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The ratepayer-funded EA Networks Centre is being blamed for running an Ashburton company out of business.

The Gym Company has announced it will close its doors on August 14 after 18 years of operating in Mid Canterbury.

The closure has been blamed on the opening of the new gym at the EA Networks Centre, which The Gym Company co-owner Frank Connolly says poached his clients and stifled business.

Mr Connolly slammed the council’s

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earlier claims that the new gym would not affect local businesses as “absolute rubbish”.

While he was not sure how many clients he had lost to the new gym, he believed it was a lot.

The gym had also taken a hit when Studio Fit, the company that ran fitness classes at The Gym Company, was incorporated into the new EA Networks Centre facility.

“We’ve lost a huge amount of clients, we’ve lost our classes, we’re not getting many people in,” he said.

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In April, Mr Connolly and business partner John Moore asked the council to buy the company’s 395 member client base. This would have allowed the company to cease trading; however the council decided not to buy it.

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Actress Eliza Dushku was reportedly asked to vacate her hotel room in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to make way for One Direction. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star took to Twitter to take aim at the boy band at the weekend, claiming she was kicked out of her suite at the unidentified venue because hotel staff were preparing for the arrival of One Direction, who are due to continue their On The Road Again tour in Pittsburgh this week. She later appeared to brush off the incident, writing, “Ha! I’m laughing, it’s all good @ onedirection. Assuming...: Tix or pix for my friends kid.. (sic)?!!”

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Jolie misses Guy Ritchie’s wedding Angelina Jolie has proved that her UN work takes precedence over any celebrity shingdig. Jolie missed Guy Ritchie’s starstudded wedding as she was on a special four-day United Nations trip to Burma. In her first visit to the country, Jolie joined democracy campaigner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet female workers who live and work in dire conditions in an industrial zone outside Yangon, the country’s largest city. The actress and director, who is a special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, toured a factory and low-cost hostels that the women are forced to live in.

A victory after so many losses Jerry Collins’ sisters have helped his former club win the Wellington women’s club rugby trophy on Saturday. Northern United triumphed over Oriental-Rongotai on Saturday, led by captain Helen Collins, and brought home the Wellington Women’s Victoria Tavern Trophy. Collins told clubrugby.co.nz that after a year of loss, she was proud of her team’s victory. “It’s been a hard year for our club. We have had three losses this year – including Phil Rees and Jerry Collins – so this is so we’ll celebrate this win with our team but also our club.” The game was played at the recently renamed Jerry Collins Stadium in Porirua. Jerry was a Norths captain and the stadium was named after him following his death on June 5.

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■ VIOLENT CRIME

Most offenders known to victims

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An overwhelming majority of violent offenders in Mid/South Canterbury are known to their victims.

New police figures reveal that those who committed violent or sexual offences in the district over the past year were likely to be known by their victims.

About a third of those offenders were family members, according to the latest Recorded

Crime Offender Statistics.

Of the 471 acts intended to cause injury recorded between July 2014 and May 2015, 68 per cent were committed by someone known to the victim.

Over a third of those offences were committed by a family member.

The situation was similar when it came to sexual assaults and related offences, with 78 per cent committed by someone known to the victim and 28

per cent committed by a family member. The news comes as the government considers creating a specific offence for domestic violence cases.

A discussion document will be released this week that moots the creation of specific family violence offences, according to Justice Minister Amy Adams.

That type of offending tended to involve a pattern of violence over a very long period of time which current laws were not

equipped to deal with well, she told media.

Earlier this year the Ministerial Group on Family Violence and Sexual Violence commissioned a stocktake of family and sexual violence services across all government agencies.

It found that the Government spends an estimated $1.4 billion each year responding to family and sexual violence, and while good work was being done in that area, there was still room

for improvement.

“Despite crime rates in New Zealand falling to a 35-year low, family violence remains unacceptably high,” Ms Adams said.

“We need to do more to prevent and address family violence in New Zealand.”

“That means taking a hard look at the way government agencies currently work together and what improvements can be made to help break the cycle of violence.”

■ THE GYM COMPANY

Centre’s new gym blamed for business closure From P1 Ashburton District Mayor Angus McKay yesterday confirmed he has met with Mr Connolly and Mr Moore and he was following up a number of questions, but said he could not disclose what was discussed as it was a private meeting.

The council debated letting private gym owners tender to run the gym but ultimately decided the facility should be managed as part of the overall stadium and pool complex.

Mr McKay initially supported the idea of a privately-run gym but later changed his mind.

“I spoke to the Mayor of Timaru who said that it was a temporary thing and the private businesses actually flourished because more people attended gyms,” he said.

“Yes, I did change my mind, and I was very aware and upset personally that pressure could come on private gyms, but I thought it would work through as it does in all businesses.”

Four staff members, including Mr Connolly, will be out of a job come closing day.

“The staff are gutted, they love it here, that’s the reason they do what they do,” Mr Connolly said.

Clients were “gobsmacked”: “One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life was contact all those people who were loyal to me,” he said.

“It took me a lot to come to that decision.”

He alleges that the new gym benefited from the services of one of his former staff and their personal training clients.

“There’s a lot of gyms in town and this one’s not helping,” he said.

“It’s a kick while we’re down type thing.”

The Gym Company co-owner Frank Connolly is blaming competition from the EA Networks Centre for the closure of his business.

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■ SALVATION ARMY

Food bank under pressure

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An unprecedented demand for help this winter has left the Ashburton Salvation Army food bank’s shelves bare.

Food bank manager Judith Lilley has not seen food stocks as low in the 10 years she has been on the job.

“It’s been a combination of more demand for the service generally and longer standdown periods for seasonal workers,” Mrs Lilley said.

Silver Fern Farms decision not to process bobby calves through its Fairton meat processing plant this season is likely to have a flow-on effect, with more people requiring assistance from charities such as the Salvation Army for longer periods of time, she said.

The unusually cold winter has left many families struggling to pay power bills and buy firewood, forcing the working poor to turn to the service for assistance.

Mrs Lilley said many people were opting to pay bills and turning to the charity for assistance with food.

“We can’t pay power bills but we can help with groceries, freeing up money to help pay

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When a customer walked in wearing a tee-shirt, shorts and jandals, and said he wanted to build a castle, Bradford Building Limited general manager Mark Wilson sensed he meant business.

“It’s the old classic saying, you don’t judge a book by its cover,” Mr Wilson said yesterday. The customer was Dennis Chapman, and fast forward five years, Mr Chapman has that castle, and Bradfords have just taken out award titles for constructing it.

Mr Wilson said Mr Chap-

$55,000 in grants Applications for the Ashburton District Council’s annual Community Grant and School Holiday Programme Grant opened yesterday. Last year, Community Grants assisted 18 groups with a range of projects, including building a playground, restoring an unused tennis court, renovating cricket pitches, running a garden competition and buying gymnastics equipment. Community grants are for community organisations undertaking projects that contribute to the wellbeing of the community. There is $50,000 available to allocate, with maximum individual grants of $5000. An additional School Holiday Programme Grant is for organisations providing school holiday programmes, preferably for children aged 5 to 14. There is $5000 available to distribute.

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the bills,” she said.

“We are getting a lot of referrals through the budget advisory service – it is encouraging to see people realise they need help rather than get trapped in a cycle of debt.”

An increasing number of newcomers are also turning to the food bank for help.

“It seems a lot of people are

coming to Ashburton under the impression there are plenty of jobs and accommodation available – that’s been happening for some time, but the reality is quite different,” Mrs Lilley said.

The Salvation Army would be grateful for donations of any non-perishable food items.

Instant noodles, tinned food,

pasta, rice and cereals are always welcome, Mrs Lilley said.

Donations can be dropped at the food bank on Cass Street on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am to noon, or at the Salvation Army family store in the same building at any time.

Countdown Supermarket also has a bin for donations.

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man had been driving a classic Ferrari that day, and come across with an easy manner and as someone who knew about building.

Mr Wilson said yesterday he was “absolutely ecstatic” after the Ashburton firm was named winner of the over $2 million category in the Canterbury regional Master Builders’ House of the Year competition, and also won a gold award and sustainability award. He was the castle’s project manager, while David Healy was site manager.

The $6 million castle was a family home for Mr Chapman, an electrical engineer, and his

A basalt and sandstone castle won the Canterbury regional House of the Year over $2 million category for Bradford Building Limited of Ashburton.

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The Ashburton St John ambulance service attended 96 call-outs last week. Of those call-outs 36 were urgent, 29 were non-urgent, and 31 were routine calls. Nineteen accidents were recorded while 77 of the call-outs were medical calls.

Tourists assaulted Police are still investigating a violent assault which left two tourists in hospital at the weekend.

A group of six to eight men allegedly assaulted the two male tourists – one from France and the other from the UK – outside the Vagabond Backpacker in Christchurch around 2.30am on Saturday. The two tourists were discharged from Christchurch Hospital on Sunday and both have left the city, Detective Sergeant Nicola Reeves said. She said the tourists were lucky not to be more seriously injured.

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wife Debbie, at Tai Tapu. It had been the largest and most challenging build Mr Wilson had ever been involved in.

With over 1000 metres of floor space including a six-car garage, the basalt and sandstone construction had gargoyles over rainwater head overflows, a moat and drawbridge, and minstrel’s gallery.

The castle, named Chapman Hall, was totally self-sufficient with solar panels, and water storage tanks, fed by rain and well water, in the basement.

Heated water fed a heat exchange unit which channelled through pipes in the floor. It had a fireplace, used mainly for effect.

“There’s not many times you get the chance to have some-

Award winners - Bradford Building Limited general manager Mark Wilson is pleased with his company’s Canterbury regional House of the Year win for building a castle.

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thing like this on your portfolio,” Mr Wilson said.

As well as the awards relating to the build, Mr Wilson has an additional memento, a souvenir Chapman Hall sword presented to him and other attendees at the castle’s housewarming.

National recognition may also be on the horizon, as in about four weeks’ time the top 100 gold awardees will go through to the New Zealand House of the Year.

A 16-year-old charged with the murder of an elderly man in Christchurch has been remanded in custody. The teen appeared in the Christchurch Youth Court yesterday, after being taken into custody following the incident.

The man’s body was found at an Upper Riccarton home on Sunday.

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Police shooting The young man fatally shot by police on Sunday night was a junior kickboxing champion and worked as an apprentice in Auckland. A number of YouTube clips show David Cerven fighting in the ring and a Slovakian website talks about his achievements in the sport, including winning amateur competitions across Europe.

Cerven was shot dead by police on Sunday in Myers Park and his death is now the subject of three inquiries. Areas of Myers Park that were cordoned off by police were expected to be released last evening once a scene examination was complete. Yesterday police officers used metal detectors to search for evidence in the park.

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■ BATTLE OF THE BANDS

Local named in top drummers

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James Rance was named among the top drummers at Battle of the Bands 2015 National Championship at the weekend.

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Former Ashburton College student James Rance was a hit at Battle of the Bands at the weekend, being named among the competition’s top drummers.

The 22-year-old plays in the Christchurch band Skelter, which received the Most Passionate Performance award at the 2015 national championship, held in Auckland.

Mr Rance, a student at the CPIT Jazz School, said it was great to receive the personal recognition after having played the drums for about eight years. There were three drummers chosen from the 44 bands performing for best drummer awards.

Mr Rance first learned the drums after choosing lessons while attending an orientation day at Year 10 at Ashburton College.

He had finally decided to do something he really wanted to do, instead of just trying to be cool, as he had done in Year 9.

His lessons were half an hour each Wednesday.

“I would get pulled out of social studies and the teacher would get really annoyed; I would look forward to it every week,” he

said. “I get a lot of good vibes from just hitting the skins, I play a bit of guitar and kind of sing, but I feel like I’m always going to go back to the drums.”

Fellow band members are Rob Daglish and Eddie Kiesanowski, also at CPIT Jazz School, and Zeke Mitchell, a painter decorator.

Mr Rance planned to make drumming his career. Skelter had developed a following in Christchurch, and members were aiming for further single releases following a recent single, Suffocate, having achieved radio play.

Meanwhile, Ashburton band Couger Lounge did not bring home any prizes from the Battle of Bands, but members loved every moment of the competition. They won a spot in the competition after getting more wild card votes than any other band nationwide.

They performed their originals Tell Me Your Name, Rehab, The Game and Give Me Love.

“We were just over the moon with being there and getting to meet these other bands, it was wicked,” member Simon Christensen said.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Twelve months to turn life around An Allenton youth has 12 months to prove he can get his life on track – if he slips up he faces a term of imprisonment.

Akuila Veamatahau, 20, of Allenton, appeared in the Ashburton District Court before Judge Joanna Maze yesterday for sentencing on burglary, two of intentional damage, possession of cannabis, unlawfully taking a bicycle and two of breaching an existing supervi-

sion sentence.

Veamatahau’s current spate of offending began in March when he caused almost $9000 worth of damage to his family home in a drunken rampage after he was left in charge of younger siblings, resulting in the intentional damage charges.

Police also discovered the cannabis while attending this incident.

