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Mid Canterbury schools are hiking their international student fees in a move that could help fight a perception that low price fees reflect a lower quality experience. The new prices now match other Canterbury schools in the international student market, which are still working to rejuvenate foreign student stocks that fell off dramatically following the February 2011 earthquake. Ashburton College is increasing its full year international fee from $11,300 to $12,000 starting next year - a rise of 6 per cent. Tuition fees will increase for families wanting to send their children to the college for one, two or three terms, while the homestay cost may go from $200 per week to $215. Meanwhile, Mount Hutt College deputy principal Kris Canham said her school’s fees would remain the same for those staying one to three terms, but the full year fee will go from $11,800 to $12,000 – a 1.6 per cent increase. Ms Canham said the college had been working closely with

Ashburton College, Darfield High School and Oxford Area School alongside international student organisation Christchurch Educated to come up with what would work best. “One of the things that came out of the discussion was there was a perception that you pay for quality, and if you’re seen as being a lot cheaper the question in some minds is that it might not be as good a quality. “We know all schools in New Zealand are good quality, but that isn’t understood in some other countries.” Ashburton Borough also confirmed it would raise its $9000 per year fee for international students. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan alluded to this in his latest principal’s report, and went on to suggest the college could become a “boutique provider” for up to 30 places. The increase would also assist in rising compliance costs, as well as the inflation costs imposed on host families, he said. Currently Mount Hutt College has 12 international students, while Ashburton College has up to 25.

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NRL could come down hard on Carney The NRL say they won’t hesitate in coming down hard on Todd Carney (right) if justified, with the Cronulla five-eighth again in the spotlight for an alcohol-related incident. As rugby league immortal Andrew Johns defended Carney after a disturbing photo of the troubled NRL star was posted on social media, NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said the game’s governing body was not “jumping to conclusions” on the matter. The 2010 Dally M Medallist could face the sack from the Sharks and be charged with bringing the game into disrepute and Greenberg said the NRL would not shirk from taking a tough stance on Carney, who has a string of off-field incidents to his name, once the facts were known.

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Prince George ‘looks like Churchill’ What is true for most babies appears to apply equally to Prince George - he looks like Winston Churchill, according to Prince Harry. George, who celebrates his first birthday next month, has a round full face like the wartime leader, his uncle has said. Harry made the comments about the future King during a reception in Santiago to mark the Queen’s official birthday. Fiona Clouder, Britain’s ambassador to Chile, staged the event at her official residence at the weekend and invited leading figures from the worlds of business, the arts and politics. Virginia Araya, a presenter on national radio station Infinita, said she questioned Harry about the young royal. She said: “I asked him what George was like. He said ‘He’s growing up, he is walking and he has big, chubby cheeks. He looks like a young Winston Churchill’.”

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■■ASHBURTON POLLUTION

Air pollution levels rise By Toni Williams

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Ashburtonians driven by freezing temperatures to stoke up the fire for warmth have again helped to raise air pollution levels in the district. Regional environment watchdog Environment Canterbury (ECan) reported Ashburton had breached its high air pollution levels on June 28. It was the seventh time this year that health guidelines for the region had been exceeded. The levels exceeded ranged

from 51cmg to 74cmg. ECan said the latest readings, taken from midnight to midnight, showed a 24 hour average concentration of 55 micrograms of suspended particulate per cubic metre of air. A high pollution night occurred when the amount exceeded 50mcg. Ashburton had just four high air pollution nights last year for the entire winter. But this year the string of high air pollution nights continue as ECan reviewed its air plan for Ashburton and how to

limit the number of times it is exceeded. ECan had a goal for 2016 of no more than three times per year. By 2020 they wanted no more than one. Over the past four years, since Ashburton’s air plan was operational, a programme was in place that encouraged home owners to replace log burners installed more than 15 years ago. Emissions from home heating were seen as the single biggest cause of air pollution – 73 per cent. Open fires were now banned

and old log burners must be replaced with low-emission burners, pellet fires or heat pumps. There were 2500 known log burners in the district. ECan said at this time last year there had been one day of high pollution recorded. Ashburton’s worst winter season was in 2006 when there were 28 days of high air pollution. That year the worst concentration was also a June 28 date and levels peaked at 137mcg more than double the accepted limit.

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■■BACK TO BASICS EXPO

Hundreds take chance to get Back to Basics

Exhibitors at the Back to Basics natural savvy living expo Carmen Sutton (left) and Frith Chamberlain, of Organic New Zealand, inform Mandy Halliday of the benefits of freshly juiced products on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-163

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Hundreds of people supported the inaugural Back to Basics natural savvy living expo at the weekend. The brainchild of Ashburton women Julia Crosson and Katie Esler aimed to bring a range of people with traditional living ideas into one space. More than 80 exhibitors set up inside the New Life Church premises and shared their own lifestyle ideas and techniques to members of the public. There were recipes, email addresses and website addresses exchanged to encourage people to take the information and give it a go.

Mrs Crosson said the event exceeded expectations, the good weather was the icing on the cake. “It was beyond expectations, it was such a good buzz. There were people just so passionate about everyday things and new ideas about using everyday food and sharing recipes,” she said. “It was so interactive, a really good atmosphere.” There were people already calling for more. “People were hungry for knowledge and hungry for connection,” she said. She was impressed at the wealth of knowledge of sustainable living in Ashburton. At the expo members of the

public visited site holders and took away information. Site holders included people with methods on how to grow food, use in-season foods, preserving, home remedies, budget advice, homemade games, sewing knitting, DIY cleaners and emergency preparation. But there was much more. As the cost of living increased, people needed some inspiration on how to live better, cheaper and in a healthy, sustainable way and the expo gave people the venue to share that information, she said. “I really liked the connections that were taking place and think it will strengthen the town, building stronger relationships,”

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Mrs Crosson said. Both organisers planned to “debrief ” and discuss options for another event. They had a number of ideas to

develop and people had already expressed interest to help. Mrs Crosson said it would be great to see the concept rolled out to other towns.

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■■AGEING POPULATION

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Elderly well catered for By Sue Newman

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Ashburton might be well above the national average when it comes to an ageing population, but canny planning means it is also well placed to deal with ageing baby boomers. The 2013 Census put the Ashburton District’s 65 plus population at 5196, 16.7 per cent of the population; nationally the over 65s make up 14 per cent of New Zealand’s population. Of that number 4.6 per cent of the population is aged 80 plus in the Ashburton District,

while nationally this age group makes up 3.6 per cent of the population. Over the seven-year period since the last census, the number of people aged 65 and over in the district has grown by about 700 and the over 80s by 290. Predictions are that by 2031 over 65s will make up 21 per cent of New Zealand’s population; for Ashburton that could be as high as 25 per cent. If the district’s population reaches 35,000, 25 per cent of people living (about 9000) here could be 65 or over. Of those, about

25 per cent could be aged 80 or over and candidates for moving into lifestyle villages or assisted care facilities. Aged care planners, in the district, however, have kept ahead of the numbers, with significant growth occurring in the provision of living options for older people. Two years ago Ashburton had six care options for the elderly; today it has eight. Several of those are either in development or have made provision for additional care facilities in the future. The district now has about

140 resthome beds, 70 hospital beds and 45 beds for people with dementia. Several of those resthomes also provide independent living options. In addition there are a range of villa, apartment, studio, resthome and hospital beds at Terrace View, with more planned for the future. Another lifestyle complex, Lochlea, is still a work in progress but already several of the complex’s 100-plus villas have been built and plans are underway for a 40-bed aged care hospital.

■■MOORCROFT POTTERY

Up close with new collection By Toni Williams

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Mid Canterbury Moorcroft pottery collectors gathered to hear international designer Vicky Lovatt speak on Saturday about her Moorcroft Visions of New Zealand range. The Moorcroft designer was in The China Shop as part of a national tour. The limited edition collection was touring New Zealand, visiting seven locations nationwide. Ashburton was one of two South Island destinations. The other was Kaiapoi. The pottery, made completely by hand in Staffordshire, England, had a great following in Mid Canterbury. There were more than 500 people of various ages on The China Shop collector database. Ms Lovatt was the newest recruit to the renowned art pottery’s design studio. She already had an international following. Her designs in the latest range incorporated the landscapes and tranquility of picturesque New Zealand. The eight pieces on show had tiView or purchase tles such as Milford Sound (vase), photos online City of Sails (vase), Kakapo (plate) and Tane Mahuta (vase). They varguardianonline.co.nz ious sized designs ranged in value from $490 to $2350. Ms Lovatt spoke to members of the public about her designs and vision - how it got from her mind to the pot. She also had sketches of the process for people to see. Nola Falconer (left) speaks to Moorcroft Pottery designer Vicky Lovatt in Ashburton at the It was a chance for Ashburton weekend about the handcrafted pottery range. The Milford Sound designed vase in front collectors to see the work up close. of her is priced at $2350. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-127

Quiet weekend Mid Canterbury firefighters were quiet at the weekend with just a couple of calls in Rakaia and Ashburton. Yesterday evening the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a car accident where a car hit a culvert on the corner of Wolseleys and Hardys Roads, in Rakaia. A female occupant was injured and taken to hospital by ambulance. The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were also called to the accident but were stood down. On Saturday, the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to a medical alarm at 2.59pm. And the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a non-fire event in Hampstead at 7pm.

Mau back on screens Ali Mau will be back on TV screens next week – though in the unaccustomed position of hosting a TV3 show. The popular Australian-born journalist will be a guest presenter of the Paul Henry Show as the colourful host takes his first break since the late night show began in January. Henry is holidaying in the United States. Mau will be one of several hosts during Henry’s break. The others include Rebecca Wright, a reporter on the show, and former Nightline host Bill Ralston. - APNZ

Winning house for sale The winning house on the last season of The Block NZ is for sale – just six months after the buyers moved in. The house – renovated by Auckland couple Alice and Caleb Pearson – sold for $1.126 million during a televised auction that pitted two Bayleys real estate agents head-to-head to win the property for their clients. Agent Sam Yeung tendered the winning bid for Angela Shen and Jun Ye. Shanghai-based Shen had asked New Zealand-based sister Stella Shen to find a home on the North Shore for her and her husband, before the birth of their first child in January. They moved into the house around Christmas but after just six months the couple have moved back to China and the house goes to auction on July 17. - APNZ

Death ‘devastating’ The mother of a baby boy who died from head injuries earlier this month says his death has “left a hole” in the family’s lives. The eight-month-old died a day after being flown to Starship Hospital from his Hamilton home on June 15. Police said the death followed a domestic incident and a 34-yearold Hamilton man has been charged in relation to the baby’s death and will reappear in court next month. The baby’s mother said the family was “devastated”. “He was a much loved son, brother and nephew and his death has left a big hole in our lives.” - APNZ

Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1412 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 2, 3, 14, 36, 38. Bonus number: 15. Powerball winning number: 1. Strike: 1, 14, 36, 3.

