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A shortage of GPs in Mid Canterbury is likely to develop in the next decade as older doctors in the district retire.

However, new practice developments such as the proposed Eastfield Health and the growing Three Rivers Health may help ease the situation.

The prospect of a shortage of doctors in Mid Canterbury came to light in a recent submission by Eastfield Health developers to the Ashburton District Council, where they mentioned an increase in patients turning up to Ashbur-

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Responding to the claims, hospital general manager Bernice Marra confirmed the hospital’s Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) had experienced a consistent increase in presentations.

However, this may not be due to patients having been unable to get a doctor’s appointment.

“There has been anecdotal reporting from patients that some of these presentations are due to their inability to get an appointment with their local primary care provider, but we do not capture

this information at the time of presentation,” Marra said.

Eastfield Health also quoted in its submission a GP to patient ratio for Mid Canterbury of 1:2682.

However, Marra said there was variation between practices in the district, and this was consistent with the national picture.

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Showgrounds to remain rugby heartland

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

A new deal has been signed that will secure the Ashburton Showgrounds as Mid Canterbury Rugby’s playing base well into the future.

Negotiations on a new lease between the A&P association and Mid Canterbury Rugby have been on the table for almost two years, but on Tuesday night a deal was signed that offers both parties a secure future.

Association past president Chris Watson said the new lease effectively gave the union security over the oval, grounds two and three and use of the grandstand and change rooms.

“We’re locked in for 25 years and it’s up to the union to decide whether or not to renew. The rugby union has been there for 60 years and it’s great that we can keep them here,” Watson said.

The new lease comes minus the western top fields that were used for JAB games in the past and the association is now looking at a range of options for that land.

Leasing the reduced area fitted in well with the move by rugby to play more games on club fields and with the association looking to its future as well, Watson said.

“It gives us scope to get new users to the grounds. There are no immediate plans but we’re looking at a few options. We’re looking at diversification for the A&P to grow and to be here for another 100 years.”

An example of that diversification was the lease of land to the Ashburton Vintage Machinery Club to build its clubrooms and store shed. This is anticipated to be completed by the end of October in time for the annual A&P show.

The new greenfields area at the EA Networks Centre had been on the radar for the rugby union as a new playing headquarters, but this area is unlikely to be devel-

Renewing a long-standing partnership between landowner and users, Ashburton A&P Association chairman Dave Butterick (left) and Mid Canterbury Rugby Union president Jed Rushton.

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oped for a number of years.

With that option out of the mix, union chief executive Ian Patterson said his board was delighted to have secured a new lease at the showgrounds.

“We have considered a number of options but this lease gives us certainty and security,” he said.

The five-year lease with four renewals gave both parties options

for the future, Patterson said.

“Obviously we’re in an evolving environment today. Rugby as a sport is evolving and very quickly too and, like all sports, we’re in a more challenging environment, but the board has moved to secure the future of the union for the foreseeable future and that’s good.”

The greenfields development

has been tagged in the Ashburton District Council’s long-term plan, but service delivery manager Neil McCann said councillors decided the project would require a financial contribution from user groups before it could proceed.

“But right now, I don’t think there is an appetite in council for any further development of those fields,” he said.

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GP shortage looms over next decade From P1 At the same time, throughout New Zealand, there were times when general practices had challenges and delays in recruiting new and replacement GPs, and in rural settings like Ashburton this could be particularly challenging.

“It is understood that this is not a significant issue for the district at this time with two new GPs being recruited to Rakaia, and practices enrolling new patients,” Marra said.

“There is no doubt that the opening of the new Eastfield general practice in Ashburton township will be welcomed, as this additional capacity in the district will ensure improved access to primary care now and in the future.”

Mid Canterbury GPs’ spokesperson Dr Eti Avnit agreed there was not a GP shortage in Mid Canterbury, however most practices did have waiting lists for patients wanting to enrol.

“We manage to get some new and pretty good doctors, and young doctors, the problem is going to be within the next decade,” Avnit said.

This would be as older doctors retired, as there were indeed challenges with attracting enough GPs to rural areas, as many liked to go to the big centres such as Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

Commenting on the increase in AAU presentations, Avnit did not think this was due to patients being unable to get an appointment at their GP. Practices would be unlikely to turn away patients requiring urgent treatment even if they were fully booked.

She believed the increase was more likely to be due to the fact that some people simply were not aware they were supposed to present to their GP first, and others being attracted by the fact it was free.

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■ TREVOR WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Trust moving in new direction

By Sue NewmaN

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For more than 27 years a homegrown transport company has been the funding base for an Ashburton-focused charity, but today the Trevor Wilson Charitable Trust is stepping into a new funding model.

The retirement of the trust’s three original trustees provided an opportunity to look at different funding models, chairman Trevor Croy said and that has seen the business at the heart of the trust, Wilson’s Bulk Transport, sold to a private owner.

Former chairman of the trust, Philip Wareing and his family business, has purchased all assets of the transport business as well as the trust’s 50 per cent ownership share of Rural Transport and its 50 per cent share of New Zealand Express.

Changing the trust’s funding model was a tough decision, Croy said, but with three new directors, none of whom had any depth of experience in the transport industry, it made sense to turn assets into cash for re-investment.

Croy and fellow trustee Gary Leech are accountants, while the third trustee, Alister Argyle, is a solicitor.

Wilson’s Bulk Transport became the foundation of the trust when its owner Trevor Wilson wanted to ensure that when he died these assets would benefit the community in which he had spent his life.

For more than 27 years, the assets of that company have grown significantly, with 50 per cent of its profits available to two beneficiary organisations, The Order of St John and Presbyterian Support Upper South Island.

The changes to its funding base had been made after due diligence by the new trustees who took a long, hard look at the future direction of the trust, Croy said.

“We decided we needed to be all in or all out of the transport industry and, without the experience of the previous board, we decided the only option was to sell.”

The trustees then spoke to for-

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Wilson’s Bulk Transport has been purchased by former chairman of the Trevor Wilson Charitable Trust Philip Wareing.

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mer trustee Wareing, who agreed to buy the businesses at a price set independently by PricewaterhouseCoopers, for the trucking businesses and Colliers for the real estate. The sale has now been completed.

The Tinwald site remains on a long-term lease to the new owners of Wilson Bulk Transport, providing another income stream for the trust.

Looking ahead, Croy said the trust was in a strong position with a very large cash holding of about $17 million, plus the Tinwald property, invested to pro-

vide funds for charitable activities aligned with St John and Presbyterian Support for the benefit of the Ashburton District.

With the change of investment policy, the new trustees have also looked at the original trust deed and within its parameters say they will be able to consider making grants and distributions to a wider range of organisations, but these will still be within the objects and purposes of the St John and Presbyterian Support and will not come at their expense, Croy said.

Grants will continue to be made

only for charitable purposes within the Ashburton District.

“We want to work proactively with those two organisations, but it presents opportunities to broaden our ability to help a wider group of organisations and we see some pretty good opportunities for the philanthropy side of it.”

The change of funding focus was the single biggest change in the life of the trust, but what had not changed was the immense effect one man’s generosity in establishing that trust had had on the lives of so many people in the Ashburton District, he said.

“And I absolutely acknowledge the achievements of, not only the founding trustees, but all the people who have worked within the Wilson Group.

“To Wilson employees, it was a part of their pride in their work that they worked for an organisation that did so much good in the community.”

Philip Wareing said that it had been a privilege to see the trust grow over the past 27 years and how he looks forward to carrying on the name of Wilson Bulk Transport in honour of his good friend and mentor Trevor Wilson.

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Craftspeople prepare for Methven fair

By SuSan SandyS

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More than 30 stallholders are looking forward to the calendar highlight of the Methven Craft Fair this weekend.

They will come from as far away as Invercargill and North Canterbury, and sell their wares ranging from jewellery and clothing to paintings and toys.

Lois Muir is among Ashburton craftspeople getting ready, and she has been busy putting the finishing touches on her handmade birdfeeders and vintage dolls.

A keen gardener and bird lover, Muir began making the feeders using recycled wood with husband Aird as a retirement project in 2012. The couple take them to about three fairs each year, including in places as far away as Winton and Wanaka, and this will be their third time at Methven.

The feeders are popular with those wanting to attract silver eyes to their gardens, as they hold apples, bananas and oranges.

The art of doll-making has also captured Muir’s imagination in retirement.

She said it gave her the perfect way to use both fabric she had hoarded over the years, and embroidered table cloths stored away in friends’ closets.

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Ashburton craftswoman Lois Muir will be bringing her bird feeders to the Methven Craft Fair this weekend.

PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 010818-SS-0006 She particularly treasured the detail inherent in the latter, and had wanted to make sure it was put to good use.

“I thought someone has put a lot of work into that, and a lot of love owning that, and I thought they would make nice pinnies for little dolls,” Muir said.

The dolls were mostly for display and therefore popular with adults more so than children,

however, some children liked them as well.

Meanwhile, Methven Craft Fair organisers are looking forward to introducing Devonshire teas as an extra attraction this year.

Spokesperson Olivia Dalley said an area will be set aside to serve tea with scones, jam and cream at the fair, to be held in the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Methven from 10am to 4pm Saturday and

Sunday.

The fair is the main annual fundraiser for Methven Playcentre, of which Dalley and Soraya Clemens are co-secretaries.

Dalley said the pair could not organise the fair without the huge help they had from fellow playcentre parents. As well as the Devonshire teas and large range of stalls, there would be a sausage sizzle and raffle table.

Unemployment level stays well below national average

By Sue newman

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Unemployment in the Ashburton District has been running at a consistently low level for the past three June quarters and continues to run well below the national average.

The government’s aim is to have an unemployment rate of just 4 per cent by the end of its terms, but Ashburton has been running consistently below this level for several years.

For the June quarter 419 people were listed as registered job seekers, representing about 2 per cent of the workforce.

That number is similar to June 2017, 400 and June 2016, 417.

For the previous two June quarters, however, the number of registered job seekers was considerably lower, 347 to June 30, 2015 and 297, June 2014.

Data released yesterday by Stats NZ showed 94,000 more people were in employment in

the June 2018 quarter compared to June 2017 – an annual growth rate of 3.7. This compared to rise in annual growth from 3.1% (79,000) in the March quarter.

Nationally the number of young people, aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training fell from 12.4 per cent to 10.9 per cent in the June quarter.

In the Ashburton District, however, there was little change in the numbers.

To June this year 169 youth

were looking for work, on a par with 2017. That was well below the recent highs of 186 in June 2016 and 180 in June 2015.

Sole parent numbers were at their lowest in five June quarters at 252 but supported living numbers were at their highest in five years at 435.

Total beneficiary numbers across the five years showed little fluctuation – 1116, 2018; 1104, 2017; 1134, 2016; 1063, 2015; 1041, 2014.

Minister to open new health centre

By SuSan SandyS

SuSan.S@theguardian.co.nz

Minister of Health David Clark will unveil a plaque to officially open Three Rivers Health at the weekend.

Ashburton’s newest medical centre, representing a merging of the former Allenton Medical Centre and Gym Company Medical, has been operating at its purpose-built Allen’s Road site since December.

“Blending a new team into a new premises has been a full-on challenge that the crew has really responded to and it’s been an exciting time,” said spokesperson Dr Malcolm Wootton yesterday.

There are five GPs on site, with more to come on board in future, as well as other services such as a pharmacy, physiotherapy practice and visiting podiatrist. A new development has been Pacific Radiology visiting for ultrasound services three days per week.

Dr Wootton said Three Rivers was looking at evolving further in the future, although he would not be drawn on any developments.

“Watch this space,” he said.

At the invitation-only official opening, at midday on Saturday, Otago University Professor of General Practice Murray Tilyard will welcome guests before an address and plaque unveiling by Dr Clark.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Exhibition a finalist in river award

By Katie todd

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A nationwide search for community groups making a positive difference to the health of New Zealand’s rivers and streams has honed in on Ashburton Art Gallery.

The gallery’s recent The Water Project exhibition has been nominated as a finalist for the River Story Award section in this year’s Cawthron Foundation 2018 New Zealand River Awards.

Gallery exhibitions assistant Nicole Bourke said they are thrilled to be nominated alongside seven other finalist projects, which also include a partnership between Raukawa Marae and Fonterra in Waikato, a tree planting initiative in Otago and a Christchurch group’s efforts to clean up a local stream. The New Zealand River Awards were established in 2013 to draw attention to the state of the country’s rivers and to recognise where communities, councils, farmers and industry were achieving significant improvement in water quality in one or more of their local rivers.

The annual Supreme Award is given out to the country’s most improved river while the The River Story Award and the Reo mo te Awa Award (River Voice) Award recognise the contributions of communities.

“People over the length and breadth of New Zealand are working hard to improve the quality of our waterways,” event organiser Elizabeth Bean said.

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Above – The Ashburton Art Gallery’s exhibition The Water Project has caught the eye of the Cawthron Foundation in the lead up to their annual River Awards.

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Airliner crashes, burns An Aeromexico jetliner crashed while taking off during a severe storm in northern Mexico, smacking down in a field nearly intact then catching fire, but officials said everyone on board escaped alive.

Gov. Jose Aispuro, who had initially reported there were no deaths but later said authorities were searching the charred Embraer 190 to make sure, announced that “no person has died”.

He said the pilot and one other person were in a serious but stable condition. Earlier, he said a total of 49 people had been taken to hospitals, and officials said most had minor injuries.

“Fortunately we have now found all 103 – now we know where each one is – this gives us a lot of tranquility,” Aispuro said.

The federal government earlier said 101 people were on the plane, 97 passengers and four crew members. But the governor said two minors had not been included in the first tally.

The state civil defence office published photos of a burning but relatively intact plane lying on its belly in a field. Ambulances lined up at the accident site to ferry the injured to hospitals. The governor said

Metallica coming here Exciting news for Metallica fans: The legendary band is planning on coming down under and New Zealand is on their list of places to play. Speaking to fan club website Met Club, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich discussed the band’s future touring plans for their latest album Hardwired ... To Self-Destruct. The band is already on its WorldWired tour, and while Ulrich didn’t specifically announce a New Zealand leg of the tour, he did say they were planning to come our way.

“We’ve got to just sit and look. There’s Japan, there’s Australia, there’s New Zealand. We just got to sit down and figure it out,” he said.

Red Cross workers and rescue workers carry an injured person on a stretcher (right), as airline workers (left), walk away from the site where an Aeromexico airliner crashed in a field near the airport in Durango, Mexico.

PHOTO AP some passengers got out under their power, and some even wandered back to the nearby airport of Durango city to seek out relatives.

