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Truck show aims to give back

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Two men who have lost relatives to cancer and a group of “good bastards” have organised a charity event for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Rick Harkness, whose father died battling leukaemia on April 23, and Steve Keene, whose mother died battling blood cancer five years ago, and four of their friends, have decided to give back to those who supported them.

The group of six men and their partners got businesses and truck drivers on board to put together the Ashburton Truck Show.

Mr Harkness came up with the idea of giving back to the people who supported his family while his father was receiving a

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He pitched the idea to Mr Keene, his neighbour, who came on board the next day. Darren Rose, Todd Smyth, Jarrod Ross and Robbie Shefford joined the two later.

“The rest of the team jumped on board because they’re just good bastards really.

“We’re not a charitable organisation, we’re just a group of six guys trying to make something good happen for the world,” he said.

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Mr Keene said they had a huge amount of support from a lot of local and national businesses, who donated equipment to run the show, including a children’s entertainment area with a bouncy castle.

He said they have 60 trucks confirmed and they hope to have around 80 in total, with a range of both new and old trucks.

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■ METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Methven ‘being neglected’

BY LINDA CLARKE

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Methven people say their town is showing signs of neglect, a month into a new contract to keep their streets and open spaces spic and span.

The Methven townsman’s contract was disestablished at the end of June when the Ashburton District Council changed contractor for the job; Steve Williams, who had been doing a stellar job as townsman, was made redundant.

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members said yesterday they and other Methven residents had been phoning and emailing council about jobs not being done, without success.

Board chairperson Liz McMillan said social media had been on fire with complaints. “It is so disappointing. It really was a bad decision. I know we can’t change it now, but it is gutting to see rubbish around town.”

One of the council’s representatives on the community board, Martin Nordqvist, said he had

faxed a request for service recently with five problems that needed to be fixed.

“We have lost the best townsman we ever had. There are all sorts of things around town not being done now he is not there.

“Sumps in the ground are filling with leaves and muck. He has only been gone a month and I hate to think what it is going to be like in another couple of months.”

He brought a vandalised parking sign to yesterday’s meeting and said it had been on the

ground several days before he picked it up.

Council awarded the townsman contract to Fulton Hogan, as part of wider work and said savings had been made for ratepayers.

But Mr Nordqvist said it had not worked out cheaper because Mr Williams had been employed to clean three toilet blocks for 21 hours a week. “It will be costing council an arm and a leg.”

Mayor Angus McKay said the community board needed to flag a request for a higher level of ser-

vice as council started thinking about its annual plan in November.

He said council managers had been asked to keep an eye on the number of service requests coming into the building from Methven.

Board members said Methven people should continue to send service requests to council; they would also forward diary the issue to later in the year and ask for a higher level of service in next year’s annual plan.

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS 2016

First nomination received for the western ward The first nomination in this year’s local body elections has been received for the Ashburton District Council’s western ward.

Tammy Julia Dickson has been nominated by Janine Rebecca Holland and Julie May Cunneen.

She has also been nominated for the Methven Community Board

by Vivian Patrick Barrett and Julie

May Cunneen. Two nominations have been received for the Ashburton Trust, Chris Robertson and Fay Watson, one for the council’s Ashburton ward, Edward Gates, one for the council’s eastern ward, Mark Malcolm and one for mayor, Angus McKay. Nominations close on August 12.

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Two Christchurch schools were “locked down” after a man was shot nearby yesterday.

In a release to media, police said officers were called to a Hei Hei address following reports a man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

“A man left the address on foot and two nearby schools, St Berv School and Hornby High nadette’s School, were placed into lock down as a precaution.

“Police believe all parties are known to each other and that this was an isolated incident.”

There was no reason for the public to be concerned for their safety,

but police were seeking a man who left the address.

He was described as Maori or Pacific Islander, in his 20s and as wearing a red and blue checked shirt and jeans.

“The public are advised not to approach this man but to call 111 if they see a man matching this description. Anyone with any information into this man’s whereabouts is asked to also come forward.”

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Local bodies need to ‘youth-up’

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton needs to ‘youth-up’ its local body politicians, says retiring Ashburton Trust board chairman, Alister Lilley.

After six and a half years as the trust’s chairman and many more as a board member, Mr Lilley is not seeking re-election in this year’s local body elections.

It’s time for a change of the guard he said, and he’s hoping that new guard will be a new generation of younger people.

“Our board needs ‘youthing’ up; we need young people to come forward, they’re the guardians of the future. It’s their time.

We need to youth-up not just the trust, we need to youth-up the council too,” Mr Lilley said.

His decision not to seek reelection wasn’t made lightly, but it was the right time in the trust’s history for a change at the top, he said.

“It’s the right time to step away.

In many ways this board has future-proofed the trust as a community asset. This is the right time for fresh eyes and fresh faces.

“I believe now is the right time for a new chairperson to lead the trust into its new life cycle in property landlord and investment portfolios.

This major change in structure will enable the trust to better fulfil its community financial return obligations, something I am very passionate about. We’ve cemented the processes for a new era.”

The trust is in the process of selling off its businesses and becoming a landlord only. Speight’s and The Somerset Grocer have been sold and the Tinwald Tavern and Motels and the Hotel Ashburton are still on the market.

“We’ve been through a hell of a lot of change with the trust and it’s now time for the next genera-

Alister Lilley, retiring Ashburton Trust board chairman. tion to step up and take the mantle. The trust is one of the best places to learn board structures, governance and all the things that go into it,” Mr Lilley said.

He won a seat around the trust board table in 1995 and served three terms before choosing not to seek re-election. He won his seat again in 2007 and took over as chairman part-way through that term after the retirement of Tony Todd.

At that time the trust was struggling financially, had had several changes of chief executives and had a number of new businesses that were struggling for profitability. It looked for a better and more profitable way forward – the outcome was the decision to sell its businesses.

“To me this is a win-win situation for the Ashburton community. You have local ownership of the property and hands-on business owner/operators having skin in the game at the coal face dealing daily with the customer,” Mr Lilley said.

“And for the trust, that means that going forward it will be in a financial position where it can support the community, which it hasn’t been in for years.”

Part of the Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre, who are performing Xanadu and Cinderella Kids at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre in the last weekend of September are (from left) Elly Shanks, Michelle Smith-Copland and Mae Patterson.

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■ MID CANTERBURY CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Wanted: nine pairs of roller skates By emma moody

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At the heart of every roller disco are many pairs of roller skates and at the heart of Xanadu is a roller disco.

The Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre is currently rehearsing for Xanadu, a play set in the 1980s, which is about a man named Sonny Malone and nine Greek muses who inspire him to open a roller disco.

There is just one hitch, the Children’s Theatre only has one pair of roller skates and chore-

ographer, Michelle Smith-Copland, said they will need at least nine pairs.

“The end finale dance will have most of the cast on roller skates. The main character is on skates for most of the play and there are a couple of songs where all the characters on stage are on them,” she said.

Mrs Smith-Copland said she thinks most people own inline roller blades, not roller skates, making skates harder to come by.

The Mid Canterbury Chil-

dren’s Theatre is a community based, non-profit theatre group which means the children do not have to pay for their costumes meaning donations of costume pieces, such as roller skates, are welcomed.

Xanadu is double-billed with Cinderella Kids, meaning both plays are performed in one night, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

The plays will be performed at 7pm on September 30, 2pm and 7pm on October 1 and 2pm on October 2.

Contractors begin CTV excavation Contractors have started digging up the site of the Canterbury Television building, which collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake, as part of the ongoing police probe to see if anyone is liable for the disaster. The soil,

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

In brief

Croll-Davis receives jail time A 21-year-old Ashburton man has been sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment for a self-confessed drug-fuelled offending spree covering a six month period.

Tyler Daniel Croll-Davis appeared before Judge Joanna Maze for sentencing on two charges of resisting police, driving while disqualified, intentional damage, possessing a knife in a public place and breaching prison release conditions.

Probation Services had also applied for the cancellation of a supervision sentence handed down on an assault charge.

Croll-Davis’ current spate of

offending began on December 24 when he incurred the first charge of resisting police, driving while disqualified and intentional damage after he ripped a door off its hinges. In March he was again charged with resisting police, the breach charge was laid in April and in June he was charged with possessing the knife.

After failing to show up at a June court appearance an arrest warrant was issued. Croll-Davis mocked police using social media which led to his arrest.

Defence lawyer Roz Burnside said her client had admitted he was in the throes of a serious, long-term addiction to meth-

amphetamine during a court appearance later in June. The problem had spiralled out of control last year.

“He made a decision to come clean,” she said.

Croll-Davis has two young children and another due this month and was now determined to address his drug dependency.

Ms Burnside said as a result of childhood trauma, Croll-Davis had begun using cannabis when he was 12 and had developed a significant habit for the class-C drug by the time he was 13.

Judge Maze said the presentence report provided by Probation Services made for dismal reading, describing Croll-Davis

as disinterested and belligerent.

Judge Maze remitted CrollDavis’ $2300 worth of fines but he will have to make good almost $10,000 in outstanding reparations owed to the victims of his earlier offending.

She pointed to his previous four driving-related convictions before sentencing him to seven months on all matters.

He will be released on standard and special conditions to include counselling and treatment as directed, to include residential options if deemed suitable.

He must also refrain from communicating with a number of named associates and from using alcohol or illegal drugs.

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Raising funds country hoedown style Cowboys and cowgirls invaded the Chertsey Community Hall on Friday night when Chertsey School held a disco with a country hoedown theme. The event was to raise money for Room Three’s camp and was open to all primary school children in the district. Putting on their best wild west disguises were (from left) Gabby Rodgers, Sarah Mattson, Leilani Fifita and Mackenzie Lockyer.

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Mt Hutt Skifield has again been nominated as New Zealand’s best ski resort at the 2016 World Ski Awards.

The world awards is the only global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in ski hospitality. Mt Hutt won the award last year and has high hopes of grabbing the title again this year.

Skiers can help make that happen by voting for Mt Hutt by visiting www.worlds k i a w a rd s. c o m / v o t e / m t hutt-2016.

The skifield also announced the winners of its sponsored riders programme at the weekend. The riders are Mia Birt and Bailey Kinvig, who will develop their skills through lessons and coaching throughout the rest of the season.

Ski area manager James McKenzie said both were excited to receive their season passes.

“We are lucky to have such young passionate ambassadors for the ski area.”

Dog licence penalties More than 1500 dog owners around the Ashburton District are about to be hit with a hefty penalty for failing to have their dogs registered

by July 31. The district is home to 6915 known dogs (those registered last year) but 24 per cent of those have yet to be paid-up residents of the district. Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle said those owners have until Wednesday to pay up or they’ll face a hefty penalty. Rural dog owners will be faced with a $22 fee per dog for late registration while urban owners will have to pay $32.50 per dog if their pet has not been de-sexed and $22 for a desexed pet. Those fees are paid on top of normal registration fees.

Incorrect name A story in Saturday’s Guardian incorrectly called the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes the Ashburton Federation of Women’s Institutes.

The federation holds an annual quizco for a rugby cup donated by the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union because institute members catered when a touring Lions rugby team once played here.

Latch on on again Ashburton’s mums and bubs will be showing their support for breastfeeding on Friday when they take part in New Zealand’s Big Latch On. The event is being held nationally on Friday. This year two events will be held in the Ashburton District, Friday in Ashburton, with registration at 10am and in Methven on Saturday, registration, 10am.

Changes to vaccines Mid Canterbury is set to get wider access to a range of vaccines next year after Pharmac announced nationwide changes last week.

The HPV vaccine will be made available to anyone up to the age of 26, and boys will be included in the HPV school vaccination programme. The vaccination will also change to include more strains in fewer doses. Chicken pox, pneumococcal, rotavirus and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations will also change funding, strains, dosage and branding respectively.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Knife-wielder avoids prison term A man who armed himself with a large knife in an attempt to recover his cellphone has avoided a prison sentence.

Appearing for sentencing on a charge of possessing a weapon with intention to commit an offence, Andrew Cameron appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

The prosecution argued the aggravating factor in Cameron’s offending was its premeditated nature, in that he armed himself with The following people appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Jayden Shane Alexander, 23, of Allenton admitted charges of assaulting a police officer and theft.

He was convicted and remanded at large to enable a restorative justice conference to take place before he reappears for sentencing on September 12.

The court was told Alexander punched an ATM machine on East Street while in an intoxicated state on June 27. When spoken to by police he was aggressive, belligerent and obstructive. The incident culminated in his punching a police officer in the nose.

On July 30 he attempted to steal a three litre cask of wine, valued at $26, from a local supermarket.

Damon James Wells, 41, of Allenton was convicted and remanded on bail on a charge of assaulting a woman. He will be sentenced on October 17 following a restorative justice conference.

Joshua Edward Dedynski, 29, of Methven as discharged without conviction on a charge of careless use of a motor vehicle causing injury. On March 30, Dedynski paused at a giveway controlled intersection but failed to notice a cyclist. When he pulled out he clipped the cyclist, causing her to break a wrist. Since that time he had completed a defensive driving course and paid a significant amount of reparation to his victim, who was satisfied with the outcome.

a knife and walked a considerable distance to accost a man he accused of stealing his cellphone.

The Crown sought a mid-range sentence of 12 to 18 months’ imprisonment, which would still keep the 30-year-old Oxford man in the range for an electronically monitored sentence.

However Judge Joanna Maze begged to differ, finding no premeditation in Cameron’s actions.

The court was told Cameron and his victim had been drinking at the victim’s Ashburton home. On James Stephen DeJonge, 19, of Hampstead, admitted charges of driving while suspended and driving while disqualified. He was disqualified from driving for six months and sentenced to 40 hours of community work.

Shinene Louise Appleton, 25, of Ashburton, was convicted and disqualified from driving for six months on a charge of driving while suspended.

Dale Hawai-Karangi Rimene, 17, of Fairton, admitted a charge of driving while suspended. She was convicted and disqualified from driving for six months.

Jamie Graeme Cox-Blyde admitted a charge of driving while disqualified but through his lawyer Roz Burnside pleaded extenuating circumstances. She said an affidavit would be produced to show Cox-Blyde had made an emergency trip to Ashburton to collect life-saving medication for cows in his care. The police officer who charged him took notice of his plight and drove him to the vet’s then to his home on June 16.

He was convicted and remanded on bail for sentencing on September 9.

Daniel Thomas Gundry, 41, of Hampstead, denied a charge of driving while suspended. He was remanded at large for a defended hearing on October 18.

Shonna Marie Hanara, 40, of Netherby, denied a charge of breaching a community detention sentence. The sentence was tem-

reaching home he discovered his cellphone was missing.

By his own admission, Cameron returned with a large sheathed knife, walked into his victim’s home where the complainant was asleep. There he presented the weapon and threatened to do harm to whoever was responsible for the alleged phone theft.

The complainant suggested Cameron look elsewhere as the phone was not in his possession.

Defence counsel Douglas Brown said the complainant bore Camerporarily suspended and she was remanded at large for a fixtures hearing, set down for October 3.

