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A deal that will see Ashburton’s Methodist Church saved from a date with the bulldozer is a red letter day for the preservation of Ashburton’s older buildings, says Historic Places Mid Canterbury chairwoman Julie Luxton.

The church was handed a lifeline last week when Ashburton District councillors voted to build the new civic centre and library in Baring Square east on two sections owned by the church, land on which the old county council building is sited and privately owned land to the

rear of the county building.

This deal spared the church and at the same time will free up money for its restoration from the sale of the two sections the Methodist community owns.

“It’s a good solution, a good result for the church,” Luxton said.

The chosen site, however, was not without a downside, as it would mean the county building would be demolished, she said.

“But we are very happy about the church’s future.”

Historic Places had offered the services of one of its members, an urban

designer, free of charge to the church to help in whatever way it could with the restoration, Luxton said.

“Any help we can give we’ll be happy to give.”

The site chosen for the complex includes an historic brick building on Havelock Street currently home to Historic Places Mid Canterbury. It will be incorporated in some way into the new build.

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Winter sees house prices stall

By Sue NewmaN

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If the growth in house prices has slowed nationally, it’s ground to a halt in the Ashburton District.

Over the past 12 months the average price of a house sold in the Ashburton District according to QV statistics has dropped by 0.8 per cent and is now $347,807.

Change over the past three months has been negligible.

For most of last year Ashburton’s house prices were rising at a faster rate than many parts of the South Island, but QV figures show that the district is now one of the few in the south that has moved into negative growth.

The lack of growth in house prices shouldn’t be setting off any alarm bells for sellers, says sales agent Hamish Niles.

“This is probably pretty typical for this time of year. We’ve had a few years where prices in the winter have held, but we’re pretty much back to normal again,” he said.

Sales were slowest at the bottom end of the market, while middle and upper middle priced properties were still moving, Niles said.

He’s putting the lack of sales of cheaper properties down to tougher loan to value ratio rules (LVR) keeping investors out of the market.

While the LVR rules require investors to have a deposit of 40 per cent on a property, he said there was anecdotal evidence that some banks were requiring the 40 per cent to be across a total portfolio, not just the new purchase.

Kiwi Saver was also having an impact on low end priced properties with young people knowing they had only one crack at using this money for a deposit and opt-

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ing to save longer and buy a bit higher up the property chain, he said.

More listings were needed and looking ahead, Niles said he was confident there would be a surge in properties coming to the market in spring. While sellers believed a property was shown to best advantage in the spring, there was some merit in marketing during the winter when competition for buyers was less, he said.

Nationally prices have grown by 8.1 per cent in the past year, the slowest annual growth rate since March 2015. Values rose nationally over the past three months by 1.2 per cent with the nationwide average house value now $639,051.

Christchurch values are also flat with AV valuer Daryl Taggart saying listing levels were higher and homes were currently taking longer to sell.

“It appears there is less optimism and confidence in where values are going in the market currently and it’s not only taking longer to sell property here, but it’s also harder to buy with banks being stricter with their lending criteria,” he said.

There are now 10 local authority areas in New Zealand where the average house price is now over $1 million, led by Auckland’s east, $1.534 million. Queenstown is in that mix at $1.071 million.

The cheapest place to buy a home is in the North Island town of Wairoa, $157,176. It is one of six towns in the North Island where the average house price is less than $200,000.

Clutha remains the South Island’s best buy location with an average value of $195,890. It is the only area where a house can be bought for less than $200,000.

Students from Wakanui School wowed the crowds with their version of Hansel and Gretel.

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Hansel and Gretel wows at Wakanui School

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Junior students from Wakanui School kept parents and friends entertained with their adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale, Hansel and Gretel.

Deputy principal Donna Wat-

son said students had been rehearsing since the beginning of the school term, and had been learning the songs for longer than that.

“Parents have been in helping to make the costumes and exstudents have been coming in to help make the sets, it has been a

lot of fun,” she said.

“It is the entire junior school, Years 1, 2, 3, 4, and even the wee new entrants, which is really good.”

The students performed three shows, one was held on Tuesday and a further two were held on Wednesday.

Historic buildings’ red letter day From P1 Its retention is important because it has very long links with the town, she said.

Land and buildings to the rear of the county building are owned

by Paul May. He’s owned the property for about 24 years and said he had been approached some time ago by council staff about a possible sale. He said he

is keeping an open mind.

Council business services group manager Paul Brake said the council was obtaining valuations on the land it needed to buy and discussions would soon start with both the church and May. He confirmed the council’s commitment to retaining the Havelock Street building.