Officials and witnesses differed on whether the plane either fell shortly after takeoff or ran off the runway without

really gaining altitude. But they agreed the plane was trying to take off during a storm, with some describing marble-sized hail.

The governor said a gust of wind hit the plane shortly after it took off, causing the jet to lose speed and hit the ground

with its left wing, knocking both engines loose. He said the plane skidded into a field in a horizontal position, which allowed escape slides to activate so all passengers and crew could escape before the plane caught fire.

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Judge blocks release of 3D-printed gun plans A federal judge has stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online.

The company behind the plans, Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, had reached a settlement with the federal government in June allowing it to make the plans for the guns available for download.

The restraining order from US District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle puts that plan on hold for now.

“There is a possibility of irreparable harm because of the way these guns can be made,” he said.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson called the ruling “a complete, total victory”.

“We were asking for a nationwide temporary restraining order putting a halt to this outrageous decision by the federal government to allow these 3D downloadable guns to be available around our country and around the world.

He granted that relief,” Ferguson said at a news conference after the hearing. “That is significant.”

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He’s known for charming the masses as a leading actor on the silver screen. But Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson proved his heart of gold is almost larger than life as he surprised his longtime stunt double and cousin Tanoai Reed with a custom truck.

The 46-year-old actor shared a short video of the surprise reveal, which left a grateful Reed in tears. “I love you brother and enjoy your new truck,” Johnson wrote.

“Over the course of my career, my stunt double (and cousin) Tanoai Reed has broken multiple bones, severed tendons, torn ligaments & just been an overall dominating bad ass achieving several ‘Stuntman of the Year’ honours.”

A Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3Dprinter.

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Aussies fuming over plastic bag U-turn It’s a question that has prompted a global call to action: how do you best eliminate single-use plastic bags, before they further pollute our oceans?

Australia is among places grappling with bans, but it has struck teething pains amid what many have likened to “tantrums” by change-averse customers.

Now a major supermarket chain has drawn fury by indefinitely extending its giveaway

of new, reusable plastic bags.

The grocery giant, Coles, is not having a good day. Coles and rival Woolworths dominate Australia’s grocery market. Both recently extended bans on single-use bags, replacing them with reusable bags costing 15 cents each.

But it prompted “bag rage” – in one instance, a customer reportedly grabbed a shop assistant by the throat.

Responding to the backlash a month ago, Coles and Wool-

worths announced they would offer reusable bags for free in brief “transition” periods.

Coles confirmed its second U-turn – the indefinite giveaway – yesterday.

“Many customers bringing bags from home are still finding themselves short a bag or two, so we are offering complimentary reusable Better Bags to help them complete their shopping,” it said in a statement.

Environment group Green-

peace said Coles had “caved in far too quickly to a small but vocal minority”.

It said the decision would only be bad for the environment – a fear echoed by many on social media.

Adding to concerns, the reusable bags are thicker than single-use bags and take longer to break down, meaning they could also cause greater environmental damage, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

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So Winston’s done pretty well C

an you feel the gentle breeze wafting its way across New Zealand today?

If you can, and you are wondering what it might be, don’t stress, it’s just hundreds of thousands, potentially millions of everyday Kiwis slowly exhaling after having held their breath for the past six weeks.

And that can only mean one thing.

Jacinda is back in business and Winston, please exit stage right.

Yes, that’s right, officially at midnight last night our Prime Minister regained the reins on our country having returned from the birth of her first child

and today she will hop right back into the driver’s seat.

It’s hard to put a finger on what is more impressive, the fact that true to her word she is returning to work after just six weeks of maternity leave, or the fact that Winston didn’t manage to land himself in any really hot, scolding water during his time in the

big chair in Wellington.

We should probably be thankful, let sleeping dogs lie and allow the former to take precedence as the most impressive feat.

Anyone who’s had children, will know just how tough that first day away from your child – whether it be a father returning to work after a week’s paternity leave, or a mother returning after a more extended period of time.

Either way, leaving your children behind when they are still so young and vulnerable is a tough experience, let alone when you are leaving to run the country.

That the Prime Minister will handle the entire experience

should come as no shock to anyone.

Ever since she stepped into the role last year, she’s exuded confidence, not only in what she is doing but also how she is going about it. It is one of her most endearing traits and potentially the reason why she has so quickly risen to favourite.

No matter which side of the political fence you might sit on and whether you vehemently disagree with some of the policies being introduced by her party, Ardern, the person, is quite an impressive one.

Let’s just hope for her sake that the process goes as smoothly

as possible and there are no dramas.

We need a level-headed fully focused person at the helm of our country – she’s a nice ship to steer most of the time, but occasionally she has been known to drift ever so slightly off course and need some redirection.

As for Winston, well he deserves a pat on the back too.

Despite the quite apparent concern about what he might do, or not do, during his tenure, he’s made a pretty good fist of being the leader of the country and we can probably feel safe should his services be required again in the future.

Airport.

In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.)

In 2000, Republicans awarded Texas Gov. George W. Bush their 2000 presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Philadelphia and ratified Dick Cheney as his running mate.

Ten years ago: Police in southern Afghanistan reported a bus carrying a wedding party had struck a mine, killing 10

people, including the bride and groom; meanwhile, two French humanitarian aid workers kidnapped on July 18 were released.

Five years ago: The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans about the threat of an alQaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.

One year ago: Former Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian died at his home in Granger,

Indiana, at the age of 94. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 22,000 for the first time, after stocks spent five months gradually moving higher.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Nehemiah Persoff is 99. Singer Kathy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 75. Actor Max Wright is 75. Actress Joanna Cassidy is 73. Actor Butch Patrick (TV: The Munsters) is 65. Rock music producer/drummer Butch Vig (Garbage) is 63. Singer Mojo Nixon is 61. Actress Victoria Jackson is 59. Actress Cynthia

Stevenson is 56. Actress MaryLouise Parker is 54. Rock musician John Stanier is 50.

Writer-actor-director Kevin Smith is 48. Actress Jacinda Barrett is 46. Actor Sam Worthington is 42. Actor Edward Furlong is 41.

Rock musician Devon Glenn is 38.

Actress Marci Miller is 33. Actress Hallie Eisenberg is 26.

Thought for today: “Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action.” – Midge Decter, American writer.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, August 2, the 214th day of 2018. There are 151 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging the creation of an atomic weapons research programme.

On this date: In 1610, during his fourth voyage to the Western Hemisphere, English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into what is now known as Hudson Bay. In 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

In 1876, frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory,

by Jack McCall, who was later hanged.

In 1909, the original Lincoln “wheat” penny first went into circulation, replacing the “Indian Head” cent.

In 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco; vice president Calvin Coolidge became president.

In 1939, President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act, which prohibited civil service employees from taking an active part in political campaigns.

In 1943, during World War Two, US Navy boat PT-109, commanded

by Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, sank after being rammed in the middle of the night by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri off the Solomon Islands. Two crew members were killed.

In 1974, former White House counsel John W. Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in prison for obstruction of justice in the Watergate cover-up. (Dean ended up serving four months.)

In 1980, 85 people were killed when a bomb exploded at the train station in Bologna, Italy.

In 1985, 137 people were killed when Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed while attempting to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International

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Role models and money pits M

aybe it’s time to get a little serious.

At first perhaps an unlikely combo, role models and money pits are not as estranged as you might think.

In fact between the two of them, if we could magically clean up, make some changes, modify our thinking, maybe we would all be a whole lot better off.

Maybe, it wouldn’t even take “magic” to achieve, just some good basic common sense.

Show me the money first.

Ok, I’ll be the first to admit that when I’ve heard people say “don’t do such and such, put the money into health”, or “don’t do this, do that” I’ll usually scornfully retort something along the lines of “that’s irrelevant, it’s out of a different budget”.

But increasingly I’m changing my thinking.

Welcome to Rortville. It’s a notso-little town near you, no matter where you live – in this country or any other Western location for that matter. It is inhabited by consultants, advisers, lawyers, accountants, councils, governments, secondary providers and a whole host of stakeholders.

There’s a word you never heard in 1970.

A stakeholder can be virtually anyone, real or imagined who might have a slightest whiff of an interest or risk being “impacted” by something. And the cost of it all is HORRENDOUS. Totally out of kilter with reality. And if we keep it up, we are on a hiding to nothing.

We spend gazillions on endless studies, consultations, referendums, referrals, working groups on subjects ranging

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from whether a sleeping taniwha might be disturbed on a proposed motorway route (usually seemingly mysteriously fixed by the application of money in great bundles), or whether it’s time for a new flag.

For the record, although staunchly proud of the record under our existing flag, I reckoned it was time for a new one, that spoke for all of us who live in THIS country regardless of race or colour. But don’t spend $29 consulting whether you should?

We elected a Government to make those sort of decisions for us. Get on with it. Spend that on 300 nurses instead. But I digress.

While the health system stumbles under a dire lack of funding, while our prisons overflow, we spend unimaginable cash on stuff that isn’t real.

Pocket-lining gravy trains to a plethora of dodgy destinations.

Enough already.

Two examples, firstly an old favourite of mine of the building on Manchester Street that was expediently re-constructed post-quake in Christchurch to the tune of several millions of dollars. Only to be knocked down soon afterwards to widen the street – shameful, vile waste.

Another example, more recent – the nearly half million dollars charged against the taxpayer by

“consultants” to change the word “and” to a “+” sign in a name. It’s bullshit. You know it, I know it.

So why does it happen?

With the naivety of youth, I had no difficulty looking up and seeing role models everywhere.

Perhaps they were rose-tinted lenses I was looking through and sure, the technology of today means we are way more up with the play in the nitty-gritty of everyones’ lives, but I often wonder what a young person today thinks looking up and seeing what we have running the largest superpower in the free world?

In the past week alone, we had news of a recently deceased priest who has left a trail of broken souls in his selfish wake.

A person of power who used that power to self gratify and destroy lives. And a very senior policeman whose integrity has come under scrutiny.

Where are the role models?

What hope is there when this is the benchmark?

It is a very low bar.

It needs to change and there needs to be a quantum change.

More automation, more people, fewer jobs, less employment, higher costs.

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train coming the other way. Put all the sticking plasters over it you like. There will be a new world order when it comes to how we live and how we pay for it.

We have to have fewer $100,000-plus per year warm prison beds and more support for 82-year-old Mrs Briggs who has kept her nose clean, brought up a family while working honestly and hard, and is now sitting

in a cold house with rugs over her knees to keep warm.

We need less tolerance of those who rort the system – either criminally or fiscally – and ring fence the whole damn thing.

In a culture designed to try to please everyone and offend noone, we’ve lost the plot entirely.

We molly coddle those who choose to make bad decisions, and throw the really deserving to the curb.

We need a complete new system.

We need a system/a structure that both encourages and supports innovation and enterprise, and provides empathy and support for the genuinely vulnerable.

In reality some of the disciplines of the Eastern culture, merged with the best bits of democracy. That is where I think the answer lies.

We are pretty “hang loose mother goose” in our national vibe, so how come our mental health is in such a state? Our suicide numbers are sky high?

Theoretically, New Zealand is one of the best places to live on earth. But it is, in fact, hell on earth for too many people.

Something’s not right. And I haven’t got all the answers.

But we can start by cleaning up our act a bit. At all levels.

But jeez, what a big job.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

I have felt for a very long time that school uniforms need to change – they need to get updated and more practical for the everyday wear and tear they get. What do other people (especially the students) think?

I appreciate school uniforms. I believe they help our young people to have some pride in their school and their appearance while teaching them that a standard of dress is required once they leave and enter the workplace.

However, they need to be current.

I turn 50 years old this year, and a kilt is what I wore when I was at school. I think it is time to get with the times and bring the school uniform into the 21st century and give our kids something warm and comfortable to wear.

My biggest complaint is what our students are wearing is un-

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comfortable and not practical, which makes no sense.

Logically kilts are outdated, expensive, heavy and cold so why are we making our girls wear them? Wouldn’t a nice pair of black or charcoal pants look just as nice with the pale blue winter shirts?

How many students wear the school jerseys? A polar fleece option would very likely get worn much more, cost less, and be easier to wash and dry. They could still have the school logo on the front, but would be just as warm and a lot more practical for students.

What about the summer skirts – I am sick of almost seeing the girls’ bits and pieces. Again it makes no sense to put our teenage girls in an unrealistic outfit for school. Why not a nice pair of shorts or a skirt? They can still look smart without having their

backsides hanging out.

The white polos very quickly become grey and dirty looking, so end up looking awful. My suggestion would be a pale blue polo top because it would retain its colour and look a lot nicer for a lot longer.

The boys could also wear a pale blue polo shirt with their shorts.

These would be more comfortable in the heat of summer.

I also consider the recommended footwear to be terrible!

Try wearing these shoes for an hour and see how uncomfortable they are! Why are we forcing students who often walk to and from school, and around school all day, into wearing these uncomfortable impractical shoes?

On the days there are sports exchanges, I simply detest that my daughter has to start out wearing her school uniform, which ends up screwed up in her bag. It

would be simpler, and easier on the school uniform, if the participants had a smart sports uniform to wear for these exchanges. They look nice and it would be practical.

I understand to change would initially cost, but if the changes were brought in gradually, the overall cost of uniforms should be a lot less.

The new uniform should have some input from the people who will be wearing it and I imagine they will be more likely to wear it with pride.

They will also be warm or cool and comfortable in clothes and footwear appropriate for what they are doing.

I am keen for some feedback from people to see if this is just my opinion, or if this has some legs.

It would be great to do something progressive for our students.

Sharon Watson

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OIO approves sale of station

BY TIM CRONSHAW

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Mid Canterbury farmers are keeping an open mind about overseas farm ownership after a Czech Republic businessman won consent to buy 40,000 hectares of high country land near Arthur’s Pass.

The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has approved the sale of Mt White Station on mostly Crown pastoral land for an undisclosed price to Lukas Travnicek, under his company Southern Ranges.

Travnicek is a New Zealand permanent citizen, but needed OIO approval because he returned temporarily to the Czech Republic with his family in May last year.

The OIO requires him to return to New Zealand in just over a year and live here indefinitely. If unable to meet the conditions, he must sell the property.

Public concern has heightened about iconic high country land going to foreigners, yet farmers appear to take a more favourable view of the “bigger picture’’.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president Michael Salvesen said people were sensitive about overseas ownership, but the complex issue was often not as clearcut as it appeared.

He said Mt White Station needed a lot of investment. Overseas owners did not earn much from high country properties, but they employed local contractors and this was good for the local economy.

Mt White Station has been sold to a Czech Republic businessman.

Also, much of the country’s forestry land was overseas owned, yet that was perceived as less of a problem and there was a lack of consistency in how it was viewed, he said.

