gordon Rennie 6 struck; 2nd shot Hastings McLeod Property up b/l. Junior: Selwyn Munro 9 up, Alan LilBrokers Marilyn Cross 0-29 Sharon Duthie, ley 9 up, Steve Kircher 8 up, Dave Allan 8 30-40+ Johnny Wright; up b/l. Twos - Sharon Duthie, Player of the day Women: (Stroke), Sally Lane net 65, Joyce Sharon Duthie.

■ Golf

Marco Melandri was in hot form at the Superbike World Championships at Jerez de la Frontera yesterday, picking up wins in both races on his Aprilia, holding off Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia) in both events. AP PHOTO VanderHeide 67, Elizabeth Collins 68 b/l. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Amanda Gray. Gluyas Ford # 6; Gordy Kenton. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Ray Kirdy. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Randall Feutz. Two’s: Jason King, Trevor Emery, (2), Gordy Kenton, Greg Hubbard, Richard Thompson, Steve Anderson, Randall Feutz, Brent Kirdy. Net eagles: # 8 not struck

■ Motor racing Italian Grand Prix Results from the Italian Grand Prix yesterday (53 laps): 1. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 1hr 19m 10.2s 2. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) +3.175 3. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 25.026 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 40.786 5. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 50.309 6. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 59.965 7. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1min 2.518 8. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1min 3.063 9. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 1min 3.535 10. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/MLA) 1min 6.171

Superbike World Championship Results from the Superbike World Championship yesterday: Race 2: 1. Marco Melandri (ITA/Aprilia) 34:50:940 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) +2.845 3. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 6.097 4. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 7.749 5. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 7.935 6. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Suzuki) 10.510 7. Loris Baz (FRA/Kawasaki) 16.078 8. Leon Haslam (GBR/Honda) 16.097 9. Alex Lowes (GBR/Suzuki) 16.554 10. Toni Elias (ESP/Red Devils) 25.840 Race 1: 1. Marco Melandri (ITA/Aprilia) 34m 20.164s 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 1.397 3. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 4.283 4. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 5.705 5. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 6.979 6. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Suzuki) 7.342 7. Leon Haslam (GBR/Honda) 14.868 8. Toni Elias (ESP/Aprilia) 23.853 9. David Salom (ESP/Kawasaki) 25.886 10. Sylvain Barrier (FRA/BMW) 26.536 Overall Standings 1. Tom Sykes (GBR) 336 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) 301 3. Jonathan Rea (GBR) 274 4. Loris Baz (FRA) 253 5. Marco Melandri (ITA) 242 6. Chaz Davies (GBR) 175 7. Davide Giugliano (ITA) 153 8. Toni Elias (ESP) 145 9. Eugene Laverty (IRL) 144 10. Leon Haslam (GBR) 142

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club 1st race of the 2014 Old bird season Kaikoura Flock; 6 Flyers – 73 Birds Winners Flying Time: 2 hours, 41 minutes,

45 seconds 1st T. Drummond 1451.097 m.p.m; 2nd L. Quinn 1447.717m.p.m.; R. Cornwall 1431.302 m.p.m 4th M. Davidson 1428.290 m.p.m 5th L. Davidson m.p.m.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby September 6 Heartland Championship Game The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury 15 v Thames Valley 20, Hanan Cup: Mid Canterbury A 14 v South Canterbury Development 38, Under 16: Mid Canterbury 45 v North Otago 17, U 14: Mid Canterbury 51 v North Otago 5, Under 65KG: Mid Canterbury 29 v South Canterbury 14, Mid Canterbury 7 v Canterbury Country 59, Under 48KG: Mid Canterbury 12 v South Canterbury 17, Mid Canterbury 0 v Canterbury Country 50,