He confirmed the county building would be demolished and while it might have an attractive exterior it had been extended at either end.

The original section was built about 1938 with additions in 1964 and again in 1972.

“It’s not a marvellous old building, it’s three buildings really,” Brake said.

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■ ROTARY ASHBURTON

Rotary celebrating 80 years of community service Rotary Ashburton is celebrating 80 years of serving the Ashburton community.

The significant milestone was marked recently in a combined anniversary and leadership changeover function.

The club, which was formed in April of 1937 and chartered the following June, currently has 65 members and continues a long tradition of supporting community projects, funded mostly from its annual Bookarama second-hand book sale.

During the anniversary function president Bevan Rickerby handed over the chains of office to new president David Mead who will lead the club for the next 12 months.

As part of the celebrations two Paul Harris Fellowships were also presented by the club.

Alison Driscoll is the first woman to receive a Paul Harris Fellowship from the club.

She has served as a club director, was its first woman president, has chaired the club’s charitable trust and overseen the Books for Babies project which delivers a book to each baby born in the Ashburton District.

The second Paul Harris Fellowship was presented to Gary Whiting.

Gary has worked tirelessly on many club projects during his

Rotary Ashburton’s two new Paul Harris Fellows Gary Whiting, (left), and Alison Driscoll, (right), with outgoing president Bevan Rickerby, (second from left), and new president David Mead, (second from right).

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main in support of the Returned Services Association.

Paul Harris Fellowships, named after the founder of Rotary Inter-

national, are awarded to those who have given outstanding and dedicated service to their Rotary club and to the community. A

badge and certificate are presented and the club donates $US1000 to the Rotary Foundation in the recipient’s name.

■ CANTERBURY ENERGY ACTION GROUP

Insulation subsidy up for grabs

By Sue NewmaN

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Living in a cold, poorly insulated home comes with health costs and a compromised lifestyle, healthy homes advocate Caroline Shone said.

She represents the Canterbury Energy Action Group and says that, in spite of extensive publicity about the need to insulate hous-

es and subsidies for low income home owners and landlords, there were still 800,000 inadequately insulated homes around New Zealand.

Shone works in the Ashburton area helping people access insulation subsidies, curtains through the curtain bank and by providing energy advice.

The government recently ex-

tended its insulation grant scheme to low-income home owners as part of its Warm Up New Zealand Healthy Homes scheme.

This provides 50 per cent of the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation for both low-income home owners and low-income tenants.

The grants will now run until June 30 next year.

Since mid-2016 the grants have been targeted at landlords who have until July 1, 2019 to comply with insulation regulations.

Insulating a home saves an average of $854 a year in health costs for Community Service Card holders.

“Getting these homes insulated is not insurmountable, it can be done, it’s about getting the mes-

sage out,” Shone said.

Anyone can have their property’s insulation and energy needs assessed free of charge by Canterbury Energy Action. The assessor will prepare a quotation for the work needed.

A 50 per cent subsidy is available for a homeowner with a Community Services Card if their home was built before 2000.

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No signs of slime found at Lake Hood

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Lake Hood has a clean bill of health when it comes to infiltration by the microscopic algae lindavia.

The algae produces a brown snot-like slime and has been identified in many South Island lakes including Lake Coleridge and on occasion, Lake Heron.

Scientists believe it is likely to exist in many more lakes that have yet to be tested.

At Lake Hood, however, as well as regular water quality tests, regular checks are run for water and lake health, said park manager Gilbert Murdoch.

“We have no concerns at all; we keep an eye out for everything and anything and there are no signs of it here,” he said.

The algae would show on stones and around the lake edges but currently the water was

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very clear and there was absolutely no sign of any infection, Murdoch said.

Lindavia produces a sticky substance that clings to skin and clogs fishing gear, boat engines

and filtration systems. It is related to didymo.

The algae is also called lake snow and its origins are unknown but scientists have suggested changing climate or

changing land use could be responsible for algal change in water.

It is not toxic but like didymo it can be spread by a single drop of water or a plant fragment.

In brief Unremarkable weather Weather in the Ashburton District this month is predicted to be average on all fronts – temperature, rainfall and soil moisture levels.

NIWA predicts July will be a month of averages. This follows on from a June where the district failed to make it into the climate centre’s record books on any front.