“One side is it’s absolutely dreadful because we are selling our land to foreigners and the other side is it’s bloody good because no New Zealander could afford to buy it so somewhere we have to

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ture. I suppose that’s what the OIO is there for and by and large they get it mostly right.’’

Mt White Station includes 39.337 hectares of Crown pastoral lase land and 678ha of freehold land. The sprawling station with about 30 kilometres of river frontage was sold for the first time in 90-plus years, after previously being held by the Turnbull family since 1924. LINZ Crown Property

deputy chief executive Jerome Sheppard said the pastoral lease land remained in Crown ownership and existing public access to parts of Mt White Station and protection of its conservation values would continue.

The property includes almost 1000ha known as Riversdale Flats, which was set aside for inclusion in a national park in 1901. This did not happen when Arthur’s Park National Park was created in 1929, and the land was included in the Mt White pastoral lease in the early 1950s. This land has been leased and grazed as part of the station since the 1890s.

“LINZ has been working with the Department of Conservation, and will meet Mr Travnicek’s representatives on Friday to begin discussions about Riversdale Flats,” Sheppard said. “Mr Travnicek has indicated that he is keen to find a solution.’’

As Travnicek applied under the residency pathway of the Overseas Investment Act, he did not have to show benefits to New Zealand, including walking access and the OIO was unable to make access a condition of consent. Salvesen said Mid Canterbury farmers were good at providing access to back country land depending on the intentions of visitors and the timing of the farming season.

Tim Cronshaw is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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Farmers’ winter routine about to be all shook up Calving is about to shake up the winter routine for Canterbury’s dairy farmers.

Federated Farmers North Canterbury president Cameron Henderson, an Oxford dairy farmer, says it is too easy to get used to a reduced workload over winter in the lead-up to calving.

“We’ve had a couple of slips so I’ve got two cows milking already,’’ Henderson said last week.

“Most guys will be getting the shed ready as soon as the cows start coming into milk, which is good because it’s too easy to get used to the winter routine.’’

He said the benefit of having two house cows milking this early in the season was he did not have to go and buy a bottle of milk at the supermarket, “which is not as good as the real thing. Full cream milk all the way”.

Henderson said it had been a mild winter so far, with overcast days and the cows were in good condition heading into calving.

But he was wary of long-range forecasts predicting a colder than normal August.

“It could be a later winter, but fingers crossed it will be a short winter and not a long one.’’

He believed his farm had received enough rain to get through

the winter and the past six months or so of rain had recharged the aquifers after the previous three summers of drought. “The farmers with the lighter soils will be feeling

pretty happy at the moment, but the heavier soils are starting to get a bit boggy.’’

Henderson said the presence of mycoplasma bovis was raising

stress levels, but he encouraged extra vigilance as farmers moved into spring calving. “Generally, when the cows are under stress they are more vulnerable, so it’s something

we need to keep an eye on.

“It comes down to management practice, so it may change the way we farm, particularly around trading stock.’’

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SC under-represented in ECan – farmers South Canterbury farmers are up in arms about what they see as under-representation on the regional authority Environment Canterbury.

ECan’s preferred option is two representatives from all its wards, except South Canterbury.

A review proposal just closed for public submissions shows two representatives from Mid Canterbury, two from North Canterbury and two from each of the four Christchurch city wards.

The 13-councillor proposal would mean one elected councillor for 61,320 people in South Canterbury (Timaru, Mackenzie and Waimate), compared to two for 93,400 in Mid Canterbury (Ashburton and Selwyn) and two

for 75,800 in North Canterbury (Kaikoura, Hurunui and Waimakariri).

South Canterbury Federated Farmers’ president Jason Grant says his district is the largest area by far, with significant water quality and quantity issues and deserved to be represented around the ECan table by two councillors.

Mid Canterbury and North Canterbury Federated Farmers support the view and all three have made submissions on the representation proposal.

“At more than 18,000 square kilometres, South Canterbury is one third again the size of the two other rural constituencies,” Grant said. “Its sheer size, its diverse landscape and land uses

and the pressures coming on for far-reaching environmental protections – particularly in the Mackenzie Basin – mean it’s crucial the area has strong representation at the regional council forum.

“We’re saying South Canterbury should have two councillors like the others and thus the council would have 14 members,” Grant said.

The Electoral Act 2001 says representation should take into account communities of interest and territorial authority boundaries, as well as being guided by a rule that the ratio of elected representatives to population in each constituency should be within 10 per cent either side of the regional

average.

Under the current proposal the one councillor for South Canterbury’s population of 61,320 is a 30.2 per cent deviation from the average of one councillor per 47,098 residents.

“Two councillors in South Canterbury is also a deviation (of -29.9 per cent) but it’s slightly less than the proposed discrepancy and South Canterbury’s circumstances warrant it.

“The water quality and quantity processes ECan is engaged in are controversial and potentially have a great impact on the economic wellbeing and viability of rural communities.

“The Mackenzie Basin issues are a particular focus of public

interest and the needs there are very different from the intensive pastoral and arable land uses in coastal South Canterbury.”

Grant said it was unreasonable to expect one person to get around South Canterbury and to represent the varying needs of the district effectively.

The 2019 elections will signal a return to a full council of elected members.

Public submissions on the review closed on Monday and will be heard by ECan in August, with a council decision on August 23.

Te Reo Maori names have been adopted for each of the constituencies to reflect the environmental significance of each, Ashburton’s would be Opakihi.

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Firm in receivership; debts of $40m National builder Ebert Construction has gone into receivership with debts of around $40 million, and the future of its 95 staff is in jeopardy with wages being paid day-to-day.

The firm’s 15 building contracts – as well as work and payment of dozens of subcontractors – also now hangs in the balance.

John Fisk, one of three PwC receivers of the business with Auckland and Wellington offices, said: “We think the shortfall will be about $40m.”

That is the amount of money Ebert could owe to its many creditors, Fisk said, but a precise figure was not yet available and that was only an initial estimate. Creditors would, however, be left out of pocket, he said.

“There will certainly be a shortfall but the extent of it, we don’t know yet. There is an asset-owing company but that’s not part of the receivership,” he said.

“Ninety-five staff were employed. They were all paid up until yesterday and we have given them an undertaking for each day they’re available, they’re paid,” Fisk said. However what future the staff have remains uncertain.

“That’s what we’re tying to de-

Workers and contractors were locked out of the Ebert Construction’s Union Green apartment site in Auckland.

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8,859.92

–62.16

–0.7%

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5,860.18 –41.64 –0.71%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,654.33 –65.96 –0.68%

p Rises 41 q Falls 66 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

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q Gold

1,220.95

London – $US/ounce

–2.85

–0.23%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.43

–0.06

–0.39%

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6,213.0

+28.0

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Fisk said Ebert’s 15 contracts included a new $57m acute mental health unit for Middlemore Hospital, Union Green apartments in Auckland’s CBD, Library Lane apartments at Albany in a project

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of each contract. It may be that they have to get other contractors. It may be we can finish some but until we have spoken to all the principals, we don’t know what the outcome will be.”

which was almost finished, a Synlait plant at Dunsandel, a Synlait job at Pokeno south of Auckland, an air-drying factory at Gore, the new Indian High Commission in Wellington, a contract for Premier Beehive at Carterton and a new fire station in Upper Hutt.

“The board told us they had some unprofitable contracts in the Auckland region and they were aware of them but it was just last week they became fully aware of the problems,” he said.

“There are funds in a retention trust account under the new act and we will need to work through that with the lawyers, but it’s over $3.5m. That’s money to pay creditors if they are entitled to it,” he said.

Fisk confirmed Nigel Boyd Foster of Karori, Kelvin Eric Hale of Khandallah and Lawrence Michael Phillips of Wanaka are Ebert Construction directors. Shareholdings are split eight ways.

The receivers’ first report is due to be issued two months from the date of the receivership, which was on Tuesday.

But Fisk said new information would be provided on the PwC website under the Ebert link.

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Restructure, ASX listing planned Heartland Bank is planning a corporate restructure and a listing on the Australian securities exchange which it says will help it grow.

“The restructure will remove constraints on the growth of group’s business currently arising from Reserve Bank regulations, and will provide greater flexibility for the group to explore and take advantage of future growth opportunities in New Zealand and Australia outside the banking group regulated by the Reserve Bank,” it said in a release to the New Zealand stock exchange.

Under the restructuring, which requires High Court and shareholder approval, Heartland Bank will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new listed parent

company, called Heartland Group Holdings.

Existing shareholders’ shares in Heartland Bank will be exchanged with new shares in the new listed parent on a one-for-one basis and the Australian group companies will be transferred from Heartland Bank to the new listed parent.

The Australian business includes part of its reverse mortgage business, something that has grown steadily since it bought Australian Seniors Finance in 2014. Heartland’s reverse mortgage loan book has grown to more than $1 billion, of which more than half is in Australia.

The Auckland-based bank, formed through the merger of Marac Finance with the Canter-

bury and Southern Cross building societies, said it has been considering a foreign exempt listing on the ASX for some time “as it believes this will provide access to additional sources of capital for future growth opportunities”.

The restructure will facilitate an ASX listing by the new listed parent, so Heartland intends for this to occur at the same time as the restructure takes effect, it said.

The primary listing will be on the NZX Main Board.

It will now file an application with the High Court of New Zealand seeking initial orders that, if granted, will allow the restructure to be voted on by shareholders at the annual shareholder meeting on September 19 in Auckland.

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Farmer confidence hits six-year low New Zealand farmer confidence has fallen to the lowest level in six years amid uncertainty over government policies.

A net 39 per cent of farmers surveyed were pessimistic about general economic conditions over the next 12 months, a deterioration from a net 34 per cent who were pessimistic six months ago, and a net 16 per cent who were optimistic a year ago, according to the latest Federated Farmers July Farm Confidence Survey.

The latest reading is the lowest level of confidence recorded in the survey since July 2012 and a fivefold increase in pessimism in the last 12 months.

Weakening farmer confidence echoes business sentiment surveys showing growing pessimism about the country’s economic for-

tunes under a new administration.

Tuesday’s ANZ business outlook survey showed New Zealand business confidence reached a 10-year low in July, with headline confidence and firm’s views of their own prospects dropping.

“There seems to be a fear factor at play here,” said Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard.

“Farmers are feeling very uncertain about what the coalition government will do next on key issues such as water regulations, climate change and industrial relations.”

Still, Hoggard noted that pessimism about the economic outlook is a sour note among the otherwise generally positive indicators in the latest survey, with farmer optimism increasing in all areas except their continuing negative

perceptions of the economy.

“We should take heart that perceptions of farm profitability, production and spending have become more positive, and that farm debt levels have dropped slightly since the January survey,” he said.

Expectations for farm profitability over the next 12 months are up slightly, with 30 per cent anticipating an improvement and 48 per cent expecting profits to remain stable.

Dairy and arable farmers are noticeably more optimistic about profitability than they were in the January survey.

However, meat and wool farmers are noticeably less optimistic, perhaps reflecting a concern that the past season’s excellent farmgate prices might not be sustained this season, he said.

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Beef and potato-top bake Filling 800g to 1kg Quality Mark gravy beef, trimmed and cut into 6cm chunks 2C red wine (or use additional stock) 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 leek, finely chopped 400g button mushrooms, sliced 1 cup Campbell’s Real Stock – Beef 1/2 C tomato paste 1T dijon mustard 2 bay leaves 1 1/2 T cornflour mixed with 2T water Crunchy potato topping 1kg mashing potatoes, peeled and chopped 50g butter 1/2 C grated cheese 1/2 C breadcrumbs

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■ Preheat the oven to 140°C conventional bake.

■ Filling: Heat a little oil in a large pan over a high heat. Add the beef in batches and brown all over, then transfer to a casserole dish. Add the red wine to the pan; let it bubble rapidly for 30 seconds and pour over the meat.

■ Return the pan to a medium heat and add a dash more oil with the onion, garlic and leek and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.

Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.

■ Add the stock, tomato paste, mustard, bay leaves and cornflour mixture. Stir to combine then pour over the meat in the casserole dish and stir.

■ Cover and bake in the oven for 2.5 to 3 hours. Cool while you prepare the potatoes (remove the bay leaves).

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■ Crunchy potato topping: Place the potatoes in a large pot of cold water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and replace over a low heat for a minute to remove excess moisture. Mash briefly.

■ Stir the butter through and season to taste. Arrange spoonfuls on top of the meat mixture to cover.

■ Toss the breadcrumbs in a dash of oil and scatter over the potato with the cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden on top (you can grill for the last few minutes).

■ Serve with seasonal vegetables.

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Ashburton County Lions New president Nikki Kelly welcomed a good turnout of members who braved a cold night to attend the July meeting of the Ashburton County Lions held on July 25. As there was no speaker at this meeting it gave members the chance to socialise and share an evening of friendship and good company. The domestic meeting also provided an opportunity to reflect on the good times and successful events of the past year and to look ahead to projects and social happening for the year ahead.

During the business part of the meeting funding was approved for the continued support of the Life Education Trust and for helping support our local young speech maker Faith Falaelili as she moves on to the next level of the competition to be held in Rangiora on Saturday August 4.

Members were then up-dated with the on-going planning for this year’s ‘Stars in Your Eyes’ competition to be held on Saturday October 13. Planning is well under way and entries are already beginning to come in. The date for this year’s Toot for Tucker” was confirmed for November 19.

To finish off a happy evening the tail twisters recounted stories and handed out fines before the drawing of the raffles.

Ashburton Golf Club Another beautiful, if somewhat windy Saturday down at the Brandon last week, saw over 90 players turn up for Matts Pro shop day. It is certainly wonderful to see such a strong field supporting our great Professional. Matt put a different scoring spin on the usual stableford points system, and moved the men to the forward tees. Obviously the short course really aided the little knockers, with George Brown and Lefty May leading the way, picking up good prizes.

If those two were at the top of the pile then Matt may have also put in bucket sized holes on the greens! I will fact check that for next week. Also big well done to the lovely Liz Cabout for picking up top ladies prize.

The 6 chaps that ventured out to Rakaia for the St Andrews shield challenge, were met by a very vocal and boisterous home crowd and a handpicked team of goliaths. I didn’t think Jordan Speith even knew where Rakaia was.

The gallant Ashburton boys put up a hell of a challenge but were pipped 4:2. Well done Terry K for a great win and Ian and Gordy for solid halves. Big thanks to Jeff Hurst and the Rakaia boys, always great fun and a very warm welcome.

Talking about Terry Kingsbury, it seems that he is now starting to play to his potential, after his recent transfer to the club. He had a very good weekend with the only win at Rakaia and the only win at Levels for the under achieving Redpath team on Sunday.

