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Its central location has been a key factor in Silver Fern Farms Pareora works securing the company’s bobby calf kill this season at the expense of long term processor, Fairton. In a statement to the Guardian, Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton said that Pareora could cover the broader Canterbury region and if necessary, overflow from North Otago. It also won out because investment had already been made on the site in preparation for the new season, he said. When asked if this could be an indication Fairton was on the closure list, Mr Hamilton did not provide a reply. Fairton has been the major South Island bobby calf processing plant for

several years, said New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Canterbury secretary Bill Watt, and to keep the work, staff had made a number of concessions each year in terms of conditions and pay rates, But this year the company made a request that staff could not accept, wanting to introduce a 10-day kill cycle using both Fairton and Pareora, and cutting penal rates for weekend work that was part of a shift. Staff at Fairton, Pareora and Finegand voted on the proposal and turned it down. On Monday Fairton staff were told by letter, that they had lost out on calf processing because they wouldn’t agree to work weekends without penal rates. However, the first many knew that the work had gone was when they

read about it in the Guardian, Mr Watt said. He believes Fairton has been unfairly singled out for its part in the three-shed vote, but said that Silver Fern did not know how staff voted, they simply knew the vote was 95 per cent in favour of rejecting the offer. “Their proposal was that the two plants did five-day weeks but I don’t believe this option was ever really available. They were playing one shed off against the other,” he said. “Fairton didn’t do anything that Pareora and Finegand didn’t do. The three sheds voted together, the company was unaware who voted which way.”

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EL James faces questions Twitter users have had a bit of fun at the expense of EL James. The hashtag “AskELJames” trended nationwide as the Fifty Shades of Grey writer took questions, including some notready-for-prime-time doozies. Among the printable, cheeky queries: – “Is it true that you’re actually just a burlap sack full of bad ideas and spiders?” – “When do you think your writer’s block will kick in? Signed Ev R Hopeful” – “Did you use a blow up doll as your characterization inspiration for Ana?” – “Is it only ok for Christian to stalk, coerce, threaten & manipulate Ana because he’s hot, or is it also ok because he’s rich?” For those under rocks, James authored three books in an erotic trilogy involving BDSM sex between a handsome, emotionally damaged billionaire and a young woman whom he introduces to his rough-sex lifestyle.

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Kiwis follow the sun Tauranga and Whakatane have been New Zealand’s fastest growing towns over the past 80 years, as Kiwis followed the sun to the country’s sunniest places. A long-term analysis by economists from the Motu consulting group and the University of Auckland found that sunshine hours were one of four main factors driving the growth and decline of 56 towns from 1926 to 2006, along with the quality of the local agricultural land, local educational levels and proximity to the country’s biggest city, Auckland. Auckland itself was only the eighth-fastest-growing town over the 80 years, but it grew much faster than the three others of what were the four main centres in 1926 (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin), so its faster growth helped to pull up other towns in the northern North Island. All but one of the 10 fastest-growing towns were in the upper North Island. Levin, also a sunny spot just north of Wellington, was the sole exception.

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The Prince of Wales is opening the doors of his private house in Transylvania for a Radio 4 series, On Your Farm. The show visits the farm in Romania for an exclusive interview, a two-part special to be broadcast this summer. Radio 4 said: “He talks passionately about why he cares so much about preserving biodiversity and rural communities. “He talks about why he thinks it is so important to preserve the rich meadows of Romania and create new ones in the UK, what we can learn from these Eastern European communities, and what should be done to preserve them.”

Tom Cruise has been confirmed for the long-awaited Top Gun sequel – and this time his ace fighter pilot character will be tackling drones. Skydance Productions CEO David Ellison thrilled fans with the news while promoting the new Terminator movie in Berlin, Germany over the weekend. “It is very much a world we live in today where it’s drone technology, and fifth-generation fighters are really what the United States Navy is calling the last man-made fighter that we’re actually going to produce, so it’s really (about) exploring the end of an era of dogfighting and fighter pilots and what that culture is today,” Ellison said. The original 1986 movie featured Cruise as Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (left), Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards. It was directed by the late Tony Scott.

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Shitty message A real-estate agent who sent poo in the post to a business rival has been discharged without conviction. The mystery of who the excrement belonged to, though, will never be solved. Grant Campbell Tucker, 58, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of posting a noxious substance (namely faeces), while a count of using a telephone to offend was dismissed. The discharge was conditional on two payments of $750 – one to the victim and one to charity – for offending that Judge Claire Ryan called “impetuous and wrong”. It is understood the incident came about over a longrunning stoush between Tucker – a director of Netrealty – and John Charles Wills, who is a director of Custom Residential. Both companies sell properties in some of Auckland’s most desirable suburbs.

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Kirsty Bentley’s dad dies BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Sid Bentley can now be reunited with his murdered daughter following his death from natural causes on Monday, and their ashes may be scattered together. The 64-year-old Ashburton former engineer passed away at Coldstream Rest Home, Hospital and Retirement Village on Monday morning after battling cancer for some time. Mr Bentley painted a sad picture in his later years, suffering ailing health and disappointment at police suspicions he and his son John may have had something to do with the murder of their daughter and sister Kirsty Bentley on New Year’s Eve in 1998. “Everybody seemed to kick him in the guts,” said friend and neighbour Peter Drummond yesterday, referring to the police handling of the crime as well as his former wife, Jill, who failed to clear him of suspicion. Even John, who lived overseas, had written him a letter some years ago saying he would probably never see him again. “He just missed Kirsty so much, his greatest wish was to walk her up the aisle to be married,” Mr Drummond said. Mr Bentley had told him Kirsty’s ashes were part of a memorial in his backyard, and he wanted them spread with his own ashes at Lyttelton, a favourite spot, after he had once been in the merchant navy. Mr Bentley had worked at an irrigation firm in the town for many years, where he had been a “brilliant engineer”. Mr Drummond also described him as a “good cobber”, and he would pop in to see Sid at his house and they would have a few drinks together. Mr Bentley would also visit the Ashburton MSA for a Guin-

Kirsty Bentley’s father Sid Bentley, dies after suffering major health problems.

ness on Sundays after attending a Tinwald church, which he joined about three years ago. While the cloud of suspicion has never been lifted due to noone ever having been charged with Kirsty’s murder, Mr Drummond had no doubt his friend was innocent, convinced particularly by “the way he was so broken up” about the murder. Other neighbours remembered Mr Bentley as a man who kept to himself, and a smoker

with a drinking problem. While reclusive, Mr Bentley would often have people coming in and out of the house to help him, and would get around town on a motorised scooter. “I think he was always in his own little thought box,” Carol Ward said. But he was friendly and would often wave out to her. Kirsty used to often come and play with her three daughters. “In some ways it might shut

the town up,” she said of Mr Bentley’s death. “Because we all have our own ideas of what happened.” Other neighbours said they believed there was a memorial to Kirsty in his backyard, and they had noticed a digger there this week which may have been removing it. Kirsty disappeared on the afternoon of December 31, 1998, while walking her dog by the Ashburton River, sparking a

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huge search. Her body was found later at the Rakaia Gorge. Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield confirmed yesterday that Mr Bentley passed away at Coldstream on Monday after being ill for sometime. There would be no coronial inquiry as the death was from natural causes. The Timaru Public Trust was overseeing associated matters, with nobody having been nominated as his executor.

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Wastebusters to take over Resource Park BY SUE NEWMAN

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Recycling in Rakaia will go hyper-local this week when Wastebusters takes over the running of Rakaia’s Resource Recovery Park. The Ashburton District Council has awarded the group a two-year contract to run the park, ahead of re-tendering contracts for both kerbside collection and resource recovery for Methven, Rakaia and Ashburton in two years. Wastebusters manager Sharon Breakwell said the biggest difference customers would notice would be a more efficient operation that offered additional recycling options in areas such as farm waste and polystyrene. The site will be managed by Rakaia man Kevin Cameron who was site manager at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park when Wastebusters held that contract. Wastebusters is no newcomer to Rakaia, Ms Breakwell said as for several years it was involved with the town’s

The new man behind recycling in Rakaia, Kevin Cameron with Wastebusters’ managers Sharon Breakwell and Tony Dawson. PHOTO SUPPLIED

resource recovery centre. “Their recycling product has been coming into us for quite a long time now and we pay the Rakaia community for that product; that’s our point of difference, the money goes

back into the community.” It still has community involvement with residents coming in to sort recyclables on Saturday morning, and this would continue under the Wastebusters contract, Ms

Breakwell said. “We also hope the community will make more use of the park’s re-use shop, where second-hand items are sold on behalf of the Rakaia community association,” she said.

Rates to rise 5.2 per cent Rates in the Ashburton District will rise by 5.2 per cent next year, with the greatest burden of that increase shared by the district’s small villages. In urban Ashburton the increase will add just over $80 a year to the rates bill for a property with a capital value of $250,000. The same property in Methven will attract a rate increase of $54. Mayfield, Mt Somers, Hakatere and Fairton with lower average property values will gen-

Teens arrested Four teenagers who allegedly fled police through South Auckland in a stolen car and filmed their getaway at the weekend have been arrested. Police said yesterday that the allegedly stolen car was eventually stopped near Mercer. Four female teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have been arrested and are facing a number of charges relating to the theft of the vehicle and failing to stop for police. - NZME

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erally see rates rise by around $100. Commercial properties across the district are the winners this year, with rates dropping for many by upwards of $300 a year. As part of striking rates for the year, the Ashburton District Council yesterday signed off its long-term plan that spells out spending over the next 10 years. The plan also signals rates increases for the coming years that are likely to dip to 4.5 per cent next year before rising to

an anticipated 11 per cent in 2017/2018 with the introduction of a wheelie bin kerbside rubbish and recycling collection. This year’s rate increase has been clawed back from the 6.5 per cent tagged in the council’s draft long-term plan. To achieve that reduction, however, the council had to delete two large projects from its budget – hydroslides for the EA Networks Centre and a significant contribution towards a new recreation complex in Rakaia.

During deliberations, mayor Angus McKay said the council was aware of the community’s desire for restraint in spending in the coming year and for a cut back on major projects. “That caused us to pull back on those two decisions. To many of us that was a disappointment but we made the decision to pull back and I’m pleased we’ve come back to 5.2 per cent.” If the council decided the time was right, it would need to go through the consultation process again.

Others stood by while a young woman was being strangled and punched in her car, but five Auckland men took action to stop the attack, chase down the offender and restrain him until police arrived. Barrie Olsen, Konrad Berking, Jason Sloan, Maina Papalii and Robert Lew yesterday received bravery awards for their actions during a special ceremony at Henderson Police Station. The 18-year-old waitress had just finished her shift at a nearby restaurant and was stopped in her car at a set of lights when the attack took place, in April. - NZME

Police vetting charges Charging for police vetting has been given the green light despite concerns from charities and volunteer groups about crippling new costs. A select committee has recommended a law change that will allow police to recover costs for “demand services” such as criminal checks be passed into law. The Labour Party said it would still oppose the bill, because the committee had ignored the concerns of charities. New Zealand First and the Green Party also opposed the legislation. Charging for criminal checks was expected to raise $2.2 million a year. - NZME

Road rage Drivers that follow closely behind the car in front are the most likely to be annoying their fellow motorists, according to a national poll. A Colmar Brunton poll of 1000 New Zealand drivers asked what habits were found to be the most annoying in other drivers, with tailgaters the most common cause of road rage. Tailgaters, drivers that don’t use indicators and texting drivers were the three most annoying habits. - NZME

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They may be 10,000km from their families, but international students feel right at home at Aoraki Polytechnic. Su Zhuang from China, Phennapa Naksawat from Thailand, and Suin Hong from Korea are among those studying English Language at the polytechnic this year. But the students are embracing more than just the language while studying here. They have been overwhelmed by the friendliness of the staff and students at the polytechnic and have made a lot of new Kiwi friends. “I think Aoraki is great. I think more Chinese students would like to come here. They need to learn about this polytechnic,’’ Su said. Su transferred from Christchurch’s CPIT to Aoraki three months ago. He was enjoying the smaller class sizes, friendly campus, and the Timaru community. “My English has improved since coming to Aoraki. The Kiwi

students are very friendly and have made us feel very welcome.’’ And the polytechnic tutors have gone that extra mile to ensure Su and his classmates get a full “Kiwi experience.’’ The programme also includes trips around Timaru and a lot of fun activities. This week the students made a wearable arts costume from newspapers. The course would help the students find work or further study when they returned home. Su will look for a job teaching English while Suin is planning go to university. In Thailand, Phennapa works at an education centre which found local students places to study English. She was very impressed with what Aoraki Polytechnic had to offer. Phennapa and Suin were living with local families while studying here. Su was enjoying his stay at a hostel living with some of the other international students.