Instead the district was part of the ‘business as usual’ weather month that saw temperatures near average across most of the country. The South Island’s east coast recorded lower than normal sunshine hours in June. The highest June temperature was recorded in Christchurch on June 12, 22.2 degrees and the lowest on June 26 was -8.0 degrees at Middlemarch.

The highest one-day rainfall was on June 30 in Hokitika, 131.6mm.

Trust vacancy

Owners sought for town that never was

The Ashburton Trust has saved itself and its community many thousands of dollars because an election will not be required to fill a vacancy around its board table.

Jim Lischner, elected for his second term on the trust board at the October election, resigned earlier this year, sparking a by-election.

This would cost the trust about $45,000. Nominations were called and when they closed yesterday just one name was in the hat. Tim Silva was nominated by Angela McKay and Stephanie Tutty to fill the vacancy and that nomination is now being officially signed off by the Electoral Office The cost of filling the vacancy left by Lischner is now likely to be about $3500, trust chief executive Rob Reid said.

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Burglaries

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In 1883 it was to be a town of the future but today Diamond Town at Mt Alford is simply a forestry block, the owners of its 161 sections long forgotten.

Isaac Jacobson, architect, marine and civil engineer was the man who sparked the Mt Alford diamond rush and laid the foundation for a town that would remain little more than lines on a map.

While many doubted the existence of diamonds at Mt Alford, Jacobson remained convinced he was at the fore of a huge discovery. He sent what he believed

were diamonds to experts in London, New York and Amsterdam for testing and started a limited liability company with a capital of 100 pounds, in one pound shares. Several other prospecting companies were quickly formed and plans for a township were drawn up.

A hotel with a large cellar was built and mining licences were granted at one penny an acre for six months.

Prospectors and spectators flocked to the area but a South African expert extinguished the fledgling diamond rush saying the diamonds were actually crystals.

This was later confirmed by British experts.

Disillusioned prospectors did not renew their licences, companies were wound up and Diamond Town became a town that died before it was born.

No houses were built, sections could not be sold and the land reverted to trees.

Today many of those 161 sections are still technically owned by those original prospectors, but no rates have been paid on the lots for more than a century.

By default the Ashburton District Council has used the land for forestry but it wants to tidy up ownership of the dozens of pri-

vately owned sections on which those trees are growing.

The council owns more than 70 sections already and the remainder are in the hands of about 27 long-lost landowners; some own several lots.

Council commercial manager Colin Windleborn said the council will try to find registered owners but once its search goes public, if there are no claimants after three months then under the Public Works Act ownership can transfer to the council.

If anyone is identified with a right to claim title to the land the council plans to negotiate a land purchase.

Ashburton Police are investigating a brace of burglaries in the Tinwald area on the weekend. Two separate incidents occurred on Saturday night, the first on Thomson Street at 2.20am and then the second on Harland Street at 3am. In both instances the offenders entered the addresses, and were disturbed by the homeowners and fled each area on foot. At this stage, police don’t believe that the two burglaries are linked. Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious behaviour in each of the areas around the time of the burglaries.

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Opposition to water plant deal

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When his plans to develop a water bottling plant in Ashburton were thwarted by a community action group, businessman Roydon Hartnett moved on and made similar plans for a site in the Waikato.

Hartnett came close to clinching a deal with the Ashburton District Council to buy Lot 9 in its North East Business Estate.

He planned to use the water consent tagged to the site to bottle and sell water. The plant would have created a significant number of jobs and would have also resulted in the relocation of Ashburton’s town centre rail yard to the business estate.

The proposal was canned after a protest group Bung the Bore was formed to fight the sale of

water. This has since morphed into a national consumer watchdog group SumOfUs. Its role is to stop the sale of New Zealand’s water.

Hartnett’s company NZ Pure Blue Springs intends to lodge a consent application this month with the Waikato Regional Council for permission to extract 6.9 million litres a day from the Putaruru Blue Springs. This water will be bottled and the plant is tipped as being potentially the largest production bottling plant in the southern hemisphere. SumOfUs believes 100 per cent of its product will be exported.

The action group is using the Ashburton experience where the sale of water was stopped by community pressure as its model for stopping the South Waikato proposal.

Holly leaves and berries, similar to those depicted, are causing concern at the Methven Playcentre.

Holly tree on borrowed time

By SuSan SandyS

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An old holly tree in the grounds of Methven Playcentre may have seen its last Christmas.

President Jenna McNeur spoke at a public forum at the Methven Community Board meeting on Monday, highlighting concerns about berries from the tree being poisonous and leaves being spiky.

“To remove every leaf every

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session is an unfair and impossible expectation,” McNeur said.

