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The number of fatal incidents attended by Ashburton firefighters has risen by a staggering 450 per cent in just two years. Firefighters are being called to an increasing number of medical assists and accidents, sometimes as first responders. Local firefighters say that has taken a mental toll on fire crews and it is vital that support services stay up to scratch. Ashburton fire risk management officer Murray Cairns said the figure was announced at a meeting last week in Christchurch with a fire service welfare representative. Mr Cairns said Ashburton had the biggest increase in the entire Mid/

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South Canterbury area, followed by Waimate. The number of callouts to fatalities varied, from none for weeks to two calls in one day. “We don’t go to chimney fires like we used to any more, however we’ve got all of these medical calls,” he said. Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer Tyrone Burrowes said in smaller towns such as Rakaia, it was not uncommon for firefighters to know the people they were attending to. “We had a case there a few weeks ago, an elderly gentleman had a heart attack and obviously we were called to assist,” he said. “Most of us did know of him, but you’ve still got a job to do, whether you know them or not.”

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Google puts virtual reality in reach Google says one of its least expensive innovations – virtual reality headgear made of cardboard – has become a huge hit. And the tech giant said it has a new version of its cardboard gadget, which consumers can buy for as little as $US4. Playfully named Google Cardboard debuted last year. One simply folds the cardboard into goggles of a sort that have eye holes opening into a slot designed to hold smart phones that serve as display screens for immersive videos. A second-generation version of Cardboard has just been released that required less folding and was adapted to the popularity of large-screen smart phones. A Cardboard software kit works with Apple or Android smartphones, meaning they can be used as screens in the viewers, which can be had for just a few dollars.

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Friday the 13th cook dead at 88 Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who obtained lasting - if not necessarily sought-after - fame as the murderous camp cook in the movie Friday The 13th, has died. She was 88. Palmer’s longtime manager, Brad Lemack, told The Associated Press on Sunday that Palmer died on Friday in a Connecticut hospice care centre. Palmer had appeared in films and TV shows for decades, several of them classics, before she took the role of Mrs Voorhees in the cheesy 1980 horror film. She would say afterward that she accepted the role mainly because she wanted the money to buy a new car.

Aussie skydivers break record in US In a race against time and gravity, 119 Australian skydivers have broken a formation record over California. The daredevils had been training at Perris Valley, outside of Los Angeles, since May 20 and made eight failed freefall formation attempts. Late on Sunday afternoon, on their last chance, the 119 skydivers jumped from 5.8km above the Earth and came together to create an Australian record, beating the 112 set in 2010. “After the jump, participants had a nail-biting wait for the judging, but confidence was high,” team captain Greg Jack said. “There were cheers, hugs, and wild celebrations as the seven planes did a formation fly-by to mark the achievement. “Then the official word came through and the celebrations kicked in for real,” he said. The team came to California because the skydivers needed multiple planes equipped with oxygen and pilots skilled at keeping the aircraft close together for the jumps. To break the record the participants must be in their specific pre-determined slot with the correct arm or leg grip and the formation must be held long enough for a photograph to confirm it.

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Kim’s pregnant again Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting baby number two. The reality star’s pregnancy was revealed in a promo trailer following the season finale of her TV show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. “I just got the blood test back and I am pregnant,” Kardashian tells her excited sister Khloe in the clip, which aired in the US yesterday. Karadashian and her musician husband West already have 21-month-old daughter North. West and Kardashian have struggled to conceive another child since North was born. The couple turned to IVF for assistance, allowing KUWTK cameras to follow Kardashian to her visits with the fertility specialist. Kardashian’s best friend Jonathan Cheban sent his well wishes to the family on Twitter immediately after the news broke. “Congrats Kim Baby #2 .....,” Cheban wrote. Fans have also reacted positively to the news, however, some have questioned whether baby number two would take the couple in a different direction when it comes to names. “Kim Kardashian is officially pregnant and she better name her next child South,” Lindsay Rinker wrote on Twitter. “So Kim Kardashian is pregnant again. Are they gonna name this one South East?,” Will Rabb tweeted.

Prince returns to work Prince William will return to work as an air ambulance pilot after taking a break for the birth of Princess Charlotte. William took six weeks unpaid leave in April following the first phase of his training with East Anglian Air Ambulance. He and Kate welcomed the birth of Charlotte on May 2 and have spent most of the past month at their home, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk with their newborn and Prince George. The Georgian country home was given to the couple by the Queen as a wedding present. William is understood to be in the closing stages of his training to be a pilot with the ambulance team, after which he will transport patients to hospital. He previously served in the Royal Air Force, most recently as a search and rescue pilot.

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■ ILLEGAL DUMPING

■ LONG WEEKEND

Dairy workers get blamed

Emergency services off to a busy start

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Dairy workers shifting on Gypsy Day are being blamed for an increased amount of illegal dumping. But dairy farmers say it is too easy to point the finger, and a wide range of people are responsible for the “pathetic” practice of illegal dumping. Glenn Jamieson of Ashburton came across a pile of dumped household items next to the Methven Highway, at Blands Corner, at the weekend. He said it was part of a wider problem. He operates a portable shingle crusher and as such is a regular visitor to favourite dumping spots of river beds and shingle pits, and said it was particularly this time of year the practice seemed to increase. He has no evidence to prove it, but believes it would most likely be dairy workers dumping their rubbish as they moved house leading up to Gypsy Day on June 1. “It’s disgusting, especially along the Methven Highway, it’s a big tourist spot. You have a huge dump of rubbish like that, it’s not pretty,” Mr Jamie-

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Free, and illegal, dumping is under way throughout Mid Canterbury, including at this spot at Blands Corner near Methven. PHOTO GLENN JAMIESON

son said. He was also aware of household items being dumped around the weekend at the Dromore Corner and on Chertsey Line Road. Dairy farmer Willy Leferink said to put the blame onto shifting dairy farmers and workers

was “really cheap”. “It’s so easy to bag the same people all the time,” Mr Leferink said. Nevertheless, illegal dumping was a pathetic practice, and some dairy workers could be part of a wider attitude problem among sectors of society,

viewing illegal dumping as a solution to high dumping fees and inconvenient dumping facility operation hours. He wanted the Ashburton District Council to look into making the town’s resource recovery park more accessible.

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council staff, councillors on the move By Sue newman

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Fourteen Ashburton District Council staff are about to move from third to first world accommodation. They’re taking a giant step up from the council’s cold, draughty villa on Havelock Street to the upper level of the civic centre, making the council chamber their home. The move is the first step in a project that could ultimately see the Ashburton District with a new civic centre that could be on a new site and could include the district library. The council has begun investigating the options around a new civic centre and has budgeted $16 million for the project over the next three years. It has tagged $900,000 for this work in next year’s budget. The cost of the new civic building will be met from property sales and the property reserves. A space and numbers assessment has been carried out to determine the size the new building needs to be to cater for staff numbers today and into the future. The next step is to explore location options but ahead of

Stepping back – Ashburton District councillors will shortly be leaving their third level council chamber and moving across town to hold council meetings on the top floor of the old art gallery and museum building, once home to the Ashburton County Council.

that, council business support group manager Paul Brake said it was imperative staff were moved from the old villa ahead of the winter. Until a new civic centre is built, staff from the villa will move into the council chamber that is being given a quick revamp to turn it from open space into office space. The council will set up a temporary meeting base in the Ashburton Trust Event Cen-

tre’s Bradford Room until the top floor of the Baring Square building, previously home to the art gallery and museum, has minor changes made. The rooms need to have their windows uncovered, heating installed and power cables laid to councillor desks. The council decided during its long-term plan deliberations last week to continue with the civic centre project, in spite of attracting 263 submis-

sions, 140 asking for the project to be stopped. The new building is needed both because the current headquarters cannot accommodate all staff and because it is well below the required percentage strength of the building code. No decision has been made on a site for the new building. Mayor Angus McKay is on the record as saying all options are in the mix and will be subject to public consultation.

Queen’s Birthday Weekend had a busy start for emergency services; including callouts to a suspicious fire, a car crash and an injured horse rider. Police are appealing for witnesses to the suspicious blaze in a Tinwald home on Friday night. Sergeant Bryan Ennis at the Ashburton Police Station said the family who lived at the Millichamp Street home had gone away for the weekend when the fire began. “We are following a line of inquiry at the moment,” Mr Ennis said. He was interested to hear from anyone who may have noticed suspicious activity in the area between the hours of 7.30pm and 9.30pm. The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was alerted to the blaze, which the Guardian understands was relatively minor but resulted in smoke damage, at about 8.30pm. Anyone who is able to help can contact the Ashburton Police on 307-8400, or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111. The Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to a car crash on Rakaia River Road at Highbank at 2.40am on Sunday. The driver of the car, in his mid 20s, was the sole occupant and was ambulanced to Ashburton Hospital. His car had flipped and police will be investigating, including whether speed or alcohol were factors. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter airlifted a 60-year-old man who had been thrown from his horse on Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road near Methven on Sunday morning. St John was alerted at 11.34am, and sent the Methven ambulance, and then at midday the helicopter, to the scene. The patient was flown to Christchurch Hospital emergency department after being treated for moderate leg injuries by ambulance personnel. He was reported to be in a stable condition late on Sunday. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade had two callouts, one for lifting assistance required by St John on a medical callout on Saturday, and the other a false alarm at the Synlait plant at Bankside on Sunday.

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■ QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

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Honoured to be named officer By SuSan SandyS susan.s

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Born and bred Ashburtonian Raewyn Lovett said yesterday she felt “really honoured” to be named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The mum of two was among those named in the Queen’s Birthday honours, her recognition being for services to netball. Ms Lovett, who today lives in Auckland with husband Richard Thomas, also from Ashburton, was a board member of Netball New Zealand for nine years until April last year, seven of which she served as chairwoman. She said it had been her love of what sport, and netball in particular, meant to New Zealand and New Zealand communities, which enticed her to join the board. As a lawyer, she had believed she could bring skills relating to governance to the board.

“It’s obviously a huge honour (to be named an officer), it’s like everything, you get a lot more back from organisations like Netball (New Zealand) ever than you can possibly contribute,” Ms Lovett said. “The overall thing about netball is you just meet some amazing people.” It had been a great experience to be involved with both legends of the sport and its up and coming players, she said. Ms Lovett grew up on the family farm at Flemington, and her parents John and Jeanette Lovett still live in Ashburton, as well as her brother and sister and their families. She said she had enjoyed playing netball while at school in Ashburton and then later at university, although described herself as an “average school girl netball player”. She had, however, always been a big fan of the sport and Silver Ferns supporter.

A man has been rescued from Porirua Harbour after he swam away from caregivers. After police were called he spent an hour swimming and wading over sandbanks away from support, police said. A constable in a kayak, the Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the Mana Coastguard in a rib vessel, were sent out on the water to find the man and bring him to safety. The man was eventually plucked out of the water by Coastguard and taken back to the Coastguard base. - NZME

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■ EUTHANASIA

‘Antarctic snap’ expected end of week

One woman’s battle for the right to die

land, Auckland, Waikato and the Coromandel Peninsula, Waitomo, Taumarunui and Taranaki for heavy rain today. A similar watch is in place for Marlborough and Buller. There could also be severe gales in Auckland and Northland later on tomorrow and early Thursday. “Over the next couple of days we have a complex low crossing over New Zealand. That low centre should pass over tomorrow and behind the low centre we expect a southerly to push up the country,” MetService meteorologist Hannah Moes said. “So we’re looking at colder temperatures with that southerly coming on, so for the South Island that will begin from tomorrow, and that will push into the North Island on Thursday.” But as the low crosses the country it will bring periods of rain, which will affect most areas, but particularly those in the north and west, she said. As the southerly approaches, snow will fall to low levels in the south, Ms Moes said. On Thursday there would be rain or showers for most places again, she said, but in the South Island the skies will clear except in the far south where it’s expected to - NZME snow.

Two people are injured after a four car pile-up in Hamilton yesterday evening. The crash - described as a four car nose-to-tail by police - happened on Ohaupo Rd, near Normandy Ave, around 5.30pm. Two people suffered minor injuries in the incident, ambulance said, while eight people escaped without injury. All 10 were checked over at the scene, and transported to Waikato Emergency Department. - NZME

Man rescued

■ WEATHER

An “Antarctic snap” is expected to set the country shivering later this week, but not before heavy rain sends much of the North Island reaching for raincoats and umbrellas. It will be a wet start to the week after the Queen’s Birthday holiday, MetService said, but as next weekend draws closer it will be time to pull out those winter woolies again. The South Island was in for an “antarctic snap”, WeatherWatch said, with a “pretty sudden drop in temperature” as a cold southerly flow spreads over the region. A number of heavy rain warnings are in place to start off the week for the northern half of the North Island and the upper South Island, with most of the North Island likely to see periods of rain today. Bursts of heavy and possibly thundery rain are expected in northern and central New Zealand today and tomorrow, with the heaviest falls likely in Nelson, the Richmond Range and Mt Taranaki, Tongariro National Park, Bay of Plenty and the far north of Gisborne. Falls of 100mm to 140mm of rain could be expected in those areas over a 12 to 27 hour period, MetService warned. Several watches are also in place for North-

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The woman at the centre of a legal battle over her right to die might not live long enough to hear the verdict, her husband says. Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales, who has an inoperable brain tumour, was “talking less and less” as her condition worsened, her husband Matt Vickers posted on his blog. “Lecretia is not well. Her eyes are closed most of the time. She is having trouble swallowing. She is talking less and less.” On Friday morning Ms Seales’ paralysis spread to her entire body, leaving her “rigid as a plank”, Mr Vickers wrote. A hospital bed was delivered, with some difficulty, to the couple’s home, which meant Ms Seales did not have to be moved to a hospice, which was against her wishes. “Lecretia’s choice is imminent, and we don’t know yet if she will get to make it,” wrote Mr Vickers. “She’s been through a few things already that she would rather not have had to go through, but she has taken all of this in her stride and with as much grace and dignity as she can muster.” Mr Vickers said while he did not know whether his wife would choose to die if the court ruled she could, “for Lecretia, it was always having

Three people have been taken to hospital following a collision on State Highway 57 in Levin yesterday afternoon. Two cars were involved in the collision, which caused road closures for a short amount of time while police cleared the wreckage and an oil spill from the crash. A police spokesman said he understood occupants of both cars were taken to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition. - NZME