Later he entered a neigh-

bour’s garage and took two bottles of alcohol and electronic items – because he was angry with his mother.

On April 20 he helped himself to a bike from another address, because he wanted to ride it to work.

In May Veamatahau failed to comply with court orders to attend an interview with probation services to compile a presentence report and received

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a stern warning during a sentencing appearance last month.

The matter was deferred until yesterday when Judge Maze handed down a 12-month sentence of intensive supervision, to include alcohol and drug counselling and other programmes at the direction of probation services.

Judicial monitoring also applies to the sentence, under which Judge Maze will receive

Drink driver comes to in the middle of a paddock The following people appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Driving matters: Joshua Tia Tara Ariki Simpson, 24, of Ashburton, admitted charges of drink driving (123 milligram of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood) and careless use of a motor vehicle. He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $650, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and analyst costs of $109.

Simpson called police when he came to in a paddock on the corner of Somerton Road and Thompsons Track in the early hours of June 15. He had also repaired the fence he drove through immediately after the event.

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A slightly unusual sight has been casting a shadow over Ashburton Borough School recently.

The school’s performance centre has been completely covered in white plastic wrap as leaky building remediation work continues.

Business manager Kate Bond said the cladding was in the process of being removed so the extent of any damage

underneath could be determined.

The project is still in its early stages and is due to be completed at the end of March next year.

The school is set to be a hive of building activity for quite some time yet, with a new building planned that will house the equivalent of four classroom spaces currently in the final stages of design.

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regular reports on Veamatahau’s progress.

“If I have to review this sentence you know what the outcome will be,” she told him.

Veamatahau was also sentenced to do 120 hours of community work and must pay Housing New Zealand $4700 and his mother $3175 in reparations for the intentional damage. He must also stump up $40 for the stolen alcohol.

Bryan Ray Rasiwen Doyayag, 35 of Ashburton, admitted charges of drink driving and careless use of a motor vehicle. Doyayag failed to take a corner and rolled his vehicle on Rakaia River Road in the early hours of June 31. He was taken to Ashburton Hospital for a checkup, where it was established he had been driving with an excess blood alcohol level of 128 milligrams per 100 millilitres. He was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months, fined $600, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and additional medical and analyst costs of $185.

Eunice Ivy Walker, 49, of Ashburton, was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs of $130 for driving with a disqualified licence.

David Michael Bradford, 30, of Netherby, admitted his third count of drink driving (EBA679mcg/l). He was convicted, disqualified from driving for a year and a day, nine months’ supervision and 85 hours of community work.

Bradford must obtain and use a zeroalcohol licence for three years when he is legally able to drive again.

Binesh Chandra Shukul, 42, of Allenton admitted a charge of drink driving (EBA 903mcg/l). He was convicted, disqualified from driving for six months and fined $750. A concerned member of the public alerted police to Shukul’s erratic driving on State Highway One

south of Ashburton on July 20.

Riki Te Hira Waaka, 33, of Netherby, was convicted on a charge of drink driving with an excess breath alcohol limit of 873 microgram of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 873mcg/l).

He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $750 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

Tony Gary Green, 21, of Wakanui, admitted driving while his licence was suspended. He was disqualified for six months, fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

Lafaele Ioane, 25, of Hampstead, was disqualified from driving for six months for driving while his licence was suspended. The court was told Ioane had been attempting to settle his fractious infant son when he was caught behind the wheel on July 18.

Other matters: Remand prisoner Matthew John Gordon, 28, was returned to custody for sentencing on charges of causing grievous bodily harm and escaping custody. He will be sentenced on August 18.

Cameron Stuart Menzies, 24, of Hampstead was sentenced to 90 hours of community work and six months’ supervision on a charge of receiving stolen property. Judge Maze remitted fines of $2275 in return for 40 hours community work, to be served concurrently. The court was told Menzies had taken possession of an already stripped down vehicle which had previously been stolen from Christchurch.

Ryan James Scarth, 22, of Wakanui, admitted four charges of fuel theft. He was convicted and remanded on bail for sentencing on September 8. Scarth will also be sentenced on charges of breaching an existing community work sentence on that date.

Daniel James Anderson, 26, of Ashburton, was convicted and remanded at large on two charges of breaching the terms of his home detention sentence.

He will return to court for sentencing on September 29.

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Mark Karpeles, the head of defunct Bitcoin exchange MtGox, manipulated its computer system at least 30 times over a couple of years, a report says. The fresh allegation against France-born Karpeles, 30, follows his arrest on Saturday by Tokyo police, more than a year after the oncedominant exchange collapsed in the wake of fraud allegations.

Citing investigators, Japan’s topselling Yomiuri newspaper said Karpeles fraudulently tinkered with data and transferred funds to other firms controlled by him dozens of times between 2011 and 2013.- AFP

A former boxer who escaped from the jaws of a great white shark during his morning surf in northern NSW has thanked the mates who saved his life by helping him ashore and administering first aid on the beach. Evans Head local Craig Ison, repeatedly punched the shark, in what’s been described as a “Mick Fanning replay” after his friend Geoff Hill spotted the threemetre predator and yelled for everyone to get out of the water.

As Mr Ison paddled back to shore the 52-year-old was pursued by the shark, which knocked him off his board and bit him on the leg and arm.

- AAP Cilla Black counts votes with singer Cliff Richard for Britain’s “Song For Europe”, in London in 1968.

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She also had success with the Bacharach-David theme tune for the 1966 film Alfie, and recorded several Beatles songs, including The Long and Winding Road.

By the late ‘60s she was famous enough to be known by her first name alone, and hosted a BBC variety show, Cilla.

With her reliable good cheer and tireless work ethic, Black was a TV natural.

Her catchphrase - delivered in a strong Liverpool accent that replaced the letter “t’’ with “r’’ - was “a lorra, lorra laughs”.

She became a British television fixture as the cheeky, cheery host of matchmaking game show Blind Date (between 1985 and 2003) and heartwarming-reunion program Surprise Surprise (between 1984 and 2001).

“She always felt like a friend in your living room, on your TV screen,” television executive Michael Grade told Sky News.

In a tweet, her friend Joan Collins called Black “a resplendent and rare talent”.

Black’s manager and husband of 30 years, Bobby Willis, died in 1999.

She is survived by their three sons.

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Going really green Part of a 900-metre high cliff in western China has been painted green by a villager seeking to improve the area’s feng shui. The resident of Gangshui town painted some 2000 square metres of the cliff bright green after claiming the former white colour had a negative influence on the feng shui of his house, China Radio International reported. Feng shui is a traditional Chinese system governing the design and orienting of buildings in an auspicious manner taking into account the flow of energy.

Images showed a team of painters with ropes daubing the colour directly on to the white rock. - DPA

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MH370 investigators meet as wing analysed Five days after the discovery of a Boeing 777 wing fragment on Reunion Island, French and Malaysian aviation experts will meet police and magistrates in Paris to co-ordinate the investigation into the disappearance of Flight MH370.

It comes after a fevered hunt for more possible wreckage on Reunion Island turned up no new clues yesterday, with authorities saying metallic debris found by locals did not come from an aircraft.

A Malaysian delegation headed by the director-general of civil aviation, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, and representatives from Malaysia Airlines and judicial officials will meet today with the three French

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In brief

Music world mourns Cilla Big-voiced British singer Cilla Black, a product of Beatles-era Liverpool who became a national treasure over a 50-year music and television career, has died.

She was 72.

Spanish police said that the singer died Saturday at her home in Estepona, southern Spain.

Black’s spokesman, Nick Fiveash, confirmed her death and said details would be released after a coroner’s report was completed.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney said news of Black’s death came as a shock.

“She had a fine distinctive voice and was always a bit of a laugh. It was a privilege to know and love her,” McCartney said in a statement.

Ringo Starr tweeted: “She was a good friend we will all miss her.”

Black was born Priscilla White in Liverpool, northwest England, in 1943.

As a teenager she sang parttime and worked in the cloakroom of the Cavern Club, where her musical talent was spotted by rising local stars The Beatles.

Signed by the Fab Four’s manager, Brian Epstein, she had a string of hits starting in 1964 with Anyone Who Had a Heart, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and You’re My World. Both went to No. 1 in Britain, and the latter also charted in the US.

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magistrates assigned to the case.

Investigators from the research section of France’s Air Transport Gendarmerie and representatives of the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) will also be present to take stock of findings and coordinate the broader investigation.

The wing part, a flaperon, is being examined in a military laboratory in the city of Toulouse that specialises in plane crash investigations, with results expected from Wednesday afternoon.

The examination should determine if it is a piece of the Boeing 777 which disappeared mysteriously on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board.

Malaysian officials have con-

firmed it is part of a Boeing 777, making it virtually certain to be part of the missing plane as MH370 is the only Boeing 777 to be lost at sea.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing will also dispatch a “technical” team to participate in the investigations in Toulouse.

The flaperon will be analysed using physical and chemical methods, including “a scanning electron microscope that can magnify up to 100,000 times” to understand how it was damaged, said Pierre Bascary, former director of the tests at France’s General Directorate for Armament.

But beyond the flight identification, analyses are unlikely to draw the story of the disaster, experts say.

“We should not expect miracles from this analysis,” said former BEA director Jean-Paul Troadec.

Meanwhile, locals on La Reunion island have been combing the shores since the wing part was found last Wednesday, handing over bits of what they believe to be wreckage to police.

“There is a sort of ‘treasure hunt’ mentality that is taking hold and people are calling us for everything,” said a local source close to the investigation.

On Sunday, several pieces of debris sparked excitement, one of which was believed by locals to be from a plane door.

However, investigators said from France the item resembling a plane door “was actually from a domestic ladder. It is not a door.”

- AFP

Rescue workers in Myanmar are racing to help tens of thousands of people in remote areas after floods, as the death toll climbed to at least 46. Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads, with fast-flowing waters hampering any relief efforts.

Hundreds have also perished in recent days in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam following floods and landslides triggered by heavy seasonal rains.

- AFP

Viagra with that?

Chinese authorities have seized thousands of bottles of spirits laced with chemicals used to make erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra. Two manufacturers in Liuzhou were found to be adding elements, including sildenafil and tadalafil, the chemicals more commonly known by their brand names Viagra and Cialis, to their baijiu products, the local food and drug administration said in a statement. The makers called their products “Kungfu Alcohol” and “Life-nourishing Liquor”.

- AFP

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Gym first casualty of new complex Stu Oldham

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he hopeful observation that gyms will work through the competition posed by the district’s ratepayer-funded sports complex will mean little to those most affected.

The Gym Company will close in less than a fortnight, its co-owner citing competition from the EA Networks Centre gym as the weight bar that finally broke the old lifter’s back.

Four people will be out of work and a business that contributes to the council’s rates-take will no longer be contributing to the ratesbacked fund that maintains the council gym.

The Gym Company’s connections were among those who, this time last year, warned that the council decision not to put the gym to tender would skew the market.

Later, it asked the council to buy its client base so that it could quietly close its doors.

It was turned down, in part, because other gyms might expect the same treatment.

As it stands, the district’s gyms are getting the same treatment: they are competition to a shiny new, featurepacked gym whose rates are extraordinarily competitive.

This is competition on a less-than-level playing field.

The council-owned gym was purpose built and equipped by a not-insubstantial investment from ratepayers and fundraisers.

Purpose built, it should be said, by a council whose longterm plan has it striving for investments that provide a return to the community and contribute to economic development.

On the other hand, many local gym businesses have funded their buildings and equipment through loans, personal capital and gym fees, in a small and competitive market.

Mayor Angus McKay says he initially supported putting the gym to tender but that he expected the gyms would work through the early pressure, as do all businesses.

But as warned a year ago, at least one has worked through the pressure and worked out that it is better to leave the market altogether.

YOUR VIEW Flag’s future I love interesting designs, and I love the use of colour and symbols to represent our beautiful country; but I love the children of New Zealand more.

Spending money on the hunt for a new flag is simply wrong; but worse than that, it is a distraction from the serious issues that face our country.

Many of our children need warm and dry State housing, and for others we need easy government loans so their parents may buy their homes.

My grandparents were young parents during the years immediately after the 1930’s Great Depression. One of the ways New Zealand was able to recover from the Depression was the building of State

CRUMB

Houses.

The people of that generation recognised what families needed.

When I was a child, parents were able to obtain loans from the government State Advances Corporation with an interest rate of just 3 per cent, and could ‘capitalise the Family Benefit’ to obtain a deposit to provide a home for their children.

Our children need homes to live in. Children are our future.

They need food, shelter, and supported parents.

Our local MP voted against two Bills to provide the poorest children with food but supports wasting our money on a new flag.

What is important to you?

Marilyn Gilchrist

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Will Mid Canterbury win the Meads Cup again this year?

Yes 67% No 33%

Today’s online poll question Q: Should Maori Language Week be extended to a month?

CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7958 Trans Pacific Partnership delegates pose for a photo in Hawaii.

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Getting trade right essential

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fter all the buildup it was disappointing. An agreement was not achieved at the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks in Hawaii.

New Zealand’s trade delegation had worked extremely hard to achieve a successful outcome. But in the end the Tim Groser team was quite right in not accepting what was on the table.