It was also hard to get every single berry off the ground, and a large proportion of the playcentre’s roll are under two year olds.

“I’m sure you will agree children of this age can not be taught not to eat the berries,” she said.

Board members were empathetic, as were Ashburton District Council staff. The tree, owned by the council, had been a problem

for decades but council had not previously supported removal.

The Education Review Office had suggested removal, and new health and safety legislation meant the playcentre was not meeting obligations.

Community relations manager Vincie Billante apologised it had taken so long, and said the playcentre had a sound case to take to council’s senior management.

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New offers advice to contestants Remain calm under pressure and have confidence in your skills.

That’s the advice to contestants in this year’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition from 2016 winner Athol New. New, who previously represented Aorangi, is ready to pass on the mantle at this year’s Grand Final in Feilding today.

“The FMG Young Farmer competition provided me with a great opportunity to learn new skills and test myself against my peers.

If the competitors can remain calm under the pressure and have faith in their skills, it will be a tight contest.”

Winning the competition has opened many doors for New, something he hopes future winners can capitalise on.

“Having the backing of the Young Farmers’ brand has really helped me in my career. Being a part of the competition opens your mind and broadens your horizons, providing opportunities that other people don’t necessarily get. Through the competition, I’ve been lucky enough to have access to some really intelligent people in the industry and gain their insights.

“You also learn a lot about the business side of farming, which is an area where I think a lot of young farmers struggle. It was re-

Athol New, 2016 FMG Young Farmer of the Year. ally good for me to learn more about this.”

New is currently Operations Manager at Rakaia Island Dairy.

He is a strong advocate for embracing innovation and believes that utilising data is the future of farming in New Zealand.

“There’s a lot of data available now that we just don’t know how best to use. The technology around precision agriculture that is coming into the market at the moment is incredible and will make such a difference to how we manage inputs in farming systems.

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“Precision agriculture and data go hand-in-hand so I hope that the industry embraces the technology and that it becomes common place.”

New will still be a part of the action at the Young Farmer competition this year. He is set to take on

his trans-Tasman opponent in a series of gruelling challenges.

But while the competition may be tough, he encourages anyone thinking of entering in future years to get involved.

“Go for it. You’ll only regret if you don’t give it a go.”

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■ NORTH KOREA

Nuke test hikes tensions The United States asserted yesterday that North Korea’s latest missile launch was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile, as the North had boasted and the US and South Korea had feared. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the development – the North’s first test launch of a missile capable of reaching the US – a “new escalation of the threat” to the US and the world.

In a show of force directly responding to North Korea’s provocation, US and South Korean soldiers fired “deep strike” precision missiles into South Korean territorial waters yesterday, US military officials in Seoul said. The missile firings demonstrated US-South Korean solidarity, the US Eighth Army said in a statement.

At the request of the US, Japan and South Korea, the United Nations Security Council was to hold an emergency session today. Tillerson said that was part of a US response that would include “stronger measures to hold the DPRK accountable,” using an acronym for the isolated nation’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

“Global action is required to stop a global threat,” Tillerson

Questions over survival Survivor has outwitted, outplayed and outlasted other reality shows for 34 seasons. But ahead of last night’s finale, some are wondering if New Zealand’s version of the American reality juggernaut will make it past just one season. Survivor NZ kicked off with much fanfare on May 7. Host Matt Chisholm received positive reviews and the show has raised several talking points. But that talkability doesn’t appear to have drawn in new viewers. It premiered to 172,000 viewers aged 25-54, according to Neilsen ratings. But that audience has since shrunk, with an average of 144,000 viewers (aged 25-54) watching.

This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea’s northwest, yesterday.

PHOTO AP said. “Any country that hosts North Korean guest workers, provides any economic or military benefits, or fails to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions is aiding and abetting a dangerous regime.”

He said the US “will never accept a nuclear-armed North

Korea.” Tillerson’s statement notably did not mention China, whose help the Trump administration has been aggressively seeking to press Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programme. In recent days, as the North has continued to test missiles in

defiance of global pressure, President Donald Trump has started voicing doubt that Beijing is up to the task. His administration has taken a number of steps against China’s interests that have suggested its patience has run short.

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■ IRAQ

PM congratulates troops on ‘big victory’ Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday congratulated his fighters on “the big victory in Mosul” – even as fighting with Islamic State militants continued in Mosul’s Old City neighbourhood where Iraqi forces are about 250 metres from the Tigris River and facing increasingly fierce resistance.