■ Rugby league NRL Round 26 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 22 (J Maloney A Minichiello D Tupou tries J Maloney 5 goals) bt SOUTH SYDNEY 18 (A Johnston L Tuqiri D Walker tries I Luke 3 goals) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Morris. Crowd: 32,481. MELBOURNE 22 (M Fonua 2 C Cronk R Hoffman tries C Smith 2 W Chambers goals) bt BRISBANE 12 (B Hunt J Reed tries C Parker 2 goals) at AAMI Park. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 20,032. WESTS TIGERS 26 (B Thompson 2 B Austin M Moses C Sironen tries B Austin 2 C Sironen goals) bt CRONULLA 10 (V Holmes 2 tries M Gordon goal) at Leichhardt Oval. Referee: Gavin Reynolds, Adam Gee. Crowd: 5,112. CANBERRA 33 (G Buttriss J Hawkins J McCrone B Tupou P Vaughan tries J Croker 6 goals A Milford field goal) bt PARRAMATTA 20 (J Hayne 2 K Sio 2 tries C Sandow 2 goals) at GIO Stadium. Referee: Chris James, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 13,706. NORTH QUEENSLAND 30 (K Feldt 2 K Linnett R Lui A Winterstein tries J Thurston 5 goals) bt MANLY 16 (C Gutherson J Horo S Matai tries J Lyon 2 goals) at 1300SMILES Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 22,521. NEWCASTLE 40 (S Mata’utia 2 T Tahu 2 D Gagai J Leilua J Mullen tries K Gidley 6 goals) bt ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 10 (B Morris K Stanley tries G Widdop goal) at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Adam Devcich, David Munro. Crowd: 20,424. GOLD COAST 19 (A Don K Faifai Loa M Minichiello B Takairangi tries A Sezer goal W Zillman field goal) bt CANTERBURY 18 (J Graham T Lafai R Maitua tries T Hodkinson 3 goals) in golden-point extra time at Cbus Super Stadium. Referee: Ben Cummins, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 12,563. PENRITH 22 (D Watene-Zelezniak 2 M Moylan J Segeyaro tries J Soward 3 goals)

bt NZ WARRIORS 6 (M Vatuvei try S Johnson goal) at Sportingbet Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 13,551. Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 615 385 230 36 2 Manly 24 16 0 8 2 502 399 103 36 3 South Sydney 24 15 0 9 2 585 361 224 34 4 Penrith 24 15 0 9 2 506 426 80 34 5 Nth Queensland 24 14 0 10 2 596 406 190 32 6 Melbourne 24 14 0 10 2 536 460 76 32 7 Canterbury 24 13 0 11 2 446 439 7 30 8 Brisbane 24 12 0 12 2 549 456 93 28 9 NZ Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 571 491 80 28 10 Parramatta 24 12 0 12 2 477 580 -103 28 11 St G Illawarra 24 11 0 13 2 469 528 -59 26 12 Newcastle 24 10 0 14 2 463 571 -108 24 13 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 420 631 -211 24 14 Gold Coast 24 9 0 15 2 372 538 -166 22 15 Canberra 24 8 0 16 2 466 623 -157 20 16 Cronulla 24 5 0 19 2 334 613 -279 14

■ Shooting Fullbore September 7 At 600 yards: John Snowden 50.5, 50.6, 100.11, John Miller 50.3, 48.5, 98.7, Coby Snowden 47.4, 47.1, 94.5, Gareth Miller 46.1, 47.6, 93.7, Richard Rowlands 45.4, 48.3, 93.7, Brian Hawksby 47.3, 45.1, 92.4, Tim Webb 44.1, 48.4, 92.5, Allan White 44.3, 47.4, 91.7, Charlie Ledbrook 42, 46.3, 88.3, Murray Cook 42, 42.2, 84.2, Christina Miller 41, 42.1, 83.1. In F Class: Chris Borwn 56, 53, 109, Darren Swaney 50, 55, 105, Toby 35, 40, 75

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league: Reece Wallington beat Jess McCloy 3-0, Jon Bond beat Brendon Adam 3-2, Ron Carlson lost to Sam Harrison 1-3, Adam Clement lost to Craig Campbell 2-3. Billy Nolan beat Mick Hooper 3-2, Sam Harrison beat Di Ness 3-1, Rebecca Abernethy beat Brendan Clark 3-2, Lawrence McCormick beat Ron Carlson 3-1, Chauntel Kentish lost to Di Ness 0-3, Hamish Cross beat Phil Andrew 3-0. James McCloy lost to Jock O’Connor 1-3, Ian Dolden beat Chris Thompson 3-1, Ed Harrison lost to Paul Cousins 2-3, Aaron Leckenby beat Steve Devereux 3-2, Marie Kennedy lost to Nathan Forbes 2-3, Mick Hooper beat Pete Blacklow 3-2, Robbie Kok beat Steve Devereux 3-2.

■ Tennis US Open Results from US Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding). Women, Final 1-Serena Williams (USA) bt 10-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-3 6-3. Men’s Doubles Final 1-Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) bt 11-Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4.