While it is wonderful seeing him reap the individual glory. The Ashburton board are looking for more return on the multimillion dollar transfer fee that was paid for him. They were hoping that a bit like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, he would inspire the average players around him to reach greater heights.

Come on Terry, step it up!

The much maligned Patterson team had a 15:2 loss at Temuka, we won’t mention the only winner because it would look like bragging. The Alex team had a very strong 13:4 loss, well done boys best result so far this year. It all just means that this year like every other, the whole club will just have to get behind Hamish and the super Holmes Cup team, to bring home some silverware.

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MSA Golf section The MSA Golf section has just returned from another very successful golf trip to Australia, this time staying in Mooloolaba where the sun shone every day with temperatures reaching up to 26 degrees.

After leaving Ashburton at 2.30am we reached the Airport in good time and fortunately this year we didn’t have a 3-hour delay like last year so everyone was pleased to get on the plane.

The flight was smooth although a couple of players thought there wasn’t enough oxygen on the plane so were given their own tanks to suck on. We arrived in Brisbane where we bused an hour up the road to Mooloolaba where we all settled into the Peninsula Resort.

After a quick look around town it was an early night ready for a 9am tee off at Headlands Golf course the next day. The course had its usual share of water and bunkers with fairly tight fairways. Gary Stratford and Brent McGregor took the men’s daily prize with Jacqui Beardsley leading in the ladies. A later tee off time the next day was much appreciated at Maroochy River which is only four years old so played more like a links course as the trees were still small but with a lot of water certainly wasn’t easy to play.

Even though the clubhouse was about 80 metres from the 18th green, Gary still managed to land his ball in the clubhouse that hit the ceiling onto a table and back out onto the course much to the dismay of

Brandon Cup, which is 3 rounds of stableford, combined points over all 3 rounds.

August is also a big RMF cup month, with every Saturday being a points round. This is the month to peak with 48 points on offer. See you all down there.

Good golfing.

Ashburton Photographic Society Our first evening in June was spent setting up the light tables and different types of table top settings. This is always an interesting evening and we are lucky that Cindy and David have both got light tables so once we got a vase of flowers or an ornament set up we can practice clean cut photos.

The field trip headed off to watch the Junior Rugby, it was lots of fun to head out to watch the young teams running around. I have to say I spent a bit more time watching the game than taking photos.

Then the Second Open gave our Judge lots of photos to choose from. Sometimes as I am collating these images I look at them and let out a sigh of relief and thank goodness that I am not judging them!!

A Grade Prints Acceptance Brenda Lynch “Lupins in Arthurs Pass”, Cindy Lovett “One Wheel Up”, David Oakley “About to be Drenched” and “Plenty of Smoke”, Haley Fisher “Lonely Wharf” and “Vibrant Boats” Megan Ellis “Dancing Light” and “Do You See What I See”, Nel Davison “Grr… That’s Not Meat” Honours Hayley Zanker “Puddle Play” Jess Chamberlain “North Bridge”, Maria Chamberlain “Sedentary Croc” B Grade Prints Acceptance Anita Badger “A Day in the Life of a

the people sitting at the table with only a couple of broken cups to show for it.

Eddie Tulip had the best men’s score with a 3 way tie in the ladies with Jacqui Beardsley, Barbara CarrBright and Jean Lewis. Wednesday was spent visiting the Eumundi Markets where a few bargains were brought with plenty to see and do, then it was off to Montville Village for a lovely lunch.

The next day we travelled to Peregian Golf Course which had some challenging holes which meant a lot of balls in the water and a few players heading to the Pro Shop after their round to buy a few more balls. After a couple of disastrous rounds, Roger Irvine came good to win the men’s daily prize with Judy Webb taking out the ladies’ top prize. Friday was a free day to catch up on some shopping and enjoy the beach which was just across the road from our accommodation.

Twin Waters Golf course was our next chance to improve our handicaps, which was another lovely manicured course with lots of kangaroos feeding on the fairways and sleeping in the shade. Roger and Eddy kept up their high standard and even higher handicaps to head off men’s section with Trish Cates finally getting in the winning circle. Sunday was a chance to catch up with family and friends before a team BBQ at night to finish off a great day.

On Monday it was back on the bus for a nice drive

Kookaburra” and “A Day Out in the Sun”, Heather Thompson “Wrong Environment” Honours Raymond Logan “Hanging On” A Grade Digital Acceptance Caro Burden “On the Run” Cindy Lovett “Karting Kim”, Hayley Hanker “Say What?”, Lester Hurst “Dingos Playing”, Megan Ellis “Autumn Rain on a Leaf” Nel Davison “Keeping Company”, Suzanne Watson “Shadows” Honours Bill Cabout “Shafts of Light”, Brenda Lynch “Balance”, Gaynor Hurst “”, Nel Davison “Red Beauty” B Grade Digital Acceptance Annette Whyte “Autumn Tunnel”, Janine Barker “Car Lights on Autumn Night”, Maree Hunter “After Harvest” Honours Maree Hunter “Hot Rod”, Malcolm Whyte “Tracks to the Hills” and Two Old Timers” Congratulations to the members for the results of all their hard work. You will see some of these images in the weeks to come as they are published.

Ashburton Woodworkers Kevin Challis welcomed the 19 members to our July meeting including two guests.

Show & Tell Les Mattingley: bowl with colour pencils inserted Dave Busby: two small exquisite delicate bowls from a burr Norm Kershaw: a black walnut bowl Kevin Challis: beech platter Adriaan Slooten: a platter with curved edges cut away emphasising its form Wim Melchers: a smoke bush bowl with natural features. Interesting timber as it’s yellow in colour.

Clarrie Brake demonstrated ornamental

to Mount Coolum where the course was just over the road from the mountain which made for some great scenery. Gary, Murray Young and Judy Webb managed to tame the course and take out the daily prizes. After a free day on Tuesday it was another trip to Twin Waters to try and improve on our previous round and catch up with the wildlife. The beautiful course certainly wasn’t easier the second time around except for Brent Smith and Judy who won on the day with great scores.

Thursday was the last chance for some shopping while a few went deep sea fishing 25km out from Mooloolaba where enough fish were caught to feed everyone that night.

Our final round was played at Noosa Springs a beautiful Resort course with a fantastic clubhouse and practise area. The pressure was on with the overall title up for grabs in a close competition and even though Steve Stratford and Marilyn Bennett managed to win the daily prize Paul Greer took out the overall prize for the men followed closely by Gary Stratford and Brent Smith who claimed second equal.

The women’s section was won by Judy Webb with a comfortable distance back to Barbara Carr-Bright and Jacqui Beardsley. A big thanks to Charlie and Elaine Reid along with Trish, Lindsay, Heather and Allie who made the trip very enjoyable.

turning, bringing his own O.T lathe. He turned a piece of matai, a hard closed wood, round into a cylinder and carefully finished off the end as this was to become the top part of a lid to fit a container.

Fitting an ornamental overhead gear attachment to the lathe which had its own motor he showed the members how to set it up. Using an index head, the cutting frame was set to create a number of small circles round the rim of the lid.

It appears a complicated procedure with this specialised equipment but Clarrie’s years of practise made it look simple.

The end of the cylinder, which became the lid, was cut off and reversed into a jam chuck. Then the inside of the lid formed, the ornamental attachment set up again but with a different pattern.

There are countless designs that can be utilised, you need imagination. Thanks Clarrie for demonstrating this old craft of geometric designs.

Plains Ladies Friendship Club Val welcomed everyone on a cold cloudy day.

Notice and information was given about an overnight bus trip to Kaikoura on September 18/19 arranged by Mid Canterbury Ladies Friendship Club and those keen are to contact Avis Kingsland.

The idea of a personal record book was brought up and one was available to look at. Grey Power apparently have one and also Patterson’s Funeral Directors.

Members were reminded of our Birthday Luncheon next month. Raffles were won

by Lois Gibson and Natalie Quantock.

Our mini-speaker was Merryl Dudley who gave us a splendid slide show of a trip that she and her husband did on a cruise from Amsterdam to Prague down

the Rhine and Danube rivers.

Having spent three days in Amsterdam looking at the highlights including Clogs, 1000s of bikes, tulips, Lovelock bridges which become so heavy that the sides of the bridges become distorted, cheeses, and even cannabis cafes, splendid tall narrow Dutch houses with impossible stairways and beautiful churches and architecture, they set off on their journey down the waterways to the Black Sea. The canal joining the North Sea to the Black Sea was many years in the making. Begun in 1815, it took almost two centuries before it was completed for commercial shipping. It is 2200 miles long and passes through 13 countries.

On the journey down the Rhine there were many medieval castles almost all were damaged in the war and have been restored.

At stops on the way they visited many beautiful Cathedrals and castles and the spectacular countryside in Europe. In Vienna, though the weather was bad, they were still able to see fascinating sights including an amazing church having its ceiling frescoes and the dome renovated. The cruise finished in beautiful Budapest a merged city with Buda on the west bank of the Danube and Pest on the east bank. After a most enjoyable cruise they flew on to Prague to continue their holidays.

After morning tea our speaker was Sheryl Stivens who came to talk to us about Rubbish. Sheryl’s most informative talk brought us up to date with the latest facts and figures about what is happening with our waste especially Plastics and how important it is to dispose of our rubbish- especially plastic- in the correct way.

She gave a very good outline of how rubbish is sorted into various categories

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz and where the different sorts of rubbish, once sorted are disposed of. Soft Plastics are sent to Melbourne where they are turned into plastic wood for park benches and vineyard posts. Bottles and some No 1 recycling goes to Porirua to be turned into insulation and No2 plastics are turned back into granules for drainage pipes and chilli bins. The bulk of non-recyclable rubbish ends up in the land fill at Kate Valley where it is stored in huge cells and over planted with trees.

Sheryl was thanked with a fruit tray.

Next meeting: August 27 Birthday Lunch at the RSA rooms.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen hands welcomed members on Thursday July 26. Apologies were accepted. Hope McIntosh played the piano for the singing of the RSA song. Also happy birthday, two members celebrating. Sympathy was given to anyone who has sadly lost a loved one. Sick members were wished a speedy recovery.

A letter was received from the RSA Executive Committee thanking the Women’s Section for the donation to get 10 bar stools recovered.

Next meeting on Thursday August 23: Housie will be played. Also a cake stall, bring and buy. Please price items for sale. The speaker Tania Scott from ACADS was introduced. Most informative. A standard drink wine 100mls, spirits 75mls, and beer 220mls. Many questions were asked and replies given.

Mention made of supermarkets and drink driving habits. Tania was thanked for giving time to speak to members.

Raffles were won by Colleen Wederell and a visitor, Lenise Kearns Competition: 8 inch cake plate 1st Nellie Burrows, 2nd Colleen Wederell, 3rd Judy Peck.

Hostesses Margaret and Wendy served afternoon tea to conclude an interesting afternoon.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury Well now, what an exciting week it has been. Last Friday saw our two teams one open and one junior heading off to Nel-

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son to compete in the South Island Inter Association teams competition known as the Andrews and Faulkner shield.

By way of setting the stage the open team captain, Steve McArthur, shot a perfect 100.10 during training on the Thursday prior. The competition started at 8am on Saturday in very cold conditions.

Our team started slowly but by the end of the double card round (20 shot) had leapt into the lead ahead of Marlborough with Christchurch in third place.

A position we held until two rounds from the end when Marlborough staged a bit of a comeback and edged ahead. We were unable to claw back the 3 point deficit against a couple of experienced and wily competitors and finished second, still 3 points adrift of Marlborough but comfortably ahead of Christchurch who maintained third place.

Our junior team which consisted of some experienced shooters and some very new shooters were unable to fend off the teams from Nelson and Ashley and so finished third, they look very god for some years to come. Steve McArthur was awarded the trophy for the highest score in the competition with 298.17, including the only possible 200.12 shot on the day, from Daryn Quigley of North Canterbury on 298.15.

Notably our own Shania Harrison-Lee, taking part in her first A. & F. was 5th highest score with 296.20. A superb effort from a junior. As a result T.S.M.C. has been elevated to the first division for next year’s match. Already plans for next year are being put in place and it is my guess that it will take some really good shooting to even get into the team.

Ben Thomas and Charlotte McKenzie are just two of our very promising Juniors and both benefitted from the experience Charlotte being third highest scorer in the junior team behind the two South Island representatives Lanelle McArthur and Shania Harrison-Lee. Ben showed how much he had learned by shooting a personal best 98.6 on return.

National Indoor Champs this weekend and in another two weeks the North Island v South Island.

Watch this space.

Run and Walk Ashburton We have a few regular meets happening each week with good turnouts experienced.

The Tuesday July 24 sprint session attracted nine runners. A spur-of-themoment decision to do an 8km town run instead of sprints, however sprint session is back on the calendar this week so we can all sharpen our speed!

The walkers’ regular Wednesday evening town walk which meet on Philip Street, opposite the croquet club, had seven walkers who set a good pace on their 5.5km circuit on Wednesday July 25. It was a mild evening and those present noticed the evening lighter

thanks to the full moon!

Saturday July 28 the Early Bird crew of five runners met at Frontrunner and completed their usual 6km town lap before meeting with the 7.30am crew.

In total 16 people headed down the south side river track. We welcomed three newbies, one runner and two walkers. We look forward to you joining us regularly. A great effort by all who got out of bed early to enjoy the sunrise. The morning finished back at Columbus Café.

The wind arrived in the afternoon, however this didn’t deter the 13 walkers and eight runners who met at the

Domain and enjoyed a town walk and run. Later, members were invited to enjoy a Pot Luck dinner and we were fortunate to listen to club member Bill Hood talk about his recent travel to the mountains in Nepal. The evening finished with a brief quiz.

Run and Walk Ashburton are enjoying membership growth. We encourage you to join us at one of our social meets. Walkers and runners of all speeds are catered for.

Check out our facebook page for details.

Very best of luck to all those competing at Lake Hood this weekend.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 4, Ladies Division Rnd 2 Tucker Salver, Rnd 1 Smallbone Trophy, report 8.30 Convenors S. Bradford 0211590983, B. Fechney 0211305366 August 7.

