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A grandmother caring for her three grandchildren, while their mother is in custody for drug dealing, has been sentenced to community detention.

Vanessa Stephanie Lesley King, 49, appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday for sentencing on a charge of selling cannabis and one of possessing cannabis for supply.

The charges were laid in relation to a police sting code named Operation Web-

ster in which a number of people were arrested in July.

Yesterday defence counsel Roz Burnside argued the 23 cannabis tinnies found at King’s address on July 23 belonged to her daughter Angela Lee Kim Weir, who was handed down a two-year prison sentence last month for supplying methamphetamine and cannabis.

King had earlier sold cannabis to an undercover police officer. Ms Burnside said King had arranged the sale via a

telephone call with her daughter under duress.

At the time of her arrest King told police officers she packaged cannabis in to “tinnies”, for sale to friends and people on the street, but yesterday the court was told she was attempting to protect her adult children at the time.

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Player of year nominee banned Asian Football Confederation player of the year nominee, Saudi Arabian Nasser Al Shamrani, has been banned for eight matches for spitting and head butting an opponent after the final of the AFC Champions League earlier this month. The 31-year-old Al Hilal striker spat at at Western Sydney Wanderers defender Matthew Spiranovic spitting at the end of the Asian Champions League final and claims he was provoked after his side lost 1-0 to the Australian team.

Speaking on Saturday ahead of the ceremony to name the AFC Player of the Year, where he is on a shortlist of three, Al Shamrani, said he was abused by Spiranovic. “I was provoked by the player of Sydney and this for me is the normal reaction. He used an abusive word away from sportmanship that provoked me.”

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Lollies being downsized One of the old-time favourites of the lolly jar – Killer Python jelly snakes – are being cut in half to encourage people to be more responsible when eating treats. Nestle New Zealand, whose brand Allen’s makes the lollies, has announced it is shrinking the wriggly treats down to 24g and 336kj per snake. Originally, the snakes weighed 47g with 630kj each – which has been deemed too much for a single serving, particularly when eaten by children.

Nestle’s business executive manager for confectionery and snacks, Martin Brown, said downsizing the pythons was part of a new initiative to get consumers to act more responsibly when it came to their health. “We’re now offering confectionery with responsible sourced ingredients, on-pack proportion education and changes such as revised portion sizes and resealable packaging,” he said. New packaging on Nestle’s lolly range would have labels indicating what an acceptable serving would be.

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Eminem has hinted he and Rihanna are more than just friends and collaborators in a revealing new track. In the lyrics to new tune Shady XV, the rapper claims Rihanna calls him Pinocchio – because she loves “the way I lie”. The line is a reference to the pair’s 2010 hit Love the Way You Lie. Eminem has made it a habit of posting provocative rhymes about music’s leading ladies in recent weeks – previous tracks have featured raps about raping Iggy Azalea and punching Lana Del Rey in the face.

David Beckham and his eldest son were involved in a car crash in the UK. The retired soccer star and his son Brooklyn, 15, were reportedly left shaken but uninjured following the accident in Hertfordshire, England, at the weekend. Beckham’s car collided with another vehicle after the star picked up the teenager from a soccer session at the training ground of London club Arsenal. Police were called to the scene of the smash, but no injuries were reported, according to Telegraph. A source tells the publication, “They were shaken. It was quite a heavy prang at quite a speed but everybody walked away uninjured.

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Islamic State of Aotearoa A Hawke’s Bay Muslim man is calling on “souljahs of Allah” to join him in forming the “Islamic State of Aotearoa”. Te Amorangi Kireka-Whaanga, of Hastings, who heads the Aotearoa Maori Muslim Association, said in a Facebook post yesterday he had changed the organisation’s name to the Islamic State of Aotearoa. Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule said Mr Kireka-Whaanga’s Facebook posts were “very concerning”, considering the Islamic State’s violent reputation in the Middle East. “I don’t think any normal, law-abiding Kiwi would think there’s any time or place for this kind of behaviour. When you have our own citizens setting up a terrorist-style cult within New Zealand, then the agencies on behalf of New Zealanders will do anything they can to stamp them out. I don’t think there’s any place in New Zealand for these Islamic cults.”

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Drug family exposed in police raids Three generations from the same family have now appeared for sentencing in the Ashburton Court on charges laid during Operation Webster.

Following her daughter Vanessa King into the dock yesterday, 73-year-old Pauline Wanhalla appeared for sentencing on charges of possessing cannabis for supply and selling cannabis.

Defence counsel Douglas Brown said a suitable address for Wanhalla to serve a home detention sentence had now become available.

He asked Judge Joanna Maze

Nana in court for cannabis from page 1 For the Crown, Anne-Marie McRae countered that King’s fingerprints alone were found on the tin foil used to package the cannabis found in her possession, and produced evidence of a text exchange discussing arrangements to purchase an ounce of cannabis.

Judge Maze found the evidence compelling, and did not accept King had limited control over the situation.

However, she was swayed toward leniency, saying “there is a need for mercy in the Weir household” because King had grandchildren to care for, as a result of her daughter offending while on sentence, as well as two dependant teenagers.

King was sentenced to six months community detention and 150 hours community work.

“I hope you have learned the lesson that your daughter was slow to learn – if you offend again you know what will happen, and the children will not be a buffer,” Judge Maze said.

to delay sentencing to allow time for probation services to evaluate the address.

Wanhalla will return to court for sentencing on February 9, and was remanded on bail in the interim.

In total, 13 people were arrested on July 23 in the police sting code named Operation Webster, and charged with 44 drug related offences.

The offending was alleged to have occurred between November last year and July.

Operation Webster involved 67 police officers, including

Police are still hunting two men thought to be linked to an alleged kidnapping.

Queenstown Police still want to locate former Southland rugby player Pita Wilson, 38 and 23-year-old Joshua Veint following an incident in the town on Tuesday evening.

It is believed Mr Wilson has returned to the Queenstown area, and Veint is believed to be in the Southland area. Police yesterday found 22-year-old Joseph Armstrong in Queenstown in relation to the incident.

mitted and been convicted on eight drug-related charges, and is awaiting trial on five which she disputes.

Shaun Nathan Hurst has been convicted and remanded in custody on cannabis-related matters – he will be sentenced in January.

Russell Gordon Brown, who lived at the same address as Wanhalla will be sentenced in the Ashburton District Court on December 15.

Isabel Christina Nancy Nicole Easton, who lived with Wanhalla and Brown, will be sentenced

in January.

Raewyn Jean Silcock, has been sentenced, and fined. Janette Rachel Burton has been sentenced to community work and supervision, and her son Tehira Burton awaits sentence in custody.

At the time of the police operation, Mid/South Canterbury Area Commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said the raids were the result of months of police work, armed at targeting the town’s “drug underbelly” in response to rising crime rates.

Many thefts were committed to pay for drugs.

■ ASHBURTON POSTAL SERVICES

Urban posties Grant Cockburn (left) and David Aberhart, are counting down the months until delivery bikes are replaced with scooters and paxsters.

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Scooters set to replace postie bikes

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members of the armed offenders squad.

King’s son and Wanhalla’s grandson Christopher Leon Weir has denied charges relating to the supply of class A drugs, and is awaiting trial in the High Court in Timaru. His sister Angela Lee Kim Weir has been jailed for dealing methamphetamines and cannabis.

Daniel Joseph Patrick Leahy and Joshua Aaron Bettle have also denied class A drug charges and elected jury trial in the High Court.

Stacey Leigh Curtis, has ad-

Bikes could be out and paxsters in on Ashburton footpaths next year as part of a radical shakeup of mail delivery across New Zealand.

Souped-up mobility scooters complete with space for mail and parcels are already being trialled in some parts of New Zealand and if mayor Angus McKay has his way they’ll also be on Ashburton streets next year. He’s put Ashburton forward as a participant in the next phase of the trial, which will see another 50 scooters on mail runs.

Whether he’s successful or not won’t be known until January, but Ashburton posties are

already anticipating the change.

Twenty-eight year veteran postie and Ashburton mailroom supervisor David Aberhart anticipates paxsters will be in and bikes out in July, when the change to every second day urban deliveries is made. He believes they’ll be a much better and easier way of handling the larger volumes that will come with alternate day deliveries.

“I have to say we all had a bit of a chuckle when we first heard about it, we called ourselves old people on mobility scooters. I can see the advantages of it; at least we’ll have cover when it’s raining,” he said.

The nitty gritty of the alternate day delivery system was still to be worked through, but

Mr Aberhart believes paxsters will replace bikes on suburban runs and motorbikes will become the transport of choice for daily priority mail. At least one courier van is still likely to be working in the district, he said.

“Yes, it’s cost saving, but it’s also a smart move. I believe the staff we have now won’t change.”

Ashburton currently has five full-time and four part-time posties on its books.

Paxster posties won’t need a special licence, but those on the motorbike priority runs will.

Postie Grant Cockburn is also a mail run veteran and says he’s pretty relaxed about losing his bike. He travels around 27 kilo-

metres over three or four hours most days but said he’s not worried about putting on weight when he stops pedalling.

And he won’t miss the nor’westers, trying to sort mail while pedalling and being blown all over the road. Ashburton’s longest biked mail run is 32 kilometres in Tinwald.

While second day mail delivery will arrive in urban Ashburton in July, rural areas will retain five-day delivery. This was achieved after a plea from rural residents who rely on daily deliveries for a range of products as well as mail.

Both electric bikes and paxsters are currently being trialled as replacements for foot and cycle deliveries.

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■ HELI-HUNTING

Prouting ‘herding, not hazing’

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Mid Canterbury hunters are disappointed the Department of Conservation (DOC) decided not to prosecute a Mayfield heli-hunting operator for alleged tahr hazing.

DOC investigated an alleged breach of permit conditions by Laurie Prouting of Station Air Limited at Mayfield, in relation to heli-hunting in the South Opuha area, on February 15.

DOC conservation services director – eastern South Island, Andy Roberts, said the department had decided to terminate Station Air’s heli-hunting permit for public conservation land.

The permit had been suspended since July.

Mr Roberts said DOC considered prosecuting Station Air for alleged offences under the Wild Animal Control Act, but decided terminating the permit was more appropriate.

This was in part due to Mr Prouting’s “previous good record with concession permits”.

The investigation found the company was not permitted to carry out aerially-assisted trophy hunting in that part of the conservation park and that those involved did not hold permits to hunt on public conservation land.

The investigation failed to prove an allegation of hazing, and instead found the incident was herding, which was “in accordance with the Code of Practice Aerially Assisted Guided Hunting”.

An Ashburton Deerstalkers Association spokesperson, who did not want to be named, said a publicly uploaded video of the incident had clearly shown tahr being herded into a gully for a heli-hunting client to access from the ground.

The animals may not have been herded to the point of exhaustion, but herding animals by helicopter for shooting by heli-hunting clients was hazing, by his understanding.

“It’s a blurry line, and I think DOC like it that way,” the hunter said.

It was not in DOC’s interests to prosecute, with tahr being a pest species and with the department being paid by helihunting operators per head of game shot on public land.

Herding game animals with a

helicopter towards hunters airlifted to the area was unethical, and DOC should have prosecuted in this case.

Hunters commenting on the video earlier this year said while the tahr were not run to exhaustion, they were scared into a gully and held there by the helicopter so there was no chance of escape.

It took six or seven shots for the hunter to kill one bull tahr.

It was obvious the clients were trophy hunting.

“It turns my stomach, I have seen some animals chased until their hooves explode. There needs to be a decent penalty,” the deerstalker member said yesterday.

Mr Prouting did not wish to comment yesterday.

■ METHVEN VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE

Methven tanker a mix of old and new The Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade’s new tanker is a mixture of old and new.

When the brigade was told by the Ashburton District Council the time had come to upgrade, and sent on a shopping mission, the solution was to buy a new cab and chassis and put the tank from the old tanker onto it.

A committee of five people, including senior station officer Murray Dickson, were put on the job and news the purchase of the truck from Smallbones had been confirmed came through at Christmas time.

The tank was attached and a number of local businesses put the final touches on it like the paint job and the new tanker arrived, ready for action in June – right before Mr Dickson embarked on a 10-week holiday.

He was eager to see it when he got back, but didn’t get to take it for a spin to a fire until last week.

The 300 horsepower, six speed automatic with a tank

Hinds residents now have a hotline to the Ashburton District Council.

A new residents’ association was formed last week and that has pleased district councillor Stuart Wilson. “Hinds has been silent for years so now we can expect it to be working for the community and asking for a few improvements in the area,” he said.

Donations Community organisations can now apply for donations from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury online, through the trust’s website. The process has been trialed and refined throughout the year and Community Trust chief executive Liz Shea said she is pleased the much awaited online application is now in place. The trust is a regular contributor to community organisations and projects and over the past five years has donated about $1 million each year.

Vehicle rear-ended Ashburton police attended a car crash at 6pm on Saturday, where one vehicle allegedly rear-ended another on West Street. Police were unable to say if there were any injuries as a result of the crash.

Arrest for fighting A male was arrested by Ashburton police at 3.30am on Sunday for fighting in a public place.

Warrant to arrest A male was also arrested at 8.30pm on Sunday on a warrant to arrest.

Arrest over stabbing A man has been arrested over a stabbing police believe is linked to the death of a Tauranga teenager who was found dead at the end of a trail of blood. Police said a 36-year-old man was arrested after a search warrant was executed at a Tauranga address yesterday.

He would appear in Tauranga District Court today charged with wounding.

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Exam period Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade senior station officer Murray Dickson with the brigade’s new tanker.

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capacity of 10,500 litres, has already been put through its paces a few times and proven its worth, but there’s still a few

finishing touches still to be put on it.

The brigade’s tanker is now owned by the council, but its

first tanker was brought by the brigade itself – one which used to belong to a brewery.

introducing brand new loweralcohol beers on tap.