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■ MOTOR RACING

In brief

Team orders ‘not an issue’ By Roje AdAimy Daniel Ricciardo is hoping Red Bull will do all they can to help his unlikely bid for this year’s Formula One world championship. But, right now, team boss Christian Horner sees no reason to lean their efforts towards him - and away from Sebastian Vettel - for the season’s last six races. Ricciardo produced another standout drive at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday, recovering from a poor qualifying and start to cross the line in fifth. Mercedes’ duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg dominated for a one-two finish, with Williams pair Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas third and fourth respectively.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club September 13 A Stableford round will be played. Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start. Saturday Starters: Morning Gerald O’Sullivan; Afternoon Rodney O’Neil and Eddie Chilton Results Brian Nuttall and Geoff Kean September 14 The finals of the Aorangi Pennant Series will be played at starting at 11am from numbers 1,7 and 10 tees.

Ashburton Golf Club Brandon Vets Tournament September 10 Tee off 11am. No 1 Tee: 11am W Mason, G Lane, E Jackson, P Huggins; 11.06 D Shaw, A Rushton, A Smith, T Watson; 11.12 B Edmonston, G Read, G Moore, R Shearer; 11.18 J Lovett, D Prebble, T Connell, H Hendricks; 11.24 K Smith, D Hewitt, C Morgan, I Beach; 11.30

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The result keeps the Australian in third on the overall standings, 72 points behind title leader Rosberg. “It was good fun,” said Ricciardo, who won the last two grands prix. “The race really came to life at the end and the overtaking kept me smiling.” Differing strategies had Ricciardo on fresher tyres than Vettel in the closing stages, allowing him to pass the four-time world champion and relegate him to sixth place. Horner acknowledged Vettel had endured a difficult season and that Ricciardo was driving “incredibly well”, but favouring one over the other with the view of stealing the championship from rivals Mer- Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg provided a Mercedes cedes was not on his mind. - AAP quinella in yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix. AP PHOTO C Galway, R Carter, G Clinton, L Thomas. No 10 Tee: 11am D Houghton, M Anderson, P Molloy, M Trewavas; 11.06 J Easton, E Chilton, A Lilley, L Hunt; 11.12 R Lambert, T O’Reilly, I Blain, K Borland; 11.18 O Everest, A Rivett, G Cartney, H Murchie; 11.24 T Simmons, M Sim, B O’Sullivan, P Sankey; 11.30 B Donaldson, V Carr, B MacGregor. No 7 Tee: 11.06 B Wilson, P Macaulay, W Doak, P Kiddy; 11.12 B O’Neill, M Gray, G Puffe, J Dudley; 11.18 G Brown, S Dunlop, T Bennett, M Beach. No 16 Tee 11.06 G Ackerley, E Waters, M Green, R Suttie. Limited post entries on the day.

Tinwald Golf Club 2nd round of the championships and 1st round plate to be played on September 13. Players who have qualified but do not appear in the draw have byes in the 2nd round. Junior A plate will play on Sept 20. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Afternoon players will have a clubhouse draw for a stableford with 12.00 report. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times. No 1 Tee 12.30, J Smith, v, G Hubbard, J Hewitt, v, D Busch

12.36, S Kennedy, v, B McFarlane, B Smith, v, N Heney 12.42, R Kirdy, v, K Bishop, G Rennie, v, M Thomas 12.48, J King, v, B Kirdy, T Clarke, v, S Anderson No 10 Tee 12.30, P Marshall, v, W Eddington, R Watson, v, T Reynolds 12.36, N Rayner, v, R Thompson, A Pierce, v, M Ewing 12.42, P Tuheke, v, P Boon, B Peddie, v, R Feutz 12.48, Bye, K Greenaway, S Ross, v, R Ford Starters: am B Collins, pm S Newman, S Lane. Cards: P Marshall. House: P Hefford

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Golf Club Championships 1st Round to be played on either Saturday 13th or Tuesday16th September Bronze 1 18.4- 26.4 C Linney bye A Dwan v J Van der Heide L Bell v S Lane J Smith v K Mc Auliffe Bronze 2. 26.5 -33.4 B Kirdy bye B Cochrane v J Bruhns J Beardsley bye M Kennedy v M Moore Bronze 3 33.5- 40.4 V Prendergast bye B Harris v M Whiting D Wellman bye P Ellis v D Boon