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Cyber bullying ‘a learning curve’ BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Mid Canterbury police from time to time receive complaints about youth cyber bullying, but have not yet had to charge any culprits. Ashburton police youth aid officer Rob Hooper said to his knowledge no such charges had been laid in Mid Canterbury. However, complaints to police of such behaviour were “not uncommon”. He said such complaints were usually about harmful text messages or messages on social networking sites such as Facebook. The latter could be particularly damaging as they could be seen by hundreds if not thousands of other people, some not even known to the victim or perpetrator. He welcomed the toughening up of cyber bullying legislation, and said young victims should

report it to a trusted adult such as a parent, teacher or police. “I think it’s a learning curve for everyone, you don’t get immunity just because you have typed it in. It really does impact on people. Once you hit send it’s out there for the world to see,” Mr Hooper said. He urged adults to talk to our children about cyber bulling and the expectations about the proper use of electronic devices. “Try to record any evidence of cyber bullying. Don’t delete text messages and if possible find out who the cyber bully is. “Communicate with the bully in a non-confrontational way, let them know you want them to stop, but under no circumstances should you react in a similar fashion or reply to any abusive messages. Strongly consider blocking the bully from sending messages to your personal sites or phone.”

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Joebeth Caraney, Era Santos, Danica Pantoja, Erianne Santos and Kiana Bulagnir in traditional Philippine costume on Friday night at the latest Newcomers’ Network settling-in meeting. The women enjoyed festivities where music, dancing and food featured in a Philippinethemed evening. About 50 people attended.

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They sampled traditional Philippine food such as adobo chicken, lumpia (spring rolls) and kanin (steamed rice). They also had music and dancing and a traditional costume parade. The Newcomers’ Network host a different country themed meeting each month. The evenings allowed different cultures and traditions of

those countries now represented by people who lived in Mid Canterbury to be showcased. The Newcomers’ Network encouraged people to attend the events to meet new friends and speak to volunteers about different activities in the district. They were not limited to international newcomers, but open to any people new to the district.

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■■HAKATERE MAORI WARDENS

Maori warden hui a success By Toni Williams

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Hakatere Maori Wardens have the backing of the community, the support of the police and could be operational within weeks, according to chairman Ray Solomon. Mr Solomon’s comments came after a successful hui held on Saturday at the Hakatere Marae. The Hakatere Maori Warden chairman said there was only positive support from many corners of the community. “It’s a positive outcome all around and positive reinforcement from the groups that were there and support of each other,” he said. “It’s all pretty positive, I haven’t heard a bad word about it so far.” Police representatives were present, as well as mayor Angus McKay, other community leaders and agency support groups. Mr Solomon said nine local people were currently undergoing Maori warden training to reinstate street patrols but more were likely as people expressed their interest to help. Maori wardens worked to protect and support communi-

ties, including curbing unruly behaviour, security, street patrols, monitoring licensed premises, hospital visits and court attendance. They were one of the few voluntary organisations that had the power to remove intoxicated patrons from licenced premises. “It was good and the response was good. We showed them roughly some of the things we could do,” he said, of the hui. Mr Solomon said there was also group discussion on the role of Maori warden. “The police are looking forward to working together and helping out in any way they can. There were good offers of support,” Mr Solomon said. He said all the groups were supportive of the wardens to target youth. “It’s one of the big problems going forward to try and keep youth out of trouble. And if you can stop that you can stop a lot of it later on,” he said. With the support of a qualified warden from Christchurch to lead the patrol, Mr Solomon hoped to be active by the end of July. “We have got enough to get going,” he said.

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Gerard Rushton (left) with the merchandise up for grabs in the auction at the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union’s Annual Dinner at the Hotel Ashburton on Friday. Sir Graham Henry is the guest speaker at the dinner, held as a fundraiser for the Mid Canterbury junior representative rugby teams. The auction features a number of great items including a 2014 Crusaders jersey signed by the team, a 2014 Warriors jersey signed by the team, an All Black jersey signed by Richie McCaw, a framed 2013 Mid Canterbury jersey signed by the Meads Cup winning squad and the ball from the final that was used in the now famous kickoff that went dead. The auction will run on the night but the MCRU are accepting bids this week, to office administrator Joanne Burrows, for the items that if not matched on the night will stand. The dinner starts what will be a big few days for the union that is in the midst of gearing up for a Ranfurly Shield Challenge against Counties Manukau in Pukekohe on July 9.

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Top left: Two year old Aachie Risk and big brother James, 4, are fascinated by the wheel of wool spinner Alison Jones. The boys were checking out exhibits with their mother, Roberta, at the Back to Basics natural savvy living expo at the weekend. Above: Mary Barlaan performs at the Philippine-themed Newcomers’ Network settling-in meeting. Above left and left: Performers in

character during Danceworx Extracts From The Tales Of Beatrix Potter performance at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre over the weekend. Bottom left: Play on, says referee Kevin Opele during the Celtic v Hampstead match at Celtic on Saturday. Below: Earl Magtibay entertains at the Philippine-themed Newcomers’ Network settling-in meeting.

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Loyal fans force DJ’s return Stu Oldham

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f a Mid Canterbury DJ’s return to breakfast radio says anything to northern media types it is that they cross their loyal listeners at their peril. Classic Hits dumped more than the word Classic when it became The Hits in April – it also dumped Phill “Hoops” Hooper’s breakfast slot. Losing Hoops meant losing local news, birthday calls, cancellations and local voices from a time slot enjoyed by an army of loyal listeners. It was a cruel double blow: in ditching a much-loved DJ, the station also ditched one of Mid Canterbury’s few expressions of localness on the wireless. Bear in mind that ours was not the only region to get a show beamed from Auckland. The one-size-fits-all approach is endemic among national radio brands. What sets Mid Canterbury apart is what happened next. Instead of reluctant acceptance, listeners fought back. Their reaction was swift and determined. Letters to the editor flew and social media was abuzz with calls to take the fight to “The Pits”. Nearly 1000 people signed a petition to restore Hoops’ show. The Guardian kept asking station bosses when they were likely to change their minds. Their answer came on Friday. Hoops would get a breakfast slot and, in Hokonui, Mid Canterbury would get a new radio station. Confirming the move, Radio Network’s South Island manager acknowledged that Hoops is a long-time part of the local radio landscape: the passionate response was not unexpected. Hoops’ supporters would have been pleased to hear this but it begs a further question: if the reaction was expected, why ditch the show at all? Observers might say the answer is linked more closely to expediency and brand consistency than with recognising listener diversity and loyalty. They would certainly say that brand consistency means little when it flies in the face of obvious, local loyalty. Welcome back, Hoops – this time, on a new “local” station whose roots are in Southland.

YOUR VIEW Farm’s name The article written by Willy Leferink in your paper on Tuesday (June 24) suggested there were ratbags amongst the media. I ask what sort of a ratbag he is to take the name of his neighbour and apply it to his new dairy enterprise, which has recently appeared in your newspaper. Name withheld by request Editor’s response: Mr Leferink said Pannetts Dairies took its name from Pannetts Road, where the farm is situated. He discussed it with his neighbour “a long time ago” and he (the neighbour) had no problem with the proposed name.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Do you trust the Government to solve Mid Canterbury’s bulging school rolls? No 80%

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growing economy supports more jobs and higher wages. It provides opportunities for families. And it pays for public services New Zealanders rely on. We are looking ahead to build on the hard work done by every New Zealand household and business over the past five years. As I travel around the electorate, I meet many people engaged in growing businesses and in general a very positive feeling. They are working hard and both they and New Zealand Inc are reaping the rewards. Our country is in good shape. We’ve made significant progress to deliver more jobs and higher incomes. We are one of the first developed countries to return to normal economic conditions, with a recovery led by the private sector and the regions. Businesses are investing, wages are rising faster than inflation, and our export sector is posting record results despite the headwinds of disruption in international markets and a high exchange rate. Public agencies are working better for New Zealanders and getting better results. Our sixth Budget, delivered last month, shows New Zealand is heading in the right direction. It focuses on the future – on managing a growing economy and supporting families. Economic growth is picking up and increased to 3.8 per cent in the year to March, lifting us to the third fastest growing economy in the developed world. Our growth is expected to top 4 per cent later this year. There were 84,000 new jobs created in the past year and an additional 170,000 people are expected to be in work by mid-2018. Average wages are expected to increase by around

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$7500 to $62,200 in the next four years. The Government books will be in surplus next year and debt is forecast to drop below 20 per cent of GDP in 2019/20. This is important because it will help keep interest rates lower for longer and keep the cost of living in check which is good for households and businesses. National’s stable, responsible management has given us a little more money in this year’s

Budget. We’re putting the wellbeing of young families and children at the heart of this new spending with a comprehensive $500 million package to help families. We’re making GP visits and prescriptions free for under13-year olds, we’re extending paid parental leave and the parental tax credit, and we’re investing more in vulnerable children and early childhood education. On top of this, for the first time spending on health tops

$15 billion a year. And spending on early childhood, primary, and secondary education will reach $10 billion with an additional $3 billion on tertiary education. As we look to the future, it’s clear we’re moving forward as a country. If we lock in the hard-won gains we’ve made, there’ll be many opportunities over the next decade to improve our economic fortunes and secure a brighter future for New Zealand families.

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In brief 6000 evacuate Brazil Nearly a week of torrential rain has triggered widespread floods in southern Brazil that have forced 6000 people from their homes, officials say. Most of those evacuated were in Rio Grande do Sul, according to the state’s emergency agency, which said that in just five days there was more than twice the average rainfall for the entire month of June, while the Uruguay River was 18 metres above normal. An emergency has been declared in three towns in the state. In neighbouring Santa Catarina state, the floods ruptured a dam and 200 families were evacuated from the surrounding area as a precaution. More than 1400 people were forced from their homes in all in the state. - AFP

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People inspect buildings damaged by an Iraqi government airstrike in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, at the weekend. The Iraq military carried out three airstrikes on the insurgent-held city of Mosul early Saturday. AP PHOTO

Russian jets in Iraq Iraq says it has received the first batch of Sukhoi warplanes from Russia as it presses a counter-attack against Sunni militants whose offensive threatens to tear the country apart. Yesterday’s arrival of the fighter jets came with Iraqi forces, backed by aerial cover, pushing to retake the militantheld city of Tikrit and world leaders urging a speeding up of government formation following elections in April. The newly-purchased Su-25 ground attack jets are expected to be pressed into service as soon as possible, bolstering Iraq’s air power as it combats a sweeping offensive by militants,

led by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, that has killed more than 1000 people and sparked a humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands displaced. But it remains unclear who will fly them – executed dictator Saddam Hussein’s air force had Su-25s, but even if they were both trusted and willing, those pilots are unlikely to have had time in the aircraft in more than a decade. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last week announced that Baghdad was buying more than a dozen of the warplanes from Russia in a deal that could be worth up to $500 million