Hospitality Association chief executive Bruce Robertson said several lower-alcohol products had recently entered the market, especially medium-strength beers and lower-alcohol wines.

Despite possible changes to drinking habits, Mr Robertson expected the law to make little difference to road safety.

He believed many diners actually thought the law change had already been made, and had adapted their behaviour accordingly.

Recidivist or extreme drinkdrivers were a different story.

“The real problem is those people that drink that drink well over the limit and are often recidivists,” Mr Robertson said.

“This change is not going to

Next year’s mooted but as-yet undecided NCEA exam period could start on December 6, from December 7 this year. The news story ‘Exam prep cuts ‘illogical’’ (November 25) incorrectly reported exams would start a week later.

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New driving laws come into force Some punters anxious to avoid penalties under the new drinkdrive limits are expected to acquire a new taste for loweralcohol tipples.

New driving laws came into force yesterday and police have warned there’ll be no tolerance for drivers who plead ignorance.

Many bars were stocking up on lower-alcohol booze or even

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have any impact on those people at all.”

The blood alcohol limit was yesterday lowered from 80 to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, or 400 to 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. Drivers found with between 251 and 400mg of alcohol would receive a $200 fine.

Those with higher levels would face prosecution.

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Teenage students needing NCEA assessment support can apply for special assessment conditions in a free local school evidence approach or by getting an external expert’s report, which costs up to $700. The local school evidence approach was not detailed in the story ‘Students being penalised’ last week.

Noises Off Noises Off, to be presented by the Methven Theatre Company, will stage this week, not next week as a story in yesterday’s Guardian stated. Noises Off will stage at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall from December 3 to 6.

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■ BOOMING SCHOOL ROLLS

Rising school rolls in spotlight

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The issue of how to cope with Mid Canterbury’s booming school rolls will be up for discussion again this week.

Local principals will meet with Ministry of Education representatives on Thursday to air their concerns over increasing school rolls in the region.

The discussions follow an

initial meeting on October 30, where principals and Ministry of Education representatives met to discuss possible options.

Mid Canterbury Principals Association president Chris Murphy said this week’s meeting could see the negotiation process begin between school boards of trustees and the Ministry of Education.

Mr Murphy said principals

had asked the ministry to prepare some “conceptual material”, which would be presented at the meeting.

He was unsure about exactly what possibilities or solutions the ministry representatives would raise at the meeting, but said they were moving “as quickly as possible” on the issue.

“We don’t know whether it’s possibly a done deal, or whether

it’s a work in progress,” he said.

At the last meeting, the Ministry of Education expressed concern about different rates of growth in the area, with some school rolls growing faster than others, and whether that growth was sustainable.

In a letter sent to the boards of trustees of local state primary schools after the meeting in October, Mr Murphy said the

ministry had signalled a change in the district was needed and the “status quo” was no longer an option, but the district needed to find a solution to the problem itself.

There has been some division over how to address the issue, with the prospect of school zoning, and the changes it could make to funding, a source of contention between principals.

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■ DOTCOM CASE

Bail conditions tightened Kim Dotcom has had bail conditions tightened, although the judge who did so said there was no evidence he had breached any of the court-ordered conditions.

Dotcom now has to report twice a week, rather than once, and is banned from travelling on private aircraft or sea-going vessels.

Dotcom lambasted the United States and the Crown lawyers acting for it outside court, saying both seized the opportunity to have his bail revoked after he split from his former gold-plated legal team.

“The court has found I have not breached any of my bail conditions. I have been probably the most compliant, exemplary candidate of bail in NZ and I am surprised, even though I am going home right now, that my bail conditions have been tightened given my excellent bail compliance.

“I think this is another case of harassment and bullying by the United States government in concert with the New Zealand government. I think this whole application was only made because my lawyers decided to resign because of a

lack of funds on my part because Hollywood has seized the new family assets that have been made after the raid.

“The Crown and US government have used this opportunity at a weak moment to make up the bogus case for me having breached my bail conditions.”

He accused the FBI of being deceitful, bringing allegations he had tried to sell a Rolls Royce or been in contact with banned co-accused. He said the evidence showed - as he claimed was true in other branches of the case - that the US would not act with openness and honesty.

“I’m now going home to play with my kids.”

Judge Nevin Dawson dismissed the arguments put by the US, saying there was “no proof ” he had been in contact with former Megaupload staff who are free in Europe but also facing criminal copyright charges.

He said he was not compelled by accusations Dotcom acted with a “lack of candour” by using a driver licence under the name Kim Schmitz in 2009 when stopped for dangerous driving. He said “it appears to be a legitimate use of the name Kim Schmitz”.

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If you felt cold on the first day of summer yesterday, this could be why.

There was a snowy chill in the air, thanks to a good dumping in the hills overnight, including 20 centimetres on Mt Hutt.

“The frequency with which the snow is coming at the moment far exceeds what we received in the winter,” said ski area manager James McKenzie yesterday.

“We are getting it almost every week at the moment.”

It was the worst winter for nine years in terms of snow

cover this year. Mr McKenzie said skiers were seeing the light side of the summer snow however, with one joking the ski season should begin in November instead of June.

He said it was not unusual to have such a big snowfall in December, and generally there were one or two snowfalls every month throughout the off-season.

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■ ART EXHIBITION

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Exhibition to showcase art students’ work Students of Robin Arnst’s Art School will showcase a year’s worth of work on Saturday in their annual art exhibition.

It is a chance for the pupils, both adults and children, to showcase their work to the public.

Art teacher Robin Arnst said there was a lot of talent among the students with many capable of continuing on to university study.

“I am proud of these young artists and can see some of them progressing on and into fine arts at university.”

Robin said those pupils

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would follow in the footsteps of others from her class who had also gone into university study.

She said the exhibit would include individual work as well as paintings done by the class as a group.

“Let us celebrate the youth of today by encouraging them to share their paintings and to be proud of what they have achieved,” she said.

The Robin Arnst Art School exhibition is in the upstairs studio of the Ashburton Post Office building on Saturday between 10am and 4pm.

Left - Nine-year-old art student Tiffany Yang puts the finishing touches on her painted butterfly in preparation for this weekend’s Robin Arnst Art School exhibition in the Robin Arnst studio upstairs at the Ashburton Post Office building.

Stadium complex cafe When it comes to running a café in a community-owned facility, the EA Networks Centre is a hands down winner. The Ashburton District Council called for expressions of interest in running cafes in the centre and in the Art and Heritage Centre, but the interest generated could not have been more different. Two parties are vying to run the stadium complex café but no one wants to take on the art and heritage café. Council commercial manager John Rooney is hoping that when the West Street complex is open for business, the small café on the ground floor may have more appeal for potential operators.

The stadium café comes with long opening hours and outdoor seating options while the gallery café has limited opening hours and no outdoor seating.

Teen named A teenager who left behind a trail of blood before he was found lifeless in a Tauranga driveway on Sunday morning has been named.

Police have identified 19-year-old Takena Tiepa-Ranapia of Tauranga as the victim who was discovered by a resident on Mansfield Street in the suburb of Ohauiti about 9am.

A post mortem examination has confirmed he was the victim of an assault before he died.

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League player killed Promising rugby league player Blaine Rozs has died after being crushed by a tractor he was using to stack rolls of turf on the NSW south coast. The former under-20 St George Illawarra player was using the vehicle in Jaspers Brush early on Monday when its attachment struck him. He died at the scene. The St George Illawarra NRL club has extended its condolences to Rozs’ family. - AAP

Blogger arrested Vietnamese police say they have arrested a blogger for posting “bad content” about the government, as part of a long-running crackdown on online dissent. Hong Le Tho, 65, was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday for posting articles “with bad content and incorrect information that reduce trust in state agencies”, the Ministry of Public Security said.

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Protests continue in the United States despite the resignation of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead Michael Brown.

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One man, who gave his name as “Kenny,” said: “I’m mad as hell. Every night we’re going to be here.”

There was also a brief standoff outside a bar between demonstrators and riot police before organisers moved protesters along.

The grand jury decision revived long-standing questions about how police, especially white officers, interact with African Americans - questions raised again after last week’s shooting in Cleveland of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

“What we’re endeavouring to do here is seek justice for a grieving family as well as systemic, fundamental reform in terms of policing,” Brooks said.

“When you have a 12-yearold child who is killed with a toy gun in his hand, there is something fundamentally wrong.”

Yesterday hundreds of protesters demonstrated in and around Washington, including laying on the ground for several minutes in a “die in” at an area shopping centre.

The NAACP’s demands include requiring police to use

body cameras, reforming the system of equipping police with military hardware, promoting diversity on the force and ending the use of serious force in cases involving minor offences.

“I served my country.

“I spent four years in the army, and I feel like that’s not what I served my country for,” said Ebonie Tyse, 26, of St Louis, as National Guard and police vehicles roamed the street.

“I served my country for justice for everyone. Not because of what colour, what age, what gender or anything.”

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■ MOLDOVA

Pro EU parties narrowly win Moldova polls Pro-European Union parties have edged out those backing closer ties with Russia in weekend parliamentary elections in Moldova, which took place against the backdrop of the bloody conflict in neighbouring Ukraine.

With more than 87.7 per cent of the votes counted, three parties backing integration with the European Union won about 44 per cent of the vote, while pro-Russian groups had about 40 per cent.

The narrow victory means parties will face tough negotiations to form a government in the impoverished country that has a breakaway pro-Kremlin

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In brief

■ UNITED STATES

United States civil rights activists have embarked on a sevenday march to demand sweeping police reforms and denounce a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager.

The officer involved, 28-yearold Darren Wilson, has resigned from the police citing safety concerns, according to a letter published by local media yesterday.

The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People organised the 200km “Journey for Justice”, heading from the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, where Michael Brown was killed, to Missouri state capital Jefferson City.

A core group of around 100 marchers, many from other states, hope to attract thousands in their demands for the sacking of the Ferguson police chief, nationwide police reforms and an end to racial profiling.

“We will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice,” NAACP president Cornell William Brooks told supporters before setting out.

It is the latest in a series of protests that erupted across the US after a grand jury last week decided not to indict white police officer Wilson for killing Brown on August 9.

Wilson wrote in his letter “it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal”.

But dozens of demonstrators again gathered outside Ferguson police station despite his decision to quit, with protesters setting fire to a US flag and jeering at police officers.

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region where Russia has stationed troops, analysts said.

Controversially, a pro-Russian party, Patria or Motherland, was excluded from the vote days before the polls over alleged illegal financing from abroad.

Around 78 per cent of Moldova’s population is ethnic Romanian, while Ukrainians and Russians account for around 14 per cent.

Voters yesterday cast ballots for a 101-seat parliament to serve a four-year term, with parties needing to win at least six per cent to gain seats under proportional representation rules.

Sunday’s parliamentary vote came as Russia and the EU are locked in a tug-of-war over the fate of Moldova.

Moscow does not want to part ways with Moldova, a former Soviet satellite where it has troops stationed in the Russianspeaking separatist region of Transdniestr, while the EU is keen to make Moldova a symbol of its own soft power strength.

In June, Chisinau signed a landmark association treaty with the EU in the face of bitter Russian opposition.

Moscow retaliated with an embargo on imports of many Moldovan foods.

Russia in October vowed to

protect its citizens in Transdniestr, warning “those who don’t think like us” not to meddle in the pro-Moscow breakaway region.

“There is no need to indulge in any illusions about whether Russia will protect its own citizens,” said Russia’s toughtalking Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

“It unambiguously will. And don’t try to test our patience, our strength.”

Transdniestr, a strip of land bordering Ukraine, broke away from Moldova after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and a brief civil war the following year.

- AFP

A Thai volunteer rescue worker has died after rival ambulance squads brawled on the streets of Bangkok, officials say. The incident started when an ambulance crew belonging to the Pai Rom Sai Foundation accused another from the Por Tek Tung Foundation of encroaching on its territory in responding to a traffic accident.

The Pai Rom Sai crew allegedly attacked the Por Tek Tung Foundation with clubs and handguns leaving one volunteer member dead and two others wounded.

- DPA

US ‘destroyed my life’ A former Melbourne cleaner and cutlery salesman guilty of trying to start an airline with infamous Russian arms dealer Viktor “The Merchant of Death” Bout says his life was destroyed by the US government. Richard Chichakli, 56, will be sentenced in a Manhattan court yesterday. Chichakli has told a New York judge he should walk out of court a free man with a timeserved sentence. But US prosecutors describe him as a greedy businessman who - despite earning almost $A184,000 a year as an accountant in Texas - teamed up with Bout in 2007 to start Tajikistan-based Samar Airlines. - AAP

Clashes in Hong Kong Police have unleashed pepper spray and baton charges at students who have tried to storm Hong Kong’s government headquarters, as tensions soared in the third month of pro-democracy protests. With morning rush hour underway yesterday, fresh scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators at the main Admiralty protest site.

- AFP

Muhammad top name Muhammad has become the most popular name for newborn boys in the UK. While Arabic baby names are on the rise, TV shows such as Game Of Thrones have also inspired names for the next generation. Website BabyCentre’s list of the top 100 baby names of 2014 shows Muhammad has risen a huge 27 places from last year to claim the number one spot for boys. Sophia was the top name for baby girls.

- PA

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OUR VIEW

What’s your new drink limit?

Stu Oldham

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T

he new lower drink driving limit drags Mid Canterbury and the rest of New Zealand into a world where alcohol-related harm is not a natural by-product of having a good time.

It takes many of us a significant step closer to deciding whether to drink or to drive, rather than both, and so should make our roads safer and leave our consciences more clear.

Myriad table coasters and posters at local pubs remind us that the limit for drivers over 20 years has dropped from 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath to 250 mcg. For drivers under 20, the limit remains zero.

Australia has had a lower limit for a while now – it’s even lower in some European countries – and police say their experience suggests New Zealand’s drink-related crash toll should drop.