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the choice that mattered, not the choice itself ”. Last week, in a three-day hearing in front of Justice David Collins in the High Court at Wellington, evidence was given by Ms Seales’ oncologist, who said she had weeks or some short months to live. Ms Seales’ legal team has argued that not allowing her doctor to administer lethal medication that would relieve her suffering, was contrary to the Human Rights Act. However, the Crown argued that there was nothing in current legislation that allowed for doctors to lawfully help to end someone’s life and only a change in legislation would make it legal. Professor Paul Rishworth, QC, said Ms Seales’ arguments around who could apply for doctor-assisted death led to a slippery slope and there were details such as the definition of the word terminal that would have to be dealt with. - NZME

Two people have been flown to Rotorua Hospital following mountain bike accidents yesterday. A young woman sustained serious shoulder and neck injuries after she fell in the Tongariro Forest and had to be rescued by helicopter. The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter was sent to collect her from the remote location. After transporting her to hospital, the helicopter was almost immediately requested for a second accident, on the Waikato cycle way near Mangakino. A 46-year-old woman was flown to Rotorua hospital with shoulder, neck and rib injuries. - NZME

Two homes gutted A blaze that gutted two Queenstown homes was yet another ignited by the poor disposal of hot ashes, a fire safety officer says. The fire, at Fernhill on Sunday afternoon, took hold when hot ashes in an unsealed metal bucket on a deck were whipped up by the wind, Central North Otago fire risk management officer Stuart Ide said. It was the third in Central Otago in two weeks caused by the poor disposal of hot ashes from wood burners or fires, he said - NZME

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■ ULTRA FAST BROADBAND

Local users switching to UFB Ashburton internet users have been quick adapters in terms of their uptake of ultra fast broadband. Two months after Chorus completed its UFB build in Ashburton, demand for a fibre service continues to grow with the latest figures showing 1116 Ashburton households, businesses, schools and health facilities have a UFB service, the sixth highest rate in the country among the areas where Chorus is rolling out UFB, said Chorus general manager of Infrastructure Ed Beattie. “It’s great to see so many people in the Ashburton community are already enjoying the benefits of UFB. UFB has the potential to transform Ashburton’s economy and the way it connects to the rest of the world,” he said. The benefits of UFB connect-

ed business were widespread from improved productivity, lower travel costs, greater flexibility for people to work from home, lower network and ICT expenses, and savings from moving applications into the

cloud, Mr Beattie said. “Another bonus is the ability to communicate more easily and efficiently with suppliers, customers and business partners on a global scale.” Some of those benefits were

already becoming apparent in Ashburton with businesses already connected to fibre experiencing seamless cloud computing, they’re sending large images and files, conducting meetings over HD video conferencing and hosting multiple users and devices, all on the same internet connection, he said. “UFB is also making a significant impact in Ashburton homes, particularly with the rapid rise of online TV, high definition movies and gaming. UFB allows multiple users in a home to be connected to different devices, and streaming content all at once, with no buffering or loss of connectivity.” Chorus is building about 70 per cent of the UFB network throughout New Zealand in a public-private partnership with the Government and has

24 areas around New Zealand where it is deploying the UFB network. By the end of 2019, its UFB network will run past more than 830,000 homes, businesses, schools and health facilities throughout the country. Across New Zealand the UFB build is about 40 per cent complete. This means about 439,000 households, businesses, schools and health facilities are now able to access fibre. As well as Ashburton, Chorus has also completed UFB build work in Oamaru, Blenheim and Taupo. Across New Zealand, fibre uptake remains strong, with more than 56,000 premises now connected to a fibre service in UFB areas. Latest figures show March was the second biggest month to date for UFB connections.

House cordoned off after assault

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A Rotorua house was cordoned off for several hours yesterday as police were seen guarding the property with firearms. St John Ambulance alerted police to an alleged serious assault at the house in Pleasant Heights about 1.10pm, a northern police communications spokesman said. A Bay of Plenty District Command Centre police officer said one person in

custody was taken to Rotorua Hospital for treatment and an investigation was under way. No further details were being released. A nearby resident, who did not want to be named, said he saw an ambulance parked outside about 1.30pm. “We didn’t know what it was for and then we saw the police turn up. They didn’t have their sirens on or anything, they just arrived,” he said. - NZME

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■ FANTAIL POPULATION

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Fantails on the increase By SuSan SandyS

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Large numbers of friendly fantails are flitting around Mid Canterbury gardens as their population increases. Mid Canterbury bird lovers say a mild winter last year, combined with several years since a big snow in the district, has favoured the species. Among those who have noticed more of the birds in their garden is Alan Trott on Racecourse Road in Ashburton. “There’s heaps around at the moment, black ones and white ones. We don’t usually see the black ones,” Mr Trott said. He had noticed fantails increasing in number since the big snow of 2006, and this autumn they had seemed particularly abundant. A couple of years ago he had photographed a family nesting in a tree in the garden. Fellow bird lover Val Clemens in Ashburton said she had also noticed a lot more of the birds around for this time of year, and many fellow residents had commented to her along the same lines. “It’s been lovely,” Mrs Clemens said.

Family dispute ends badly A dispute between an uncle and his nephew in Havelock North on Saturday evening ended with one being treated for stab wounds and the other in a police cell. Police were called to the scene in Panckhurst St about 6.35pm after the wounded man, aged in his 60s, had gone to a neighbouring house to call police, Hawke’s Bay Police Inspector Matt Broderick said. The man was said to be bleeding heavily from several stab wounds to his arm and back. Mr Broderick said it was not immediately known what had sparked what he described as a family dispute, but that it had “quite clearly, seriously escalated”. Police went to the home of the nephew, which was understood to be nearby, and arrested him a short time later. The man, in his 40s, was charged with wounding with intent and is scheduled to appear in the Hastings District Court today. The uncle was attended to by St John Ambulance and taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital. - NZME

She believed last year’s mild winter had particularly helped populations of the birds. “Often you get them around, and then you get a very cold winter and it will take them out.” In Maori mythology the birds can have special meaning, either being a sign of death or the spirit of a deceased loved one visiting. Hakatere Marae chairperson Tiipene Philip said meanings differed between tribes. But a bird hanging around someone generally was the spirit of a loved one visiting, unless it was in a person’s house and did not fly out the same door it flew in, then it was a bad sign. For one Ashburton woman who has lost her husband, she believed the birds had a positive spiritual meaning. The woman, who did not want to be named, is grieving her late wildlife photographer husband. Recently his brother and others visited, and a fantail flew into the house at the family gathering. “I just like to think that’s him coming in to see us,” she said.

A new vessel has been added to the Cook Strait sailing route after the Strait Feronia finally finished its epic 45 day journey from Sweden to Wellington. The Strait Feronia sailed 11,675 nautical miles to its new home, where it will officially join the Strait Shipping fleet sailing between Wellington and Picton in late June, under the Bluebridge livery. Strait Shipping managing director Sheryl Ellison says the ship’s arrival is another milestone in the company’s history of meeting its customers demand on the Cook Strait. - NZME

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who cannot afford donations and schools who say they need them to make ends meet. Schools can still solicit donations for voluntary activities such as cultural and sporting trips. In one case a secondary school had to abandon an NCEA Level two biology field trip to the beach because it could not afford to hire a bus. The science teacher had to apply to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to alter the data collection assessment so the students would not fail. Another school was forced to alter its science curriculum by reducing experiments to trim costs. One school said it had done away with activities outside the school gates, including a sea kayaking standard for year 12 physical education students. Principals reported outdoor education programmes, food, hospitality and technology courses could be affected by the funding guidelines. However, some of the 54 principals surveyed said they couldn’t “afford” to be compli-

A car has left the road at such speed it ploughed through three properties, became airborne and collided with the first floor deck of a house in Auckland yesterday. Videographer Daniel Hines was at the scene and said the car was travelling so fast it became airborne, and collided with the decking around the top level of a two-storey home. A police spokesman said the car’s driver was taken to hospital in a moderate condition. - NZME

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Schools slash spending Financially strapped secondary schools are cutting back on classroom activities, dropping field trips, ditching science experiments and even removing courses after a crackdown on parent donation rules. A New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council survey into funding guidelines set by the Ministry of Education in 2013 has revealed: - Nearly two-thirds of high schools report a reduction in school finances - NCEA assessments have been affected - Students now go on “inschool” field trips - Pupils are not as “engaged” in scaled-back activities and - Some principals have “chosen” to ignore funding guidelines. The council conducted the survey to gauge the impact two years since new funding guidelines that meant schools were unable to ask parents for money for activities considered part of the national curriculum. The guidelines were introduced to tackle the long-contentious issue between parents

Police are investigating two suspicious fires in Canterbury on Sunday night. Fire crews worked to bring a blaze under control at an abandoned property on Buckleys Road in Linwood around 5.45am. At the same time, the service was attending a garage fire 100 metres down the road. - NZME

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ant with the guidelines, and others “had chosen to ignore” the edicts. Most recent figures available show parents paid more than $357m in donations and fundraising drives in 2012 – up $16m on the previous year. The recently released Budget saw the Government fund school operational grants to the tune of $1.32 billion for the 2015/16 financial year. But the NZSPC said that was not enough to meet costs, particularly for low decile schools. Auckland schools surveyed by the Herald on Sunday echoed some of the findings of the NZSPC survey. Southern Cross Campus acting principal Warren Waetford said the Mangere decile one school had to be “very innovative” about making ends meet. Education Ministry deputy secretary of student achievement Dr Graham Stoop said the operational grant funding, when combined with the resourcing schools received for employing teachers, was suitable for meeting the costs of a modern curriculum. - NZME

A man has been arrested following a serious assault in Tauranga in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 18-year-old Mt Maunganui man was arrested yesterday in connection to the Masonic Park assault, police said. The man was due to appear in Tauranga District Court on Thursday, June 4 on an assault-related charge, Mr Brazier said. The 42-year-old victim remained in Waikato Hospital in a critical but stable condition.- NZME

Latest poll National’s support is barely dented in the first major poll since the Budget, and Prime Minister John Key’s popularity has risen. The party was still able to form a Government with its three support partners, the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll showed. National’s support fell one point to 48 per cent, while Labour remained on 31 per cent and Greens rose one point to 10 per cent. New Zealand First remained steady on seven per cent, as did the Conservatives on two per cent and the Maori Party on one per cent. - NZME

Brownlee unaware New Zealand Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee was unaware the Singapore hotel he was inside for an Asia-Pacific security summit, was put in lockdown after a fatal police shooting on its doorstep on Sunday. Singapore’s ShangriLa Hotel was placed in lockdown after police fatally shot a man in an apparent drug-related incident outside. - NZME

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■ INDIA

Rain brings relief in India Scattered rain has brought temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave that has claimed more than 2200 lives. Thunderstorms yesterday struck sections of the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, which have borne the brunt of the deadliest heatwave in more than two decades, as well as the capital New Delhi. But the toll continues to climb and the weather bureau warns temperatures in swathes of southern, western and northern India will hover around 45°C in coming days. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of patients suffering from severe heatstroke. Hundreds of mainly poor people die at the height of summer every year in India, but this year’s figures are already the highest since 1995. In his monthly radio address yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone “to take care of yourselves in this heat” as India waits for the monsoon rains to hit. The annual monsoon, which had been forecast to make landfall in the southern state of Kerala on May 30, is now predicted to arrive today. - AFP

Humvees lost Iraqi security forces lost 2300 Humvee armoured vehicles when the Islamic State jihadist group overran the northern city of Mosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says. “In the collapse of Mosul, we lost a lot of weapons,” Abadi said in an interview with Iraqiya state TV yesterday. “We lost 2300 Humvees in Mosul alone.” While the exact price of the vehicles varies depending on how they are armoured and equipped, it is clearly a hugely expensive loss that has boosted IS’ capabilities. - AFP

Broken leg for Kerry

An Indian boy drinks water collected from a government water supply tap at an impoverished settlement on a hot summer day in Bhubaneswar, India. AP PHOTO

US Secretary of State John Kerry remained in hospital in Geneva overnight “for observation” after breaking his leg in a cycling accident. He will return to the United States for further treatment today, the State Department said. Kerry, 71, a keen cyclist, was hospitalised in the Swiss city of Geneva after breaking his right femur in the accident, which happened across the border in the French Alps. The injury has forced Kerry to cut short the rest of his European trip. He has had to cancel both a trip to Spain and his attendance at an international meeting in Paris on the crisis over the Islamic State group, Kirby said. - AFP

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Time to plan, build funds for hydroslides Stu Oldham

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omplaining alone won’t fix this one. Dedication and money might. It’s time to turn disappointment in councillors’ decision not to part-fund hydroslides at the EA Networks Centre into a plan of attack and cash in the bank. Most councillors didn’t believe the district could afford it. They baulked at the $2.5 million build cost and they baulked at the cost of running it. After all, the council had just spent some $45 million on a new stadium and a new cultural centre. Many ratepayers told them the public purse needed a breather. It did not matter that many people supported the slides in a survey last year. What mattered was the district’s ability to build and keep paying for yet another big ticket project. So, now what? Councillors are aware of the anger that flared when they ditched the project from the council’s draft 10-year plan, but they’ll be stuck with their decision. At least, they will be stuck with it until they are compelled to revisit it in the next planning round. And this mightn’t happen unless the slides become more affordable. Build costs won’t come down but the cost to ratepayers could be minimised by making the most of the time between now and when the council re-does its budgets. Support and funds could still be gathered and bundled in a package that limits the council’s financial exposure – and councillors’ political exposure – to running costs. The hard working stadium fundraising trust showed what can be done when it raised $5 million toward the $35 million EA Networks Centre. It did so speedily and enthusiastically. The trust expected to raise half the slides’ building costs and benefactors were keen to help when the project was still part of the overall stadium plan. The trust might soon be wound up, for want of a project, but this should not mean the community push for the hydroslides at the centre ends.