(368 million euros). While Washington has begun sending military advisers to help Iraqi commanders and is flying armed drones over Baghdad, Iraqi officials have voiced frustration that multi-billion dollar deals for US-made F-16s and Apache helicopters have not been expedited. Iraqi forces have for days been pressing a campaign to retake Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit, which fell to the militants on June 11. Thousands of soldiers, backed by tanks and bomb disposal units, have been engaged in the battle for the city _ with air strikes adding firepower to

the counter-offensive. According to Maliki’s security spokesman, Iraqi forces are co-ordinating with US advisers over “important targets” of the air attacks. The spokesman has said hundreds of soldiers have been killed since the offensive was launched on June 9, while the UN puts the overall death toll at over 1000, mostly civilians. The US has publicly pushed for political reconciliation and while it has stopped short of calling for the premier to go, it has left little doubt it feels he has squandered the opportunity to rebuild Iraq since American troops withdrew in 2011. - AFP

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New Delhi house collapse kills 10 A dilapidated apartment block has reportedly collapsed in New Delhi, killing at least 10 people including five children in the country’s latest building disaster. Rescuers scrambled to find survivors after the four-storey residential building crumbled, with scores of people feared trapped under the debris. “Ten people including five

children and three women have been killed in the building collapse while two persons have been injured,” Delhi police commissioner Madhur Verma told the Press Trust of India (PTI). “Rescue operations are still on and debris is being removed,” he added. The decades-old dilapidated building in a congested north

Delhi neighbourhood started crumbling at the weekend. “This is a 40-year-old building. They have illegally built floor after floor,” Rajesh Bhatia, a senior municipal official told NDTV news channel. The injured have been rushed to hospital while the government has ordered an inquiry into the the cause of the accident, PTI reported.

Building collapses are common in India, as lax regulations and the demand for cheap housing often spurs construction that uses substandard materials and adds unauthorised extra floors. Earlier this year more than 15 people had died in the western state of Goa when a residential building collapsed. - AFP

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast, Seoul’s military says, three days after Pyongyang staged a similar launch. “The North fired two missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) at about 5am from the country’s east coast,” a defence ministry spokesman said. He declined to elaborate on the type of the missile. But Yonhap news agency, citing a military official, said they were short-range Scud missiles with a range of about 500km. - AFP

Remains reburied The 12,600-year-old remains of an infant boy were reburied Saturday in a Native American ceremony in the US after scientists recovered DNA from the child discovered in Montana in 1968. The boy’s remains were put back as close as possible to the original burial site. Two film crews, about 30 American Indian tribal representatives and others attended the ceremony, The Billings Gazette reported. The DNA taken from the boy provided new indications of the ancient roots of today’s American Indians and other native people of the Americas. It was the oldest genome ever recovered from the New World and proved he was closely related to indigenous Americans. The boy was between 1 and 1½ years old when he died of an unknown cause. Artifacts found with the body show the boy was part of the Clovis culture, which existed in North America from about 13,000 years ago to about 12,600 years ago. - AP

Bombs in Cairo Two bombings have killed a teenager and her mother in Cairo, officials say, the latest in a wave of blasts to hit the Egyptian capital this week. Militants have stepped up attacks after the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. The makeshift bombs planted in a telecommunications centre being built were detonated by a mobile phone signal, a police investigator said. Medics said the watchman’s wife and 18-year-old daughter were killed. Residents said the powerful blast rattled windows in nearby buildings. Yesterday’s explosion comes after five makeshift bombs at four Cairo metro stations on Wednesday and a sixth at a courthouse wounded six people. - AFP

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In most corners of the world, an Ashburton person can be found. So the Guardian’s Erin Tasker decided to track some of them down. This week it’s Erica Dynes who is currently working in a Scottish shearing gang, but who knows where life will take her next?

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n Erica Dynes’ second day in London she found herself caught in the middle of a bank robbery. She’d only gone to the bank to set up an account, but got far more than she bargained for and hasn’t been back. But fortunately her overseas adventure has picked up greatly since. In just three months she’s travelled Europe and has many more travels planned, but for now she’s living right up the top of Scotland and working in a shearing gang. Erica currently lives in a town called Tounge – pretty much as far north as you can go in Scotland – but in the next couple of weeks that will change. Erica is yet to put down roots on the other side of the world; she’s travelling and working, and loving it. Erica set off for London with no plans. “I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to work, or travel, or both. “A week into arriving in London I set of on my own to Turkey for the 99th Anzac anniversary at Gallipoli and a 10day tour around Turkey. This was a little daunting for me, going from Methven to London straight to the biggest city in the world, Istanbul. But seeing a lot of Turkey and spending a night on the shores of Gallipoli and experiencing a dawn service was something I will never experience again which was exciting and overwhelming at the same time, every minute of the all-nighter was well worth it.” She then returned to London for some more sightseeing and the odd bit of nannying before heading to Amsterdam, and then on to France. “I saw most of the south of France, including nannying for a Kiwi family in a village south of Bordeaux; it really is a small world. “This was something new for me, living the real traditional France way of life, which I found interesting. The men sit and drink coffee at café and the women work… well in the remote areas anyway.” After some solo travelling, Erica took on the job in the Scottish Highlands. “I arrived in Scotland on a typical rainy Scottish day and have only seen the sun for three days in three weeks. But the weather aside, Scotland is like New Zealand.

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“The people are friendly and the views are amazing. “I have been working with two other guys right at the top of Scotland travelling up to 100 miles per day getting from shed to shed shearing. “It’s tough work up here. We leave the house by 6.30am and sometimes aren’t home until 8pm. Much like New Zealand, the sheep numbers are rapidly declining but they are still around which is keeping us busy. “Most days we get the traditional hot scones and jam, as well as listening to many years of stories about how they used to walk 60 miles in snow up to their waist to work - we really have got it good these days.” She’s a wool roller in the shearing gang, something she’d never really done before. “It’s very different over here; they are still years behind New Zealand. They roll the wool up and put it in sheets instead of pressing it. “But it’s amazing - the best way to meet the locals and see a lot of Scotland at the same time, I’m not stuck in a city so I like it.” Where she will end up next though, even Erica isn’t sure. “I don’t have plans from week to week so I go with the flow. I find this fantastic, there’s nothing holding me back so I just take any opportunity I can. I never know where I am going to end up.” Being away from home isn’t always easy, but modern tech-

Methven woman Erica Dynes found Methven in Scotland, and visited Methven Castle. PHOTO SUPPLIED

nology helps. Erica is a twin and her sister lives on the Gold Coast in Australia, working as a travel agent. “It’s hard being apart but I can assure you there is no two days we don’t talk. Modern technology these days is fantastic.” Her overseas adventure was a step out of her comfort zone but one she’s not regretting. “I’m surprisingly not missing much from home; I’m quite a home body so I’m surprised. I must be having too much fun. But it’s pretty easy to talk friends and family are only a phone call away.”

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or the painters, musicians, sculptors and writers who have inspired art-loving Italy for centuries, in the words of Leonardo da Vinci, “a work of art dies not”. Their works are their truest memorials, whether concertos of Antonio Vivaldi that are still regularly performed in the Venice church where he served as violin master or Michelangelo’s masterpieces that draw crowds daily to the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Still, artists do die – and what may surprise a visitor to Italy is how accessible, and how moving and beautiful, are the tombs and other formal memorials to artists that Italians dutifully and sometimes touchingly maintain. We sought out some of these well-known examples, but others my wife Lucy and I just stumbled on. In a chapel of Venice’s Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari where composer Claudio Monteverdi rests under a marble marker, a music lover had laid a longstemmed white rose. In the Pantheon in Rome, similarly, an admirer had left a fresh laurel wreath at the gleaming tomb of Michelangelo’s great rival, Raphael. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring expression of Italians’ reverence for their departed artists is Florence’s cavernous Basilica of Santa Croce. As in London’s Westminster Abbey, legends of the art world share their resting place with statesmen and other notables. So, Santa Croce honours Galileo, sculpted grasping his telescope. His remains were grandly re-entombed here nearly a century after his death, because his astronomy was once deemed unbiblical. Along another wall, political theorist and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is entombed. At composer Gioachino Rossini’s handsome sarcophagus, his overture to William Tell inevitably plays in a visitor’s head. Mental images of hell and purgatory lie nearby, where epic poet Dante Alighieri peers sternly at passing visitors. This, however, is a memorial, not his tomb, which is in the city of Ravenna.

The artistic masters may have long left this earthly place but they are far from forgotten with tombs and other formal memorials treated with reverence by a regular flow of Italians and tourists alike. Christopher Sullivan sought out some of these revered sites on his recent travels.

Venice’s Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

Facing this memorial is a near riot of marble panels, vivid paintings and sculptures with downcast expressions, all rising to a pinnacle far up the stone wall. Completing the tribute are a bust and a tablet identifying the deceased: Michelangelo Buonarroti. “Did he create that himself ?” asks a visitor. The answer lies in a museum attached to Florence’s great Duomo cathedral: this houses the sculpture that Michelangelo actually planned for his tomb, a sombre depiction of Christ being lowered from the cross. The sculptor, then in his 80s, apparently became displeased with it and, in frustration, smashed it with his hammer before abandoning the work. The fragments were gathered and later reattached, and today you can clearly see the cracks. (Several artists collaborated on Michelangelo’s elaborate Santa Croce tomb.) At the Frari church in Venice,

besides Monteverdi’s tomb, you’ll find the pyramid-shaped mausoleum of sculptor Antonio Canova which, it is said, holds only his heart. Here, too, the tomb of Renaissance master Titian stands near his enormous, glowing painting of the Assumption, which Oscar Wilde deemed “certainly the best picture in Italy”. In Rome, near the Pyramide subway stop in the Non-Catholic Cemetery, many artists are buried, some of them English. Indeed, passing through the gate you step from noisy Roman streets into what could be a tranquil corner of Britain, with pruned hedges, stately shade trees and lush lawns strewn in spring with violets. Here, understatement marks the headstones of painters and poets, including two immortals of literature. Follow the gravel path to the simple grave of John Keats, whose odes and sonnets are among the finest in English.

Suffering from tuberculosis, he travelled to Rome on the recommendation of doctors, who hoped the climate would improve his health; he died at just 25 in 1821. “Here lies one whose name was writ in water,” reads the epitaph he wrote, sensing he’d be forgotten. Hardly. A steady stream of literary pilgrims pauses by his gravestone, the cemetery’s most visited. Many then climb a small rise to the grave of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who drowned in Italy. Nearby, a shaft of sunlight falls on a particularly affecting sight: the American sculptor William Wetmore Story’s marker for his wife, Emelyn. He completed the human-sized angel not long before his own death and burial here. “I am making a monument to place in the Protestant Cemetery,” Story wrote to a relative in 1894. “I am always asking myself if she knows it and if

she can see it. It represents the angel of grief, in utter abandonment, throwing herself with drooping wings and hidden face over a funeral altar. It represents what I feel.” Last year, 30,000 people made their way here. In the visitor comment book, one called it “the most beautiful place in Rome.” - AP

IF YOU GO ■■ Basilica of Santa Croce: Florence, http://www.visitflorence.com/florence-churches/ santa-croce.html. Tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Rossini. ■■ Non-Catholic Cemetery: Rome, http://www.cemeteryrome.it/about/about.html. Tombs of Keats and Shelley. ■■ Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa Del Frari: Venice, http:// www.sacred-destinations. com/italy/venice-santa-mariagloriosa-dei-frari. Tombs of Monteverdi and Titian.