Some research even suggests lower limits affect recidivist drink drivers. According to police, overseas experience shows they drink less even if they are still drinking too much.

This is good news here, where about 100 people are killed and 2000 are injured in such crashes each year, but should not encourage the amateur statistician in all of us to try and work out the limits of our sobriety.

The talk in Ashburton pubs on the weekend was that the new rule meant people should not drink more than two standard drinks over two hours before getting behind the wheel.

However, many variables that make drinking-to-order risky.

A person’s build, diet for the day and even stress levels can affect how much they can drink before hitting the limit.

And it is, after all, a limit – not a target. Limits are a legal mechanism to avoid harm and a broad indication that a driver might be impaired. They are not a cast-iron guarantee that a driver is safely “underimpaired”.

Alcohol educators and police – and even the Automobile Association – say the only way to be absolutely sure people will not drive impaired is not to drink at all. This may now prove an easier alternative.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you attend any of the Ashburton Domain’s 150th celebration events at the weekend?

No 85%

Rick Powdrell Yes 15%

I

’m just a few months into my term as chair of Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre. Apart from the opportunity to bask in the reflected glory, since I came on board, of the buoyant meat market, I’ve learnt the need to get a focus on change.

Woolgrowers had the option for change in our levy vote.

Most didn’t want change and voted against the levy.

But I don’t think that is the end of the story.

I would say the process has created enough discussion that other industry players, outside of the wool levy group, will adopt some of the recommendations in some form or other.

The referendum achieved a change in thinking, from not caring about what happens to wool beyond the farm gate - to a strong interest in it. Wool industry initiatives, which otherwise would have had no traction in the past decade or so, will now be given much closer attention.

The current implementation of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater is another fine example of the necessity to be involved in a high priority change process. If you are not involved in your catchment, other people will make the decisions for you. And then you will be required to comply with those decisions. There’s no point in complaining about a rule when you raised no objection when it was first suggested.

Likewise, the meat industry is another place for driving change. It’s not made any easier by the fact that, after the Red Meat Sector Strategy came out, there was no resulting coherent and realistic plan on the table for farmers to be for or against.

Farmers own around half of the processing industry and nearly all the stock supply. That gives us a powerful opportunity. Farmers need to evaluate the position they hold in the industry, the products they produce, whether it meets

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the targeted market specifications, and whether the usual processor provides enough feedback, so the farmer can maximise the potential of their animals.

Some change has to be made on a personal level. If our industry is going to improve our health and safety record, individual self responsibility will be a large part of it.

We can have all the plans and training there is, but if we as individuals do not change our mind-set, people will continue to be injured.

I’ve heard, and probably said, all of these. “It won’t happen to me. I’ve always done it this way. You can take this shortcut and get away with it”.

Like it or not though, it’s not the gear but the individual using it, that causes most farm accidents.

We are looking forward, for personal as much as industry reasons, to achieving the government’s stated objective to double primary product export revenue by 2025.

If we are to be successful with our share of this goal I believe it will come from three main areas o; productivity, product value and technology and skills.

Increased farm productivity has its challenges, as our top producers are already pushing their sustainable limits, while

instigating engagement just below that level has proven to be difficult. The Red Meat Primary Growth Partnership has identified mid performing farmers, and finding ways to engage to help lift their performance, will be key.

Product value, derives from being able to feed the world’s more affluent, and increasingly discriminating, consumers, with safe, sustainably produced products of high quality.

Technology, and the skills to

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use it, is the overarching binding tool to the success of one and two above. The progress in agricultural technology is both exciting and vital. It will enable our competitive edge, with on farm innovation and high value product development. The key for industry and government is to ensure the necessary funding is available.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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■ EXPORT TO CHINA

Softwood log market keeps gaining

BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand, the largest supplier of softwood logs to China, is likely to continue to gain market share over the next five years, according to an industry report.

In 2013, New Zealand accounted for 32.3 per cent of China’s record softwood log imports for the year, according to the DNS Forest Products AgriHQ China Forestry Report 2015.

While China will be able to meet more of its own demand for timber in the future, supplying 59 per cent of its domestic needs by 2020 from 52 per cent in 2013, it still won’t keep up with forecast demand, AgriHQ forestry analyst Ivan Luketina said in the report.

“The burden of supply of the increasing imports of softwood logs and lumber is expected to fall mostly on NZ,” Luketina said.

“Russian supply has been

slowly decreasing for the past seven years and the increasingly high harvesting costs there are prohibitive to growth. Supply out of North America is likely

to be curtailed by the recovery of its own housing market,” he said. “Meanwhile, supply from NZ is forecast to increase and this means NZ will increase its

market share in China over the next five years.”

While growth in the Chinese construction sector is slowing, it is still likely to expand over the

next five years to 2020, underpinned by migration from rural to urban areas, he said. The Chinese government’s long-term plan for urban migration means another 120 million people will need to be housed in urban centres by 2020.

Some 80 per cent of New Zealand log exports to China are destined for the construction market.

Figures released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand showed export prices for the country’s forest products fell 3.9 per cent in the third quarter, following a 7.9 per cent drop in the second quarter, as the prices for pine logs fell amid decreased demand and a stock build up in China.

Still, Luketina said that while Chinese demand for softwood logs and lumber is likely to fall below 50 million cubic metres in 2014-15 from more than 55 million cubic metres in 2013, it would likely pick up again to 59 million cubic metres by 2020.

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178.7 3.1m 35.88 1.2m 1.2m 1.2m 153.2 46.96 196.3 45.34 1.1m 865.7 2.5m 95.27 880.6 448.2 133.1 437.0 494.5 159.6 1.3m 19.86 3.2m 155.1 345.4 50.20 754.9 145.5 216.5 598.4 24.06 586.1 55.41 7.74 222.1 71.20 1.2m 587.4 2.2m 73.74 129.0 108.0 459.2 19.20 139.5 95.35 43.41 42.72 180.6 947.7

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0.64 2.47 34.50 1.09 3.89 2.14 6.15 4.95 1.84 9.60 5.56 8.21 6.06 5.48 2.03 1.12 0.52 1.14 2.82 2.95 1.21 15.60 1.73 4.34 2.96 3.05 0.60 1.22 2.25 0.91 16.50 1.12 1.47 3.75 8.00 1.49 3.93 6.53 3.12 2.95 2.70 1.98 3.80 7.47 2.85 1.52 3.10 35.00 17.15 4.22

Last sale

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a2 Milk Company ATM 0.62 2.46 Air NZ AIR 34.30 ANZ Banking Gr ANZ 1.08 Argosy Prop Tr ARG 3.88 Auckland Intl Apt AIA 2.12 Chorus CNU 6.13 Contact Energy CEN Diligent BM Services DIL 4.90 1.83 DNZ Prop Fund DNZ 9.50 Ebos Gr EBO 5.55 F&P Healthcare FPH 8.20 Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Sh’ders Fund FSF 6.04 5.43 Freightways FRE 2.02 Genesis Energy GNE 1.12 Goodman Prop Tr GMT 0.51 Guinness Peat Gr GPG 1.12 Heartland NZ HNZ 2.82 Infratil IFT 2.93 Kathmandu Hldgs KMD 1.21 Kiwi Income Prop Tr KIP 15.30 Mainfreight MFT 1.73 Meridian Energy MELCA 4.28 Metlifecare MET Mighty River Power MRP 2.94 3.03 Nuplex Ind NPX 0.59 NZ Oil & Gas NZO 1.20 NZX NZX 2.19 Oceana Gold OGC 0.90 Pacific Edge PEB 16.45 Port Tauranga POT 1.11 Precinct Properties PCT 1.46 Prop For Ind PFI 3.72 Restaurant Brands RBD 7.97 Ryman Healthcare RYM 1.48 Skellerup SKL 3.92 Sky City SKC 6.52 Sky Network TV SKT 3.10 Spark SPK 2.93 Steel & Tube STU Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM 2.69 1.97 Tower TWR 3.79 Trade Me TME 7.45 TrustPower TPW 2.82 Vector VCT 1.52 Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP 3.08 Warehouse Gr WHS 34.90 Westpac Banking WBC 16.84 Xero XRO 4.20 Z Energy ZEL

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At close of trading on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

7/11

NZX 50 constituents

NZX 50 index

5,429.6

+5.17 +0.10%

NZX 20 index

4,145.1

+13.74 +0.33%

NZX All index

5,838.1

+15.38 +0.26%

p Rises 47

q Falls 47

WORLD MARKETS

S&P/ASX 200 index

5,207.7

–105.30

–1.98%

At close of trading on Nov 28

Dow Jones Indust.

17,828.2

+0.49

0.00%

At close of trading on Nov 29

FTSE 100 index

6,722.6

–0.80

–0.01%

At close of trading on Nov 29

Nikkei 225 index

17,590.1 17,590.

+130.2 +0.75%

At close of trading on Dec 1

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold

London – $US/ounce

Silver

London – $US/ounce

1,194.8 16.4

0.00 0.00

Copper

6,515.5

0.00% 0.00%

London – $US/tonne

–105.5

–1.59%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at December 1, 2014

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

TT buy

0.9627 0.9439 5.4055 0.6653 1.6363 0.5303 98.260 1.9886 9.2136 27.290 0.8265

TT sell

0.9100 0.8783 4.4883 0.6162 1.4518 0.4925 91.180 1.6268 8.4799 24.850 0.7701

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Griffin’s sold to Philippines business

BY ANNE GIBSON A Philippines business is buying New Zealand’s biggest snack manufacturer, which produces the iconic ToffeePops, Gingernuts and MallowPuffs biscuits.

The Overseas Investment Office has just released its October decisions and the biggest is consent for a $750 million takeover of the snack food company that makes the popular Griffin’s biscuits range including Afghans, Cookie Bear Hundreds and Thousands and Melting Moments.

Universal Robina Corporation owns URC New Zealand Finance Company, 84.1 per cent Philippines public and 15.9 per cent Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, which got approval to buy NZ Snack Food Holdings, partly owned by Griffin’s management and employees.

The Philippines business has a “growing presence in other Asian

markets”, the office said, while NZ Snack Food Holdings operates two plants for manufacturing biscuits and salty wrapped snacks. The kiwi company began in Nelson in 1864. It recently bought the Nice & Natural Wrapped snacks business, making it the biggest snacks manufacturer here.

“It’s been over 140 years since Griffin’s first started in Nelson.

In that time we have had an exciting journey. Follow our history from humble flour milling beginnings all the way to where we are today, one of New Zealand’s largest branded food companies,” Griffin’s says.

The business has a biscuit factory in Papakura and savoury and wrapped snacks factory in Wiri but the Philippines business said it would grow Griffin’s.

“The applicant envisages that the acquisition will provide an opportunity to acquire an es-

tablished and well-managed fast moving consumer goods business in New Zealand and allow the applicant to acquire brands and intellectual property which can be utilised in the Applicant’s existing markets,” the office said.

In other consents, a $255 million deal was approved for Malaysia’s Faber Group Berhad to buy Opus International Consulting, owned

by UEM Group Berhad of Malaysia.

The Marlborough District Council is selling a leasehold interest in 24ha of Blenheim land to Australian-owned Treasury Wine Estates which intends to plant a vineyard there.

Connor Healthcare – 25 per cent Australian owned – has consent for a $125.1 million deal involving 2.2ha of land on Churchill Dr in Wellington’s Crofton Downes and 1.3ha of land on Southland Rd, Hastings.

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MARKET REPORT DAIRY

A week of unsettled stormy weather brought all the seasons together with some rain for those in the right spot but not enough to saturate the dry soils.

Drought and irrigation restrictions are close in many areas of North Otago, South Canterbury and Mid Canterbury while in southern regions cold wet conditions prevail and the establishment of winter feed is an issue.

Milk flows for NZ are 4 per cent greater than last year, in Australia they are nearly 10 per cent ahead, but in Europe reports reveal milk prices are in freefall and some predict they will fall further when milk quotas come off.

More casualties of the downturn as Westland adjusts its forecast back 40c to $5/kg ms and warns farmers to allow for price volatility in their budgets, driven by increasing global milk supplies.

Fonterra is opening the second offer in December in its Guaranteed Milk Price scheme that involves 2 per cent of its total milk supply and many farmers will be regretting now not taking up more of the first offer.

LAMB

Big drops in lamb schedules this week as dry conditions in the south and readjustments to frozen product, led by a 40c cut in local trade prices.

More lambs are being offered in Can-

terbury saleyards as values now ease to 250-265c/kg lwt for unfinished animals in response to the increased supply.

The Chinese Lianhua Trading Group, have gained OIO approval to increase their stake to 75 per cent of Prime Range Meats in Southland and will use the increase in capital to expand the operation and lift employment by 50.

WOOL

The latest North Island wool sale saw subdued interest as crossbred indicators fell although most vendors did accept the market and 90 per cent of the product sold. A Rabobank report on Australian Merino wools made pessimistic reading of decreasing value over the last 12 years for their wools but Merino NZ reaffirmed their strategy of long term contracts to create branded products to insulate NZ farmers from the commodity market and declining price.

BEEF

Some more easing of schedules in the north as the processing flow builds and prices fall off the peak, although optimism abounds that values will hold for a year or two yet.

Good news on agricultural education as a NI secondary school leads the push to revitalise agribusiness as a subject, so MPI production targets can be achieved by future managers and farm workers.