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he Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) report, Pathway to Long-Term Sustainability, has come and gone. Well that’s what it appears, as little of a positive nature has eventuated from its contents. Why has that been the case? For one, it would appear that few farmers have actually read it. So does that tell us farmers didn’t believe in MIE’s concept for the report, or that they don’t wish to engage in any industry discussions relating to structural change? I would say both, as some farmers from all around New Zealand have expressed their feelings that industry structure should not be the main focus. One group feels a strategy and vision formulated by industry should preface any structural reform. Other farmers would also push for more research in the market space to fully benefit from the positive points of difference we have in our farming environment to produce our products. Then there is another group who do not wish to engage on any industry matters. They are just head-down inside their farm gate, seemingly too busy to engage or believing someone else will be the messiah and lead them to richer pastures. That theory could work if there was significant cohesion and unity among the prominent industry parties. But unfortunately it is plainly clear that is not the case. So where does the red meat industry sit at this time? Personally, I would say at a very interesting point. Others would say a very scary point. We are all aware of Silver Fern Farms (SFF) desire to secure up to $100 million of capital to strengthen its financial position and the possibility that that capital could be from a foreign source. So what are the possible outcomes of this capital raising attempt? The most desirable to many

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The meat industry is currently sitting at a rather interesting point.

would be an introduction of capital from within New Zealand. Farmers would be the logical starting point. To date they have not been approached by SFF, or are not likely to agree to it if they were approached.

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lar question. A proposal would need very clear future outcomes, evidence of strong governance and management and, if it required, farmer finance as a route for investment. I say that, as it is evident that farmers are

The more likely looking outcome is that of foreign investment. Immediately the co-operative’s structure is further undermined, farmer control diminished and restructure possible.

The other local source would be from other local investors with the most plausible/possible being other New Zealand meat companies. So if a New Zealand meat company, or consortium of New Zealand meat companies, came to the table with a proposal, would farmers financially back them? The sixty-four dol-

reluctant, or not in a position, to commit large one-off sums of capital. We can all debate whether that is the correct philosophy but unfortunately it appears the reality. The more likely looking outcome of this SFF capital raise is that of foreign investment. Immediately the co-operative’s

structure is further undermined, farmer control diminished and governance restructure possible. All of this would point to a less than desirable shareholder outcome. Would farmer suppliers continue to supply the new entity out of loyalty to the brand or would co-operative philosophy see them looking for other avenues for their supply? Or as we so often see, could a few more cents than opposition companies secure the critical supply the company requires? At this time there are many scenarios and models stemming from the SFF capital raising attempt, from those mentioned previously, to the possibility of livestock types being treated separately. There is one factor that doesn’t change - farmers have the stock supply, and while we watch silently from the sidelines we must be prepared to accept what we are given. Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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Keeping winter chills away On the A new underfloor heating system will revolutionise the way new home builders keep the winter chills away. D&L Plumbing and Heating’s Steve Davidson has installed the first of the new systems in a property under construction in Coniston Place. It is the first of its type in Mid Canterbury. He said advances in technology will enable the Europeandesigned underfloor system to heat the home in just 20 minutes, rather than the five to six hour wait conventional systems involved. The difference is the heating pipes lie under a mere 50mm of concrete, rather than the usual 130mm. “It also uses a lot less energy – and will be about 40 per cent cheaper to run,” Mr Davidson said. “It costs slightly more to install initially, but that will be recouped within three years, but after that money will be saved,” he said. He said the system had been used in Europe for years, where it had been proven to be efficient and effective. The homeowner had requested the new underfloor heating system, and the architect, John

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Moore, had come up with the design. The heating pipes are laid on a conventional concrete slab, then a special compound is poured as the top surface. A Fujitsu inverter heat pump

heats gas to 85°C, which goes through a heat exchanger, and heats the water in the underfloor pipes. The temperature in each room is individually controlled by its own thermostat.

Mr Davidson said there was a lot of interest in the new technology, and now that it had been approved by the Ashburton District Council, he expected to install more of the stateof-the-art systems.

■ THREEPWOOD HOMESTEAD

Restoration for historic homestead By Tracey roxBurgh A Singapore-domiciled couple, granted approval by the Overseas Investment Office to buy the historic Threepwood Homestead, were the only applicants prepared to undertake the mammoth and expensive restoration. Documents released to the Otago Daily Times under the Official Information Act (OIA) show bankers Justin Crane and wife Kirsty Mactaggart were the only party of 23 potential buyers in the past three years to make an offer for the Lake Hayes property. Mr Crane is the managing director and global head of loans, syndication and distribution for the Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and his wife is Fidelity International’s Asia Pacific head of corporate finance and equity capital markets and corporate governance. The couple have owned a Millbrook property since 2003. Last month the ODT reported the OIO had granted consent to the couple to buy a freehold interest in about 8.95ha of

land at Ellen Johnson Tce, Lake Hayes, and a share as tenants in common at 149ha at Marshall Ave, Lake Hayes, along with the homestead and associated buildings – described by the OIO as an “historic and derelict woolshed and stables” – for $2.5 million from Bruce Gemmell. Additionally, Mr Gemmell, who acquired the property in November 2012 to on-sell it, entered into a boundary adjustment agreement with neighbouring landowner Samuel Strain, to enable the original access to the homestead, via a tree-lined avenue, to be reinstated. The OIO decision said the couple planned a “major restoration of, and additions to” the homestead. They also planned to carry out extensive landscaping, including funding restoration of adjoining wetlands, to enhance the ecological environment. The property was marketed by Sotheby’s International Realty, with 23 direct inquiries received. “Despite this interest, and considerable due diligence be-

ing undertaken by three of these parties, no offers other than the applicant’s were received,” the decision said. “According to Sotheby’s, property developers were of the view that the existing resource consents were less than ideal and that there was little to no profitability in the development ...” “Potential home buyers quickly lost interest due to substantial refurbishment costs, combined with the requirement for consents, Historic Places Trust approval, unknown quantities in the build and contamination issues relating to a sheep dip.” Landscape architects engaged by the couple reported the homestead and its surrounds had been neglected for about 10 years. A 2005 conservation plan identified problems with rot and borer in the homestead, damage to the woolshed and substantial deterioration of the stables. The application met 10 of the 28 relevant criteria, of which 11 were considered not relevant. It failed to meet seven criteria,

including the introduction of new technology or business skills to New Zealand; added market competition, greater efficiency or productivity, or enhanced domestic services; and the introduction of additional investment for development purposes. The office, however, was satisfied the couple had demonstrated financial commitment to the investment, having paid the deposit on the $2.5 million investment, and spent “a significant sum of money” carrying out due diligence. It also found the benefit to New Zealand criteria was satisfied through the creation of jobs as well as protecting or enhancing the historic homestead and associated buildings. “In addition, the overseas investment is likely to result in other consequential benefits, such as the funding and facilitation of the restoration of a section of the Threepwood Wetland ... a habitat for threatened species of native fish and swamp birds, and for a number of endemic bird species and waterfowl.” - NZME

An Auckland student who became a homeowner after living rent-free at his parents’ house is not a fair representation of all students, says the national students’ association. At just 22-years-old, Brandon Lipman bought his first property in Hamilton in April. The University of Auckland commerce and science student saved for a $45,000 deposit for the $300,000 investment property by working from 9pm to 5am at Countdown for a year, and by living at his parents’ house rent-free for two years. The New Zealand Students’ Association said Mr Lipman’s story did not represent the financial hardships faced by many students. “Most students are wondering how they’ll afford next week’s rent or ever pay back their mounting loan. Mr Lipman’s story is the exception, not the reality,” said association president Rory McCourt. He said he did not begrudge Mr Lipman’s success, but said a “toxic mix of high rents, big debt and insane house prices” were huge obstacles for the majority of those in tertiary education. Most students were forced to borrow money for living costs and tuition, and left with about $50,000 in debt, he said. Mr McCourt said students worked an average of 17 hours per week just to meet basic costs. Mr Lipman said he understood that his circumstances were not available to everyone. “I completely understand that’s a situation that not everyone can live in.” He said he still had a student loan for his tuition fees, and had to pay to travel for the hour and a half commute to university from his parents’ house. “A lot of people are saying that my parents helped out but there was no financial assistance from my family other than the roof over my head.” Mr Lipman, who is studying to become a chartered accountant and commercial lawyer, said he can use his education to manage the property portfolio he hopes to grow. He is also now living in a shared flatting situation, and works full-time for BNZ while he completes the last year of his studies. - NZME

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■ WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Mid Canterbury Executive has 500 shops in New Zealand and Australia. Committee Five WI members from Mid Canterbury Federation will be flying into New Plymouth for the 94th AGM organised by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. Attending the AGM is a great way to meet old friends and make new acquaintances. The North Taranaki Federation are looking forward to sharing their home town with fellow members. Over three days there will be business sessions, remits to discuss and vote upon, interesting speakers, prizegiving and entertainment. The highlight of the AGM on June 15 at the Theatre Royal, will be a fashion parade consisting of the Trash-A-Ganza entries (outfits made from re-cycled materials), one of which will be our own entry. The national competition items will be on display during the AGM, enabling members to marvel at fellow craftswomen skills as well as to celebrate the winning entries. A quick reminder of the forthcoming events for Mid Canterbury Federation including the quizco on Monday June 22 at the Seniors Centre at 1pm. The Eisteddfod on Monday, July 27 at the Sinclair Centre and the Federation Indoor Bowls on Monday, August 31 at the McNally Street Indoor Bowls Stadium.

Chertsey/Pendarves Thirteen members wearing a white flower to honour Mother’s Day were present for our May meeting. Sick members, Joan, Ann and Glenys have been visited and wished a return to good health. The motto was ‘sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out’. Roll Call: Biscuits for 206 Club was well supported. Entries were sought for the forthcoming Eisteddfod which is to be staged on July 27. Jan, Raelene and Daphne celebrated birthdays during May. Elizabeth Rankin won the raffle. We were fortunate to have a powerpoint presentation from our speaker, Nicola Crossen from Time for Diamonds. Nicola loves jewellery, especially diamonds, and has been in business in Tancred Street for 10 years. She belongs to an independent buying group, Nationwide Jewellers, which

Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man and were first discovered in India 4000 years ago. They come in a range of colours. Antwerp, Belgium is the diamond capital of the world where security is very strict. To clean diamonds use Sunlight soap, water and a soft brush. Nicola was suitably thanked and presented with a gift.

Netherby For our May meeting President Pauline welcomed thirty members to a Mother’s Day lunch at Robbie’s Restaurant. We then moved to the Seniors Centre for our formal meeting. We were introduced to a new member and also welcomed a visitor. Denise gave a report on the recent 80th celebration dinner. Patsy Huggins read an amusing item for Golden Threads. Some remits for the coming AGM were discussed and ideas for the Eisteddfod in July. Three members celebrated May birthdays. Competitions were well supported with Molly Amos taking the Northchurch Trophy and Rosie O’Brien the Moylan Trophy. Our speaker for the afternoon was Nicola Crossen from Time for Diamonds. She gave an informative talk on the way diamonds are mined, graded, cut and polished ready for selection and the different colours for clarity and carats. She spoke of her recent trip to Antwerp where most of the diamonds are bought. She was thanked and presented with a fruit tray.

Wakanui On April 22 for our 82nd birthday outing, fifteen members went to Salmon Tales at Rakaia for lunch. The lunch was lovely and enjoyed by all. While waiting for our lunch we had a short meeting. Business included: Federation’s 80th Jubilee, Officers’ School, flowers for hospital, and ploughing match catering. Donation of a small wrapped gift for a Birthright child was well received.

Westpark As May is Westpark’s birthday month, we marked the occasion with a lunch at Robert Harris Café. We were extremely pleased to be joined by our Federation President, Jude Vaughan, and our ‘buddy’ from executive, Daphne Sheehan.

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796 557 496 651

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Source: WSI 800 691 631 518 564 472 691 531

Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 73.15 17.5 kg YX SI 82.00 19.0 kg YX SI 89.18 21.0 kg YX SI 98.10 Local trade (c/kg) SI 500 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 54.19  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 478 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 335 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 448 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 510 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 306 AP Stag 60kg SI 373 AP Stag 80kg SI 466

Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 400 405 410 Wheat, feed 370 375 380 Barley, feed 360 365 370 International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index May - 15 97.22 96.34 101.96  DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

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■ SHEEP FARMING

Drought-hit farmers must de-stock By NadiNe Porter

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The worsening situation on North and South Canterbury sheep farms suffering from drought was highlighted at Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers annual meeting last week. Reporting on behalf of the Rural Support Trust, Peter Reveley said he had been dealing with farmers as far away as Hanmer Springs and has concentrated on getting farmers to de-stock. “I’ve had six to seven loads out of North Canterbury in this past week.” Mr Reveley said the Rural Support Trust had been “pushing” farmers to “grab the feed” that’s still in Mid Canterbury. However, many farmers had chosen not to de-stock and because of that a lamb that was worth $80 had now come back to $60 or less per head. “We’ve got lambs that have come down at 25kg with a frame on that should be 50kg.” Mr Reveley was also highly critical of farmers who did not complete feed budgets, particularly in South Canterbury. “They wouldn’t have a clue what feed they’ve got and what they actually need.”

Ashburton’s Colin Boon was among competitors at the annual Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club match on Sunday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 310515-TM-151

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Peter Reveley

He said it was important to tell farmers that they were not a “bloody failure” because they made a loss. “We are all in the same boat.” Arable farmer David Clark said he had bought store lambs from North Canterbury for as little as $58 per head. “You can’t run a farm on a $58 store price.” Mr Clark said that we had a little oasis here in Mid Canterbury but farmers in Cheviot were not so lucky. “They ain’t got no money. They got no money last year. They didn’t have any money the year before. They can’t address this.”

It was time to show up the machinery and demonstrate real horsepower at a ploughing match at Wakanui on Sunday. For the first time in its 50-year history, Clydesdales competed at the match, recalling scenes from yesteryear. The Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club annual ploughing match is held in the Wakanui area each year, and was first established by the Wakanui Young Farmers’ Club half a century ago. That was some time after draught horses had been replaced in the field, and their presence was not required at that first match or any following. That all changed on Sunday, when teams of handsome and

heavy-hooved Clydesdales from Erewhon and North Otago entered in the match, alongside the more common vintage tractors. Ploughing committee chairman John Hall said the equine element had pleased the approximately 200 spectators attending. “The highlight for the public was the horse ploughing, the first time in Wakanui for a long, long time,” Mr Hall said. Overall, the ploughing match had gone well, with brilliant weather and 36 competitors mostly from Canterbury, but also as far away as the North Island, and including two Australians on a ploughing exchange. They also included Ian Woolley and Malcolm Taylor who will represent New Zealand at world matches this and next year.

Wakanui Women’s Institute completed their 25th year of catering for the event, putting on a marvellous lunch, serving up to 70 people in an hour, and an equally impressive afternoon tea. “They are a slick operation the Wakanui ladies,” Mr Hall said. The event was held at the farm of Matthew and Julia Paton.