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Location key in calf kill decision

Clear skies for clearing sale Murray Hydes and Alan Greenslade made good use of a retired farm implement, come garden seat, for a chat in the sun at a clearing sale on Boundary Road. Don Borlase, from Peter Walsh & Associates, said the sale, staged on account of Wayne and Alison Parker on Friday, achieved 99 per cent clearance. “It was a great day for it, and there were only a few lots which didn’t sell,” he said. “We were going to hold it the week before, so we dodged a bullet with that with the snow we had.” The Parkers farm has been sold to a neighbour. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 026615-AK-072

From P1 While Fairton has lost at least six weeks’ work for more than 200 staff, Mr Watt said there was a double insult with the company suggesting that some staff might like to travel to Pareora to work – at their own expense. He’s concerned that with killing seasons already contracting because of falling sheep numbers, the loss of the bonus calf kill will prompt some staff to apply for jobs at other meat plants. “I’m not sure what the company’s long-term plan is. They’re trying to blame the union but we’ve had enough of Silver Fern Farms taking money off people.”

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Council failing to listen By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s district councillors and mayor might be consulting with their community but their community says they’re failing to listen to what is being said. Councillors and mayor Angus McKay were surprised yesterday to find they’d received a black mark in this year’s residents’ survey for the way in which they took on board the things the community told them. While the act of consulting

might be at an all-time high, the act of listening was at an alltime low, Research First director Carl Davidson said. “The council seems to be consulting but they’re not actually listening to residents. This perception is created when residents see council acting contrary to their wishes,” Mr Davidson said. The council’s ranking for community consultation has dropped from 90 per cent in 2011 to 71 per cent this year

with people wanting more information, more community meetings and councillors who listen to what people are saying. Mayor Angus McKay asked Mr Davidson for help. “Is it the decisions we make, is it the way we make the decisions, the way we word the decisions or the way we notify those decisions to the public?” He asked. The key lay in managing the public’s expectations, Mr Davidson said. “Be really clear when you go

out to consult that it’s your job to make the decisions but as part of your intelligence gathering, you’re listening to what the community says. You have to be clear that the decision is separate to the process.” The council’s overall performance was rated at 72 per cent and satisfaction with the way council spent rates, 70 per cent. Ashburton’s new art gallery and museum came under fire as the single issue that people did

not want to spend money on. The survey was not all about failure, however, with council staff and the council website scoring a 92 per cent satisfaction rating, and parks, reserves and gardens, 98 per cent. While the survey was not all good news, Mr McKay said it was an indication of what the public felt, what it saw as areas the council could improve. “And we will improve. Three out of four is not bad but I don’t believe it’s good enough.”

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Sheep on Mexican pastures By NadiNe Porter

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The ship has berthed and nearly 45,000 healthy breeding ewes and 3000 cattle have been quarantined on quality Mexican pastures, and the South Island economy is around $15 million richer according to the broker of the shipment. After 16 days on board the Nada, around 100 trucks took one of the largest live sheep breeding exports in New Zealand history to quarantine, on their way to drought stricken Mexican farmers desperate to replace culled livestock in one of the worst droughts on record. Just how healthy the stock were when they arrived, was reflected in the fact that they put on 4kg and Mexican trucks supposed to take 350 sheep each load, had to reduce that number to 305 because of their size, according to the report Mr Walsh received. He was “very pleased”, as were the Mexican authorities, with the health of the livestock consignment. Deaths on board the ship were very low with only 0.03% of sheep and just one cattlebeast lost – well under New Zealand normal farming attrition rates according to Mr Walsh.

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The Nada had the capacity to take 110,000 sheep so there was plenty of room for livestock to move, he said. When the boat left the Timaru Port it had perfect conditions with a temperature of between 10 and 12 degrees Celsius and it gradually rose to

30 degrees Celsius as the boat neared Mexican shores. The stockmen on the boat said the livestock travelled extremely well and were in “excellent order” when they arrived. Around $10 million was brought into the South Island

economy from North Otago up, while $5 million went to Otago Southland when staff working at the feedlot, stockmen, Assure Quality staff and farmers who benefited, were accounted for. “It has certainly helped in a difficult dry season.”

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The project co-ordinator of Safer Ashburton’s anti-bullying programme is lauding new legislation that the ACT party has blasted as a ‘total overreaction’. The Harmful Digital Communications bill was voted into law yesterday afternoon with an overwhelming majority. The bill, led by Selwyn MP Amy Adams, introduces tough new penalties for cyberbullies and those who post harmful

material online. ACT was the only party to oppose the bill, making it the first time leader David Seymour has voted against government legislation. Mr Seymour has been a vocal critic of the bill, claiming that it criminalises children and will censor free speech. He told the Guardian yesterday that he believed the bill was a “total overreaction” in the wake of the Roastbusters scandal.

“I can understand people’s disgust and their reaction to that,” he said. “However if you look at what’s being done with this bill, it doesn’t actually connect with the Roastbusters event, it’s effectively a power grab.” The legislation has been praised by Thinkfirst project co-ordinator John Hobbs, who says it shows the government is taking bullying seriously. Mr Hobbs said people often didn’t report cyberbullying as

they thought it would be dismissed, so giving victims a legal avenue to pursue would empower them to take a stand. He also refuted Mr Seymour’s claims that it would infringe on freedom of speech. “People are acting as if their freedom of speech is a right,” he said. “But what right does someone have to tell someone over Twitter to go kill themselves, or bully others?” “I don’t think that’s a right.”

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Kiwi man guilty of Bali drug smuggling The lawyers of a New Zealand man who escaped the death penalty for trafficking almost 2kg of crystal meth in Bali says his lengthy imprisonment is a “significant blow”. Antony de Malmanche, 52, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Bali yesterday. The 52-year-old Whanganui

ACC blunder The number of motorists affected by an ACC blunder over car registrations has blown out to 9000 people as a second critical error has emerged. It far exceeds ACC’s initial estimates just days ago that only a few hundred people had paid the wrong amount to get their vehicle registration. Since then, ACC has discovered a new fault, which it emerges it had known about for at least six months. The corporation today promised to pay back money to those who were charged the wrong amount for registering cars under a new system which bases cost on the risk level of the car being driven. - NZME

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man was arrested last December after 1.7kg of methamphetamine was found in his backpack at the Denpasar International Airport. De Malmanche claimed he was duped and did not know the drugs were there. His New Zealand lawyer, Craig Tuck, said his legal

team would be appealing the decision. Mr Tuck said the death penalty had been “on the table” until the last moment but the significant sentence was not a relief. He had just got off the phone with de Malmanche when he spoke to the New

Zealand Herald and said he was in “emotional turmoil” thinking about the reality of spending more than a decade in an Indonesian jail. “Fifteen years is not a firing squad, and it turns into about 10 years with various remissions, but it’s not an easy lag”, - NZME he said.

Prime Minister John Key says a raft of changes coming into force today will have real benefits for families. More New Zealanders will get free doctors’ visits, vehicle licensing will become cheaper, and paid parental leave payments will increase. Funding will also increase for palliative care, which will allow hospices to expand their services for terminally ill people. As promised in last year’s budget, GP visits and prescriptions will be free for under-13 year-olds from today. Mr Key said the change was possible because of careful management of the government’s books. It was expected to benefit 400,000 children at a cost of around $30 million a year. - NZME

Literacy programme A grandmother-of-seven can finally fill in forms without her daughter’s help, thanks to a volunteer literacy programme at the Auckland women’s prison. The 50-year-old, who left school at 14 and had her first child at 16, was presented with her literacy certificate yesterday by the head of the United Nations Development Programme, former Prime Minister Helen Clark. As two of her grandchildren clutched at her legs, their nana said she was motivated to learn so that she could help them with their homework when she becomes due for release in September. - NZME

Stranger danger The mother of a Featherston girl who was approached by a stranger in a van who asked her “if she liked money” has alerted nearby schools, saying parents need to aware of the dangers. Racheal Burt, whose 15-year-old daughter was approached by the man last week, said she had contacted Featherston School, St Theresa’s and Kuranui College to ask them to alert parents and pupils. It was important parents were aware of the incident, Mrs Burt said. “If they are under age, be safe and pick them up or make sure that they are with a friend.” - NZME

Hit by bus A person is in critical condition after they were hit by a bus in Auckland last night. The incident occurred on Vincent St about 7.50pm and involved a pedestrian. Part of the road is closed as the Serious Crash Unit are examining the scene. - NZME

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Highbank Cemetery to receive some TLC

Soldiers graduate Iraqi soldiers have graduated from the New Zealand and Australian Defence Force training at Taji Military Camp to join the fight against Isis. More than 700 soldiers of the Iraqi 76th Brigade marched out on Sunday at the conclusion on the New Zealand and Australian training mission. Commander Joint Forces New Zealand Major-General Tim Gall said the eight-week training programme had been well-received by the Iraqi troops. The Government announced in February the deployment of up to 143 New Zealand Defence Force personnel on a combined mission with the Australian Defence Force to help build the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces, in order for the Iraqi Security Forces to tackle the threat of Isis. - NZME

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An all but forgotten cemetery at Highbank is about to get a spruce-up thanks to Methven history buff Viv Barrett. Mr Barrett has organised for Department of Corrections community workers to visit the small half-acre of over-grown land, where broom and cocksfoot compete for space with decaying headstones, this weekend. The workers will cut back the weeds and may give the headstones a clean. The Highbank Cemetery was established in 1899 and the first person to be buried there was 12-year-old William Alexander Young, on August 13 of that year. This was followed by Ada Stout, a stillborn baby, in 1901. Another 16 burials followed, with the final one in 1930, of Sarah Jane Bell McDowell, aged 55. Time has erased memories of the lives and deaths of the people buried at the cemetery and there are few details existing today. There are only five graves visible to the naked eye, four of those with headstones, although more may become evident when the area is tidied. Two of those headstones have fallen victim to strong winds and lay pieced together on top of their graves. Mr Barrett said the cemetery had had a “pretty checkered” past, as its surrounding trees had been damaged by strong winds, big snows and a large fire in the late 1990s. Additionally, there was speculation that all the burials may not have been in the small halfacre section and there may have been two within what used to be the cemetery confines, over 100 metres away near the roadside. While the land was once all the cemetery, today it is only the half-acre plot which is owned by the council, the rest of the land

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Methven history buff Viv Barrett is pleased the closed Highbank Cemetery is to receive a spruce-up. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 300615-SS-338

being owned by a local farmer. Mr Barrett said there were anecdotal accounts of two crosses in the area decades ago, but an examination of burial records had not backed up the suggestion. The 18 recorded burials were researched by the Ashburton Historical Places Trust, of which Mr Barrett was a member, some years ago and engraved on to a plaque installed at the site about 13 years ago. Mr Barrett said such older cemeteries, of which there were about four in Mid Canterbury, needed someone, either volunteers or the Ashburton District Council, to look after them, as they were no longer officially the council’s responsibility.