Progress was made in some areas, while dairy was clearly a major obstacle and still some way from where our delegation would be happy to accept.

Because there are so many countries involved in the TPP it will be extremely difficult to balance all the wants and wishes of all parties. This will also apply to the different bodies in New Zealand who stand to benefit from a successful outcome, as the potential gains could run in to millions of dollars.

At the recent Red Meat Conference in Nelson, a number of speakers highlighted how future gains from the market need to be shared by all play-

Rick Powdrell FROM THE FARM

ers in the value chain. This would also apply to any gains achieved through a successful TPP outcome should that be possible.

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consumers desire the products they market.

We hear that the discerning consumers of the world are increasingly wishing to know more about the origins of the product, the environment the product was produced in and whether it meets the other particular values they demand of the product.

Are these the attributes which make a difference?

Where do safety, product integ-

Because there are so many countries involved in the TPP it will be extremely difficult to balance all the wants and wishes of all parties

Many of the speakers stressed the importance of our marketers getting closer to the consumer, learning precisely what they want and expect from the particular product.

Companies are successful when

rity, quality and price fit in to this equation?

We need to understand exactly what it is which persuades the consumer to pick our product ahead of the others, preferably at a price premium.

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This requires more than simple straw polls. It requires us to walk in the steps of our customers.

If we, as producers, fail to continue to improve our inmarket association with the end consumer we leave ourselves exposed to the threat of faux products.

These synthetic meat products could be derived from micro-organisms, plants or animals themselves.

As producers, we are kidding ourselves if we think these synthetics will not be successfully produced one day. We need to be ready to compete with or produce these products ourselves when the time comes The success of any product we produce in the future must be backed by an intimate understanding of the consumer, if we are to command both their preference and the price premium to go with it.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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Tiwai Point safe until 2017

BY PATTRICK SMELLIE

The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter (right) will remain open, with Meridian Energy remaining its sole electricity supplier at an undisclosed but somewhat improved electricity price for about 30 per cent of the smelter’s total consumption.

Meridian had hoped to convince one or more of its rival electricity suppliers to take up the slack on the 572 Megwatt contract to supply the smelter at heavily discounted rates, but in the end was only able to gain support at arm’s length through a hedge contract with Contact Energy for 80MW of that total.

In a statement to the NZX, Meridian chief executive Mark Binns said the company was “disappointed New Zealand Aluminium Smelters was unable to reach an agreement with other parties” but “believes the new arrangement provides pricing for 172MW that is more in line with market expectations”.

NZAS chief executive Gretta Stephens said the agreement “crossed a hurdle” that gave “more certainty about our immediate future”, but gave no assurance about the ageing smelter’s long-term future as global aluminium prices remain below the Bluff smelter’s cost of production.

“The agreement provides short-term security for the

Guardian Shares & Investments Compiled by

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Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

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5740 5680

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

5,957.85

+36.9

+0.62%

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+30.63

+0.7%

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6,359.7

+40.31

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p Rises 67 q Falls 49

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q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,679.3

–19.9

–0.35%

At close of trading on Aug 3, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,689.9 –56.12 –0.32% At close of trading on Aug 1, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

6,696.3

+27.41

q Nikkei 225 index

20,548.1 –37.13 –0.18% At close of trading on Aug 1, 2015

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p Gold

London – $US/ounce

+10.9

+1.00%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.56

–0.08

–0.55%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,220.0

–21.0

–0.40%

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TT buy

0.917 0.8817 4.3566 0.6152 1.4572 0.4297 83.61 1.7355 8.4864 23.46 0.6731

The Commerce Commission has filed court proceedings against PGG Wrightson, Elders New Zealand and five individuals it claims fixed fees charged during the introduction of a national livestock tagging scheme. The regulator is in discussions with a third company, Rural Livestock.

The commission alleges the companies and individuals breached the Commerce Act by establishing three pricing agreements prior to the NAIT Act coming into force in July 2012.

The individuals involved are

all current or former employees of Wrightson and Elders, it said in a statement. The proceedings filed in Auckland High Court on Friday allege the parties agreed to fix the price of tagging un-tagged cattle at saleyards, increase yard fee charges, and increase stock and station agent charges by introducing an administration fee for NAITrelated costs.

NAIT is an industry-based initiative which the Government helped fund, requiring radio tags for cattle and deer and allowing nationwide tracing of livestock in a bid to bolster New

Zealand’s response to any biosecurity threats.

The lawsuit was flagged last month and Wrightson said at the time it had co-operated with the regulator’s investigation and that the potential penalty, while significant, was unlikely to be “materially price-sensitive”.

Companies convicted of pricefixing can attract a maximum penalty that’s the greater of $10 million, or three times the commercial gain, or if that can’t be established easily, 10 per cent of turnover.

Wrightson shares last traded at 46 cents.

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+0.41%

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1,098.40

cent of its three state-owned power companies as a bargaining chip to overturn a 30-year contract signed in 2007, prior to the global financial crisis and a collapse in metal prices.

That agreement is believed to price the smelter’s 572MW of supply at around $45 per Megawatt hour, compared to prices between $60 and $70 per MWh commonly charged to other in-

Price fixing suit against Wrightson, Elders and others

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smelter and allows time for market fundamentals to improve,” she said. “Our combined electricity and transmission prices are still not internationally competitive.”

The smelter’s owners, Rio Tinto and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo, renegotiated the smelter’s electricity contracts in 2013, using the fact the Government wanted to sell 49 per

dustrial electricity users. It had a break point at July 1, extended to August 3, this year allowing NZAS to declare whether it intended to continue operating the smelter and giving Meridian the option of shedding 172MW of the 572MW contract, so that it could sell it more profitably elsewhere.

In the end, however, Meridian was unable to lay the additional generation off to other parties.

Instead, Contact Energy has entered into a four-to-14-year financial hedge contract with Meridian to cover 80MW of the smelter load, with “provision of associated risk management from Meridian to Contact under certain limited circumstances”.

The smelter retains rights to announce a shutdown, with a year’s notice, with the first notice date being January 1, 2017.

Genesis Energy has made no statement on any involvement in contract support, despite being widely tipped as a likely source of new supply. – NZME

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Tourism running hot in NZ

BY GRANT BRADLEY Dairy is in the doldrums and the stimulus from the Christchurch rebuild is fading, but other parts of the economy are running hot.

New Zealand’s tourism sector is on track to overtake dairy as New Zealand’s biggest export earner and the country will soon crack three million visitors a year.

Tourism has recovered from the hit dealt by the global economic crisis and for the past three years has enjoyed strong growth.

Prime Minister John Key, who is also Tourism Minister, expects

this summer to be the country’s biggest for the visitor industry.

“It’s a growth sector and there’s a lot more left in the tank,” Mr Key said.

“Within the next month or two we’ll welcome our three millionth tourist to New Zealand. Not only are more tourists coming to New Zealand, they are staying longer and spending more.”

The number of visitors in the 12 months to June was just short of three million, up 7.4 per cent on the corresponding year.

The latest full year figures showed international tourism expenditure contributed $10.3

billion (15.3 per cent) to New Zealand’s total exports.

Mr Key said recent strong growth had come in spite of a strong Kiwi dollar against main source markets and the more favourable exchange rate for visitors would make this country even more attractive.

The benefits of tourism were widely spread with most spending outside Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Statistics New Zealand figures show the tourism industry directly employed 94,100 fulltime equivalents, or 4.7 per cent of total employment.

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Ag-machinery feeling the pinch

BY NADINE PORTER

NADINE.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The impact of freefalling global dairy wholemilk prices is already being felt among Mid Canterbury agricultural machinery firms.

Drummond and Etheridge managing director Mark Etheridge said there was no doubt business had slowed, although they did not have a large amount of machinery on hand. “So our concern is probably October, November, December and early next year.”

With around 40 per cent of their clientele in the dairy industry and another 30 per cent doing dairy support, Mr Etheridge said the dairy downturn was “pretty significant”.

“It will have an impact on all of Ashburton.”

Johnson Gluyas Tractors managing director Chris Johnson agreed with Mr Etheridge and said although they were still selling tractors they had “definitely

been affected”.

However, Mr Johnson said it wasn’t all bad news as there were opportunities for farmers to purchase tractors that would not normally be available for delivery off the lot.

Another large Mid Canterbury machinery firm, that did not wished to be named, confirmed they had also seen a drop-off in sales.

The news comes as dairy farmers brace themselves tonight for more dismal results from the annual global dairy trade auction.

Most commentators have told farmers to expect a further weakening in wholemilk powder prices.

Coupled with Fonterra’s board meeting on Friday when the giant dairy cooperative is expected to drop its current milk price forecast for the 2015-16 season of $5.25kg milk solids by up to $1.00, the week could be difficult for all in the industry.

MARKET REPORT Dairy More dry weather in the region last week as the frosts were mixed with milder days to provide excellent early calving weather, and pastures have got noticeably greener with the increased temperatures.

With good planning and excellent utilisation of winter brassica crops most cows seem to have wintered well, and have reached their pre-calving condition score targets comfortably.

Planning for next year’s winter grazing starts soon for dairy support managers and good communication is needed to ensure the availability of suitably priced, quality feed.

More poor market news, with Westland downgrading this and next year’s forecast, the Europeans still producing record volumes of milk, and the dairy futures market indicating more falls in future pricing are possible.

Dairy giant Danone has reported the upturn will rebound in 2016, and the trade deal with the Trans Pacific Partnership has stalled with NZ negotiators reporting difficulty getting a satisfactory deal for dairy.

Lots of unsold feed barley has been revealed in a survey of stocks, as DairyNZ calls for cuts in unprofitable production suggesting supplementary feeding to milking cows should be minimal at present income levels.

Lamb Although lamb schedules are still creeping up driven by short supply for chilled orders, the frozen market issues remain, and domestic producers in the UK and Europe are pressurising retailers to use domestic product ahead of our imported supply.

A lack of activity from China continues as they work through their excessive sheep meat stocks, although lower value cuts are still selling well into that country.

Early lambs are now being seen in the region and some good in-lamb ewes sold at Tinwald for $140-$150 a head, and prices for last year’s store lambs lifted on short supply.

Wool A small South Island auction saw prices firm even on the back of a slightly stronger currency as all micron price indicators reached yearly highs.

An “early bird” lambs wool contract was set at $6.70-$7.15 c/kg clean to carry on this year’s strong demand for this young soft fibre, but high country farmers have shown present merino prices are insufficient for profitable farming and many have switched to crossbred sheep and more cattle as they look to improve the bottom line.

Beef A short supply and a more favourable currency has stimulated prime and manufacturing beef schedules to yearly highs with bull product very close behind.

Restocking in the US from a muchreduced herd has started, and combined with a slow down of slaughter numbers in Australia, demand for imported product from NZ should continue for a while yet.

South Island prime saleyard steers are selling at record levels, now well above the $3/kg mark and demand for store stock has reached similar levels.

Deer More venison schedule lifts, as processors target the early Swiss trade for chilled production, and they also report an increased interest from other European markets.

Some early stags will be casting their buttons as they start the annual velvet growing season as producers look for more of the same from this unique product.

Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 83 - 84 Prime 107 - 111  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 242 - 295  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 310 - 318 last week

4 wks ago

Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 80.61 77.51 17.5 kg YX SI 90.36 86.86 19.0 kg YX SI 98.18 94.38 21.0 kg YX SI 107.75 103.75 Local trade (c/kg) SI 550 530 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 55.87 55.45  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 557 518 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 403 367 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 505 482 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 570 530 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 340 321 AP Stag 60kg SI 414 390 AP Stag 80kg SI 520 488 Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 1,035 1,008 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 657 643 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 572 557 Lambs 707 707

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Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

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177

309

244

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53.14

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380

510

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470

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760 573 544 531

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0.6822 0.6093

248

95.93 107.61 116.88 128.58 670

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 EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6590 Euro 0.6005

48 91

88.69 99.44 108.02 118.78 620

International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index July - 15 98.55 95.97 96.34 4,295 2,623 2,869 4,865

1 year ago

109 138

74.41 83.36 90.58 99.55 520

Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 390 390 405 Wheat, feed 360 365 375 Barley, feed 340 350 365

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

52 week high low

0.7612 0.6850

Source: WSI 1,035 691 657 518 572 472 739 531

Source: Midlands Grain 452 452 390 445 445 360 445 445 340

84.83 4,242 4,374 4,007 5,244

Source: PF Olsen 101.96 84.83 5,393 4,391 4,022 5,264

3,524 2,603 2,854 4,568

2015/16 f'cast $5.25 NZX FGG

$4.69

0.8486 0.6336

0.8528 0.7141

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

0.6517 0.5995

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Merchant fearful of grain Change coming back into market ■ BEEF INDUSTRY

By NadiNe Porter

nadine.p@theguardian.co.nz

Although latest cereal statistics show uncontracted feed wheat is down on last year, PGG Wrightson remains worried some direct traded grain may be re-offered due to the decline in dairy prices, causing an oversupply and corresponding drop in price.