Results: Silver Plough Class: 1st Ian Woolley, 2nd Malcolm Taylor, 3rd Robert Casey. Horse Ploughing: 1st John Chynoweth, 2nd Erin Cassie, 3rd Colin Drummond. Vintage Open Class: 1st Alistair Rutherford, 2nd D McDonald, 3rd Neville Horn. Vintage Open (Club Members): 1st Cliff Begg, 2nd Robert Weavers, 3rd Neil Ross. Vintage Qualifying: 1st Gordon Carter, 2nd John Stalker, 3rd Bruce Cameron.

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MH17 blows out dairy incomes! By NadiNe Porter

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The downing of MH17 over the Ukraine and the subsequent political turmoil is more responsible for dairy farmer incomes than any other influences according to Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers chairman Willy Leferink. In his report to the AGM last week Mr Leferink said events surrounding the alleged downing of MH17 by Ukraine separatists had led to Russia suspending all agricultural trade with Western Europe. “This had dire consequences for our dairy prices as Western Europe had nowhere else to sell to but in our markets to get rid of surplus stock that normally would go to Russia.” Mr Leferink said farmers would “just have to wear the pain” until the big powers saw

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sense and normal economic values prevailed. “Or continued low prices will drive other producers out of the market.” He took the opportunity to thank Mid Canterbury forefathers who had the foresight to build a network of irrigation capacity. “Which insulated us to a great extent from the worst bite of the big dry on the East Coast of the South Island.” However some Mid Canterbury farmers still got caught by the effect of minimum flows and lack of north-westerly rain under the foothills. He reminded farmers there was plenty of support for those in need from the Rural Support Trust. “If somebody still falls through the cracks, this is not due to the lack of support from Federated Farmers.” Mr Leferink also commented

that in terms of regulation farmers “had not seen anything so far”, particularly in relation to nitrates. “The Hinds subzone is particularly interesting as nowhere else has there been such a massive land use change.” Zone committees were put in charge of developing Zone Implementation Plans for the area and Mr Leferink said it was not his position to question their integrity but if they had been implemented there would have been “dire consequences” for Canterbury and Ashburton. While submissions to the Hinds sub regional plan will be put before the commissioners in June the outcomes may be contested to the High Court. “So we better give it our best shot to get it right.” Elections for officers were held but no change occurred.

Winterfeed winners decided 1st Bob Brown 51 points, 2nd Barry Daly 49.4 points, 3rd Mark Hillier 49.3 points, 4th Martin Fleming 48.3 points, 5th Chris Curd 45.5 points, 6th Duncan and Watt Copland Target crop - greenfeed cereals: 1st Mark Hillier 29.3 points, 2nd Andrew 29.2 points, Mid Canterbury combined A&P winterfeed competition judges Donaldson 3rd Fergus Butterick 21.8 Rex Lash, Chris Pannett and Roger Baxter in Mark Hillier’s winning target crop of greenfeed cereals. PHOTO SUPPLIED points.

MARKET REPORT Dairy Cold frosty conditions arrive in the region along with a backdrop of snow, but dry soils are allowing good utilisation of pastures and early feed brassicas with growth still being recorded. Winter grazing arrangements have been made and careful planning will be needed to ensure every kilogram of valuable feed is utilised efficiently. With the downturn every cost of the dairy operation should be scrutinised, but one commentator urged farmers to look at achieving a low cost of milk by getting the balance right with input costs and production. And this has just become even harder this week as Fonterra readjusted downwards this year’s payout to $4.40 and predicted next year’s rate at $5.25/kg ms. DairyNZ calculated this will remove $150,000 from this year’s average dairy farmers income, and the new season’s rate will, with retrospective payments, mean the average income will be just $4.75/kg ms at the farm gate and result in Canterbury farmers being $300,000 short. Reports suggest there is strong disappointment with Fonterra’s performance and some are changing to the smaller processors and releasing share capital to fund the shortfall.

Lamb More easing schedules this week as prospects refuse to improve and overseas markets remain difficult. Canterbury saleyard prices for lamb remain stalled and average prime lamb values have not increased since early January and remain in the late $90s a head.

Light store lambs are emerging from the dry areas and are proving difficult to sell as those farmers in the drought area destock by shifting anything not carrying condition to survive the feed shortage.

Wool Last week’s North Island auction saw shipping pressure from Chinese buyers lift fine crossbred and lamb wools further, but an increase in volume of coarser types saw prices fall for these. Post budget, farmers have been supportive of increased biosecurity funding and Lincoln University was pleased more tertiary monies should allow more graduates for agriculture.

Beef More easing of beef prices, but the few sales of good conditioned stores have been selling well with many motivated buyers. The forward kill will mean supplies of animals will come under pressure soon and spring prices could lift significantly with these market shortages.

Deer Reports from the deer conference show the US is now the number one chilled venison market and growing, and an industry initiative has started aiming to expand chilled Cervena brand product into Holland with a goal of 300tonnes into this new market. The Deer Industry partnership with the Korean Ginseng Corporation and its plan to use NZ velvet in its product for the healthy food sector, will give all velvet producers optimism, the current strong prices should hold.

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■ Heat the oil in a wok until steaming hot. ■ Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for one minute. ■ Add onion, red and orange capsicum, broccoli and courgette.

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QUICK MEAL 2T oil 1 clove of garlic, crushed 1t finely chopped ginger 1 onion, sliced 1/2 red capsicum, deseeded and sliced 1/2 orange capsicum, deseeded and sliced 2C broccoli florets 1 courgette, sliced 1/4 C water 1T oil 1t finely chopped ginger 3 spring onions, finely sliced 250g stir fry farm-raised venison 1/2 tsp salt 1T soy sauce 1t sugar 2T water

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Stir fry for one minute. ■ Add water, cover and leave to steam for two minutes. ■ Remove from wok and keep warm. ■ Heat second measure of oil in the wok with the ginger and spring onions. ■ Add venison and stir fry for two

minutes. ■ Add salt, soy sauce, sugar and water. ■ Cover and cook for two minutes. ■ Spoon vegetables onto serving tray and arrange meat on top.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

At some time during the 1900s the verandah was removed from the front of the hotel. It was replaced in 2004.

Hotel closing end of an era BY MICHAEL HANRAHAN

he recent announcement the Chertsey Hotel is to close marks the end of an era, not just for Chertsey but for Mid Canterbury in general. Today the only country hotels remaining are in areas with a reasonable population nearby, but once there were hotels in many small country districts that boasted few other amenities such as shops or schools. There were many country hotels such as the Wheatsheaf at Wheatstone, the Railway at Winslow, The Spreadeagle at Ashburton Forks, The Snap Inn at Barrhill and others at places such as Alford Forest, Waterton and of course the last survivor, Chertsey. On March 7, 1877 Christchurch newspapers carried an advertisement offering sections for sale in a township to be called Chertsey. The vendor was WA Brown who had just purchased 1185 acres in the area, setting 27 acres of his purchase aside for a township. The advertisement carried a suggestion that a hotel could be established there, a suggestion quickly taken up by an Ashburton builder, Mr Kelly. He quickly built an imposing

two storey hotel with 22 rooms, including 13 bedrooms, four parlours and a dining room. The first licensee was Alfred Stenning who called the hotel the Chertsey Arms, but the next licence holder, James Wallace, in 1879 changed the name to Chersey Hotel, the name it has held until in 1969 it became the Chertsey Tavern, with no accommodation. After James Wallace the business carried on under a succession of licensees until at 1am on Christmas Eve 1890, in howling nor’west conditions, fire broke out, totally destroying the building. Within a month the site was up for sale and in another month Christchurch architect C Cuff was calling tenders for a new hotel. By June the building was virtually complete, the licensee being J M Reid. About three months later the building had proved to be too small. In early October a dance was held to celebrate the opening of additions. The hotel provided a welcome place for accommodation and refreshment not only for travellers but also for the harvest and threshing gangs working on farms in the district, and for those attracted to the area by industry, such as sawmills and

The second (and present) Chertsey Hotel about 1900.

oil well workers in the period before World War One. In the 1970s another exploration oil well near Seafield boosted trade again. The biggest boost to trade came on June 30, 1903 when the Ashburton electorate voted for no-licence, preventing the sale of alcohol in the electorate, a situation that lasted until 1950, although there was some easing in the 1920s. The Chertsey Hotel was not in the Ashburton electorate. Of all hotels in a similar situation in New Zealand it must have been the closest to a dry area – just half the width of the road that went past the

door. It was legal to send alcohol into a prohibited district under certain conditions — it had to be for specific purchasers whose names had to be on the containers, the authorities had to be notified and a register had to be kept of each sale. It meant a flourishing trade. Ashburton people would travel by train to Chertsey and head to the hotel, often with only time for a single drink and a quick purchase before catching the return train. The heaviest road traffic in the district at the time was between Ashburton and Chertsey. Beer was also railed to Ashburton buyers and one transport com-

pany used a solid-tyred truck — it was said the rattling of the bottles could be heard from Ashburton. Vehicles carrying out this trade were referred to by Ashburton locals as ‘Giggle Wagons’. Beer coming into the hotel was delivered in barrels by rail. The rail wagon would be shunted to the middle of the road crossing, the barrels unloaded and rolled down the road to be lowered into the hotel cellar. Strict regulations around supplying to no-licence areas and around hours of operation meant there were occasions when patrons, and sometimes licensees, ended up in court, but the number of those occasions were probably far fewer than the actual offences. There were tales of the high fence around the carpark being there to hide patrons’ cars from police view after 6pm, of secret knocks on the back door to get a keg filled on Sunday. Physically, the building has changed little over the years. The verandah on the front was removed at one time but was reinstated in 2004. At one time the hotel had a licence to sell petrol and two Shell pumps were situated outside the side door, while just along the road the store sold a different brand.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return - almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 - the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: June 6: William John Halkett, Thomas Harper

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club May 30 Monday Evening – B and C Ladders N/S 1 A van Dyke and B Leighton, 2 R Copland and G Gilbert, 3 C Robins and S Reid E/W 1 D Fisher and G Brown, 2 R Logan and F Williamson, 3 A Gray and Paul Fergus Tuesday Evening – Duplicate N/S 1 M Buckland and T Downward, 2 M Stowell and M Holdaway, 3 R Kyle and A Wright E/W 1 E Taylor and V Palmer, 2 A Rooney and L Rose, 3 B Macaulay and A Maude Wednesday Afternoon – Valetta Trophy N/S 1 R Kyle and T Downward, 2 M Buckland and B Smith, 3 S Rosevear and M Stowell E/W 1 J Browne and J Lovett, 2 = R Brownlie and A Maude and K Robb and J Wright Thursday Evening – 2 round Duplicate N/S 1 J Fechney and G Brown, 2 M Stowell and S Rosevear, 3 B Smith and R McLaughlin E/W 1 K Robb and L Baker , 2 A Rooney and J de Jong, 3= W Kolkmand and L Rose and A Maude and J Irwin

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Mayfield Golf Club May 28 9 Hole Division Best Nett Men 1st R Thompson 51:17:34 Ladies 1st B Inglis 60:29:31, 2nd S Graham 60:24:36 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – R Thompson, Mayfield Transport Ltd – not struck May 28 Adrienne Hopping 42 Stableford Points, Chris Bell 38 , Wayne Blair 37 , Richard Spicer 37 , Roger Lake 36 , Ian Hopping 36 , Nearest the Pin. Adrienne Hopping.Two’s Gordon Duthie two Adrienne Hopping & Ian Hopping.one each.

Methven Golf Club May 27 LGU. Margaret Lilley Putting Silver: Gayle o’Duffy 84-13-71 ; Angela Mowbray 91-15-76 Bronze A: Faye Redfern 98-26-72 C/B; Heather Santy 98-26-72; Mary Stone 101-25-76 Bronze B: Dennise Hood 102-32-70; Bev Isherwood 102-31-71; Naomi Fairfull 111-39-72; Margaret Kelk 106-34-72. Cinema Parardiso Best Nett: Dennise Hood. N/P Silver No 6 Methven Travel :Hiromi Ikehata. Bronze A No 17 Methven Pharmacy: Heather Santy. Bronze B No 4 2nd shot Arabica: Wendy Wareing. Open No 13 Methven Supervalue: Naomi Fairfull. Saturday No 6 Methven Four Square: Bev Isherwood.Putting: Gayle O’Duffy 31; Heather Santy 31; Faye Redfern 32; Lyn Schott 32. Two’s & Nett Eagles: Lynn Worsfold, Naomi Fairfull, Heather Santy, Mary Stone x 2.