Government says its proposal to lease some state houses instead of selling them does not mean one of its biggest policies has failed. Social Housing Paula Bennett said yesterday that leasing some of the state houses was always a part of Government’s plan, and it was not a response to a lack of interest from community housing providers. “We’re looking at everything at the moment,” she said. “This is part of a discovery process as we look at community housing providers - what works best for the tenants and how we can increase their involvement in social housing. - NZME

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A plaque at the Highbank Cemetery records the people buried there. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 300615-SS-331

A student who gave a speech at school about the failure of teachers was stood down from classes. The speech sparked controversy at school and led to Anela Pritchard being told she had to take time away from Napier Girls High School. Andrew Pritchard told Hawke’s Bay Today his Year 10 daughter Anela should not have been penalised for giving her opinion in a persuasive speech assignment. He said he was asked to keep his daughter home until a meeting had been held with principal Mary Nixon. He said there had been no apology. - NZME

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Mid Canterbury beech forest walking tracks may become more user-friendly next summer as the Department of Conservation moves to control wasps. Wasps reach high numbers on the tracks from January onwards. Department scientist Eric Edwards said results from a pilot programme using bait poisoned with the commonly-used insecticide fipronil were promising. DOC had developed the

pilot with BASF and a Nelson-based consultancy, and installed it with the help of recreation and conservation groups at five sites – Arthur’s Pass, Marlborough and Marlborough Sounds and the national parks of Abel Tasman and Nelson Lakes. The results showed there was more than 95 per cent reduction of wasp activity in nests monitored before and after the trial. “DOC and our community-based partners who were involved in the pilot are delighted these results were as anticipated. We now have a

tool to help reduce the impact of wasps on our wildlife and visitors to recreation areas.” The wasp reduction meant significantly more honeydew remained on trees, meaning it was available to birds and insect life. The department would now work with key stakeholders on plans for using the poison on conservation land next year. Mt Somers Walkway Society chairman Lew Shaw was enthusiastic about the potential for the poison, although said members would have to be sure it would not harm bees

before they could endorse it. Fipronil was harmful to bees, however, the bait used by the department is reported to be unattractive to the insects. Mr Shaw said wasps had been “just too problematic” to control to date, and removal of one nest would soon see another horde move in to build a new one. Wasps swelled to “incredibly large numbers” each year and “if we get the okay to use it our society will pretty quickly get it around the carparks at Sharplin Falls and Woolshed Creek”, Mr Shaw said.

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Carol Hill’s sons Lance and Shane receive a cheque from Kirsty Naish, Greg Bruce, Kevin Opele, Geoff Gill, and Darcy Prendergast. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 300615-AK-126

Hill family ‘overwhelmed’ by community support The sons of an Ashburton woman seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Greece say they are overwhelmed by the support they have received from the community. Carol Hill and husband Barrie were holidaying on the Greek island of Santorini when she was struck by a motorbike. She remains in a serious condition in hospital after being airlifted to Athens. Members of the community have rallied behind the Hill family to help with costs associated with Mrs Hill’s treat-

ment, with hundreds of people flocking to a fun run/walk last weekend to raise funds. A cheque for $13,254 was presented to Mrs Hill’s sons Shane and Lance yesterday by family friend Kevin Opele, who organised the fundraising effort. Both Shane and Lance have travelled to Greece to visit their mother, who remains in a coma. Shane said the support from the community has been “unreal”, and the men wanted to thank everybody for rallying behind them. It is not yet clear when Mrs Hill will be able to return to New Zealand.

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All Ashburton children under the age of 13 are eligible for free GP visits starting today. The move to extend the age range of free doctors’ visits and prescriptions from children aged under six to children aged under 13 was confirmed by Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and ACC Minister Nikki Kay in February. In May it was confirmed that all seven of Mid Canterbury’s general practices would offer the free visits. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) team leader of planning and funding, Dr Greg Hamilton, said yesterday the ‘zero fees’ scheme will apply to standard day-time visits for enrolled children who visit their regular general practice team, or a participating afterhours clinic. Dr Hamilton said Ashburton’s afterhours arrangements which include GP cover from 6pm until 11pm and weekend cover with hospital support overnight, will remain in place. The CDHB confirmed that four prac-

tices in Mid Canterbury will charge a copayment for accident visits, but did not name the practices. It is expected that visits to GP practices within the district may increase within the six to 12-year-old group as a result of the change, but only time will tell. “When the zero fees for under sixes scheme was introduced practices experienced an initial increase in utilisation rates, which then levelled off,” he said. Early experience from the Northland District Health Board which introduced zero fees for under 13s in October of last year, indicated visits to GPs increased by 10 per cent within the first six months. Nationally research was undertaken to estimate how often six to 12-year-olds attended GPs and it showed that age group visited on average 1.75 times per year. Methven Medical Centre GP and Pegasus Primary Health Organisation (PHO) board GP representative Dr Gayle O’Duffy said families she had spoken to were looking forward to the change as it would reduce the pressure on their finances.

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A night of music and memories A charity concert held by the Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club on Sunday was a resounding success. More than 350 people attended the concert, at the Tinwald War Memorial Hall, and $3135 was raised for Ashburton St John. “We were so delighted,” secretary Rose Stead said. She put the success down to members and friends vigorously selling tickets. In addition about 100 tickets were sold at the door.

Member performers included country singers Bruce and Lanae Hill, keyboard soloist Karen Smith and keyboardist Ann Allott, accompanied by her son Ross on the saxophone. The club’s three groups of singers, accordions and keyboard players performed items, and all performers came together for a number of massed items. Audience members sang along to the songs they knew. “They all went away with smiling faces,” Mrs Stead said.

Right – Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club country performers Bruce and Lanae Hill entertain crowds at a club concert on Sunday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 280615-TM-273

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Clear view of occultation A scientist waiting for Pluto to make a brief appearance for the first time in 10 years struck it lucky yesterday with clear skies. The National Institute Water and Atmospheric Research centre at Lauder, near Alexandra, was expected to host scientists from all over Europe and the United States to see the dwarf planet Pluto make a 90-second appearance at 4am yesterday. But predicted bad weather meant the scientists decided only to go as far as Timaru. One scientist who did make it to Lauder, however, was Czech Republic scientist Martin Jelinek from the Institute of Astrophysics in Andalusia, Spain. “The weather was predicted to be

worse, so we were lucky and had clear sky all night,” Dr Jelinek said. What they viewed is called an occultation, similar to an eclipse, where Pluto passed in front of another star which lit up the dwarf planet. They observed a “relatively bright star” being covered for a brief moment by Pluto, although the event was only visible through powerful telescopes. “Because Pluto has atmosphere ... the light of the star does not disappear abruptly as would be the case with no atmosphere, but it disappears gradually,” Dr Jelinek said. He was excited by the success of capturing the data and would analyse the findings carefully. - NZME

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In brief Self-immolation A man riding a Japanese highspeed bullet train set himself on fire yesterday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said. At least 26 other people were injured, three seriously, mostly from smoke inhalation, Odawara Fire Department official Ikutaro Torii said. The man’s motive wasn’t clear. The passenger poured an oillike substance over his head before setting himself on fire, authorities said. Kyodo News service reported that he used a lighter.

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Firefighters and military personnel inspect the site where an Air Force cargo plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. PHOTO AP

Plane crashes into houses An Indonesian air force transport plane crashed yesterday into a residential neighbourhood in the country’s thirdlargest city of Medan, killing dozens of people. Television footage showed the wreckage of the downed C-130 Hercules, a crumpled burning car and a shattered building that local media said contained a spa. Smoke billowed from the site and several thousand people milled nearby. North Sumatra police chief Eko Hadi Sutedjo told reporters that the plane was carrying 50 people based on its manifest. He said 37 bodies have been transported to Medan’s Adam

Malik hospital and include a child who was probably about a year old. None of the bodies has been identified and it’s unclear how many of the victims are military personnel and how many are civilians, Sutedjo said. The crash of the transport plane occurred just two minutes after it took off from Soewondo air force base. Air force chief Air Marshall Agus Supriatna said the pilot told the control tower that the plane needed to turn back because of engine trouble. “The plane crashed while it was turning right to return to the airport,” Supriatna said.

Medan resident Fahmi Sembiring said he saw the gray Hercules flying very low as he was driving. “Flames and black smoke were coming from the plane in the air,” he said. Sembiring said he stopped not far from the crash site and saw several people rescued by police, security guards and bystanders. Indonesia has a patchy aviation safety record. Between 2007 and 2009, the European Union barred Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe because of safety concerns. The country’s most recent civilian airline disaster was in Decem-

ber, when an AirAsia jet with 162 people on board crashed into the Java Sea en route from Surabaya to Singapore. The C-130 accident is the second time in 10 years that an airplane has crashed into a Medan neighborhood. In September 2005, a Mandala Airlines Boeing 737 crashed into a crowded residential community shortly after takeoff from Medan’s Polonia airport, killing 143 people including 30 on the ground. Medan, with about 3.4 million people, is the third most populous city in Indonesia after the capital, Jakarta, and Surabaya. - AP

It’s crunch time for Greece, with the European part of its international bailout expiring and with it any possible access to the remaining rescue loans that it needs to pay its debts. Without an 11th-hour deal, the government is unlikely to repay a debt of about 1.6 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund also due today — a move that would amount to default and would increase fears the country could fall out of the euro currency bloc. With banks shut and Greeks limited to cash withdrawals of 60 euros ($67) per day, long lines formed once more at ATM machines. Capital controls began Monday and will last at least a week. - AP

Heatwave hits Europe A mass of hot air moving north from Africa is bringing unusually hot weather to western Europe, with France the next in line for a scorching day. Forecasters said southern France could see temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius today, a day after Cordoba in southern Spain recorded nearly 44 degrees Celsius. Spain and Portugal issued weather alerts. - AP

Chernobyl forest fire Fire has engulfed a large section of the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chernobyl plant in Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said. It was unclear if the blaze has hit parts of the zone heavily contaminated by radiation from the 1986 reactor explosion and fire, although authorities said the flames swept through about 130 hectares. - AP

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t is an unfortunate coincidence that New Zealand’s biggest meat processing company has shuffled work from Ashburton as it looks to new ways to secure its future. Silver Fern Farms has culled the bobby calf kill at its Fairton works – a six-to-seven week fillip for workers ahead of the sheep cull in September – to send the contract to Pareora. This will affect the livelihoods of about 200 people and raises the spectre of experienced workers leaving the district and of boosted seasonal paypackets being lost to the community. After all, the length of the sheep season has shrunk and the co-operative and industry continue to grapple with the slide in red meat availability and the decline of sheep meat prices. Fairton’s future was kicked about in March when lobby group Meat Industry Excellence’s Pathways report recommended collaboration between the major industry players. It mooted closing Fairton and nine other plants to address overcapacity and to facilitate a Fonterra-style co-operative. SFF was lukewarm on the plan, preferring collaboration to mergers. Today, some SFF shareholders want to take another look at the proposal as it prepares to consider advice on equity raising options – perhaps including foreign cash – to pare-down debt. So it makes sense that SFF would continue to looking at ways to maximise site use and reduce its costs to further reinforce itself as an investment worth making. It also makes sense that the workers’ union wonders if the co-op had its mind on the long game when, in response to workers’ refusal to lose overtime, it moved the work south. Workers will find no solace in SFF’s explanation that Pareora was chosen because of investment in preparation for the season and because it can cover Canterbury and North Otago. If SFF has invested in a site well-placed to work for two regions, then Mid Canterbury workers must wonder where to from here.

YOUR VIEW Calf kill culled Tell the truth Silver Fern Farms! Calf kill going to Pareora (June 30): Pareora voted over 95 per cent to reject working Saturday and Sunday for a flat rate, or what would be a 50 per cent pay cut! Why then did they get the six-week calf kill work? The SFF proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by over 90 per cent in all three SFF plants – Pareora, Finegand (Balclutha) and Fairton. So, Fairton didn’t lose the six-week calf kill because they voted against the proposal, but because SFF wanted to financially hurt Fairton workers to get them to toe the line and agree to a 50 per cent pay cut for weekend work. So SFF what have you got to say now? Name withheld by request

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Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton responds: Right from the outset our intention behind our calf processing plan this season was to spread our six-to-eight week calf season processing service across a greater number of plants in our South Island network to meet the lifting demand for our seven-day service. Our proposal was to share the work between our Fairton, Waitane, Pareora and Finegand sites. This proposal had multiple advantages for us; easier scheduling with reduced travel distances from farms, reduced staff fatigue during the peak processing weeks and the potential for lifts in quality. We asked to run the plants on staggered five-day weeks to carry out the seven-day service, with a Saturday and a Sunday counting as a normal working day in the five-day week for staff

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working those days. Yes, some staff would have missed out on overtime rates paid while working a standard five-day, 40-hour working week. Those rates would have only accrued once they worked beyond the eight hours on any day, or for any additional days worked beyond their standard five. We were not asking people who would work overtime to do so without overtime rates. It did require flexibility in contract conditions to make this solution work. All of which was clearly explained in our discussions with union delegates in the months of planning leading into this bobby processing season. They made their decision very clear in saying no to the proposal. We have then needed to create a Plan B for South Island calf processing. Fairton has not been

singled out in this decision. Finegand staff also miss out on a share of this seasonal work. Consolidating at Pareora was chosen for a number of reasons, including investment already undertaken at the site in preparation for the season, its location meaning it can cover the broader Canterbury region and, if necessary, overflow from North Otago, and the fact it is open now and processing sheepmeat during this period. These factors help spread overhead costs more effectively than re-starting the Fairton site before the lamb season. It makes us competitive in the pricing and service we can offer our suppliers for stock and product to consumers. We are disappointed for the staff at Fairton. We look forward to opening up for lamb processing at Fairton later in the year as we normally would.