Drink driving matters Thomas Ricky Russell, 29, of Netherby, admitted a charge of drink driving (EBA 831mcg/l). It was Russell’s third conviction for drink driving since 2008 and, as such, he was disqualified from driving for 15 months and sentenced to 90 hours of community work and six months supervision.

Judge Maze said the offending was aggravated by the high alcohol reading and the fact Russell was carrying passengers and speeding at the time. The speeding matter had been dealt with by way on an instant $400 fine.

Ofisa Tautale, 31, of Tinwald, admitted charges of drink driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 629 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 629mcg/l), and driving while forbidden. He was convicted, fined $500, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months.

John Royce McMurdo, 33, of Allenton, escaped without disqualification on a charge of drink driving (EBA 477mcg/l). However, he was sentenced to complete 60 hours of community work.

Judge Maze made the decision not to disqualify McMurdo after receiving submissions from McMurdo’s lawyer. McMurdo was a first offender and police did not oppose the decision.

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on no ill will and had gone so far as to suggest he hid the knife before the police arrived.

He said Cameron’s actions on the night were foolish and impulsive – and he now regretted the offending.

Mr Brown said his client had been under a 24-hour curfew while on bail for six months, which amounted to a sentence of community detention before he had appeared for yesterday’s sentencing hearing.

While the complainant was inGreymouth admitted a charge of drink driving (EBA 612mcg/l). He was convicted, disqualified from driving for 13 months and sentenced to 90 hours of community work. It was Gare’s third conviction for drink driving.

The court was told he argued with his partner after drinking on July 9, and drove off despite her protests. Police found him asleep behind the wheel some 2km away.

Judge Maze warned Gare he would be looking at a starting point of imprisonment if he appeared on such charges again.

Auiti Mahuika, of Ashburton, admitted his fourth count of drink driving (EBA 490mcg/l). He was convicted, disqualified from driving for 13 months and sentenced to 65 hours of community work.

Nathan Carl Frew, 32, of Ashburton, was convicted on his fourth count of drinking driving with an excess blood alcohol level of 164 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. He was convicted and remanded on bail for sentencing on September 12.

Frew lost control of his vehicle on the Winslow Westerfield Road, where he collided with a powerpole.

He was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital and appeared in the dock on crutches during yesterday’s appearance.

Judge Maze order a presentence report to with appendices for all sentencing options.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of Jessica Jeni Sutherland and Luke Alan Tarbotton.

timidated at the time, he had declined to participate in a restorative justice conference or to make a victim impact statement.

Recognising the time Cameron had spent bailed on curfew as the maximum length of time he would have served on a community detention sentence, she sentenced him to 150 hours of community work and nine months supervision with conditions he attend counselling and treatment as directed.

An order was made for the destruction of the weapon.

Dangerous driving A young man with significant personal difficulties appeared for sentencing in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Preston Anaru Marsh, 25, of Tinwald admitted charges of dangerous driving, driving while suspended and twice failing to stop for police signals.

The first set of charges came about as a result of Marsh’s offending in September last year when he attempted to outrun police speeding at up to 120km/h in 50km/h zones almost swiping other vehicles and ignoring flashing lights and police sirens.

On January 27 he was observed getting into the same vehicle on Bridge Street and again attempted to evade police, driving through stop signs and hitting speeds in excess of 107km/h in limited speed areas.

When police finally ran him to ground, Marsh said he thought he could drive fast enough to get away. Sentencing was delayed while medical reports were sought to establish Marsh was fit to stand trial.

He was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months and fined $200. Marsh is now under a compulsory treatment order and his condition has stabilised the court was told.

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■ MID CANTERBURY YOUTH HUB

■ NIWA OUTLOOK

Teamwork makes dream work

Unsettled conditions

By Emma moody

Emma.m@thEguardian.co.nz

When the BASE Youth Centre and Hype youth health centre moved into the YMCA Mid Canterbury building in May, the dream of creating a new youth hub became a reality.

YMCA Mid Canterbury manager, Poppy Cooper-Vear, said the idea of creating a new youth hub had been circulating between the three services for about 12 months.

“All three of the services identified collectively that young people don’t seek help when things get difficult and we wanted to create an environment that will wrap support around kids of all ages,” she said.

Collectively, the three services cater to young people aged between 10 and 24, with BASE having after school and holiday programmes for children aged from 10 to 14 and Hype providing advice for young people aged from 12 to 24.

The YMCA focuses on secondchance education, providing free NCEA level one and two courses to young people aged from 16 to 19 years old, along with other skill-based courses.

Leaders of the new youth hub concept, which became a reality in May, when BASE Youth Centre and Hype youth health centre moved into the YMCA Mid Canterbury building are (from left) Poppy Cooper-Vear, Kerryn Gray and Janet Hadley.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 280716-AK-049 In the last financial year, ending June 30, Janet Hadley said she has helped 1032 young Ashburtonians through the Hype youth health centre.

Kerryn Gray is the new BASE co-ordinator and said she is ex-

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Comments ‘degrading’ Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump repaid the “ultimate sacrifice” of a US Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier’s bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee.

Clinton’s comments came after Trump refused to back down from his criticism of the Gold Star parents’ remarks.

“Am I not allowed to respond?” Trump had tweeted.

“Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!”

It was the latest bitter rhetorical volley between the defiant Republican candidate, Clinton and the family of a fallen soldier since the two parties concluded their major conventions last week and the nation looked ahead to a close election this November.

Trump’s stand has once again left Republican leaders facing demands to denounce their party nominee and overshadowed Clinton’s campaign message with controversy.

“He is a black soul,” said Khizr Khan, whose son Humayun received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart after he was killed in Iraq in 2004. “And this is totally unfit for the leadership of

this beautiful country.”

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, he said, “It is majority leader’s and speaker’s moral, ethical obligation to not worry

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Police free Formula One chief’s relative

Muslims attend mass to show solidarity

Brazilian police said they rescued the kidnapped mother-in-law of Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone from two men on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.

According to police, 67-year-old Aparecida Schunck, who had been held since Friday last week, was not harmed in the operation.

The operation was conducted by Sao Paulo’s antikidnapping division.

Schunck is the mother of Fabiana Flosi, married to Ecclestone since 2012.

Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city and the centre of commerce, for decades has had problems with people being kidnapped and held for ransom, but a dedicated police task force has reduced the crime drastically over the past 15 years.

The incident came just ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Authorities say they will be deploying 85,000 troops and soldiers during the August 5-21 competition.

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Harry Potter Go a goer By now, everyone has heard about the massive hubbub Pokemon Go is causing.

Spontaneous crowds flooding the streets, muggings, car accidents, gatherings outside random people’s homes, injuries caused by catching Pokemon instead of watching where you’re going – it’s been crazy. But it’s about to get a whole lot crazier as the makers of Pokemon Go, Nicantic, have reportedly started work on a similar game set in the Harry Potter universe. Nicantic has acquired the rights for the app and its senior developer Marcus Figueroa has confirmed they will be working on the much-anticipated game for a release within the next year or so. “The demand for this title was absolutely insane, so we figured we’d give it a shot.”

Donald Trump is in more hot water following comments he made about a dead Muslim US Army captain.

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Muslims in France and Italy flocked to mass yesterday, a gesture of interfaith solidarity following a drumbeat of jihadi attacks that threatens to deepen religious divisions across Europe.

From the towering Gothic cathedral in Rouen, only a few kilometres from where 85-year-old Rev. Jacques Hamel was killed last week by two Muslim fanatics, to Paris’ iconic Notre Dame, where the rector of the Mosque of Paris invoked a papal benediction in Latin, many church-goers were cheered by the Muslims in their midst.

Interviewed outside the cathedral in Rouen, Jacqueline Prevot called it “a magnificent gesture”.

“Look at this whole Muslim community that attended mass,” she said. “I find this very heartwarming.”

French television broadcast scenes of interfaith solidarity from all around France, with Muslim women in headscarves and Jewish men in kippot crowding the front rows of Catholic cathedrals in Lille, Calais or the Basilica of St. Denis.

There were similar scenes in Italy, where the head of Italy’s Union of Islamic communities – Izzedin Elzir – called on his colleagues to “take this historic moment to transform tragedy into a moment of

about the votes, but repudiate him, withdraw the support.”

Likewise, Clinton told Republicans: “This is a time to pick country over party.”

And added: Trump has a “total misunderstanding” of American values and has inflamed divisions in American society.

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Singer turned down $2.7m Nick Jonas was offered $2.74 million for a one-off performance but turned it down.

According to TMZ, the 23-year-old singer was asked by the Republican National Committee to perform a free concert in Cleveland to thank the city for hosting their recent convention. Jonas would have been paid by a private donor but he passed on the huge payday because he had an existing appearance already scheduled in New York. Jonas isn’t the only young star who turned down big bucks to perform for the Republican National Committee. TMZ also revealed that Justin Bieber was offered $6.86 million to perform for 45 minutes during the Republican convention.

Muslims attend a mass in Rome’s Saint Mary in Trastevere church, Italy. Imams and practising Muslims attended Mass across Italy in a sign of solidarity after the France church attack in which an elderly priest was slain.

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dialogue”. The secretary general of the country’s Islamic Confederation, Abdullah Cozzolino spoke at the Treasure of St. Gennaro chapel; three imams also attended mass at the St. Maria Church in Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood, donning their traditional dress as they entered the sanctuary and sat down in the front row.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni thanked Italian Muslims for their participation, saying they “are showing their communities the way of courage against fundamentalism.”

Among the parishioners in Rouen was a nun who survived last week’s siege in

nearby Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, which began when two 19-year-old attackers stormed a stone church and killed Hamel as he celebrated morning Mass. She joined her fellow Catholics in turning to shake hands or embrace the Muslim church-goers after the service.

At Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, Dalil Boubakeur, the rector of the Mosque of Paris, said repeatedly that Muslims want to live in peace. Boubakeur, in a fraternal nod to the Catholic Church, said he was addressing “Urbi et Orbi” – a Latin blessing long identified with the pope and meaning “to the city and the world”.

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Safety issues with The Block Worksafe NZ will be meeting with producers of TV show The Block over adherence to basic health and safety rules following complaints from viewers.

Members of the public have raised concerns about the DIY construction show with the Government’s health and safety regulator, which says it is looking into the matter. Guy Harris, a carpentry tutor in Wellington, said some practices appeared to breach health and safety standards. Apprentices at his polytech found the lack of standards hypocritical, he said. People working under scaffolding had not worn hard hats, and some people had worked on scaffolding two or three storeys up without a harness, he said. Others had not used earmuffs or safety goggles.

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Move south and buy a home Sue Newman

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here’s clearly a huge disconnect in New Zealand between the expectations of Aucklanders and the expectations of the rest of us.

Whether your political colours are red, blue or green or somewhere in-between, you have to applaud the Government’s ongoing efforts to put buying a home within reach of first-home buyers.

When the Kiwisaver Homestart scheme was launched it was lauded as the ultimate answer to getting on the property ladder.

Add in the option of the Welcome Home scheme and first-home buyers had access to funding pools that for many bridged the gap between what they could scrape together and what was required for a deposit.

Time has pushed up house prices and many potential firsthome buyers were staring down the option of being renters for life, but the Government has come to the rescue.

The shift in the income cap that determined eligibility is not huge, just $5000 per buying partner, but the shift in house price cap is significant, an extra $50,000. And in Ashburton that now means a house valued at $450,000 and below fits the Kiwisaver Homestart criteria.

Christchurch falls into the middle house price bracket, $550,000 and Auckland, of course, is in a category of its own, $650,000. And still Auckland’s first-home buyers are not happy.

Yes, they’re battling a market where prices are almost out of control, but for many who choose to live up north, that’s exactly what it is, choice.

Auckland is just one small slice of New Zealand and for anyone wanting to buy a home, the rest of the country should be beckoning.

A bit of flexibility when it comes to where you live and a bit of realism about what you can afford could make all the difference for many northern firsthome buyers.

Yes, some must live in Auckland because their jobs are there, but for many, there are good jobs, good careers in parts of New Zealand where homes are cheaper, the pace of life slower and lifestyle one to be envied.

And that’s where the disconnect comes in – if you can’t foot it in the Auckland market, leave them to it and head south, our doors are wide open.

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his year is shaping up to be one we will never forget.

It started with the potential for widespread drought throughout Canterbury and concern over the dairy commodity prices.

And just when we thought our fair share of biosecurity threats has passed – velvetleaf and blackgrass – along came pea weevil in the Wairarapa.

To eradicate the insect from New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries has introduced a moratorium on pea production in the Wairarapa area until June 2018 – from farmers to home gardeners.

All grower contracts in the area have been ceased for this period, affecting around 120 growers. It is hoped that by removing host plants completely all insects will be eradicated.

By acting early before the insect population spreads to other areas, we have a good chance of eradicating the pest from our country.

While pea weevil is contained within the region, all Mid Canterbury pea growers should have a heightened awareness.

Joanne Burke

FROM THE FARM

The pea industry is worth $150m per year with Mid Canterbury making up a large component of our contract base and farm rotation.

We encourage you to be actively looking out for signs of the insect this growing season so we can contain the spread and prevent a situation similar to Wairarapa.

Federated Farmers continues to urge MPI to lead the search-and-destroy phase of the velvetleaf response and to undertake inspections of paddocks in the summer 2017 season.

But everyone needs to do their bit. The contamination now affects fodderbeet crops across 252 farms in 11 New Zealand regions.

Farmers who planted Kyros 128 and Bangor 126 fodderbeet or suspected they had the weed, notified MPI and had their pad-

docks inspected.

Subsequent testing of fodderbeet lines by MPI identified more contaminated varieties including Bangor 079, Bangor 114, Feldherr 131 and Troya 112.

As farmers we can be proactive, stand up and take a greater responsibility for checking paddocks. Velvetleaf should be easier to spot in paddocks this year as there will be clusters of plants around the one or two initial plants.

Federated Farmers continues to urge farmers who have planted these lines to get MPI to inspect their paddocks over the 2016 and summer 2017 seasons.

Good on-farm biosecurity practices will help prevent the spread of the weeds and although these may be a practical nuisance, in reality you are doing a great deal to stop the spread of the noxious weed.

An industry working group is monitoring the blackgrass incursion. Five seeds were initially found in a 63 tonne lot of domestically-produced ryegrass seed.

Again the contamination came about through no fault of the af-

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fected farmer.

They have taken immediate steps to proactively manage any ongoing threat of contamination which Federated Farmers applauds them for.

Their programme of extra checks, sprays and heightened awareness of all staff on the farm has contributed greatly to minimising the spread.

An open farmer meeting is being held on August 9 at 7pm at the Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road, to discuss pea weevil.

This will be an informative session for all pea growers and will give farmers an opportunity to learn about any additional monitoring, growing or treatment requirements.

Speakers from the Ministry for Primary Industries and Foundation for Arable Research will be in attendance.

All farmers are encouraged to come along and learn about the incursion.

MPI factsheets are also available to assist in identifying and controlling this pest.

Joanne Burke is Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury arable chairwoman

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In brief

Market in ‘state of flux’

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a state of flux and that it would take six to 18 months to settle down.