Tinwald Golf Club May 23 Eagles stableford Senior; T Tuakeu 37, Rod Harris 36. Intermediate; Snow Pierce 39, Philip Roulston 37 b/l. Junior; Graham Hortin 37, Lindsay Jackson 37, Roger Bruce 37. Women; Sally Lane 39. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Ray Wards. Gluyas Ford # 6; Kevin Bishop. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Lindsay Jackson. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; T Tuakeu. Two’s: Kerry Whiting, Bill Mason, T Tuakeu. Net Eagle; # 2 Not struck

Rakaia Golf Club May 27 Ladies Stroke, total par 3’s Jean Evans 10, Bev Sutherland 10, Teresa Booker 11, Sue Martin 11 Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Sally Smith, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Val Bell. V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Bronwyn Oakley. Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Jill Burrowes. S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Sally Smith

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Mid Canterbury Rugby May 30 LUISETTI SEEDS DIVISION 1 – QUARTERFINALS Glenmark 23 v Burn/Duns/Irwell 25, Oxford 29 v Southern 27, Waihora 35 v Celtic 10,

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Methven 29 v Southbridge 19, TROPHY Darfield 36 v Lincoln 13, Saracens 31 v Rakaia 21, PLATE West Melton 34 v Prebbleton 7, Ashley 40 v Hampstead 28, PLAQUE Rolleston 10 v Hornby 12, Ohoka 5 v Kaiapoi 21, SENIOR B CENTENNIAL MUG – ROUND 2 Southern Tinwald Tavern 87 v Allenton 0, Methven R&R Haulage v Tinwald, NSR Mt Somers 12 v Hampstead KFC 15, Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 26 v Collegiate Eclipse Services 5, BYE: Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar UC CHAMPIONSHIP Ashburton College 12 v TBHS 13, COMBINED COMPETITION - UNDER 18 Celtic 19 v Kaiapoi 22, Methven/Rakaia 16 v Hurunui 15, UNDER 16 SECTION ONE Hampstead 17 v Kaiapoi/Woodend 34, Rolleston 34 v Celtic 15, SECTION TWO Methven 15 v Hurunui 16, MCRU COMPETITION UNDER 14.5 (JOCK ROSS CENTURION SHIELD) Hampstead Lemacon 38 v Southern/ Tinwald 28, Methven Seed Cleaning 38 v Allenton 20, UNDER 13 – (MURRAY ROULSTON CENTURION SHIELD) Allenton 24 v Methven Snowfed Builders 66, Celtic Lysaght Glass 5 v Hampstead Lifestyle Homes 42, Southern All Farm Engineering 17 v Tinwald RD1 Petroleum 59, BYE: Rakaia Synlait UNDER 11.5 – (JOHN SMITHERAM SHIELD) Allenton 47 v Collegiate Cranfield Glass 5, Celtic Ashburton Online v Hampstead Subway, Methven Purple Pear 57 v Tinwald Geoff Frew 35, Rakaia Synlait 24 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 24,

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Ashburton Squash Club May 28 B: Chilton & Mayne Ltd v C: Continuous Accounting Steve Leckie Lost to Lee Barker 0-3 (8/15; 13/15; 10/15), Garry Mayne Beat Craig Lambie 3-0 (15/7; 15/2; 15/2),Andrew Watt Beat Nick Swift 3-2 (11/15; 15/8; 10/15; 15/9; 15/9), Andrew Quigley Beat Alastair White 3-1 (15/13; 13/15; 16/14; 15/11), Matt Fine Beat Ian Dolden 3-0 (NO GAME SCORES), Greg Jopson Lost to Steve Carr 2-3 (11/15; 15/10; 15/13; 14/16; 13/15), Karen Nieman Beat Kevin Clifford 3-2 (15/12; 9/15; 15/10; 13/15; 15/10), Sam Woolf Lost to Jeffrey Rutten 2-3 (15/7; 15/1; 14/16; 14/16; 14/16), Zac Woolf Lost to Tom Lambie 0-3 (6/15; 11/15; 11/15) F: Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra v H: Geoff Read Builders Tim Stoddart Beat Brad Going 3-2 (11/15; 15/13; 16/14; 17/19; 15/11), Grant Smith Lost to Matt Stoddart 2-3 (6/15; 15/12; 12/15; 15/13; 10/15), Niki-Lee Francis Lost to Chris Lovelock 1-3 (14/16; 16/18; 17/15; 6/15), Skip Muir Lost to Nick Swift 1-3 (7/15; 15/12; 10/15; 14/16), Hamish Mander Beat Matt Fine 3-1 (NO GAME SCORES), Adam Marshall Lost to Chris Redmond 0-3 (4/15; 9/15; 14/16), Jarod Hopwood Beat Campbell Bedward 3-1 (NO GAME SCORES), Jordan-Lee Francis Lost to Bradley Johnson 0-3 (11/15; 5/15; 10/15),Logan Havis Beat Lisa Clarke 3-0 (15/12; 15/9; 15/9) I: Canterbury Long Run Roofing v E: Cates Grain & Seed Ltd Matt Speedy Beat Matt Ness 3-0 (15/11; 15/6; 15/13), Ash Flannery Beat Steve Pearce 3-0 (15/6; 16/14; 15/11),Ben Kruger Beat Jeff Hurst 3-2 (15/13; 16/14; 8/15; 9/15; 15/12), Stephen Blain Beat Ben Schnackenberg 3-0 (18/16; 15/8; 15/8), Donna Brown Lost to Jonathon Simpson 2-3 (11/15; 6/15; 15/13; 16/14; 8/15), Bronwyn Flannery Lost to Phil Keir 2-3 (15/13; 10/15; 6/15; 15/9; 12/15), Devon Flannery Beat Tom Ravenscroft 3-2 (15/13; 9/15; 11/15; 15/12; 15/12), Catherine Wells Lost to Terry Hutchinson 2-3 (9/15; 15/5; 15/8; 11/15; 15/17), Leonie Brown Lost to Isaac Bazley 0-3 (5/15; 6/15; 10/15) D: DPI/EmbroidMe v A: Auric Energy Tim Stoddart Beat Pete Summerfield By Default, Scott Broker Beat Devin Francis 3-0 (15/12; 15/13; 16/14),Mark Kennedy Lost to Armand van der Eik 1-3 (18/16; 15/17; 10/15; 13/15), Michael Burton Beat Jason Francis 3-2 (15/8; 15/11; 10/15; 10/15; 15/13),

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Methven’s Simon Fleetwood on the charge during his side’s 2119 win over Southbridge in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Julie Smith Lost to Ian McBride 2-3 (19/17; 17/15; 7/15; 11/15; 9/15),Poppy Sparrow Beat Hamish Tait 3-2 (7/15; 13/15; 15/10; 15/8; 15/13), Scott Punselie Beat John Woolf 3-1 (15/13; 11/15; 15/13; 16/14), Eric Rutten Lost to Mitchell Woolf 1-3 (NO GAME SCORES), Lynnie Scammell Beat Toby Woolf 3-0 (15/8; 18/16; 15/7)

Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Mick Hooper beat Brendon Adam 3-2, Rebecca Abernethy lost to Chris Thompson 2-4, Adam Clement beat Ron Carlson 3-1, Laura Gundry beat Kyla Murphy 3-0, Scott van den Bemd beat Cath Blacklow 3-2, Jess McCloy beat Robbie Kok 3-2, Chris O’Reilly lost to Paul Cousins 2-3. John McDonnell beat Pat Summerfield 3-1, Chauntel Kentish lost to Terry Hutchinson 0-3, Lawrence McCormick lost to Gary Casey 2-3, Jock O’Connor lost to Billy Nolan 2-3, Steve Devereux beat Nathan Forbes 3-1, Jordan Hooper beat Kirsty Clay 3-1, Chrissie Stratford beat Suzanne Nijjar 3-1. Sam Harrison lost to Rob Beale 0-3, Phil Andrew lost to Nigel Tew 1-3, Axel Fox-Holmes lost to John Surridge 1-3, Kendra Hall lost to Chrissie Stratford 0-3, Ed Harrison beat Pete Blacklow 3-1, Di Ness beat Marie Kennedy 3-1, Nik Millichamp beat Charlotte Smith 3-0, Paddy Kennedy lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3.

Mid Canterbury Squash Interclub Standings up to and including May 26 results in the Mid Canterbury interclub competition: Division 1: Ashburton 58 points, Celtic 55, McKenzie 51, Methven 46, Rakaia 40, Collegiate 34, Pleasant Point 31, Mayfield 19. Division 2: Methven 66, Temuka Black 61, Hinds 2 61, Temuka White 59, Ashburton 44, Collegiate 35, Celtic 32, Pleasant Point 26, Hinds 1 16. Division 3 (several results unavailable): Rakaia 68, Collegiate 60, Celtic 56, Methven 52, Pleasant Point 2 36, Temuka 35, Geraldine 27, Pleasant Point 1 23.

DRAWS ■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf June 5 Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: TINWALD 4.00pm Turf One: Hampstead v Allenton Storm (K. Donald L.Begg)Turf Two: Allenton Thunder v Wakanui Blue(J. Gray K. O’Reilly) 4.50pm Turf One: Tinwald Black v Tinwald Orange (K. Donald L. Begg )Turf Two: Wakanui Black v Methven White (J. Gray K.O’Reilly) 5.40pm Turf One: Methven Black v Collegians Netherby Meats (D. Baker M. Baker) 1st Grade Women 6.40 pm Collegians v Methven (Collegiate 1st Gr W Hampstead 1st Gr W ) 7.50 pm (S. Mealings Methven 1st Gr W ) BYE: Hampstead/ Methven June 6 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: TINWALD Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.00am Turf One: Tinwald Black v Hampstead Gold, Turf Two: Collegians

White v Wakanui Blue, Turf Three: Collegians Green v Hampstead Blue, Turf Four: Allenton Hawks v Methven/Mayfield ; 9.50am Turf One: Wakanui Black v Rakaia Blue, Turf Two: Allenton Eagles v Wakanu i Combined, Turf Three: Tinwald Orange v Rakaia Black, Turf Four: Methven Black v Methven White ; Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.00am Tinwald Orange v Wakanui Wildcats, Wakanui Wizards v Tinwald Red, Collegiand v Rakaia, Hampstead v Allenton Magic, Allenton Aces v Tinwald Black Senior Men at Ashburton 1.30pm Wakanui Black v Wakanui Blue ( R. Turbull C. Watson) Senior Women at Ashburton 3.00pm Hampstead 1 v Hampstead/Collegians C. O’Neill B. Gray June 7 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Tinwald v Allenton(Collegians 1st Gr M Wakanui 1st Gr M) 6.15pm Collegians v Wakanui (Tinwald 1st Gr M Wakanui Black SM) June 8 2nd Grade Boys 5.00pm Hampstead v Wakanui (Wakanui blue SM Hampstead SW) 6.00pm Methven Meercats v Allenton (A. Kelland R. Law) BYE: Methven Madmen June 9 KWIK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pm Allenton Vipers v Collegians (D. Bennett K. Donald) 5.00pm Allenton Hornets v Methven Black(R. Bradley K. O’Reilly) 6.00pm Hampstead v Methven White( C. Cannan E. ConnollyWhyte) BYE: Wakanui

■ Rugby

Mid Canterbury Rugby June 6 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup Semi-Finals PWL Methven v BDI, Methven 1, 2.45, M Gallagher, K Pottinger, C O’Malley, A Greenslade Waihora v Oxford, Tai Tapu 1, 2.45pm, G Peddie, A Brosnahan, S O’Reilly, D Sullivan 5th-8th Claas Harvest Centre Southern v Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic, Hinds 1, 2.45 A Hotop, P McKnight, J Greenslade Glenmark v Southbridge, Omihi 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, TBA, TBA TROPHY REL Rakaia v Darfield, Rak 1, 2.45pm, M Bell, G Shaw, M Southby Lincoln v Saracens, Linc 1, 2.45pm, D Creighton, R Amyes, C Wootton PLATE Prebbleton v Ashley, Preb 1, 2.45pm, S Prendergast, J Shalfoon, M Bruhns West Melton v Devon Tavern Hampstead, WM 1, 2.45pm, R Goodman, R Busch, P Hudson PLAQUE Hornby v Ohoka, Denton Oval, 2.45pm, S Laird, P O’Brien, B Moir Kaiapoi v Rolleston, Kai 1, 2.45pm, G Welch, TBA, TBA SENIOR B CENTENNIAL MUG – ROUND 3 Allenton v Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar, Allen 1, 2.30pm, D Gray Hampstead KFC v Tinwald, Hamp 1, 2.30pm, A McGirr Mt Somers v Methven R&R Haulage, Mt Som 1, 2.30pm, D McKibbin Southern Tinwald Tavern v Collegiate Eclipse Services, Hinds 1, 1.00, P McKnight

BYE: Rakaia Murray Hood Baling UC CHAMPIONSHIP Rangiora HS v Ashburton College, RHS, 12pm, COMBINED COMPETITION COLTS Kirwee v Celtic, Kirwee 2, 2.45pm, M Talbot Banks Peninsula v Prebbleton, Lit Riv 1, 1pm, G Robinson Darfield v Burn/Duns/Irw, Dar 1, 1.30pm, M Quinlivan Lincoln Red v Springston, Linc 1, 1pm, R Amyes Waihora v Lincoln Black , TT1, 1pm, A Brosnahan BYE: West Melton UNDER 18 Malvern Comb v Celtic, KIr 2, 12.30pm, M Talbot West Melton/Rolleston v Methven/Rakaia, Roll 2, 2pm, P Coyle UNDER 16 Playoffs Celtic v Malvern, Celtic 1, 1.15, P Everest Hurunui v Hampstead, Waiau, 1pm, TBA Oxford v Methven, Oxf, 2pm, TBA MCRU COMPETITION UNDER 14.5 (JOCK ROSS CENTURION SHIELD) ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Hampstead Lemacon v Methven Seed Cleaning, Hamp 1, 1.15pm P Hunt Southern/Tinwald v Allenton, Hinds 2, 1.30pm UNDER 13 – (MURRAY ROULSTON CENTURION SHIELD) ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Allenton v Southern Allfarm Engineering, Allen 1, 1.15pm Methven Snowfed Builders v Tinwald RDI Petroleum, Meth 1, 1pm, C O’Malley Rakaia Synlait v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Rak 1, 1.30pm, S Bennett BYE: Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes UNDER 11.5 – (JOHN SMITHERAM SHIELD) ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting v Tinwald Geoff Frew, Hamp 1, 12.15pm Methven Purple Pear v Allenton, Meth 3, 1pm Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Hinds 2, 12.15pm Rakaia Synlait v Celtic Ashburton Online, Rak 2, 1.30pm, J Kilworth UNDER 10 ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Allenton G v Celtic Blacklows, Allen 2, 1pm Allenton M v Southern/Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Allen 3, 1pm Southern Latitude v Collegiate/Hampstead, Hinds 3, 1.30pm BYE: Methven Mt Hutt Station UNDER 9 ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring v Southern Riverlea, Tin 3, 1pm Hampstead v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators, Hamp 2, 2pm Methven Black v Rakaia/Allenton, Meth 4, 1pm Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Celt JAB 1, 1pm BYE: Celtic Blacklows UNDER 8 ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Hampstead/Tinwald v Celtic The Finishing Company, Hamp 2, 1pm Methven Professionals v Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge, Meth 5, 1pm Rakaia Synlait v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Rak 3, 1.30pm Southern Agspread v Allenton, Hinds 3, 12.30pm UNDER 7 ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Allenton G v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Allen 6, 1pm Allenton M v Rakaia Synlait B, Allen 7, 1pm Hampstead Spark v Methven The Laundry, Hamp 2, 12.15pm Rakaia Synlait W v Methven B, Rak 3, 12.45pm Southern Coleman Ag v Collegiate Regent Cinema, Hinds 4, 1.45pm Tinwald Canvas v Collegiate Countdown, Tin 4, 1pm UNDER 6 ASSOCIATE/CLUB REFEREES REQUIRED Celtic Anderson Joinery G v Methven MC Freight, Celt JAB 2, 12.30pm Celtic Anderson Joinery W v Tinwald AIS, Celt JAB 2, 1.15pm Hampstead Netherby 4 Square v Allenton M, Hamp 2, 12.15pm Methven Black & White v Rakaia Synlait, Meth 4, 12.15pm Methven The Laundry v Allenton G, Meth 5, 12.15pm Southern H Mackenzie Contracting v Collegiate Redpaths, Hinds 4, 12.15pm Southern Progressive Livestock v Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed, Hinds 4, 1pm