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Some Briscoe magic for Kathmandu? BY JONATHAN UNDERHILL Kathmandu shares soared to a four-month high after Briscoe Group acquired a 19.9 per cent stake and said it plans to make a full takeover, raising the prospect that managing director Rod Duke could use his skills to revive the struggling outdoor equipment and clothing chain. Kathmandu stock rose as much as 29 per cent to $1.80, the price Briscoe paid institutions for most of the holding,

and recently traded at $1.74. Briscoe built its stake without contacting the target company and Kathmandu said it wouldn’t comment on the imminent cash and scrip offer. Duke owns about 80 per cent of Briscoe and under his leadership the retailer’s shares have climbed 130 per cent in the past five years as he drove sales growth at his homewares and sports goods stores. Kathmandu stock has slipped about 15 per cent in the same period and has

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63.9 per cent, with the most marked deterioration in Australia. Sales rose as the company aggressively discounted stock and acting CEO Mark Todd said in March that the company, which has 157 outlets, was slowing its pace of new store openings and that its full-year performance was dependent on favourable Easter and winter sales. Auckland-based Briscoe quietly built a 4.99 per cent stake of Kathmandu before buying 14.9 per cent of the retailer from institutional investors for $1.80 a share. That amounts to about a 29 per cent premium to Kathmandu’s closing price on Monday. Some 31 million shares changed hands yesterday, the biggest one-day volume since former owners Goldman Sachs JBWere and Quadrant Private Equity took the company public in 2009, selling their entire

interest. The Kathmandu brand was originally built up by founder Jan Cameron. “I am excited by the potential that would arise from bringing together these two iconic retailers – we each have strong and recognisable brands that I see as complementary,” Duke said in a statement. The full takeover offer would consist of cash and shares. Briscoe said it wouldn’t comment further on its plans. The operator of the Briscoe homewares stores and Rebel Sports outlets was the subject of market speculation in January that it was looking at a bid for struggling childswear retailer Pumpkin Patch. As at January 25, Briscoe had $89.7 million of cash and bank balances available. Briscoe shares rose 1.8 per cent to $2.90 yesterday. – NZME

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dropped 45 per cent in the past 12 months. In February, Kathmandu said Christmas and January trading had lagged behind expectations, driving the retailer to a first-half loss. A month earlier, the company appointed Xavier Simonet to replace Peter Halkett, who left in November after eight years running the company. “Duke has proved he can do an exceptional job,” said Matthew Goodson, managing director at Salt Funds Management. “Kathmandu clearly has some challenges and it will be very interesting to see if his expertise in a slightly different but similar part of retailing can be successfully translated across. A lot of people would back him.” Kathmandu posted a $1.8 million loss in its first half, compared to a profit of $11.4 million a year earlier. Its gross margin shrank to 59.3 per cent from

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sacked employee who downloaded and kept company information she intended to use when setting up her own business in competition, has been ordered to return the documents and pay special damages of $6215 and a penalty of $3000. Jill Cockburn worked for Product Placement 2011 Limited (PPL) as a campaign manager in September 2013 before being sacked after 21 days in the job. PPL had begun a disciplinary investigation into how Ms Cockburn had carried out a promotional campaign when after attending a disciplinary meeting, Ms Cockburn advised her manager, Merilyn Havler, she was too distressed and exhausted to come to work the following Monday. Ms Havler arranged for a courier to collect Ms Cockburn’s work laptop computer from her home and on opening the laptop found a series of

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instant messages which caused her concern. The messages comprised derogatory remarks about Ms Havler and PPL’s campaign director. Ms Cockburn described how she could copy work folders to her desktop and “they could not see I looked at them….doh”. Another message said she would go to the doctor and get a medical certificate for stress leave “and leave them in sh*t on Monday”. Additionally, Ms Havler removed a number of files confidential to PPL and transferred them to a personal Dropbox cloud-based storage system. When asked for their return at the end of her employment,

she refused. An Employment Relations Authority member, Robin Arthur, said she was not entitled to use electronic access she had for work purposes to winkle out material that might be of potential private commercial use to her. The authority ruled Ms Cockburn breached her duties of fidelity and good faith and ordered her to return all copies of the documents. Mr Arthur said in relation to Ms Cockburn being dishonest about her reasons for taking sick leave as deliberately misleading behaviour and she was in breach of her common law duty of being honest in her dealings with her employer. PPL had sought a global penalty of $40,000. Christine Summerville of Chapman Employment Relations is an employment and HR advisor for businesses in Ashburton christine@chapmaner.co.nz

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celery and cook for five minutes until soft, but not browned. Add stock, salt and pepper. Return lamb to the saucepan, cover with a lid and simmer gently for about 1 1/2 hours until lamb is tender. Add a little more stock from time to time if needed. Add the Asian greens stalks, heat to steaming hot and cook for a further 5-10 minutes. Stir through Asian greens leaves. Serve lamb topped with gremolata with mashed potato and green beans on the side. To make gremolata: Place lemon rind, garlic and parsley into a bowl and stir well. Alternatively: Bake in preheated oven at 180°C in ovenproof dish for 1 1/2 hours.

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umpkins are at their glorious best right now. They’re cheap to buy and many home gardeners will have good stocks stashed away in a dry airy place. The best thing about a pumpkin, however, is that it can be used in so many ways.

Pumpkin and potato curry 2T oil 1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped 1 red onion, finely chopped 2cm piece of ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped 1t ground coriander 1t ground turmeric 1t ground cumin 3T fish sauce 1T brown sugar 2t prepared lemongrass 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk 1T lemon juice 1T tomato paste 750g pumpkin, peeled and chopped 3 to 4 potatoes (750g), peeled and roughly chopped Coriander leaves for garnish ■ Heat oil in a large saucepan and gently cook chilli, onion, ginger and garlic for five minutes. ■ Add coriander, turmeric and cumin and stir for one minute. ■ Add fish sauce, brown sugar, lemongrass, coconut milk, lemon juice, tomato paste, pumpkin

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■ Brown the sausages in two tablespoons of oil in a large, heated casserole dish. ■ When golden put aside. ■ Tip off any extra fat and add enough oil for the vegetables. ■ Slice the leeks into thick diagonals, washing well to remove all the dirt. ■ Cut the peeled pumpkin and potatoes into 2cm dice. ■ Place the vegetables in the pan and toss well with oil, over a gentle heat. ■ Sweat for several minutes, stirring continuously and then add the stock. ■ Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. ■ Add the sausages so they sit on the vegetables.

■ Cover the pan and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the chopped herbs and salt and pepper to taste. ■ Serve in shallow bowls with some of the vegetable juices and the sausages on top.

Lamb and pumpkin braise 4T olive oil 1.5kg boned lean lamb shoulder, diced 5cm 2 onions, diced 3 carrots, sliced 2 sticks celery 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1T dried wild oregano 1T Spanish sweet paprika 1/2 C raisins flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 200ml white wine 2T tomato paste 500ml chicken stock 900g pumpkin, peeled, cut into 5cm chunks 1C flat leafed parsley sprigs ■ Heat the oil in a wide deep pan over high heat. ■ Add the lamb and brown the pieces all over. Remove from the pan and reserve. ■ Turn the heat to moderate and add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, oregano and paprika. ■ Season well. Fry gently until the onion is soft and everything beginning to brown. ■ Add the raisins and lamb, mix well, add the wine and let bubble for one minute. ■ Add the tomato paste, chicken

stock and pumpkin. ■ Cover and simmer one hour until the meat is very tender. ■ Serve with spicy chutney and salad.

Creamy pumpkin and lentil soup 1T olive oil, plus 1t 2 onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 800g chopped pumpkin flesh, plus the seeds 100g split red lentils 1/2 small pack thyme, leaves picked, plus extra to serve 1l hot chicken stock pinch of salt and sugar 50g crème fraîche, plus extra to serve ■ Heat the oil in a large pan. ■ Fry the onions until softened and starting to turn golden. ■ Stir in the garlic, pumpkin flesh, lentils and thyme, then pour in the hot stock. ■ Season, cover and simmer for 20-25 mins until the lentils and vegetables are tender. ■ Meanwhile, wash the pumpkin seeds. ■ Remove any flesh still clinging to them, then dry them with kitchen paper. ■ Heat the 1t oil in a non-stick pan and fry the seeds until they start to jump and pop. ■ Stir frequently, but cover the pan in between to keep them in it. ■ When the seeds look nutty and toasted, add a sprinkling of salt and a pinch of sugar and stir well. ■ Whizz the cooked pumpkin mixture with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth ■ Add the crème fraîche and whizz again. Taste for seasoning. ■ Serve with a spoonful of crème fraîche, thyme leaves and the toasted seeds scattered on top.

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Above – Students Clancy Brown and Kristie Hunter-Letham sing at Mount Hutt College’s School of Rock on Friday night.

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Music students rock in Methven Students Chelsea Klever-Muir and Macy Dalglish (above left) perform at Mount Hutt College’s annual School of Rock on Friday night at Samuel’s Bar.

Private music tutor Wayne Pannett held the first School of Rock last year. He said it was a mid-winter event, to add to the annual Hutt Fest, held in October.

Both events give his music students the opportunity to perform to a live audience. They learn singing and a range of musical instruments.

Arts society excited to be showing in new gallery Christchurch’s John Gillies, painter of Umbrella (right), and Rahel Brodi-Sharrock, Between the Leaves (below), will be among guest artists at the upcoming Ashburton Society of Arts 51st annual exhibition. The exhibition, which opens next week, is to be held for the first time in the new Ashburton Art Gallery. It features works by over 100 local and national artists, who will be competing for a range of prizes, including the top premier award. President Pauline Mead said “the society feels very privileged to be able to showcase our annual exhibition in the amazing new venue”.

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July 3 – Closing date Ashburton Writers’ Group annual competition. July 3 - Vessels of Knowledge: Studio Ceramics from the University of Canterbury Art Collection, at the Selwyn Gallery, to July 30. Curated by Lydia Baxendell and Jamie Hanton. July 5 – Meet the artist 2pm to 4pm at Passion for Painting, an exhibition by Barbara Jaine at the Methven Art Gallery, Mount Hutt Memorial Hall and Heritage Centre. Exhibition runs until July 31. July 6 – Ashburton Society of Arts 51st annual exhibition opening at the Ashburton Art Gallery. Exhibition open to the public the following day, and will run through to July 24. July 6 – The Magic of Jonathan Usher at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, school holiday entertainment, face painting, balloon animals, fancy dress. July 12 – Ashburton Musical Club concert Soul Music, arranged by two committee members June Barrett and Margaret Hawkey. Adults $15, students $5. To July 19 – The Paper Flower Project, running alongside Tara Douglas’ Midnight Blooms exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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First hit-out highlights gaps By Jonathan Leask

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Plenty of promise but plenty to work on. That was the grading from Mid Canterbury coach Grant Keenan after a 22-20 win over Ellesmere in Leeston yesterday. In the first step in the buildup for the Hammers Shield challenge against Hawke’s Bay in Napier on July 23, injuries allowed Keenan to survey some of his options. He may have found his solution at halfback, to the detriment of Hanan Shield rivals and round one opponents South Canterbury. Former Rakaia and Mid Canterbury player Marvae Tomasi was rumoured to be in line to pull on the green and black of South Canterbury for the Heartland Championship. His concerns over travelling from Rangiora to Timaru for training were eased when he got the call from Keenan. “We had Southbridge’s Johnny Thompson lined up to play and he had been training with us but he popped his shoulder at the weekend to be out for the season,” Keenan said. The management team made contact with the 25-year-old, a former Tongan under-21 player who played for Rakaia and Mid Canterbury in 2011, to have a run yesterday. Tomasi did enough to suggest Keenan will try to keep him on board. Keenan trialled new frontrowers - including flanker turned prop Mark Andrew- and there were some new combinations in the backs where wing Christian Vainerere scored two impressive tries “The injuries meant we managed to get a look at some other guys and that was pleasing. “Some really stood up and some still have some work-ons. “We know we have things we