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In brief Fan’s ear bitten off A man had his ear bitten off when two England fans got into an altercation during the side’s World Cup game against Uruguay in Brazil, police in Britain say. The assault at the game in Sao Paulo on June 19 left the man with half of his left ear ripped off and bloodied, they said. A fan has made a complaint to police and the name of a suspect has been given to police, although no arrests have been made, the Association of Chief Police Officers said. England lost the game 2-1. - AFP

Costa Rica wary Costa Rica are determined to score first when they tackle Greece in the World Cup last 16 in Recife this morning. reece have developed a reputation over the years of being extremely hard to break down, particularly if they take the lead. They have almost perfected the classic Italian system in which teams play in an ultra defensive way and hope to score a single goal on the counter-attack to take a lead they would then defend. And Costa Rica’s technical assistant Luis Marin said his team need to score early to prevent Greece from taking the lead and then shutting up shop. “It’s crucial for us to score early in the game, especially as Greece are known to tighten up at the back once they score,” said Marin. “But we know it’s going to be a tough game all round. Although they lost to Colombia (3-0), the goals they conceded were down to simple mistakes. Greece are also potent on the counter-attack.” - AFP

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Brazil survive, Rodriguez stars Brazil survived a huge scare to edge past Chile into the World Cup quarter-finals as Colombia’s James Rodriguez produced a wonder goal to help send Uruguay packing. Yesterday’s titanic second round battle in Belo Horizonte saw Brazil beat Chile 3-2 on penalties after the South American rivals finished extra time locked at 1-1. Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar was the hero, saving twice in a nerve-shredding shootout before Chile defender Gonzalo Jara’s final spot-kick struck the post to hand the hosts victory. The penalty drama unfolded after a pulsating game at the Mineirao Stadium which saw Chile almost snatch victory in the closing minutes of extra time when substitute Mauricio Pinilla’s shot crashed back off the woodwork. “If you don’t exploit the few opportunities you get, you can go out,” relieved Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said afterwards. “We almost paid the price in the 118th minute when the ball hit the bar.” Brazil, roared on by their partisan support, started strongly, taking the lead through a goal credited to David Luiz after 18 minutes.

Neymar swung a corner in from the left and the Paris SaintGermain defender rose to turn the ball into the net. But Chile came back and equalised after 32 minutes, Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez punishing slack play in the penalty area to slot past Cesar. In the shootout, both teams missed spot-kicks to leave Neymar as Brazil’s fifth and final penalty taker. The Brazilian poster boy duly tucked away his penalty to make it 3-2 and when Jara missed, the hosts celebrated. Brazil’s goalkeeping hero Cesar had broken down in tears just before the shootout, highlighting the excruciating tension of the moment. The Brazilians will now play Colombia in the quarter-finals in Fortaleza on Saturday after 22-year-old Rodriguez served up a two-goal display in a 2-0 win over a Luis Suarez-less Uruguay at the Maracana. Rodriguez produced a moment of genius after 28 minutes which is likely to be a strong contender for goal of the tournament. Collecting the ball on his chest with his back to goal, the young star swivelled and uncorked a dipping volley which flew in off the bar. - AFP

Colombia’s James Rodriguez, left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup match between Colombia and Uruguay. AP PHOTO

Brazilians still celebrating after narrow escape S o the greatest party on the planet continues. Or at least for another few days until the Brazilian team has to line up for their quarter-final. The entire host nation was having a collective panic attack yesterday as the Selecao flirted with disaster in the second round match against Chile, but Neymar kept his head cool to slot the winning penalty before Gonzalo Jara put the final spot kick against the post. That goal frame in Belo Horizonte is likely to end up in some football museum because minutes earlier the crossbar has prevented a blistering shot from Mauricio Pinilla to destroy Brazil’s dreams. The streets of Rio de Janeiro

and Sao Paulo were deserted as every Brazilian gathered in front of television stations to watch their yellow army progress to the next round. The fans were already toasting victory when David Luiz put the team ahead but after Alexis Sanchez equalised, the home team started to look distinctly shaky and many were fearing the worst. As the match progressed towards the lottery of a penalty shootout and locals were getting that sinking feeling, police commanders, city officials, and hospital staff around the country would have been preparing for a busy night. Each time a player missed their penalty, the tension doubled and after being in Brazil

for a few weeks it was hard not to get caught up in their desperation. When Jara hit the post, pubs around the Maracana and even the media centre inside the Rio stadium erupted, as many ‘netural’ journalists joined the local staff in their celebrations. The roar from 200 million voices may well have been heard on the international space station. One of the few Brazilians who were unable to watch the match was Anna, the lady pushing the buttons in the stadium lift. “I didn’t see it, but I knew what was happening from the roars,” she said. “It was horrible, my heart was nearly burst-

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ing out of my chest and sweat was running down my back. “But now we are all very, very, very happy.” Most impartial observers want Brazil to progress deep into the tournament to continue the local interest in the tournament, but yesterday’s performance would have given Brazil’s rivals plenty of encouragement. Still, almost every previous World Cup winner have had their lucky escape, like France’s

last minute win over Paraguay in 1998, Spain’s lucky escape against the same Paraguayans four years ago, or Italy’s dodgy penalty to beat Australia in 2006. Once you lift that trophy, few remember or care about those narrow escapes. On the other hand, Brazilians are highly superstitious and will view yesterday’s good fortune as an omen and possibly even divine intervention. If the host nation lifts the World Cup on July 14, the good people of Belo Horizonte may need to make a pilgrimage to the Estadio Mineirao and kiss that goal post that kept them in the World Cup. - Coen Lammers is a previous editor of the Ashburton Guardian

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Uruguay to appeal Suarez ban The Uruguayan football association has officially told football’s world governing body FIFA it intends to appeal the ban on Luis Suarez. FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said a written declaration of an intention to appeal was received by FIFA on Friday evening. The Uruguayan association has now until July 6 to give the reasons for its appeal. How long FIFA’s appeal committee will take to rule on Uruguay’s appeal is unclear but the

appeal cannot lead to Suarez’s nine-match, four-month suspension being lifted pending any decision, Fischer said. In a letter to FIFA’s disciplinary committee, Suarez said he didn’t mean to bite Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during the teams’ World Cup game. “In no way it happened how you have described, as a bite or intent to bite,” the Uruguay striker wrote in Spanish in a letter dated June 25. “After the impact ... I lost my balance, making my body unsta-

ble and falling on top of my opponent,” Suarez wrote in his submission to the panel which met on Wednesday, one day after Uruguay beat Italy 1-0. “At that moment I hit my face against the player leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth,” Suarez said. It was a third such offence by the 27-year-old striker. - DPA

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Deadly celebration A 25-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a stray bullet fired in celebration of Colombia’s World Cup win over Uruguay. Authorities said after Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 to set up a World Cup quarter-final against hosts Brazil, someone celebrated by firing into the air, which killed the young woman and injured another in Bosa, in the south of Bogota. “We have to be more cautious,” acting Bogota mayor Ricardo Bonilla told reporters, still wearing his yellow jersey. Taking to Twitter, police chief Rodolfo Palominos agreed: “Let’s not have the joy of this victory turn into tears. Let’s celebrate with caution.” When Colombia beat Greece in the earlier round, celebrations left nine people dead. - AFP

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Tinwald in top form Tinwald remain on top in senior B rugby after round seven after a 63-10 win over Collegiate. Round one winners Southern are second after they beat Methven 29-0 with Hampstead third courtesy of an 1811 win over Celtic. Rakaia are fourth from a 74-5 win over bottom-ofthe-table Allenton. Mt Somers had the bye.

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Counties’ Shield squad Counties Manukau have named their squad for the two Ranfurly Shield matches, and as expected are missing all of their Super 15 players. Coaches Tana Umaga, Grant Henson and Glen Rowe named a squad of 25 for the challenges against Thames Valley on Wednesday and Ashburton Trust Mid Canter-bury seven days later, both at Ecolight Stadium in Pukekohe. Forwards: Sam Aiono (Bombay), Sione Anga’aelangi (Karaka), Onosai’i Auva’a (Ardmore Marist), Sean Bagshaw (Onewhero), Jarrod Firth (Ardmore Marist), Dan Hyatt (Waiuku), Johnny Kawau (Bombay), Sikeli Nabou (Ardmore Marist), Ronald Raaymakers (Waiuku), Courtney Roberts (Onewhero), Savelio Ropati (Ardmore Marist), Suliasi Taufalele (Ardmore Marist), John Tu’ugafasi (Pukekohe), Maama Vaipulu (Pukekohe). Backs:Kane Hancy (Patumahoe), John Luteru (Karaka) Andy Muirhead (Waiuku), Jared Paige (Pukekohe), Toni Pulu (Bombay)Karl Ropati (Ardmore Marist), Josh Rowlands (Karaka), Michael Stanley (Pukekohe), Mark Talaese (Manurewa)Ahsee Tuala (Manurewa), Sam Vaka (Bombay).