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Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …

X LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 62 - 70 Prime 110 - 111 X HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 165 - 215 X STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 285 - 295 last week

4 wks ago

Processor prices …

X LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 93.02 95.93 17.5 kg YX SI 102.07 107.61 19.0 kg YX SI 110.87 116.88 21.0 kg YX SI 121.93 128.58 Local trade (c/kg) SI 630 650 (16-22kg) X MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 70.27 69.85 X BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 523 512 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 393 360 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 507 490 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 540 520 (180-280kg) X VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 342 387 AP Stag 60kg SI 417 471 AP Stag 80kg SI 524 596 Auction prices …

X SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 796 795 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 549 560 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 526 540 Merino 1,301 1,323

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255

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209

52 week high low

88.95 99.73 108.33 119.13 620

85.11 95.41 103.52 112.56 610

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80.43 90.11 97.88 107.58 560

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305 372 464

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774 584 568 1,436

Source: WSI 800 691 590 496 568 476 1,471 1,301

420 391 404

Source: UWG 452 419 445 391 445 391

Local market prices … free price X GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) Wheat, milling,12.5%p 415 443 448 Wheat, feed 400 430 443 Barley, feed 405 426 439

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International market prices …

X LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Nov - 14 98.17 98.41 88.05

Source: PF Olsen 105.34 110.28 84.83

X DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

4,878 5,610 6,037 5,488

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

3,687 3,115 3,242 4,894 2013/14 2013/14

3,690 3,373 3,453 5,068

3,777 3,657 3,598 4,778

* before retentions

0.7892 0.6215

3,524 3,114 3,241 4,770

2014/15 f'cast $5.30 2014/15 f'cast $0.25 to $0.35 NZX FGG $6.18

final $8.40** 0.10

X EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.7830 Euro 0.6305

5,675 6,091 6,276 6,320

0.8372 0.6346

0.8151 0.6004

0.8821 0.6481

Comprehensive data is available from the supplier www.interest.co.nz/rural

0.7691 0.5935

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Left – Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme’s Hamish Tait explains the role of engineering in primary industries at the Carew storage ponds.

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Teachers learn what Mid Canty A group of teachers took a break from the classroom to learn more about the opportunities the primary industries sector offers their students.

Organised by New Zealand Young Farmers’ Get Ahead programme co-ordinator Rosie Todhunter and her team based in Methven, the mix of science, business studies, mathmatics, ag-

riculture and geography teachers left Lincoln University on Thursday bound for Mid Canterbury.

Their first stop was hosted

by Ashburton dairy farmer and agricultural ambassador Will Grayling, who spoke about business management, technology, sustainability and profitability in animal management.

Mr Grayling, who holds a Masters of Applied Science from Lincoln was the 2011 Young Farmer of the Year. Hugh Copland kept the day on track and was on hand to answer the range of questions put forward by teachers.

The group also toured Five Star Beef and met with South Island Seed Dressing director

Brent Clarke for an overview of the arable industry.

Midland Seeds research and development manager Jo Townsend spoke about enhancing profitability through innovation and improved reliability, and the job opportunities in the arable sector.

Water was next on the agenda, with a whistle stop tour of

the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme, where general manager Hamish Tait delivered a comprehensive insight into the infrastructure investment in projects such as the Carew storage ponds, and the opportunities for engineering graduates in agriculture.

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Rain brings welcome relief

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Above – Will Grayling talks to a group of Christchurch teachers about his career path, watched

by Hugh Copland.

offers said that despite reports to the contrary, there is a great deal of time, money and collaboration invested between industry and education to address the major shortage of skilled young people entering the agricultural sector.

ANZCO Foods chairman Sir Graeme Harrison and Grow Mid Canterbury CEO Rob Brawley also addressed the group.

Recent rainfalls have put the harvest back on track for a number of the district’s arable farmers.

South Island vice chairman for the arable section of Federated Farmers David Clark said irrigators had a hard time keeping up with a month of howling nor’west winds.

“Up until the weekend it was incredibly dry, but we’ve had a couple of really good showers to dampen things down – it’s just a pity it fell in the form of hail for some people,” Mr Clark said.

A number of arable farms along Mid Canterbury’s coastal district were hit hard by Friday’s hail storms, in particular winter barley and marrowfat pea crops.

“It will have done some damage, but it was relatively localised,” Mr Clark said.

The recent rainfall has enabled him to turn the irrigators off on his Westerfield farm.

“We think we are fairly well up to date at this stage, but dryland farmers are still suffering, those punishing winds will have an impact on yield when it comes to harvest.

“Where irrigation is able to keep up it’s looking good at this stage, but it’s still early days – you can’t count on any harvest until it’s in the can.”

Mick Withers, competition convener, Cam Bray 2014 Young Auctioneer of the Year, Will Purvis, head of rural, Heartland Bank.

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Persistence pays off Cam Bray proved that persistence pays off when he won the Young Auctioneers Competition held during the Canterbury A&P Show recently.

Eight auctioneers from throughout the country competed in the third year of the competition, and Cam was pleased to take out the win after competing in all three years.

“It meant a lot to me to win the competition. Auctioneering is a big passion of mine and I hope the win leads to more opportunities.”

Those opportunities will include travelling to the Sydney Royal Easter Show next year to watch the Australian Young Auctioneers Competition, thanks to Heartland Bank. Cam also won a $500

Swanndri clothing voucher, the New Zealand Stock and Station Agent Association Trophy and the Denis Hazlett Medal.

Auctioneering wasn’t an intentional career path for the 26-year-old from Darfield.

“I’ve been auctioneering seriously for about three years and I sort of fell into it at the start. I was at an auction and the auctioneer just stopped and dropped me in it.”

Cam said that he’s impressed at how the level of competition has improved since the first year in 2012.

“The competition has done great things for these young auctioneers, if anything it’s shown the firms that these jokers are keen to work at it.

The bar has risen every year, so it’s working wonders.”

Contestants were put through their paces over two tough days of competition. Two qualifying events helped whittle the eight entrants down to five finalists.

They were judged on personal presentation, knowledge of the stock they were selling, use of relevant animal information, and voice delivery including diction, delivery and patter.

The second qualifying event consisted of a 15-minute interview with a new panel of judges where they were tested on auction law and auctioneers’ responsibilities. The final later that day required the final five to sell three lots.

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1 – Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals for men’s hockey? a. Australia b. Pakistan c. India 2 – In Scrabble, how many tiles does each player start off with? a. Seven b. Eight c. Nine 3 – What colour is the handle of an original Swiss army knife? a. Red b. Blue c. Green 4 – Which chess piece moves in ‘L’ shape around the board? a. Bishop b. Rook c. Knight 5 – In which English county is the TV soap Emmerdale set? a. Yorkshire b. Lancashire c. Devon 6 – Where in the world would you find Fua’amotu International Airport? a. Fiji b. Tonga c. Vanuatu 7 – Who wrote the poem that begins “Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright…”? a. William Blake b. Victor Hugo c. William Wordsworth 8 – Which body of water is sometimes known as The Herring Pond? a. The Arctic Ocean b. The Atlantic Ocean c. The Red Sea

1. Family Notices Nov 29 2. College internet could cost $40k 3. Crowds flock to town jewel 4. Anton shows his class 5. Compelling viewing for race fans

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The Ashburton Catholic Church choir picnicking at Wakanui Beach in 1914. This photo forms the backdrop to one of the displays in the new museum.

Display a taste of district’s stories

By Kathleen Stringer

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ur new museum is coming along rapidly.

There are a lot of tasks to complete, as not only do we have to finish moving all the collections into their wonderful new homes, but we also have to get the brilliant new displays finalised and up and running.

We have spent months collecting photographs, writing

captions and picking objects.

It’s a huge project and one that has a dedicated group of people working towards the common goal.

For those who visited us at Queen’s Birthday weekend and saw the display area, it may have seemed hard to visualise what the end product will look like.

This photo (above) gives you a sneak peek. It is the Ashburton Catholic Church Choir

picnicking at Wakanui Beach in 1914. It’s a splendid array of clothes and faces from Ashburton’s past. It has been enlarged to form a backdrop for our section on schools and churches.

Ashburton has a number of stories to tell and we have picked some to begin with.

Each story or subject has a specific area set aside in the display area and alongside such wonderful images as this we are displaying objects – both special

and generic – to give people a better understanding of the topic.

We are very much looking forward to finishing the displays and showing you what we have prepared. While we have done our best it is important to realise that not every story is able to be told at once. Some topics will be addressed in other forms or at later dates. Another thing to remember is that the displays draw from a large

collection – both objects and archives.

Like a smorgasbord, the displays give a taste of some of the specialities our district has to offer, but we have so much more to share tucked away in our larder of collections.

We hope that when you visit you will enjoy the displays but also avail yourselves of the great wealth we have behind the scenes. For the time being however, feast on this lovely image.

■ CHIMNEY SWEEP AND CIDER MAKER

Readers shed light on chimney sweep’s story

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eople may recall the image of a chimney sweep in a recent article (November 4).

Thanks to some readers we can tell you a little more about Stephen Crum. Stephen was actually George Stephen and was born in Gloucester, England, about 1849.

Apart from being a chimney sweep for some time, Stephen

also opened a cider mill, which was located on his property on the corner of Princes Street and Smith’s Road (now Bridge Street). A Guardian article of 1892 stated that after some success with his mill he returned to England to purchase equipment.

After the apples were pulped, they were sieved through cloths made of horsehair and placed

in old casks to ferment. “Very palatable” cider could be produced for 18 pence a gallon. As a sideline Stephen also accepted apples and other fruit and made juice for private customers.

His mill could process 44 sacks per week, each sack producing five to seven gallons.

The Guardian enthuses that the “unsightly gully that used to be Mr Crum’s property has

been transformed into an undulating garden of remarkable fertility and contains besides all kinds of vegetables, 350 fruit trees, mostly apple”.

Stephen married Margaret Kewish and the couple had three children.

Their only son, George, died in World War One, after celebrating his 21st birthday in the trenches. Stephen died in 1919.

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Double for Shore Ashburton’s Zoe Shore collected two wins at the South Canterbury North Otago Area Grand Prix Show in Waimate on Sunday. The hotly-contested Amateur Rider was won by Shore on Chanel GNZ, with Candace Kingsbury and Miss Serendipity 11 fourth, and Shore also won the Seven Year Old Series: on Burberry. Rakaia’s Jamiee Bird was third in the Pony Accumulator on Showtym Image and was sixth with Tallyho Bandit on the Pony Grand Prix. Bird’s older sister Kimberley and Ngahiwi Summer was fifth in the Young Rider Series.

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Fox best of the Kiwis Auckland’s Ryan Fox finished the Australian Open with a one-under 70 in his final round to claim a share of seventh place. Fox was the best of the Kiwis at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney as he ended the week at one-under, 12 strokes back from runaway winner Jordan Spieth (-13). The Rosebery course played tough all week and aside from Fox, the next best New Zealander in the field was Josh Geary in a tie for 28th at four-over. Michael Hendry and Brad Shilton claimed a share of 46th at eight-over, while Michael Long finished at 11-over.

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Big win for sailors Kiwi sailing duo Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech have added another regatta win to their impressive list of results in 2014, winning the 49erFX class at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

The young NZL Sailing Team women’s skiff pair, who placed fourth in yesterday’s medal race, produced a run of consistently strong results throughout the regatta to finish 23 points clear of their closest rivals Lisa Ericson and Hanna Klinga of Sweden.

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Ford pulls out of V8s Ford Australia have announced they will pull out of V8 Supercars at the end of the 2015 season. Ford confirmed yesterday they would provide support to teams racing Falcons next year, but would not renew any funding from 2016. The news ends months of speculation after Ford and V8 Supercars held talks on ways to keep the manufacturer involved in the category.

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‘Dreading’ December Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits he is dreading the Christmas period as his team continue their bid for a Champions League place against lowly Stoke City overnight at Old Trafford. The visit of Mark Hughes’ team marks the beginning of a month in which United play seven league fixtures and Van Gaal is adamant such a schedule is too demanding. - AFP

Warning for Pocock Wallaby David Pocock has received a formal written warning from the Australian Rugby Union following his arrest in a coal mine protest in north-west NSW. The injured former captain chained himself to machinery with several others on Sunday. “While we appreciate David has personal views on a range of matters, we’ve made it clear that we expect his priority to be ensuring he can fulfil his role as a high-performance athlete,” an ARU statement said.

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Pairs go down to the wire Hinds bowler Mavis Wilkins (above) in action during the Mid Canterbury Pair Championship on Sunday.

The tournament had the 32 pairs combinations split across the Ashburton and Hampstead greens for a round robin before the top team from each green

went head to head for the title.

That saw Ashburton’s Brian Williams and Doug Kinvig take on Allenton’s Graeme Bishop and Alex Crawford.

Played over 10 ends, the scores were locked at 9-all heading into the final end where the Williams-Kinvig

combination came up trumps.

Allenton’s Darryn Turner and Neville Bensdorp came out on top of a similar nail-biter with club mates Rodney Greaney and Peter Whinham.

In the other playoff the Gutberlets, Roger and Diane, secured the win over Meth-

ven’s Bruce Harper and Wendy Blackwell.

The Mid Canterbury triples title is next on the line but not until the start of February, with the first of the Champion of Champions series, also triples, played at the end of February.

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■ CRICKET

Golfers up against it

Partnership a match-winner

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Mid Canterbury golfers face a tough battle to get Aorangi off to a strong start at the New Zealand men’s Interprovincial in Hamilton today.

The Aorangi side has Cameron Grant playing as number one, Jordan Green at two, Josh Smith at three and Jeff Hewitt at five in the line up for the matchplay tournament at the Hamilton Golf Club.

Aorangi open the five-day tournament against 2011 winners Southland and then tournament favourites, Bay Of Plenty, in the afternoon round.

Bay of Plenty have won the title in seven of the past 12 years - with 2012 their last

success - and delivered an impressive win at the Southland Invitational in Invercargill, were finalists in 2013 and are looking to continue their outstanding record.

Southland will also be a strong opponent, with Grant set to take on New Zealand representative Vaughan McCall.

The Interprovincial is a teams’ matchplay contest with the 15 provinces around New Zealand competing over seven rounds of matchplay.

There are two divisions based on the previous year’s results and the final day of the event sees semi-finals and a final to decide the champion.

Tomorrow Aorangi will meet hosts Waikato and Otago.