Mid Canterbury Hammer Mark Andrews tries to bust through a tackle by an Ellesmere player in yesterday’s representative rugby match held at Leeston. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK 300615-JL-15

might not be as strong at as the previous two years and we need to work on those but its positive we started off with a win.” Ellesmere’s Shannon Donald twice had the opportunity to snatch the result in the closing stages but the Hammers were able to hold on. Donald opened the scoring with a penalty but the Hammers hit straight back. Adam Ross collected the kick off and after a surging run from Seta Koroitamana Mid Canterbury went wide for Vainerere to power past his opposite - Willie McGoon - to score in the corner. The former Hammer got his own back soon after crashing

over for a try for Ellesmere. Donald converted but then missed two penalties before hitting a third attempt for a 13-5 lead. Right on halftime Mid Canterbury were able to go wide for Vainerere to again show speed and power to find the try line. The Hammers struck straight after halftime too, as Koroitamana – who had an impressive outing allround - collected an overthrown lineout and forced his way over. Maw missed his third conversion attempt but soon delivered an excellent cut-out pass to put potential import Sam Franklin through a gap in the midfield and the former Junior Warrior

had enough speed to round the fullback for the visitor’s fourth try. Replacement second-five Ewan Scott landed what would prove a crucial conversion to go up 22-13. All the momentum seemed to be with Mid Canterbury but Ellesmere weren’t done yet as fullback Andrew Letham’s attempted clearing kick was charged down and Ellesmere’s Karl Uilelea won the race to the loose ball and Donald’s conversion cut the lead to two points. Letham went close to extending the lead only to be pushed out in the corner and Ellesmere came charging back. The hosts had the opportunity to go ahead twice in the dy-

ing stages but Donald sprayed bot attempts wide-the second miss the final act of the game as Mid Canterbury held on for their third straight win over Ellesmere. The only downside was some further injury clouds - especially in the Southern camp with Jimmy Carr (Hamstring), Adam Ross, (concussion) and Tyler Koning (Achilles) all coming off in the first half. The squad returns to active club duty for this weekend’s third round of the Watters Cup, before they meet the Otago Sassenach in Dunedin on July 14 in the final hit before tea Ranfurly Shields challenge with Hawke’s Bay.

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Mid Canterbury Development flanker Foketi Puleiku reaches out for the try line against the Ellesmere Colts in Leeston yesterday. Mid Canterbury came out on top 26-17 in an error-ridden match. The Ellesmere Colts scored first before prop Tukulua Tolu barged over and Nathan McCloy converted to equalise. The hosts then pushed their way over from a driving

maul following a lineout to go ahead 12-7. Moments after hooker Neil Thompson was denied a try; the development squad forced the turnover before halfback Cawte Whiting found a gap and McCloy’s conversion put them in front. The development squad followed that up with nice passage of pay that had wing Osea Baisagle put number eight Toafa Touli away for the third try and McCloy made it a nine-point lead with another

conversion. Ellesmere hit back after halftime with another try from a rolling maul. The colt’s side made the play while Mid Canterbury made mistakes - both side blowing scoring opportunities. Hot on attack Mid Canterbury came up three knock-ons and a lost line-out 5m out before finally - with time up - replacement halfback Chris lock scored from a quick tap to seal a 26-17 win.

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In brief Thriller win Ashburton College senior boys basketball team pulled off a thriller win over St Bede’s at the Oxford Street stadium last night, winning 67-61. Ashburton trailled for almost all of the game by a few points, but snagged some crucial free throws and baskets in the final minutes to take the lead – avenging a close loss to the Christchurch school in the first round of the Thompson Trophy competition. Senior players Kody Stuthridge (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Matt Rae (14 points, 5 rebounds) led the way, with input from youngster Josh Lowe (12 points, 11 rebounds). Everyone else contributed baskets at vital times, with the game played at a feisty and fast pace, punctuated by steals, blocks and turnovers from both sides as each tried to assert control over the game. Ashburton’s free throw shooting kept them in the game when field goals eluded them, shooting 14 from 18 at the line. The competition takes a break over the school holidays, with Ashburton next playing Lincoln High School at Lincoln on July 21.

Ashburton Golf Club June 27 and 30 - Women’s Section Rnd 2 Truman Trophy - Putting Vicki Moore – 24, Daphne Hinton, Alison Hewson – 28, Heather Trott – 29, Wendy Parr, Catherine Trott – 30 on c/b from Hilary Ward and Shirley Elliott. Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites: Wendy Parr, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Catherine Trott, No 12 Lynn Small’s Salon: Not Struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Daphne Hinton, No 18 2nd shot to Green: Judy Sheppard. June 25 - Nine Hole Section Rnd 4 Jean Drummond Putting Mike Smith – 15, Brian Tutty – 16 by lot Rnd 2 Medal Stroke Mike Smith – 32, Colin Fleming 35.

Front-rower sacked St George Illawarra have sacked promising front-rower Addin Fonua-Blake for breaches in his NRL contract following allegations of assault in January. The 19-yearold was charged with common assault after allegedly kicking his girlfriend in their Eastlakes home earlier this year. He had since been stood down from all club activities and will be offered assistance and support from the club. Dragons CEO Peter Doust said the club decided to terminate his contract after an investigation by the club and the NRL integrity unit. “Addin’s actions breached clauses in his contract and upon review of all information by the board of the Dragons, the decision was made that termination of his contract was the appropriate outcome,” Doust said in a statement. - AAP

Surgery for Farah NSW coach Laurie Daley says injured Blues hooker Robbie Farah will have surgery on his broken hand in a bid to play in next week’s State of Origin decider in Brisbane. Melbourne’s Ryan Hinchcliffe and Canterbury’s Josh Reynolds will also fly to Coffs Harbour while Cronulla rake Michael Ennis, who remains an option, will remain in Sydney to beat his high-tackle charge at the NRL judiciary. - AAP

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Rakaia claw back to Premier By Caitlin Porter

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Rakaia has become the newest addition to the Premier netball grade after outclassing College B 31-30 last night. In the nail-biting promotionrelegation match, College B who secured their position in Premier after receiving automatic promotion last round, did everything they could do to fend off Senior A’s Rakaia but it just wasn’t enough. It was deja-vu for the young side, who found themselves playing in the inaugural promotion-relegation match last year, going down 46-20 to Methven. The other promotion-rele-

gation matches also saw a lot of movement between grades with Celtic D, Methven U15A and Allenton A all moving up. The first quarter of the College B and Rakaia game began with College racing out to a commanding lead and netting a last second goal to finish the quarter 10-3. It looked as if Rakaia had a glimmer of hope come the second quarter, when they reduced College B’s lead to two with five minutes left on the clock. But the College side turned things around and came out on top once again, the score 18-15 in their favour heading into half-time. Rakaia went hard on at-

tack in the third quarter, with shooters Brans Surridge and Olivia Breading sinking goal after goal, managing to tie the match not once but three times – the quarter ending 24-all. By the final quarter the cheers from the crowd could be heard loud and clear, the match goal for goal. Rakaia managed to pull out in front towards the end of the match, and College couldn’t claw back the lead. Rakaia captain Brans Surridge said the match was tough, but it was great to finally be back in Premier after so long. The team hadn’t made an appearance in the grade since 2011. In the other promotion-

relegation matches Senior A’s Methven B went down 2035 to Senior B’s Allenton A, meaning the two teams will switch places. Senior Reserve A team Celtic D managed to secure a 28-24 win over Senior B’s Ashburton College U18, resulting in Celtic being bumped up a grade. There was also movement in Senior Reserve A’s Ashburton College Y10B game against Senior Reserve B’s Methven U15A with Methven managing to clinch a convincing 25-18 win. Premier and netball matches will resume as per normal tomorrow and mark the beginning of the Trophy Round which concludes with play-offs.

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ing at the Canada and Switzerland playoff in front of more than 50,000 fans in Vancouver, referee Keighley (Auckland Football) and assistant referee Walker (Wai-BOP Football) were named for the last four match-up along with Australian assistant referee Allyson Flynn and French fourth official Stephanie Frappart. New Zealand Football chief

executive Andy Martin paid tribute to the duo’s achievement at the pinnacle event for women’s football. “Anna-Marie and Sarah have had a brilliant tournament and on behalf of the football community in New Zealand I congratulate them on their appointment for the semi-final,” Martin said. “Their achievement on the

world stage shows New Zealanders can achieve great things in the global game and it highlights the excellent work going on in the game in general in this country and specifically in the development of top level match officials.” Japan and England meet in the second semi-final on Thursday morning (NZT). - NZME

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Former winners drawn for Cup clashes

As has become customary for Serena Williams of late, she got off to a rocky start. In her first-round match at Wimbledon yesterday, Williams dropped three of the first four games. She slipped and nearly did the splits, tumbling to the turf. She was warned for using foul language. And, as has also become customary for Williams, she wound up with a victory. The No. 1-seeded Williams extended her pursuit of a fourth consecutive major title and her bid for a calendaryear Grand Slam, too, by taking 11 of the last 13 games to beat 113th-ranked qualifier Margarita Gasparyan 6-4, 6-1. Williams has won her past 22 Grand Slam matches. “There are a lot of expectations on her shoulders at the moment,” said Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “It took her maybe six games to get going. At 3-all, she started to relax and play. And then there was no match.” Gasparyan came in 0-3 in tour-level matches and was making her Wimbledon maindraw debut. “When I (saw) her before match,” Gasparyan said, “I thought, ‘Oh, my God. I’m playing Serena.’” Yet the 20-year-old Russian played unafraid at the outset, and her one-handed backhand withstood Williams’ power for about a half-hour. Then, Gasparyan explained, Williams began playing “unbelievable,” taking five straight games and 22 of 29 points in one stretch. It was, otherwise, a mostly routine Day 1 for the biggest names on the schedule. Defending champion Novak Djokovic — and the player he lost to in the French Open final this month, No. 4 Stan Wawrinka — won in straight sets. So did

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates a point during the women’s singles first round match against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia at Wimbledon. PHOTO AP

2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and two other major title winners and former No. 1-ranked women, Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic. Williams improved to 33-1 in 2015, competing for the first time since winning her 20th Grand Slam singles trophy at the French Open. Enroute to that title, Williams lost the opening set in four matches. There, Mouratoglou said, “she had to dig deep to find a way to get her real level,” in part because Williams was dealing with an illness. Yesterday, the cause for the poor beginning was two-fold, he said: Williams hadn’t played on grass since she was at the All England Club a year ago, and she felt some nerves. Really? Jitters? “Of course she’s nervous, because she cares. She wants to do well. She wants to win, and she wants it really bad,” Mouratoglou said. “If after all these

years, she wouldn’t be nervous, it would mean, probably, that she would not care enough to keep on playing.” If, a fortnight from now, the 33-year-old Williams were to win Wimbledon for a sixth time, she would be the oldest women’s major champion in the Open era of professional tennis, which began in 1968. She also would complete a selfstyled “Serena Slam” of four major titles in a row, something she pulled off in 2002-03. “It’s definitely historic, I guess. But it’s also six matches away,” Williams said. “It’s definitely not guaranteed.” And she would head to the US Open with a chance to become the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four majors in a single season. “It’s a pretty good chance,” Williams’ older sister, Venus, said about the prospect of a true Grand Slam. “Hasn’t been done that often. But then again,

she’s done a lot of things that haven’t been done that often.” Venus Williams, whose seven Grand Slam titles include five at Wimbledon, could say the same about herself, including Yesterday’s 6-0, 6-0 victory over 36th-ranked Madison Brengle of the U.S. It was the first so-called “double bagel” at the All England Club in six years — No. 14 Andrea Petkovic added another later against Shelby Rogers of the US — and first for the elder Williams on a grass court since her first match on the surface, back in 1997. “I don’t remember that match,” she said. “I’m sure I enjoyed it.” If she and her sister can each win twice more this week, they would face each other in the fourth round. That would be their first Grand Slam meeting since Serena won the 2009 Wimbledon final, and their earliest matchup at a major in a decade. -AP