Chiefs stuck in a rut It’s as if the international break never happened. The Chiefs looked like the exact same side who entered the June window during Friday’s crushing loss to the Highlanders, a defeat that leaves them on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. The defending champions now need to win their two remaining games, preferably with bonus points, but that outcome could still leave them short of the top six. For a team that pays so much attention to detail, it must gall the Chiefs to know they rely on other results, with wins over the Hurricanes in Hamilton and the Blues in Auckland the bare minimum they must achieve in the next fortnight. - APNZ

Blues smash Force The Blues’ stunning victory over the Force in Perth, which made a mockery of their woeful away record of the past two years, will mean little if they fail to back it up against the Crusaders, says coach John Kirwan. The six-try 40-14 victory, in which they earned a four-try bonus point after only 18 minutes, keeps them in with a chance of making the playoffs. It was a stunning win which every one of Kirwan’s men played their part in securing, the Force responding after the visitors racked up 33 unanswered points. The margin of victory could have been greater, so dominant were the forwards led by Keven Mealamu, Luke Braid, Jerome Kaino and recalled Steven Luatua, and backs, with Ihaia West, Ma’a Nonu and Lolagi Visinia in the ascendancy. - APNZ

POINTS TABLE Methven Rakaia Celtic Hampstead Southern

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Hampstead’s Maukie Otukolo is tackled around the bootlaces by Celtic’s Matt Winter in their Watters Cup clash at Celtic on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-311

Celts seal semi-final spot BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Celtic booked their place in the Watters Cup semi-finals with a come-from-behind 20-17 win over Hampstead on Saturday. The home side went to halftime trailing Hampstead 3-12, but turned things around in the second stanza to come away with the crucial win and lift the Travis Durham Memorial Trophy for a fifth straight season. “We struggled to find our rhythm and Hampstead certainly took it to us, but we were lucky to come away with the win,” Celtic coach Warren Mackenzie said. “We were a bit disappointed that we didn’t hit the marks that we wanted to but we still came out on top.” First half tries to Nathan Vauli and Junior Vura had Hampstead up by nine as Celtic

struggled to get into the game in the opening 40 minutes. Two quick tries from Sam Watt and Dan Dwyer early in the second half, with one converted from the sideline by Alex So’oialo, had Celtic hit the front only for Hampstead to reply with a long range try of their own to Tevita Ula. Celtic hammered away again and it was a penalty try that put them back in the front 20-17. Oddly the assistant referees raised the flags for a successful conversion, only to be overruled by the referee but by fulltime it didn’t matter as Celtic held on. For the second week in a row Hampstead had led at halftime but not at fulltime, with Hampstead manager Nicki Woods saying that missing two conversions and three penalties – including one that hit the postwas frustrating considering

they only lost by three points. Out at Hinds Methven also had to come from behind in their 37-28 win over Southern. Southern started strongly to lead 13-0 with a try to Tom Blyth converted by Jason McMath, who also added two penalties. However, Southern missed out on at least two other scoring opportunities before Methven got the momentum. Two penalties from Dan Maw got them started before makeshift second five Mitch Sim scythed through the defence to score under the posts, and Maw made it 13-all. Hooker Tyler Jones then crashed over and the Maw conversion made it 20-13 at the turnaround. A converted try to first-five Richard Catherwood and a Maw penalty stretched the lead out to 30-13 before Southern hit back

with a converted try to Charlie Chapman and another penalty. Methven then sealed the win with a bonus point try to Brenton Connell, and the Maw conversion made it 37-21. With time almost up, and Sim yellow carded, Southern scored a consolation try to Will Mackenzie for a 37-28 final score that put Methven to the top of the table with one round to go, and leaves Southern at the bottom of the table. All five sides have the bye this Saturday as Ashburton Trust Mid Canterbury prepare for the Ranfurly Shield Challenge against Counties Manukau in Pukekohe on July 9, then in the final round Southern and Hampstead meet in what is essentially a quarterfinal, while Rakaia and Celtic go head to head for a home semi-final and the Max Gilbert Trophy.

Hurricanes gear up for another must-win game BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett will have the depth of his squad tested this week as his men eye another must-win Super Rugby encounter against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday night. By beating the Crusaders 16-9 at Westpac Stadium in Welling-

ton on Saturday, the Hurricanes kept their playoff push alive. The problem is their victory during the weekend saw Alapati Leiua (ankle) and Victor Vito (calf) suffer potential seasonending injuries, while hookers Dane Coles (calf) and Motu Matu’u (shoulder) also took heavy knocks. The fifth-placed Hurricanes can now start to

think about knockout rugby. The two-time defendingchampion Chiefs were stung 2925 by the Highlanders in Dunedin last Friday and seem ready to be tipped over in Hamilton this week. Hurricanes lock Blade Thomson, who was recalled in place of James Broadhurst, bagged a try in each half, which helped

lay the ground work for Saturday’s win. “It sort of felt like a real test match. We are really proud of the guys,” Hammett said. “It’s hugely significant that we are still in the competition; that’s the big thing ... If you want to go through, playing matches of that intensity are critical.” - APNZ

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Auckland’s Dan Hooker has nominated himself to join Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 52 in Japan in September. Kiwi heavyweight Hunt will headline the Japan card against American Roy Nelson, and Hooker made a strong case during the weekend for another New Zealander to be added to the bill. Hooker, known as ‘The Hangman’, delivered a dose of elbows to England’s Ian Entwistle to earn a first-round TKO win during the second bout of the evening at UFC Fight Night 43 at Vector Arena in Auckland on Saturday. - APNZ

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Wakanui Blue’s Stephen Blain gets his pass away past the Northern Hearts defender at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf in the Mid South Canterbury hockey competition on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-250

Women take the spotlight By Jonathan Leask

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Defending men’s champions Wakanui Black suffered their first defeat in two seasons when they went down to Tainui 2-0 in Timaru in the Mid South Canterbury hockey competition on Saturday. Wakanui Black went through the 2013 season unbeaten, with their last defeat a shock 4-5 loss to Timaru Boys’ in 2012, but a lacklustre performance saw them fall to Tainui 2-0. After a goalless first half where Black, without Hugh Copland and Ryan Wilson,

rarely threatened Tainui, they couldn’t conjure up anything better in the second half. “We fell to bits and didn’t deserve to win the way we played,” Black’s Mark Bennett said. Tainui struck with 20 minutes to go and added a second goal five minutes later as a frustrated Black couldn’t get going. In Ashburton, Wakanui Blue suffered a last gasp loss to Northern Hearts. “We were playing some pretty good hockey, but in the last 10 minutes we fell away like a piece of wet cake,” Blue’s Sam Moore said.

“We went from leading 3-2 to losing 3-4.” The final goal came with time expired as Hearts converted a penalty corner into the go-ahead match-winning goal. It was not a good day for the men’s sides, but a great day for the women as HampsteadCollegians secured win number two of the season beating Timaru Girls’ 4-2 and Hampstead had a 1-0 win over Geraldine. Hampstead-Collegians were down 1-0 at halftime but goals from Emma Mealings, Lucy

Askin and two from Brittney Hindson had them record their second win, and first with a bonus point. “It was a pretty pleasing team performance and really exciting for the girls to get another win,” coach Nicky Thomson said. Hampstead dominated their Geraldine opponents, but could only come up with one goal to Shannon ThomsonLaing, with coach Karen McIntyre believing they were unlucky not to have won by more but happy enough to take the win.

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Currie ‘stoked’ with Xterra debut Methven’s Braden Currie stamped his mark on the Europe Xterra scene in his first appearance, finishing a close second to the 2013 world champion in Switzerland on Saturday. After making a last minute decision to race earlier this week, Currie was unsure what to expect and was rapt to find himself not only competitive in his series debut, but only 20 seconds behind Spain’s Reuben Ruzafa in the Vallee de Joux-based off-road triathlon. “I was stoked with the first race, especially to finish so close to double world Xterra champ Reuben,” Currie said. His month training at altitude in France’s Font Romeu paid off

as he was second out of the 1.5km swim, 30 seconds ahead of the third-placed athlete. “Asa dropped off but Reuben caught me at the end of the first lap and we ran together until the last kilometre when he just took off and I couldn’t stay with him on the climb.” He was however really pleased with his result. “I was pretty happy with the transition out of altitude, especially as we arrived in Switzerland the day before the race.” Currie will travel to Xonrupt, in north-east France for the Xterra France race on July 6, where he will look to finish one step higher up the podium.

Xterra Switzerland winner Reuben Ruzafa (left) shares a finish line smile with runner-up Braden Currie.

A former England captain, an exPremier League manager and the architect of one of the most famous FA Cup upsets in history have all been linked with the vacant All Whites coaching role. The top job in New Zealand football became available after the resignation of Ricki Herbert last November, following the 9-3 aggregate loss to Mexico in the World Cup qualifying playoffs. Neil Emblen has led the team as interim coach since then, in two friendlies against Japan and South Africa, before NZF formally advertised the position in May. More than 100 applications were received from across the globe and an appointment is likely to be made in early July. The Herald on Sunday understands Terry Butcher, Iain Dowie and Lawrie Sanchez were among the large number of international candidates for the role. - NZH

Cronk back for Origin? Cooper Cronk is set to make a surprise return for State of Origin III, a move likely to shift Daly Cherry-Evans back to the Queensland bench. Cronk suffered an arm injury early in NSW’s win in game one in late May and hasn’t played since. Cherry-Evans bravely overcame a knee injury to take the field for the Maroons in their game-two loss which sealed the Blues’ first series win since 2005. But in a number of changes to the Maroons side for this year’s final Origin fixture at Suncorp Stadium on July 9, the return of Cooper is set to oust Cherry-Evans from the starting side and onto the interchange bench - a role he filled with success last year. - AAP

Black Caps have the edge Kane Wiliamson and Brendon McCullum lifted New Zealand to 3-123 at stumps on day three of the third and final Test against West Indies at Kensington Oval. The tourists lead by 99 runs in the series decider after recovering from early strikes by the West Indies bowlers. New Zealand were under pressure in their second innings until the unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 55 between Wiliamson and McCullum steadied the ship. Both batsmen had their moments but Williamson’s unbeaten 58 and the captain’s 23 not out have given their team a fighting chance of posting a competitive target. Trailing by 24 runs after the West Indies were dismissed for 317 in their first innings, the Black Caps’ top order wobbled against the threat posed by two home-grown - AFP fast bowlers.

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Patterson Trophy team Michael Lawson will captain the Ashburton Patterson Trophy team in Greymouth on July 18-20. Lawson leads a team consisting of Matt Markham, Graham Chapman, Christine Talbot Grant Wilson, Ken Mackenzie, Murray Bassett and Matt Bassett with Russell Ellis the reserve. Ashburton laid claim to the Patterson Trophy by a solitary point last year after a “screamer of a bowl” from Lawson ensured they finished one point ahead of Nelson in the regional zone playoff to book a place in the national final where against the other five zone winners in the Welch Trophy.

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Mackenzie takes singles Laura Mackenzie won the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association’s junior singles on Friday night and will now go on to the New Zealand final in Wellington on August 30. Four junior players entered with Mackenzie, Maddison Bensdorp, Liam Woods and Brayden Whiting playing a round robin. After two rounds Mackenzie and Bensdorp had each won two games so they played the final where Mackenzie came out on top.