By andrew aLderson Among the myriad contributions scattered like wrapping paper around the prize of New Zealand’s test win over Pakistan, one seemed pivotal.

The 297-run partnership between Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson, a New Zealand record against all countries for the second wicket, provided the impetus from which victory was built. Man-of-thematch Mark Craig’s generation of first innings wickets, Trent Boult’s scything through the top order and the tail’s 137 runs to reach a record 690 were all ingredients in building a Boys’ Own-type story.

However, the machine-gun batting from McCullum and Williamson, as they drilled holes in the field, left New Zealand in a position of domi-

nance and provided a blueprint as to how future such situations might play out in the sub-continent and Middle East.

When McCullum exited at 348, the pair had scored their runs in 52.5 overs at a run rate of 5.62. The New Zealand captain struck his double century at a strike rate of 107 while Williamson made a test best 192 at his ODI cadence of 79.

No one wants to replicate the pall cast over this match by the Hughes’ tragedy but it enabled the New Zealanders to release their inhibitions, particularly against spin.

Even Daniel Vettori, not given to regular utterances of hyperbole, said “I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it” in reference to the partnership. * Andrew Alderson travelled to the UAE courtesy of Emirates.

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■ HOCKEY

Gritty draw for Black Sticks The Black Sticks Women continued their strong start to the FIH Champions Trophy in Argentina with a 1-1 draw against world champions, the Netherlands, in their second pool game yesterday.

Despite periods of sustained pressure and numerous opportunities from the Dutch, the Black Sticks’ defence fought hard, and up front Olivia Merry bagged her second goal of the tournament.

In the history of the women’s game, New Zealand has only beaten the Dutch twice – in 1953 and 1975 – and the young Kiwi side were gunning for an upset but settled for the point, adding to their earlier win over Japan.

“It was a really gutsy effort from the girls today, it would have been nice to win but we will always take a draw against the Dutch,” captain Anita Punt said.

The Dutch, who are only missing three players from this year’s World Cup winning team, had the majority of pos-

The Black Sticks congratulate goal-scorer Olivia Merry during the 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the FIH Champions Trophy in Argentina yesterday morning (NZ time).

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session throughout and could easily have been further ahead had it not been for an impressive defensive effort and some incredible goal keeping from Georgia Barnett.

Barnett who only has seven test caps and is playing in her

first major tournament, praised her team for their discipline in defence.

“We were pretty physical and we didn’t give them an inch, particularly in that last quarter,” Barnett said.

The Black Sticks did well to

keep the Dutch scoreless in the first quarter, however, in the second spell the Kiwis looked more threatening in attack.

Despite that, it was just two minutes before half time when Caia van Maasakker converted a penalty corner from a powerful drag flick and the world number ones took the lead.

In the 46th minute from a ball struck firmly into the circle by former Mid Canterbury resident Pippa Hayward, Merry swivelled and struck a first time shot high into the Dutch goal.

From there, the game opened up and both teams hunted for the winning goal, with Barnett being called on a number of occasions, but neither team could add to the tally.

The Kiwis play their third and final pool play game against fifth ranked China at 10am (NZ time) tomorrow.

China drew with Japan 1-1, leaving the Netherlands and New Zealand clear on four points each, with China and Japan on one point going into the final round of matches. - NZME

Talented 3YO returns English-bred filly El Sagrado is due back in Tony Pike’s Cambridge stable next week. The daughter of Azamour showed her potential with a debut victory at Ruakaka, where she accounted for the promising Ultraviolet, in February. “She had a minor tendon injury with a small tear in the suspensory that required a spell,” Pike said. Meanwhile, the dual Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas and Railway runner-up Waterford is confirmed in foal to champion stallion O’Reilly.

“I still rate her as one of the best I’ve trained,” Pike said.

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Group Ones targeted New Zealand-owned mare Neena Rock will be chasing a Group One victory next year to boost her future broodmare value. Trained by John Sargent for Warren Bolton, she was successful in the Gr.3 Angst Stakes at Randwick in the spring. “She will get ready for the Coolmore Classic and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes in the autumn,” Sargent said. “They look like they will suit her.”

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Racing identity dies West Coast racing identity Diane Howe died on Saturday as a result of injuries suffered in an accident.

She was 73. A respected racing administrator, she was a former long-serving secretary of the Westland and Kumara Racing Clubs.

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1 63574 Kinloch Power 30.92 S & ................B Evans 1 13 Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 2 6x478 Jinja Pop 30.47 ......................... A Bradshaw 2 15663 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &.................. B Evans 3 58x77 Tanto’s Whisper nwtd M & .................Jopson 3 31656 Know Judge 30.86 .........................G Cleeve 4 14371 Homebush Coral 30.85 .............J McInerney 4 82627 Starburst Clemmy 30.54 ................. M Grant 5 64251 Know Clown 30.80 .........................G Cleeve 5 51424 Jinja Cookie 30.71 ........................... B Dann 6 44784 Vincent Gallo nwtd ....................R Blackburn 6 34513 Protonic Pedro 31.08 ....................... B Dann 7 111 Calinda Girl 30.69 ..................... A Bradshaw 7 31177 Lil Danny Rascal nwtd M & ...............Jopson 8 72554 Nicky Noir 30.54 ............................... B Dann 8 58876 Opawa Natty 30.85 L & ...................... Wales 9 87866 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales Emergencies: 7 2.14pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HT 4 C1q, 295m 9 87866 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 1 87678 Cabrera 17.70 ...................................M Flipp 10 3.17pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 6 2 56884 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce C1q, 295m 3 64343 Jasper Haka 17.72 ....................J McInerney 1 73426 Know Laughing 17.54 ....................G Cleeve 4 76854 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &.................B Evans 2 75767 Tony’s Choice 17.54 ...................D Stapleton 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 3 47835 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 6 13 Nate Scott 17.57 ..........................A Waretini 4 26526 Starburst Benny 17.55 .................... M Grant 7 75583 Business Review 17.56 ..............D Stapleton 5 76775 Lola Baxter 17.73 ......................J McInerney 8 521F5 Verbatim nwtd .................................. B Dann 6 63687 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 8 2.34pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HT 5 C1q, 295m 7 52111 Jinja Coll nwtd J &...........................D Fahey 8 46668 Goldstar Deejay 17.58 S &.............. B Evans 1 57876 Another Plane 17.58 .................J McInerney 2 46874 Uno Flash 17.42 L & .......................... Wales 11 3.35pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 7 3 6887x Oche nwtd ................................. A Bradshaw C1q, 295m 1 46232 Elwood Sensation 17.65 ...........R Blackburn 4 5468x Go Timmee 17.63 ..........................G Cleeve 2 1727x Barnicle Bullet nwtd ........................ M Grant 5 43246 Cala Rapita 17.55 .............................M Flipp 3 54732 Mr. November 17.60 ...................D Stapleton 6 85682 My Foolish Heart 17.52 ....................A Joyce 4 87778 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 7 86362 Jewel Apache nwtd S & ..................B Evans 5 66168 Wigmore 17.59........................... D T Barnes 8 56637 Archie’s Comet 17.45 M & ................Jopson

6 18184 Liz Watto 17.54 H & ............................Taylor 7 22455 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & ..................B Evans 8 27725 She’s Smashing 17.62 ......................M Flipp 12 3.53pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT HEAT 8 C1q, 295m 1 65764 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd ................J McInerney 2 84448 Two Ways 17.30 S & .......................B Evans 3 36658 Mum’s Prodigy 17.58 ........................P Scott 4 51524 Budgie Right 17.63 H & ......................Taylor 5 37866 Primitive 17.19 ...........................D Stapleton 6 68887 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 7 82687 Collecting Money 17.63 .................. M Grant 8 44465 Ohoka Joka 17.55 ........................ L Waretini SELECTIONS

Race 1: Peyton Sawyer, Nicksta, Princely Count, La Ventana Race 2: Brooke Davis, Angel D’Or, Homebush Dodger, Race 3: Grand Apache, Petra Haka, Kenny’s Comet Race 4: Mickey Tee, Rangitata Raider, McJopson Race 5: Rua Rama, Darcy Brasco, Royal Apache Race 6: Calinda Girl, Know Clown, Homebush Coral, Nicky Noir Race 7: Nate Scott, Business Review, Jasper Haka Race 8: Uno Flash, Jewel Apache, Cala Rapita, Go Timmee Race 9: Long Stockings, Jinja Cookie, Protonic Pedro Race 10: Jinja Coll, Know Laughing, Tony’s Choice, Slingo Race 11: Barnicle Bullet, Elwood Sensation, Mr. November Race 12: Primitive, Budgie Right, Two Ways, Collecting Money, LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- STAKES C1, 545m way Meeting Date: 02 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting number: 10 1 43135 Archi Bale nwtd .........................J McInerney Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 2 76868 Homebush Stew nwtd ...............J McInerney 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 3 83853 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 4 35422 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 11 and 12 Bruiser Bale nwtd ......................J McInerney 1 12.04pm OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 56 27745 1483 Subterfuge 33.61 ...............................J Allen 1 83327 Pukeko Warrior nwtd ......................B Healey 7 67765 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 2 65846 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 8 62251 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 3 54683 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 4 53453 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 4 1.04pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C2/3, 545m 5 4 Springs Eternal nwtd..........................J Allen 1 37224 His Lordship 33.61 ........................R Adcock 6 Cloudy Noir nwtd................................J Allen 2 14527 Opawa Opal 32.73 L & ....................... Wales 7 5435 Homebush Howard nwtd ...........J McInerney 3 x8528 Opawa Sam nwtd L & ........................ Wales 8 45825 Burno nwtd .................................. B I Conner 4 65365 Opawa Jed nwtd L & .......................... Wales 9 2 Token Jump nwtd L & ......................... Wales 5 25512 Know Smiggle 33.33 ......................G Cleeve 10 2 Token Muscles nwtd L & .................... Wales 6 53851 Opawa Amy 32.61 J & ....................D Fahey 2 12.24pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 7 52866 Goldstar Bella nwtd S & ..................B Evans 8 23713 Opawa Kendal nwtd L &..................... Wales C1, 310m 9 32421 Flip Flippa nwtd L & ........................... Wales 1 57635 Fire Boy Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 2 75246 Bizarro 18.92 S & ............................ B Evans 10 56234 Opawa Tania 32.83 L & ...................... Wales 3 88462 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 5 1.24pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1, 310m 4 75881 Sailors Collar 19.12........................J Guthrie 1 54123 Homebush Errol 18.66 ..............J McInerney 5 488x8 Casley nwtd M & ...................................J Hill 2 26458 Mitchell Dean 18.81 M & .......................J Hill 6 63274 Matty Hooky nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 84645 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 7 76564 Castle Eden nwtd M & ..........................J Hill 4 43516 Chaimbo 18.71..........................J McInerney 8 33351 Tricky Zorro 18.61 .....................J McInerney 5 55554 Opawa Lucky nwtd L & ...................... Wales 3 12.44pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING 6 22471 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill

1 44377 Opawa Stretch 32.85 L & ................... Wales 7 86765 Pukeko Thunder 18.77 ...................B Healey 2 26687 Lena Allen nwtd ........................J McInerney 8 72221 Ozarks Daughter 19.19 ..................J Guthrie 6 1.44pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTINE SMITH C2, 310m 3 76272 What I Like 32.78 ......................J McInerney 4 86133 Botany Seaton 32.49 ................J McInerney 1 81438 Mamalulu 18.77 C & .......................... Fagan 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 2 46453 Know Favours 19.18 ......................G Cleeve 6 46227 Opawa Webby 32.77 L & ................... Wales 3 31315 Homebush Zane 18.98 .............J McInerney 7 75548 Opawa Casper 32.50 L & ................... Wales 4 65557 John Dory 18.64........................J McInerney 8 25221 Harlem Haka 33.36 ...................J McInerney 5 87F62 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 67747 Waimak Dave 18.81 ..................J McInerney 9 2.44pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C5, 545m 7 13212 Hello Blondie 18.81 .......................R Adcock 1 16314 Know Danger 32.44 .......................G Cleeve 8 77416 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill 2 73252 Thrilling Marty 32.93 ................... B I Conner 9 38355 Opawa Laz 18.66 L &......................... Wales 3 75168 Punch On Jaime 33.23 .............J McInerney 10 51768 Giganaire 18.78 S &........................ B Evans 4 52174 Homebush Chopper 32.18 ........J McInerney 7 2.04pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 5 51631 Game Girl 32.95............................R Adcock 6 14511 Thumb Print Tony 33.11 ............J McInerney C2, 310m 7 37416 Know Ambition 32.72 .....................G Cleeve 1 78883 Genia Haka nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 27432 Stolen Money 32.64 .......................G Cleeve 2 31758 Sarah’s Domain nwtd ................J McInerney 9 66376 Dyna Filbert nwtd ......................J McInerney 3 15654 Rob’s Mate 18.49 M &...........................J Hill 4 75778 Caboul nwtd S & ............................. B Evans 10 37465 Botany Kevin 32.33 ...................J McInerney 5 7116x Goldstar Jeanie nwtd ................J McInerney 10 3.09pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C3, 310m 6 22371 About Town nwtd .................................A Lee 1 84288 Another Cover 19.02 .................J McInerney 7 78348 Goldstar Mario nwtd S & .................B Evans 2 66685 Homebush Bruno 18.81 ............J McInerney 8 53771 Calm Spirit nwtd .................................J Allen 3 13776 Homebush Paige nwtd ..............J McInerney 9 13188 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 4 25631 Homebush Ariel nwtd ................J McInerney 10 37557 Stich Up nwtd S & ...........................B Evans 5 43722 Know Wisdom 18.48 ......................G Cleeve 8 2.24pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES 6 75544 Know Knowing 18.68 .....................G Cleeve C4, 545m 7 67644 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S & ................B Evans

8 12216 Go Bridie 18.62 ..............................G Cleeve 9 16144 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 10 44364 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 11 3.28pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS DASH C5, 310m 1 36868 Another Colt 18.63 ....................J McInerney 2 16837 Cracking Chain nwtd S & ................B Evans 3 74818 Iona Haka 18.48........................J McInerney 4 87135 Homebush Kelso 18.55 .............J McInerney 5 52257 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 6 37141 Drysdale 18.64 ....................................A Lee 7 8F332 Oscar Tuivasa 18.10........................L Philips 8 56614 Flying Swan 18.63 ....................J McInerney 9 26256 Star Dreamer 18.61 C & .................... Fagan 10 x8368 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 12 3.44pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 23RD DECEMBER C4, 310m 1 22112 Umaga Rama 18.72 ......................R Adcock 2 64711 Sprinkles 18.58 .........................J McInerney 3 43163 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 4 28773 Team Dream 18.50 C & ..................... Fagan 5 66713 Stirling Dann 18.69 C & ..................... Fagan 6 41578 Neddy Seagoon nwtd..........................A Lee 7 12458 Rick’s Terra 18.49 C & ........................ Fagan 8 71278 No More Beersies 18.58 ............. B I Conner 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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RESULTS ■ Bowls MSA Triples Results from Skip 2 it Flooring Xtra M.S.A Half Day Triples held Friday November 28 2014: 1st R. Mitchell, S. Harrison, J. Withell. 3 wins 15 ends 2nd J. Ryk, D.Kinvig, M. Anderson. 3 wins 14 ends 3rd E. Maw, G. Turnbull, G. Brooker. 3 wins 13 ends

Ashburton Bowling Club Roll over Triples, November 29 1st Wendy Herriott, Joan Knudson and Chas Rooke 3 wins 8 ends 19 points, 2nd Roy Keeling, Monica Barnes and John McLay 2 wins 9 ends 16 points. Corner to Corner 1st Winstone Lee, 2nd Murray Anderson, 3rd Murray Anderson.