“There is a lot of change going on in the Chinese infant formula market at the moment, with government regulation coming in, and that’s causing quite a lot destabilisation for most of the infant formula sellers,” Wilson said.

“Pleasingly, our Anmum sales, through Beingmate, are certainly increasing at a faster rate than our business plan,” he said.

Wilson said many infant formula companues were selling their product now in anticipation of not being able to comply with regulations in the future.

“In the medium term, we have a lot of confidence around our business strategy for China but there is no doubt that the market is going through a lot of change at the moment,” Wilson said.

China is regulating its infant formula market so that only a

Fonterra’s infant formula sales in China are running ahead of its expectations, despite its Chinese joint venture partner running into a rough patch, chairman John Wilson said.

The co-operative’s 18.8 per cent-owned partner in China, Beingmate Baby & Child, warned investors this month it was anticipating a first half loss of up to 230 million yuan ($48.7m), compared with a previous forecast for a profit of up to 100m yuan ($21.2m).

The Shenzhen-listed company blamed the downgrade on a fake infant formula scandal, as well as “industry disorder” in the fast-changing Chinese baby milk sector and new regulations including a requirement for brands to be registered with the China Food and Drug Administration.

Wilson said that the Chinese infant formula market was in

John Wilson certain number of products can be marketed under a certain number of brands.

Sellers of infant formula will need to be vertically integrated back to a manufacturing facility.

Nine people were arrested in China in April after more than

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22,000 cans of counterfeit infant formula were found being sold under the brands of Beingmate and Abbot Laboratories.

Fonterra’s tie-up with Beingmate, which operates four plants and 80,000 retail outlets right across China, includes a distribution deal for Fonterra’s Anmum infant formula brand and a joint venture manufacturing operation at Darnum, Australia.

The co-operative is a latecomer to China’s branded baby milk market, having only launched Anmum there in 2013.

Fonterra yesterday announced that it had stuck with its farmgate milkprice for 2016/7 of $4.25 per kg of milksolids and said it expected its earnings per share in the year ahead to be in a 50 to 60c range.

All up Fonterra expects that the payout to farmers will be in a range of $4.75 to $4.85 per kg of milksolids in 2016/7.

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‘Dismal’ financial performance upsets Rakon says it shares the frustration of the Shareholders Association, which is calling for sweeping board and management changes at the technology manufacturer.

In a statement the investor group said it would oppose the re-election of executive director Darren Robinson at the firm’s annual meeting on September 16.

The association also said Rakon chief executive Brent Robinson was “not the right person” for the job and the position of chairman Bryan Mogridge was “up in the air”.

In response, Mogridge said the company shared the frustration with recent results and remained fully committed to expanding and diversifying the business.

“We regularly engage with our shareholder base on a range of issues, including governance and company structure, and value their perspective,” he said.

Shareholders Association chairman John Hawkins said the “final straw” for a number of shareholders was the more than 20 per cent pay increases received by the Robinson brothers in the last financial year.

Investors were fed up with the board dominance of the Robinson family, which owns roughly 23 per cent of the company, Hawkins said.

Members of the family – Brent and Darren, as well as their father Warren – occupy three of Rakon’s six board seats.

Hawkins said the association

found it difficult to understand how an executive in charge of sales, Darren Robinson, could be properly held to account given his seat on the board and family ties to other directors.

Rakon’s financial performance had been “dismal” over the last five years with only one annual profit of $3.2 million in a “sea of red ink” totalling $118.7 million, he said.

Hawkins said the association accepted that circumstances had been difficult for Rakon.

But many of its problems were self-inflicted, including the firm’s disastrous foray into Chinese manufacturing, he said.

Brent Robinson received a 24 per cent increase in his total remuneration in the last financial year, to $907,892, while his brother enjoyed a 22 per cent increase to $734,605.

Rakon need to rapidly move to obtain another two independents [directors] and in our view founder Warren Robinson should also voluntarily stand down.

The company had promised at its 2012 AGM to keep a lid on director and executive pay until Ebitda of $25 million had been achieved, which hadn’t happened.

“In our view a freeze is a freeze and Rakon’s latest plunge back into loss showed there was no reason for a thaw.”

Rakon shares, which soared as high as $5.67 soon after the firm’s 2006 initial public offering, closed at 22.5c on Friday.

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Valleygirl stores close The receivers appointed to the Valleygirl and TEMT fashion stores in New Zealand have closed all bar one store, on Queen Street in Auckland. The chain previously had 31 stores across the country, with around 160 workers. It went into voluntary administration on July 22, with receivers McGrathNicol appointed on July 26. In a statement, receiver Conor McElhinney said, “the company is unable to continue to trade due to its financial position and stock levels.”

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Council keeps quiet Auckland Council is not saying if it holds investments in soft drink, alcohol and tobacco companies only days after it purged fizzy drinks at 21 leisure centres it runs.

A report yesterday said one of its investment funds, Janus, held shares in sugar-heavy brands like Coca-Cola, Hershey and Starbucks.

Janus also holds shares in British American Tobacco, RNZ reported.

Auckland Council Treasurer John Bishop said the council had confidentiality restrictions with some of its fund managers which prevented it from disclosing specific asset holdings.

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Wrightson profits rise PGG Wrightson shares gained 4.5 per cent after it said full-year profit rose about 20 per cent and operating earnings beat guidance, which had already been upgraded on the strength of the horticulture and beef sectors.

The Christchurch-based company yesterday said trading beat expectations “due to a variety of factors” and that operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation exceeded $68 million in the year ended June 30.

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Plate licensing lost Personalised Plates has lost the job of selling customised number plates to New Zealand drivers after 28 years. The firm made the announcement on its website, stating that from yesterday all number plate enquiries should be directed to the NZ Transport Agency. Australian liability firm Publicis Communication has now received NZTA licensing, after the government agency earlier said on its website it was looking for a new company to do the job.

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Scientists freak out Britain has been a powerhouse of discovery since the age of science began. Newton, Darwin, Crick?

They parted the curtain on gravity, evolution and DNA. Now comes Brexit, and to use a non-scientific term, the scientists in the country are freaking out. Since the vote to leave the European Union last month, leaders of Britain’s scientific academies are making dire predictions about what could happen to research and innovation. Damage to British research, the scientists warn, could be among the cascade of unintended – and largely unappreciated – consequences of the vote to exit the bloc. The researchers worry that Britain will not replace funding it loses when it leaves the EU, which has supplied about $1.2 billion a year to support British science.

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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 78 - 88 Prime 109 - 117 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 203 - 304 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 298 - 316 last week

Some small lifts for beef schedules this week.

MARKET REPORT Dairy July finished with another month of aboveaverage temperatures and only a third of the normal rain to allow easy wintering, but making farmers very nervous about what the spring may herald.

Calving is now getting close in the south.

New bobby calf rules are now enacted to ensure they are well fed and at least four days old before they are transported.

Other rules involve a maximum travel time for calves, the need for shelter and loading facilities and the banning of killing calves by blunt force except in emergencies.

Fonterra reaffirmed its $4.25 forecast for this new season, but lifted the projected dividend payment to sit in the 0.50c to 0.60c/kg ms range.

Production is getting weaker both in New Zealand and Europe, as low milk prices and farm losses drive farmers to trim costs and survive only at the most basic economic level.

The funding requirements from at-risk clients are now taking longer to achieve.

They must now be signed off across the Tasman, as the Australian banks get hands on with those under serious pressure.

Analysts report only the big corporates have been using the NZX milk futures, as few farmers have enough security to honour the requirements of the deal.

Mataura Valley Milk announced the building of a $200 million nutritional powder plant near Gore, owned 20 per cent by Southland farmers, 71 per cent by a large Chinese investment group and the balance by a NZ canning company.

Westland Milk Products have announced a new CEO in Toni Brendish, whose extensive experience with dairy giant Danone will be invaluable in this company’s future growth.

Lamb Another small lift in lamb schedules this week, as the frozen business is being diverted from the UK to better returning areas.

Limited supply is helping in these diffi-

cult trading times and surplus stocks appear to have eased out of the important Chinese market.

Saleyard prime lamb prices have started to move upward again as shortages loom and young store ewes full of lambs have reached $190/hd in Southland.

Good scanning percentages have been achieved in Marlborough despite the dry as farm managers’ proactive response to the drought has proven productive.

Wool This week’s South Island wool sale bounced off the bottom as a variety of wools attracted strong bids and 85 per cent of the offering was sold.

The currency has settled slightly. Midmicron and the small parcel of merino wools met strong demand and showed the supply shortage will continue to drive the future market.

Beef Some small lifts for beef schedules this week, as shortages from Oceania have reignited demand, although US cattle futures drop lower on the back of increased domestic production in that country.

The farm confidence survey shows a static response as uncertainty rules for the new season, with market volatility sure to intercede.

Deer Venison schedules were flat this week as the currency erodes the earlier optimism.

Deer Industry NZ reports the Passion 2 Profit multi company venison trial looking to increase summer chilled venison consumption was a success, and will be extended into Belgium this year.

There was positive feedback from the chefs and if significant summer sales can be achieved and the seasonal pricing extended, venison production will get even more profitable with lower costs from summer pasture utilisation.

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Canterbury Rural Women’s branches are the most proactive in the country, members were told at the Canterbury regional conference in Ashburton on Thursday.

The day-long event was attended by more than 60 Rural Women from the 14 branches in the district.

Provincial president Sandra Curd said in view of the challenging times many people in rural communities were facing it was important to keep the name of Rural Women out there and to tell prospective members what the organisation can do to help support them.

Rural Women is now working in collaboration with groups such as Farming Mums NZ, DairyNZ, Beef+LambNZ and AgITO to provide wraparound support services and fellowship, national councillor (Canterbury) Margaret Chapman said.

Nationally Rural Women has about 2500 members, but it reaches up to 10,000 through social media channels and its website.

While Rural Women’s membership is drifting toward an ageing population, Farming Mums NZ, a rapidly growing closed Facebook group, has about 7000 members, many of them younger mothers.

Farming Mums NZ administrator Chanelle O’Sullivan was guest speaker at the conference.

She said a social event involving both groups at Fairlie had been successful and it made sense for further involvement between the groups.

Rural Women members had been through the highs and lows

Farmer ordered to pay An order for a Northland sharemilker to pay two labourers nearly $33,000 in wage arrears and lost remuneration does not reflect the region’s dairy farmers in general, an industry leader says.

The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ruled that Graeme Charles Smith unjustifiably dismissed Aden Murray McKinnon and Paige Tyra Pou, and ordered both be paid wage arrears, including holiday pay.

Mr McKinnon and Ms Pou were employed as farm labourers at Whatitiri Rd in Whangarei. Both said they were employed by Mr Smith but he alleged their employer was his company, Smith Family

Farming, which is in liquidation.

ERA member Tania Tetitaha said an absence of wage and leave records prevented Mr McKinnon and Ms Pou from bringing accurate claims and the onus therefore, rested upon the employer to disprove their claims.

Mr McKinnon was told to leave in late February or early March 2015, while Ms Pou did not return to work after her work hours were unilaterally reduced on April 6.

Ms Tetitaha said there was evidence Mr Smith was pressured by the farm owner to have two fulltime workers or else his contract may not be renewed.

In the absence of an individual

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Rural Women’s national councillor (Canterbury) Margaret Chapman.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 280716-AK-026 of farming, financial volatility and extreme weather events, and they knew how to survive tough times.

Mrs Chapman and Ms O’Sullivan have been in discussion about what the face of future involvement would look like.

Mrs Chapman said a recent survey among members had put the spotlight on relevancy and communication.

She said social networking had a place to play however face-to-face social support was still important.

New Zealand’s $130 million possum fur industry is seeking constructive ways to work with the Government in the wake of its announcement to eradicate rats, stoats and possums by 2050.

“Predator Free New Zealand is a commendable and aspirational goal and we want to be part of the solution to achieve it,” Fur Industry Council chairman Neil Mackie said.

“We have been working closely with the Department of Conservation after the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recognised the possum fur industry as having a valuable place in possum control.

“Last year we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DOC to get hunters better access to possums on conservation land.

“We believe we can achieve a win-win situation with DOC. We both want to bring the birds back, see enhanced flora and dead possums.

“Our value-add is we are generat-

ing money for the country as well – at no cost to the taxpayer.”

Possum fur is a fast-growing industry and equivalent in size to manuka honey.

It employs about 1500 people and returns wealth to the regions from an animal that is otherwise a pest.

“There are an estimated 35 million possums out there,” Mr Mackie said.

“Currently we are trapping and recovering fur from 20,000 possums a week. To meet the growing demand from our industry, we want to trap and recover up to 40,000 a week.

“That is 15 per cent of the total population of possums removed annually and comes at no cost to the taxpayers.”

Most of New Zealand’s possum fur products are exported or leave in tourists’ bags. With tourism numbers up the possum fur industry is tracking 30 per cent above expectations.

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workers $33k employment agreement and the non-payment of tax to Inland Revenue Department, she said there was little evidence the company employed Mr McKinnon and Ms Pou. Ms Tetitaha said since both were more regularly paid in cash by Mr Smith, evidence pointed to him as being the employer rather than the company.

Mr McKinnon was awarded wage arrears of $2340, lost remuneration of $4637, and $2812 as compensation.

Ms Pou will receive wage arrears of $7154, $7478 in lost remuneration, and $5000 compensation.

Mr Smith has also been ordered

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to pay $3500 as a contribution towards legal costs.

Northland dairy industry leader Greg Gent said farmers had come a long way as employers and the dairy sector was better in terms of following employment laws than it was 10 years ago.

“There are 12,000 dairy farmers throughout New Zealand so it’s a large industry and from time to time things happen that are not acceptable.

“It’s always one or two that are letting others down,” he said.

Mr Gent said DairyNZ was putting a lot of work into educating dairy farmers how to employ workers.

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A new website will keep the community updated on the Hinds/ Hekeao Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) pilot trial.

Data is collected from a variety of real-time surface and groundwater sites, along with information from Canterbury Regional Council’s ongoing monitoring sites in the area.

The groundbreaking MAR pond was constructed by Stuart Tarbotton Contracting under the direction of hydrologist Bob Bower (Golder Associates) in the Lagmhor district earlier this year and was officially opened in June.

Clean water from the Rangitata River, taken from an unused Ashburton District Council stock water allocation is diverted into the man-made “leaky pond” at up to 500 litres per second. The water then seeps down to recharge aquifers through a series of six deep rock-filled “clamshell” holes created in the MAR pond.

Ben Curry It is hoped the trial will result in improved groundwater quality in the Tinwald area and that increased groundwater levels and aquifer storage will lead to improved base flows in spring-fed waterways.

Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited (RDRML) CEO Ben Curry briefed the Ashburton

Water Management Zone Committee on initial observations last week.

The website, accessed from the zone committee’s page on Environment Canterbury’s website, shows the sites included in the overall monitoring project. Viewers can see real-time information on a site-by-site basis and find other information about the project.

Mr Curry said water was flowing into the MAR site at a rate of 140l/s, which was below initial expectations, because trapped air in the clamshell holes was preventing seepage.