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■ FOOTBALL

Germany ease past Fiji By Daniel RichaRDson It was expected to be little more than a romp and it proved as much for Germany as they hammered Fiji 8-1 in their Under-20 World Cup encounter in Christchurch yesterday. Fiji were making their maiden appearance at an Under-20 World Cup and showed few nerves in the opening stages

but the floodgates opened in the 18th minute and the minnows had no answer. Germany were six goals up by halftime – they scored five in a mad 16-minute flurry during the middle of the first spell – as their superior class shone through. They’re one of the favourites to take the title in New Zealand and some of the skill on display

would have proven challenging for many teams to negotiate, not just Fiji. The Pacific Island nation had their moment in the sun though when 19-year-old Iosefo Verovou scored a goal early in the second half, much to the dismay of German goalkeeper Marvin Schwaebe who had his clean sheet blotted. The rout continued in the sec-

ond spell and Hany Mukhtar, who plays for Portuguese club Benfica, completed his hat-trick with a late penalty. Germany shape as the likely winners in Group F. Germany 8 (Niklas Stark 18, 27, Marc Stendera 20 pen, Grischa Proemel 23, Hany Mukhtar 34, 40, 89 pen, Marvin Stefaniak 68) Fiji 1 (Iosefo Verovou 48), halftime: 6-0 - NZME

facing Hungary on Thursday and Nigeria against North Korea. Mervo opened the scoring with a near post header in the 17th minute, after the North Korean defenders seemed to switch off. Choe Ju Song got a well worked equaliser in the 32nd minute but that was as close as the Asian side got, as Zsolt Kalmar restored the Hungarian advantage a minute later. The powerful Mervo added his second just after halftime, followed 10 minutes later by compatriot David Forgács. North Korea never stopped trying but conceded a fifth in the 82nd minute, with Mervo scoring from an impossibly acute angle after a improbable dribble along the by-line. Hungary 5 (B Mervó 17, 49, 82, Z Kalmár 33, D Forgács 60) North Korea 1 (C Ju Song 32) Halftime: 2-1. - NZME

Lee finishes 34th Danny Lee carded an even-par 69 during the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour yesterday as he finished in a share of 34th at sixunder. Lee’s rounds are often full of varied scoring and yesterday’s one was no different as he made seven pars, five birdies, three bogeys, two double bogeys and an eagle. The 24-year-old was 12 strokes back from Australian Steven Bowditch (18-under) who won the event. Lee was projected to jump one spot to 51st on the FedEx Cup standings. Fellow Kiwis Steven Alker and Tim Wilkinson missed the cut. - NZME

Fond farewell

Hungary easily dispatch North Korea Hungary have thrashed North Korea 5-1 in the second Group E game at the Under-20 World Cup yesterday. It capped an amazing afternoon in New Plymouth, after Brazil and Hungary had earlier produced a six-goal thriller. Hungarian striker Bence Mervo was the hero for the Europeans with a clinical hat-trick, though North Korean goal keeper Cha Jong Hun had a forgettable game. He was exposed badly for at least two of the goals, also he was not helped by a hestiant defence. Overall the Hungarians were too big, too strong and too fast against a surprisingly disorganised North Korean side. Hungary led 2-1 at halftime but the second half was a onesided affair as the Europeans scored three without reply, and could have had a few more. The result turns Group E into a three horse race, with Brazil

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A fond farewell has been planned for Queensland’s James Horwill and Will Genia at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. But the jury is still out on whether playmaker Quade Cooper may also be playing his final home game for the Reds this weekend. Queensland coach Richard Graham said a revitalised Reds were focused on sending out Horwill and Genia on the right note on home soil against the highly fancied Chiefs. Horwill will link with English club Harlequins and fellow ex-Reds captain Genia is off to France’s Stade Francais following the World Cup, ensuring Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash will be their last at their beloved Suncorp Stadium. - AAP

Sharks crush Saints

Hungary’s Akos Kecskes (left) and North Korea’s So Jong Hyok attempt to head the ball during their U20 soccer World Cup match in New Plymouth yesterday. AP PHOTO

The Southland Sharks basketball team have made it eight wins in a row in the most impressive fashion, crushing the Wellington Saints 108-76 in Wellington yesterday. The dominant victory puts the Sharks onto the top of the ladder, joining the Nelson Giants with a 9-3 record, with Paul Henare’s side recovering from a 1-3 start to put their name among the title favourites. The Sharks led 29-16 after the first quarter and never let up, taking a 56-33 halftime lead and coasting to their most important win of the campaign so far. - NZME

■ RUGBY

Matu’u likely out for rest of the season By Daniel RichaRDson Hurricanes hooker Motu Matu’u’s season looks to be all but over due to the knee injury he suffered in his side’s loss to the Crusaders in Nelson on Friday night. Matu’u was at Hurricanes training at Rugby League Park in Newtown yesterday in a heavy leg brace and was walking with crutches. He is due to be sent for a scan today but coach Chris Boyd said it didn’t look good. “Motu Matu’u’s probably got a grade two MCL [injury], which means, he’ll be out for probably at least four weeks. At least,” Boyd said. Given the Super Rugby fi-

nal is five weeks away, it’s hard to see Matu’u taking the field again this season even if the Hurricanes do make the showpiece match. Wider training group hooker Leni Apisai is taking a break from rugby after suffering a couple of head knocks lately, which leaves fourth-string option Brayden Mitchell as the man to play behind Dane Coles. Wellington rake James O’Reilly has joined the squad as further cover. The 35-18 loss to the Crusaders was also damaging in the sense that outside back Matt Proctor is out for this Friday’s match against the Highlanders after he suffered a concussion in Nelson and is still having lingering symptoms. He will

continue to be monitored. Hurricanes first-five Beauden Barrett, who has missed the past four games with a knee injury, was expected to train this afternoon and a decision would then be made on whether he had recovered sufficiently to meet the Highlanders in Napier. “It’s probably still 50/50,” Boyd said. If Barrett recovers in time, that would allow Otere Black to join the New Zealand under20s in Italy as they begin their world championship tournament. The Hurricanes need to give Ma’a Nonu one more week off – as is the protocol for All Blacks this year – and it remains to be seen whether that will be on

Friday or in the final match of the regular season against the Chiefs on June 13. A win over the Highlanders this week – or two bonus points in a loss – would ensure the Hurricanes claim top spot on the standings and book home advantage for the playoffs. Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph signalled he would rest All Blacks Aaron Smith, Ben Smith and Malakai Fekitoa this Friday. “I wouldn’t rest them if I didn’t have to, I don’t want to change the momentum,” Joseph said after his side’s 36-9 win over the Chiefs in Invercargill on Saturday. “But that’s something that everyone has brought into and I do understand the reason why.” - NZME

Harriette Thompson

Marathon effort A 92-year-old US grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon. A smiling Harriette Thompson, aged 92 years and 65 days, was cheered by dozens of onlookers and supporters as she completed San Diego’s Rock n Roll marathon in seven hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. Thompson said she felt “a little stiff” after the race. The previous oldest woman marathon runner was another American, Gladys “Gladyator” Burrill, who was 92 years and 19 days old when she did the Honolulu event in 2010. - AFP

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■ ELLERSLIE

Gravano stakes claim for Ryder berth Peter and Dawn Williams might have found a late answer to the defence of the stable’s Listed Ryder Stakes crown. Gravano’s grinding debut victory in yesterday’s Davey Pumps 2YO Maiden in demanding conditions at Ellerslie has them seriously considering a return trip to the central districts for the July 25 feature at Otaki. “I was going to turn him out, but we might look at the Ryder Stakes now like we did last year with Niki Piki Milo,” Peter Williams said. “We’ll see how he progresses after this. “He’s a horse that we’ve always liked and he won his first trial before we put him aside and in his trial here the other day he came from a long way back for third. “I didn’t think the distance would worry him, but the track’s pretty wet. It was a lucky dip out there, they’re all guessing.” His stablemate Niki Piki Milo

also went into the Ryder off a first-up success and she is currently in Melbourne after earning herself a trip to Australia with her most recent win at Te Rapa last month. Gravano was ridden by Sam Collett, who said she had to work overtime to get the gelding home at the first time of asking. “We were never really comfortable at any stage of the race and from the 1000 to the 600 it was a hard ride. “To his credit, he kept finding and really dug deep when I needed him to and Peter and Dawn do such a good job with their horses.” Gravano finished off tenaciously down the outside fence to beat Rio Claro and Good Lookin Gal with the favourite The Dom, a half-bother to Niki Piki Milo, well back at the post. He was in the hunt on the turn, but was a spent force soon after. Gravano (black cap) raced to victory in yesterday’s Davey Pumps 2YO Maiden at Ellerslie. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL – NZ Racing Desk

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Harness Racing Waikato Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jun 2015 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.43pm (NZT) STEEN & MORROW JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 to c2 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2700m 1 57783 Jack Bates (1) fr ................... D Ferguson (J) 2 52477 Pure Christian (2) fr................M Johnson (J) 3 64258 Elusive Edgar (3) fr ......................A Veint (J) 4 5x134 Caesar’s Prince (4) fr ............. S Grayling (J) 5 13827 Percius (5) fr.......................... T Cameron (J) 6 14233 Art Pleaser (6) fr ................M Blakemore (J) 7 70001 JC Jock (7) fr.......................... K Marshall (J) 8 74398 Stars Star (8) fr ............................J Moka (J) 9 94341 Three Tricks (21) fr ............. J MacKinnon (J) 10 56727 Here’s Shifty (22) fr ................. B Butcher (J) 11 43059 Lucky John (23) fr ............F Schumacher (J) 12 86160 Celtic Warrior (24) fr ....................A Grant (J) 2 1.14pm CHALLENGE CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP TROT $5000, 4yo+ c0 to c1 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 Isae (U3) fr ...............................G Wolfenden 2 43262 Gosimongo (1) fr ...........................P Butcher 3 0989x Miss Adventure (2) fr ............... B Butcher (J) 4 64x84 Awa Cathrine (U1) fr .......................D Moore 5 3048D Madam Springfield (U2) fr ...........A Donnelly 6 35666 Two Wishes 30 ............................. Scratched 7 x7133 Philadelphia H (1) 30 ................... D Butcher 8 67735 Zimple (2) 30 ......................................L Neal 9 0008x Rocky Six (U1) 30 .....................S Abernethy 10 x0745 Stuey D (U2) 30 ........................ J Abernethy

3 1.39pm FAIRVIEWS CAMBRIDGE MBL PACE $5500,

4yo+ c2 to c3, c4 with cond. +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 54345 Playaway (1) fr ............................. D Butcher 2 88666 Tina Brydon (2) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 3 46524 Elisaveta (3) fr ...............................Z Butcher 4 70314 No Way Else (4) fr .......................A Donnelly 5 24941 Bute Mach (5) fr ...................... B Butcher (J) 6 53241 Simply Stunning (6) fr J MacKinnon (J, ....Cl) 7 99336 Lisdelight fr................................... Scratched 8 x1741 Sikora (7) fr .......................................L Hollis 9 21472 Idealistic (21) fr .........................D Alexander 10 09064 Pureora Paree (22) fr ....................P Butcher 4 2.12pm GROUP ONE TURF BAR HANDICAP TROT 4yo+ c1 & faster +claimers discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 35666 Two Wishes fr ............................... Scratched 2 64467 Madam Simone (1) fr ............ T Cameron (J) 3 x7133 Philadelphia H (2) fr ..................... D Butcher 4 x0745 Stuey D (U1) fr ........................ T Lethaby (J) 5 56704 Gogirl Bromac (1) 10............... B Butcher (J) 6 30544 Jomo (2) 10 ................................ J Robinson 7 90779 Phil’s Folly (3) 10 ...........................P Butcher 8 20059 Our Super Ram (4) 10 .................... P Young 9 96960 Ton Tine (U1) 10 ...........................S Lawson 10 84924 Meyer Lansky (1) 20 .....................T Mitchell 11 83238 Le Lua Invasion (2) 20 ...................S Phelan 12 15132 Dragon Lady (U1) 20 ................S Abernethy 13 32325 Silver Stream (1) 30 .................. J Abernethy 14 49596 Palais Royal 30 ............................ Scratched 5 2.47pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND MOBILE

PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 American Fantasy (1) fr........ D Ferguson (J) 2 6038 Rev The Chev fr ........................... Scratched 3 552 Count Landeck (2) fr ............... B Butcher (J) 4 30 Blue Eyed Creation (3) fr ..............S Lawson 5 30509 Secret Weapon (4) fr ............... T Lethaby (J) 6 24957 Wise Goddess (5) fr ......................Z Butcher 7 8 Fire Chaser (6) fr.......................S Abernethy 8 4x437 Brydon Ideal (7) fr ............F Schumacher (J) 9 0x Not A Whisper (21) fr ................S McCaffrey 10 Bert The Bookie (22) fr................. B Mangos 11 Frankie Yale (23) fr .....................P Ferguson 12 70x03 Rhubarb Lane (24) fr.................... D Butcher 13 52223 Mighty Regal (25) fr .............. T Cameron (J) 14 406x5 Diamond Supreme (26) fr ...........A Donnelly 15 6 Keepers Desire (27) fr ...................P Butcher David Butcher drives Sea MC in the Emergencies: Secret Weapon, Fire Chaser 6 3.22pm CAMBRIDGE SPORTSWORLD MBL PACE Clubhouse Sports Bar Pace at the Waikato meeting today. $5500, 3yo+ c1, c2 with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 66749 Cut The Cards (1) fr ......................P Butcher 2 76634 Wonder Anvil (2) fr .....................P Ferguson 13 27546 Major Classic (25) fr ..................... D Butcher 3 55788 Sage Creek (3) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 7 3.58pm CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR HANDICAP 4 43183 Aquickone (4) fr ..................................S Reid PACE $6000, 4yo+ c2 & faster +claimer discrhcp 5 5x675 A Chance To Dream (5) fr ....... T Macfarlane pace, stand, 2700m 1 25827 Cullies Delight (1) fr ......................T Mitchell 6 09176 Souvenir Glory (6) fr............... K Marshall (J) 2 14687 Princess Kate (2) fr .......................N Chilcott 7 10321 Astronomer (7) fr ..........................A Veint (J) 3 11107 Westburn Courage (U1) fr ..........P Ferguson 8 43x88 Could A Dunit (8) fr ........................J I Dickie 4 04936 Mach Cullen (U2) fr .......................Z Butcher 9 24611 Bettors Pocket (21) fr ................... B Mangos 5 45007 Houhora Dream (1) 10 ..............S Abernethy 10 42610 Sheza Springfield (22) fr ...............N Chilcott 6 99336 Lisdelight (2) 10 ................... D Ferguson (J) 11 64794 Lola Jones (23) fr ...................... J Abernethy 7 51967 Ambro Courage (3) 10 ................A Donnelly 12 73314 Tiger Tamer (24) fr ........................T Mitchell