Ladies Junior Singles - Final, November 27 Pip Kiddey defeated Heather Mowatt.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club November 28 Monday Evening – Duplicate: N/S 1 S Harris and F Priest, 2 M Hoar and A van Dyk, 3 A Gray and J Lovett. E/W 1 G McCormick and D Sewell, 2 D Fisher and G Brown, 3 M Francis and B Leighton Tuesday Evening – Duplicate: N/S 1 B Smith and J Knight, 2 M Buckland and J Edmond, 3 T and P Downward. E/W 1 M de Jong and K Robb, 2 T Coulter and E Taylor, 3 R Kyle and M Moore Wednesday Afternoon – Duplicate N/S 1 B Smith and M Buckland and M Stowell and T Downward, 3 R McLaughlin and J Edmond, E/W 1 K Robb and E Segers, 2 R Kyle and M Moore, 3 P Downward and B Macaulay Thursday Evening – Duplicate: N/S 1 J Fechney and A Rooney, 2 M Buckland and P Downward 3 D Wilkinson and A Sim. E/W 1 M de Jong and Zhen Zhang 2 M Moore and A Maude, 3 T Downward and K Robb.

■ Croquet Allenton Croquet Club Ashburton Engravers Tournament Round 1. Margaret Leathwick and Mursell (Waimate) 12 Patricia Shears and Helen Cooke (Ashbury) 12; Logan McCorkindale and Raylene Phillips (Waireka) 19 Ann Ross and Jill Cribb (Allenton) 15; Barbara Field and Jennifer Bateman (Allenton) 15 Marjorie Smith (Allenton) and Marion Marshell (Waireka) 9; Annette Blain and Vera Fisher (Waireka) 14; Lois Alexander and Jill Walkham (Allenton) 9.

Round 2. Blain and Fisher 18 Field and Bateman 13; Alexander and Walkham 13; Smith and Marshall 12; McCorkindale and Phillips 26 Leathwick and Mursell 10; Shears and Cooke 15; Ross and Cribb 7 Round 3. Field and Bateman 17; Shears and Cooke 15; Smith and Marshall 16; Ross and Cribb 8; Alexander and Walkham 14; Leathwick and Mursell 12; McCorkindale and Phillips 26; Blain and Fisher 12.

Winners. McCorkindale and Phillips; Runners/up. Blain and Fisher.

Waireka Croquet Club Interclub Advanced Grade, November 24 Waireka Hoops 52 v Aorangi 56, Games Waireka 4 v Aorangi 6 Singles: Sue Lamb 5 v Graeme Simpson 6; Jill Wilce 7 v Jan Good 2; Audrey Leath 3 v Joan Simpson 7; Bev Blair 4 v Janet Skerret 7; Sue Lamb 7 v Jan Good 4; Jill Wilce 7 v Graeme Simpson 2; Audrey Leath 5 v Janet Skerret 7; Bev Blair 6 v Joan Simpson 7; Doubles: Sue Lamb and Jill Wilce 5 v John Simpson and Jan Good 7; Audrey Leath and Bev Blair 1 v Joan Simpson and Janet Skerret 7.

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers 10 riders; 14km out and home, November 29 1st Caitlin Titheridge CT. 28m 17.81s. HT. 3.30m. RT. 24m 47.81s 4f/t. 2nd Dean Rattray CT. 28m 18.31s. HT. 3.30m. RT. 24m 48.31s.

3rd Don Sutton CT. 28m 19.50s. HT. 3.30m.

RT. 24m 49.50s. 4th Ryan Jackson CT. 28m 30.20s. HT. Go. Rt. 28m 30.20s. 5th. Luke Skinner CT. 28m 59.42s HT. 2.10m. RT. 26m 49.42s. 6th Ben Sutton CT. 30m 14.34s. HT. 6m. RT. 24m 14.34s. F/T. 7th James Shinner CT. 30m 14.62s. HT. 6m. RT. 24m 14.62s. 2f/t.

8th Mark Smitheram CT. 30m 14.89s. HT. 6m.

RT. 24m 14.89s. 3f/t. 9th Janette Hooper CT. 30m 24.98s. HT. 2.10m. RT. 28m 14.98s. 10th Brent Hudson CT. 33m 25.85s HT. 2.10m. RT. 31m 15.85s.

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club November 29 The winners of the John Smallbone Memorial Trophy were Janice and Josh Ackerley with a nett 55.5. Other mixed pairs results Wendy and Eric Parr 67 and Vicki Moore and Terry Molloy 68 on c/b. In the Mens pairs section the winners were Paul Greer and Graham Taylor nett 61.5. Other winning results were Neil MacDonald and Bevan Wilson 65; Ron Carlson and Tony Gimblett 67.5 from Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ray Lambert also 67.5.

The highlight of the day was a Hole in One for Bruce Ferriman on number 12 hole.

Nearest Pins: Robbies: Tony Bennett, Braided Rivers: Bruce Ferriman, Rothburys Insurance: Bill Doak, Netherby Meats: Tony Bennett, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Laurie Thomas. Twos: George Brown, Tony Gimblett, Charlie Alexander, Terry Molloy, Janice Ackerley, Derek Prebble, Kevin Turner (2), Neil MacDonald and Bevan Wilson.

Friday night teams, November 28 Top Team: The Big Test Icicles 90.5 – Tod Lasson, Andy Morrison, Dave Morrison, Jason Morrison. Ladies: Mayfield Lassies 88.5 Men: Wez R Good 89.5, Gabites Sloggers 89.5, Pakeke Pros 88. Mixed: New World 90, Hit n Miss 88. Top lady: Kayleen Donaldson, Judy Fielder 31. Top man: Simon Wallis 35 Nearest Pins: Templeton Motors – Andy Morrison; Paul May Motors – Pat Turton; Mac & Maggies – M Thomas; BP Ashburton – Len Hunt. Gabites Lucky Player – Brendon Neilson, BP Lucky Player – G Watson. Twos: Dave Morrison.

Tinwald Golf Club November 29, Stableford Grade winners in the stableford round and first round Four Square Cup and Thompson Cup played on Saturday. Senior; Gordy Kenton 42, Paul Boon 40, Kevin Greenaway 40.

Intermediate; Bill Mason 40, Bob MacGregor 39, Shane Webster 38. Junior; Warren Scott 47, Wayne Mellish 45, Kieron Gray 43, Keith Bonnington 41, Graham Hortin 38 b/l. Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Steve. Gluyas Ford # 6; Bob MacGregor. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Ray Kirdy. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Paul Boon. Two’s: Trevor Taylor, Bob MacGregor, Wayne Mellish, Ray Wards, Rod Harris. Net eagles # 3. Pete Marshall, Bob MacGregor. Eagle: # 14 Kevin Greenaway.

Thompson Cup winners with a combined stableford score of 86 were Warren Scott and Barb MacGregor.

Twilight results November 27, Stroke – alternate tees 0-6: Rhys Soper 31, John Smitheram 32, Pete Trembath 33, Phill Hooper 34. 7-10: Brent Green 31, Richie Watson 33, Tim Stoddart 33, Kevin Bishop 33, Shane Webster 34, Andrew Barrie 34 b/l . 11 plus: Geoff Soal 31, Kieron Gray 32, Kerry Whiting 34, Roger Bruce 35 b/l. Women 0-14: June Bruhns 33, Elizabeth Collins 34 b/l. 15 plus: Madeline Smith 28, Sue Gutsell 31, Debbie Boon 32, Carol Shanks 33 b/l. Non-Handicap: Lee Dixon 33. Bayley’s nearest the pin; # 6 Marilyn Bennett. # 12 Bill Mason. Two’s: June Bruhns, Kerry Vemnore, Kevin Bishop.

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club Club day at 300 yards, November 30 John Snowden 49.8, 49.7, 98.15, Kevin Hooper 48.3, 50.1, 98.4, Tim Webb 47.4, 47.4, 94.8, John Miller 45.2, 47.4, 92.6, John Fleming 48.5, 44.1, 92.6, Gareth Miller 46.1, 46.3, 92.4, Charlie Ledbrook 41.1, 48.4, 89.5, Coby Snowden 44.3, 41, 85.3, Murray Cook 41, 43.2, 84.2.

F class, John Reizinger 54, 54, 108, Chris Brown 48, 53, 101, Nathan Hines 51, 49, 100, Daniel 54, 45, 99, Brian Greystone 47, 42, 89, Rod Fairlie 45, 49, 94.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Chrissie Stratford lost to Di Ness 0-2, Pat Summerfield lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Sam Harrison drew with James McCloy 2-2, Jimmy Hunn lost to Ron Carlson 0-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Nik Millichamp 3-1, Sandy Donlan lost to Axel Fox-Hulme 2-3.

Chauntel Kentish lost to Fraser Donnelly 1-2, Jess McCloy lost to Phil Rushton 2-3, Billy Nolan beat Devon Francis 2-1, Lawrence McCormick drew with Adam Clement 2-2.

Ed Harrison beat Brendon Adam 2-0, Marie Kennedy beat Robbie Kok 4-0, Jess Dargue beat Nigel Tiffen 2-1, Susan Dargue beat Julia Tiffen 3-0, Mark O’Grady beat Brendan Clarke 3-1.

Mick Hooper beat Craig Campbell 2-1, Cath Blacklow beat Jimmy Hunn 4-0, Pete Black-

Black Caps paceman Trent Boult was instrumental in having the Pakistan second innings top order back in the dressing room as his team went on to score a remarkable innings victory yesterday.

PHOTO AP low beat Scott van den Bemd 5-0, Jock O’Connor drew with Sam Harrison 2-2.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis Twilight Competition, November 26 Division 1: Tridents 21 v Balls of Steel 12; High Raters 14 v Famous Grouse 19; Spare Parts 16 v Misfits 17; Property Brokers 14 v ACA’s Hackers 19; Council Crew 17 v What’s The Score 16; Electric Donkey Bottom Biters 17 v 5 Shades 16.

Division 2: Rob’s Mates 17 v The Racqueteers 16; The Young and the Reckless 14 v Bubbs Downs 19; Baseline Bandits 18 v Team Alpha Sandrey 15.

Mixed Masters, November 29 Orange beat blue 5 matches to 1: M. Morrow & H. Woodhouse beat P. Yates & B. Sivier 9-6; B. Riseley & G. Donaldson beat T. Hunt & S. Leith 9-2; M. Morrow & G. Donaldson lost to P. Yates & S. Leith 4-9; H. Woodhouse & B. Riseley beat B. Sivier & T. Hunt 9-0; M. Morrow & B. Riseley beat P. Yates & T. Hunt 9-2; H. Woodhouse & G. Donaldson beat B. Sivier & S. Leith 9-6.

Red beat Green 6 matches to 0: C. Thomas & L. Robinson beat W. Christie & G. Wilson 9-6; S. Kilworth & A. Hodson beat P. Huggins & G. Small 9-1; C. Thomas & A. Hodson beat W. Christie & G. Small 9-1; L. Robinson & S. Kilworth beat G. Wilson & P. Huggins 9-2; C. Thomas & S. Kilworth beat W. Christie & P. Huggins 9-1; L. Robinson & A. Hodson beat G. Wilson & G. Small 9-5.

A Grade Dorie/Fairton beat Tinwald 53 games to 49 R. Cromie & P. Crozier beat J. Cromie & A. Mitchell 6-1, 6-3; A. Reid & D. Taylor lost to S. Benny & A. Rollinson 5-7, 4-6; R. Cromie beat J. Cromie 6-1, 6-3; P. Crozier lost to A. Mitchell 2-6, 0-6; A. Reid lost to S. Benny 1-6, 5-7; D. Taylor beat A. Rollinson 6-1, 6-2.

Methven beat Hinds-Mayfield 5 matches to 1 F. Ness & M. Beaumont lost to D. Lake & P. Leonard 2-6, 0-6; R. Robinson & E. Connelly-Whyte beat C. Stock & S. Bailey 6-2, 6-1; F. Ness beat D. Lake 6-3, 6-4; M. Beaumont beat C. Stock 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7); R. Robinson beat H. Dargue 6-1, 6-0; E. ConnellyWhyte beat S. Bailey 6-2, 7-5.