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby September 13 Heartland Championship Game The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury v Wanganui, Ashburton Showgrounds, 2.30pm, James Doleman, K Opele, M Gallagher, M Bell, C Kelland, J Greenslade, S Bennett Mid Canterbury A Mid Canterbury A v Canterbury Maori Development, Ashburton Showgrounds, 12.45pm, A McGirr, C Kelland, J Greenslade Under 18 Mid Canterbury v South Canterbury, Allenton, 12pm, M Bell, P McKnight, P Everest Under 16 Mid Canterbury v South Canterbury, Timaru, 12.50pm Under 14 Mid Canterbury v South Canterbury, Timaru, 12.50pm Under 65KG Hanan Shield v Canterbury Metro, Allenton, 10.45am, P Everest Under 48KG Hanan Shield v Canterbury Metro, Allenton, 10.45am, D McKibbon

Hudson era begins A new era of All Whites football began in the early hours of this morning with Anthony Hudson leading New Zealand for the first time against Uzbekistan in Tashkent. After enjoying an excellent preparation for his debut game in the New Zealand technical area at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Hudson said the first goals he had for the tour had been ticked off his list. “I’ve learned about all the players here which was the main objective,” Hudson said. “It’s given me a chance to get my ideas across and we’ve had a good base to be able to do that and in the time we’ve had to together I think we’ve got two or three ideas across that I hope we’re going to see in the game.” - APNZ

Big test for England England manager Roy Hodgson admits his team faces a “big test” when they open their 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign away to Switzerland tonight. Having been knocked out of the World Cup in the group phase, England returned to action with an unconvincing 1-0 win over Norway in a friendly on Wednesday and in Group E rivals Switzerland they face a team ranked 11 places above them in the world. Although England can afford to finish second in the group, as the top two teams are guaranteed to qualify for Euro 2016, Hodgson concedes he would have preferred to play the Swiss later in the campaign. - AFP

Goodwin heads to Reds Winger Craig Goodwin has left Newcastle Jets for A-League rivals Adelaide United. Adelaideraised Goodwin, 22, has signed a two-year deal with the Reds. “Having the opportunity to come back home and play in front of my family and friends on a regular basis, and to play in the team I grew up watching, is something I will remember for the rest of my career,” Goodwin said. - AAP

Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open for the sale of

Wednesday 9.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Byeways and Slyways, easy walk around town. New members welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Scout and Guide Den on Melrose Road, Allenton. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets. 9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald. 9.45am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Waireka, Philip Street. 9.45am ASHBURTON MENS PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting with guest speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Tai Chi maintenance class. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon, sales table, raffles, afternoon tea. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone

welcome. M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road. 1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street. 7.30pm SAVAGE CLUB. Wahine Korero concert, all welcome. Savage Club Hall, William Street. 7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.45am ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Garden visit to daffodils at Leeston, entry $5. Meet Ashburton Hotel Carpark, 9.45am. 10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles. The Domain, Philip Street. 10.30am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning at Robert Harris, West Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users of mobility aids. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street. 1.00pm - 4.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association. The Domain, Philip Street. 1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS. Come and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald

Hall, Graham Street. 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street. 7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road. 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS.

Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Workshop - audio visuals, entries 3rd open competition. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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HORTIN, Dora Amelia – On September 8, 2014 peacefully with her daughters by her side, at Rosebank Hospital, Ashburton. Aged 94 years. Dearly loved wife and best friend for 67 years of the late Stan. Treasured and loved mum and mother in law of Annette and David Linton, and Francie and Doug Osborn. Cherished Nance of Greg and Liz Linton, Mark and Sonja Linton; Hayley and Hayden Barrett, and Kelly Osborn and great Nance of Matty, Daniel, Scott, Becky; Jacob, Ashleigh, and Zachy. Messages to Hortin Family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Dora’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on THURSDAY, September 11, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Return Servicemans Section Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. Patersons Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

MURISON, Dave – On Thursday, September 4. Dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Noeline and the late Pat Brennan (Timaru), the late Rose and Dave Watson, Helen and the late Alan Rae and Judy and Bob Harrison. A much loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Will be sadly missed.