This was expected to rectify itself over time. The possibility of sinking the holes to a depth of 20 metres to punch through a layer of impacted rock left behind by ancient rivers was also under discussion, Mr Curry said.

However, while less water than anticipated had seeped into the aquifers, the results in terms of nitrate dilution have been positive.

New CEO to take Westland helm Westland Milk Products has announced the appointment of Toni Brendish as its new chief executive officer.

Westland chairman Matt O’Regan said Ms Brendish has extensive leadership experience in the international food and dairy industries, most recently as vice president of DKSH (Thailand), a large consumer goods distribution business based in Bangkok, where she currently resides.

“Toni’s familiarity with the manufacture, supply chain and sales and marketing of valueadded dairy products, including paediatric and nutritional powders and UHT dairy products, will be of immense value to the

Toni Brendish company as we progress the development and execution of our growth strategy for these busi-

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Ms Brendish has spent a large part of her career within the Danone Group as managing director of Nutricia Australia and New Zealand; managing director of Danone Dumex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; and of the Danone dairy business in Indonesia.

She starts with Westland Milk Products on September 5, replacing CEO Rod Quin who stepped down at the end of July after some seven years with the company.

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Dr Fulton’s elastic stone

BY GLENN VALLENDER

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ot all rocks are hard, grey and brittle; nature has a few tricks to play.

When looking for suitable rock specimens for the highly successful Ashburton Museum exhibition and holiday programme, Papers, Scissors, Rock, a chance opening of a small box at the museum revealed a very unusual pink and flexible rock nestled inside.

Along with this specimen there was a letter written by W. N. Benson of Otago University and dated September 10, 1919.

It was a reply to a Dr Fulton.

This rock sample was accessioned to the museum in 1985.

Who was Dr Fulton and what was this specimen doing in the museum collection? And what about the box it was kept in? he son of Robert Valpy Fulton (1865-1924), a wellknown Dunedin writer and doctor, Dr Noel Edward Hertslet Fulton (1893-1978) was born and educated in Dunedin. He was one of six children, two of whom were medical doctors. Hertslet was Dr Fulton’s mother’s last name.

Dr Fulton completed his medical degree in 1924, at the age of 31. He served in both world wars achieving the rank of captain in January 1942. A gifted violinist and orchestral leader, Dr Fulton was the patron of the Ashburton Musical Club.

He was also a talented and dedicated chess player and became the South Island champion in the 1950s. In 1915 Dr Fulton started work in an architect’s office, but then enlisted in the medical corps as a private and went to Cairo. A little later he was transferred to Brokenhurst Hospital in Hampshire, England.

Back from the war, Dr Fulton went to Rotorua to work in the military hospital and there completed significant cancer research. He then spent the remainder of his working life in Ashburton, after purchasing the medical practice of Dr Miller in 1927.

Dr Fulton saw service in Fiji during World War Two and was a surgeon for St John (1941-1964).

He married Magdalene Buchan Lane and both are buried in the Ashburton Cemetery. He is survived by a son and two daughters. rofessor William Noel Benson (aka Noel Benson) was born on Boxing Day, 1885, in England

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Above – Dr Fulton in his army captain’s uniform c.1945.

Right – Prof. Benson’s letter to Dr Fulton.

and educated in Australia. He was eight years older than Dr Fulton and they probably knew each other in Dunedin when Fulton was a medical student just after World War One. In 1916 Benson received a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree from Sydney University, and in that year he took up the position of Professor of Geology at Otago University. There he became a major contributor to our understanding of New Zealand geology.

Significantly, this year, 2016, marks the centennial of Benson’s initial tenure at Otago University.

Prof. Benson married Gertrude Rawson in 1923 (herself a professor of home science at Otago), retired in 1949 and died August 1957 with no children. o, what about this flexible rock specimen called itacolumite? North East India (Kaliana Hill, 100km from New Delhi) is one of the few places in the world where itacolumite or flexible rock is found in situ.

It is possible that Brokenhurst Hospital may have been the place where Dr Fulton acquired this rare rock as, prior to 1916, this

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hospital specialised in helping wounded soldiers from India.

On the other hand, it may well have been a family heirloom, as Fulton’s fathers-in-law had strong connections with India. As Prof.

Benson states in his letter, two places known to him as localities for itacolumite were Brazil, and the south-east of the US, in Carolina. But itacolumite is also found in France and Madagascar, and not in England, as on the box lid.

Itacomulite is named after Mt Itacolumi (meaning giant) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. These flexible or “elastic” rocks were first known about in 1740, and formally named in 1822. Although not completely understood, the material is flexible or bendable because of the way in which the mineral grains interlock with each other, and the style and degree of weathering the rock has undergone.

If a specimen is from Brazil it is about 580 million years old; and if from India, it is even more ancient, at about 1.8 billion years old. The specimen itself has a label and name on it and it made

Top – The itacolumite flexible rock specimen in the Ashburton Museum collection.

Above – The top of the specimen box.

Left – The underside of the specimen box.

me wonder by whom, when and where was this placed and who perhaps misspelt the name “Quartzite”? he box that holds the flexible rock also has a story. On the underside, dated 1920, is a name, perhaps referring to the original cards inside, “Barndoor”, and then a person’s indecipherable name, perhaps Holly Harnet?

The date of 1920 suggests that the rock was placed in here after Prof. Benson had identfied and returned it to Dr Fulton. But

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what’s more, the box itself is also uncommon, as it was made by the publishers G.D. Ltd (Delgado) of London.

It originally contained a set of Christmas cards as part of the Union Jack Series.

So, discovered by chance, a small package from a local Ashburton identity from 97 years ago (or more) has left us an interesting story and probably the only specimen of itacolumite in the country.

Thank you Dr Fulton.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men.

The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: August 5: Leslie Harold CALLAGHAN, Ralph SUTTON August 9: Robert Harry LAMBIE, John McKAY, C Jeffrey McNEILL

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RESULTS ■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers July 30 23 riders, 16km. Handicap.

First Home Les Brown. CT. 35.27. HT. Go. RT. 35m 27s. 2nd Rob Hooper CT. 36.54.

HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m 14s. F/T. 3rd Kristine Marriott CT.36.55. HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m 15s.

2f/t. 4th Ross Templeton CT. 36.56. HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m 16s. 3f/t. 5th Ethan Titheridge CT.36.58. HT. 9.50m. RT. 27m 08s. 6th Matt Marshall CT.37.00. HT. 12.40m. RT.24m 20s. 4f/t. 7th Richard Kirwan CT. 37.06.

HT. 12.40m. RT. 24m 26s. 8th Don Sutton CT.37.08. HT. 9.50m. RT. 27m 18s. 9th.

Andy Skinner CT. 37.13. HT. 5.00m. RT. 32m 13s. 10th Liz Wylie CT.37.24. HT.5.00m. RT. 32m 24s. 11th. Debbie Skinner CT. 37.30. HT. 5.00m. RT. 32m 30s. 12th Michael Gallagher CT. 37.58. HT. 13.05m. RT. 24m 53s. 13th Michael Templeton CT. 37.58. HT. 13.05m. RT. 24m 53s. 14th Paul Macfie CT.38.29. HT. 12.40m. RT. 25m 49s. 15th Oliver Davidson CT. 39.07. HT. 11.10m. RT. 27m 57s. 16th. Dylan Leech CT. 39.08. HT. 5.00m. RT. 34m 08s. 17th Janette Hooper CT. 39.10. HT. 9.50m. RT. 29m 20s. 18th Paul Houston CT. 39.10. HT. 9.50m. RT. 29m 20s. 19th Roger Wilson CT.39.11. HT.11.10m. RT. 28m 01s. 20th.

Doug Coley CT. 40.07. HT. 12.40m. RT. 27m 27s. 21st. Bruce McClelland CT.40.36s. HT. 11.10m. RT. 29m 26s. 22nd Colin Teahan CT. 41.42. HT. 9.50m. RT. 31m 52s. 23rd Drew Titheridge Punctured.

Development Cyclists Winter 2016 July 31 4 Km Handicap. 2 Riders, 1st Oliver Davidson 6m 55s. F/T. 2nd. Callum Kingsbury 9m 33s. 2f/t. A Grade. Winner & Fastest time Oliver Davidson. 6m 55s. D Grade Winner and Fastest time Callum Kingsbury. 9m 33s.

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July 30 Top score in the second round of the DCL Cup was Adrian Hopwood 74-6=68, 15 pts for RMF Cup. Other good scores were: Ian Rive, Brent MacGregor and Bruce Day 71; Greig Sparrow, Barry Jury, Don Houghton and Murray Wackrow 72; Bill Hetrick 73 by c/b Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Charlie Alexander; Rothbury Insurance: Bruce Ferriman, Netherby Meats: Andrew Tindall, South Island Seeds: Paul May, Charming Thai (longest putt) Brent MacGregor.

Twos: Paul MacFie, Charlie Alexander, Bruce Ferriman and Andrew Tindall.

Nett Eagles: # 18; Birdy Jackpot: # 7 Nine Hole Results: Top score was Bev Chinn with 19 pts. Other good scores were: Bruce Leighton 18, Joy Nicholas 17, Chris Anderson 15, David Henson 15.

Hood 108-31-77, Bev Isherwood 107-29-78 Cinema Paradiso Best Nett: Heather Middleton 67 Nearest the Pins: Silver #6 Methven Pharmacy Jenny Senior; Bronze A #17 Arabica Sandra Ilton; Bronze B # 4 Methven Supervalue Heather Middleton; Open # 13 Methven Foursquare Tania Wilson; Saturday # 17 Methven Travel Robyn Maw Twos & Nett Eagles: Tania Wilson & Sandra Ilton July 30 Men’s Division, Team Stroke Round Team Winners - John Mcgettigan, Mike Gray, Bernard Walsh, Mark Gazzard.

Senior: Rob Fensom 81-11-70; Intermediate: John Mcgettigan 83-14-69; Junior A: Bernard Walsh 89-20-69 by lot; Junior B: Bob Collins 114-40-74.

Other Good Scores: 69 Phil Lalor. 70 Eric Meaclem. 71 Ian Sawers, Simon Wareing. 72 Craig Middleton, Peter Harper, James Anderso, Mike Gray, Twos: Ian Sawers, Mike Harris, Gary Schott, Ian Sawers. Dubliner Best Nett: John Mcgettigan 69. Methven Foursquare Second best nett: Bernard Walsh. Methven Travel Best Gross: Gary Schott 78.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Tony Worsfold; Hunters Wine No 6: James Anderson; Ski Time No 13: Gary Schott; Green Parrot No 17: Geoff Kelk; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Mark Gazzard.

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July 26 Ladies Division2nd Round Bronze 2 Championships: Christine Ross beat Joan Johns 1 upEclectic Johnny Wright and Jan Clucas 32.5; Betty Wilson and Judy Fielder 33.5; Sue Graham and Alison Vessey 34.0Marilyn Cross Hastings McLeod 2nd Shot0-29 Lal Mulligan; 30+ Joan JohnsALT Nearest the Pin July 27 Mid-Week Stableford Competition Ian Beach 45 stableford points, Peter Sewell 44, Steve Cross, 40 Don Ingold, 39 Gordon Duthie, 38 Hayden Tasker, 36 Roger Lake 36.

Nearest the Pin: Alister McLeod.

July 28 9 Hole Division Nett: Ladies 1st Lynley MacKenzie 59:23:36, 2nd Tessa Gallagher 57:20:37 Men 1st John Greenslade 58:18:40, 2nd Gerald Jacobson 72:24:48 Championship round - Wendy Sim Beat Lynley MacKenzie Nearest Pin: Greg Sim Building and Excavating 2nd Shot No. 2 – John Greenslade, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – John Greenslade

Methven Golf Club July 27 Ladies Division, LGU Silver Sara Gallagher 88-17-71. Bronze A: Tania Wilson 92-22-70, Pam Watson 9420-74, Sharryn Bree 96-21-75. Bronze B: Heather Middleton 97-30-67, Dennise

July 27 Ladies Division, Bisque Par Freda Bierema 7 Up. 9 holers: Bisque Par Judy Moore 3 Up Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: - Sally Smith; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: -Marion Wederell; V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: -Freda Bierema; Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: -Sally Smith; S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: -Freda Bierema

Tinwald Golf Club July 30 Stableford-Eagles Golfing Society Leading scores in the stableford round played on Saturday were Senior -12; Isaak McDonald 44, Jason Feutz 37, Steve Anderson 36. Intermediate 13-18; Bruce Collins 39, Gary Lee 38, Neil Rayner 38, Trevor Emery 37. Junior 19-plus; Colin Johnstone 39, Neil Connelly 38, Des Green 37, George Cartney 36.

Women: Maree Moore 37, Wendy Stevenson 34. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Isaak McDonald Gluyas Ford # 6; Robin Simms. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Randall Feutz. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Neil Connelly. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Isaak McDonald. Two’s: John Schofield, Snow Pierce, Wendy Stevenson, Randall Feutz, Neil Connelly, Steve Kircher.

Eagles; Dave Rush, Isaak McDonald.

Net eagle # 13 Not struck.

Winner of the Snow Mann Trophy was Isaak McDonald with 44 points.

PGA Championship scores

Final round scores from PGA Championship yesteray (par-70).

266: Jimmy Walker (USA) 65 66 68 67 267: Jason Day (AUS) 68 65 67 67 270: Daniel Summerhays (USA) 70 67 67 66 271: Branden Grace (RSA) 70 68 66 67, Brooks Koepka (USA) 68 67 66 70, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 69 67 67 68 272: Robert Streb (USA) 68 63 72 69, Martin Kaymer (GER) 66 69 71 66, Henrik Stenson (SWE) 67 67 67 71 273: William McGirt (USA) 70 67 66 70, Paul Casey (ENG) 69 69 68 67, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 71 68 66 68 274: Emiliano Grillo (ARG) 66 67 73 68, Padraig Harrington (IRL) 71 70 65 68, Webb Simpson (USA) 69 69 66 70, Jordan Spieth (USA) 70 67 69 68, Patrick Reed (USA) 70 65 70 69 275: John Senden (AUS) 68 70 69 68, Adam Scott (AUS) 70 67 69 69, Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 69 68 69 69, Kevin Kisner (USA) 71 69 65 70

Women’s British Open Final round scores from Ladies European Tour event, the Women’s British Open yesterday (par-72).