Hampstead beat Allenton 4 matches to 2 A. Wilson & C. Brosnahan beat A. Hunt & E. Dargue 6-4, 6-2; S. Bubb & C. Brosnahan beat B. Looij & L. Donnelly 6-3, 6-3; A. Wilson lost to A. Hunt 4-6, 4-6; C. Brosnahan lost to Edwin Dargue 2-6, 2-6; S. Bubb beat B. Looij 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (10-7); C. Brosnahan beat L. Donnelly 6-4, 6-0.

A Reserve

Methven beat Lowcliffe 6 matches to 0: J. Hill & F. Lobb beat A. Keir & K. Fowler 6-1, 6-2; L. Muckle & S. Kemp beat A. Elvines & H. Cluca 6-1, 7-6 (7-2); J. Hill beat A. Keir 6-1, 6-1; F. Lobb beat K. Fowler 6-4, 6-2; L. Muckle beat F. Keir (retired injured) 4-6, 1-4; S. Kemp beat H. Cluca 6-1, 6-0.

Allenton Green lost to Allenton Blue 4 matches to 2: N. Thomassen & R. Twamley beat T. Leonard & T. Kelland 6-4, 6-0; M. Looij & J. Leslie lost to M. Ness & H. Dargue 6-3, 3-6, 0-1 (8-10); N. Thomassen lost to Tyler Leonard 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 0-1 (3-10); M. Looij lost to H. Dargue 1-6, 4-6; R. Twamley lost to M. Ness 3-6, 3-6; J. Leslie beat T. Kelland 6-2, 6-3.

Hinds Longbeach beat Hampstead 5 matches to 1: R. McNulty & A. Mears beat T. McCaw & Q. Ritchie 6-4, 6-3; H. Stock & C. Elvines beat L. Potts & P. Young 6-3, 6-2; R. McNulty beat T. McCaw 6-2, 6-3; A. Mears beat Q. Ritchie 7-6, (7-4), 6-0; C. Elvines lost to L. Potts 3-6, 0-6; H. Stock lost to P. Young 1-6, 0-6.

Junior A Hinds Southern Smash beat Allenton 5 matches to 1: W. Wallis & A. McKeown beat A. Brownlie & T. Donnelly 6-4; L. Slee & R. Watt beat K. Danielson & C. Harnett 7-5; W. Wallis lost to A. Brownlie 0-9; L. Slee beat T. Donnelly 9-8 (7-5); R. Watt beat K. Danielson 9-5; A. McKeown beat C. Harnett 9-5.

Dorie A beat Hampstead 5 matches to 1: L. Pye & C. Sloper beat T. Lee & J. Aschen 6-0; J. Jackways & F. Pye beat Z. Aschen & W. Diedricks 6-4; L. Pye beat T. Lee 9-6; J. Jackways beat J. Aschen 9-8 (7-3); C. Sloper beat Z. Aschen 9-0; F. Pye lost to W. Diedricks 1-9.

Junior B Allenton beat Tinwald 6 matches to 0: J. Bryning & C. Donnelly beat B. Tawatao & S. Trumper 6-3; M. Dargue & G. Preston beat J. Hunter & J. Brady 6-3; J. Bryning beat B. Tawatao 6-4; M. Dargue beat S. Trumper 6-0; C. Donnelly beat J. Hunter 6-3; G. Preston beat J. Brady 6-1.

Methven Silver beat Methven Red 31 games to 25: A. Ikenaga & C. Holmes beat B. Roderick & A. Roderick 6-3; G. Holdsworth & J. Lamond beat J. McDonald & M. Hydes 6-2; A. Ikenaga lost to B. Roderick 5-6; J. C. Holmes lost to A. Roderick 3-6; G. Holdsworth lost to J. McDonald 5-6; J. Lamond beat M. Hydes 6-2.

Junior C Methven beat Hampstead Blue 6 matches to 0: C. Allred & H. Simpson beat J. Williams & J. Marriott 6-1; M. Farrell & E. McSweeney beat A. Orena & C. Orena 6-1; C. Allred beat J. Williams 6-4; H. Simpson beat J. Marriott 6-2; M. Farrell beat A. Orena 6-1; E. McSweeney beat C. Orena 6-2.

Hinds Southern Stingers beat Methven White 4 matches to 2: G. MacLeod & I. Simpson beat H. Glass & W. Evatt 6-2; L. Peck & J. Mills lost to J. Hydes & D. Pooler 5-6; G. MacLeod beat H. Glass 6-0; I. Simpson beat W. Evatt 6-4; L. Peck beat J. Hydes 6-5; J. Mills lost to D. Pooler 5-6.

Longbeach/Wakanui Wakalong Wolves beat Allenton 5 matches to 1: W. Wilson & J. Adam beat D. Stevenson & J. Parsons 6-4; O. Davies & Z. Stock beat W. Copland & K. Harrison 6-4; W. Wilson beat D. Stevenson 6-5; J. Adam beat J. Parsons 6-2; O. Davies beat W. Copland 6-4; Z. Stock lost to K. Harrison 5-6.

Mid Canterbury v Malvern Junior Rep Match, November 30 Mid Canterbury 10s Boys Doubles: H. Dargue & J. Rollinson beat B. Cullin & C. Horsborough 4-1, 4-2; B. Allred & T. Donnelly beat C. Summerfield & T. Blain 4-2, 5-3.

Boys Singles: H. Dargue beat B. Cullin 4-2, 4-2; J. Rollinson beat C. Horsborough 4-1, 4-1; B. Allred beat C. Summerfield 0-4, 5-3, (7-4); T. Donnelly beat T. Blain 4-1, 4-1.

Reversed Doubles: H. Dargue & T. Donnelly beat B. Cullin & T. Blain 5-3, 4-5, (7-2); J. Rollinson & B. Allred beat C. Horsborough & C. Summerfield 5-4, (7-2), 4-1.

Mid Canterbury won 8 matches to 0 Mid Canterbury 12s Boys Doubles: E. Dargue & T. Leonard beat M. Fitzgerald & O. Blain 6-0, 6-0; J. Hill & J. Molloy beat F. Varley-Clapp & C. Austin 6-1, 6-1. Girls Doubles: S. Ness & J. Brosnahan beat K. Edwards & C. Parrett 6-1, 6-2; M. Ness & S. Innes beat C. Cullen & A. Jones 7-5, 6-1.

Boys Singles: E. Dargue beat M. Fitzgerald 6-0, 6-0; T. Leonard beat O. Blain 6-0, 6-0; J. Hill beat F. Varley-Clapp 6-0, 6-0; J. Molloy beat C. Austin 6-0, 6-2. Girls Singles: S. Ness beat K. Edwards 6-0, 6-1; M. Ness beat C. Parrett 6-0, 6-2; J. Brosnahan beat C. Cullen 6-0, 6-3; S. Innes lost to A. Jones 4-6, 1-6.

Mixed Doubles: E. Dargue & J. Brosnahan beat M. Fitzgerald & K. Edwards 9-1; T. Leonard & S. Ness beat O. Blain & C. Pannett 9-2; J. Hill & M. Ness beat F. Varley-Clapp & C. Cullen 9-4; J. Molloy & S. Ness beat C. Austin & A. Jones 9-4.

Mid Canterbury won 15 matches to 1 Mid Canterbury 14s Boys Doubles: F. Ness & S. Bubb lost to J. Breunisse & G. Cullen 4-6, 3-6; A. Mears & L. Donnelly beat M. Cockburn & S. Pennells 6-2, 6-0.

Girls Doubles: E. Connelly-Whyte & I. Talbot beat S. White & J. Bayliss 7-5, 6-2; M. Looij & R. Twamley beat M. Rocz & O. Lemon 6-2, 6-1. Boys Singles: F. Ness lost to J. Breunisse 3-6, 3-6; S. Bubb beat G. Cullen 6-3, 7-5; A. Mears beat M. Cockburn 6-3, 6-1; L. Donnelly beat S. Pennells 6-2, 6-0.

Girls Singles: E. Connelly-Whyte lost to S. White 3-6, 2-6; I. Talbot beat J. Bayliss 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8); M. Looij beat M. Rocz 6-4, 6-0; R. Twamley beat O. Lemon 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed Doubles: F. Ness & E. Connelly-Whyte lost to J. Breunisse & S. White 9-3; S. Bubb & I. Talbot beat G. Cullen & J. Bayliss 9-5; A. Mears & M. Looij beat M. Cockburn & M. Rocz 9-3; L. Donnelly & R. Twamley beat S. Pennells & O. Lemon 9-1.

Mid Canterbury won 12 matches to 4 Mid Canterbury 16s Boys Doubles: A Mitchell & S. Benny beat C. Norman & S. Robinson 6-1, 6-2; C. Brosnahan & B. Looij beat J. Kellan & B. Redmond 6-1, 6-2. Girls Doubles: L. Muckle & R. Taggart beat J. Lane & L. Stolt 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (1210); G. Adams & S. Millar lost to E. Stevens & G. Lemon 1-6, 3-6.

Boys Singles: A. Mitchell beat C. Norman 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5); S. Benny beat S. Robinson 6-0, 6-0; C. Brosnahan beat J. Kellan 6-0, 6-1; B. Looij beat B. Redmond 6-1, 6-0.

Girls Singles: L. Muckle lost to J. Lane 2-6, 4-6; R. Taggart lost to L. Stolt 2-6, 3-6; G. Adams lost to E. Stevens 0-6, 2-6; S. Millar lost to G. Lemon 1-6, 5-7.

Mixed Doubles: A Mitchell & R. Taggart lost to C. Norman & J. Lane 8-9 (8-10); S. Benny & L. Muckle beat S. Robinson & L. Stolt 9-2; C. Brosnahan & G. Adams beat J. Kellan & E. Stevens 9-6; B. Looij & S. Millar beat B. Redmond & G. Lemon 9-4.

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ASB Premier Interclub Premier Women: Hagley Park lost to Waimairi 6 matches to 0, M. Kelsen & A. Leonard lost to J. Feneon & K. Ling 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 0-1 (6-10); A. Leonard lost to M. Matson 0-6, 0-6.

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Division 1 – Women Hagley Park lost to Burwood Park 5 matches to 1: S. Broglio beat T. McCann 6-3, 6-3; L. Allan lost to A. Falck 3-6, 2-6; L. Allan & M. Willis lost to A. Falck & T. McCann 4-6, 1-6.

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Johns has final say Allan Johns and Lucy Kirwan showed Oliver Davidson had a day to rememplenty of fight riding off the front mark ber in the junior 16km handicap race to win the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 48km claiming overall victory and the fastest handicap on Sunday. time, crossing the finish line in 31.31 The pair had worked tirelessly to keep minutes. the chasing field at bay and with the line Ryan Jackson backed up last week’s in sight, Johns called on his top effort with second place years of experience to time and the second fastest time. his sprint to perfection for Charlotte Gray continued the win. her rise on the road claiming Kirwan produced her best third with Maddie Lowry, ride of the season to deservLuke Skinner and Rosie Gray edly take second. filling the next three spots.

Ross Templeton led in the Scratch rider, James Skinchasing bunch to secure third ner had the third fastest time. followed by Sam Letham, Division 2 saw Janette Michael Gallagher and Rob Hooper take the win and fastSteve Hands Hooper to round out the top est time from Tony Tarbotsix. ton and Kerry Clough.

Scratch rider Steve Hands recorded Next week the club will contest a the fastest time of the day, covering the 50km handicap event around the Swamp course in 65.59 minutes from co-markers Road block before the club championship Nathan Tew and Tony Ward. race a week later.

T2 Allenton Blue Jays v Borough Black; T3 Hampstead Blue v Netherby Nomads; T4 Hampstead Fielders v JFM Rakaia Royals; T5 Longbeach Strikers v Wakanui Wrecking Balls.

Please note there are no Little League or Senior games to be played this week.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Aussie Mixed Pairs Kiddey Cup 9.30 start, December 6 The following skips have entered teams D Gutberlet, R Herriott, G Eder, A Mackenzie, M Quinn, J Ryk, G Taylor, B Harrison, B Holdom, H Goodall, J Smart, G Clark, M Anderson, G Crack, C Leech, G Sparks, B Williams, D Kiddey, B Molloy, M Reid. Whites or Club Shirts, Inquiries to J Ryk Phone 3087907.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club December 6 The Hotel Ashburton Super Liquor Tournament and Christmas Salvers will be played for Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Tony Gimblett; Afternoon Match Committee. Results Match Committee

■ Softball Mid Canterbury Softball T Ball 9:00. T2 Allenton Strikers v Mighty Red Midgets; T3 Allenton Giants v Tinwald Dolphins; T4 Hampstead Gold v Wakanui Wackers; T5 Hampstead Pitchers v BNZ Rakaia Rangers; T6 Longbeach Stars v Borough Bashers; Hampstead Catchers Bye. T Ball 10:15. T6 Allenton Tigers v Hampstead Strikers;

■ Tennis Round 7, December 6 All games to start at 9am sharp B Grade - played at ATTC. Duty Team Hampstead Rakaia Blue v Hampstead; Methven Green v Tinwald Red; Methven Bronze v Wakanui Southern Stars; Tinwald Orange v Tinwald Purple.

Junior A: Allenton v Hampstead at Hampstead; Hinds Southern Smash v Dorie A at Dorie Hall.

Junior B: Hampstead v Tinwald at Tinwald; Methven Red v Allenton at Allenton; Methven Silver v Longbeach/Willowby Southern Strikers at Mt Hutt College.

Junior C: Hinds Southern Stingers the bye. Longbeach/Willowby Wakalong Wolves v Rakaia at Longbeach School; Hampstead Blue v Methven White at Methven Domain; Hampstead Gold v Allenton Maroon at Hampstead; Mayfield Silver Racquets v Methven Black at Mt Hutt College; Allenton Indigo v Dorie C at Dorie School.