L.G.U.3rd rnd club champs Rnd 2 Tucker salver Rnd 1 Smallbone Trophy, report 9.30 Starters P. Bell 0276065194, B. Williams

021605074 August 9 Rnd 5 Jean Drummond Trophy – putting, report 9.30 Convenors W Smith 3089201, E. Langford 3081559 Club Captain Sally Lemon 0274054910

■ Golf

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August 7 Women’s Division 1st Lloyd Trophy 9 holes 6th Bell Trophy, report 9.30 for 10.00 start Starters C. Linney D. Morgan, Cards B. Harris T. Clarke, Kitchen J. Undy, Draw steward J. Bruhns

RESULTS

Women’s Section, June 16 and July 31 LGU Silver: Sharon Bradford 66, Bronze I: Marilyn Walker 64, Jenny Stoddart 66, Bronze II: Judy McKeown 74 July 28 and 31 Rnd 2 Truman Trophy – putting Jenny Williams, Joyce Van der Heide 28 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Vicki

Moore, No 8 House of Travel: Jenny Williams, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Pauline Bell, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Heather Robertson, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Not Struck, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Win Carter Twos: Sharon Bradford – No 14 July 19, 9 Hole Results Rnd 5 Medal/Stroke: Kate White 36, Mike Smith 36 Putting: Fiona Williamson 15, Dick Hansen 15 July 26, Men: Mike Smith net 35 Greensome: Fiona Williamson and Wendy Smith 31

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Take this deal as an example. Dealer, West will pass, as will North, leaving East to open 1 heart. South will pass, and West can value his hand with 3 card support to a non-forcing bid of 3 Hearts. East has no hesitation in raising to 4 Hearts – game contact.

Whatever, South leads should not trouble declarer.

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■ MID CANTERBURY HOCKEY

Goulding ban unjust Basketball Australia chief executive Anthony Moore has revealed why the organisation won’t appeal against Chris Goulding’s onematch ban, despite labelling it “excessive and unfair”. Goulding was one of three Boomers handed bans by the sport’s governing body FIBA after a brawl with the Philippines in their World Cup qualifier in Manila in July. Despite disagreeing with the sanction handed down to the Boomers’ sharpshooter, Basketball Australia this week announced it would not appeal and instead take the matter up privately with FIBA. - AAP

Slipper contrite Remorseful Wallabies prop James Slipper says he couldn’t be more sorry or embarrassed after serving a two-month ban after twice testing positive for cocaine. The 86-test prop returns to rugby tomorrow when he plays for an Australian Super Selection team against the Wallabies in a trial match in Sydney. “I’ve obviously gone through a bit of a rough patch and made some poor decisions and I probably wasn’t coping with certain aspects of my life that I was going through at the time,” Slipper said.

- AAP

More night racing

Unbeaten Hornets seal Kwik Sticks title Gretal Tavendale from the Wakanui 7s takes the ball up the turf while Holly-Jayne Feutz from the Allenton Hornets looks to chase her down at the Ashburton Hockey Turf on Tuesday night. The two teams were facing off in the final of Mid Canterbury Hockey’s Kwik Sticks (Year 7 and 8) competition and it was the Allenton Hornets who won, 4-1, after the two sides went to the halftime break scoreless. The Allenton Hornets went through the season unbeaten and won the Netherby Cup and the Cassidy Cup. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310718-ET-0114

■ RUGBY

Hansen plays down Richie Mo’unga hype

Black Caps say no to Pakistan

tunity he got in head-to-head match ups.

However, when the Rugby Championship rolls around later this month, Beauden Barrett will more than likely assume his role steering the ship at test level.

The All Blacks wider training squad was named yesterday, however Mo’unga and his fellow Crusaders were left out due to their Super Rugby commitments and will be added to the squad after this weekend’s final.

Despite having played no rugby this year, Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles was one of the 28 players named in the group. Coles last took to the paddock in early November last year and has been working through knee and calf injuries.

Fellow injured All Black Sonny Bill Williams was also named in the squad, and was expected to be available after the first two games of the Rugby Championship.

- NZME

New Zealand have said ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to Pakistan officials trying to persuade them to visit to play the T20 leg of their tour later this year.

And there can be no surprise in that.

New Zealand are going to the United Arab Emirates late this year to play a full series against Pakistan in their de facto home.

Indeed NZC officials are waiting for Pakistan to release the schedule, expected to be three matches in each form of the game.

The Pakistan board had suggested New Zealand play the T20 leg in Pakistan. Their last visit to Pakistan was in 2003 when they were flogged 5-0 in an ODI series. A year earlier a bomb blast near their hotel cut short their test visit.

Since the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore in 2009, visits to Pakistan have been sporadic, short, heavily-fortified engagements against a handful of teams with security concerns still the issue. - NZME

Richie Mo’unga may be Super Rugby’s standout first fiveeighth this season, but Steve Hansen isn’t ready to hand him the All Blacks role just yet.

The Crusaders No. 10 has been in impressive form all season, leading the side into the final against the Lions this weekend.

However, when asked if Mo’unga was putting heat on Beauden Barrett and Damian McKenzie in terms of All Blacks selection, Hansen was quick to point out one key difference between the three.

“He’s playing behind the Rolls-Royce pack,” Hansen said of Mo’unga. “But, yes he is (putting heat on). He’s playing the way we’re expecting him to play behind a pack like that.

“It’s going to be really interesting to see how he does in a big game. It’s not a test match, but it’s probably the closest you’ll get to one without playing one. I’m really looking for-

Richie Mo’unga ward to seeing how he drives the team around the park and how he does those things ... he’s got an exciting future.”

With Mo’unga at the helm this season, the Crusaders have averaged 40 points in 11 performances. In seven matches without him, they averaged just 25; and he outshone the current national first and second choice No. 10s at every oppor-

Retiring Holden great Craig Lowndes has called for Supercars to introduce more night events as the championship braces to race under lights in Sydney. There is an air of unpredictability around the 10th event of the season this weekend as the last Supercars night race was seven years ago in Abu Dhabi. You have to go back to 1997 at Melbourne’s Calder Park when a race was last staged under lights in Australia. Lowndes is better equipped than almost any driver in the field to cope with night racing, having started his glittering Supercars career with an after-dark win at Sydney Motorsport Park in 1996.

- AAP

Cross country crown Daniel Balchin will be looking to go one place better than he has for the past two years when he tackles the New Zealand Cross Country Championship 10km in Wellington on Sunday. Balchin, who turns 28 on Monday week, has won the national road title for the last two years but has been unable to shake off the bridesmaid tag over cross country in the same period. The civil engineer shifted to Alexandra earlier this year for work and competed in the Otago cross country championship which he won with ease.

- NZME

Home care for Lyle Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has opted not to seek further treatment in his long fight against leukaemia and will receive palliative care at home, his family has announced. The 36-yearold Lyle, who won twice on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, was first diagnosed with leukaemia as a teenager and suffered recurrences of the disease in 2012 and 2017. In a post on Lyle’s Facebook page, his wife Briony wrote that Lyle had “reached his limit” and that he and a “positive outcome” was no longer achievable.

- NZME

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In brief

■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Senior boys continue streak The Ashburton College senior boys’ basketball side took on Hornby High School in their Thomson Trophy division II competition on Tuesday night and notched up another win, just a day after upsetting the fancied Rangiora High School in a school exchange.

Coach Brian Kerr said it was going to be interesting how the boys backed up from their big effort against Rangiora the previous day, with some sore bodies following that upset win, but Ashburton started off with a zone press in the Canterbury secondary schools’ competition game which created immediate results and they eventually ran away to a 74-45 win.

Hornby were guilty of some loose passing early on, gifting Ashburton some easy baskets.

Whilst they settled down, Ashburton were still able to score relatively easily through their offence and went into the break 26-11 ahead.

The second quarter was a closer affair even though Ashburton had extended the lead after a Fotu Hala blitz, scoring 10 of his 18 game points in a four-minute spell.

However, they dropped off a little with some loose play which allowed Hornby to even things up a bit and Ashburton led 45-27 at half-time.

The final two quarters were mixed as the general play from both sides loosened up a little, meaning the game itself lost a bit of its shape, Kerr said.

“Not that the intensity had waned any, the boys still pressed hard and created turnovers, it was just some of the finishing wasn’t as polished as usual,” Kerr said.

In the end, Ashburton ran out comfortable winners 74-45.

Kerr said Harry Jackson was again dominant on the boards and the ever-consistent Hala also had another good all-round game, leading the scoring with 18 points.

The guard lineup of Marc Juntilla (10 points), Quinn Ritchie (10 points) and Sam Pearce (11 points) were a constant nuisance to the Hornby guards, creating turnovers and then being able to transition from those turnovers to the fast break.

“All the boys hit the scoresheet as well which is always pleas-

Kiwi mum signed Former Kiwi Fern Lorina Papali’i – mother of teenage Warriors forward Isaiah – described her selection in the club’s inaugural NRL women’s premiership side as a “dream come true”. The 41-yearold’s inclusion in the 22-strong squad sees the Warriors create rugby league history with a mother and son representing one club at the same time. Isaiah has this year cemented himself as a starting second-rower in the first grade, while Lorina’s signing comes after she came out of retirement to realise a “once in a lifetime opportunity”. “I’m honoured and privileged to be named in the squad,” said Papali’i.

- NZME

Parker urged to retire Former Duco boss Martin Snedden has urged Joseph Parker to retire while he is still in good health.

The Kiwi heavyweight crashed to his second career defeat after falling to a unanimous decision loss to Dillian Whyte in London on Sunday. Parker was also knocked down twice during the fight, first in the second round and also in the ninth where he was stunned by a short left hook. It was the first time Parker had been knocked down in his career. Snedden – who stepped down from his role with Duco after Parker’s historic WBO championship fight against Andy Ruiz in 2016 – said Parker would be wise to retire, especially after getting hurt several times in the fight against Whyte.

- NZME

Ko channels Sir Bob

Ashburton College’s Kambell Stills (left) and Marc Juntilla contest a rebound during their win over Hornby on Tuesday night.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 310718-ET-0099

Lydia Ko is out to win her maiden British Open at a course which holds a special place in New Zealand sporting history. Fifty-five years ago at the Royal Lytham and St. Annes course, Sir Bob Charles became the first New Zealander to claim a golf major when he successfully won a 36-hole playoff ti lift the Claret Jug. Ko, the only Kiwi to win multiple majors, has said to be able to win at the Lancashire course would be an awesome experience. “My playing partner was saying as soon as you get out of the men’s locker room you see a big picture of Sir Bob,” Ko said the event’s eve.

- NZME

Woodman influential ing, however it’s the general allround game that is the satisfying part,” Kerr said.

“We do a lot of things pretty well, most of the time. It’s about keeping that consistency going.

Overall, in this game we had some really good stages as well

as some flat ones.

“Sometimes our passes weren’t finding the mark and we didn’t finish as good as we can especially on the fast break.

“In saying that the boys were still able to snap themselves out of those lulls and produce some

quality basketball.

“The best part was that the College bench got some good minutes which from a coach’s perspective is really important.

They need court time to grow their games so it’s always good when that opportunity arises.”

■ SQUASH

Entries down for Collegiate The Collegiate Squash Club’s annual tournament is set to hit the courts this weekend, but it won’t be as big as what organisers had hoped.

Capable of taking about 70 players, the tournament had attracted just 46 entries, Collegiate’s league co-ordinator Kelly Wing said.

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Collegiate is the last of the Mid Canterbury clubs to host a tournament this season, with only one other to come in the Midlands district, in Oamaru.

Whether the smaller than expected numbers was because it was late in the season, or due to people being busy with calving, or the fact there are two big

rugby games on this Saturday – the Watters Cup final in Ashburton and the Super Rugby final in Christchurch – they weren’t sure.

But Collegiate was still planning on putting on a good show, despite the numbers.

Geraldine’s Paddy Mulvihill would head into the top grade – a round robin – as the clear

favourite, while another South Cantabrian Lily Rae would be the favourite for the women, Wing said.

The tournament was set to get under way with some games from 5.30pm on Friday night, and play to start again at 8.30am on Saturday, with the final set for about 7pm on Saturday night.

Black Ferns Sevens winger Portia Woodman has powered her way into the top 10 of a list of rugby’s most influential people.

Woodman is ninth on the Top 50 list published by British magazine Rugby World, highlighted not only for her try-scoring prowess but also her ability to talk on issues in the sport. She’s two places below All Blacks coach Steve Hansen who has fallen four places to seventh, while Ireland’s kiwi mentor Joe Schmidt is fifth.

- NZME

Serena thumped Serena Williams’ disappointing night ended in less than an hour as she lost her opening match of the Silicon Valley Classic to Johanna Konta in the most lopsided defeat of her career. When the 52-minute match ended 6-1 6-0 on a Williams forehand into the net, the 23-time Grand Slam champion walked off the court offering waves to the crowd that will hope she returns to the Bay Area again next year. - AP

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■ SHOOTING

Shooters bring home the silverware

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury (TSMC) came home from the Andrews and Faulkner shoot in Nelson at the weekend with plenty of silverware, although the big titles on offer just eluded them.

Members of two clubs, Coronation Target Shooting Club and the Phoenix Target Shooting Club, combined to shoot under the Mid Canterbury banner for the first time at the South Island Target Shooting Association’s annual match, with both an open team and a junior team.

After an exciting first morning of shooting, Mid Canterbury were leading at the halfway mark in both the open and junior teams matches, but after a few points were traded up and down the open team ended up second to Marlborough by three points.

Marlborough finished up with 2908.114 to Mid Canterbury’s 2905.127, out of a possible score of 3000.300 to take the Andrews and Faulkner match.

Christchurch finished third.

The Mid Canterbury open team was Steve McArthur (captain), Lanelle McArthur, Shania Harrison-Lee, Nick Stewart, Nina McKenzie, TJ Stewart, Michaela Smith, Emma Smith, Bryan Hunter, Sandy Bennett, Colin Taylor and Keith Bonnington.

In the junior match, the Mid Canterbury team of Lanelle McArthur (captain), Emma Smith, Shania Harrison-Lee, Sam Smith, Charlotte McKenzie and Ben Thomas finished third. Out of a possible 1500.150, Mid Canterbury scored 1426.58 behind Nelson on 1435.53, and Ashley on 1430.42.

But Mid Canterbury did take

The Target Shooting Mid Canterbury junior team which finished third in Nelson at the weekend.

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Six of those who went away at the weekend would head back to Nelson in a couple of weeks for the North versus South match.

Lanelle McArthur, Emma Smith, Shania Harrison-Lee, Michaela Smith, Sandy Bennett and Nina McKenzie were all part of the South team, while Bryan Hunter had also been named as the manager for the South Island women’s

team for the match.

The Ashburton Target Shooting Association – including shooters from the Mayfield, Mt Somers, Seafield and Ashburton clubs – was also in action over the weekend. Their open team was fourth, while their bottom five won the bottom five trophy, which was a handicapped competition on grade.

home some other silverware – a cup donated by R Heaton and R Clark – for taking out the Top Five Winning Team competition, competed for by all 10-person teams naming their top five shooters before the match.