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KNOX, Daphne Marion (Daph) – Ruth, Gordon and families would like to thank you for your cards, visits, flowers, baking and phone calls of support at the loss of a mother, nana and friend. To those who attended the funeral and gave donations to the Ashburton St John Ambulance thank you. To the RSA thank you for your contribution and support. To the Ashburton Hospital AAU and Ward One Doctors and staff thank you for your kindness and support. To Polly and the staff at Paterson’s, thank you for your attention to detail and support. To the Reverend David Brown for the service, also the Allenton Medical Centre and the Netherby Pharmacy thank you. Thank you to everyone who helped in any special way during this sad time. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement as many addresses are unknown.

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ACLAND, Mark Arundel – Of Mt Somers Station. On September 7, 2014 suddenly in Palmerston North. Dearly deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. loved husband of Frederica, and the late Joanna. Father, During office hours notices father-in-law and grandfather may also be sent to: of David and Kate, Leo, Otto, classifieds@theguardian.co.nz and Harriet; Ben and Sara, Any queries Huxley and Cece; and please contact Hamish, Hannah, and Ted. 0800 Also loved by Freddy’s ASHBURTON children, and grandchildren, (0800-274-287). Susannah and George, Annabel and Jo, Tom and Adam, Arthur, Jonathan, Augusta, George, Archie, Jack, and Tom. Messages to Mount Somers Station, R D 1, Ashburton 7771. A service for Mark will be held at Mt Somers Station on Canterbury owned, SATURDAY, September 13 locally operated commencing at 1.00pm.

CHALMERS, William John, (Bill) – On September 7, 2014 at Ashburton. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill. Dearly loved husband of the late Aileen Mary (Nana). Much loved father and father in law of Kevin and Helen, Steven, Ross and Carol, and Ian and Terry. Dearly loved granddad to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Special thank you to the staff at Rosebank for their wonderful care of Bill for the short time that he was there. Also a big thank you to staff at AAU and Ward One at Ashburton Hospital for their special care and compassion to Granddad in his time of need. “Reunited with Nana for eternity” Messages To Chalmers family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Bill’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, September 12, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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Shanae Robb and Grant Hansen come together in the battle for the lead on the home straight at the Ashburton Speedway’s opening race meet of the season on Sunday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 070814-TM-116

Top conditions for opening day BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Drivers got down and dirty at the first day of racing for the new season at the Ashburton Speedway on Sunday. The last efforts to race at the track were washed out back in June, but the new season was greeted with ideal conditions for a big contingent of racers to

put on a show for the crowd. Speedway president Lance Maher said he was rapt with the start of the season, and was impressed with the sidecars who produced a stunning spectacle of racing. “They were just outstanding,” Maher said. “It was the biggest field we have had for a long time.

“It was amazing racing and hopefully we’ll get good fields for the rest of the season too.” Aaron Ray and Bevan Nuttridge were the eventual winners on the day with Brodon Johnson and Josh O’Docherty in second place, while Darren McQuillan and Jason Riley were in third spot. Productions was also tightly

contested with Ron Koole coming out on top by a solitary point from Dave Allen, with Ellis Jellyman two points back in third after his car misfired during the final race. Matt Anderson claimed the opening day honours, and the double points, in the six shooters by just a solitary point from Kris Jemmett, while Peter Keith

and Jason Manson tied for third place. With two firsts and a second Shinnae Robb took the overall win in the adult ministocks from Craig Butterick with Grant Hansen third. Speedway’s next race meet is on October 5, with the Mid Canterbury production and six shooter titles up for grabs.

Cruden ready to pull on the black jersey again Aaron Cruden nearly feels ready to cope with big South African forwards running at him again. The All Blacks first-five missed last Saturday’s 28-9 win over Argentina in Napier with a pectoral injury as Beauden Barrett was given his long-awaited opportunity at test level.

Resting Cruden was a cautious approach from All Blacks management but it also showed their depth as Barrett - New Zealand’s third-string pivot - led the side well, although his goalkicking radar had a couple of problems. But as the All Blacks’ Rugby

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Championship campaign rumbles in to Wellington for a meeting with South Africa at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night, Cruden seems a likely starter. “It’s feeling a lot stronger,” Cruden said of his pectoral. “It’s feeling a lot better than it did say a week ago. I think in

terms of last week’s game, the right call was made and again we need to be wise in that respect again this week.” Cruden’s words indicate he won’t rush himself back in to action if he doesn’t feel ready and he was expected to test out his chest at training today.

With Dan Carter (leg) still on the shelf, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen won’t push Cruden too hard either, although Barrett’s continued development would have pleased him. The All Blacks also have utility Colin Slade on hand to provide further options. - APNZ

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