272: Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 65 69 66 72 275: Mo Martin (USA) 68 68 69 70, Lee MiRim (KOR) 62 71 69 73 277: Stacy Lewis (USA) 67 70 70 70 279: Jang Ha-Na (KOR) 68 67 73 71, Catriona Matthew (SCO) 70 65 71 73, Karrie Webb (AUS) 69 69 70 71 280: Lexi Thompson (USA) 72 67 69 72, Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 69 70 71 70, Chun InGee (KOR) 72 71 67 70 281: Bae Hee-Kyung (KOR) 72 71 69 69, Megan Khang (USA) 71 72 70 68, Lee MiHyang (KOR) 67 73 73 68 282: Teresa Lu (TPE) 69 71 71 71, Beatriz Recari (ESP) 69 72 69 72, Beth Allen (USA) 70 72 71 69 283: Harukyo Nomura (JPN) 72 68 72 71, Azahara Munoz (ESP) 68 71 73 71, Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) 73 69 70 71, Sarah-Jane Smith (AUS) 68 72 70 73, Hur Mi-Jung (KOR) 74 70 68 71, Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN) 72 68 70 73, Charley Hull (ENG) 69 70 75 69, Feng Shanshan (CHN) 66 68 74 75 Also: 287: Lydia Ko (NZL) 74 70 69 74

■ Motor racing German Grand Prix Results from the German Grand Prix yesterday (67 laps): 1. Lewis Hamilton (MER) 1hr 30m 44.200s 2. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) +6.996 3. Max Verstappen (NED/RBR) 13.413 4. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 15.845 5. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 32.570 6. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 37.023 7. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 1min 10.0 8. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1 lap 9. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 1 lap 10. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1 lap 11. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/HAA) 1 lap 12. Fernando Alonso (ESP/MLA) 1 lap 13. Romain Grosjean (FRA/HAA) 1 lap 14. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/TOR) 1 lap 15. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 1 lap

16. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/REN) 17. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/MAN) 18. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/SAU) 19. Jolyon Palmer (ENG/REN) 20. Rio Haryanto (INA/MAN) Not classified: Felipe Nasr (BRA/SAU) Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL)

1 lap 2 laps 2 laps 2 laps 2 laps 9 laps 30 laps

■ Rugby MCRU Finals Day July 30 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern 26 Railway Tavern Rakaia 26 Senior B - 2nd Grade Cup Southern Tinwald Tavern 39 v Mt Somers 11, Colts – MCRU Cup Methven/Rakaia 23 v Celtic 19, Under 18 - Rudstone Cup & Kevin Dwyer Memorial Trophy Celtic 22 Methven 13 Under 16 - NH Edge Cup & Russell Kelly Memorial Trophy Celtic/Allenton 22 Hampstead 13, JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 - MCRU Cup & Jock Ross Centurion Shield Allenton/Tinwald 32 Hampstead 22 JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 13 Summerfield Cup & Murray Roulston Centurion Shield Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 59 Methven Snowfed Builders 17, JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 - MCRU Cup & John Smitheram Centurion Shield Methven 29 Allenton 21, JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10 - Alistair Morrison Centurion SHIELD Celtic Blacklows G JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 9 - Grant Perry Centurion Shield - Southern ADM JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 8 - Geoff Frew Centurion Shield - Southern Agspread UC Championship Christs College 51 Ashburton College 13,

■ Rugby league NRL results standings Rd 21 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 32 (D Copley 2 B Cordner B Ferguson S Kenny-Dowall L Mitchell tries S Taukeiaho 4 goals) bt BRISBANE 16 (D Boyd T Opacic J Wallace tries C Parker 2 goals) at Allianz Stadium.

CANTERBURY 13 (S Kasiano J Reynolds tries M Mbye 2 goals J Reynolds field goal) bt ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 10 (E Aitken K Mann tries G Widdop goal) at ANZ Stadium.

NZ WARRIORS 20 (D Fusitua 2 S Johnson K Maumalo tries I Luke 2 goals) bt PENRITH 16 (J Mansour 2 T Peachey tries N Cleary 2 goals) in golden-point extra time at Mt Smart Stadium. Referee: Chris Sutton, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 13,026.

WESTS TIGERS 23 (D Nofoaluma S Sue J Tedesco tries M Moses 5 goals M Moses field goal) bt PARRAMATTA 8 (V Toutai try M Gordon 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Ref-

eree: Henry Perenara, Chris Butler.

MELBOURNE 16 (T Glasby M Koroibete K Proctor tries C Smith 2 goals) bt NORTH QUEENSLAND 8 (A Winterstein try E Lowe 2 goals) at 1300SMILES Stadium. Referee: Ben Cummins, David Munro.

CANBERRA 54 (J Rapana 2 E Whitehead 2 B Austin J Croker E Lee J Leilua I Soliola J Wighton tries J Croker 7 goals) bt SOUTH SYDNEY 4 (J Sutton try) at ANZ Stadium.

Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds.

MANLY 36 (B Wiliame 2 J Buhrer J Starling J Taufua D Walker M Wright tries D Walker 4 goals) bt NEWCASTLE 16 (D Bhana B Elliot P Mata’utia tries T Hodkinson 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval. Referee: Gavin Badger, Adam Devcich. Crowd: 11,222.

Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Melbourne 19 16 0 3 2 460 216 244 36 2 *Cronulla 18 16 0 2 2 481 274 207 36 3 Canberra 19 12 1 6 2 512 376 136 29 4 N Queensland 19 12 0 7 2 470 269 201 28 5 Canterbury 19 12 0 7 2 422 346 76 28 6 Brisbane 19 10 0 9 2 434 370 64 24 7 *Gold Coast 18 9 0 9 2 401 384 17 22 8 NZ Warriors 19 9 0 10 2 419 436 -17 22 9 Penrith 19 9 0 10 2 392 409 -17 22 10 Wests Tigers 19 9 0 10 2 399 458 -59 22 11 Manly 19 8 0 11 2 375 415 -40 20 12 St George 19 8 0 11 2 249 410 -161 20 13 South Sydney 19 5 0 14 2 344 484 -140 14 14 Parramatta 19 10 0 9 2 184 213 -29 12 15 Roosters 19 4 0 15 2 335 461 -126 12 16 Newcastle 19 1 1 17 2 241 642 -401 7

■ Tennis Toronto Masters Results from Toronto Masters yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men: Final: 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt 3-Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3 7-5.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 6 The final stroke round for the DCL Cup will be held. This game is worth 15pts for the RMF Cup. Starting Times: Morning 8.00am (back to normal time). Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf August 5 1st Grade Women 6.50 pm Methven black v Methven White (Collgns/Hamps Collegiate 1st gr W) 8.00 pm Collegiate v Collgn/ Hamp (Methven Black 1st GR W R. Turnbull) Bye: Hampstead August 6 Senior Men at Ashburton 5.30pm Wakanui Black v Northern Hearts (C. Watson C O’Neill) Senior Men at Timaru 4.00pm Wakanui Blue v Tainui Senior Women at Timaru 1.00pm Hampstead/Collegians v Craighead; 2.30pm Hampstead v TGHS August 7 Non-Competition Game 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Wakanui v Allenton (S. Mealings Collg/Hamps 1st gr M); 7.00pm Tinwald v Collgns/Hamps (A. Kelland Allenton 1st gr M) Representative fixture Boys Tournament August 7 9.15am Mid Canterbury B Boys v Canterbury Development; 10.15am Mid Canterbury A Boys v Canterbury B Boys; 11.15am Mid Canterbury U 15 Boys v Canterbury A Boys; 12.30pm South Canterbury B Boys v Canterbury B Boys; 1.30pm South Canterbury A Boys v Canterbury A Boys; 2.30pm South Canterbury B Boys v Mid Canterbury B Boys; 3.30pm South Canterbury A Boys v Mid Canterbury A Boys

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby August 6 UC Championship Roncalli College v Ashburton College, Timaru, Time to be confirmed August 7 Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup Mt Somers v Southern Tinwald Tavern, Mt Somers Domain, 2pm, C Kelland, J Greenslade, B Frame.

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In brief Stadium action tonight Ashburton College senior basketball teams are in action at Oxford Street again tonight. The girls play Christchurch Girls’ High School as their Whelan Trophy competition nears the business end, while the boys play Rangiora High School in a Thompson Trophy match-up. The girls’ game kicks off at 5pm, with the boys at 6.40pm.

Johnson criticised Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson may have produced the match-winning try in Saturday’s golden point NRL win over Penrith but it wasn’t enough to impress Australian commentator Brad Fittler. Fittler described Johnson’s effort to evade four Penrith defenders in a stepping run to the line as “incredible” before suggesting the Warriors No 7 could do more to help his side by running the football more often.

But he implied Johnson was reluctant to run the ball to the defensive line and risk being tackled and that he was comfortable passing the ball before contact.

- AAP

Confidence needed

Gabby Muschamp battles for possession during Hampstead’s convincing 5-1 win over Geraldine on Saturday.

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■ HOCKEY

Hampstead machine rolls on

By James Ford

James.F@TheGaurdian.co.nz

Hampstead continued their excellent run of form in the MidSouth Canterbury women’s hockey first division with a convincing 5-1 victory over Geraldine on Saturday.

Hampstead led 4-0 at half-time with goals from Gabby Muschamp, Helen France, Brooke Hanrahan and Harriet Cameron, before Mel Burrowes notched up

the fifth in the second half.

Coach Rex Turnbull said the result was pleasing, and credited his players for a fine display.

“As the score indicates, we played very well in the first half and played some lovely free-flowing hockey,” he said.

Turnbull said his team’s performance did dip slightly in the second stanza, but Hampstead will now turn their attention to Timaru Girls’ 1st XI next Saturday.

“Most players had solid games.

“Michelle Knight was outstanding in defence and Kerry Chapman was once again the rock in the goal,” he said.

“The player of the day was Karen McAulay, who was brilliant in both attack and defence.”

In contrast to their local rivals, Hampstead-Collegians were toppled 5-1 by Timaru Girls’ 1st XI in their afternoon fixture at the Ashburton Hockey Turf.

Meanwhile, Wakanui Blue fell to a 2-1 defeat to Northern Hearts in their senior men’s tie in Timaru.

Despite the defeat, Sam Moore’s side will take some solace from a much improved display against second placed Hearts.

Wakanui led for much of the tie thanks to a Hayden Sinclair goal, but Hearts piled on the pressure in the second half to snatch the victory.

■ GOLF

Walker edges Day for championship win By ashton hudson Jason Day’s final-hole eagle cranked up the pressure but American Jimmy Walker held his nerve to deny the Australian a second career major with a wireto-wire victory at the US PGA Championship yesterday.

The 37-year-old Texan closed with a steely three-under-par 67 at soggy Baltusrol Golf Club to complete a one-stroke win over gallant defending champion and world No.1 Day. Walker finished with a 14-under 266 to become the fourth firsttime major champion of the year, following breakthroughs for Englishman Danny Willett at the Masters, American Dustin Johnson at the US Open and Swede Henrik Stenson at the British Open.

He is the seventh player to go wire to wire at the PGA Championship, joining Bobby Nichols (1964), Raymond Floyd (1969 and 1982), Hal Sutton (1983), Nick Price (1994), Tiger Woods (2000) and Phil Mickelson, who achieved the feat at Baltusrol in 2005.

“It’s surreal. I mean, it really is,” Walker said after claiming his sixth US tour win.

“I would have said it would have happened the last couple years, the way I was playing.

“I just had not quite played as well as I would have liked to this year but I knew it was close.

“It’s so gratifying. I mean, it really is.

“Everything I’ve done up to this point, helped this happen.”

Day, who won the Wanamaker

Trophy in record-setting fashion last year at Whistling Straits, applied heat on Walker with an eagle three at the last hole but had to settle for his 13th top-10 finish from 25 major appearances – and his fourth second prize.

“I would have liked to have, instead of the four seconds, I would have liked to have five majors,” said Day. “But I just have to be more patient, learn from this experience today, try and move on.

“I’m looking forward to Augusta National next year.

“One guy this week was better than me. Yeah I’m a little disappointed, but you know what, I came in here with not the greatest preparation. I’m very, very happy with how I played all week.”

While Day was unable to find a

birdie for most of the back nine, super-steady Walker holed out from a greenside trap for birdie on the 10th and then picked up another on the 11th to retain control.

His only trouble came at the last but he held his nerve to hole a three-footer for par in fading light to land his sixth and biggest win of his career.

Day had been bidding to become the first player to successfully defend a major championship title since Irishman Padraig Harrington at the 2008 British Open and join Peter Thomson, David Graham and Greg Norman as just the fourth Australian to win multiple majors.

Daniel Summerhays was third at 10 under after closing with a 66.

- AAP

A mixed performance from Warriors youngster Tui Lolohea in Saturday’s golden point win over Penrith showed he still has some way to go before fulfilling his potential as an NRL star. In his return to fullback after a game on the right wing and three appearances off the bench, Lolohea was a constant threat on attack but was found wanting in his positional play in defensive situations. The 21-year-old initially lost his No1 jersey to David Fusitu’a after being told he needed to improve his positioning on defence.

Those issues became apparent as the match wore on with Lolohea committing two errors as the Panthers began their fightback. - NZME

Inglis back on deck Greg Inglis will be thrust back into the five-eighth role for South Sydney this weekend as coach Michael Maguire desperately attempts to stop the rot at the foundation NRL club. Souths’ record 54-4 thumping by Canberra on Sunday was their eighth defeat in a row and a record loss under Maguire. With Luke Keary’s season likely over due to a hamstring injury, Inglis will return from a three-match suspension at pivot for Saturday’s round 22 clash with Melbourne at AAMI Park.

- AAP

Thaiday apologises Sam Thaiday admits he feels responsible for Brisbane’s NRL form slump after serving two suspensions in short order. Thaiday is set to return to the Broncos line-up for Thursday’s crunch clash with St George Illawarra in Wollongong, having completed a one-match ban for a dangerous throw on Penrith’s Bryce Cartwright. The 31-year-old says he will do so with a point to prove after missing three of Brisbane’s past five games during a period when their top-four hopes have nosedived. “Thanks for rubbing it in,” Thaiday told reporters yesterday when asked if he felt he was letting down his teammates.

“You feel pretty bad you’re not there. I hate it. “I’ve let them (teammates) down a couple of times this year.”

- AAP

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■ PURDON POWER

Purdon flying Kiwi flag

By Matt MarkhaM He’s regarded as one of the best trainers of a standardbred in the world and now Mark Purdon (right) will get the chance to show his driving prowess on the world stage.

Purdon was announced at Saturday night’s Harness Racing New Zealand Awards Evening as the New Zealand representative at next year’s World Drivers’ Championships to be held in Canada during August.

The news came as both a massive honour and shock for Purdon.

“I’m really excited to have been given the opportunity to represent New Zealand,” he said.

“Mixing it with some of the best drivers in the world will be a great experience and one that I’m already looking forward too.”

Purdon has never been chosen to be the New Zealand representative before but as the winner of close to 1500 races in New Zealand and with an impressive resume of big race victories across Australasia, there are few better qualified candidates.

Harness Racing New Zealand boss Edward Rennell said Purdon was a worthy candidate to fly the New Zealand flag in Canada.