Cowboys hold Souths There’s no place like home for North Queensland who edged out South Sydney 20-18 in an NRL thriller in Townsville on Saturday. And the loss could prove costly for both the Rabbitohs and Queensland ahead of Origin III, with forward Chris McQueen hobbling off with an ankle injury at the 51 minute mark. The men from Townsville have been woeful on the road this year, hitting their lowest ebb on Monday when they were humbled by bottom-placed Newcastle their seventh road loss of the year. But 1300 Smiles Stadium has been a fortress and the Cowboys - spearheaded by Johnathan Thurston - proved it in a match that had plenty of feeling. - AAP

Boyd shades Hayne Newcastle star Darius Boyd edged out opposite number Jarryd Hayne in an epic battle of the fullbacks yesterday as the Knights ended Parramatta’s unbeaten run at Pirtek Stadium with a thrilling 16-10 victory. Parramatta received the benefit of the doubt from a controversial video referee decision to award a try to Semi Radradra with 11 minutes on the clock, bringing them within a converted try. From the subsequent set a rampaging Pauli Pauli charged towards the tryline only to be cut down in a brilliant try-saving tackle from Boyd. Earlier in the match, it was Boyd’s ballrunning and ball-playing which set up the Knights’ first back-to-back win of the season. - AFL

Farah’s mind games Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has revealed he reminded Canberra’s Jarrod Croker of his missed penalty in the 2010 NRL finals clash just before the centre spurned the opportunity to win the game for his team at Campbelltown on Saturday. The Raiders were awarded a penalty with three minutes left in the game, but Croker sprayed his 35-metre effort to the right to hand the injury-hit Tigers a gutsy 19-18 win. - AAP

Lawson grabs another championship Noeline Brough watches the progress of her bowl during the Ashburton Open Championship Fours on Saturday. From the 10 teams that entered five teams qualified for post section. The first round had Russell Ellis knock out Martin Nordqvist 6-5, but the Ellis quartet were then bundled out themselves. In the other semi-final Graham Chapman snuck through to the final with a 6-5 win over Winston Lee, picking two shots on the last end. In the first end of the final Lawson forced Chapman to play weight and squeezed the jack ofF the mat to pick up three shots and the second end was almost an action replay for Lawson to lead 6-0. Chapman then picked up a three on the next end but Lawson was able to maintain the advantage and picked up two on the last end to take out his third championship for the season with an 11-6 win. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-415

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Warriors stop Panthers’ winning streak By David Skipwith Looking pretty in pink for their Women in League round, the Warriors brought a stylish game to match their sparkling uniform, and looked classy in beating the Penrith Panthers 30-20 at Mt Smart Stadium today. They were sharp early on and dominated the opening quarter on the back of strong completion rate, while the Panthers, who were on a five-game winning streak, struggled to get through their sets and looked sluggish coming off last week’s bye. The result sees the Warriors sneak into the top eight for the first time this year, and gives them their second top eight scalp in eight days, following last Saturday’s win over the Broncos. First half tries to Konrad Hurrell, Manu Vatuvei saw the home race out of the blocks, but the Panthers roared to

life in the second quarter and bounced back with three tries of their own to take a 16-12 lead at the break. Second-half scores to Simon Mannering and a second to Hurrell looked to put the Warriors clear, but a try to Panthers hooker James Segyaro with 15

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plete display, with the Warriors losing focus and conceding their early advantage once the Panthers found their groove. But after fighting back early in the second half, the Warriors again showed a steely resolve to post points when it mattered and closed the game out when

Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson iced the cake when he stole an intercept to race 52 metres for the winning try

minutes remaining ensured a tight finish. The game hung in the balance before Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson iced the cake when he stole an intercept to race 52 metres for the winning try seven from time. Once again, it wasn’t a com-

Penrith threatened to spoil the day. The weight of possession told the story of the home side’s early dominance, as the Warriors went about their work efficiently to complete six out of their first seven sets, while the Panthers struggled to

get any fluency after finishing just one of four sets and committing four errors. The Warriors shot out of the blocks with wide-sweeping attacking raids giving Hurrell and Vatuvei their opening scores on either side of the park for a 12-0 lead. But the Warriors found themselves exposed once the Panthers got themselves a fair share of the football. Repeat sets put them with close range before Jamie Soward ducked through the middle of the ruck to score their first try, and that was quickly followed by another repeat set that allowed left wing Josh Mansour to claim their second. Matt Moylan beat Tomkins for their third try. Soon after the resumption, captain Mannering ran a nice line off Chad Townsend to get back the lead, before Moylan’s wild pass ingoal allowed Hurrell to score his brace, and Johnson’s late runaway gave them the impetus to go on with it. - NZH

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Britt Ekland targets Cup week A comfortable victory in her biggest test to date has confirmed the plans for talented three-year-old filly Britt Ekland who will now head to the spelling paddock before returning for a tilt at black-type during November’s Christchurch Cup Week Carnival at Riccarton. The athletic daughter of Elvstroem made it three wins on the trot as she easily accounted for a handy field of rating 85 grade sprinters over 1400 metres at Ruakaka on Saturday and extended her career record to four wins from just 10 starts to date. Co-trainer Dawn Williams, who prepares the filly with husband Peter from their Byerley Park base, was enthusiastic about the future prospects for her charge. “She has really come back in fine fashion for this campaign as she has strengthened up nicely although she still has a way to go before she is fully furnished.”

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“Danielle (Johnson) came back on Saturday and was glowing about how well she had gone in what was a pretty tough field and certainly the best she had struck to date. “She will now go to the paddock for a few weeks as she has done a good job and a break now will set her up nicely for later in the spring.” Williams has an eye on the Listed Canterbury Breeders Stakes over 1400 metres on the middle day of Cup Week at Riccarton as her major spring target. “The fillies and mares’ race at Riccarton looks ideal for her and the beauty is she seems to be able to cope with all track conditions so it will stand her in good stead as it’s not always certain what you will get at that time of the year.” Saturday’s victory took the Williams tally to 31 for the season, their best since moving north from their former Riccarton base in 2011.

Ryan Mark impressive Strong Ruakaka winner Ryan Mark showed he was well and truly over the injury problems that forced his absence from the track for over seven months when he obliterated a handy field of rating 65 gallopers over 1200 metres on Saturday. For trainer John Morell it was a satisfying victory but one he wasn’t dwelling too much on when questioned about the performance while busy separating cattle on his Taupiri farm yesterday. “He’s one we had planned to sell after he had won a trial in September last year but when he was x-rayed they found a chip on his knee so we kept him to race ourselves,” he said. - APNZ

Thorn Prince up for Cup

Danielle Johnson gets Britt Ekland home on Saturday.

A solid hit-out at last week’s Otaki trials has Marton trainer Fraser Auret happy his promising stayer Thorn Prince is at the top of his game as he gets ready to head north later this week for a crack at the Listed Taumarunui Gold Cup at Te Rapa on Saturday. Thorn Prince dominated his two rivals in the open class heat over 1600 metres as he romped to victory under a strong hold in 1.40.20 for the journey and pulled up full of life after his exertions. “The trial was just what we wanted as he went to the line very strongly and Johnathon (Parkes) said he felt awesome throughout the run.” - APNZ

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Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 30 Jun 2014 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.43pm (NZT) FARMLANDS MATAMATA MAIDEN 2000 $7000, MDN, 2000m 1 34333 Paco Kid b (8) 58.5...................... D Johnson 2 0x392 St Rhythm (2) 58.5......................M Cameron 3 4x933 Big Brownie m (7) 58.5............... L Satherley 4 9x082 Lord Shiva h (17) 58.5.....................R Myers 5 983 Jochen Rindt (9) 58.5....................... M Wenn 6 x9023 Myths And Legends tmb (6) 58.5.T Wenn (a3) 7 7x063 Tom’s Myth m (15) 58.5............S McKay (a4) 8 783 Tukawa (19) 58.5.......................... C Dell (a1) 9 63049 Roof Of Reckoning (18) 58.5... P Turner (a1) 10 84695 Sergios h (1) 58.5............................ R Jones 11 0x05 Elstow (13) 58.5..................L Magorrian (a3) 12 Arcee (14) 58.5.................... R Hutchings (a) 13 680 Cruiseo (10) 58.5.........................T Thornton 14 00000 Eye Contact (11) 58.5..........A Schwerin (a4) 15 0x754 Okay Annie (12) 56.5.................. M Dee (a1) 16 x0x70 Berzallia (3) 56.5.........................M Coleman 17 89052 Colombian Prince h (16) 58.5...A Jones (a3) 18 65080 Sir Al Syd (5) 58.5 19 70 Same As (4) 58.5 20 987x8 The Talisman 58.5......................... Scratched 21 0x866 Bellaire 58.5.................................. Scratched 22 38x00 Izzanorange 56.5.......................... Scratched Emergencies: Colombian Prince, Sir Al Syd, Same As, The Talisman, Bellaire, Izzanorange

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7 0x806 Dontdyewonderin d (9) 57............ D Johnson 8 678x4 Manaia Rose (5) 57.....................T Thornton 9 50163 Prickley Princess dm (6) 57............... D Hain 10 80534 The Link td (4) 57.......................J Oliver (a3) 11 4x829 So Keep Me m (11) 56.5 12 29282 Heart Of Grace (10) 56.............A Jones (a3) 13 75250 Brondan (12) 55...............................S Collett 14 77403 Sweet Rita tdm (1) 55..............S McKay (a4) 5 2.58pm BRADBURY PARK 3YO MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 6226 The Arabian Duke h (6) 57.5............S Collett 2 x8049 Kings Call (7) 57.5....................... D Johnson 3 407 Lucky Desire h (1) 57.5...............M Cameron 4 0x866 Bellaire (2) 57.5.................................. D Hain 5 9 Hoy McCoy (3) 57.5............. R Hutchings (a) 6 River Force (4) 57.5..................... C Dell (a1) 7 0 Shimano (8) 57.5.....................S McKay (a4) Rory Hutchings rides Arcee in the 8 987x8 The Talisman (9) 57.5.................... R Norvall first on the card at Matamata today. 9 9x00. Camissa (10) 55.5............................ R Jones 10 0 De Russian Queen h (11) 55.5 14 98x00 Miss Grace (7) 56.5 11 8x888 Sea Fury h (5) 55.5......................T Thornton 4 2.23pm PROPERTY BROKERS-MATAMATA RAT- 6 3.33pm FARMLANDS LAWN & SPORTS TURF F&M ING 65 1400 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m MAIDEN 1600 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 81x86 Kage Is King m (2) 59.................... R Norvall 1 2285. Luxury Liz (6) 57.5......................M Coleman 2 65358 Edward The Eighth dm (14) 58...M Cameron 2 52628 Thornbird Lass (5) 57.5........... R Smyth (a2) 3 92509 Raf Lanac dm (13) 58.........L Magorrian (a3) 3 0702 Rebel Rose (7) 57.5..................... D Johnson 4 397x5 Schrodingers Cat mh (8) 58.............R Myers 4 0x256 Chardon (4) 57.5........................J Oliver (a3) 5 7x108 Flossy The Cat th (7) 57.5........ P Turner (a1) 5 94604 Abbey Rose (2) 57.5.................A Jones (a3) 6 55x86 Flying Fantasy h (3) 57.5..... R Hutchings (a) 6 72875 Eagle Magic (10) 57.5.......... R Hutchings (a)