They also won the Lindsay Smith Memorial Trophy for winning division II. Club captain Nina McKen-

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club July 31 Ladies Division Competition Stroke 1st Barb Cochrane 72, 2nd Val Prendergast 73, 3rd Phylis Smith 75 c/b Marilyn Bennett Euormarque longest putt No 9 B. Cochrane Nearest pin No 2 Murray Young property brokers (2nd shot) Trish Clarke No 6 Sims Bakery Joan Undy, No 12 Mac & Maggies Colleen Linney, No 16 Outdoor adventure (2nd shot) Madeiline Smith Two’s: Barb Cochrane 9 Hole competition 2 J,s trophy Stroke Betty O’Neill 37 Putting Judith Smith 15 Euormarque longest putt No 18 Pauline Boon

■ Shooting

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury August 23 Coronation Heather Ross 95.2, 84.0, Jacob Kilworth 86.0, Charlotte McKenzie 96.3, 90.1, Leo Wildy 95.0, Coby Snowden 91.0, T.J. Stewart 184.2, 99.5, 195.8,

Keith Bonnington 193.9, 96.3, Michaela Smith 192.6, 98.6, Colin Taylor 196.12, Sandy Bennett 198.10, 96.4, Lanelle McArthur 196.15,99.6, Megan Snowden 188.2, Sam Smith 181.6, Steve McArthur 193.7, 98.4, Nick Stewart 191.6, 95.2, Ben Thomas 173.0, 93.2, Shania Harrison-Lee 197.10, 99.5, Shirley Herridge 96.2, Brian Hawkesby 92.2, Emma Smith 193.7, 97.4, Nina McKenzie 195.11, Bill Rankin 188.3, August 30 Heather Ross 88.0, 91.0, 90.1, Colin Taylor98.3,96.4,188.5, Megan Snowden 87.0, Sandy Bennett 99.5, 99.6, Leo Wildy 91.0, 93.4, Steve McArthur 98.7, 99.6, Lanelle McArthur 99.8, 98.5, Mark Stewart 98.7, 98.4, Brian Hawksby 91.1, 96.2, Keith Bonnington 97.4, 96.3, Shania Harrison-Lee 99.6, 198.14, Ben Thomas 96.2, 190.6, Michaela Smith 93.3, Bill Rankin 187.7, T.J. Stewart 98.5.

Phoenix: Tane Moore 89.1, Shikayla Hutchinson 89.1, Kate McIntosh 64.0, Liam Harris 85.0, Mitchell Harris 88.1, Max Lambert-Lane 92.2, Olivia Pearce 76.0, Brontson Cudmore 85.0, Jacob Swan 74.0, Amelia Swan 75.0, Hiromi Horsley 91.2, Michael Harris 88.0, Sam Hall 82.0, Richard Pearce 96.5,Ben Keele 81.0, Heather Keele 80.2, Jack McIntosh 85.0, Katie Ellis 89.0, Tim Ryan 93.4, Ben Thomas 98.6, Emma Smith 191.6, Sandy Bennett 198.11, Colin Taylor 190.4, Bryan Hunter 193.9, Bill Rankin 95.4, T.J. Stewart 196.13, Keith Bonnington 187.5, Andrew McKenzie 193.9, Michaela Smith 180.6. Unfortunately a number of scores are not shown as surnames were not provided.

zie said among those who put in stellar individual performances were Steve McArthur, who won the top shot award for the day (298.17/300.30, which included the only 200/200 shot on the day), and Shania Harrison-Lee who was the top junior (296.20/300.30).

McKenzie said TSMC was immensely proud of all of those who took part.

■ SUPER RUGBY

Crusaders get away with murder: Lions Lions coach Swys de Bruin has piled heat on Australian referee Angus Gardner ahead of the Super Rugby final, saying the Crusaders’ constant bending of the rules goes unpunished.

In comments which have raised eyebrows ahead of the competition decider in Christchurch on Saturday, de Bruin accused the eight-time champions of routinely pushing beyond the boundaries of the lawbook.

The visitors want a fair deal from Gardner and de Bruin will meet with him to ensure his claims are heard.

“They can’t because they are champions and people think they are good get away with certain stuff,” de Bruin told South African journalists.

“Because going through their clips – and you guys know me, I speak from the heart – there is a

Lions coach Swys de Bruin lot of things they get away with, more than other teams get away with.”

De Bruin identified the offside line and their hit on the loosehead side of the scrum as two ar-

eas he will magnify with Gardner.

Last week’s 30-12 semi-final win over the Hurricanes showcased where the Crusaders were so effective at bending rules, the Lions coach said.

For example, de Bruin pointed to a rushing Crusaders defensive line which he said encroaches the 10m offside line from scrums too early in a bid to shut down the opposing backline.

De Bruin’s comments fly in the face of those from captain Warren Whiteley, who was intent on making friends when his team touched down on Tuesday night following travel from Johannesburg.

“Christchurch, what a wonderful place to play,” Whiteley said.

“No one’s giving us a chance and that’s just because of the quality of the Crusaders. They’re just a fantastic side.”

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1 x0301 Thatz Louie m (7) 59 ............ T Johnson (a2) 2 58586 Nitro Ted tmh (7) 59 ........................D Turner 7 32387 Garment (1) 56.5................. C O’Beirne (a3) 2 28439 Hundyamonth m (6) 58.5 ..............L Allpress 3 67478 Eva Jensine d (8) 58 ................. W Pinn (a3) 8 62 She’s Got The Look (8) 56.5 S MacNab (a2) 3 10379 That’s Funny m (4) 57.5 ..................R Myers 4 35273 Big Ben dmh (2) 58 .................... Z Moki (a3) 9 0 Rosie Marie (3) 56.5 .......................R Myers 4 62500 Wotamission (5) 56.5 ............C Waddell (a4) 5 15456 Brother One mh (1) 57.5 ..... C O’Beirne (a3) 10 Beckidboo (2) 56.5 .................... W Pinn (a3) 5 06530 Dragon Dancer dh (10) 56 ..................C Dell 6 21315 Mauna Kea tdmh (5) 57.5 .............. J Parkes 11 Invigorate (11) 56 ........................ C Johnson 3 1.19pm WEIR BUSES MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, 1600m 7 62130 Razors Edge tdm (4) 57.5 .... T Johnson (a2) 6 26170 Destiny One tm (9) 55.5 ...... C O’Beirne (a3) 7 7207x Swiss Angel m (8) 55.5 ............M Singh (a2) 8 18750 Battle Kat td (3) 54 ..........................R Myers 1 07x35 He’s Ric h (7) 58.5 ............... T Johnson (a2) 8 63982 Do Ya dm (1) 55 ................... S MacNab (a2) 9 58x46 Lectio Divinia m (6) 54 .............. D Hirini (a2) 2 84554 Stevie’s Surprise (5) 58.5 ............ C Johnson 3 49 Captain Courier (3) 58.5 ...... S MacNab (a2) 5 2.29pm TARANAKI STEELFORMERS MAIDEN 1400 9 x4908 Justa Small Ransom (3) 54 ....... D Hirini (a2) 10 5000x Godzila Girl m (2) 54 ................... C Johnson 4 78Px8 Mr Davinci (9) 58.5 .............. C O’Beirne (a3) $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 3 Tipla (7) 58.5 ...................................R Myers 7 3.43pm RICH HILL STUD BREEDERS STAKES 13 5 62 Ariana (1) 56.5 ........................... Z Moki (a3) 2 49 Stroke Of Luck (4) 58.5 ............. W Pinn (a3) OCT 2100 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 6 x6524 Jayperno b (8) 56.5 ........................ J Parkes 1 72158 Lambrusco tdm (1) 59 .....................R Myers 3 60x Herengawe (1) 58.5 ......................L Allpress 7 2 Roschana (6) 56.5 ..........................D Turner 2 03507 Blazing Opal tdm (15) 58.5 ........ Z Moki (a3) 4 Yes Boy (6) 58.5 ..............................D Turner 8 4x027 Foiling (2) 56.5 .......................... W Pinn (a3) 3 22810 The Huntsman tdm (11) 58.5S MacNab (a2) 5 55445 Dancing Auriole h (2) 56.5 ..................C Dell 9 8x536 Stormy Waters 56.5 ..................... Scratched 4 71008 Cornerstone dm (7) 58 ........ C O’Beirne (a3) 6 8x43 Karima b (3) 56.5 ........................... J Parkes 10 Miss Altivo (4) 56.5..........................R Myers 4 1.54pm DENNIS YAXLEY 1600 $11,000, Rating 72 7 9x0x6 Candy Cross (5) 56.5 .......... C O’Beirne (a3) 5 71537 Grinner m (9) 58........................ W Pinn (a3) 6 3.08 ENERGY CITY MOTORS HAWERA 1400 $10,000, 6 8x578 Mr Cool Boy tdm (13) 58 ...... T Johnson (a2) Benchmark, 1600m 7 20567 Master Patrick mh (10) 57.5 ........... J Parkes 1 212L3 It’s A Wonder dm (9) 59 .......S O’Malley (a4) Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

8 04454 I Suggest dm (6) 57 ..............C Waddell (a4) 9 366Px Ooee dm (3) 57 ........................... C Johnson 10 x4310 Wonder Lass (5) 56.5................ D Hirini (a2) 11 51271 Justa Charlie m (12) 56........S O’Malley (a4) 12 53795 Tizza Secret dm (2) 56...............R Elliot (a1) 13 50x76 Not Allowed (4) 55.5........................D Turner 14 96F00 J’Walke m (8) 55 .................................C Dell 15 18750 Battle Kat t (14) 55 Blinkers on: Mr Davinci (R3), Stroke Of Luck (R5), Wotamission, Swiss Angel (R6) Winkers on: Big Meadsy (R1), Toodaloo (R2), Justa Small Ransom (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Grand Rex, Taazman, Brassy Boy, Party At Paroa Race 2: She’s Got The Look, Our Milo, Garment, Beckidboo Race 3: Stevie’s Surprise, Roschana, Foiling, Ariana Race 4: Big Ben, Razors Edge, Brother One, Eva Jensine Race 5: Tipla, Stroke Of Luck, Yes Boy, Candy Cross Race 6: Dragon Dancer, Hundyamonth, That’s Funny, Do Ya Race 7: Grinner, Lambrusco, I Suggest, Wonder Lass

9 63370 M T Pockets (21) fr ............. J MacKinnon (J) 10 93345 The Lone Ranger (22) fr ......... B Butcher (J) 11 88119 Lagertha (23) fr ........................K Blakemore 12 x9661 Viewfield Gnat (U1) fr ............. A Harrison (J) 5 7.42 GO FOX ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r51,r53 w/c., mobile, 2200m 1 69060 The Hurricane (1) fr.......................T Mitchell 2 54746 Jack Bates (2) fr .......................... K Marshall 3 70390 Samarias Falcon (3) fr...................R Paynter 4 880x9 Capital Girl (4) fr........................ J Abernethy 5 x0605 Artanne (5) fr.................................N Chilcott 6 38765 Rangi Rangdu (6) fr ..........................K More 7 0x040 Richard Le Fort (7) fr........... S Iremonger (J) 8 45218 Wynberg Jewel (8) fr ......................S Phelan 9 58560 Balfast (21) fr.................................Z Butcher 10 33097 Jakira (22) fr ................................. D Butcher 11 74426 Jenora (23) fr .......................... B Butcher (J) 12 87x88 Charlie Mach (24) fr ............. D Ferguson (J) 13 218x Real Eagle (25) fr .................... T Macfarlane 6 8.07 JOIN A SYNDICATE WITH ARNA DONNELLY MOBILE PACE $8500, r53-r65., mobile, 2200m

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Egmont gallops

Today at Hawera Raceway

Egmont RC Venue: Hawera Meeting Date: 2 Aug 2018 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.09pm ECOLAB MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, 2100m 1 34062 Grand Rex (1) 58.5 .............. S MacNab (a2) 2 704 Party At Paroa (6) 58.5 ..............R Elliot (a1) 3 02590 Taazman (7) 58.5 .....................M Singh (a2) 4 Brassy Boy (3) 58.5........................ J Parkes 5 x9L53 Big Meadsy (8) 58.5 ....... T Miles (a4) 6 The Anarchist (5) 58.5 ....................R Myers 7 36757 Black Anasta h (2) 56.5.............. Z Moki (a3) 8 87x75 Mrs Me (4) 56.5................... C O’Beirne (a3) 2 12.44pm CHILLCO MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, 1200m 1 35 Our Milo b (7) 58.5 ......................... J Parkes 2 084 Medaglia Veloce (9) 58.5 ...........R Elliot (a1) 3 6456x Benson (6) 58.5 ............................L Allpress 4 8x850 Toodaloo (10) 58.5 .................... T Miles (a4) 5 Silver Seas h (5) 58.5......................D Turner 6 Toro Rosso h (4) 58.5 .........................C Dell

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Aug 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.41pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 67825 Debbie Baxter 17.34 .................J McInerney 2 44437 Billy Frost 17.48 .............................. M Grant 3 61643 Hasta Luego Rama 17.43 ...............J Tanner 4 37857 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 5 75518 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ...................... L Waretini 6 76357 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 ..................J McInerney 7 16241 Platonic Affair 17.47 ..................... L Waretini 8 82242 Call Me Flo 17.36 ..................... A Botherway 9 55754 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 10 37588 Know Scrutiny 17.24 ......................G Cleeve 2 4.56pm ALL THE BEST FOR THE 2018/19 SEASON DASH C3/4, 295m 1 18388 Miss Dupre 17.33 ............................. B Dann 2 25836 Cosmic Richie 17.30 .................J McInerney 3 18662 Cash A Roo 17.31 S & ....................B Evans 4 47372 Howie Bale 17.17 .........................C Roberts 5 87186 Sozin’s Blue 17.37 ....................J McInerney 6 6x226 Birdie Tee 17.01 ............................R Adcock 7 78666 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 8 61558 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 ...................R Wales 9 55754 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 10 24656 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw 3 5.16pm FLAIR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 56177 Runway Bono nwtd S & ..................B Evans 2 62421 Go All Lin 17.30 ........................A Bradshaw 3 41427 High Return 17.29 ........................... M Grant