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Aug 2016 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 12.09pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C0, 295m 1 45846 Jinga Snag nwtd ..............................A Joyce 2 33266 Cairo nwtd ....................................... M Grant 3 65773 Mulberry Thunder nwtd ................ K Cassidy 4 Cut The Ribbons nwtd.......................J Dunn 5 483 Kim’s My Name nwtd ......................J Goode 6 6651 Bell Ring 17.81 L & ............................ Wales 7 326 Broken Penniless nwtd...................G Cleeve 8 277 Know Bargain nwtd ........................G Cleeve 9 77675 Promises Maid nwtd..................... K Cassidy 10 77767 Mulberry Storm nwtd.................... K Cassidy 2 12.29pm CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 1 C1q, 295m 1 3814 Charlie Runkel 17.37 ........................J Dunn 2 82776 Speedy Blueblood nwtd .........J T McInerney 3 43282 Know Respect 17.28 ......................G Cleeve 4 14466 Lucas Scott 17.43 ........................ L Waretini 5 88625 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 6 24754 Go McIndoe 17.60 ....................R Blackburn 7 72444 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 8 83853 Gordon’s My Mate 17.64 ............ D T Barnes 9 88766 Sea Spray Elsa 17.71 .................B Freeman 10 37887 Opawa Faith nwtd L & ........................ Wales 3 12.49pm CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 2 C1q, 295m 1 46675 Giancana 17.85............................S Hindson 2 21417 Troublesome Brit 17.40 ................C Roberts

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“Mark has been a leading driver here in New Zealand for an extended period of time as well as a being a 10-time winner of the trainers’ premiership either on his own or in a partnership,” Rennell said.

“Last season (2015-2016) he was the leading UDR driver in the country and second on the stakes schedule behind Dexter Dunn.

“Mark has made a contribution to the industry over an extended period and recognising his contribution through selection as New Zealand’s representative is well warranted and deserved.”

New Zealand will have a strong chance in the series which runs from the 12th to the 19th of August with Dexter Dunn gaining automatic entry into the series as the defending champion following his victory in Australia at the last World Drivers’ Championship.

New Zealand has a proud history in the series which was first contested for in 1970.

Kevin Holmes (1978), Robert Cameron (1983), Tony Herlihy (1985), Maurice McKendry (1991), Mark Jones (2003) and Dunn last year are Kiwi winners.

- HRNZ

Big test for jumper Lucky Tonight’s jumping prowess will be put to a sterner test in Australia at his next appearance.

The Cambridge gelding has finished runner-up in both his Victorian starts to earn himself an outing in stronger company.

“He’s going to run in the Crisp Steeplechase on Saturday,” trainer Shelley Houston said. “The two horses that have beaten him at his last two starts are decent open company horses here and my guy has improved a lot.”

- NZME

Barrons get together There’ll be a new training partnership at Addington on Friday night and Tony Barron is still nervous talking about it. Everyone who sells horses tells you they’re not sold until the money’s in the bank. The Makarewa property which has been Barron’s business for a number of years was sold recently and he is applying the same maxim, however, plans were already in place for Barron to join his brother Ken in partnership from the start of the season and that won’t be put on hold. “We’ll have two or three in on Friday, about 50 in work,” he said. “If the sale goes through we’ll be up on the 12th.”

- HRNZ

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 3 61866 Jimmy Nail 17.88 ........................ J McMillan 4 16443 Another Spin 17.33 ................J T McInerney 5 63368 Cupcake 17.64 ....................................A Lee 6 32131 Sopoaga 17.40..........................A Bradshaw 7 22326 Pep’s Terra 17.83 C & ........................ Fagan 8 11476 Ben Jamming 17.56 M &...................Jopson 9 888x4 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 10 878x7 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 4 1.09pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 45767 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 2 41143 Mischief Managed 30.77 ...........A Bradshaw 3 34555 Goldstar Coco 30.74 S & ................B Evans 4 46366 Homebush Hansome nwtd .....J T McInerney 5 34183 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .....................J Goode 6 24314 Tricky Action nwtd S & ....................B Evans 7 32647 Opawa Jemaine 30.03 J & ..............D Fahey 8 63235 Lagoon Belle 30.31 ......................C Roberts 9 48456 Goldstar Boomer 30.80 S & ............B Evans 10 54877 Opawa Grunter 30.38 L & .................. Wales 5 1.29 CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 3 C1q, 295m 1 37764 Cool Dexter 17.28 .....................A Bradshaw 2 27227 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 12887 Ana Dior nwtd ..............................C Roberts 4 11334 Know Hassle 17.43 ........................G Cleeve 5 1286 Dora Dufran 17.49 ............................J Dunn 6 55475 Whip Uppa Storm 17.27............ G T Bennett 7 31411 Opawa Blinky 17.49 L & ..................... Wales 8 78634 Hayley James 17.53..................... L Waretini 9 88766 Sea Spray Elsa 17.71 .................B Freeman 10 78788 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 6 1.49 CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT

4 C1q, 295m 1 65458 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S &..............B Evans 2 12881 Bronson Jewel 17.51....................C Roberts 3 67437 Sweet Abby Lee 17.43 ..............R Blackburn 4 21123 Botany Calypso 17.54 ............J T McInerney 5 72733 God Particle 17.40 ..............................A Lee 6 73587 Chill Out Rach 17.42 M & .................Jopson 7 66685 Mamalulu 17.45 C & .......................... Fagan 8 26328 What I Like 17.55 ...................J T McInerney 9 888x4 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 10 37887 Opawa Faith nwtd L & ........................ Wales 7 2.08pm THE TURF BAR STAKES C1, 520m 1 45627 Mobilize 30.95 .................................J Tanner 2 44537 Lagoon Allira 30.53 ......................C Roberts 3 64424 Know Cheers 30.36 .......................G Cleeve 4 44312 Smokey Action 30.36 S & ...............B Evans 5 16514 Replica Yella 30.59 .......................... M Grant 6 36413 Opawa Penny 30.77 L & .................... Wales 7 55663 Max Brainstrain nwtd M & ................... Smith 8 16 Cawbourne Eru 30.79 ..................C Roberts 9 48456 Goldstar Boomer 30.80 S & ............B Evans 10 8x755 Mega Volt nwtd......................... A Botherway 8 2.27pm CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 5 C1q, 295m 1 78672 Another Cruise nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 55623 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 3 63247 Archies Dijon 17.51 M & ...................Jopson 4 262x8 Major Bloodnok 17.69 ...................R Adcock 5 61775 Oaks Hill 17.95.......................... G T Bennett 6 61124 Harlequin Parade nwtd......................J Dunn 7 74538 Speedy Dispatch 17.32 H & ................Taylor 8 74546 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith

9 888x4 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 10 878x7 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 9 2.43pm CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 6 C1q, 295m 1 67784 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 2 82136 Feral Coaster 17.60 .....................M A Butler 3 66832 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 4 31887 Too Much Sugar 17.58 ..............A Bradshaw 5 24765 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 6 24212 Gordy Junior 17.63 ......................C Roberts 7 65585 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 8 37334 Royal Descent 17.89 .................R Blackburn 9 88766 Sea Spray Elsa 17.71 .................B Freeman 10 37887 Opawa Faith nwtd L & ........................ Wales 10 3.06 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C1, 520m 1 67832 Oak Spur 30.86 .................................P Scott 2 11314 Albie Punter 30.34 J & ....................D Fahey 3 81332 Odin Slayer 30.97 ..................... A Bradshaw 4 34374 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 5 31146 Spring Sam 30.83 ..................J T McInerney 6 63666 Spare Action 30.71 S &...................B Evans 7 F7353 Hell’s A Coming 31.06.............. A Botherway 8 25225 Lagoon Twist 30.33 .........................J Tanner 9 48456 Goldstar Boomer 30.80 S & ............B Evans 10 86468 Jewel Apache 30.66 M & ..................Jopson 11 3.23pm CHALLENGE OPAWA NZ BRED SPRINT HEAT 7 C1q, 295m 1 65x22 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 2 66756 Wears The Gold 17.28 .....................A Joyce 3 18 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.61 ........................J Dunn 4 34443 Ilabb 17.32 M & .................................Jopson 5 55775 Idol Georgie 17.64 ............................ J Rush

6 7 8 9 10

88855 Wrinkles 17.15 .......................J T McInerney 2111 Hannah Rhiannon 17.33 ...............R Adcock 46756 Cosmoholic 17.71 ........................A Waretini 888x4 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 878x7 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 12 3.46pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY DASH C1, 295m 1 x7723 Lagoon May nwtd M & ........................ Smith 2 47657 Harden Faster 17.38 M & ..................Jopson 3 26252 Cawbourne Eden 17.35 ...............C Roberts 4 47442 Lexie Rae 17.53 M &.........................Jopson 5 83285 Bellwave 17.20 ................................J Tanner 6 56833 Cosmic Chelsea 17.36 M & ............P Binnie 7 4147x Glad Rags 17.61 .................................A Lee 8 62772 Lil Diva 17.94 .........................J T McInerney 9 384x8 No Biffo nwtd ................................... M Grant 10 77x57 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ...............J Tanner SELECTIONS

10 23375 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen

8 56247 Another Message 18.57 .........J T McInerney 9 46565 Chicago Black 18.54 ..............J T McInerney 10 34358 Alex Rumble 18.71 .................J T McInerney 12 3.40pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST C5, 310m 1 73422 Technic 19.08 ................................R Adcock 2 82324 Storming Norm 18.99.................. B I Conner 3 14314 Wheelchair Norm 18.31 .........J T McInerney 4 22637 Know Thanks 18.82 .......................G Cleeve 5 74514 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney 6 82218 Burn Early 18.50 J & .......................D Fahey 7 32121 Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton 8 17167 Puma Pants 18.49..................J T McInerney 9 87187 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 10 17775 Air Express 18.57...................J T McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: Know Bargain, Cut The Ribbons, Bell Ring, Cairo Race 2: Know Respect, Eug The Scrooge, Gordon’s My Mate Race 3: Sopoaga, Pep’s Terra, Another Spin, Ben Jamming Race 4: Opawa Jemaine, Kelly’s My Name, Lagoon Belle Race 5: Know Hassle, Whip Uppa Storm, Another Vespa Race 6: Sweet Abby Lee, Bronson Jewel, What I Like Race 7: Cawbourne Eru, Replica Yella, Opawa Penny Race 8: Major Bloodnok, Archies Dijon, Peyton Sawyer Race 9: Fear Marina, Gordy Junior, Feral Coaster, Giganaire Race 10: Odin Slayer, Lagoon Twist, Hell’s A Coming, Oak Spur Race 11: Know Struggle, Runnin’ Cloggs, Ilabb, Wears The Gold Race 12: Cawbourne Eden, Cosmic Chelsea, Lexie Rae LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park 3 1 87332 Human Instinct 18.92 .............J T McInerney 32 Kalonga nwtd S & ...........................B Evans Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Aug 2016 NZ Meeting num- 4 2432 Opawa Pam nwtd J &......................D Fahey 2 52222 Hello Blondie 18.51 .......................R Adcock ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 76335 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen 3 73485 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans 10; 11 and 12 TrebleS: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 6 47786 Waimak Sheff nwtd ................J T McInerney 4 31687 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 9; 10, 11 and 12 5 45231 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 7 57325 Such Fun nwtd ............................D Kingston 1 12.00pm OTAGO GRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 8 44 Hungry Machine nwtd S & ..............B Evans 6 35376 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 7 67148 Holly Blue Blood nwtd ............J T McInerney 9 88558 Rookie Racer nwtd...................... B I Conner 1 77 Luciastar nwtd ........................J T McInerney 8 775F1 Adjudicator nwtd S &.......................B Evans 86 Sergio Destroyer nwtd............J T McInerney 2 82221 Homebush Shane nwtd..........J T McInerney 10 9 46158 Thunder Dragon 18.71 .......................J Allen 3 Unverified nwtd ......................J T McInerney 4 1.00 GREEN ISLAND BARBER STAKES C1, 545m 1 36625 Know Clown 33.76 .........................G Cleeve 10 x7868 Kinloch Power nwtd S & ..................B Evans 4 6854 Locky Baxter nwtd..................J T McInerney 2 54842 Homebush Skip 33.58............J T McInerney 7 2.00pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 545m 5 35862 Homebush Scribe nwtd ..........J T McInerney 1 23224 Know Value nwtd............................G Cleeve 3 1157 Storming Mack nwtd ................... B I Conner 6 57 Dan Blue Blood nwtd .............J T McInerney 2 86533 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 4 66274 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 7 7687 Homebush Evie nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 22244 Opawa Gumisie nwtd L &................... Wales 5 788x2 Top Caliber nwtd ......................... B I Conner 8 67777 Uno Jason nwtd L & ........................... Wales 4 55631 Zipping Piper 32.77 ..................... B I Conner 6 25173 Opawa Alex 33.93 L & ....................... Wales 9 57588 Machine Man nwtd ......................D Kingston 5 75721 Pianissimo 32.49......................... B I Conner 7 85564 Heritage Watch nwtd ......................J Guthrie 10 88 Eskimo Chill nwtd...............................J Allen 6 65544 Know Scholar 32.89 .......................G Cleeve 8 11 Poetik 32.91 S & .............................B Evans 2 12.20pm HOMEBUSH HOUNDS MAIDEN C0, 310m 7 64337 Nina Baxter 33.14 ..................J T McInerney 9 15386 Opawa Judy nwtd L & ........................ Wales 1 Victoria Pace nwtd .................J T McInerney 8 13162 Obeyance 32.77 .................................J Allen 2 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney 10 43555 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 3 7487 Seaspray Cracker nwtd ...............B Freeman 5 1.20 BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 9 35775 Zipping Sonny 33.44 ..............J T McInerney 1 22414 Opawa Top nwtd L & .......................... Wales 10 41685 Homebush Howard nwtd ........J T McInerney 4 85862 Homebush Freda nwtd ...........J T McInerney 2 85883 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 8 2.20pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2, 310m 5 3333 Shift The Blame nwtd .............J T McInerney 1 67462 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 3 34415 Opawa Crystal 18.63 L & ................... Wales 6 66283 Idol Eve nwtd L & ............................... Wales 2 67115 His Nibs 18.64....................................J Allen 4 88352 Thrilling Spell 18.82 .................... B I Conner 7 58264 Todd Blue Blood nwtd ............J T McInerney 3 436x5 Know Salute 19.16 .........................G Cleeve 5 31342 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 8 668x7 Homebush Freddo nwtd .........J T McInerney 4 65561 Tilt 18.64 ...................................... L Waretini 6 15644 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 9 86 Sergio Destroyer nwtd............J T McInerney 5 78135 Homebush Ariel 18.71 ...........J T McInerney 7 65522 Devilskin 19.12 .......................J T McInerney 10 57588 Machine Man nwtd ......................D Kingston 6 67633 Goldstar Bomber 19.37 S & ............B Evans 8 82213 Idol Star nwtd L & ...............................