Bauer out for Tour de France redemption Jack Bauer has redemption on his mind after being named in the Cannondale-Garmin team for next week’s Tour de France. Bauer joins Greg Henderson as the two Kiwi entrants in this year’s Tour which begins in Utrecht, Netherlands, on July 4. Henderson will race with Lotto-Soudal. Last year Bauer came within 30 metres of a stage win following a two-man breakaway in stage 15. However the peloton denied the New Zealand Olympian of a dream result. Bauer’s teammates for the Tour include US National

New Zealand’s Jack Bauer is comforted by a teammate as he cries after being caught by the sprinting pack during a 2014 Tour de France stage. PHOTO AP

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2012 Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal. The three powerhouses will

work together as co-leaders of the squad and will be supported by a strong team including tour veterans Bauer, Kristijan Koren, Sebastian Langeveld and Ramunas Navardauskas, a 2014 Tour de France Stage winner. Dylan Van Baarle and Nathan Hass will both be riding their inaugural Tour de France. “Ramunas showed his strength with a stage win last year, and Jack Bauer will be looking for redemption after coming so close to a win in 2014,” said Charly Wegelius, team sports director. - NZ Herald

Two central region clashes involving four former winners of the Chatham Cup is the feature of the fourth round draw of the competition. Wairarapa United, the 2011 champions, will battle 2006 winners Western Suburbs for a quarter-final berth, while 2009 winners Wellington Olympic will meet 2002 – and four-time – champions Napier City Rovers in the round of 16 during the weekend of July 11-12. Rovers currently occupy top spot in the Central League with a five-point lead over Suburbs, while Wairarapa United sit in third spot, a point further back. Olympic sit in seventh place, 15 points behind the league-leaders. In their respective league encounters in April, Napier were 4-1 victors over Olympic while Suburbs accounted for Wairarapa 5-3. Meanwhile, two-time defending champions Cashmere Technical of Christchurch host fellow Mainland Premier League side Coastal Spirit as their bid for three-straight titles rolls on. Cashmere, who have recorded 3-0 and 1-0 league wins over Coastal this year, sit atop the league standings with Coastal in fourth place. Further south, 1999 champions Dunedin Technical host Mosgiel AFC in the Football South-based round of 16 clash. In the northern region, 2014 runners up - and five time champions - Central United host Three Kings United, while 2008 winners East Coast Bays AFC will visit Birkenhead United as the North Shore rivals tangle for a place in the quarter-finals. Central took a 4-2 win over Three Kings to open the NRFL Premier League season in late March, while East Coast Bays and Birkenhead took a point each from a 1-1 draw in May at Shepherd’s Park. Tauranga City’s cup run will continue as the NRFL Division 1 side look to knock out Premier League opposition for the second successive round when they host Eastern Suburbs. The four northernmost ties are completed by the match up of Division 1 Mangere United and Division 2 Papakura City. Chatham Cup 2015 - Round 4 July 11-12 Mainland Region Cashmere Technical v Coastal Spirit Football South Region Dunedin Technical v Mosgiel AFC. - NZME

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Ten new caps in Maori All Blacks There are 10 new caps in the Maori All Blacks squad to play Fiji and the New Zealand Barbarians next month. Josh Hohneck, Quentin MacDonald, Jacob Skeen, Akira Ioane, Brad Weber, Damian McKenzie, Otere Black, Sean Wainui, Rieko Ioane and Codey Rei are all new names in the squad. Coach Colin Cooper said the squad was an exciting mix of experienced hands and promising young talent. It includes 13 players who took part in last year’s tour to Japan and three members of the successful New Zealand Under 20 team which won the recent World Championship title in Italy. “This is a well-balanced side with some very experienced campaigners who have now played on several tours and know our systems well. I’ll be expecting them to lead by example and show the new boys the high standards we expect. “We have a proud record of success to uphold and I am sure this side will work hard to honour the great legacy of the Maori All Blacks,” said Cooper. The squad will again be captained by Chiefs midfield back

New Zealand Maori All Blacks coach Colin Cooper.

Charlie Ngatai. 2014 Maori All Blacks squad members not available because of injury were: Tom Franklin, Mike Kainga, James Lowe, Sean Polwart, Dan Pryor and Joe Webber. The 27-strong squad departs for Fiji on Wednesday, July 8. The Maori All Blacks squad is:

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FORWARDS Hookers: Joe Royal, Ash Dixon, Quentin MacDonald. Props: Chris Eves, Brendon Edmonds, Josh Hohneck, Ben May. Locks: Hayden Triggs, Jacob Skeen, Blade Thomson. Loose forwards: Shane Christie, Elliot Dixon, Akira Ioane, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Mitchell Crosswell

BACKS Halfbacks: Jamison GibsonPark, Brad Weber First five-eighth: Damian McKenzie, Otere Black. Midfield backs: Jason Emery, Charlie Ngatai (c), Sean Wainui. Outside backs: Kurt Baker, Rieko Ioane, Marty McKenzie, Matt Proctor, Codey Rei. - NZ Herald

High-tech new jerseys If it comes down to who has the flashest jerseys, the rugby world cup is as good as won. Quizzed on what they wanted to wear for the title defence, which begins in Britain in September, the All Blacks plumped for something that fitted well and felt comfy; preferably a nice little black number. A quarter of a million Euros and two painstaking years later, their German kit manufacturers adidas will today in Auckland unveil a two-way woven, carbon fibre-infused garment designed to stretch in a way that mimics the players’ skinfolds. The Dynamic Stretch Analysis (DSA) technology that has gone into the jersey is used in the aerospace industry to test where aircraft wings should be reinforced, says adidas. The two-way weave is designed to stretch for comfort but not to give when a desperate tackler tries grab a handful of shirt as an All Black flies by. “What we’ve done is worked the fabric in a certain way so that the stretch is duplicating the skin stretch,” said Francois Tabard, category director for rugby at adidas’ HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany. - NZME

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Fields for Racing Rotorua’s meeting today at Rotorua. NZ Meeting number : 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7. 1 12.37pm (NZT) AGRIFEEDS 1230 F&M MAIDEN $7000, MDN F&M, 1230m 1 x372x Palace Talk b (7) 57.5........................L Innes 2 53x Bettorock (5) 57.5 ......................M Cameron 3 44x Ashima (3) 57.5..........................V Gatu (a3) 4 0x Palace Crown (4) 57.5 ................ D Johnson 5 9 Wintime b (1) 57.5..............................M Hills 6 Celeste Rose (2) 57.5 ..................... C Grylls 7 Peter’s Finger (6) 57.5.........A Schwerin (a3) 2 1.12pm GILTRAP AGRIZONE ROTORUA 1400 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 2x419 Parisdotcon m (5) 59 ................A Jones (a2) 2 40243 Goodn’targ dmb (3) 58 .......L Magorrian (a2) 3 1000x Pink Diamond (4) 57.5 ............S McKay (a3) 4 1x900 Elucidate (6) 57 ........................... D Johnson 5 20645 Our Kismet (7) 57............................A Collett 6 7x0x4 Centarose (1) 55.5 ......................T Thornton

M3 Fields for the Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting today at Hatrick Raceway NZ Meeting number: 3. 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 12.11pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL CO C0, 305m 1 25884 Homebush Inquiry nwtd .......... T McCracken 2 44231 Don’t Muzzle Me nwtd G & ................Denby 3 54685 Lily Ma’s Smoking nwtd...................S Maher 4 87326 Bigtime Ranson nwtd .......................L Ahern 5 47 Blue Movin nwtd................................M Flipp 6 35333 Another Pearl nwtd.................J T McInerney 7 53 Casual Sipper nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 8 Sammy McBell nwtd ..............J T McInerney 9 78 Racey Macey nwtd ....................... M J Lozell 10 878 Joey Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 12.28pm HARRISON HIRE CO C0, 305m 1 Britney Star nwtd U &............................Bliek 2 8837 Sammy Baxter nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 7 Itsa Fish Oil nwtd ............................. S Clark 4 666 Nui Magic nwtd .................................M Flipp 5 76572 Sedgebrook Charm nwtd ....................F Kite 6 24522 Cawbourne Legs nwtd ...........J T McInerney 7 547 Consumate Ease nwtd G &............. J Clarke 8 34 Double Entendre nwtd .....................L Ahern 9 76667 Ranger’s Waltz nwtd .......................S Maher 10 88x Magic Dandy nwtd ............................ B Hunt 3 12.46pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ CO FINAL

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2 8x772 Scandinavian (8) 58.5 ....................V Colgan 3 60864 Gotta Reprieve (3) 58.5................... R Jones 4 00x40 Pinz Charming (9) 58.5 .................M McNab 5 5x Aim Phar h (13) 58.5 ...................C Lammas 6 Ratso Rizzo (11) 58.5 ................. D Johnson 7 0 Crossbow (5) 58.5...........................S Collett 8 7 Shane O’ (2) 58.5 ....................B Hutton (a2) 9 0 Bulawayo 58.5 .............................. Scratched 10 00x Cullch Forty Five (7) 58.5...L Magorrian (a2) 11 Ruby Rueben h (12) 58.5..............P Holmes 12 Wooster (4) 58.5 ............................. C Grylls 13 00x Zah Champ (6) 58.5 14 x372x Palace Talk b (1) 56.5........................L Innes Emergencies: Zah Champ, Palace Talk 5 2.57pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 482x2 Summer’s Day (9) 57.5 .....................L Innes 2 64404 Trevita (8) 57.5 ...........................M Cameron 3 30 I’ll Stand By You (4) 57.5 ............G Cooksley 4 5x549 Fortune Kept (5) 57.5 ...................... R Jones 5 55850 Mings Girl h (2) 57.5 ...................C Lammas

6 x6680 In Memory Of (1) 57.5 ....................V Colgan 7 9x70 Keep In Fashion (10) 57.5 ...............A Collett 8 27x68 Saucy Mary (7) 57.5......................P Holmes 9 68 Sweet Reason (3) 57.5 ............... D Johnson 10 099 Trisha (6) 57.5 .........................B Hutton (a2) 6 3.32pm NZI 1230 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1230m 1 38208 One Direktion (1) 59................B Hutton (a2) 2 136x Prince Henry (7) 59....................M Cameron 3 0290x Ascomanni m (5) 58.5 ........L Magorrian (a2) 4 82x17 Temple Tiger mb (10) 58.5 .............. R Jones 5 1 Will Ferret m (12) 58.5 ................ D Johnson 6 78x27 Aluka m (6) 56.5......................S McKay (a3) 7 29768 Gardone t (11) 56.5.....................C Lammas 8 1430x Elle Grace (3) 56 ......................A Jones (a2) 9 167x0 Dentelle m (2) 55 ..................... E Smith (a4) 10 579x7 Presume (9) 54.5 ........................T Thornton 11 7600x Brondan (4) 54 ................................S Collett 12 508x0 Hug A Ginga m (8) 54 .......................M Chui 7 4.06pm REPOROA GROUNDSPREAD 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m

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3 26731 Rikki’s Rebel 30.83 ..........................R Waite 4 68545 Cawbourne Aries nwtd ............. S Gommans 5 33538 Another Cruise 30.86 .............J T McInerney 6 25374 Alamein Jude 30.68 K & ...................Phillips 7 74238 Peaky Blinder 31.29 ........................B Marsh 8 22456 Opawa Cassidy 30.56 .....................S Maher 9 87777 Paddy Baxter 30.26................J T McInerney 10 77877 Homebush Ninja 30.88 ..........J T McInerney 9 2.33pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 76786 Botany Sel 30.50....................J T McInerney 2 27158 Magic Whitelock nwtd .................. P Denbee 3 41127 Another Habit nwtd ..........................L Ahern 4 67873 My Beauty 30.60 .......................... M J Lozell 5 86884 Into The Fray 30.69 ..........................R Waite 6 55828 Sarah Campbell 30.69 ................B Hodgson 7 75676 Clearly Magic nwtd L & ...................... Morris 8 78478 Zulu Deb nwtd ..............................K Williams 9 87777 Paddy Baxter 30.26................J T McInerney 10 77877 Homebush Ninja 30.88 ..........J T McInerney 10 2.50pm KEENAN CONCRETE WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 86356 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......... T McCracken 2 15x2 Segeyaro nwtd .................................L Ahern 3 34884 Homebush Misha nwtd ................... M Mann 4 34563 Acapella 30.74 ..................................D Edlin 5 63228 Frankincense nwtd ........................H R Scott 6 17775 Rocky Baxter 30.19................J T McInerney 7 326F4 Alamein Blonde 30.89 K & ................Phillips 8 64777 Adda Boy Zeke 30.80....................G Atwood 9 87777 Paddy Baxter 30.26................J T McInerney

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Sports Reporter This job doesn’t come around very often. For the first time in six years, there’s a vacancy for a passionate sports reporter in the Ashburton Guardian’s busy and fiercely independent local newsroom. The full-time position will suit a multi-talented, self-starting and web-savvy journalist eager to get to the heart of Mid Canterbury sport. They’ll report on all the big games, and on all the big news, in one of the most exciting and successful homes of top-flight and provincial sport. They’ll have a nose for a good story, be enthusiastic and well organised, and have lots of initiative. And they’ll be a proactive team player that works well under pressure and can think on their feet. If this sounds like you, please email a covering letter and CV to: stu.o@theguardian.co.nz Applications close July 10.