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 64373 Homebush Scorpio 17.38 .........J McInerney 5 x5622 Hilton Open 17.22 ..................C N Anderson 6 71731 Ohoka Magic 17.45 ...................... L Waretini 7 61327 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H & ...................Taylor 8 11145 Zefside 17.74 ............................J McInerney 9 55754 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 10 37588 Know Scrutiny 17.24 ......................G Cleeve 4 5.32pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C3, 295m 1 12126 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 2 45652 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney 3 58834 Fired Up Jed 17.31 .......................... B Dann 4 13654 Jaded Affair 17.35 ........................ L Waretini 5 78123 Special Affair 17.32 ...........................J Dunn 6 15365 Relevance nwtd..................................C Weir 7 38611 We Rocking 17.44 H & ........................Taylor 8 76788 Rand 17.19 ................................J M Jopson 9 24656 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw 10 28855 Princely Gold 17.19...................J McInerney 5 5.54pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 1 45433 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 2 68515 Macey Baxter 17.22 ..................J McInerney 3 11533 Nippa Martino 17.49 .................J McInerney 4 63411 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43 ................... L Waretini 5 73758 Fiery Affair 17.19...............................J Dunn 6 74414 Settle Grettel 17.32 .........................J Tanner 7 31748 Goldstar Linkin 17.39 S & ...............B Evans 8 32516 Call Me Joe 17.44 .................... A Botherway 9 24656 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw 10 28855 Princely Gold 17.19...................J McInerney 6 6.18pm CANTERBURY GOTB PRESIDENTS CUP HEAT 1 C5q, 295m

1 62642 Sunlit Johnny 17.23 ...........................C Weir 8 63555 Umbridge Bale 30.20 ...................C Roberts 2 11453 Platinum Marshal 17.00 ...............C Roberts 9 63768 Homebush Boden 31.90 ...........J McInerney 3 11681 Come A Guster 17.33 ..................... M Grant 10 38673 Jealous Affair 30.61 ..................... L Waretini 4 32118 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 9 7.27pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C3, 520m 5 51117 Fiery Jen 17.19 ................................ B Dann 1 75113 Spring Sam 30.40 .....................J McInerney 6 11273 Danziger 17.10..........................R Blackburn 2 42575 Bookie Monster 30.33 .......................J Dunn 7 36441 Wow Madonna 17.02 M & ...............P Binnie 3 86454 Martha Magic 30.42 H & .....................Taylor 8 27268 Nicey Spicey 17.11 ...................A Bradshaw 4 21153 Replica Casino 30.37 .....................B Pringle Emergencies: 5 63862 Opawa Brad 30.19 ..........................C Steele 9 7263x Who’s John Galt nwtd ................J M Jopson 6 38822 Invincible Sue 30.15 ......................R Adcock 10 34384 Asserting Power 17.24 ..............A Bradshaw 7 564x6 Opawa Norris 30.25 ........................R Wales 7 6.41pm CANTERBURY GOTB PRESIDENTS CUP 8 75882 Helski Bale 30.18 .........................C Roberts HEAT 2 C5q, 295m Emergencies: 1 21813 Ohoka Clare 17.17 ....................... L Waretini 9 63768 Homebush Boden 31.90 ...........J McInerney 2 52781 Kalonga 17.36 S & ..........................B Evans 10 38673 Jealous Affair 30.61 ..................... L Waretini 3 47213 Flower Bomb 17.06 ...................A Bradshaw 10 7.53pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 4 22154 Dissident 17.30 ............................C Roberts 1 17661 Fair Pippa 38.16 J &........................D Fahey 5 42351 Nangar Warrior 17.01.........................C Weir 2 16277 Opawa Rooster 37.96 J & ...............D Fahey 6 41157 Elodea 17.40 .............................R Blackburn 3 54217 Goldstar Ashton 38.93 S & .............B Evans 7 61421 Odin Slayer 17.34 ..................... A Bradshaw 4 64583 Forbury Flyer nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 21158 Fired Up Jasper 17.04 ..................... B Dann 5 63655 Go Belle nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 9 7263x Who’s John Galt nwtd ................J M Jopson 6 36717 Kia Tere 38.18 S & ..........................B Evans 10 34384 Asserting Power 17.24 ..............A Bradshaw 7 51621 Dave’s Dot 38.31 .......................J McInerney 8 7.02 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C3/4, 520m 8 11115 Dyna Weslyn nwtd .......................C Roberts 1 31112 Xava Allen 30.23 ..........................C Roberts 11 8.16 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH C3/4, 295m 2 52542 Hankenstein 30.44 .................... A Bradshaw 1 65563 Dusky Brew 17.35 S & ....................B Evans 3 41277 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............B Evans 2 55227 Know Hassle 17.29 ........................G Cleeve 4 45436 Opawa Timo 30.20 J & ....................D Fahey 3 77333 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 5 34643 Rockstar Kobe 30.39....................C Roberts 4 71736 Oskitz 17.12 .................................C Roberts 6 15822 Mina Allen 30.08 ..........................C Roberts 5 36518 Epic Mango 17.18 ......................J M Jopson 7 23164 Dyna Bart 30.36 ...........................C Roberts 6 41155 Opawa Jumper 17.17 ......................R Wales

7 33126 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 8 25623 Mitcham Faye 17.22 ..................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 46554 Think Tank 17.40 .......................J McInerney 10 24656 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw 12 8.42pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C3/4, 295m 1 78617 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 2 34241 Detective Dash 17.41 ................J McInerney 3 21874 Smash Wild 17.08 ........................... M Grant 4 46554 Think Tank 17.40 .......................J McInerney 5 61442 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.46 S & .............B Evans 6 37758 Cawbourne Britty 17.30 ...............C Roberts 7 42451 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 8 16177 Know Sweat 17.33 .........................G Cleeve 9 55754 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 10 24656 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw SELECTIONS

Race 1: Debbie Baxter, Ohoka Angel, Platonic Affair, Billy Frost Race 2: Birdie Tee, Cosmic Richie, Howie Bale, Miss Dupre Race 3: Runway Bono, High Return, Zefside, Hilton Open Race 4: Cathy Maree, Fired Up Jed, Special Affair, Cosmic Ruben Race 5: Know Approval, Nippa Martino, Fiery Affair, Call Me Joe Race 6: Platinum Marshal, Sunlit Johnny, Fiery Jen, Danziger Race 7: Nangar Warrior, Flower Bomb, Ohoka Clare, Dissident Race 8: Xava Allen, Hankenstein, Dyna Bart, Umbridge Bale Race 9: Invincible Sue, Spring Sam, Helski Bale, Opawa Norris Race 10: Dyna Weslyn, Fair Pippa, Dave’s Dot, Kia Tere Race 11: Dusky Brew, Know Hassle, Mitcham Faye, Oskitz Race 12: High Dreamer, Cawbourne Britty, Goldstar Jay Jay LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Cambridge Raceway 4 6666F Jinja Lad 21.72.............................R McPhee Meeting Date: 02 Aug 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 5 66881 Jetsun Shadow nwtd ......................G Wilson 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 6 75234 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ...................P Green Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 7 43678 Alf Tupper nwtd .............................. L A Hunt 8 44737 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 1 12.00pm BOX GOLD SERIES HEAT 1 C0q, 375m 9 57486 Going Bananas nwtd........................M Black 1 Seven Sharp nwtd .............................S Ross 2 88845 Tribal Conquest nwtd R & ...................L Udy 10 37677 Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 3 Tuff’s My Mum nwtd ..........................S Ross 4 12.53 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLYN HENLEY C3, 375m 4 77753 Blitzem Gem nwtd P & .................. J Cleaver 1 35138 On Da Quest nwtd R & .......................L Udy 5 88455 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 2 73461 Bigtime Dazzler 21.44 .......................E Potts 6 Thrilling Katie nwtd.......................... K Walsh 3 57337 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 7 35332 Wairoa Arna nwtd ........................ H Mullane 4 58726 Subzero Princess nwtd ..................C Henley 8 Heart Shaped Box nwtd ....................B Craik 5 77612 Our Sambo 21.09.......................M Mathews 9 867 Pepper’s Polka nwtd .......................C Henley 6 27155 Pretty and Pink 21.59................... H Mullane 7 68453 Jinja Roman 21.82 W & ..................T Steele 2 12.18pm BOX GOLD SERIES HEAT 2 C0q, 375m 8 52532 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 1 884 Wairoa Spider nwtd ...................... H Mullane 9 1578x Jimmy’s Rocket 21.00 ...................... S Clark 2 Tuff Treasure nwtd .............................S Ross 3 3x864 Shazza’s Boy nwtd S H &..................G Hunt 10 33464 Nangar Panther nwtd .....................C Henley 4 Thrilling Ivy nwtd ............................. K Walsh 5 1.10pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT 5 Sassy Lil Lassy nwtd.............M E Schneider C1, 375m 6 Manicorn nwtd...................................B Craik 1 74786 Secret Lily nwtd W & .......................T Steele 7 Typical nwtd ......................................S Ross 2 62324 Yella Ella nwtd R & ..............................L Udy 8 775 Saint Ivan nwtd...............................C Henley 3 76351 Wairoa Wolf 21.45 ........................ H Mullane 9 867 Pepper’s Polka nwtd .......................C Henley 4 11334 Grouch Pawset 21.68......................P Green 3 12.35 GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 375m 5 55681 Jetsun Singer 21.38 .......................G Wilson 1 22276 Feed The Need 21.65 P &............. J Cleaver 6 26665 Cawbourne Gonski nwtd ................ I George 2 62764 Bigtime Moola nwtd R &......................L Udy 7 82555 Just A Matthew nwtd ........................M Black 3 33676 Snippy Pippi nwtd R &.........................L Udy 8 44734 Agistri 21.37 S H &............................G Hunt

9 78846 Microphone 21.35 .......................... L A Hunt 10 78848 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy 6 1.28pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C4, 375m 1 43416 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik 2 16332 Noah Who 21.35 .......................... H Mullane 3 15472 Retired Mouse 21.34....................... T Green 4 16567 Wong Way 21.50 U & ........................Cottam 5 15473 Nangar Dream 21.24 ........................B Craik 6 34654 Powerful Lomar nwtd ........................B Craik 7 36215 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 8 67763 Cactus Jack nwtd W & ....................T Steele 7 1.45pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C2, 375m 1 24443 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell 2 47577 Unconscionable 21.46 R & .................L Udy 3 x3x42 Trixie Lee nwtd ............................... S O’Neill 4 78582 Crackle nwtd .................................. L A Hunt 5 F5111 C’est L’Amour 21.63 ..........................B Craik 6 82123 Epic Force 21.69 .......................... H Mullane 7 7433F Gotcha Millie nwtd........................ H Mullane 8 x3114 Cawbourne Cool 21.40 ..............K T Herbert 9 21626 Botany Wayne 21.33 .......................P Green 10 22725 Bigtime Sophie nwtd .........................E Potts 8 2.02pm FOND FOODS LTD STAKES C1, 457m 1 22211 Billy Bright 26.49 ........................P Ferguson 2 84118 Teesha nwtd .............................. A Lawrence 3 81656 Star Mechanic 26.43 ...................... L A Hunt

4 32383 Little Bit Silly 26.10 S H & .................G Hunt 5 Fx482 Beltom 25.32 .....................................B Craik 6 55326 Bigtime Wayno 26.15 ................... H Mullane 7 34323 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele 8 23215 Snoopy’s Bro 25.91 ............................ D Ray Emergencies: 9 35844 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 10 78x88 Wairoa Jacko nwtd ....................... H Mullane 9 2.20 GRNZ AWARDS CONFERENCE 13/10 SPRINT C3/4, 375m 1 46357 Brotastic 21.30 ..................................B Craik 2 23186 Out Of Paper 21.43 ......................... T Green 3 555F7 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy 4 57775 Barwon Annie 21.14.......................C Henley 5 17627 Coruba Cate 21.24......................... G Farrell 6 37566 Bigtime Pink nwtd ........................ H Mullane 7 11186 Secret Rory 21.34 .......................... G Farrell 8 57788 Hallo Star 21.08 R & ...........................L Udy 9 76777 Opawa Jimbo nwtd W & ..................T Steele 10 17868 Ice Princess nwtd ........................... G Farrell 10 2.38 SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 37112 Suspicious Minds 21.11 ....................B Craik 2 24211 Beaumont 21.26................................B Craik 3 88287 One Cool Chap 21.21 W &..............T Steele 4 82416 Classy Impact 21.19 ....................... T Green 5 28221 Blitz ‘Em Rene nwtd U & ...................Cottam 6 73881 Nitrology 20.86 ..................................E Potts

7 61211 Beautiful Boy 21.16 ...........................B Craik 8 66314 See Eye Be 21.04 ........................ H Mullane 9 55375 Zipping Ringo 21.48 ........................... D Ray 11 2.57pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 31282 Finkle Foot Fred 26.04 ....................... D Ray 2 71227 Damaging Lomar nwtd ......................B Craik 3 13178 Wairoa Angel 26.05...................... H Mullane 4 51344 Go Angel nwtd ............................... G Farrell 5 72525 Sue Zooki 25.70 .............................. T Green 6 36235 Trumped 25.87 W & ........................T Steele 7 15368 Cosmic Barwon 25.86 ....................C Henley 8 44185 Barwon Storm 25.67 ......................C Henley Emergencies: 9 17347 Salvarotti 25.99 .................................B Craik 10 58874 Zipping Arnold 25.60 ......................C Henley 12 3.17pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STKS C2, 457m 1 72136 Opawa Loyal nwtd ............................ S Clark 2 21151 Tuna Speed nwtd .....................E Duganzich 3 72744 Yooldome 25.87 ............................. G Farrell 4 43721 Jinja Bailey 25.95 U & .......................Cottam 5 217F5 Oscar Tron 25.47 S H & ....................G Hunt 6 21823 Bigtime Jacob 26.04 .................... H Mullane 7 58166 Luke Skywalker 25.91 .................... L A Hunt 8 72417 Don Morocco 25.70 P & ................ J Cleaver 9 26557 Token Jasper nwtd ........................... S Clark 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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In a and internationally-acclaimed dancers, including performers from Fun, The Bootleg Beach Boys tackle such classics as In my room, God only knows, Good Vibrations, Help me Rhonda career spanning over 40 years come and join Michael Hurst Rhythms of Ireland, River dance and Lord of the Dance. With in this open hat evening and enjoy the 30 minute question two spellbinding art forms never before seen together on stage in their hit heavy set. This blend of 5 vocals and infectious and answer session after the show. audiences will be kept on the edge of their seats. sun soaked gems, makes for a memorable night.

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9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions) ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers.

Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road. (excludes school holidays) 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC.

Jo Alice the Summ Scho year. year and from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, The K Lulu, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield, alo from the musical Kinky Boots.

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9.30am - 4pm (winter hours) ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.30am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH OP

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10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Mahjong - non counting and beginners table. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Q and A time around technology and

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1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Social afternoon competition, cake plate 8 inch. R.S.A. Cox Street.