Haider al-Abadi spoke during a press conference in Baghdad, less than a week after he declared an end to Isis’

self-styled caliphate after Iraqi forces achieved an incremental win by retaking the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City.

“Praise be to God, we managed to liberate (Mosul) and proved the others were wrong, the people of Mosul supported and stood with our security forces against terrorism,” alAbadi said.

His remarks came on the third anniversary of Isis leader

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sermon at the al-Nuri Mosque, from where he declared an Islamic caliphate on Isis-held lands in Syria and Iraq.

Also during the press conference, al-Abadi added that he has given instructions to rebuild and stabilise areas of the city already freed from the militant group.

Inside Mosul’s Old City, civilians fleeing Iraqi advance are increasingly desperate.

The elderly and weak are carried across mounds of rubble in blankets. Soldiers – increasingly fearful of the Old City’s inhabitants after a string of suicide bombings – hurry the groups along.

A middle-aged woman with a gaunt, pale face fainted as she fled past the destroyed al-Nuri Mosque. Two soldiers carried her to the roadside and tried to revive her with cold water.

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Justin Bieber appeared to blow his nose on a fan’s hoodie during his performance at London’s British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park. According to The Sun, Bieber left fans disappointed after he slowed his performance down with a number of bizarre rants, telling the audience he had a bad cold. Halfway through the performance, the singer told the crowd he had used a Vicks inhaler and that “all that medicine stuff is stuck in my nose”. “I’m having a rough night.

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Falloon the one to beat?

Matt Markham

ACTING EDITOR

H

e’s the new kid on the block but Andrew Falloon looks set to pick up where Jo Goodhew left off.

With a day left to run on this week’s Guardian poll on www. guardianonline.co.nz, Falloon’s numbers are looking strong and will have his three rivals for the Rangitata seat starting to switch into a state of panic mode with close to two months remaining until the general election.

The former Ashburton College student is polling with close to 60 per cent of the intended vote which bears a striking resemblance to the numbers posted

by Goodhew when she stood for the seat at the last election in 2014.

She won that with 65 per cent of the vote – a significant majority – but Falloon won’t be expecting to finish that high in September.

If the poll has shown anything it’s that Jo Luxton is moving in the right direction.

After picking up the baton following Steven Gibson’s abysmal effort back in 2014, Luxton has lifted the profile of the Labour Party in the electorate and while success might not come her way this year – there’s significant steps being taken to get things back on track.

That won’t come as a surprise to Falloon either. He never directly said it, but he certainly implied that he was predicting a better result for Luxton than what Gibson managed and it looks like he’s going to be proven correct.

With 33.19 per cent of the vote, Luxton, it would appear, has a platform from which to launch from and will relish the opportunity to further that as the race to the general election rapidly heats up.

The Green Party’s, Mojo Mathers won’t have been left too perplexed by her figures.

She’s already stated that she’s chasing as many party votes as she possibly can get with her indicative rank of eight within the Green Party seeing her high enough up the pecking order.

Olly Wilson, who is standing for The Opportunities Party had very little support from Guardian readers and has some work to do to push for party and individual results.

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report released this week that a third of New Zealand children are still smacked by their parents, 10 years after the introduction of the “anti-smacking law” drew plenty of comment on our Facebook page yesterday.

It would appear many still feel that the law shouldn’t have been introduced in the first place.

Some of your comments are in today’s Your Views on Facebook section.

Jump onto our Facebook page to join the discussion and remember to head to www.guardianonline.co.nz to vote in this week’s poll.

ROLLING POLL

Shelley There’s a difference between a good smack on the bum to a beating. Smacking didnt do my generation and older any harm but I feel the anti smacking law has made kids behaviour worse in this generation as they don’t care or have respect probably because all the punishment will be is a little time out!!!!

Polly This is true shelly. And it taught many respect. Now its gone way ova board and wen kids do misbehave. Its all the parents fault. Not disaplining them. Well wot can one say. I still believe a gd slap on leg or bum did no harm

This week’s question Q: Which candidate, at this stage, is most likely to get your vote in the 2017 general election?

Cheryl Nothing wrong with a smack on the bum! It’s just a few parents who take it that step to far. Most kids have absolutely no respect these days!

Results up to 5pm yesterday: Andrew Falloon 57.14% Jo Luxton 33.19%

Steve Legislation doesn’t solve nor deal with ingrained societal issues

I’m not interested 4.62% Mojo Mathers 4.2%

Maanaima I feel it has made matters worse. How can we discipline our children from early signs of anti-social behaviour

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n my last column, I offered perspectives on the potential that currently sits with Ashburton and Mid Canterbury having become a destination for various ethnic and cultural groups. I also covered the value of integrating ethnic and cultural diversities into our workforces.