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This is a part-time, permanent position, of 12.5 hours/week, 40 weeks/year, College term-time. The timing of the hours will be negotiated with the successful applicant. The Science Technician supports teaching delivery in the Science Faculty. Previous experience is an asset but not essential. Training will be provided. Employment is under the Conditions of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement, Administrative Scale, Grade C. Enquiries/applications to: Please forward a current CV and covering letter to: Sheena Tyrrell, Management Administrator on phone (03) 308 4193, ext 812 or 027 247 8003; Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz, Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton.

Applications close 3:00pm, Friday 10 July 2015.

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SITUATIONS WANTED

EXPERIENCED truck and tractor driver available for up to 3 months. Licence classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, F, T, R, P. Phone Norman 027 682 2090. LINCOLN grad looking for permanent roll on a Sheep/Beef Farm in Canterbury. Phone Georgina 027 774 8720 or 03 685 5722.

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Daily Events Wednesday

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street. 10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

Thursday

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 11.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Movie! Noble. Regent Cinema, Wills Street. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 12.00pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY.

ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. 9.30am Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald M.S.A. TAI CHI. Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Beginners refresher and learning next 9 Street, Tinwald. moves. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm 9.30am - 11.00am ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. BALMORAL HALL LINEDANCERS. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings Last class for Term 2, classes recommence www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ 23 July. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square 9.30am - 11.30am East. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. 9.30am - 1.30pm Daytime section, great exercise, new ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. players welcome, rackets available. EA Second time around Op-shop. Cnr Cass Networks Stadium. River Terrace. Street and Havelock Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm

PUBLIC NOTICE Section 101 SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 ALLENTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (INC), MELROSE ROAD, ASHBURTON, SPORTS CLUB has made application to the District Licensing Agency at Ashburton for the renewal of a Club-Licence and an Off-Licence in respect of the premises situated at Melrose Road, Ashburton and known as Allenton Rugby Football Club. The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is Sports Club. The days on which and the hours during which liquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are: Monday to Wednesday 6.00pm to 10.00pm Thursday 6.00pm to 11.00pm Friday 2.00pm to midnight Saturday 11.00am to 1.00pm the following day Sunday and public holidays 11.00am to 11.00pm The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the District Licensing Agency at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with: The Secretary, Ashburton District Licensing Committee, P.O. Box 94, Ashburton No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 105 (1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

RURAL TRADING POST GRAZING

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof phone 302 2911.

COW GRAZING with one of Canterbury's Best Graziers in Mid Canterbury Oats and possibly some grass. Plenty of supplement in the event of snow and good yards. Phone John Phone No. 027 2276 075 or Sarah Phone No. 027 2066 760.

CALF bedding special - 2 weeks only. Premium woodmulch suitable for calf bedding $18m3 + GST ex yard - Adams Sawmilling - Ph 308 3595. Special available for 2 weeks ending July 4.

GOOD Quality grazing available with experienced Graziers Mid Canterbury Region. Contact Phone No. 027 227 6075.

REAL ESTATE

GRAZING available. Rakaia area. 9.8ha kale. Phone Don 021 900 213.

BUYING OR SELLING real FOR SALE estate. Contact Sue Prendergast, Real Estate CONTAINERS for sale or New Zealand, ph 027 322 hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available 8422 - REAA 2008. for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

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4WD blue/silver Toyota Carib Sprinter 1996. ODO 123,874. Cam belt has been replaced. $3,400.00 ONO, spacious / good runner. Phone 027 964 5382.

FIREWOOD - Dry old man pine for sale. $195 per cord. Phone 021 470 926. FIREWOOD special - 2 weeks only. Screened slabwood $80/cord delivered in town C.O.D - Adams Sawmilling - Ph 308 3595 eftpos available at mill office prior to delivery - 2 week special ending July 4.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737. INSPIRE the next generation of bakers. Zeal Mini Spatula's LIVESTOCK, PETS are great for kids, ideal for BUYER of unwanted icing cup-cakes or scraping animals. Cattle, bobby calves, small bowls and mugs. The horse and all farm animals. high grade Zeal silicone is We also sell pet food. Call non-stick, heat resistant and Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 dishwasher safe. Only $10.99 621, A/H 03 348 9439. from Kitchen Kapers The Arcade.

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Annual General Meeting. Soup and bread lunch. 1/51 Peter Street. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street. 1.15pm TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, friendship, fun, afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet clubrooms, Philip Street. 1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Annual Meeting with speaker from Heartland Bank. M.S.A. meeting Room, Havelock Street. 4.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Open day to learn to play. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse Road. 7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St

Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street. 7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road. 7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 308-5437. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, 1st time free. St Andrews Church, Bridge Street Rakaia. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Stretching exercises for all abilities. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 11.00am LYNNFORD RURAL WOMEN. Meeting and Annual General Meeting. S Peck’s home, Hollands Road. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome. Waireka Club rooms, Philip

Street. 1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club Day, new members very welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Question and Answers - downloading You tube. M.S.A. lounge off Burnett Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time /Sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

Noticeboard

1 JULY 2015

RE-REGISTER YOUR DOGS It’s that time of year again when dogs need to be registered and to help make this easier and quicker for dog owners, Council is encouraging re-registrations using it’s pay it online service. All dogs over three months of age are required to be registered with the Council, including all farm dogs. Alternatively, you can register your dogs by filling in and returning the registration form mailed to you at the beginning of July or by coming into the Council offices. Please note that if there are changes to your dog’s registration this year e.g. a change of address, you can only pay it in person at the Council offices. To learn more, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICE Road Closure Proposal Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council, for the purpose of allowing The Retailers Group to hold Boulevard Day, proposed to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. Roads proposed to be closed: East Street, from Moore Street to Cameron Street Burnett Street, from East Street to 230 Burnett Street Tancred Street, from East Street to Cass Street Havelock Street, from West Street to Baring Square East Period of closure: From 7.00am until 6.00pm on Monday 28 September 2015. Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 4.00pm on 10 July 2015.

SURVEY Emergency preparedness To find out how well-prepared people in the district are for an emergency, we are encouraging everyone to participate in our latest online survey ‘Are you prepared?’. Go to Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz to take part. Survey closes on 31 July 2015.

PUPPET MAKING Come and try out puppet making at the Ashburton Public Library on Thursday 9 July, from 10.30am - 11.30am. Create your very own hungry shark, a beautiful butterfly or invent your own masterpiece. All materials are supplied. Suitable for children from 4-11 years of age.

FREE WINTER ROAD PACKS With 1 June being the official start of winter, Ashburton District Council is asking all road users to take extra care on the roads.

Up & Coming Meetings Methven Community Board Monday 6 July 2015, 1.30pm

Free winter road safety packs, which include ice scrapers, and windscreen cloths, can be picked up from Council’s Reception.

Environmental Services Committee Meeting Thursday 23 July 2015, 1.30pm, Ashburton Masonic Centre

PROPERT Y FILES

Service Delivery Committee Meeting Thursday 23 July 2015, 1.30pm, to follow Environmental Services meeting

From 1 July, property files for Ashburton District will be made available through a more secure electronic system. Until now, hard copies of property files have been available for public viewing at our Customer Services Counter. This is no longer standard practice in territorial authorities because of the risk of misplacing or missing parts of files. The change means that people will need to request a property file in advance and we will make it available within three working days. Requests can be made by visiting, calling or emailing us on info@adc.govt.nz The standard research and retrieval fee of $60 per hour will be charged, from 1 July 2015, for obtaining a property file. A minimum charge of half an hour or $30 will apply. Learn more at ashburtondc.govt.nz

EA NETWORKS CENTRE CAFE The owners of Taste Cafe in Wills Street will open a new cafe at the EA Networks Centre. Kim and Howard Jaimeson will call their new cafe EAT. The menu will start small, with coffee, juices, smoothies and cabinet food, and will later include cooked breakfast and lunch options. EAT will open later this week and will be operating at full capacity within a month.

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Puzzles Wednesday, July 1, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Carrots he mashes under guidance from the podium (9) 5. Inexperienced, fighting back (3) 7. Bad spelling due to such a wicked eye? (4) 8. Was threatening to have the little devil terminated (8) 10. Hen OK? Lud! It’s all right for the dog! (8) 11. A pound the Romans gave pro quo in retaliation (4) 13. Soft and cuddly when about fifty, he gets one in a whirl (6) 15. Such a penny is a tidy sum – fair? (6) 18. Frans the artist was upset by the whip (4) 19. One isn’t allowed rope to ring it (8) 22. Vicar let run riot, straight up! (8) 23. The banking system makes US soldier return the gold (4) 24. A line to get boat moving? (3) 25. Assert there’s not so much to being without a native land (9)

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DOWN 1. One is emphatically: one is natural to be so (7) 2. Space for light to shine through when coins knock together (5) 3. Giant upset about the large number one is domesticating (6) 4. Copy unknown quantity when at the peak (4) 5. Have fresh suspicions as to the fieldwork (7) 6. Paddled deeper? (5) 9. Such a state puts one in a plight and makes one regret it (5) 12. A step in quality Edgar could have made (5)

14. Us Germans get men in boat to turn, usually anticlockwise (7) 16. Paper ages like chrome and saffron (7) 17. Republican fruit, appearing handy when growing? (6) 18. ‘And then the ______, sighing like a furnace’ (As You Like It) (5) 20. One away because he was made to be so (5) 21. Fail to meet girl before she gets to the altar (4)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 1. Hurtle 4. Farmer 9. Vulture 10. Cynic 11. Hoax 12. Fear 13. Mar 15. Troy 16. Stir 19. All 21. Jilt 22. Asia 24. Inter 25. Picture 26. Desire 27. Ceases Down 1. Have half a mind 2. Reliant 3. Lour 5. Accurate 6. Minim 7. Record-players 8. Level 14. Conjuror 17. Rescues 18. Slips 20. Lotus 23. Ache

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QUICK Across 1. Hugs 3. Speeding 9. Thinner 10. Bevel 11. Razzle-dazzle 13. Column 15. Aliens 17. Unfathomable 20. Alibi 21. Nonplus 22. Beginner 23. Heed Down 1. Hat-trick 2. Glitz 4. Parade 5. Embezzlement 6. Involve 7. Gall 8. Inflammation 12. Assessed 14. Longing 16. Chance 18. Bulge 19. Garb

QUICK ACROSS 1. Ships (7) 5. Punctuation mark (5) 8. Poorly thought out (3-10) 9. Curve (3) 10. Dug up (9) 12. Quarrels (3-3) 13. Rough shelter with a sloping roof (4-2) 15. Brotherly (9) 16. Mischievous child (3) 18. Severe verbal rebuke (6-7) 20. Saloon car (5) 21. Plans (7)

DOWN 1. There it is! (Fr) (5) 2. Poised (4-9) 3. Vocal dexterity (9) 4. Sorted, arranged (colloq) (6) 5. Man of low morals (3) 6. The act of promoting goods for sale (13) 7. Enhanced (5,2) 11. Signs up again (2-7) 12. Disproves (7) 14. Slanted (6) 17. Leaves (5) 19. Large vase (3)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) This is not only one of the luckiest points of the year for matters of the heart and all things heart related but some of the luckiest days of the year full stop. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) The luckiest day of any year is when Venus and Jupiter, the two most magical planets in the solar system align like today. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) You reach some of the most auspicious days of the year for connecting, especially when it comes to giving your heart a voice. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) You now have a clear sense of the forces you have to work with on the income, work and career fronts and the support you have. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Today marks the start of a 2 day alignment between Venus and Jupiter, bringing you to what is always considered the luckiest days of any year. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Plan to spend a lot of time in your head and locked in your imagination, as Venus and Jupiter align in an intuitive part of your chart. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) You have that little edge today to ensure the communication lines are open at an auspicious time for connecting across the board. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Just as things come together professionally playful and adventurous forces come together to ensure life isn’t all work and no play. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) You may struggle to balance things by keeping a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure alive, but most things will fall into perspective. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) The next 2 days are some of the most auspicious days of the year, especially for financial, relationship and communication matters. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) You have reached some of the most magical relationship days of the year, when work and income forces come together. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) With support from income forces and competitively charged lunar vibes, playful forces are determined to ensure life doesn’t become all work and no play.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am There’s No Taste Like Home 3 11am House Gift 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Emma plays a dangerous game; Alicia puts on a brave face; Laurel hits rock bottom. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me PGR 3 A lifestyle show that sees five very different people compete to be named the ultimate dinner-party host. 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar Ministries 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:50 The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:20 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 Generator Rex 3 0 8:15 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 8:35 Handy Manny 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 The Speakmans 0 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3:30 Looped 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 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 Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go The Fair Go team presents a consumer-affairs programme. 0 8pm N Gadget Man Richard takes on the worst of the British weather with the help of comedian Tim Vine. 0 8:30 N This Town Some of the locals pursuing their passions in Motueka. 0 9:30 Undercover Boss USA 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:50 The Big Bang Theory PGR Wolowitz is surprised when a man claiming to be his half-brother shows up at the front door; Sheldon and Amy reach a crossroads in their relationship while building a blanket fort. 0 9:15 2 Broke Girls AO 0 9:45 Once Upon A Time PGR 0 10:45 F Resurrection AO 0

11pm Betrayal AO 3 A confession upsets the Karsten and McAllister families; Sara searches for exonerating evidence. 0 Midnight L Tennis – Wimbledon Day Three.