Arable industry marketing initiative (AIMI) figures show around 47,900 tonnes of feed wheat remains uncontracted from last season – a 28 per cent decrease on the 2014 harvest.

However, around 74,700 tonnes of feed barley remains unsold – a 26 per cent increase on the previous season.

PGG Wrightson South Island manager Andy Wilson said AIMI estimates were a fair reflection of what remains on farm to be sold, but he was concerned grain farmers who had sold “over the fence” may have to re-offer it back into the market.

“The amount of free grain is tradeable, subject to what the value does, but where it could see a bit of a bottleneck is where the grain is not consumed on a direct basis – that no merchant would have a record of.”

Mr Wilson said he knew that farmer-to-farmer trading had increased on the back of the increased dairy market.

“We’re not saying 100 per cent will come back into the market, but certainly a portion will be re-offered and that could com-

pound the existing stocks of free grain.”

Mr Wilson said it was time for arable farmers with direct arrangements with dairy farmers to have courageous conversations. “If you’ve got a contract you’ve absolutely got to protect it, but you’ve also got to manage that relationship and take a longterm view.”

He urged farmers to “do something to protect their sanity” and to move grain now, but also to try and help and protect the dairy farmer. “Because you want him there too when this thing does start to come right.”

Mr Wilson said cropping farmers will see some demand from dairy farmers in the spring, but it won’t be as large as previous years and was weather dependent.

He advised farmers to mitigate their risks in future, once the dairy sector has recovered, by contracting up to 40 per cent of their grain through a merchant.

Other key points from the AIMI statistics included average yields being nearly identical to the previous season, despite the drought. However, total feed barley harvested rose by 11 per cent on 2014, while milling oats dropped by 16 per cent.

The biggest change came in milling oats where farmers harvested 69 per cent more than the previous season which corresponded with a jump in hectares sown.

A decline in dairy prices could lead to more uncontracted grain on the market.

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In a welcome departure from dismal news on the dairy front, farmers are being told that a simple change to their herd mating plans could increase their income from calves.

The advice is one outcome from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Dairy Beef Integration Programme which is looking at the impact of using good beef genetics in a dairy beef supply chain.

The aim of the AgResearch managed research is to confirm the impact the strategy could have for dairy farmers and others in the supply chain.

Early results show a clear advantage – and potential additional profit – to dairy farmers from the use of proven beef genetics.

Dairy Beef Integration Programme project manager, Doug Lineham, says dairy beef calves sired by a proven beef bull are worth on average around $70 more than a mixed or straightbred dairy calf (ie average dairy bobby $50, dairy/beef $120 which equates to $70 added value based on last season’s figures).

“Around 70 per cent of New Zealand’s beef production originates from the dairy industry.

Most dairy beef is produced from sires of unknown genetic merit with the resulting animals less desirable to rearers and finishers because their potential for growth and meat quality is unknown.

“At the same time there is a shortage of quality table beef for domestic and international consumption.”

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to mating plans could increase income generally sold at four days old to rearers or processors.

“The tendency has been to breed tail-end cows to jersey or crossbred cows out of a perception that putting beef over dairy can lead to difficult calvings. However, the attributes of proven beef sires are published so farmers can select for such things as easy calving, short gestation, etc.”

The Beef+Lamb Dairy Beef Integration Programme is encouraging dairy farmers to consider mating ‘tail-end’ cows to proven beef sires to generate additional income and to bolster New Zealand’s beef industry.

Farmers can choose between artificially breeding tail-end cows to proven AI bulls, or purchasing or leasing proven beef sires.

Semen from proven beef bulls is around 20 per cent cheaper per insemination than high BW dairy semen.

Mr Lineham said increased use of quality proven beef sires will benefit: ■ Dairy farmers – easy calving, high quality calves worth around $70 more ■ Calf rearers/finishers – faster growing, finish earlier, high carcass value.

■ Meat processors – improved supply of quality table beef.

Dairy farmers have an opportunity to increase incomes from beef cross calves.

The AgResearch scientist who is managing the five-year trial on the Crown Research Institute’s Tokanui dairy farm, Dr Vicki Burggraaf, says the overall aim

of a successful mating period is for the herd to get in-calf within eight to 12 weeks – this ensures the dairy farm achieves peak production in a similar time pattern

the following year.

“New Zealand dairy farmers traditionally mate cows to high BW AI sires for the first four to six weeks of mating to create

herd replacements.

The balance of the herd is then usually mated to run or natural mating bulls. The calves which result from natural mating are

“It’s a win-win for everyone and farmers should talk with their farm advisers or genetics companies about the best option to generate quality dairy/beef calves – and increased income – this spring,” Mr Lineman said.

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Above – The first bridge with bikes and horses.

Left – A lady in a long skirt walks towards the old Post Office using the 1911 repositioned bridge.

Right – A view of the East Street side of the present bridge in the 1960s. Across the railway is a view of what the area looked like before the new museum was built.

A valuable piece of history

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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’m getting plenty of muchneeded exercise these days as I journey from the new museum to the shops across the road.

At least once a day I wander up the overhead bridge over the railway as I try to cross the busy streets.

It’s a good shortcut and gives me an opportunity to see Ashburton from on high – something that is hard to do in such a flat area. This bridge was built in 1917 to complement the

brand new railway station.

Its metal and jarrah construction promises safety even with large trains hurtling underneath it.

It replaced an earlier bridge which had stairs instead of the ramps we have now.

While it was probably less inclined to cause slips in icy weather, I wonder how friendly it was to women wearing long skirts (as seen in the image bottom left) or pushing prams.

This bridge was built to serve the first railway station.

The first station was quite an

embarrassment to the townsfolk, who saw it as too small, in the wrong place and not befitting such a crucial location on the main trunk line. They petitioned government for quite some time to get a suitable station and their pleas were finally heard in 1917.

As early as 1903, however, they also began to demand that some form of bridge be erected over the, then, very busy railway lines. This was achieved in 1911.

Having waited so long for this bridge to be built, towns-

people weren’t keen to just pull it down so in 1918 it was moved to a site near Aitken Street.

(Incidentally as soon as it was repositioned more petitions went to the government saying it wasn’t in the right place, I guess you can’t please everyone). This bridge was pulled down in 1974.

Our current bridge really gives Ashburton something to boast about.

While the first bridge had two exits (on one side), this one was originally built with three.

Not only that but it is the sec-

ond largest railway overbridge in New Zealand – just 13 feet (3.96m) shorter than the massive one that spans the Dunedin railway.

While it now has only two entry points, it has stood its ground for a number of years, even outlasting the station it was built to serve.

It may appear to be a bit unnecessary for the amount of foot and rail traffic it caters to but it’s still a valuable piece of Ashburton and rail history and a good way to cross the road in style.

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

August 6: Basil Brooke August 7: Eric William Mitchell; Sidney Smith; Andrew White Woodside August 8: John Aitken; William Henry Biggs; George Cuthbert Mayne; Rupert Jennings Thomas; George Selwyn Travers; Edgar Tyrell Baxter August 9: Robert John Glassey August 10: David Calder Mills August 11: Edward Ivanhoe Woodhouse Lee

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RESULTS ■ Cycling Development Cyclists 2015 Industrial Area. 4km Time Trial.

A Grade 1s. Oliver Davidson 7m 05.72s. 2nd James Skinner 7m 18.59s. 3rd Luke Skinner 7m 26.77s. 4th Ryan Jackson 7m 30.44s.

5th Isabella Roulston 7m 41.62s. 6th Caitlin Titheridge 8m 08.30s.

B Grade. 4km T.T. 1st Ethan Titheridge 7m 28.32s. 2nd Maddie Lowry 8m 02.75s 3rd Madison Clark 8m 36.06s. C Grade 4km T.T. 1st Alyssa McGinity 8m 36.75s. 2nd Amy Stilgoe- Rooney 8m 53.25s. 12km. Handicap. A Grade. 1st Caitlin Titheridge 22m 34s.

2nd James Skinner F/T. 21m.32s. 3rd Oliver Davidson 2f/t. 21m 33s. 4th Ryan Jackson 3f/t. 21m 33s. 5th Luke Skinner 4f/t. 21m 37s. 6th Isabella Roulston 25m 40s.

B Grade. 12km Handicap. 1st Ethan Titheridge F/T. 22m 31s. 2nd Maddie Lowry 2f/t. 22m 34s. 3rd Madison Clark retired from race. C. Grade. 12km Handicap 1st Amy Stilgoe-Rooney 27m 37s. 2nd. Alyssa McGinity.

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers August 1 Fords Road - 19 Starters. 16km.

1st Pam Harcourt 31m 23s. 2nd Andy Skinner 31m 23s. 3rd. Liz Wylie 31m 24s. 4th Shane Gerken 27m 24s. 5th Doug Coley 27m 25s. 6th Martin Hyde 27m 26s. 7th Dave Shurrock 29m 26s. 8th Doug Lowry 27m 27s. 9th Rob Hooper 4f/t. 25m 20s.

10th Ross Templeton 25m 20s.

Wakanui Beach Block Area. Dev. August 2, 32km. Handicap.

1st Abe O’Donnell 2f/t. 56m 31s. 2nd Caitlin Titheridge 3f/t. 62m 06s. 3rd Ryan Jackson 4f/t. 64m 09s. 4th Bailey O’Donnell F/T 49m 31s. 5th James Skinner 65m 02s. 16km Dev. A Grade. 1st Isabella Roulston F/T 36m 05s. 2nd Luke 2f/t. 37m 11s. 16km. B Grade Handicap. 1st Ethan Titheridge F/T. 36m 46s. 2nd Maddie Lowry 3f/t. 39m 53s. 3rd Matheson Colquhoun 2f/t. 38m 52s.

Tinwald Supervalue Supermarket August 2, Winter Training Series - 32km Wakanui Area 22 riders.

1st Doug Lowry 56m 29.28s. 2nd Shane Gerken 56m 29.61s. 3rd Abe O’Donnell 56m 31.31s. 4th Kevin Opele 56m 34.26s.

5th Doug Coley 56m 34.91s. 6th Drew Titheridge 61m 37.79s. 7th Dave Shurrock 56m 38.54s. 8th Roger Wilson 61m 39.55s. 9th Caitlin Titheridge 62m 06.78s. 10th Jelle Hendrixson 58m 22.76s.

16km. 5 riders 1st Ethan Titheridge 2f/t .36m 46.1s. 2nd Maddie Lowry 39m 53.62s. 3rd Isabella Roulston F/T. 36m 05.49s. 4th Matheson Colquhoun 4f/t. 38m 52.02s. 5th Luke Skinner 3f/t. 37m 11.44s.

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Winners Senior; K Read A Lake; Intermediate: J Sim A McLeod G Smith S Cross; Junior: A M Greenslade Par Round; I Beach 3 up, W Blair 2 up. R Lake 1 up Nearest Pins; Aon Insurance No. 2: A Lake, John McAuliffe Bayleys No 2: P McLauchlan, M Cross Property Brokers No 5: G Smith, A N Z Bank No 14: D Lake, A T S No 9 +18: T Kingsbury. Twos: K Read R Lake M Salveson P McLauchlan. Nett Eagle: not struck. Ashvegas player of day: I Beach 3 up Mid-Week Stableford Competition July 29: Gordon Duthie 40 Stableford Points, Mark Greenslade 39, Ian Beach 38, Steve Cross 36. Nearest the Pin Steve Cross; Two’s Steve King.

July 30, 9 Hole Division Best Nett: Ladies 1st B Morrison 55:22:33, 2nd J Ludemann 55:21:34. Men 1st J Greenslade 56:17:39. Nearest Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – B Morrison, Mayfield Transport Ltd – J Ludemann

Rakaia Golf Club July 29, Ladies Division Captains Choice: Trial men’s tee no 5 and 14 Robyn Copland 102-28-74, Sally Smith 10222-80, Jill Burrowes 110-29-81 Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Marion Wederell; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Jean Evans; V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Marion Wederell; Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Teresa Booker S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Robyn Copland

Tinwald Golf Club August 1, Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round played on Saturday were: Senior; Steve Anderson 69, Dave Busch 170. Intermediate; Tony Clarke 71 c/b Terry Reynolds 71, Snow Pierce 72, Tony Sheppard 77. Junior; Kerry Whiting 68, Keith Bonnington 70, Richard Thompson 70, Alex Millar 70. Women; Leen Bell 74, Maxine Whiting 77. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Hannah Bruce.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Snow Pierce. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Cameron Miller. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Tony Clarke. Two’s: tony Clarke. Net Eagle; # 3 not struck.