5pm - 7pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

6am BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut

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9.30am- 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHRUCH OP

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10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ACROSS 7. Make angry (6) 8. Empty (6) 10. Crush underfoot (7) 11. Lobby (5) 12. Beers (4) 13. New or unusual (5) 17. Military music (5) 18. Venture (4) 22. Wanders (5) 23. Berate (7) 24. Harmony (6) 25. Ill-advised (6)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Creation takes time; destruction can happen in an instant. You may think hard about how to take your life to the next level.

Reality will quickly shoot down some (not all!) of those ideas, don’t let that stop you.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Happiness and simplicity will be linked today. The minute you feel that things are involving too many elements or getting too complicated, busy, messy, fast or expensive... stop. Start over.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): One solution doesn’t work for everyone; it doesn’t even work for anyone all of the time. Each moment and circumstance is different. Stay sensitive and awake and you’ll do great.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Disillusionment is the thing that happens when you find out that what you thought was real involves a manipulation of perception. Knowing that tricks abound is a necessary step in understanding reality.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The habit of trying to get things in order to be happy is an addiction, and it should be broken. You really don’t need anything else. The expansion of your spirit is the happiness, also the work, also the prize.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): After careful consideration and planning, the best plan may be no plan. It’s one of those rare days when all you need is your openness and a belief that the best will happen.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re a wonderful self-editor. You know that it brings you luck, love, relationships and more. Those who don’t self-edit are prone to say too much, confuse people, and make them afraid to approach the next time.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You hate to overpay for a thing that will disappear in a moment. To forgo perishables in favour of a lasting memento will be your action – also a metaphor for other choices you’ll make in the near future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Two people will try to tell or sell you the exact same thing, and you’ll much prefer one to the other. Why? It boils down to style. Tone is a part of this. Go where the resonance is, and don’t look back.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): People want you to go one way or another, so they lean on you, trying to get you to sway in that direction. Be strong. Go where you want to go. Don’t be guilted. Tell others to stay in their lane.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your life could be much like yesterday, or it could be something very different. The choice is yours. A new start won’t require a big effort, merely a mental shift that happens once you claim this as “day one.”

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When people want something, but they’re not saying it, you can feel that.

Encourage others to unburden themselves from the weight. Make it OK for them to speak up and say what they want.

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Occasional rain. Northeasterlies.

Imagine being forced to choose between providing food, warmth and shelter for you and your family.

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Canterbury Readings

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FZL: About 1800m, lowering to 1600m late

Rain about the divide, developing elsewhere during the morning, easing overnight. Snow lowering to 1300 metres at night.

Wind at 1000m: Winds becoming light.

Wind at 2000m: Winds becoming light.

Cloud increasing and scattered rain developing in the afternoon. Northeasterlies north of Ashburton.

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Winter Appeal

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A weak front is slow moving over the northeast of the North Island. A trough over the south Tasman Sea is spreading onto the South Island, and affects the southwest of the North Island from tonight. The trough moving east over New Zealand becomes slow moving over the North Island tomorrow.

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10:40 NewsHub Late

11:25 Car Crash Global AO Videos of accidents, crashes, and escapes from the world’s roads.

12:15 The Walking Dead AO 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Switched At Birth AO 3 0 3:20 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 The Good Wife AO 3 Diane must argue a heated case between pro-choice and pro-life advocates to retain an important client. A disgraced politician’s wife resumes her career as a defense attorney after her husband is jailed for corruption.

12:10 Infomercials

Around the World with Manu Wanted Feildel, 11:35pm on TVNZ 1 8:30pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Catfish 3 11:28 The Dish PGR 3 11:30 Killing Season PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Miami 1:28 The Dish PGR 3 1:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK 2:30 The Case Of Caylee Anthony 3 3:28 The Dish PGR 3 3:30 Clean House 4:30 Child Genius USA 3 5:30 Masters Of Flip 3 6:30 Catfish 3 7pm Catfish 3 7:28 The Dish PGR 3 7:30 Snapped 3 8:30 Mysteries And Scandals When obsession meets celebrity, the results can be fatal. Rising music star Christina Grimmie was shot by a fan; singer Bjork survived a plot by a man who took his own life.

9:30 Law And Order – SVU A popular singing coach with a role on a reality TV show is accused of sexual assault by a student and, after the case becomes public, other victims emerge.

10:30 Snapped 11:25 60 Days In AO 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Doctor Who PGV 8:05 Hardcore Pawn PG 8:30 The Flash M 9:20 Border Security M 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 SVU MVS 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 Real Prison Breaks MV 1:25 Piha Rescue PG 1:50 RBT MC 2:15 NCIS MV 3:05 Doctor Who PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Border Security M 6pm The Flash M 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 SVU MVS 11:25 The Flash M

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12:20 Doctor Who PGV 1:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 1:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:40 NCIS MV 3:30 SVU MVS 4:20 Border Security M 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:25 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 3 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Trulli Tales 7:55 Atomic Puppet 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Elementary PGR 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 MacGyver PGR The team must break into a casino vault to steal a fortune in diamonds before a terrorist group gets there and trades the jewels for a weapon of mass destruction. 0 8:30 Death In Paradise PGR 0 9:40 F Madam Secretary PGR 10:35 The Great Indoors PGR 11:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR Guests: Ewan McGregor and a musical performance by Rick Ross.

12:05 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:35 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:50 Bridal Boot Camp PG 2017 Romantic Comedy. Spencer Locke, Jake Sandvig. 8:20 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling.

10:05 The Legend Of Barney Thomson 16VL 2015 Comedy Crime. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson. 11:40 Live

By Night 16VLS 2016 Crime.

Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning.

1:45 The Darkness MVLSC 2016 Horror. Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell. 3:15 Bridal Boot Camp PG 2017 Romantic Comedy. Spencer Locke, Jake Sandvig. 4:45 Drone MVL 2017 Thriller. Sean Bean, Patrick Sabongul. 6:15 Fences PGLS 2017 Drama.

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis.

8:30 Daddy’s Home 2 M 2017 Comedy. Having finally got used to each other’s existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holiday.

Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell.

10:15 The Bye Bye Man 16VC 2017 Horror. Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount.

11:50 Wedding Bells 2017 Romance. Danica McKellar, Kavan Smith.

6:40 Battle – Los Angeles MVL 2011 Action. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez. 8:35 Bad Santa 16VLS 2003 Comedy.

Billy Bob Thornton. 10:05 The Skulls MV 2000 Thriller.

Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker.

11:50 Wanderlust 16LSC 2012 Comedy. Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux.

1:25 The Five-Year Engagement M 2012 Comedy Romance. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt.

3:30 Battle – Los Angeles MVL 2011 Action. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez.

5:25 American Outlaws MV 2001 Action. Scott Caan, Colin Farrell. 7pm Final Destination 5 16V 2011 Horror.

Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse are hunted by an invisible force that seems to be Death itself coming to collect its dues. Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell. 8:30 Bringing Down The House MV 2003 Comedy. A straight-laced, divorced attorney finds love on the Internet, but gets more than he bargained for.

10:20 True Grit MV 2010 Western.

FRIDAY

1:15 The Directors – Rob Marshall PG 1:45 Drone MVL 2017 Thriller. Sean Bean, Patrick Sabongul. 3:15 Fences PGLS 2017 Drama.

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis.

5:30 Daddy’s Home 2 M 2017 Comedy.

FRIDAY

MAORI

12:10 Wolf Creek 18VLS 2005 Horror. 1:50 The Making Of Ocean’s Thirteen PG 2:10 American Outlaws MV 2001 Action. 3:45 People Interview – Matthew McConaughey 4:45 Wolf Creek 18VLS 2005 Horror.

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6:30 Zoomoo 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Smooth 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Whanau Living 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 3 10:30 My Reggae Song 3 11am Educating Tama 3 Noon Get Your Fish On PGR 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Finding Aroha PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Zoomoo 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Smooth 3 4:30 F Patapatai 5pm Waka Huia 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm ASB Polyfest Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 7am Sandcastles 7:30 Love Nature – Great Bear Stakeout 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Bondi Harvest With Guy Turland 10am Cook The Books 10:30 Collectors’ Candy 11:30 Supercar Mega Build 12:30 Guy Martin – Wall Of Death 1:30 Rome – Empire Without Limit With Mary Beard 2:30 Saving Lives At Sea 3:30 Love Nature – Wild Mississippi 4:30 Top Of The Shop The world is in the middle of an artisan-food revolution, and Top of the Shop aims to discover the finest new food products.

5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Picked Off

7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari PGR 8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 9pm Tongue Tied AO Whaikorero.

9:30 Real Husbands Of Hollywood 10pm Anika Moa Unleashed AO 10:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3

7:30 Joanna Lumley’s TransSiberian Adventure 8:30 Monty Halls’s Dive Mysteries Monty Halls braves the rip currents off a remote Japanese island to investigate claims of a lost civilisation beneath the waves.

9:30 Dirty Business 10:30 Matthew Evans – For The Love Of Meat PGR

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the world.

Midnight Closedown

11:30 Top Of The Shop 12:30 Home By Novogratz 1am Picked Off 2am Find It, Fix It, Flog It 3am Rome – Empire Without Limit With Mary Beard 4am Joanna Lumley’s TransSiberian Adventure 5am Monty Halls’s Dive Mysteries

SKY SPORT 1 7:10 L Women’s Hockey – World Cup Quarter-final Two – Australia v Argentina.

9:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Pulse v Mystics. 11am Netball Zone 11:30 Cricket – T20 Blast (RPL) Sussex v Gloucestershire.

3pm Cricket – International (HLS) First Test, Day One – England v India.

3:30 Cricket – Women’s T20 Super League (HLS) Stars v Thunder.

4pm New Zealand Press Box Hosted by Bernadine OliverKerby.

4:30 First XV Rugby Revision 5pm Rugby – First XV (RPL) Napier Boys HS v Palmerston North Boys HS. 6:30 Haati Grassroots Rugby 7:30 The Breakdown 8:30 Team Talk 9pm First XV Rugby Revision 9:30 New Zealand Press Box Hosted by Bernadine OliverKerby.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Haati Grassroots Rugby 11:30 Team Talk

FRIDAY

Midnight Back Page 1am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Semi-final One – Crusaders v Hurricanes.

3am #SkySpeed 3:25 The Late Show With Matty Johns 4:25 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Bulldogs v Broncos.

4:55 L Hockey – Women’s World Cup Quarterfinal Three.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am #SkySpeed 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 League Life 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Super League Fulltime 9am Motorcycling – Road Racing Series (HLS) Southern 100, Part Three.

10am #SkySpeed 10:30 First XV Rugby Revision 11am Kick And Chase Noon NRL 360 1pm The Season – Westfields 1:30 League Life 2pm UFC Countdown 227 3pm Fight Night 5pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Tactix.

5:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Pulse v Mystics.

7pm Netball Zone 7:30 New Zealand Press Box Hosted by Bernadine OliverKerby.

8pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Titans v Warriors.

From Cbus Super Stadium, Queensland.

8:30 The Kiwi League Show 9pm L Rugby League – NRL Bulldogs v Broncos.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

11:55 The Late Show With Matty Johns

FRIDAY

1am The Kiwi League Show 1:30 Fight Night 3:30 UFC Countdown 227 4:30 UFC Now 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Semi-final One – Crusaders v Hurricanes.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Dale jr’s Sick Nomad.

9:10 Anomaly Shark Week Dev Deal PG 10am Edge Of Alaska M 10:50 Deadliest Catch PG Purgatory. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M 38 Witnesses. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M The Honeymoon Killers. 1:20 Swamp Murders M Wrong Side of the Tracks. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Gold Rush – White Water PG The Graboid.

5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Chopped Cabriolet and ‘vette Rescue.

6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Tunnel Vision.

9:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG End of Days.

10:15 Deadliest Catch PG Purgatory.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Redemption Road.

11:55 Swamp Murders M Wrong Side of the Tracks.

FRIDAY

12:45 The Perfect Murder M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

Richie applies the heat

College ballers on a roll

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HOLDING POSITIONS

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A top-of-the-table clash will play out at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre tonight, as the Mid Canterbury Netball ACL premier one competition nears its business end.

With just three rounds remaining before finals, the race for a top four spot is well and truly on, and competition frontrunners Celtic A will be looking to give themselves more of a buffer between them and the rest of the field when they take on Hampstead A tonight.

It will take something pretty dramatic to happen for Celtic A to miss out on a semi-finals berth after a season where they have sailed through unbeaten. But just who can beat them?

As was the case in round two, the rest of the field is pretty even.

Heading into the final games of round two, there were three teams in danger of facing the promotion/relegation match to decide who the sixth team would be in the final round of the season.

Then, the fight changed from battling to stay off the bottom, to trying to secure a top four finish and a spot in the semi-finals, but it is looking like being just as tight.

Heading into tonight’s games, Celtic A is out in front on the points table with eight points, thanks to two wins, while Hampstead A is in second on 5 points courtesy of their win over Celtic B last week and a bonus point from their first game against Methven A.

If Hampstead A loses to Celtic A tonight, they could potentially slide down to fourth on the table, with three teams currently hot on their tail on four points.

Two of those teams will face each other tonight – Methven A and Mt Somers – and both will be keen to step it up after suffering losses a week ago – Methven A’s to Celtic A, while Mt Somers fell unexpectedly to Ashburton College A, 38-21.

Mt Somers had beaten College A in round two, by just one point, and won their opening match of the third round against Celtic B after having to fight their way back from a way behind.

Both will be eager to get much needed-points on the board tonight though, so it is likely to be

a cracker game, as is the night’s other game between Ashburton College A and Celtic B. Ashburton College A are the third team sitting on four points on the leaderboard thanks to their big win over Mt Somers and while Celtic B has just two bonus points to their name they are not a team to be taken lightly.

Celtic B are the newest team to premier two, earning promotion to the top grade from premier two with a win over United A in a promotion/relegation match at the end of round two, but they have shown they were more than up to the grade. They pushed both Mt Somers and Hampstead A in their first two outings, with the games only slipping out of their grasp in the final couple of minutes.

Mid Canterbury shooters bring home silverware

If they are able to pick up a win or two in the last three games it will make the race for the top four spots even more interesting.

How many goals the sides have all scored in the first couple of games of the final round sums up just how even the teams are. Celtic A were well out in front with 68 goals, while only four goals separate the remaining five teams – College A had 53, Hampstead A and Methven A had 52, Mt Somers had 50 and Celtic B had 49.

In the ACL premier two competition tonight, Ashburton College B are up against Methven B, Celtic C take on Rakaia A, and the two teams relegated from premier one after rounds one and two – Southern A and United A – square off in the other match.

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