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7 9x00. Camissa (8) 57.5..........................T Thornton 8 8x7 Divine Shiva (9) 57.5...................M Cameron 9 38x00 Izzanorange (1) 57.5...................... R Norvall 10 98x00 Miss Grace (3) 57.5.........................S Collett 7 4.08pm FARMLANDS AND FMG RATING 65 2000 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 x5201 Royal Command tdh (10) 59 2 6x544 Sneaky Feelings tmbh (13) 59....M Cameron 3 1x066 Iz m (4) 59........................................ R Jones 4 72x90 Miss Citron (3) 58.5..................S McKay (a4) 5 x0346 Goginga m (2) 58.5.....................M Coleman 6 0x0x0 Hustle (16) 58.5...............................S Collett 7 53180 Running Scared (9) 58...............J Oliver (a3) 8 x361P Istimagic m (1) 58...............L Magorrian (a3) 9 0x943 Ethical m (8) 57.5................. R Hutchings (a) 10 7x505 Imagunakepa h (11) 57..............J Wong (a3) 11 63826 Katinka m (12) 57.............................R Myers 12 69x70 Sharakti (7) 57....................................J Jago 13 2x64P Comte de Jeu m (6) 57..............T Wenn (a3)

14 8x0P7 Maharishi m (5) 57..........................M Wenn 15 98875 Straight Furrow dmh (15) 57....P Turner (a1) 16 68307 Clio h (14) 55..............................T Thornton

Blinkers on: St Rhythm (R1), Lucky Desire, Camissa (R5), Camissa (R6), Straight Furrow (R7) Blinkers off : Cruiseo (R1), Varro (R2), Running Scared (R7)

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Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 30 Jun 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.12pm (NZT) AWAPUNI DASH C0 C0, 375m 1 27 Lenny Mac nwtd F &.......................Turnwald 2 6 Bigtime Kaz nwtd..............................L Ahern 3 5273 Venga Guapa nwtd..........................M Olden 4 3441 She Said Maybe nwtd F &..............Turnwald 5 52386 Cuts Deep nwtd............................P Blanche 6 87765 Wairere Mike nwtd...........................P Knight 7 34728 Tasha Rama nwtd.......................... M Gowan 8 54337 Cawbourne Malky nwtd.................M Roberts 9 1 War On Terror nwtd...........................L Ahern 10 1 Premier Division nwtd.......................L Ahern 2 12.32pm WOODVILLE DASH C1 C1, 375m 1 43551 Cawbourne Pumper 21.90............M Roberts 2 18 Boston Spirit nwtd F &....................Turnwald 3 82588 Excessive Speed nwtd.....................M Olden 4 74582 Goman Ninnie nwtd......................... C Brider 5 42467 King’s Selection nwtd................ S Gommans 6 35443 Cawbourne Crazy nwtd.................M Roberts 7 64222 Dogged Dan 22.01............................. R Hunt 8 61366 Rosa Gallica 21.93 F &...................Turnwald 9 47817 Rock On Sprite nwtd G &....................Denby 10 52758 Fanta’s Fever 22.03................... S Gommans 3 12.52pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 1 52733 It’s A Doll 21.92............................A Turnwald

2 18311 Caesar Queen 21.83 F &................Turnwald 3 72285 Pseudonym nwtd..........................M Roberts 4 31764 Into The Fray nwtd............................R Waite 5 27377 Goodtime Kate 21.65...................B Goodwin 6 21623 Miss Cool 22.05....................... T McCracken 7 11375 Boomerang Man 21.96............... B Johnston 8 78828 Just Mac 21.80.............................B Hodgson 9 26674 Missy Sloy 21.71...................... T McCracken 10 46556 Cosmic Choice 22.09.................J McInerney 4 1.10pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINISH C1 HEAT 1 C1q, 457m 1 74122 Boston Mona nwtd F &....................Turnwald 2 7x836 Shiny Upsome nwtd..................A Duganzich 3 63731 Jackanator nwtd F &.......................Turnwald 4 47453 Dodgy Pockets nwtd...................... M Gowan 5 72778 Monkey Queen nwtd...........................W Kite 6 35326 Jinja Pat nwtd G &..............................S Ross 7 85786 Little Arthur nwtd............................... A Clark 8 27756 Another Hunter nwtd..................J McInerney 9 65788 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd.............E Duganzich 5 1.27pm MANAWATU RACEWAY HEAT 2 C1q, 457m 1 37578 Sarah Campbell nwtd...................B Hodgson 2 34645 Thrilling Dylan nwtd.................. T McCracken 3 x8576 Unique Tilly nwtd...........................K Jackson 4 62754 Amy Wineglass 27.05...............A Duganzich 5 73736 Seconds Good 26.38..................... M Gowan 6 13313 Boston Strike 26.46 F &..................Turnwald 7 82557 Behemoth nwtd..............................A Speight 8 76444 Loo Loo Blue 26.37...........................L Ahern 9 65788 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd.............E Duganzich

6 1.45pm MARTON STAKES C1 HEAT 3 C1q, 457m

1 76474 Time For What nwtd....................... M Gowan 2 112 Allegro Master 26.29.........................L Ahern 3 87314 Ameliorate nwtd....................... T McCracken 4 2P232 Curious Life nwtd.............................M Olden 5 55642 That’s King 26.60.........................B Hodgson 6 82353 Gold Stone nwtd D L &....................L Wright 7 62167 Radical Rufus 26.24.................... B Johnston 8 218 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd F &................Turnwald 9 65788 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd.............E Duganzich 7 2.11pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C2/3, 375m 1 41121 Winfield Black nwtd.......................M Roberts 2 214F5 Homebush Verona 21.71...........J McInerney 3 11576 Cawbourne Onyx 21.85................M Roberts 4 16783 Time To Find 21.98...............J Woolston-Bell 5 54487 Ya Laughin’ 21.57...........................B Mitchell 6 28384 Dasher Rum 21.78............................R Waite 7 74345 Smirnoff 21.80.......................... S Gommans 8 24721 Flying Blake 21.84............................... L Bell 9 x3688 Thrilling Daze nwtd................... S Gommans 10 36685 Gay Thorley 22.12......................J McInerney 8 2.33pm ASHURST DASH C4 C4, 375m 1 46354 Another Drink nwtd....................J McInerney 2 35314 Crystal Wave 21.54......................B Hodgson 3 658x5 Miss Foxy Minx 21.56 G &..................Denby 4 78353 Wee Diger 21.72......................... G Hodgson 5 86623 Cawbourne Rave nwtd..................M Roberts 6 34461 Figlia 21.49 G &.................................S Ross 7 12386 Plan Your Move 21.63.......................L Ahern

8 24237 Shaga Banga Bang 21.58 G &............Denby 9 43784 Almost Got It 21.66............................. N Udy 10 88547 Swapan 21.76..................................... N Udy 9 2.50pm CLOVERLEA STAKES C4/5 C4/5, 457m 1 18364 Graduation 25.80..............................L Ahern 2 21868 Rene Ranger 25.91...........................L Ahern 3 1Px12 Laugh Like Santa 26.07....................L Ahern 4 66233 Mammy Brown 26.00........................L Ahern 5 24186 Gibbonator nwtd F &.......................Turnwald 6 65147 Johnny Ritza 26.02...........................L Ahern 7 43273 Wallace Lad 26.28............................L Ahern 8 13451 Way Too Crude 25.86 F &...............Turnwald 9 44832 El Jetta 26.41....................................L Ahern 10 38831 Royal Runner nwtd F &...................Turnwald 10 3.13pm SHANNON DASH C5 C5, 375m 1 66124 Fastback King 21.85......................... A Clark 2 11423 Bolt Rama 21.44 P &..........................Doody 3 33613 Ever So Hopeful 21.51 G &.................Denby 4 61418 Deathstar 21.76.............................A Speight 5 53131 Lost in Light 21.44.............................L Ahern 6 72327 Bee Rabbit 21.62..............................L Ahern 7 23185 Cawbourne Burn nwtd..................M Roberts 8 77324 Sir Richie 21.57.................................L Ahern 9 23854 Winning Knocka 21.50......................L Ahern 10 34737 Enhancer 21.51............................B Hodgson 11 3.43pm RACING SERIES ADVANCED FINAL C4/5 NZRSf, 457m 1 12511 Blue And Curly 25.77........................L Ahern 2 52767 Bigtime Dasher 26.17.......................L Ahern

3 54431 Bev’s Viewpoint 26.00.......................L Ahern 4 13114 Really Clever 25.63...........................L Ahern 5 36425 Bigtime Jet 26.20..............................L Ahern 6 72111 Kwasant nwtd.....................................D Edlin 7 64358 Hello Ello 26.12........................... B Johnston 8 16485 Valain’s Flyer nwtd...........................T Patton 9 42611 Magic Bolt 25.96............................B Mitchell 10 47376 Ostapchuk 26.12...............................L Ahern 12 4.00pm FOXTON STAKES C 2/3 C2/3, 457m 1 15783 Cider Drinka 26.18...........................M Olden 2 12242 Varga Frost 26.09...........................A Speight 3 11217 Cawbourne Tip 26.35....................M Roberts 4 52573 Hear Hare Here 26.24 P &..................Doody 5 15332 Backyard Bully 25.84.................. G Hodgson 6 31674 Rocky Baxter 26.27....................J McInerney 7 87674 Space Race 26.49................... T McCracken 8 43162 Adda Boy Zeke 26.57 B &..............G Atwood 9 26424 Mega Girl nwtd.................................... N Udy 10 18656 Dipsy Lala 26.44...............................L Ahern SELECTIONS Race 1: Lenny Mac, Bigtime Kaz, Venga Guapa, Cuts Deep Race 2: Cawbourne Pumper, Dogged Dan, Cawbourne Crazy Race 3: It’s A Doll, Caesar Queen, Goodtime Kate, Into The Fray Race 4: Jackanator, Jinja Pat, Boston Mona, Shiny Upsome Race 5: Loo Loo Blue, Boston Strike, Sarah Campbel Race 6: Allegro Master, Curious Life, Tepirita Hendrix Race 7: Winfield Black, Homebush Verona, Cawbourne Onyx 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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Advantage Sharapova BY STEVEN GRIFFITHS Maria Sharapova has warned her Wimbledon title rivals she is peaking just in time to take advantage of Serena Williams’ stunning exit. Sharapova, who has yet to drop a set after routing Alison Riske 6-3 6-0 in the third round, heads into the second week as the newly-installed favourite following Alize Cornet’s shock 1-6 6-3 6-4 victory over world No.1 Williams yesterday. Serena’s defeat is a huge boost for French Open champion Sharapova, who had been scheduled to meet the American top seed in the quarter-finals. That would have been a major obstacle to Sharapova’s hopes of winning Wimbledon for the second time as she had lost her previous 15 meetings with Serena. But with Williams vanquished by Cornet’s brilliant display on Court One, fifth seed Sharapova now has a golden opportunity to

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Some light rain in the morning, then becoming fine. Strong northeasterlies turning lighter northerly.

Heavy rain near the divide easing with snow lowering to 1600m, scattered falls further E. Rain turning to showers about the divide in the morning with thunderstorms possible. Fine elsewhere. Wind at 1000m: NW gale gusting 90 km/h, easing. Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 100 km/h, easing to 70 km/h.

TOMORROW Scattered showers developing during the afternoon. Light winds.

THURSDAY Showers with snow down to 500 metres. Fresh cold southwesterlies.

Scattered snow showers. Cold southwesterlies.