■ Motor racing Superbikes Results from the Superbike World Championship yesterday: Race 2: 1. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 33:60:466 2. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Kawasaki) +0.091 3. Jordi Torres (ESP/Aprilia) 5.008 4. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Hon) 13.130 5. Michael van der Mark (Honda) 15.801 6. Leon Haslam (GBR/Aprilia) 15.970 7. David Salom (ESP/Kawasaki) 24.561 8. Alex Lowes (GBR/Suzuki) 26.526 9. Matteo Baiocco (ITA/Ducati) 28.528 10. Roman Ramos (ESP/Kawasaki) 31.598 Race 1: 1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 33min 33.96sec 2. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 0.121 3. Max Biaggi (ITA/Aprilia) 10.695 4. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Honda) 15.433 5. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 17.983 6. Alex Lowes (GBR/Suzuki) 23.758 7. Leon Haslam (GBR/Aprilia) 24.854 8. Matteo Baiocco (ITA/Ducati) 28.306 9. Niccolo Canepa (ITA/EBR) 31.098 10. Jordi Torres (ESP/Aprilia) 34.105

All smiles after taking out the Under-11.5 competition on Mid Canterbury Rugby’s finals day on Saturday were the young side from Methven. The side beat Allenton 29-10 in the final.

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Overall Standings 1. Jonathan Rea (GBR) 2. Tom Sykes (GBR) 3. Chaz Davies (GBR) 4. Leon Haslam (GBR) 5. Jordi Torres (ESP)

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Honda Indy 200 At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio. Lap length: 2.258 miles (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (13) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda 2. (14) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda 3. (15) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chevrolet 4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevrolet 5. (8) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet 6. (24) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda 7. (7) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda 8. (11) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda 9. (23) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda 10. (12) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda

■ Rugby MCRU Finals Day August 1 Ashburton Showgrounds Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup: REL Rakaia v 32 PWL Methven 20, Senior B - 2nd Grade Cup Southern Tinwald Tavern 12 v Methven R & R Haulage 3, UC Championship Ashburton College 53 v Roncalli College 25, Combined Competition - Under 18 (Rudstone Cup & Kevin Dwyer Memorial Trophy) Celtic 12 v Methven/Rakaia 16, Combined Competition - Under 16 (NH Edge Cup & Russell Kelly Memorial Trophy) Celtic 42 v Hampstead 0, JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (MCRU Cup)

August 2 Women’s Weekend Pennants South Zone (at St Andrews): Waimate 9 North Otago 3, St Andrews 6 Pleasant Point 2 6, Gleniti Bye North Zone (at Geraldine): Geraldine 9 Ashburton 3, Timaru 8.5 Tinwald 3.5, Temuka 9 Pleasant Point 1 3, Gleniti 1 10 Methven 2

Ashburton Golf Club August 1 Best score in Stableford round was 45 pts

by Bevan Rickerby. Other winning scores were: Glenn Coughlan, Terry O’Reilly. Muri Ngutu and George Brown all with 43pts; Ian Rive 42; Brent MacGregor and Ivan Blain 41; Bruce Day and Bevan Wilson 40pts by c/b.

Cutoff score in the RMF Cup was 40pts.

Nearest Pins: Robbies: Ian Rive, Braided Rivers: Kay Fox, Rothburys Insurance: Ian Rive, Netherby Meats: Bruce Day, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Dave Hewitt.

Twos: Brendon Davidson, Bob Grant, Dave Labudde, John Tukaki, Glen Coughlan, Ian Rive (2), Bruce Day and Bill Hetrick.

Birdy Jackpot: # 5; Nett Eagles: # 1

Mayfield Golf Club July 25, Men’s Division 2nd round Championship

New Zealand’s Scott Dixon discusses tactics with his crew in pit lane before going out on track for the IndyCar Honda Indy 200 yesterday. Dixon eventually finished fourth.

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Allenton 10 v Hampstead 32, JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 13 – (Summerfield Cup) Hampstead 43 v Methven 24, JAB ACL MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 – (MCRU Cup) Allenton 10 v Methven 29, JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10 (Alistair Morrison Centurion Shield) Methven Mt Hutt Station 20 v Southern Latitude 30, JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 9 (Grant Perry Centurion Shield) Celtic Blacklows 9 v Southern Riverlea 5, JAB ACL MCRU Non-Competition – Under 8 (Geoff Frew Centurion Shield) Southern Ag Spread 30 v Methven Professionals 10,

■ Rugby league NRL results standings Rd 21 WESTS TIGERS 34 (J Tedesco 2 D Halatau K Naiqama D Nofoaluma P Richards tries P Richards 5 goals) bt MELBOURNE 16 (M Koroibete 2 J Bromwich tries C Smith 2 goals) at Leichhardt Oval. Referee: Adam Devcich, Chris Sutton. Crowd: 7,419.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 38 (M Jennings 2 D Tupou 2 B Ferguson J Hastings R TuivasaSheck tries J Maloney 5 goals) bt CANTERBURY 28 (C Thompson 2 T Hodkinson S Lane J Morris tries T Hodkinson 4 goals) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 13,589.

CRONULLA 18 (V Holmes 2 R Leutele tries M Gordon 3 goals) bt NZ WARRIORS 14 (K Hurrell S Mannering tries T Lolohea 3 goals) at Mt Smart Stadium. Referee: Gavin Morris, Ben Cummins.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 32 (A Winterstein 2 G Cooper J Granville M Morgan tries J Thurston 6 goals) bt CANBERRA 24 (K Baptiste E Lee I Soliola J Wighton tries J Croker 4 goals) at 1300SMILES Stadium. Referee: Gerard Sutton, David Munro. Crowd: 16,207.

MANLY 44 (K Foran 2 T Trbojevic 2 J Horo J Lyon F Mateo J Sene-Lefao tries J Lyon 6 goals) bt BRISBANE 14 (J Hodges L Maranta J Reed tries J Kahu goal) at Central Coast Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James. Crowd: 16,280.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 46 (J Dugan 2 T Frizell B Marshall W Matthews M Rein G Widdop tries G Widdop 9 goals) bt NEWCASTLE 24 (A Clydsdale K Gidley J Mamo T Randell N Ross tries T Roberts 2 goals) at Jubilee Oval. Referee: Gavin Reynolds, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 10,236.

SOUTH SYDNEY 20 (A Johnston J Sutton D Walker tries A Reynolds 4 goals) bt PENRITH 16 (L Brown B Cartwright J Segeyaro tries J Soward 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium.

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Jared Maxwell.

Crowd: 13,391.

Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Brisbane 19 15 0 4 2 461 316 145 34 2 N Queensland 19 15 0 4 2 453 351 102 34 3 Syd Roosters 19 13 0 6 2 437 240 197 30 4 South Sydney 19 12 0 7 2 396 312 84 28 5 Cronulla 19 11 0 8 2 350 368 -18 26 6 Melbourne 19 10 0 9 2 366 298 68 24 7 St G Illawarra 19 9 0 10 2 316 306 10 22 8 Canterbury 19 9 0 10 2 390 392 -2 22

9 NZ Warriors 19 9 0 10 2 381 402 -21 22 10 Canberra 19 8 0 11 2 461 453 8 20 11 Manly 19 8 0 11 2 364 382 -18 20 12 Penrith 19 7 0 12 2 311 392 -81 18 13 *Parramatta 18 7 0 11 2 334 438 -104 18 14 Wests Tigers 19 6 0 13 2 351 432 -81 16 15 Newcastle 19 6 0 13 2 362 500 -138 16 16 *Gold Coast 18 6 0 12 2 319 470 -151 16 *(denotes teams yet to play) Top try scorers: Curtis Rona (Canterbury) 17 Semi Radradra (Eels) 17 Lachlan Maranta (Broncos) 14 Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles) 14 Valentine Holmes (Sharks) 14 Alex Johnston (Souths) 14 Marika Koroibete (Storm) 14 James Tedesco (Tigers) 14 James Roberts (Titans) 14 Blake Austin (Raiders) 13 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters) 13

■ Shooting Seafield Rifle Club July 20 R. Hewitt 97.4, 97.4, C. Rickard 90, 97.5, N. Martin 89.2, 94.5, P. Wilson 96.3, 96.2, B. Doig 98.2 July 27 R. Hewitt 96.2, 96.4, N. Martin 92.1, 93.3, R. Duncan 89.1, 94.3, J. Duncan 92.2, 93.1, B. Doig 95.4, 93.1

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Mick Hooper beat Chris O’Reilly 3-2, Pete Blacklow beat Mark O’Grady 3-2, Rebecca Abernethy beat Kirsty Clay 3-1, John McDonnell beat Peter Bryant 3-2, Lawrence McCormick beat Ron Carlson 3-2.

Billy Nolan beat Ed Harrison 3-2, Gary Casey beat Scott van den Bemd 3-1, Terry Hutchinson lost to Nik Millichamp 1-3, Kirsty Clay beat Jess McCloy 3-0, Kyla Murphy lost to Chauntel Kentish 0-3, Steve Devereux beat Jess Dargue 3-1.

Paul Cousins beat Pat Summerfield 3-0, Peter Bryant beat Rob Beale 3-1, Ange Harris lost to Chrissie Stratford 1-3, Kendra Hall lost to Matt Harris 2-3, Steve Devereux beat Ian Dolden 3-1, Sam Harrison beat Jock O’Connor 3-2, Suzanne Nijjar beat Charlotte Smith 3-0.

■ Tennis Atlanta Championships Results from Atlanta Championships yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final 1-John Isner (USA) bt 5-Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3 6-3.

German Open Results from International German Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat 8-Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-5 7-5.

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By Erin TaskEr A resounding victory over Roncalli College on Saturday has ensured Ashburton College’s first XV remains in line for a top eight spot in rugby’s UC Championship.

Ashburton College beat the Timaru side 53-25 in the secondary schools’ rugby match at the Ashburton Showgrounds, scoring eight tries on the way.

Kieran Hunt got the home side on the board with a long range penalty early, followed a few minutes later by a try, before Roncalli got on the board with a penalty.

Ashburton College replied straight away though with a try to Malakai Cakaunitabua, converted by Hunt, to go ahead 153, before a Kody Stuthridge try extended their lead even further when he scored a try off a fine chip-kick from Cameron Turpin.

From the kick off Ashburton gave away a silly penalty, from which Roncalli scored their opening try, followed by a penalty to narrow the score to 2211.

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DRAWS ■ Football Mid Canterbury Futsal Held at EA Networks Stadium August 5, Junior Grade 4.00pm Vet Tent Court - MC Juniors v Hawks, Refs Mitchell/Jayden. 4.00pm ACL Court Rakaia v Gunners, Refs Bradley/Toby Youth Grade: 4.45pm Vet Tent - MC Youth v YGz, Refs Royals, 4.45pm ACL- Gladiators v Tig Bitties Refs Royals, 5.20pm Vet Tent - MC Youth v Royals, Refs Tig Bitties, 5.20pm ACL- YGz v Gladiators, Refs Tig Bitties August 9 Mid Canterbury Futsal held at EA Networks Stadium Senior Grade No Games Mid Canterbury Football Local Competition August 8 e-mail: admin@mcfootball.co.nz www.mcfootball.co.nz Discovery First Kicks 8.45am Meet IFANZ Skills Sessions 9.00am - 9.30am. 9.45am - FK1 Longbeach Stars v Tinwald Blue Tigers, FK2 Ash Christian School v Rangers, 9.45am - FK3 Mt Somers Phoenix v Rakaia Rovers, FK4 Mustangs v Team Brazil, Methven Bye Fun Kicks Football Meet 9.45am IFANZ Skills Sessions 10.00am - 10.30am 10.45am-FK1 Longbeach Galaxy v Tinwald Blue Thunder, FK2 Cheeky Cheetahs v Borough United, FK3 Allenton All Stars v Rakaia Ravens FK4 Mt Somers Glory v Wakanui Whispers, FK5 Allenton Aces v Methven White. Methven Black Bye 10th Grade (All teams text results to 0278244439 after game) Meet 9.00am 9.30am –J2 Wakanui Warriors v Red Scorpions, J3 Tinwald Elite v Wild Wolves 9.30am - Methven Domain 1 Methven v Longbeach Spurs 12/13th Grade (All teams text results to 0278244439 after game) Meet 9.00am 9.30am I8 Condors v Hawks, I9 Eagles v Falcons 12/13th Grade Round 2 Placings 1st Hawks,

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Ashburton College’s Malakai Cakaunitabua prepares to crash over for one of his side’s eight tries in their big win over Roncalli College.

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the home side concede another try, but they kept the visitors out and turned defence into attack, with Ali Prescott finishing off a length-of-the-field effort 2nd Falcons, 3rd Eagles, 4th Condors (Note Change to 2nd & 3rd) Season Due to End 22nd August (Note Earlier finish date) Prize Giving and Break Up TBC White Ribbon Tournament 6th September Details Soon SI Warmup Tournaments Sunday September 13 (Held in Timaru) & September 19 (held in Ashburton)

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 8 A Stroke round will be played as the first of three for the DCL Cup, all 3 to count.

Starting Time: Morning 9.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Afternoon Greig Sparrow and John Dudley. Results Match Committee.

August 9 The annual match against Tinwald for the Foodstuffs Trophy will be played at Tinwald.

Report at 12noon for a 12.30start.

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey August 7: At NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf: 1st Grade Women 6.40pm 2nd Collegiate v 3rd Hampstead/Methven (R. Law K. McIntyre) 7.50 pm 4th Collegians v 5th Hampstead (Collegiate 1st gr W A Kelland) Bye: 1st Methven.