Wales 3 12.40pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 7 87887 Wooly Whatsit nwtd S & ..................B Evans 9 8715 Goodbye Porkpie nwtd ...................B Healey C0, 545m 8 74431 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner 1 Opawa Denise nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 10 82225 Opawa Express 19.00 ................. B I Conner 9 61277 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney 2 72574 Homebush Sloan nwtd ...........J T McInerney 6 1.40 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS C2, 310m

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28584 Grand Apache 18.80 S & ................B Evans 57645 Aiden Baxter 18.83 ................J T McInerney 52244 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales 48113 Homebush Rufus 18.52 .........J T McInerney 57327 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 14116 Homebush Riley 18.48 ...........J T McInerney 76541 Ultra Action nwtd S & ......................B Evans 43537 Thunder Storm 18.72 .............J T McInerney 38757 Opawa Crusade 18.69 L &................. Wales 51654 Another Fan 18.67 .................J T McInerney 10 2.55pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING C2/3, 545m 1 22525 Willis 32.59....................................R Adcock 2 22531 Fekitoa 32.88 ................................R Adcock 3 57641 Pukeko Bolt 32.44 ..........................B Healey 4 32272 Know Lapse 33.30 .........................G Cleeve 5 74121 Botany Alan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 6 42532 Another Liz nwtd ....................J T McInerney 7 86316 Know Neglect 32.87 .......................G Cleeve 8 56454 Trust Issues 32.41 J &.....................D Fahey 9 35775 Zipping Sonny 33.44 ..............J T McInerney 10 41685 Homebush Howard nwtd ........J T McInerney 11 3.16 DELTA ENGINEERING SPRINT C3/4, 310m 1 87122 Mr. Marine 18.51 ...........................R Adcock 2 54274 Southern Mist 18.88 ....................R Hamilton 3 41744 Definer 18.41 ................................R Adcock 4 72181 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney 5 43517 Homebush Errol 18.41 ...........J T McInerney 6 12243 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 7 75833 Opawa Lean Meat 18.58 L & ............. Wales

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■ NETBALL

■ CRICKET

Reps bring shield home

Black Caps in big win

By Linda CLarke

Linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Netball’s senior representative team returned home from Oamaru with the Hanan Shield on Sunday after beating North Otago 40-36.

The shield challenge was reduced to one game after South Canterbury pulled out of the annual three-way fixture earlier in the week.

Mid Canterbury coach Ange Leadley said her side held the edge throughout and was up 18-15 at half-time, but a full effort over the longer 60 minute game was still needed.

“It was a great step up for the girls in what will be their only tournament game for the season.”

Mid Canterbury Netball had planned to send the side to a tournament in Nelson during July but not enough players were available.

Leadley said the timing of that tournament had been an issue as it fell during the school holidays.

Club players, many who played and trained around work and family commitments, had not been able to commit to another training night and away tournament.

She said it was something Mid Canterbury Netball would be talking about and seeking player feedback so it could better schedule rep games next season.

“It is always a challenge with women; they juggle work and kids.”

Leadley said Mid Canterbury had skilled and enthusiastic players who were proud to represent the district but the tournament this year was just “bad timing”.

The side went to Oamaru on Sunday with only a couple of trainings under its belt, but Leadley praised the defensive pairing of Lianna Arnold and Anna Holland, who were playing together for the first time.

“They combined well for a pair that had just got together, they really nailed it.

“We were really strong defensively throughout the court.”

She said hard-working Nicole Hands at wing attack had a solid game and worked well with centre Sarah Paton, while Leanne Clemens shot superbly.

Right - Mid Canterbury’s goal shoot Leanne Clemens puts up a shot in Sunday’s game.

■ INDOOR BOWLS

Mackenzie, Talbot superior on the mats The winners of the men’s and women’s championship singles were decided over the weekend, with the men’s title going to Ken Mackenzie and the ladies to Chris Talbot.

The men’s field consisted of 18 players vying for the championship title at the beginning of the day’s play, with six players making it through to post section.

In the quarter-finals Graeme Chapman defeated Michael Law-

son 8-7, Matt Markham defeated Des Hawkins 9-6, Ken Mackenzie and John Gibbs drew the byes.

The semis saw Mackenzie playing Chapman, with Mackenzie proving too strong winning 13-3.

The other semi was a closer contest between Markham and Gibbs, with Markham winning 12-10.

In the best of 12 ends final, Mackenzie took an early lead to

be 6-2 up after four ends were played.

Markham drew level to lock it up at 8-8 after 10 ends, Mackenzie scored a 2 on the 11th end and then held off Markham on the final end to win the title 10-9.

The women’s event saw eight players competing for the title.

Making it through to post section were Rosemary Bennett, Chris Talbot, Gaynor Hurst and Rowena Mackenzie.

Both semis were closely fought contests with Bennett taking on Hurst and winning 9-7.

Talbot played Mackenzie and won 10-9.

In the final Talbot was on top of her game, making a great start and shot out to an early lead to be 10-0 after five ends.

Talbot continued to consolidate on her lead, outclassing Bennett to win and take the title 16-4.

Ashburton bowlers to tackle North Island’s best Ashburton indoor bowlers will be playing a touring North Island team at the McNally Street stadium next Monday, August 8.

The bowl-up, which starts at 7pm is open to the public and some of the best bowlers in the country will be in action.

The North Island team is using it as a warm-up before a test

match in Christchurch on August 13 against a South Island selection.

Monday night sees 10 men and 10 women from the Ashburton association taking on the touring team in the disciplines of singles, pairs, triples and fours in a best of three rounds format.

Before taking on the Ashburton

team, the touring North Island team will be working with some of the students of Wakanui School at the McNally Street stadium at 1.30pm, introducing them to the skills and knowledge needed to play the game at a local, provincial and national level.

Ashburton team: Men – Singles: Grant Wilson. Pairs:

Mike Lawson, Matt Markham. Triples: Simon Thomas, Ken Mackenzie, Geoff Laird. Fours: Graeme Chapman, Martin Nordqvist, Des Hawkins, Mark Sheard.

Women – Singles: Chris Talbot. Pairs: Rowena Mackenzie, Helen Rennie.

Triples: Bernice Laird, Gaylene Smith, Robyn Atkinson. Fours: Rosemary Bennett, Wendy Cullen, Joyce Cleghorn, Hazel Mitchell.

Strong performances in the first two innings of the opening test against Zimbabwe set up New Zealand’s innings victory at Bulawayo with more than a day to spare.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, victorious by an innings and 117 runs in his first test in charge, had high praise for his bowlers, and batsmen in what was a convincing performance – if not as easy as the scoreboard would suggest, Williamson said.

Bowling Zimbabwe out for 164, after losing the toss, was the ideal start; piling on 576 for six built on that and that meant they could cope with a more resilient Zimbabwe batting display yesterday and still win with ease.

Lefthander Sean Williams’ maiden test century, a terrific 119 off 148 balls with 21 fours, as part of a 118-run seventh wicket partnership with captain Graeme Cremer, put some backbone into the Zimbabwe effort, as they reached 295.

“We were good with the bat, and applied ourselves which was important on that surface,” Williamson said.

“We knew we were going to have to work hard and it would be slow scoring at times.

“To get the score we did and put Zimbabwe under pressure was a very good effort.”

“Earlier that first innings bowling, after losing the toss on a good surface, was outstanding by our boys and certainly put us ahead of the game,” he added.

Left armer Trent Boult was the most successful of the New Zealand bowlers in the second innings, taking four wickets, but fellow leftie Neil Wagner picked up two, including the last wicket, to finish with eight for 103 in the match, an outstanding effort which man of the match Ross Taylor – for his unbeaten 173 in New Zealand’s innings – admitted should probably have earned the Otago bowler the honour.

Trent Boult has been the pick of the New Zealand bowlers in the second innings with four wickets.

“He bowled very well,” Taylor said.

“I’m not sure I quite deserve this. (The bowlers) put us in a good position from the start, and it’s nice to have a day off.”

It was not until the morning session yesterday, the 10th of the match that Zimbabwe had the upper hand, courtesy of Williams and Cremer.

Williams’ range of attacking shots was highly impressive and he took the game to the tourists’ after spending the previous two days ill at the team’s hotel.

It didn’t show, and he batted with a degree of abandon, which was the right approach, given the start of the match.

He was richly rewarded and that was probably the main reason why both Williamson and Taylor were at pains to point out they’re expecting a far more combative Zimbabwe side in the second test, starting on the same ground next Saturday.

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■ RUGBY

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Spoilt for choice

By Patrick Mckendry The match-ups between Ardie Savea and Sam Cane, plus Beauden Barrett and Aaron Cruden, resulted in knockout victories for the Hurricanes pair over their Chiefs opposites at the weekend, but while their form is compelling and likely to lead to a maiden Super Rugby title on Saturday, it probably won’t change the short-term thinking of All Blacks coach Steven Hansen.

Hansen had big decisions to make in naming his 32-man squad for the Rugby Championship yesterday, and he will have more when selecting his squad of 23 to play Australia in Sydney on August 20, but as for naming Savea in the No 7 jersey ahead of Cane, and Barrett as starting playmaker ahead of Cruden?

Probably not.

All four will likely play important roles against the Wallabies at ANZ Stadium, with Savea and Barrett poised to play theirs off the reserves bench, a continuation of Hansen’s impact plan which reaped big benefits at last year’s World Cup. Hansen will want to keep Michael Cheika guessing for as long as possible ahead of the re-match of the two World Cup finalists, but his initial thinking appears clear.

Steve Hansen Savea and Barrett offer far more than Cane and Cruden off the bench and for that reason they are likely to stay there for the time being.

Asked about Savea’s form in his match-up against Cane in the 25-9 semi-final victory at the Cake Tin, Hansen said: “Sam came off a concussion didn’t he?

“I don’t think you can read too much from his performance because I think he went for a concussion test again [during match] and was cleared.

“Obviously he’s not at his best.

“Ardie had an outstanding performance ... both of them will be involved in the 23 so it gives us an opportunity to give a one-two punch like we did in the World Cup with our midfielders Conrad [Smith] and Sonny [Bill Williams] or Ma’a [Nonu] and Sonny.

“That interchange allows us to

Who’s in, who’s out?

The All Blacks squad will assemble on Thursday this week for a two-day camp on Auckland’s North Shore minus the five Hurricanes who are preparing for this weekend’s Super Rugby final against the Lions.

Five additional players will also attend the camp: Damian McKenzie, SetaTamanivalu and their fellow Chiefs back Anton Lienert-Brown as well as Steven Luatua, Blues outside back Melani Nanai and Crusaders loose forward Matt Todd.

Following this week’s camp, the All Blacks will re-assemble in Auckland next Thursday, August 11.

ALL BLACKS Forwards: Hookers – Dane Coles (Wellington/ Hurricanes, 39), Codie Taylor (Canterbury/Crusaders, 5), Nathan Harris (Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, 4) Props – Wyatt Crockett (Canterbury/Crusaders, 48) Charlie Faumuina (Auckland/Blues, 36), Owen Franks (Canterbury/ Crusaders, 80), Joe Moody (Canterbury/Crusaders, 14) Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Auckland/Blues, 1) Locks – Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay/Chiefs, 50), Luke Romano (Canterbury/Crusaders, 24), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland/Blues, 9), Samuel Whitelock (Canterbury/ Crusaders, 75) Loose Forwards – Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, 34), Elliot Dixon (Southland/Highlanders, 1), Jerome

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“I don’t think you want to get too carried away with who starts and who finishes. The story is actually about the combination and what we get out of the combination, which is pretty exciting.”

The same goes for the first-fives at Hansen’s disposal.

He has named three – Cruden, Barrett and Highlander Lima Sopoaga – and all could be considered among the best in the world, Hansen said.

“All three of them are playing very well and we’re very fortunate.

“I’m not going to name the team for Australia today.”

Another conundrum might appear to be what Hansen does with wing Julian Savea, one Hurricanes player who isn’t in form.

Dropped to the reserves bench for their last two matches, that is likely to continue for Saturday’s final against the Lions, but the All Blacks coach in is no doubt that Savea has the ability to bounce back.

There were few surprises in Hansen’s squad, with midfielder Williams named and a possibility to play in the return match against the Wallabies on August 27 following the Olympics.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Rapidly increases profit as reel unwinds (12) 8. Censure one like this and one won’t feel safe (8) 9. Coming back out of the apse to divine it in Scotland (4) 11. It was used to inscribe on wax in such a manner (5) 12. There’s nothing that could rival one sort of pasta (7) 13. How to act in dumbshow (4) 15. It’s a young sea-trout: ring any bells? (4) 19. Might warn Prince Henry as to the tusked whale (7) 20. As an alternative, a part of a movement from The Planets? (5) 22. There are three in the theatre yet to be presented (4) 23. Agent sat around, so will become dull (8) 24. It gets worse if one tries to read about Ecstasy (12)

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SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): As for this responsibility you’ve taken on, which you promised in a more or less unlimited capacity: At the time that promise was made, it did seem that you’d likely enjoy this absolutely forever. Well, forever isn’t over yet.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Owing to your “do it yourself” spirit, it won’t cost you too much to learn what you want to know. Internet classes, library books and YouTube videos, coupled with tenacity and practice, will get you there rather quickly.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): A fuller life doesn’t have to be complicated. You’re on a mission to simplify.

You are interested in streamlining relationships, priorities and domestics. You’ll succeed today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There’s no need to be sorry, especially in a professional setting. If you understand you were wrong, it’s fine to make plans to correct it, but an apology won’t be necessary.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You make sense. Trust that.

If they don’t understand, try again a different way. If they still don’t understand, go back and break your ideas down further.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Because you made the first friendly gesture long ago, you will now find yourself in a most auspicious situation with lovely people you wouldn’t otherwise know. Kudos!

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To be happy, you don’t need circumstances to change. It would be nice but not necessary. Your happiness follows that magnetic attitude of yours, always has, always will.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Those who know about it now will talk like crazy for a while, and there’s little to be done except to stay out of it, refusing to add fuel to the fire, which will soon burn out.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The fastest way to get over upsetting events is to wallow in the discomfort until it gets old. This won’t happen overnight but you could be healed by next week.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If the dog carries a bone to your yard, he’ll also carry it to someone else’s yard. Gossip is the same. Repeating the story, to anyone at all, will make you party to gossip mill.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s not about winning or losing today, it’s about being confident enough to take action. The idea may not be good, the action may not be right, and yet life will be different and better because you made your move.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): In many ways you’ve already won the lottery. Your awareness of your blessings is possibly the greatest blessing of all because it brings more goodness into your life.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian

Paterson’s Services FDANZFuneral Ashburton FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433 Ph 307 7433

SLOPER, Olive Edna SLOPER, Olive (nee Clucas) – Edna (nee Clucas) – On July 29, 2016 at On July 29, Resthome, 2016 at Rosebank Rosebank sister and Ashburton. Loved Resthome, Ashburton. sister and sister in lawLoved of Jane, Thelma sister in lawGrice, of Jane, Thelma Jock and and Len and JockHood, and Elsie, Len DorisGrice, and Bernie Elsie, Doris and and Bernie PaulineHood, (all and Ray and Ray and Pauline (all Shirley and the deceased). deceased).

Shirley (Nelson), and the late Ned Clucas late Ned (Nelson), Sam and Clucas the late Pat Sam andLaura theandlate Pat (Nelson), the late (Nelson), Laura and the late North), Bob Mills (Palmerston Bob JuneMills and (Palmerston the late Phil North), Jones June the late PhilofJones and aandloved aunty her and a and loved aunty of her nieces nephews. nieces and nephews.

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DEATHSOlive Edna – DEATHS SLOPER, SLOPER, – at On July Olive 29,Edna 2016 Please note all late death On July 29, Resthome, 2016 at Rosebank notices or notices sent Rosebank Ashburton. Aged Resthome, 97 years. outside ordinary office hours 97 years.