Showers and cold southwesterlies easing.

World Weather showers showers rain showers fine fine fine thunder fine rain fine fine fine fine showers

FZL: Lowering to 1000m

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FRIDAY

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5:36 11:44 6:00 12:11 6:20 12:28 6:42 12:55 7:06 1:12 7:25 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 8:09 am Set 5:04 pm

Rise 8:08 am Set 5:05 pm

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Rise 9:27 am Set 8:00 pm

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Rise 10:27 am Set 9:56 pm

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19 Jul

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday 195.8 Nth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 1:15 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 9:00 am, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 10.0 11.9 Max to 4pm -1.4 Minimum -5.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm June to date 56.2 Avg Jun to date 58 2014 to date 473.4 340 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 13 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 26 Time of gust 3:05pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather and information. 9am Good Morning 10am Cowboy Builders 11am House Gift noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Declan feels guilty; Pete tries his luck with Priya; Kerry tries to find ways to cheer Brenda up. 0 1:30 House Guest 2pm Come Dine With Me 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Football – Fifa World Cup (Highlights) Knockout round in Brazil. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security 0 8pm The Force 0 8:30 F Person of Interest AO When the Machine is unable to see the full picture of an approaching catastrophic event, the team must pull together the missing pieces. 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Alcatraz 3 0 11:50 The Missing AO 3 0 12:45 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:25 Infomercials 3:30 L Football – Fifa World Cup France v Nigeria. From Brasilia, Brazil.

ChOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Sand Masters 7am Early Edition 8am Clodagh’s Irish Food Trails 8:30 Classical Destinations 9am On Thin Ice 10am New Zealand Food Culture 10:30 Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands 11am Gourmet Farmer 11:30 Timothy Spall – Somewhere At Sea noon The Private Lives Of Medieval Kings 1:30 Design A-Z 2pm New British Kitchen – Torode And Hardeep’s Tour 2:20 The Jonathan Ross Show PGR 3:30 Classical Destinations 4pm Food And Drink 4:30 Destination Flavour Japan 5pm Location, Location, Location 6pm Guide To The Good Life 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Extreme Collectors Host Andrew Zegers visits meticulously cared-for collections in homes across North America. 7:30 Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 8pm Holiday – Heaven On Earth 8:30 Coast 9:45 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:50 Extreme Collectors 11:30 Design A-Z

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:55 Fish Hooks 3 0 7:20 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 7:50 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:30 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Hot In Cleveland 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Jeremy Kyle USA 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 3:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 4pm Good Luck Charlie 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Garrett and Harper play a dangerous game; Honour finds the warrior within; Kane follows his instincts; Toby hits the big time. 0 8pm My Kitchen Rules The weakest group from Wednesday’s food truck will compete against each other in a kitchen showdown. 0 9:25 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 0 10:25 Revolution AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:25 The Nanny PGR 3 0 noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO (Part 2) A young man whose parents are at odds with one another over accusations of kidnapping and brainwashing speaks about his experiences. 1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 2:30 Rachael Ray 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:25 N Million Dollar Minute A general knowledge contest where every correct answer is a step closer to the ultimate test, and to winning AU$1 million. 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 World’s Deadliest Roads PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 8:30 M In Time AO 2011 Sci-fi. In a future where time is literally money, and ageing stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, borrow, steal, or inherit more time. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried. 0 10:40 The Paul Henry Show

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 All Grown Up 3 8am Rugrats 3 8:30 Chuggington 3 8:40 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am The Moe Show 9:10 Bob The Builder 3 9:20 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:45 Barney And Friends 3 10:10 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions. 2pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 3 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his guest chefs highlight British beef. 2:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country Each week a British couple or family, fed up with city life, searches for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location. 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7pm The Simpsons PGR 0 7:30 South Pacific 7:30 How I Met Your Mother PGR Millions of years are 8pm Bad Teacher PGR condensed into an hour, 8:30 F New Girl PGR with images of an erupting 9pm N Crazy Ones PGR underwater volcano, rivers Simon must persuade Kelly of lava below the waves, and Clarkson to sing a jingle for roads and houses buried by his firm’s biggest client. molten rock. 9:25 Raising Hope PGR 9:55 F Parks and Recreation 8:30 Shearing Gang PGR 3 9pm Bondi Rescue PGR PGR 9:30 60 Minutes PGR 10:25 F The Americans AO 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

10:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Delayed) Arkansas Championship – Round Three. From the Pinnacle Country Club in Arkansas. 12:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) BMW International Open – Round Four. From the Golf Club Gut Larchenhof in Koln, Germany. 1:30 Golf Central 2pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Quicken Loans National – Round Four. 3pm Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Arkansas Championship – Round Three. 3:30 Cricket – Twenty20 Blast (Replay) Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire. 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Third Test, Day Four. From Providence Stadium, Guyana. 7pm Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Scotland. From Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 7:30 Football – Fifa World Cup (Highlights) Day 18. 8:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 9pm UFC Fight Night (Replay) Te Huna v Marquardt.

11:25 Happy Endings PGR 0 12:15 Mistresses AO 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:10 Necessary Roughness PGR 3 0 3am Army Wives 3 0 3:45 Bethenny 3 4:30 Posh Nosh 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 The Borgias AO Following his betrayal, Micheletto kills his lover and disappears; Cesare goes to Naples to rescue Lucrezia. 12:15 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11pm UFC Fight Night (Replay) Swanson v Stephens. 1am Triathlon – ITU World Series (Replay) Men’s Race. 3am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Waratahs v Brumbies. 5am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights)

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show. Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2am Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai (Starting Today) 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast 3 2 4pm Miharo 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu

ThE BOx 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 SmackDown! MC 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Criminal Intent MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Outback Hunters PG 9:30 CSI – New York MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

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12:30 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Outback Hunters PG 4:20 CSI – New York MV 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 F Moteatea Moteatea from Taranaki, and Radio New Zealand archive recordings of waiata from Ngapuhi and Ngati Porou. 8pm Re-Think PGR 8:30 Native Affairs 9:30 Firefly AO 10:30 John Safran’s Race Relations AO 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Everything You Need To Know PG Snack Food. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Ring of Fire 2. 8:30 MythBusters PG Viewers’ Special 2. 9:30 Treehouse Masters PG 10:30 Texas Drug Wars M 11:30 Deadly Devotion M 12:30 Blood, Lies And Alibis M 1:30 Evil Kin M 2:30 Dukes Of Haggle PG 3pm Tickle M 3:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Ice Cold Gold PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Magic Of Science PG 10pm Deadly Dilemmas M 10:30 Auction Kings PG 11pm Desperate Measures M

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Midnight Evil, I M 12:30 Evil, I M 1am I Was Murdered M 1:30 I Was Murdered M 2am Flying Wild Alaska PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M 5am Flying Wild Alaska PG

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MOVIES PREMIERE 6:50 The Heat MVLS 2013 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. 8:45 Haunting Sarah M 2005 Thriller. Kim Raver. 10:15 Hummingbird 16VLS 2013 Action. Jason Statham. 11:55 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James. 1:35 Broken City 16VL 2013 Thriller. Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe. 3:25 The Heat MVLS 2013 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. 5:25 Welcome To The Punch 16VLS 2013 Crime. James McAvoy, Mark Strong. 7:05 The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis. 8:30 The Call 16VL 2013 Thriller. Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin. 10:10 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham. 11:55 Freeloaders 16LS 2012 Comedy.

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1:15 Welcome To The Punch 16VLS 2013 Crime. 2:55 The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Comedy. 4:20 The Call 16VL 2013 Thriller. 5:55 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action.

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MOVIES GREATS 6:35 The Insider ML 1999 Drama. Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Diane Venora, Christopher Plummer. 9:10 Semi-Pro MLS 2008 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson. 10:40 The Wolfman 16V 2009 Thriller. Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins. 12:20 The Patriot 16V 2000 War Drama. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson. 3pm Twister PGV 1996 Drama. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. 4:50 Jumper MVL 2008 Adventure. Samuel L Jackson, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson. 6:20 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 Action Thriller. Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King. 8:30 Four Brothers MVLS 2005 Drama. 10:20 O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy.

9:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Scotland. From Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Force v Blues. From nib Stadium in Perth. noon Rugby Nation 1pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Tigers v Mounties. 3pm Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Tigers v Raiders. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round 16 Saturday. 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Panthers. 6pm Rugby League – 40/20 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Hurricanes v Crusaders. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington. 8:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 9pm L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Storm. From WIN Stadium in Wollongong. 11pm Monday Night With Matty Johns

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Midnight Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Third Test, Day Four. 12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round 16 Monday. 1:45 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Third Test, Day Five. Coverage of the morning session from Providence Stadium, Guyana. Tuesday 4:05 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 12:05 Double Jeopardy MVLS 1999 4:35 L Cricket – International Thriller. 1:50 Twister PGV 1996 New Zealand v West Indies – Third Drama. 3:40 Four Brothers MVLS Test, Day Five. Coverage of the 2005 Drama. 5:30 O Brother, afternoon session from Providence Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. Stadium, Guyana.

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College’s Kieren Bell and Collegiate’s Tori George ﬁght for possession in their premier netball match on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280614-TM-139

Final premier spot in the balance BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Methven and College B meet in a promotion-relegation match tonight to determine the final makeup of premier netball for the third and final round. Methven lost to Hampstead 26-30 on Saturday to finish without a win and at the bottom

of the premier table for the second round. After round one the bottom team, College B, was automatically relegated and the top team from senior A, Collegiate, was promoted. But with the six teams that feature in premier in the third round to start in the same grade

next year, when netball moves into the EA Networks Centre, Mid Canterbury Netball opted to introduce the playoff match to ensure the best team plays in the top grade. That hands Methven a lifeline and one that has them up against the only team they have beaten this year in College B.

Collegiate have continued to be competitive since their promotion pushing College A before the schoolgirls took a 28-24 victory. United were unable to complete an unbeaten second round after going down to defending champions Celtic 17-31. College B took out the senior

A competition, scraping home with a 34-33 win over Allenton to finish ahead of Rakaia, who edged out the Methven B side 24-23. College Y10A handed Celtic B a 42-13 loss to send them down to play in senior B, with Hampstead B promoted to senior A.

Wade joins James as NBA free agent Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will join LeBron James on the NBA free agent market after informing the team yesterday that he’ll opt out of his contract. Heat President Pat Riley ex-

pressed optimism that the team would be able to retain the services of seven-time All-Star Wade, as well as keeping 11-year Heat veteran Udonis Haslem, who elected not to exercise his

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player option to stay with the team and also becomes a free agent. “Today we were notified of Dwyane’s intention to opt-out of his contract and Udonis’ in-

tention to not opt into his contract, making both players free agents,” Riley said in a statement. “Dwyane has been the cornerstone of our organisation for over a decade, and we hope

he remains a part of the Heat family for life.” Wade is opting out of two years and $US41.8 million ($A45.2 million) left on his contract. - AFP

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