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9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching and walking exercises suited for all ages and abilities.

Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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Wednesday 9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open Wednesdays, donation for the service. Hakatere Marae, Main Road, Fairton.

9.30am M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Visit to Burleigh Pottery, Roses at Caroline Bay and Agnew’s garden. Bus departs Hotel Ashburton at 9.30am.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open, preloved clothing. Cnr Archibald and Jane Sts. 9.45am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Waireka, Philip Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture

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12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

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Tasmanian doubles. The Domain.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. All welcome. 254 Cameron St. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, suited to people with walking aids. M.S.A. Social Hall. Havelock Street.

11.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Movie, Pride. Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

11.30am ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Monthly meeting and Christmas lunch. 1/51 Peter Street.

1.00pm - 4.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association. The Domain, Philip Street.

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1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft including DC 3.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road.

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Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS ADAM, John Alexander (Jack) QSM:JP – At Auckland November 28, 2014. Dearly loved husband of the late Heather. Loved father of Malcolm, Colin, Gavin and Dianne. Much loved brother and brother in law of Ngaire and the late Robert Feron (Ashburton).

Moreen and the late Harold Drinnan (Christchurch).

SPENCE, Scott Andrew Michael – Tragically and unexpectedly at his home in Sydney on November 29. Dearly loved younger son of Jennyth and Robert (Ashburton), and brother of Duncan. A funeral service for Scott will be held in Sydney on MONDAY, December 8.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale The wedding is back on, but one guest finds himself suddenly uninvited. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Carla has got deeper problems than first appears; David and Kylie’s marriage threatens to implode; Mandy sets Stella up with a blind date. 0 2pm Packed To The Rafters PGR 30 3pm Selling Houses Australia 3 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia Deepali, Jamie and Nick are up for elimination after failing to impress the judges with their breakfasts. 0 8:35 The Mentalist AO 0 9:35 F Unforgettable AO A murder at Carrie’s highschool reunion revives the unsolved hit-and-run death of a classmate nearly 25 years ago. 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0 11pm Perception Midnight N Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder – The Big Clear Out 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Garden Pantry 7am Destination Flavour Japan 7:30 Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 8am Auction Room 8:30 Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day 9am The Pioneer Woman 9:30 Kirstie’s Handmade Showdown 10:30 Gourmet Farmer 11am Kitchen Crashers 11:30 Baggage Battles Noon Coast 1:15 The Tropic Of Capricorn 2:30 Destination Flavour Japan 3pm Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 3:30 Auction Room 4pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Dig Wars 7:30 Location, Location, Location Property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer search for dream homes.

8:30 My Dream Home 9:30 Beat My Build 10:30 Dig Wars 11pm Better Homes And Gardens

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 1:30 Auction Room 2am The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 3am House Crashers 3:30 Deals From The Dark Side PGR 4am Location, Location, Location 5am My Dream Home

TV TWO

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:20 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Paw Patrol 3 0 8:40 Noodle And Doodle 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle USA 1:30 Jeremy Kyle USA 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 4pm Austin And Ally 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Nabbed PGR 0 8pm Motorway Patrol PGR 0 8:30 The Bogan Hunters 0 9:05 F Neighbours At War PGR A sequence of bovine misfortunes sours neighbourly relations near Mt Ruapehu; Tim blames farmer Rodney for a series of injustices suffered by his pet cows. 0 9:35 Embarrassing Bodies 0 10:35 Mistresses 0

TV THREE 6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:25 Rachael Ray 3 Buddy Valastro reveals what produce to buy; Rachael and her husband cook off.

11:25 Celebrity MasterChef 3 The remaining six celebrity chefs prepare lunch on board a cross-channel ferry.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Dr Phil AO 3 2pm The Biggest Loser Australia At the weigh in, Hayley has a surprise that will change the elimination process.

3pm The Real Housewives Of Orange County 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Big Brother Australia 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR Scotty announces a new twist to judging that will change the competition and surprise the contestants.

8:30 Grand Designs 3 Lysette and Nigel Offley want to create a cutting-edge home by the River Thames, in the middle of a community dominated by expensive traditional houses.

9:25 Sons Of Anarchy AO 10:55 The Paul Henry Show

11:25 The Good Wife AO 11:35 Body Of Proof AO 0 12:30 NY Med 3 Alicia and Will each represent 1:25 Infomercials half of a couple accused of 2:30 Private Practice AO 3 0 smuggling drugs.

3:15 The Nine Lives Of Chloe King AO 3 4:05 Shake It Up 3 12:25 Infomercials 4:30 Posh Nosh 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0

FOUR

PRIME

THE BOX

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Harry’s Practice 3 Series filmed largely at Dr Harry’s veterinary practice in northern Tasmania, capturing the special bond between people and their pets.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Test PGR 3 Celebrities and viewers answer burning moral questions such as, ‘Do you consider cybersex cheating?’

1pm American Idol 3 3pm Bondi Rescue 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes 3 8:30 Sleepy Hollow AO A series of deaths at Tarrytown Psych leads Abbie and Ichabod to discover an especially surprising spirit is involved.

9:30 Reign AO 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6am Darts – Players Championships (Replay) Day Three, Session One. 10am Darts – Players Championships (Replay) Day Three, Session Two. 2pm Arena Access 2:30 Queenstown International Marathon (Highlights) 3pm Golf – Australian Open (Highlights) Round Four. From the Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Pakistan v New Zealand – Third Test, Day Five.

4:30 The Cricket Show 5pm Hockey – FIH Women’s Champions Trophy (Replay) New Zealand v Netherlands.

6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Pakistan v New Zealand – Third Test, Day Five.

7pm The Cricket Show 7:30 2014 Sporting Moments Lisa Carrington.

8pm 2014 Sporting Moments Brendon McCullum.

9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm Golf – Australian Open (Highlights) Round Four.

From Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11pm Football League Show 11:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show Midnight Ocean Swim Series – Bay Of Islands Classic 12:30 Hockey – FIH Women’s Champions Trophy (Replay) 2am Football – A-League (Replay) 4am Football – A-League (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Project Whenua 8:30 M One Humanity AO 2014 Documentary.

10:35 John Safran’s Race Relations AO 3 11:05 Tagata Pasifika 11:35 Te Kaea 3 2 12:05 Closedown

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6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 9:55 CSI MV 10:45 SVU MV 11:35 NCIS MV 12:25 Criminal Intent MV 1:15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:40 CSI MV 2:30 Law And Order MV 3:20 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 4pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Pawn Stars PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 Elementary MV 9:30 Played 16VLSC 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS MV

6:30 Air Jaws – Fin Of Fury M 7:30 Lair Of The Mega Shark M 8:30 MythBusters Jawsome Sharks PG 9:30 Sharkpocalypse PG 10:30 Return Of Jaws PG 11:30 Great White Serial Killer PG 12:30 Jaws Comes Home PG 1:30 Rogue Sharks M 2:30 Air Jaws – Fin Of Fury M 3:30 Lair Of The Mega Shark M 4:30 MythBusters Jawsome Sharks PG 5:30 Day Of The Shark M 6:30 Great White Serial Killer PG 7:30 Voodoo Shark PG A team of Cajun fishermen set out to prove the existence of a monster shark.

8:30 I Escaped Jaws M 9:30 Zombie Sharks M 10:30 Great White Highway PG 11:30 Lair Of The Mega Shark M

12:30 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 1:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:50 Law And Order MV 2:40 SVU MV 3:30 Elementary MV 4:20 Played 16VLSC 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

12:30 Air Jaws – Fin Of Fury M 1:30 I Escaped Jaws M 2:30 Zombie Sharks M 3:30 Rogue Sharks M 4:30 MythBusters Jawsome Sharks PG 5:30 Day Of The Shark M

WEDNESDAY

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8am Fairly Odd Parents 8:30 Chuggington 3 Animated series about three young trains learning to ride the rails. 0 8:40 Humf 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Tree Fu Tom 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Smash!

6pm The Nanny 3 0 6:30 N How I Met Your Mother 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 Three tales of Halloween terror. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR Lois’s oftendivorced sister visits, and falls in love with Mayor West.

8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 8:30 M Invention Of Lying AO 3 2009 Comedy.

Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe.

10:35 90210 PGR

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo (Starting Today) 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

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6am Cricket – International (Replay) New Zealand v West Indies – Third One-Day International.

8am Queenstown International Marathon 8:30 Yachting – The Volvo Ocean Race 9am The Crowd Goes Wild 9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Pakistan v Blackcaps – Third Test, Day Five.

Neighbours at War Sleepy Hollow 10am 2014 Sporting Moments 9:05pm on TV2 8:30pm on Prime Superbike World Championship.

11am Cricket – Super Smash MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS (Highlights) Auckland Aces v Canterbury Kings.

6:40 The Making Of The 6:30 Red Lights AO 2012 Thriller.

11:30 Ocean Swim Series – Bay Heartbreak Kid MLS Sigourney Weaver, Robert de Niro.

Of Islands Classic 8:20 Do No Harm AO 2012 Thriller. 7am A Simple Plan MVL 1998 Noon Cricket – International Thriller.

Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Deanna Russo.

(Replay) New Zealand v West Indies Billy Bob Thornton.

9:50 Dead Man Down AO 2013 – Third One-Day International.

9am Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace.

Romantic Comedy. Amanda Seyfried, 2pm Cricket – International 11:50 That Burning Feeling AO Vanessa Redgrave.

(Highlights) Pakistan v Blackcaps – 2013 Comedy. Paulo Costanzo, John 10:45 The Last Samurai MV 2003 Third Test, Day Five.

Cho. Drama. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

2:30 Football League Show 1:25 Red Lights AO 2012 Thriller.

1:15 The Heartbreak Kid 16LS 3pm Football – A-League Sigourney Weaver, Robert de Niro.

2007 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Michelle Highlights Show (Highlights) 3:20 Do No Harm AO 2012 Thriller. Monaghan.

3:30 Football – Chelsea TV Deanna Russo.

3:10 A Simple Plan MVL 1998 Chelsea v Sunderland.

4:50 Breakaway AO 2002 Thriller.

Thriller. Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, 6:30 Arena Access Erika Eleniak, Dean Cain.

Billy Bob Thornton.

7pm Ultimate Knockouts 5:10 A View From The Top PGL 6:35 Gangster Squad AO 2012 7:30 Sport TBC 2003 Romantic Comedy. Gwyneth Action. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling.

8:30 Fight Night Terrance Crawford 8:30 Nature Calls AO 2012 Comedy. Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark v Raymundo Beltran.

Ruffalo.

Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville.

10:30 Arena Access 6:40 Haunted MS 1996 Drama.

9:55 The Courier AO 2012 Action.

11pm Ultimate Knockouts 8:30 In The Line Of Fire MVL 1993 Jeffery Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke.

11:30 The Cricket Show Suspense Thriller.

11:30 Pawn AO 2013 Thriller. Ray WEDNESDAY 10:40 Analyze This MVL 1999 Liotta, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker.

Midnight Cricket – Super Smash Comedy.

WEDNESDAY (Highlights) 12:30 Cricket – WEDNESDAY 12:55 Breakaway AO 2002 Thriller. 12:25 Inside Story – Fatal Super Smash (Highlights) 1am Erika Eleniak, Dean Cain.

Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Attraction MVS Documentary.

2:40 Gangster Squad AO 2012 1:55 A View From The Top PGL 2003 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Action. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling.

Romantic Comedy. 3:20 Haunted Basketball – NBL Championship 4:30 The Courier AO 2012 Action.

(Replay) 4am Basketball – NBL MS 1996 Drama. 5:05 In The Line Championship (Replay) Jeffery Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke. Of Fire MVL 1993 Suspense Thriller.

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Ashburton College rower Benji Barry during a single scull race in the Ashburton Rowing Club Regatta at Lake Hood.

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Regatta success despite weather

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Wind cut short the Ashburton Rowing Club two-day regatta on Sunday, but not before the locals produced some encouraging performances.

After a full day’s racing for the

430 entries from clubs and secondary school crews throughout Canterbury on Saturday, the weather caused an early finish on day two.

“We got blown out at about 11 but everyone got some good racing in on Saturday and even

on Sunday morning before the wind came up,” Ashburton College rowing coach Steve Beveridge said.

“It was a bit of a hit really but they dished out some medals and we collected two gold, four silver and two bronze, which

was a bit of a buzz for them.”

The golds went to Veronica Wall in the under 16 single and Matt Beveridge in the under 18 single.

The men’s novice four, women’s under 16 four, men’s club single and women’s club double

all won silver while the men’s open pair and four both had bronze.

The college rowers now prepare for another step up with the Otago Championships at Lake Ruataniwha in a fortnight before they break until January 10.

Ryan scores an early Christmas present

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Mid Canterbury footballer Ryan Feutz was due to arrive home from training with a football club in Spain at the weekend.

Instead he will now arrive home just in time for Christmas after receiving an early present.

The 13-year-old flew to Spain

to attend the CF Cracks Football Academy in Valencia for a month and during the last four weeks he has impressed the right people, and was asked to stay on for another month.

“They said that they liked him and asked him to stay on another month,” his mother Priscilla said.

“He’s got a game this Wednesday coming up with a few scouts having a look so we’ll see what happens from there.

“He seems to be loving it and enjoying himself.”

It’s undoubtedly the experience of a lifetime, and if he continues to impress there is the potential of receiving a

coveted academy contract - the next step towards his dream of being a professional footballer.

The invitation to stay on and the pressure that comes with it brought on some momentary home-sickness.

But with another golden opportunity to chase his dream

of being a professional footballer – the young striker will be looking to finish off his opportunity he’s been given in style.

Ryan will now be arriving home on December 23, and if all goes well he may well receive another early Christmas present.

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