August 8 Senior Women at Ashburton 1.30pm Hampstead 1 v Geraldine (C. Watson S Laird) Senior Men at Ashburton 5.00pm Wakanui Black v Northern Hearts (R. Turnbull C. O’Neill) Senior Women at Timaru 1.00pm Hampstead/Collegians v Craighead Senior Men at Timaru 4.00pm Wakanui Blue v Tainui August 9 1st Grade Men 5.00pm 1st place v 4th place Alllenton(Umpires) 6.15pm 2nd place v 3rd place Collegians (Umpires) August 10 2nd Grade Boys 5.00pm Final 1st Allenton v Winner Game one (A. Kelland R. Law) 6.15pm Loser Game one v Winner Game Two (A. Kelland R. Law) Bye Loser Game Two

to score another try and put his side out to a 29-11 half time lead.

Stuthridge’s second try opened the second half scoring,

■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball August 5, Social ACL: 6.30: Hampstead Gold v Rakaia B, Barbara Adam and Meg Witterick; 7.30: United Colonels v United Zingers, Brooke Williams and Lisa Kingsbury (Rakaia) Vetent: 6.30: Mt Somers Social v Hampstead Blue, Sharon Dunstan and Sarah Paton (Methven); 7.30 Methven White v Collegiate Social, Brans Surridge and Barbara Adam Carrfields: 6.30: Tinwald South v Southern Eilish Wilson or Olivia Breading (Rakaia) and Daniel Binstead (Brooke Williams umpire coach); 7.30: Celtic Social v Rakaia C, Lauren Mills and Kate Benny (United) August 6 ACL Premier and Senior A ACL: 6.30: United A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, Wendy Hopwood and Jan Lee; 7.30: Ashburton College A v Rakaia A, Claire Tappin and Wendy Hopwood Vetenent: 6.30: Celtic B v Collegiate A, Eartha Scott and Kari Graham; 7.30: Methven Wareings A v Celtic A, Vicki McArthur and Jan Lee Ashburton Trust: 6.30: Ashburton College B v Ashburton College Y9A, Aimee Elliott and Barbara Adam; 7.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Allenton A, Steph Polson and Barbara Adam August 8 The Stables Junior Netball ACL: 8.45: Wakanui v Allenton DCourtney Elliott and Hayley Dickson, 9.35: Methven Professionals v Hampstead Blue, Julie Mushonga and Zoe Beckley; 10.25: Borough A v Southern Hayden Mackenzie, Hannah MCDougall and Michelle Jones; 11.15: New World Allenton B v Hampstead A, Ashlee Strawbridge and Shae Harkness; 12.05: St Josephs Celtic Gold v Longbeach A, Shae Hurley and Ashlee Strawbridge, Vicki Pluck and Ella Hurley; 12.55: New World Allenton A v Methven Shearmac A, Danielle McArthur and Jemma Donnelly Vetent: 8.45: Allenton E v Borough B, Abby Wallington and Poppy Kilworth; 9.35: Rakaia A v Netherby Magic, Charlotte Blundell and Willow Diedricks; 10.25: Hampstead Gold v Methven Winslow, Kate Ahearn and Georgia Bent; 11.15: Allenton C v St Josephs Celtic

before Roncalli scored a converted try to narrow the gap again, but Ashburton replied in the best way possible with a try to Ashton McArthur – his first for the side.

Dallas McLeod scored their seventh try, converted by Hunt, and a fine run by Prescott from the kick-off saw McLeod dot down for his second, also converted by Hunt for the final score of 53-25.

Ashburton College coach Dave McCrea said the win was a big confidence boost heading into the business end of the season, and after a big loss to Christchurch’s St Bede’s.

“They’ve just learned from the pace that St Bede’s played, and they realised they were a bit off themselves,” McCrea said.

“The win’s given them a lot of confidence, especially our forwards because they played well and gave our backs the room to operate.”

Next week the boys take on St Thomas of Canterbury at the Ashburton Showgrounds in the final game of round robin play and need to win to ensure a top eight, play-off spot.

Red, Tenielle Booth and Lydia Wilson; 12.05: St Josephs Celtic Blue v Methven Trucking B, Lydia Wilson and Hayley Tallentire; 12.55: Hampstead B v Southern Taylor Groundspreading, Meg McIntyre and Grace Adams Carrfields: 8.45: St Josephs Celtic Orange v Tinwald Royals, Sarah Alexander and Sophie Watson; 9.35: Longbeach B v Southern Hyde Brothers, Ellie Lawn and Isabelle Wilson; 10.25: Hampstead School A v Allenton F, Charlotte Gray and Lean Tamura Goodman; 11.15: Borough C v Netherby Diamonds, Kate Hatley and Holly Gray; 12.05: Rakaia B v Wakanui Blue Ferns, Hariett Leverton and Jane Cribb; 12.55 Methven SPS v Hampstead School B, Mia Pearson and Lara Alves Ashburton Trust: 8.45: Longbeach C v Hampstead School C, Penny Stilgoe-Rooney and Anna Bennett; 9.35: Methven Cissys v St Josephs Celtic Green, Rubie Williams and Nina Vlaaderen; 10.25: Mt Somers Springburn v Borough, Katie Danielson and Annabell Murphy; 11.15: Tinwald Tall Ferns v Allenton G, Rhea Conde and Jenna Pannett and Grace Bleach; 12.05: Fairton ACS v Southern Harrison Spraying, Jessica Cowan and Roi Makutu August 8, New World Senior Netball ACL: 2.00: Methven Euro Agria B v Ashburton College Y10A, Brooke Williams and Sala Bueta; 3.00: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18 v Somerset Grocer Celtic C, Emma McDowell and Sophie Beveridge; 4.00: Celtic Green v Celtic D, Charlotte Waddell and Megan Harrison Vetent: 2.00: United KFC B v Methven LH Farm U15A, Kerry Aspin and Louise Opele; 3.00: Ashburton College U18 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A, Zoe Diedricks and Sarah White (Methven); 4.00: Ashburton College Y9B v Allenton B, Tegan Barry and Renee McLeod Carrfields: 2.00: Celtic U18 v Ashburton College Y10B, Tori Kelland and Kate Parkin (Celtic); 3.00: Ashburton College U17 v Allenton C, Sarah Colquhoun and Samantha Arnold (Ash Col); 4.00: Hampstead U17 v Hampstead Hotties, Alison Rutten and Jemma Rotch Ashburton Trust: 2.00: Ash Col U15 v Southern Livestock Exchange, Libby Mason and Liberty Ross (Ash Col); 3.00: Ash Col U16 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue, Juliette Lewis and Abi Rackham (Methven); 4.00: Methven Tricroft U15B v Ashburton College

First game ‘not flash’ Kane Williamson got it about right: New Zealand’s defeat to Zimbabwe in their opening African tour match was “not a train wreck”. Then again, on the back of a week-long camp in Potchefstroom which removed the excuse of rust from the equation, it wasn’t too flash either. All post-match comments agreed on one thing: Zimbabwe deserved the seven-wicket success, Craig Ervine’s maiden ODI century carrying the hosts to a rousing win with an over to spare. That being so, stand-in skipper Williamson still can’t have been impressed at his team’s inability to defend 303 against the perennial lightweights even in their own back yard, throwing light on the issue of how deep is New Zealand’s bowling depth.

- NZME

Super hat-trick English fast bowler Joe Leach claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of a match in the Royal London One-Day Cup in England.

Leach’s heroics still couldn’t prevent his Worcestershire side from losing as they were bowled out for 105 chasing Northants meagre first innings total of 126. Leach, 24, has played for Worcestershire since 2012 and his final figures were 4-30 as he removed Richard Levi, Rob Keogh and Ben Duckett with his very first three balls to reduce Northants to 0-3. “Cricket’s a funny old game, isn’t it?” said Leach.

- AP

U14, Sian Hurley and Stacey Hurst (Celtic)

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby August 8 Representative Rugby Mid Canterbury A v Tasman Under 19, Hanmer, 2pm, UC Championship: Ashburton College v St Thomas College, Ashburton Showgrounds Oval, 12pm K Opele, G Clement, S Bennett, MCRU JAB Seven A Side (12pm Start) Venue – Hampstead Under 11 – Grade Controller: Hampstead; J Kilworth, Club or Associate Referees Required, Venue – Celtic Under 14 ½ - Grade Controller: Methven; G Shaw, J O’Connor, Club or Associate Referees Required, Under 13 – Grade Controller: Celtic; Club or Associate Referees Required, Under 8 – Grade Controller: Rakaia; Club or Associate Referees Required, Venue: Allenton Under 12 – Grade Controller: Southern; Club or Associate Referees Required, Under 10 – Grade Controller: Collegiate; Club or Associate Referees Required, Under 9 – Grade Controller: Allenton; Club or Associate Referees Required, Under 7 – Grade Controller: Tinwald; Club or Associate Referees Required, August 9: Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup Southern Tinwald Tavern v Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Café, Mt Somers Domain, 2pm, A McGirr, J Greenslade, P McKnight, August 10: Ashburton College U15 v Lincoln High School, Ashburton College, 11:45am, G Shaw, Mid Canterbury Rugby “A” Squad Celtic: Keanu Huria, Angus Lindsay, Nathan McCloy, Ross McKay, Neil Thompson Matt Winter. Hampstead: Penisimani Fakatoka, Aleki Hifo, Esera Lauina, Taufa Touli, Tevita Tupou. Methven: Ryan Ashworth, James McLeod, Nick Wackwitz, Oscar Baisagale Rakaia: Garth Fechney, Kurt Moore, Alipeti Polutele. Southern: Josh MacAtameny, James Millar Will Veint, Ryan Williams Coaches: Dale Palmer and Wayne Foxcroft Manager: Chris Burrows and John Rulton

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Cane raring to go Sam Cane is back in All Blacks contention this week and he’s chomping at the bit for a return to the test arena. The 23-year-old hasn’t been considered by Steve Hansen so far this year after a brutal Super Rugby campaign took its toll on the Chiefs loose forward.

He averaged 76 minutes from each of his 15 starts but the Chiefs were beaten by eventual winners, the Highlanders, in the very first round of the playoffs. Cane said the rest he’s had since then has benefited his body but watching the Argentina test from the stands made him realise how badly he wanted to get back into the thick of it.

- NZME

10-year ban for spitting

Departing coach handed the perfect present Methven’s defence just manage to hang on to Southern’s Ethan Reith during Saturday’s senior B rugby final. Southern won the final 12-3, to take home the 2nd Grade Cup. Played as the curtain raiser to the Watters Cup final, the win was the perfect swansong for the Southern senior Bs’ coach, Laurence Rooney, who was coaching the side for the final time.

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■ RUGBY

ABs eye the big picture Dan Carter said there’s been an edge in the All Blacks camp right from day one ahead of this year’s World Cup. The All Blacks’ immediate priority is the Bledisloe Cup and a trip to Sydney this weekend, to face a Wallabies team level on points with them on top of the Rugby Championship.

Debutant Lima Sopoaga deputised for Carter, who was rested for the win in Johannesburg, but now he’s back in the fold and raring to go.

Carter said the whole team was concentrating on the bigger picture, with the start of the World Cup just over a month away now.

Steve Hansen has to make the cut for the final 31 man squad on August 30 and Carter added that everyone was putting the team first, with each man being given a chance to prove themselves while others are rested.

“It’s been pretty intense,” said Carter.

“There’s a real edge to it.

There’s a lot of competition and you’ve got to keep work-

ing alongside your coaches and to make sure you put the team your team-mates and do what- first and do whatever it takes to ever it takes. fit into the structures.”

“Everyone is thinking a little Dan Carter and the All bit about the bigger picture. Blacks have been putting in Guys are just so keen and I work in the gym.

The All Blacks now face a trip don’t think that’s a bad thing.

“Guys are working really hard across the Tasman to face a Waland when you do get the op- labies team who’ll be in a confiportunity to play and work in dent mood after their wins over a team environment, you’ve got South Africa and Argentina.

They’ll be backed to put the team first and worry by a vociferous about your role and not try to home crowd at do too much.

ANZ Stadium “If you do that you’ll shine and Carter and you’ll be recognised by the added that he’s coaches. been impres“As soon as you start going sed by what down on a tangent and dohe’s seen ing your own thing beof the cause you want to do Wallasomething special or bies in out of the ordinary t h e to get the attention, Rugby you’re going to fall into the trap of not doing Dan Carter things the way the team wants to.

“It’s a fine line. You’ve got

Championship, as they’ll bring a greater physical challenge and the two sides will meet again at Eden Park a week later.

He added: “They’ve done a lot of work on their physicality and over the years they’ve always been able to play and be extremely dangerous with the ball in hand.

“That physicality they’ve brought to their game has been noticeable and they’ve probably got a bit more of an all around game now.

“The Bledisloe Cup, the Rugby World Cup aside, it’s the biggest thing you want to retain and hold on to. It’s something I love playing for.

“The Australians really get up for it and they really love playing in Sydney. I’ve played quite a few games there and had some fantastic wins and also been on the end of a couple of losses, tough ones as well.