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Loved mumAged of Fred and must be emailed to: Loved of nana Fred and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Margaret.mum Loved and Margaret. great nana Loved of Amynana and Nic, to ensure publication. great nana of Amyand andRyder Nic, Lachlan, Braxton, To place an office during Lachlan, Braxton, and Ryder Mills, Lydia and Matt, Riley Mills, Lydia and Matt, Riley office hours please contact and Archie Stevens. us on 03 307 7900 and Archie Messages to SloperStevens.

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A loving careservice graveside for Olive ASHBURTON graveside service for Olive will be held at the RSA (0800-274-287) will be held at the RSA Section, Ashburton New Section, Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery, Bremners Bremners Lawn Cemetery, Road, Ashburton on Road, Ashburton THURSDAY, August on4 August 4 THURSDAY, commencing at 11.00am. commencing at 11.00am.

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Wind at 1000m: SE 40 km/h developing.

Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 70 km/h developing for a time, then turning SE 50 km/h.

Rain with some heavy falls, easing. Snow possible to 300 metres. Southeasterlies.

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A complex low system should move onto the country tomorrow and remains there through until Saturday, moving slowly northwards. A ridge is forecast to move onto the South Island from late Friday and into the weekend.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am Tipping Point Quiz show in which four players take on an extraordinary machine, hoping to win its jackpot.

10am The Chase A quiz show where contestants must stay one step ahead. 0 11am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Four Weddings USA 2pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 3 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Fishtronaut 3 0 7am Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:10 Doc McStuffins 3 0 8:35 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle Emergency Room AO 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 Mistresses 3 3:30 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue! 0 3:40 Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 4:05 Jessie 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am The Café Mike Puru and Mel Homer present a lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 1pm M A Husband’s Confession PGR 2015 Thriller.

JR Bourne, Allie Gonino, Tara Spencer-Nairn.

2:55 Entertainment Tonight PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4:25 Minute To Win It Hosted by chef Guy Fieri, competitors take on a series of seemingly simple tasks, which they must complete in under a minute.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

8:30 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

9:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Scorpion PGR 3 2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Storage Wars – Texas 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Hot Bench 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Outback Truckers PGR Sharon must move a copper mountain; Sludge must shift a freight of highly flammable liquid; mobile butcher Larry must save his meat from the heat. 0 8:30 Inconceivable 0 9:30 Undercover Boss USA 0 10:30 One News 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Budgies Make You Laugh Out Loud 0 8:30 Quantico AO 0 9:30 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 10:55 Vampire Diaries AO

7pm Story 7:30 The Block New Zealand – Girls v Boys PGR 0 8:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 9:25 SVU AO Rollins’s fugitive sister is entangled in an abuse case involving a worldrenowned violinist. 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 10:50 Chicago PD AO 3 0

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Piha Rescue PGR 8pm Crayfishers PGR 8:30 Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me PGR Documentary following Glen Campbell and his family as they deal with the unpredictable nature of Glen’s advancing Alzheimer's.

10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

11pm Person Of Interest AO 3 0 11:55 Our Lives – The Men With Many Wives Documentary exploring polygamy in the UK, and asking how it can be reconciled with modern British values. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:50 Scandal AO 3 12:45 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:15 The Real 3 3:05 F Gotham AO 3 0 3:50 My Wife And Kids 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 Infomercials

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

MOVIES PREMIERE

Budgies Make You Laugh Out Loud, 7:30pm on TV2

BRAVO 9am Flipping Out (Starting Today) 3 9:55 Flipping Out 3 10:50 Flipping Out 3 11:45 Flipping Out 3 12:40 Flipping Out 3 1:35 Million Dollar Listing NY PGR 3 2:30 Flipping Out 3 3:30 Hoarders 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Flipping Out 6:30 N Million Dollar Listing New guy Josh Altman must contend with an angry seller after promising his home will be easy to sell.

7:30 N The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR Vicki shares news about her boyfriend.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 10:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11:30 Snapped PGR 12:20 Infomercials 3

6:05 10 Days To Destruction MVL 2012 Drama.

James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt.

7:45 Mortdecai MVLS 2014 Crime Comedy. Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor. 9:30 Ryan Glen Campbell – I'll Be Me Baxter – Re-Enactor M 2015 Comedy. Matt Whittaker, 8:30pm on Prime Travis Shakespeare. 10:55 See No Evil 2 16VSC 2014 THE BOX Horror. Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs, 6am CSI – New York Danielle Harris.

MV 6:50 The Simpsons 12:30 Sleeping With Other PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG People 16VLSC 2015 Comedy 7:40 Last Man Standing PG Drama. Jason Sudeikis, 8:05 Survivor – Caramoan Alison Brie. 2:10 10 Days To PG 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS Destruction MVL 2012 Drama.

PGV 11:20 Helicopter James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt.

3:50 Mortdecai MVLS 2014 Heroes – Down Under PG Crime Comedy. Johnny Depp, 11:50 Border Security PG Gwyneth Paltrow, 12:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 1:05 The Force MC 1:30 SVU Ewan McGregor. 5:35 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 – Special Victims Unit MV Comedy. Dan Fogler, 2:15 CSI – New York MV 3pm Survivor – Caramoan PG Brendan Sexton III. 6:55 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. Bruce Willis, 4:40 Last Man Standing PG Ambyr Childers. 8:30 Let’s 5:05 SVU – Special Victims Be Cops MLSC 2014 Unit MV Comedy. Jake Johnson, 6pm The Simpsons PG Damon Wayans jr.

6:30 The Force MC 10:20 American Sniper 16VLC 7pm Pawn Stars PG 2014 Action. Bradley Cooper, 7:30 NCIS PGV Sienna Miller.

8:30 Scorpion MV WEDNESDAY 9:30 Elementary MV 12:30 Cougar Hunting 18LSC 10:30 CSI MV 2011 Comedy. Matt Prokop, 11:30 NCIS PGV Randy Wayne. 2am Close WEDNESDAY Up – Harrison Ford PG 12:30 Survivor – Caramoan 2:30 The Wedding Bros 16LS PG 2:10 Last Man Standing 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler, PG 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Brendan Sexton III. 3:55 Vice Simpsons PG 3:55 Scorpion 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. Bruce Willis, MV 4:45 Elementary MV Ambyr Childers. 5:30 Let’s Be Cops MLSC 2014 Comedy.

5:35 The Force MC

MOVIES GREATS 6:20 Scary Movie 16VLSC 2000 Comedy Horror.

Carmen Electra, Jon Abrahams.

7:45 Scary Movie 2 16LS 2001 Comedy Horror. Tori Spelling, Marlon Wayans. 9:05 Scary Movie 3 MVL 2003 Comedy.

Anna Faris, Pamela Anderson, Charlie Sheen. 10:30 My Week With Marilyn ML 2011 Drama. Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne.

12:05 SWAT MVL 2003 Action.

Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, Olivier Martinez.

2pm Revolutionary Road 16VLS 2008 Drama.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. 4pm Meet The Parents M 2000 Comedy.

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller.

5:45 The Horse Whisperer M 1998 Drama. Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas.

8:30 Superbad 16LS 2007 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone.

10:25 28 Days ML 2000 Comedy. Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock.

WEDNESDAY

12:10 Little Nicky MS 2000 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette.

1:40 Revolutionary Road 16VLS 2008 Drama.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. 3:40 Superbad 16LS 2007 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone.

5:30 Meet The Parents M 2000 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller.

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6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 The Zoo 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 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 Opaki 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Iwi Anthems 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Project Whenua 3 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals Performances from the 2016 Kapa Haka Regionals competition, showcasing traditional and contemporary Maori performing arts.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 The Amazing Adventures Of Moko Toa 2 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm Polyfest Kapa Haka (HLS) 7:30 Café Niugini PGR 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 M Bowling For Columbine AO 2002 Documentary.

10:40 N Aotearoa PGR Documentary series showcasing Aotearoa’s beauty from the sky.

11:10 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 12:10 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) Fremantle v Sydney Swans.

From Domain Stadium.

9am Rugby Nation 10am Netball – ANZ Championship (RPL) Final – Firebirds v NSW Swifts.

Noon Rugby – Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Waikato v King Country – Ranfurly Shield.

2pm Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (HLS) US Cellular 250.

3pm Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Car Series (HLS) Pennsylvania 400.

4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Semi-final One – Hurricanes v Chiefs.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Semi-final Two – Lions v Highlanders.

5pm Rugby – First XV (RPL) Hamilton Boys v Gisborne Boys.

6:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (HLS) Finland Event.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Semi-final One – Hurricanes v Chiefs.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Semi-final Two – Lions v Highlanders.

12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (HLS) Final – Firebirds v NSW Swifts.

1am Sport TBC 2am The Golf Fix 3am Golf – Feherty 4am Fight Night

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 7am Luxury Uncovered 7:30 Roar Of The Wild 8am Wildlife SOS 8:30 The Living Room 9:30 Poh And Co 10am Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple 10:30 Junk Gypsies 11am Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 11:30 Baggage Battles Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In 12:30 Luxury Uncovered 1pm Sacred Wonders Of Britain 2pm The Making Of Spain 3pm The Living Room 4pm Sumatra’s Last Tiger 5pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 6pm Location, Location, Location

7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 9:30 Money For Nothing Sarah Moore saves three things from being thrown out, transforms them into bespoke and valuable pieces, and returns the profit to their owners.

10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure Midnight Live Here, Buy This 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Living Room 2am Sumatra’s Last Tiger 3am Location, Location, Location 4am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

SKY SPORT 2 6am Motorsport – Formula One Championship German Grand Prix. 6:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.

7am Rugby League – NRL Titans v Sharks. 7:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8:30 Small Blacks TV 8:45 Random Rugby TV 9am Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series US Cellular 250. 10am Motorsport – Formula One Championship 10:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series 11am Rugby – Super Rugby Semi-final One – Hurricanes v Chiefs.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Semi-final Two – Lions v Highlanders. Noon Rugby League – NRL Titans v Sharks.

2pm Monday Night With Matty Johns 3pm Netball – ANZ Championship Final – Firebirds v NSW Swifts. 3:30 Road Racing Series 4:30 Netball – ANZ Championship Final – Firebirds v NSW Swifts.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby Semi-final One – Hurricanes v Chiefs. 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

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Midnight UFC Now 1am NRL 360 2am Back Page 3am Motorsport – World Rally Championship Finland Event. 4am Inside Supercars 5am NRL Fulltime 5:30 Fox Sports News 2Aug16

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Spacewalk of Doom.

10:20 What On Earth? PG Curse of the Lost Kingdom.

11:15 Deadline – Crime With Tamron Hall M Capital Predator. 12:10 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?

M Home Fire Burning.

12:35 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M Insufficient Funds.

1:05 Forbidden – Dying For Love M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Treehouse Masters PG Treehouse Z. 4:45 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG The Moon That Disappeared.

5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Naked And Afraid PopUp Edition M Panama.

A former military man and a mountain mother take on the jungles of Panama.

8:30 Naked And Afraid M Hell or High Water.

9:30 Dual Survival M Saturation Point.

10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Treehouse Masters PG Treehouse Z.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 The Perfect Murder M 1:25 A Crime To Remember M 2:20 Auction Hunters 2:45 Auction Hunters 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 5:05 Moonshiners M

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Sport Fowler-Reid signs up Jamaican international Jhaniele Fowler-Reid has become the first import to pledge her allegiance to the New Zealand league, re-signing with the Southern Steel for the 2017 season. The 1.98m super shooter was a key target for clubs across the Tasman in the rival Australian competition, but opted for a fifth season with the southern franchise.

Fowler-Reid is the Steel’s first signing for the new ANZ elite league, which gets under way in April next year, and the first player announcement of the post-trans-Tasman league era.

Toddy in the deep end John Morrison, runner-up in the New Zealand Harness Racing Cadet of the Year award.

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Second by the merest of margins

BY SUE NEWMAN

SUE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Just a split second click on a stopwatch was all that stood between Ashburton harness racing junior driver John Morrison and the title Cadet of the Year.

On Saturday night, after a day where finalists were put through their paces under the critical eye of the judges, Morrison finished the event in second place, just two points shy of winner, North Islander Erin Isherwood.

Last month he scooped the pool in the Canterbury eliminations and along with fellow Cantabrian Kim Blakemore joined

Isherwood and Chelsea Faithfull from Southern for the final round.

While the eliminations had involved challenges that were all horse related, the finals came with the twist of cake decorating and bobcat driving.

Morrison was pleased with his performance across all seven challenges, but knows he lost the points that could have given him the title during the time trial.

“I started my stopwatch and then I bumped it and it stopped.

“I reckon I lost quarter of a

second and they told me on Saturday that this had been the telling factor,” he said.

With the four contestants on stage during the harness racing industry awards, Morrison said it was a nervous wait to find out who had won.

“They called the names out from fourth to first and there were just the two of us left.

“I was a bit of a nervous wreck really,” he said.

Coming second in the award was a great way to wrap up the racing year, Morrison said.

He managed to log his 250th drive last week and ended the

season ranked 11th junior driver in the South Island.

His score card shows he drove six winners, finished second 18 times and third on 10 occasions.

The season might have wrapped up on July 31, but the new season is already under way and Morrison will be on the hunt to lift his rankings this year.

Oamaru is first up on Sunday, with a book of six drives.

While he cut his teeth in dad Chris’s Ashburton stable, Morrison now works and drives for Spreydon Lodge in Christchurch.

Dixon’s title defence falters A major setback for Scott Dixon’s Indy Car title defence.

He retired from yesterday’s race in Mid-Ohio after he made contact with Helio Castroneves on lap 15 of 90, breaking his front suspension.

Dixon returned after 45 laps to get the necessary mileage so he can change engines, but his car has now gone into the garage.

Simon Pagenaud took advantage of Conor Daly’s late fuel stop to win for his fourth victory

Hamilton takes out German GP P16

of the season and the eighth of his career.

The Frenchman started from the pole, showing no signs of a back injury sustained in practice Saturday.

He beat Team Penske team-

mate Will Power by 4.16 seconds to increase his season points lead.

Carlos Munoz was third and 2015 race winner Graham Rahal was fourth, 7.01 seconds behind.

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Todd Blackadder has been thrown straight into the cauldron at his new English club, Bath. With the likes of Leicester, Saracens and Wasps all actively recruiting over summer, Bath’s plans were put on hold until a new coaching setup had been confirmed. Now that Blackadder has taken the reins, the club can begin building its force. His first port of call, a strong midfield. Reports in France suggest Bath may be headhunting French international Maxime Mermoz, with South African fullback Willie le Roux next in line.

Jutanugarn takes Open Ariya Jutanugarn won the Women’s British Open yesterday at Woburn for her first major championship and fourth LPGA Tour victory of the year. The 20-year-old Jutanugarn closed with an even-par 72 for a three-stroke victory over American Mo Martin and South Korea’s Mirim Lee. Lydia Ko failed to fire with a two-over 74 to finish one under for the tournament in a tie for 40th.

Jutanugarn became the first major winner from Thailand.

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