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

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

1 46641 El Sid nwtd ....................................R Adcock 4 44735 Opawa Larry nwtd L & ....................... Wales 2 12215 Fair Cruzin 18.94.......................J McInerney 5 5F226 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 3 27868 Homebush Riley nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 x7646 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 4 16325 Another Liz nwtd .......................J McInerney 7 64 Octagons Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 1 12.10pm OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 8 67236 Private Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 5 83878 Miss Softy nwtd .........................J McInerney 6 55158 Fancy Kiwi 18.66 ......................... B I Conner 9 78 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 1 447 Kentaro Baxter nwtd..................J McInerney 2 4543 Apollo King nwtd ................................J Allen 4 1.07pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STKS 7 46722 Increasing nwtd ............................... M Grant 8 26564 Chaimbo 18.71..........................J McInerney 3 65837 El Movin nwtd............................J McInerney C1, 545m 9 38758 Another Groom 18.57 ...............J McInerney 4 222 Another Jamie nwtd ..................J McInerney 1 64683 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 10 61755 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 5 4 Another Message nwtd .............J McInerney 2 46466 Pukeko Prowler 32.86 ....................B Healey 6 636 Deborah Bay nwtd..........................J Guthrie 3 88881 Opawa Extreme nwtd L & .................. Wales 7 2.02pm FOLEY PLUMBERS LTD SPRINT C1/2, 310m 7 x6674 Fiesty Fortune nwtd ................. P Hammond 1 78687 Jasper Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 4 56742 Hyperparadise 33.00 S & ................B Evans 8 3 Thunder Dragon nwtd ........................J Allen 2 15731 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 5 85443 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 9 85 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 3 67554 Rob’s Mate 18.49 M &...........................J Hill 6 43783 Homebush Slinky 33.24 ............J McInerney 10 77656 Another Penny nwtd ..................J McInerney 4 35T13 Millie’s Boy 18.52 ........................R Hamilton 7 78587 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 2 12.31pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 8 56383 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 5 32578 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 6 25515 Another Fan nwtd ......................J McInerney 9 34157 La Kinks nwtd.................................. M Grant C1, 310m 7 45666 Eye Adam nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 72847 Bizarro 18.92 S & ............................B Evans 10 83676 Cawbourne Alpha nwtd ................... M Grant 8 62135 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 2 48227 Smash Easy 18.78 .......................... M Grant 5 1.26pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE SPRINT C1, 310m 9 87378 Glenn Is Goodesy 18.91 ................. M Grant 3 47x34 Homebush Buck nwtd ...............J McInerney 1 77663 Another Cover 19.02 .................J McInerney 10 73767 Adjudicator nwtd S &.......................B Evans 4 67884 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 2 56276 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill 5 26644 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 3 48247 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ...................B Evans 8 2.19pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP STAKES C2, 545m 6 35435 Opawa Laz 18.66 L &......................... Wales 1 54747 Stich Up 32.62 S &..........................B Evans 4 57754 Opawa Hog 18.41 L & ........................ Wales 7 38287 Air Express 18.57......................J McInerney 2 41245 Blushing Belle 33.50 L & .................... Wales 5 67455 Pukeko Warrior 19.11.....................B Healey 8 38781 Cabarita 19.15 ................................ M Grant 3 4x137 Opawa Rob nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 6 73562 Stenson nwtd .................................. M Grant 9 66377 Cawbourne Cruze 18.76 .............D Kingston 4 13147 Know Hero nwtd.............................G Cleeve 7 74277 Sarah’s Domain 18.84...............J McInerney 10 26465 Mitchell Dean 18.81 M & .......................J Hill 5 57442 Opawa Rocky 32.89 L & .................... Wales 8 1573 Opawa Express nwtd .................. B I Conner 3 12.50pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C0, 545m 9 61368 Fair Trading nwtd .......................J McInerney 6 32711 Goldstar Junior 32.76 S & ...............B Evans 7 35162 Know Clown nwtd...........................G Cleeve 1 2655 Lignite Girl nwtd ...............................S Stone 10 47365 Homebush Naki nwtd ................J McInerney 2 523 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 6 1.46pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 8 16134 Mystic Action nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 9 87378 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd................... M Grant 3 577x7 Springs Eternal nwtd..........................J Allen C1/2, 310m Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jun 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

8 81x73 Art I Special (1) 20 .........................J I Dickie 9 47452 Sea MC (2) 20.............................. D Butcher 10 67414 Randalstown (1) 30 .......................P Butcher 8 4.21pm HOLMES & CO AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $5000, 4yo+ c1 to c3 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 84422 Shards Phoenix (1) fr .................... K Judson 2 46524 Elisaveta (2) fr ...........................V Blanchard 3 88836 Imajollywally (3) fr .........................S Yoakley 4 15062 With A Vengeance fr .................... Scratched 5 54345 Playaway fr ................................... Scratched 6 30367 Lofty Brogden (4) fr .........................A Shand 7 15562 Clarius (5) fr .............................D Blakemore 8 00576 Viewfield Apache (6) fr ..................S Butcher 9 79187 Easy For Cullen (21) fr ...............M Northcott 10 71503 Elliot Daniel (22) fr .............. J Kriechbaumer SELECTIONS Race 1: Art Pleaser, Percius, JC Jock, Three Tricks Race 2: Philadelphia H, Zimple, Madam Springfield Race 3: Simply Stunning, Elisaveta, No Way Else, Playaway Race 4: Le Lua Invasion, Dragon Lady, Meyer Lansky Race 5: Bert The Bookie, Mighty Regal, American Fantasy Race 6: Bettors Pocket, Aquickone, A Chance To Dream Race 7: Randalstown, Sea MC, Art I Special, Cullies Delight Race 8: Clarius, Elliot Daniel, Elisaveta, Shards Phoenix

24824 Wheelchair Norm 18.55 ............J McInerney 83232 Plagiarism 18.56 ...............................J Dunn 526x7 Jewel Eagle nwtd S & .....................B Evans 1 24422 Expect Delay nwtd .......................... M Grant 87286 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 66x77 Raincheck nwtd............................... M Grant 3 34311 Ugo Flash 32.27 J & .......................D Fahey 12 3.29pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 16TH JUNE 4 35367 Know Mayhem nwtd .......................G Cleeve C4, 310m 1 22614 Cawbourne Danial 18.58 ...................C Weir 5 78166 Opawa Stella 33.23 L & ..................... Wales 2 15434 Shadow Apache 18.32 J &..............D Fahey 6 55368 Know Ambition 32.72 .....................G Cleeve 3 25126 Botany Win 18.40 ......................J McInerney 7 18242 Bound To Erupt 33.18 ..................... M Grant 4 46683 No Leaf Clover nwtd...........................C Weir 8 44176 Opawa Amy 32.61 L & ....................... Wales 5 8F363 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 9 42562 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 6 44518 Know Magic nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 10 74677 Cawbourne Philip 32.41 ............J McInerney 7 43253 Homebush Paige 18.69.............J McInerney 10 2.54pm BLASTING & COATING SPRINT C3, 310m 8 64137 Opawa Opal nwtd L & ........................ Wales 1 66384 Know Knowing 18.68 .....................G Cleeve 9 24441 Camside Gold nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 2 55663 Homebush Errol 18.44 ..............J McInerney 3 18272 Kyla Rose 18.71 ........................J McInerney 10 43453 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans SELECTIONS 4 76167 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................B Evans 5 46771 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner Race 1: Another Jamie, Thunder Dragon, Another Message 6 75225 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales Race 2: Air Express, Homebush Buck, Thrilling Hunt, Cabarita 7 31132 Homebush Flyte 18.50 ..............J McInerney Race 3: Tilt, Private Action, Lignite Girl, Octagons Ghost 8 44734 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 .................J McInerney Race 4: Filante, Know Worth, Homebush Slinky, Hyperparadise 9 24727 Matty Hooky 18.81 ....................J McInerney Race 5: Stenson, Another Cover, Opawa Express, Opawa Hog 10 87888 Another Colt 18.63 ....................J McInerney Race 6: El Sid, Fair Cruzin, Increasing, Chaimbo, Another Liz 7: No Bro, Goldstar Bomber, Jasper Haka, Eye Adam 11 3.13pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE DASH Race Race 8: Opawa Rob, Mystic Action, Opawa Rocky, Know Hero C5, 310m Race 9: Ugo Flash, Expect Delay, Opawa Amy, Raincheck 1 21528 Puma Pants nwtd ......................J McInerney Race 10: Homebush Errol, Homebush Flyte, Know Knowing 2 31116 Tee Time 18.32 .............................R Adcock Race 11: Tee Time, Mickey Tee, Puma Pants, Plagiarism 3 16535 Sprinkles 18.58 .........................J McInerney Race 12: Shadow Apache, Cawbourne Danial, Botany Win 4 11221 Eckles 18.51 .....................................J Dunn 5 78535 Zorba The Greek 18.79 ................... M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 6 14581 Mickey Tee 18.24 ..........................R Adcock - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 47766 Flip Flippa nwtd L & ........................... Wales

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Mid Canty finishes runner-up By Jonathan Leask

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For a third year in a row, Mid Canterbury finished runners-up at the Ian Smith hockey tournament. The only difference this year, in Ashburton, was it wasn’t on a count-back. Mid Canterbury hadn’t lost a game since the 2010 tournament but went down to North Otago 3-4 on Saturday afternoon to dent their chances of securing the title. The hosts finished with a big 5-1 win over Eastern Southland yesterday but were relying on South Canterbury to beat North Otago - by a few goals - to have any chance of scraping into first place. It wasn’t to be as North Otago took care of South Canterbury in the final game of the round-robin to complete an unbeaten tournament at the NBS Ashburton Turf. That meant another year as the bridesmaid for Mid Canterbury. “We finished with a good win but it wasn’t enough,” Mid Canterbury’s Adam Wilson said. “North Otago were deserved winners going through unbeaten and that is what you need to do. “If you win all your games it makes things pretty simple.”

Mid Canterbury’s Hayden Sinclair brings the ball under control on attack against Eastern Southland during their final match of the Ian Smith hockey tournament at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf yesterday. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 010615-AK-015

Mid Canterbury had a 3-0 win over South Canterbury, beat Central Otago 3-2 and a 2-1 victory over Invercargill before the decisive loss to North Otago. The win over Eastern Southland was a good performance but a hol-

low one as they watched North Otago take care of business against South Canterbury. From the tournament Mid Canterbury had six players selected for the Southern Minors, with Stephen Blain, Sam Moore, Hugh Copland,

Hayden Sinclair, Brad Going and Wilson set to play Otago later in the season. Mid Canterbury has one more fixture on the calendar, the annual clash with the West Coast in July in Ashburton this year.

Fitting farewell for Chatfield in trans-Tasman clash The Melbourne Vixens gave captain Bianca Chatfield the farewell she deserved with a rousing 56-48 victory over New Zealand’s No. 1 side, the Northern Mystics, to end their ANZ Championship season. In her 111th and final match in this competition, exceptional defender Chatfield led her side to a

meticulous and determined win in Auckland, even though the Vixens’ fate in the league had already been decided. The Mystics lost their way after a strong first-quarter performance, but still end the round-robins at the top of the New Zealand Conference.

With Cathrine Latu unwell with a throat infection, Paula Griffin stepped up to the starting goal shoot role after a long time warming the Mystics’ bench. While it was the long, sure shots of Maria Tutaia that got the Mystics cracking, Griffin’s ability to snaffle rebounds and score without

miscue kept the home side’s total ticking over. Vixens’ goal attack Tegan Philip was in typically stellar form. After ensuring they ended their season on a high, the Vixens formed a guard of honour for Chatfield as she left the court and a 17-year elite netball career.

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Public notice of application for on-licence, off-licence, or club licence (or application for variation of conditions of onlicence, off-licence, or club licence) The hole in the Mall Co Ltd trading as “The Dining Room” BYO Restaurant, has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the renewal of a BYO licence in respect of the premises situated at 125 Main Street, Methven 7730 known as “The Dining Room”. The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: 7 days from 10am to 1am the following day. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Committee at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton. Any person who is entitled to object and who wished to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with: The Secretary, Ashburton District Licensing Committee, PO Box 94, Ashburton District Council No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 105 (1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the first publication of this notice.

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9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH 9.30am GOODWILL SHOP. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Allens Road, Allenton. Tinwald. 9.30am 10.00am M.S.A TAI CHI. NEWCOMERS. Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street. Social group coffee morning, All welcome. Nosh Cafe in the Ashford Village, West

Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. 11.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Class for beginners, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank). 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road. 7.00pm - 9.00pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. EA Networks Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

Wednesday

Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street. 1.15pm TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Meeting. Speaker Mr Hurst on Begonias. M.S.A. meeting room. 1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY.