“We’ll need to be at the top of our game and not make any mistakes and bring ourselves up a level to the form they’re playing in.”

- NZME

A Feilding rugby player has copped a decade-long ban from the game for unleashing a “torrent of obscenities” before spitting into a referee’s face. Feilding Rugby Club player, Tipene Campbell, has been suspended for 10 years for referee abuse and misconduct in the match against AshhurstPohangina on July 18. Campbell, who swore and spat at the match referee, will be out of the game until July 21, 2025. Manawatu community rugby manager Martin Brady said: “The reality is if you want to abuse a match official in Manawatu, you are going to be dealt to severely”.

- NZME

Aussies lose Simmons Former captain James Horwill looks set for a “lucky call” after Wallabies lineout general Rob Simmons was ruled out of Saturday’s Rugby Championship decider against New Zealand in Sydney. Simmons is to undergo wrist surgery for a scaphoid injury and will also miss next week’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland but he is expected to be back when the Wallabies take on the USA in Chicago in the lead up to the World Cup starting next month.

Simmons, a veteran of 52 Tests, has been Australia’s lineout caller and leading jumper and Cheika has a tough task to replace him as a starting lock against the world champion All Blacks.

- AAP

SKD back for Roosters Shaun Kenny-Dowall is set to make his return to the NRL for the first time since allegations of domestic violence were levelled against him.

Kenny-Dowall has missed Sydney Roosters’ last three matches, but could return against Newcastle at Hunter Stadium on Sunday. The Kiwi international hasn’t played since being arrested and charged on July 18 in regard to a number of alleged incidents involving former girlfriend Jessica Peris.

The 27-year-old was admitted to hospital two weeks ago due to concerns over his mental health. He returned to Roosters training last Monday and trained with the team for the following day. Kenny-Dowall’s good friend and teammate Jared WaereaHargreaves said he was looking forward to him returning. “The boys have his back and it has been massive the amount of support he has had,” Waerea-Hargreaves said.

“We are looking forward to having him around the place again. He is a brother to all the boys.”

- AAP

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

In brief

■ SOUBRETTES

Top mare thrives with time off An extended break has done Soubrettes the world of good, according to her co-trainer Matt Brown.

The star southern mare is back in work with an upcoming trial outing to ready her for a return to racing.

“She’s done a month here and we’re very happy with her, she’s come back a much stronger mare,” said Brown, who prepares the daughter of High Chaparral with his wife Mandy.

“She’ll probably have a trial at Rangiora at the end of August and then we’ll follow the same programme as last year with her.”

Soubrettes made rapid progress last spring with two lower grade wins preceding her scintillating victory in the Gr.3 Stewards’ Stakes at Riccarton.

She then took on Group One company at her sixth appear-

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Aug 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 1 1.10pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 1 C1q, 295m 1 73757 Belfast Eejit 17.52 H & ........................Taylor 2 34566 Homebush Nark 17.81 ...........J T McInerney 3 17421 Vinny Vindaloo 17.19 ........................J Dunn 4 41562 Know Value 17.82 ..........................G Cleeve 5 76543 Charlie Next Boy 17.58 ..............D Stapleton 6 77127 Human Instinct 18.24 .............J T McInerney 7 13541 Lignite Girl 17.47 ..............................S Stone 8 87855 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 10 68768 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 2 1.30pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 2 C1q, 295m 1 48682 Eug The Scrooge 17.74 .............D Stapleton 2 31631 Gump’s The Name 17.45 ....................A Lee 3 74355 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 4 63158 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 5 84786 Zulu Deb 17.51 ...............................J Tanner 6 46236 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 S & ................B Evans 7 72125 Sally 17.61 ....................................R Adcock 8 34634 Crystall McBell nwtd...............J T McInerney 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 10 15888 Culvie Godfather 17.53 H & ................Taylor 3 1.50pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 3 C1q, 295m 1 86574 Bhuja 17.71 ...............................R Blackburn 2 68262 Homebush Flyte 17.39 ...........J T McInerney 3 75743 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini

M9 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Aug 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.03pm OTAGO FIRST 4 MDN STAKES C0, 545m 1 76422 Private Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 2 35431 Uno Brent nwtd L & ............................ Wales 3 453 Ester Action nwtd S & .....................B Evans 4 P5364 Opawa Bucks Eye nwtd L & ............... Wales 5 74587 Cloudy Noir nwtd................................J Allen 6 76666 Springs Eternal nwtd..........................J Allen 7 62741 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 8 Opawa Val nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 9 86765 Lin Baxter nwtd ......................J T McInerney 10 78667 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 2 12.23pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE STAKES C1, 545m 1 67737 Pukeko Prowler 32.86 ....................B Healey 2 32745 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 3 76465 Sailors Collar nwtd .........................J Guthrie 4 87F44 Homebush Coral nwtd............J T McInerney 5 33433 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 6 54442 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 7 51372 Technic 32.98 ................................R Adcock 8 75458 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 9 75888 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 3 12.43 ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT C0, 310m 1 66763 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 67524 Kentaro Baxter nwtd...............J T McInerney 3 42 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 4 2 Foxy Babe nwtd C & .......................... Fagan

Soubrettes, with David Walsh aboard, wins at Riccarton.

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ance in The Telegraph and finished a creditable fifth behind Sacred Star.

“We’ll be heading toward the Telegraph again,” Brown said yesterday.

Pharoah wins Haskell Triple Crown hero American Pharoah continued his surge towards greatness when cruising to a dominant victory in the US$1.75 million Gr.1 Haskell Invitational (1800m) at Monmouth Park yesterday.

The champion colt was simply awesome in disposing of his high class rivals with ease when running out a comfortable two and a half length winner over the fast finishing Keen Ice and Upstart back in third. American Pharoah took his record to seven wins from eight starts for over US$5 million prize money. - NZME

“She’s come up much better this time and, while she’s still learning the game, she’s a lot better mentally.”

Soubrettes did return to the stable in the autumn and trialled at Ashburton in March before she was sent back to the paddock.

“She did a bit of work, but she was going through a growing stage so we put her out again,” Brown said.

“The owner has been very patient and the extra time has done the mare the world of good.”

Soubrettes is raced by Geoff Taylor under his Octagon Bloodstock banner.

He also shares in the ownership of stablemate Tricoteuse, which hasn’t raced since she was an impressive winner at her second race day start in April.

- NZME

Ready for National Danny Crozier is expecting improvement from Needastar in tomorrow’s Grand National Hurdles. The Riccarton trainer said that the gelding had derived benefit from his third placing in the Sydenham Hurdles, the traditional lead-up to the Hospitality NZ-sponsored feature.

Crozier was also happy with Red Magic’s effort for sixth on Saturday, but he would like to see rain to boost his National prospects.

- NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

1 15217 Idol Leanne 30.43 J & .....................D Fahey 4 25435 Our John 17.84 ............................S Hindson 2 44335 Lagoon Victory 31.04 ...................C Roberts 5 18656 Go Tommo 17.10........................D Stapleton 3 57753 Jewel Apache 30.66 S & .................B Evans 6 46478 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 4 51466 Opawa Larry nwtd L & ....................... Wales 7 71333 Tulip Muncher nwtd ...........................J Dunn 5 21478 Tilt 31.69 .......................................R Adcock 8 67446 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 6 87276 Solstice nwtd .................................... B Dann 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 7 36434 Opawa Extreme 30.48 L & ................. Wales 10 768x7 Good Girl Nina 17.66 H & ...................Taylor 8 68163 Know Scholar 31.06 .......................G Cleeve 4 2.09pm SUPER PETS STAKES C1, 520m 9 14777 Kirkham Harvey 30.52 .................C Roberts 1 85728 You’re So Free 30.69 M & .................Jopson 2 85851 Uno James 31.05 L & ........................ Wales 10 5x878 Pindari 30.25 ............................ A Botherway 3 33573 Goldstar Coco 30.76 S & ................B Evans 7 3.05pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 5 C1q, 295m 1 368F2 Homebush Gru 17.42.............J T McInerney 4 23554 Mobilize 30.95 ............................D Stapleton 2 52614 Opal Jewel 17.51 .........................C Roberts 5 2121 Jimmy Hammer nwtd .............M K Dempsey 3 66684 Ohoka Joka 17.16 ........................ L Waretini 6 36223 Opawa Amber nwtd L & ..................... Wales 4 24577 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 7 22615 All About Echo 30.36 ........................J Dunn 5 37553 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 8 x3583 Cawbourne Wales nwtd ...............C Roberts 6 85125 Dream Large 17.14 .......................... B Dann 9 14777 Kirkham Harvey 30.52 .................C Roberts 7 68722 Struggle Is Real 17.67 H & .................Taylor 10 68685 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 8 32576 Pagani 17.49 ..............................D Stapleton 5 2.26pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 4 C1q, 295m 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 1 21552 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 2 21832 Malcy 17.55................................D Stapleton 10 68768 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 3 84687 Token Jump 17.60 L & ....................... Wales 8 3.23pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 6 C1q, 295m 1 82411 Grayson Blue 17.63 .........................S Stone 4 41485 Zippora Blaze 17.50 M &...................Jopson 2 62243 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 5 58255 Black Sails 17.58 H & .........................Taylor 3 43536 Big John Canon 17.54 ...........M K Dempsey 6 56126 Know Energy 17.50........................G Cleeve 4 47546 Tracey nwtd ................................D Stapleton 7 38833 Vito Baxter 17.59 ...................J T McInerney 5 16 Magic Dozer 17.71 .................... G T Bennett 8 52678 Too Much Rebel 17.82 .................A Waretini 6 67737 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 7 324F4 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 10 58877 Skillz Taylor 17.51 ........................ L Waretini 6 2.47pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN FAHEY STAKES 8 42334 Air Express 17.59...................J T McInerney 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner C1, 520m

10 15888 Culvie Godfather 17.53 H & ................Taylor

9 3.42pm GRAND NATIONAL RACING @ RICCARTON

STAKES C1, 520m 1 18654 Opawa Shiloh 31.30 L & .................... Wales 2 25281 Opawa Grunter 30.50 L & .................. Wales 3 32366 Benjamin Black 30.73 .............. A Botherway 4 46461 Mc Lovin’ 30.79 ................................S Stone 5 24424 Jinja Jaffa 30.59 ........................R Blackburn 6 26626 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 7 73146 Goldstar Po 31.11 S & ....................B Evans 8 83665 Unova Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 9 14777 Kirkham Harvey 30.52 .................C Roberts 10 68685 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 10 3.59pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 7 C1q, 295m 1 25284 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 2 61552 Sacajawea 17.71........................D Stapleton 3 48883 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 4 86586 Miss Jolt nwtd ..............................A Waretini 5 42111 Opawa Rocket 17.31 J & ................D Fahey 6 26668 Homebush Naki 17.50 ...........J T McInerney 7 22154 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 8 311 Shelly McBell 17.66 ...............J T McInerney 9 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 10 58877 Skillz Taylor 17.51 ........................ L Waretini 11 4.17pm PETWARE SPRINT HEAT 8 C1q, 295m 1 35313 Jackpot Jake 17.46 .......................... B Dann 2 78327 Bad Week 17.33.....................J T McInerney 3 66177 Marty McMoth 18.19 M &.................... Smith 4 34563 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................B Evans 5 62644 Will Excite 17.28 .......................... L Waretini 6 87284 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts

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41242 Uno Shay nwtd L & ............................ Wales 16846 Midnight Sprite 17.45 .................D Stapleton 77785 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 768x7 Good Girl Nina 17.66 H & ...................Taylor 12 4.35pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47765 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 2 88676 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 3 7344x El Grand Shadow nwtd J & .............D Fahey 4 64748 Rangitata Raider 17.60 ..................B Pringle 5 77885 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd ..............D Kingston 6 77442 Sheza Gamble 17.33 M & .................Jopson 7 16665 Whitey’s Gone 17.30 ..............J T McInerney 8 64251 That’s A Wrap 17.45 H &.....................Taylor 9 58877 Skillz Taylor 17.51 ........................ L Waretini 10 68768 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales SELECTIONS Race 1: Vinny Vindaloo, Lignite Girl, Belfast Eejit Race 2: Sally, Crystall McBell, Eug The Scrooge, Wooly Whatsit Race 3: Tulip Muncher, Go Tommo, Homebush Flyte, Petra Haka Race 4: All About Echo, Jimmy Hammer, Opawa Amber Race 5: Brandish, Vito Baxter, Black Sails, Know Energy Race 6: Idol Leanne, Know Scholar, Lagoon Victory, Solstice Race 7: Dream Large, Homebush Gru, Struggle Is Real Race 8: Grayson Blue, Magic Dozer, Mr. November, Air Express Race 9: Opawa Grunter, Jinja Jaffa, Mc Lovin’, Unova Bale Race 10: Opawa Rocket, Mulberry Brook, Sacajawea Race 11: Jackpot Jake, Uno Shay, Bad Week, Will Excite Race 12: El Grand Shadow, That’s A Wrap, Sheza Gamble LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 1 83221 Tell The Boys nwtd .................J T McInerney 5 5 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 6 37253 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 2 21224 Terra Mondo nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 7 23364 Apollo King nwtd ................................J Allen 3 27728 Another Groom 18.57 ............J T McInerney 8 87847 Chief Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 4 F4631 Cabarita 18.83 ................................ M Grant 9 71 Mighty Mac nwtd ................................C Weir 5 15132 Firemans Galaxy 18.47 ..................G Cleeve 10 78667 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 6 48148 Homebush Spike 18.81 ..........J T McInerney 4 1.01pm BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 7 44113 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ...................B Evans 8 33421 Another Liz nwtd ....................J T McInerney 1 31745 Opawa Hog 18.41 L & ........................ Wales 9 47547 Umaga Rama 18.37 ......................R Adcock 2 64516 Pukeko Warrior 19.11.....................B Healey 3 67253 Smash Easy 18.78 .......................... M Grant 10 52885 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans 4 55723 Bella Grace nwtd C &......................... Fagan 7 2.00pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 5 2122 Harden Faster nwtd............................C Weir 310m 6 7741 Going Pronto 19.34 ............................J Allen 1 34722 Homebush Riley nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 73648 Homebush Fine nwtd .............J T McInerney 2 22158 Thunder Dragon 19.20 .......................J Allen 8 43166 Candyboy nwtd C & ........................... Fagan 3 65525 Glenn Is Goodesy 18.91 ................. M Grant 9 72376 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney 4 85327 Mamalulu 18.77 C & .......................... Fagan 10 78478 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 5 43464 Pukeko Thunder 18.77 ...................C Healey 5 1.20pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 6 13425 Zipping Jacob 18.63...........................C Weir C2, 310m 7 78686 Another Key 19.28 .................J T McInerney 1 27616 Winne Willow 18.64 M & .......................J Hill 8 42178 Sal’s Babe nwtd C & .......................... Fagan 2 78247 Another Jewel 18.85 ..............J T McInerney 9 5x368 Shez Keen 18.70...............................S Keen 3 15541 Rick’s Treasure nwtd C & ................... Fagan 10 51458 Cawbourne Dozer 18.76 ....................C Weir 4 64736 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................B Evans 8 2.17pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C1, 545m 5 88861 Fair Cruzin 18.94....................J T McInerney 1 163 Arctic Action nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 6 71221 Opawa Darcee 18.79 L & ................... Wales 2 87785 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 7 72138 Kyla Rose 18.71 .....................J T McInerney 3 184 Morning Gypsy nwtd C & ................... Fagan 8 26124 Roadworks 18.63 ............................ M Grant 4 24743 Know Answer nwtd.........................G Cleeve 9 68171 Homebush Slinky nwtd ..........J T McInerney 5 18757 La Kinks nwtd.................................. M Grant 10 88481 Miss Softy 18.65 ....................J T McInerney 6 x6241 Opawa Loi 33.17 L &.......................... Wales 6 1.40pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT 7 25432 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 8 63613 Nina Baxter 33.14 ..................J T McInerney C2, 310m

53141 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 21741 Token Ace 18.71 ............................... J Rush 56441 Quedrago 18.53 C & .......................... Fagan 1 31172 Know Lapse nwtd...........................G Cleeve 37754 Thrilling Spell nwtd ...................... B I Conner 2 68377 Homebush Buck nwtd ............J T McInerney 55647 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 3 82156 Opawa Kuru nwtd L & ........................ Wales 4 15426 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 12 3.28pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP DASH C4/5, 310m 5 31587 Expect Delay nwtd .......................... M Grant 1 35116 Wheelchair Norm 18.36 .........J T McInerney 6 34611 Birchbrook nwtd ............................R Adcock 2 25343 Zorba The Greek 18.79 ................... M Grant 7 34253 Opawa Rob nwtd L & ......................... Wales 3 35838 No Leaf Clover nwtd...........................C Weir 8 62423 Ambilight 32.42 J & .........................D Fahey 4 76275 Opawa Stretch nwtd L & .................... Wales 9 x1752 Opawa Born 33.18 J & ....................D Fahey 5 33212 Brendan’s Puzzle 18.46 .....................C Weir 10 84866 Opawa Amy 32.61 L & ....................... Wales 6 28261 Cawbourne Jelly 18.41 ......................C Weir 10 2.55pm NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY MOS- 7 83213 Collecting Money 18.68 .................. M Grant 8 26663 Botany Win 18.40 ...................J T McInerney GIEL STAKES C4, 545m 9 13778 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney 1 34332 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 44526 Albie Jay nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 10 88756 Puma Pants nwtd ...................J T McInerney 3 13111 Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 13 3.49pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 4 32148 Know Hero nwtd.............................G Cleeve C4, 310m 5 25437 Opawa Diesel 32.74 L & .................... Wales 1 24618 Homebush Ariel 18.71 ...........J T McInerney 6 18667 Culvie Magic 32.16 .......................R Adcock 2 44212 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 7 25311 Karen’s Magic 32.72 .....................R Adcock 3 42163 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 8 26128 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 4 67844 Homebush Paige 18.69..........J T McInerney 9 61551 Homebush Chopper 32.18 .....J T McInerney 5 18673 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 10 75766 Botany Blake 32.40 ................J T McInerney 6 33311 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 11 3.13pm BLASTING AND COATING SERVICES 7 84444 Rick’s Terra 18.49 C &........................ Fagan SPRINT C3, 310m 8 27532 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 1 18x46 Kinloch Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 9 77387 Stirling Dann 18.63 C & ..................... Fagan 2 51211 Wrinkles nwtd.........................J T McInerney 10 18451 Paperbond nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 3 23334 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 4 51622 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 5 25145 Adjudicator nwtd S &.......................B Evans - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 9 75888 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen

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Open still elusive Lydia Ko didn’t create history, but world number one Inbee Park did.

Park completed her career slam with victory at the British Open yesterday, becoming the seventh different woman to win four golf majors.

The LPGA Tour is calling Park’s achievement a career Grand Slam, although she hasn’t won the Evian Championship since it was given the status of a fifth major in 2013.

She did win Evian in 2012.

Park finished on 12-under 276 to win her seventh major overall, and has captured six of the last 14.

New Zealand’s Ko was aiming to become the youngest ever winner of a golf major but had to settle for a share of third place, five shots back after a final round 69.

Jin-Young Ko finished second at nineunder.

The victory takes 27-year-old Park’s major career tally to six.

For New Zealand’s Ko it is her third top three finish at a major.

The final major of the year is the Evian Championship, played at Évian-lesBains, France next month.

Meanwhile Danny Lee’s breakthrough season on the PGA Tour has continued with the Kiwi golfer finishing in a tie for fourth at the Quicken Loans National yesterday.

It is Lee’s third top-five finish in his last four events, following his win at the Greenbrier Classic and his third placing at the John Deere Classic.

Lee posted four birdies and two bogies in his two-under round of 69, moving up eight spots on the leaderboard as scoring toughened in the final round.

He ended at 12-under for the tournament, six shots behind first-time PGA

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Lydia Ko follows her shot from the first tee at the British Open.

Tour winner, American Troy Merritt, who followed his third-round 61 with a final round 67 to win by three shots over Rickie Fowler.

Lee is now in the lofty heights of 11th on the FedEx Cup rankings, and is a good shot at gaining a spot on the Presidents Cup side later this year.

And Ryan Fox has continued his fine form on the European Challenge Tour with a 10th placing at the Madeira Islands Open in Portugal.

Fox, who won his maiden event on the tour in France last week, finished nine shots back from winner Roope Kakko of Finland.

The New Zealander fired a seven-under 65 yesterday to finish at 13-under and moving up 18 places on the final day.

Fox had nine birdies in his final round, six of them coming in a row.

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Kiwi running ace Nick Willis says it is easy for him to spot the cheats even before he gets near the track.

The Olympic 1500m silver medallist said that information contained in leaked IAAF data, which is causing a new athletics doping crisis, was of no surprise to him.

He has called for the consideration of even tougher testing procedures, including what might be termed predawn raids to scare off those who are micro-dosing. He also suggested pressure can be applied to countries who shun proper testing regimes by taking Olympic competition spots away as punishment after positive tests.

Speaking from his training base at Nick Willis Flagstaff, Arizona, Willis said of the IAAF files: “On a shock scale of zero to 10 it’s a zero - the only surprise is that the information actually got leaked.

“It is always very pleasing when that sort of information comes to light, hoping there is a slither of a chance that some action might take place or at least the masses realise what is going on in our sport.

“Sweeping it under the rug is never a solution.”

Willis, whose 2008 Olympic bonze medal was upgraded to silver after of a Bahrain runner’s positive drug test, often walks out of stadiums rather than watch events he knows are heavily tainted by cheating.

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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).

Ashburton Squash Rackets Club, Harrison Street, Ashburton has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the renewal of a club licence in respect of the premises situated at Harrison Street, Ashburton known as Ashburton Squash Rackets Club.

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is: Squash Club.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are: Monday – 5pm to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday – 12noon to midnight Sunday – 2pm to 7pm 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 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.

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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. GARDEN SECTION. Speaker, Murray Lister on Orchids.

M.S.A. Havelock St. 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.

8.00pm ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Club meeting and Annual General Meeting with speaker David Winterburn (DOC Geraldine Manager). All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. St Stephens Hall, Park Street.

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Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, friendship, fun, afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet clubrooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Monthly meeting, Rosemary the Herb discussion. 1/51 Peter 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.

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7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

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7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 3085437. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall.

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

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1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Puzzles Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You occasionally make mistakes, and that just proves you’re learning. The best people miss the point from time to time, and saying something less than witty is a phenomenon that happens to even the funniest people.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You are not your body.

You’re a spirit inhabiting a body. Don’t take opinions personally. The body and mind improvements you make will help keep your spirits high.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s a high-stakes game, but you’re favoured for the win. If, by some fluke, you don’t get the win, that’s only because not winning is actually winning. The best gifts sometimes come in weird packaging.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Aim high, live your fantasies, let down defenses, give in to optimism and resist printed words telling you what to do, including these. Advice is only as good as it applies to the current situation, which only you understand.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Miraculous. Someone understands you, intuits your desires and fulfills them without you ever having to ask a thing. Praise and deep gratefulness are in order.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Though your talent in and of itself may not be uncommon, what is uncommon is your choice to work on it over all else. Stick with it. You’re close to greatness.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The cosmic signals seldom follow proper etiquette. They barely make themselves known at all. But however subtle a sign may be, when you see it, you’ll know it’s for you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s a day for making choices that lead to a well-rounded experience.

Avoid overemphasising one particular relationship.

Tend to several people and interests.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You can see when someone needs help even before they realise the need. Your kind consideration may go unrecognised at first, but good karma will catch up to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): People need what you have to offer; they just don’t know it. It’s up to you to communicate clearly and effectively. Persuasion isn’t necessary. All that’s needed is honesty.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): How do you know the difference between a passing fancy and a passion that will be a permanent fixture in your life? Time will tell. If you don’t have time, consider that passing fancies usually come with a fever.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The reason you see more than other people is because you are willing to know more. Once you know, you can’t un-know.

That’s why awareness takes courage.

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10am Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Replay) Stockholm.

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Coach Geoff Wright has his charges getting in some last-minute practice on the scrum machine in preparation for tomorrow’s big final. From left Chloe Te Moananui, Serenity Timothy, Erana Te Moananui and Marika Mellish get ready for the hit.

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Girls on a mission Ashburton College’s girls’ rugby team will head to Timaru tomorrow to play in their secondary schools’ rugby competition final full of confidence.

They head into the final against Craighead with a 67-0 win over Roncalli College last week fresh in their minds.

It took just two minutes for the Ashburton girls to strike in that game, with Erana Te Moananui - one of a set of triplet sisters in the side - scoring the opening try.

The Roncalli girls produced some early attacking moves, but they were frequently forced back by the Ashburton girls and soon Tayla Ford ran in for a try under the posts, a result of a good team build-up.

It was a key try which saw the confidence drain from the Roncalli players and the floodgates began to open.

A powerful run by Chloe Te Moananui resulted in a Kate Donald try, and Ashburton College kept punching holes in

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the Roncalli defence with Erana Te Moananui soon scoring her second, with another conversion by Annie McDonald seeing the side up 26-0 at half time.

Ashburton College started the second half of the match right where they had finished off, with Tessa Puleaga going in for a try, with Donald then scoring her second.

Roncalli didn’t give up and it took an excellent tackle by Puleaga on the right wing to en-

sure Roncalli’s score remained at zero.

A Roncalli kick was then picked up by Caitlin Johnstone who ran back at the visitors, passed to Chloe Te Moananui, who got the ball to her sister Jamie in support, to cross for the next try.

Not to be outdone by her sisters, a few minutes later Erana scored another under the posts, and the points just kept coming.

New player Paris Gola ran

down the wing only to be tackled just short of the line, but Georgia Lysaght was right up in support and crashed over the line.

Puleaga then ran from her own 22 to score more points for the hosts, while the final try of the match came from Chloe Te Moananui after a run of a ‘mere’ 40 metres.

Tomorrow’s final against Craighead will be played at Timaru’s Alpine Energy Stadium.

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