11:40 Anger Management AO 12:10 Undateable PGR 0 12:35 Sullivan And Son PGR 3 0 1:05 Laughing Samoans At Large 3 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 N The Real 3:20 Twisted PGR 3 4:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:15 Win Lose Or Draw 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Love Nature – Lions And Giants 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 10am French Food Safari 10:30 Reno v Relocate 11am Candice Tells All 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon My Dream Room – Kids Edition 12:30 A Place In The Sun 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3pm Heaven’s Kitchen At Large 4pm Love Nature – Giants Of The Deep 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen 6pm Holmes Makes It Right 7pm Auction Kings 7:30 Dangerous Roads 8:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 9:30 All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 10:30 Auction Kings 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen

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Midnight What’s Really In Our Food? 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Heaven’s Kitchen At Large 2am Love Nature – Giants Of The Deep 3am Holmes Makes It Right 4am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 5am Dangerous Roads

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6am Paul Henry 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Thorne and Taylor are concerned about Aly’s reaction to news of their relationship and discuss Aly’s emotional health. 11am Rachael Ray A surprise pizza lesson for House of Cards star Rachel Brosnahan. Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 3 Game show hosted by Jerry Springer. 1pm Dr Phil AO 3 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 4pm Million Dollar Minute 3 4:30 Bondi Vet 3 0 5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR 0 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 0 8:45 M Unstoppable AO 3 2010 Action. With an unmanned freight train travelling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor must prevent a catastrophe. Denzel Washington, Chris Pine. 0 10:50 Newsworthy

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Fairly Odd Parents 3 8am The Wild Thornberrys 3 8:30 Chuggington 3 0 8:40 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Drake And Josh 3 5:05 Punk’d 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 0 8pm The GC PGR 8:30 M The Big Lebowski AO 3 1998 Comedy Mystery. A lazy Los Angeles man, known as The Dude, is mistaken for a millionaire named the Big Lebowski, with dire consequences. 10:50 Nurse Jackie AO (Starting Today) 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm Scorpion PGR 3 As Christmas approaches, Team Scorpion must find a way to save a boy’s life after he is trapped in a beachside cave and is in danger of drowning. 3pm Storage Wars – New York 3 Mike B explores his feminine side with the purchase of a woman’s locker; Chris and Tad go back to school, finding some Grade A literature. 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Tigers About The House It is time to say goodbye to the cubs as they leave the family home, however, Spot’s eye condition worsens and his life is in danger. 8:30 Shearing Gang PGR 9pm Life Is Toff AO 9:35 Game Of Thrones AO 10:45 Back Benches PGR

6am The Back Page 7am Rugby Nation 8am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi-final One – Hurricanes v Brumbies. 8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi-final Two – Waratahs v Highlanders. 9am Sky Sport Select 9:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Roosters v Titans. 11:30 Motorsport – Dakar Series (Highlights) Desafio Ruta 40. 12:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 1pm Fishing And Adventure 1:30 Sky Sports UK News 2pm Rugby League – Super League (Replay) UK Challenge Cup – St Helens v Widnes Vikings. 4pm UFC Now 5pm Rugby – First XV (Replay) Napier Boys v Hamilton Boys. 6:30 Golf Central 7pm Motorsport – TCR Series 7:30 Cricket – ICC World Cup A look back at the 2015 World Cup. 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities. 10pm Rugby – First XV Revision

11:20 NCIS AO 3 Gibbs searches for a terrorist, with the help of a marine captain dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. 0 12:20 Infomercials

11:50 Entertainment Tonight 12:15 Infomercials

11:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show. 12:45 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2:15 Home Shopping

11pm Darts – Tokyo Masters (Replay) Day Two, Session Two. 4am Golf World 4:30 Deep Water USA 5am Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Motul TT Assen Races. 5:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) MAVTV 500.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Unsung Heroes Of Maori Music (Starting Today) 3 Profiles of Maori musicians who have been largely unrecognised in mainstream media. 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako

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SKY SPORT 2 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 3 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Te Matatini 8pm Koroua 8:30 Whare Taonga PGR 9:30 Marae Kai Masters PGR 10pm Te Kauta PGR 10:30 Native Affairs 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

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6am Mountain Men PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 Survivor – Panama PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 The Glades MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Crossing Lines MV 12:15 Rogue 16VLS 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:20 Mountain Men PG 3:10 The Simpsons PG 3:35 Raw MC 6:35 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 NCIS MV The team investigates the death of a Navy lieutenant that died of over-hydration. 9:30 NCIS – LA MV 10:30 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

6am Dukes Of Haggle M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG From the Ashes. 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 10:30 Dual Survival M 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 12:30 Disappeared M Lost in the Dark. 1:30 A Crime To Remember M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG Golden Boy. 4:30 Manhunt PG Mongolia. 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Naked And Afraid M Rumble in the Jungle. 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Season 10 Revealed. 9:30 Deadliest Catch PG Behind the Lens – 10 Years In The Making. 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG Golden Boy.

12:30 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 1:20 Mountain Men PG 2:10 The Glades MV 3am Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 NCIS MV 4:45 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 I’d Kill For You M Mother of All Murders. 1:30 Tabloid M The Dark Side. 2:30 Dukes Of Haggle M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

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MOVIES PREMIERE 6:15 The Making Of Edge Of Tomorrow PG 6:35 Homefront 16VL 2013 Action. Jason Statham, James Franco. 8:15 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. Luke Goss, Paul Rae. 9:40 Bad Blood 16VLSC 2013 Drama. Abigail Breslin, Sean Bean. 11:15 Prosecuting Casey Anthony PGC 2013 Drama. Rob Lowe. 12:45 Homefront 16VL 2013 Action. Jason Statham, James Franco. 2:25 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. Luke Goss, Paul Rae. 3:50 Bad Blood 16VLSC 2013 Drama. Abigail Breslin, Sean Bean. 5:25 Haunter MC 2013 Horror. Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge. 7:05 No Good Deed 16VLC 2014 Thriller. Idris Elba, Taraji P Henson. 8:30 Need For Speed MC 2014 Action. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper. 10:45 Casting Couch 16LS 2013 Comedy. Jason Lockhart, Mayra Leal.

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12:20 Haunter MC 2013 Horror. 1:55 Biography – Nicole Kidman PG 2007 2:45 No Good Deed 16VLC 2014 Thriller. 4:10 Casting Couch 16LS 2013 Comedy. 5:45 Biography – Nicole Kidman PG 2007

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MOVIES GREATS 7:25 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama. 9:40 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi. Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young. 11:35 Evan Almighty PGL 2007 Comedy. Steve Carell. 1:10 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber. 3:25 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime. Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman. 5:20 Men In Black II PGC 2002 Sci-fi Comedy. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 6:50 Heavenly Creatures PGV 1994 Drama. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet. 8:30 The House Bunny MLS 2008 Comedy. Tossed out of the Playboy Mansion, Playboy Bunny Shelley Darlington joins the sorority Zeta Alpha Zeta, who stands to lose their house – unless they can learn what only she can teach them. Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone. 10:10 Vantage Point MVL 2008 Action. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox. 11:40 Legends Of The Fall MVLS 1994 Drama. Anthony Hopkins.

THURSDAY

1:50 Men In Black II PGC 2002 Sci-fi Comedy. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 3:20 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime. 5:10 Vantage Point MVL 2008 Action.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland. 6:30 The After Match 7am NRL 360 8am NRL Fulltime 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Round 16 Sunday. 9am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Storm. 9:30 The Back Page 10:30 Small Blacks TV 10:48 L Football – Fifa Women’s World Cup Semi-final One – USA v Germany. 1:30 Motorsport – Dakar Series Desafio Ruta 40. 2:30 Back Page 3:30 Sky Sports UK News 4pm NRL Fulltime 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders. 5pm The After Match 5:30 NRL 360 6:30 Warrior’s 20 Year Celebration 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Sterlo – On The Couch 10:30 Deep Water USA 11pm Motorsport – TCR Series (Highlights) 11:30 Football – Fifa Women’s World Cup (Replay) Semi-final One – USA v Germany.

THURSDAY

1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 2am The Breakdown 3am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi-Final One – Hurricanes v Brumbies. 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Semi-Final Two – Waratahs v Highlanders. 4am Rugby – First XV Revision 5am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 5:30 Fishing And Adventure

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Canes win back their fans BY DANIEL RICHARDSON The Hurricanes played their first pre-season match of 2015 against the Crusaders in Eketahuna on January 31. Results don’t matter at that time of year but what was more telling for the Hurricanes was their build-up to the game – they spent the week in Gisborne. Poverty Bay is a provincial partner of the Hurricanes but the franchise hadn’t been there since 2009. The provinces had gradually become disenchanted with the Hurricanes in recent years as they felt neglected by a team that had become nearly exclu-

sively Wellington-centric. Taranaki were fed up and realigned with the Chiefs in late 2013 – something which still irks Hurricanes assistant coach John Plumtree who is from Hawera – and new coach Chris Boyd has made a point of getting the Hurricanes back onside with their fans. That means travelling outside of the capital and the journey to Gisborne has been referenced regularly during this season as a week where the team bonded strongly. It was also where Boyd and his coaching staff laid out a map to make it to where they are now; the Super Rugby final.

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“We talked in Gisborne in the end of January; we talked about being here, so it was always part of the plan.” Every team plans to make the final though and there’s been myriad factors that have helped the Hurricanes surge from the middle of the pack, which is where they had been marooned since 2010. “I think there’s been a steady improvement,” Boyd deadpanned. The early stages of the season proper was where the Hurricanes put crucial space between them and the peloton on the points table. They had a tough end to the campaign with a host of New

Zealand derbies so their early matches – they began the season with a road trip to South Africa and Australia – were particularly vital. “It’s always tough with a group to persuade them that a game in round one or two or three may make the difference at the back end of the competition. But it does,” Boyd said. It’s got to the point in the season where the Hurricanes can draw on emotion to lift. Stalwarts Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu and Jeremy Thrush will all depart the franchise after this weekend, while bench halfback Chris Smylie, prop Ben Franks and midfielder Rey Lee-Lo will

also move offshore. “We’d like to certainly send them away nicely because they’ve been fantastic club men for us,” Boyd said. Another initiative that Boyd has brought in this season is having a former Hurricanes player or coach address the team on gameday. Tana Umaga spoke to the side before last weekend’s 29-9 semifinal win over the Brumbies in Wellington, while Colin Cooper, who coached the Hurricanes from 2003-2010, was in attendance before they beat the Chiefs in New Plymouth in their final outing of the regular season. - NZME

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