Monthly meeting. Talk by Sue Stokes. 1/51 Peters Street. 1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, friendship, fun, afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet clubrooms, Philip Street. 4.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Open day to learn to play. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse Road. 7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

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

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

ASHBURTON POTTERY SOCIETY INC. Every Wednesday, new comers welcome. Nixon Street, Tinwald. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 11.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Movie: Royal night out. Regent Cinema. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Rug shaken very loudly with an abrupt manner (5) 4. Assimilates such books as have been abridged (7) 8. Turn away when an animal surgeon holds retriever’s head (5) 9. Acrobatic performer provides glass for a pigeon (7) 10. Swindled one back and forth (3) 11. Be so good as to do very well before Easter (9) 12. Find her in the three card trick (4) 13. Stocking threadwork seen when hems are adjusted (4) 18. Was divided in four for having lodgings assigned (9) 20. Tell a better story of what may be ahead of a schoolboy (3) 21. The escaping of no one, bar being put back (7) 22. One will lament the return of this girl (5) 23. Long hair one emphasises there’s no beginning to (7) 24. Is it this piece of paper printer puts to bed? (5)

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CRYPTIC Across 1. Free-wheeled 8. Elate 9. Succeed 10. Skittle 11. Navel 12. Augers 14. Cat-nap 18. Paint 19. Tallboy 21. Nowhere 23. Maize 24. Out-of-pocket Down 1. Freesia 2. Erasing 3. Wheat 4. Easter 5. Lucinda 6. Dye 7. Model 13. Retreat 15. Niblick 16. Payment 17. Itself 18. Pants 20. Limbo 22. Who

QUICK Across 1. Chatterbox 7. Erect 8. Massive 10. Lopsided 11. Barb 13. Hacker 15. Potion 17. Scam 18. Lone wolf 21. Nurture 22. Dunno 23. Incomplete Down 1. Cheap 2. Attained 3. Tamper 4. Risk 5. Origami 6. Well-chosen 9. Ebb and flow 12. Bone-idle 14. Chagrin 16. Bone up 19. Ounce 20. Auto

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14. Once Les has worked it out, put it in with one’s letter (7) 15. Steps that may be taken, in case (6) 16. Sounds like a pig, being strung out (6) 17. Fuss when offence is given up by handsome young man (6) 19. A thing a ship creates if it’s vigilant (5)

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DOWN 1. Topics (8) 2. Principle (5) 4. Close at hand (6) 5. Unnamed (12) 6. Grille (7) 7. Back garden (4) 8. Immune to attack (12) 12. Be faithful (4,4) 14. Cur (7) 16. Suffocate (6) 18. Elevated (5) 19. Prow (4)

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HUNT, Edna Ray – Please note all late death Passed away peacefully on notices or notices sent May 30, 2015 at Coldstream Resthome, Ashburton, in her outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: 93rd year. Loved wife of the late George Hunt. Dearly loved deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. mum of Margaret and the late Rod Begbie, Leonard and Alli- During office hours notices son, Alan and Helene, Dorothy may also be sent to: and David Greenall, Patricia classifieds@theguardian.co.nz and Winston Reece, Kathleen Any queries and Brent Read, Barbara and please contact Richard Lemon, Christine and 0800 John Petrie, Laurence, Alison, ASHBURTON and Robert and Lisa, also (0800-274-287). loved Nana of all her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. “A very special lady”. Messages to Hunt family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A huge thanks to the staff at Coldstream for their wonderful care of Edna. In lieu of flowers a donation to Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Canterbury owned, locally operated Trust would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Patersons A funeral service for Edna will be held at St Andrew’s Pres- Funeral Services byterian Church TOMORROW, and Ashburton June 3, commencing at 2pm. Followed by private cremation Crematorium Ltd at the Ashburton Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Rain and snow easing to a few showers in the morning, then clearing. Southwest dying out at low levels and easing about the tops.

Mainly fine with light winds.

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FZL: Lowering to 1600m

Rain developing, and snow gradually lowering to 1200 metres. Wind at 1000m: SW developing, rising to 50 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: S rising to 60 km/h.

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FZL: 2100m

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Rain easing to showers, then clearing. Cold southwesterlies, strong in exposed places, abating.

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Cold southerlies spread onto southern New Zealand tomorrow as a low crosses the north of the South Island, and winds tend westerly in the north. The low moves away to the southeast on Thursday, leaving a southeast flow over most of the country. The southeasterlies ease on Friday as a ridge moves east across the Tasman Sea.

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A period of morning rain, then fine spells. Northeasterlies dying away in the evening.

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READER, Donald Charles – On May 30, 2015 at Ashburton. Peacefully with his loving family by his side, after a long, courageous but well fought battle. Dearly loved father and best mate of John, and Vicki; husband and loved friend of Donna. Loved son-in-law of Bernadette and the late Les Hand. Loved brother-in-law of John Hand (Perth), the late Brenda Hand, and Peter and Ann Hand (Perth). Messages to the Reader family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Donald’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton TOMORROW, June 3, commencing at 10.30am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. “Will live on in our hearts forever”

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Renovation Game A team of up-and-coming builders and designers put their fees on the line if they fail to raise a property’s value. 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Pearl confesses to the police; Bernice talks to Kerry about being able to spend more quality time with Gabby; Robert gives Chrissie the support she is seeking. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me 3 0 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad 0 8pm Keeping Up With The Kaimanawas PGR 0 8:30 Person Of Interest AO 0 9:25 Unforgettable AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Major Crimes AO

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Jungle Bunch New Beat 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 The League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:40 Art Attack 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 0 4pm Dog With A Blog 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules PGR 0 8:45 Empire AO 0 9:45 Grey’s Anatomy AO Arizona realises Callie is moving on; Meredith reveals her fears; April and Jackson must return to their normal lives. 0 10:45 Revenge AO Emily works to clear Jack’s name in and out of court; newlyweds Nolan and Louise receive a visit from Officer Ben Hunter. 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show. 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Liam and Wyatt confront Hope about her predicament. 11am Rachael Ray Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt jr is Rachael’s co-presenter. Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO Game show hosted by Jerry Springer. 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 3 5pm The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 0 6pm 3 News

11:50 Dangerous Roads AO 3 Hugh Bonneville from Downton Abbey and comedienne Jessica Hynes pair up for a road trip through the former Soviet state of Georgia. 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:30 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:40 Scandal AO 12:40 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under AO 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:30 Shameless AO 3 0 3:30 Twisted PGR 3 4:15 Ellen 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 You Live In What? 8:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures 9:30 Jamie At Home 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon John Bishop’s Australia 1pm Equator 2pm Long Way Down PGR 3pm You Live In What? 4pm Love Nature – Elefamilia 5pm River Cottage – Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 French Food Safari 6pm Reno v Relocate 6:30 Candice Tells All 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Full Frontage Mike Pero, landscape designer Justin Newcombe and the Full Frontage team transform New Zealand front yards. 8pm A Place In The Sun Discover new destinations in the international property market for investment or relocation. 8:30 My Dream Home Couples find, buy and transform extreme fixer-uppers into the ultimate dream home. 9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm River Cottage – Hugh’s Three Good Things 11:30 French Food Safari

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Deals From The Dark Side PGR 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am You Live In What? 2am Love Nature – Elefamilia 3am Reno Versus Relocate 3:30 Candice Tells All 4am Full Frontage 4:30 A Place In The Sun 5am My Dream Home

7pm Road Cops 3 7:30 Road Cops PGR 0 8pm Gold Coast Cops PGR 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:25 3 News 10:55 The Good Wife AO Alicia’s political future is in doubt when Peter gives an interview that could influence voter turnout on Election Day.

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Grojband 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 F How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Face Off PGR The challenge is to create supernatural entities based on silhouettes. 8:30 M Fired Up! AO 2009 Comedy. Eric Christian Olsen, Nicholas D’Agosto. 0 10:25 Witches Of East End AO 3 Tarkoff takes revenge on Frederick; Wendy and Tommy’s relationship proves dangerous. 11:15 Entertainment Tonight 11:40 Infomercials

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) Day three group matches. 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show. 2pm Celebrity Wife Swap USA PGR 3 Gary Busey and his fiancee, who believe they are spending their 32nd life together, swap lives with the family of a disgraced evangelist. 3pm Storage Wars 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 4:55 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Rick Stein’s India 3 8:30 Prime Rocks – Genesis AO One of the most successful British bands in rock history, Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford reunite for the first time since 1975. 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

11:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup New Zealand v USA. From Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium. 1:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 1:50 Home Shopping

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6am The Hunters Club Westland. 6:30 Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Stage 21. 7am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Dover Race. 8am Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) Chevrolet Dual – Race One. 8:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) Chevrolet Dual – Race Two. 9am Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) 9:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity Series (Highlights) 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 12:30 Fishing And Adventure 1pm Tennis – French Open (Highlights) 2pm Golf Central 3pm AFL Weekly Highlights 4pm Netball – Trans-Tasman U19 Tournament (Highlights) 5pm Rugby – First XV (Replay) 6:30 Ultimate Fighter Brazil 7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night Fighters TBC. 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

11pm Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) 11:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) Midnight Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) 12:30 Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) 2:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) 4:30 Inside Supercars 5:30 Back Page

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6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Hoiho 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 Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2

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5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 The Big Hit 8pm N What’s Up With The Tumoanas? PGR Reality series following Te Tahuri Tumoana and his family through their lives. 8:30 M Standing In The Shadows Of Motown PGR 2002 Documentary. 10:25 Media Take 10:55 Brown Eye AO 3 11:25 Te Kaea 3 2 11:55 Closedown

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6am Auction Kings PG Iwo Jima Sword; Cathouse Chairs. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Get ‘em Back Safe! 7:30 Dirty Jobs Down Under PG Lost in Aboriginal Land. 8:30 MythBusters PG Duct Tape Island. 9:30 MythBusters PG 10:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 11:30 Blood Relatives M 12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 Deadly Devotion M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Auction Hunters PG 4pm Auction Hunters 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 7:30 Somali Pirate Takedown PG 8:30 Dual Survival M 9:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 A Crime To Remember M

6:05 RIPD MV 2013 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges. 7:40 The World’s End MVLS 2013 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. 9:30 Transformers – Age Of Extinction MVL 2014 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz. 12:15 Oculus 16VLC 2014 Horror. Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites. 1:55 RIPD MV 2013 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges. 3:30 The World’s End MVLS 2013 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. 5:20 Lost Treasure Of The Maya MVLS 2009 Action. Michael Madsen. 7pm Reasonable Doubt 16VL 2014 Crime. Samuel L Jackson, Dominic Cooper. 8:30 Love Bite 16VS 2012 Comedy. Jessica Szohr, Ed Speleers. 10:05 Homefront 16VL 2013 Action. Jason Statham, James Franco. 11:45 Shadow Witness MC 2012 Thriller. Kevin Sorbo.

12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 The Glades MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 4:45 Rogue 16VLS 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1am Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

1:10 Lost Treasure Of The Maya MVLS 2009 Action. Michael Madsen. 2:50 Reasonable Doubt 16VL 2014 Crime. Samuel L Jackson, Dominic Cooper. 4:20 Love Bite 16VS 2012 Comedy. 5:50 Homefront 16VL 2013 Action.

WEDNESDAY

8:30pm on Prime

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6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 The Glades MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Ice Road Truckers PG 12:15 Bosch MVL 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 5:30 CSI – Miami MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 9:30 Rogue 16VLS 10:30 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

WEDNESDAY

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MOVIES GREATS 6:15 The Adjustment Bureau MLS 2010 Thriller. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt. 8am The Upside Of Anger MLS 2005 Drama. Joan Allen, Kevin Costner. 9:55 How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days PGL 2003 Romantic Comedy. Matthew McConnaughey, Kate Hudson. 11:50 Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay 18LS 2008 Comedy. John Cho, Kal Penn. 1:30 The Adjustment Bureau MLS 2010 Thriller. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt. 3:15 Yours, Mine And Ours PGL 2005 Comedy. Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Jerry O’Connell. 4:45 Cold Creek Manor MVL 2003 Thriller. Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis. 6:40 School Of Rock PGL 2003 Comedy. Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Joan Cusack. 8:30 Spider-Man 3 MV 2007 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. 10:50 Sanctum MVL 2011 Action. Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield.

WEDNESDAY

12:40 Cold Creek Manor MVL 2003 Thriller. Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis. 2:35 Yours, Mine And Ours PGL 2005 Comedy. 4:05 Spider-Man 3 MV 2007 Action.

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7am Golf – NCAA Women’s Golf Champs Match Play Quarter-finals. 9am Netball – Trans-Tasman U19 Tournament (Highlights) Australia v New Zealand. From Rotorua. 10am Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Tactix v Magic. From Horncastle Arena in Christchurch. 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Black Caps – Second Test, Day Four. From Headingley in Leeds. Noon Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats. 2pm Rugby Nation 3pm Canoeing – Sprint World Cup (Replay) From Copenhagen, Denmark. 4:30 Golf – Lesson Tee Practice tips that will have you swinging like a pro. 5:30 The Golf Fix Michael Breed tackles viewer questions, demonstrates useful drills and takes a look at some of the most exciting shots from the weekend. 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Super League Fulltime The latest matches in the Super League season. 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood. 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime The latest round of the NRL Premiership.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Replay) New Zealand v USA. 3am Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Replay) Argentina v Ghana. 5am Super League Fulltime

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Timaru Boys’ High School halfback Tyler Blackburn is tackled mid-air by Ashburton College’s Max Stapleton during the UC Championship match at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 300515-TM-165

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Ashburton College conceded a try with time up to lose to southern rugby rivals Timaru Boys’ High School in a televised UC Championship match at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday. College captain Benji Barry had scored to put the home side ahead with five minutes to play but they came up with a mistake to provide Timaru with an opportunity. After a knock on from the kick-off, the visitors worked

the blindside from a scrum and the set piece play produced a match-winning try - slumping college to just one win from the opening six rounds. It was another loss that could so easily have been a win if not for a few simple mistakes, frustrating coach Dave McCrea. “Benji scored in by the posts and we missed the conversion but then from the kick-off we coughed it up straight to them just like we did the week before,” McCrea said. “From the scrum they ran it

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blind and scored. We should have read it better because they went to their centre [Isireli Kawa] every time and they did again.” After conceding a penalty college hit the front with a try to wing Junior Fuluasou and it was converted by Kieran Hunt but that was all the action from a dour first half. Mid Canterbury ex-pat Tyler Blackburn then got Timaru back in front with a try at 8-7 before the visitor’s infringements had them down to 14 for 10 minutes.

College lifted but were unable to crack the Timaru defence and missed a penalty with 10 minutes to go. Barry’s big 30m run to the try line looked to have bagged his side the win despite missing the conversion, however, Timaru coach Shane Enright had one more trick up his sleeve and pulled out a match-winning play to claim the win over his old team for the second straight year. After three straight defeats college will target a win over

Rangiora in round seven. Elsewhere in round six defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High crushed Christ’s College 80-0, the 15th straight year they have won the grudge match. St Andrew’s also remain unbeaten after beating a previously unbeaten Burnside 20-16. There were big wins for Shirley 50-8 over Waimea, Marlborough 46-17 against Rangiora and Nelson’s 53-12 victory at home to Lincoln. St Thomas were too strong for Roncalli 31-5 with St Bedes on the bye.

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