By creating a more international community and increasing variety within the workplace, companies stand to benefit enormously from meaningful diversity in opinions and perspectives.

In our rapidly evolving community, I believe that it is a key resource to staying competitive and current.

As business owners and employers, ethnic and cultural diversity and diversity in identities and opinions can be managed quantitatively and qualitatively.

Leadership Management Australasia came up with a simple and highly effective work list to which I have added my own ideas … I hope these can help or just be a starting point for those of you who are interested in this conversation.

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rive more benefits from investing in diversity if they haven’t done so already?

Identifying and documenting actual benefits and outcomes from increasing diversity.

Maybe it works for your business and/or workplace, maybe it doesn’t but considering increasing diversity as an option if you haven’t already jumped on the bandwagon is definitely a starting point.

Incorporating minorities in your existing workforce. This creates dynamic multiracial and multi-cultural organisations.

Such diversity brings with it many differences in skills, abilities and experiences.

Communication.

Communication is at the heart of diversity management. Linguistic differences are present in so many ways and areas here in Ashburton.

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ers from non-English speaking backgrounds ought to make the effort to learn English and become proficient speakers, especially if there are expectations of joining the local workforce.

However, while this process completes itself, learning the basics of new languages or translating materials is a reasonably effective approach to addressing language barriers.

Communication barriers that concern cultural expectations are a bit more difficult to navigate as employer, customer and/ or colleague.

Different cultures not only speak different languages but adhere to different values, draw different assumptions, and define different actions as appropriate or inappropriate.

Overlooking these cultural differences can result in miscommunication and possibly conflict.

For example, in China it is quite important to understand the concept of guanxi (face), particularly as it pertains to paying respect to guests or superiors.

Overlooking these customs sends unintentional messages that can do irreversible damage.

Auditing levels of ethnic diversity to identify gaps, opportunities and avenues to derive greater benefit for your business or workplace.

This goes back to the point previously proposed that embracing ethnic diversity in our workplaces can and will open up access to an incredible talent pool and increased opportunities for business and growth.

We live in an intrinsically connected corporate and professional world where emotional and cultural intelligence are major assets if companies want to remain relevant and continue to grow.

Celebrate the positive impact

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that diversity has on your company or organisation.

Look for opportunities to build appreciation and application of that diversity into the strategic, tactical and operational planning of the organisation, along with other aspects of diversity in areas like age, gender, experience.

This is a simple yet very effective way to make the most of our changing environment and stay current in the face of change.

I invite you to recognise and embrace stereotypes and prejudices as manifestations of these growing pains and use the new found clarity that comes with accepting that these do occur, as opportunities to grow.

Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury in conjunction with the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network and the Ashburton Museum are currently co-hosting a series of workshops directed at empowering volunteers and managers of volunteers to engage more confidently with different cultures.

These are fun and informative workshops designed exclusively for members of our community who give their time freely and generously to help others.

I am familiar with a few companies and many organisations in our district who encourage their staff to volunteer or who utilise volunteers to reach out and provide support to some of our more vulnerable members.

Our next one is on July 25.

Encourage your volunteers and your staff members who volunteer to sign up!

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It was standing room only at a seminar in Ashburton on Tuesday night that looked at nutrient management and the potential impact of Environment Canterbury’s Plan Change 5 on farmers.

Six people gave presentations at the Federated Farmers-organised event, which was held at the Hotel Ashburton.

While there was some farmer frustration over the uncertainty of where the proposed plan change would leave them, most would have left the event with at least a better idea of the direction they needed to take with their nutrient management, the reasons for that and the benefits of doing so.

Sir Graeme Harrison, chairman of food processor and exporter Anzco Foods, kicked off the evening with a presentation that highlighted his view that New Zealand’s future lies with water.

He said as a country we do not have a problem with water, given we use less than 4 per cent of what is available.

However, consumers increasingly wanted assurance that what they were buying was farmed sustainably and, with that in mind, it was important primary industries

worked towards best-practice targets, although he was against a sledgehammer approach to make that happen.

Next up was ECan councillor David Caygill, a late replacement for ECan chairman David Bedford, who was unable to attend.

Caygill ran through the context behind the plan change and why

the rules associated with it were necessary to ensure water quality in parts of Canterbury did not get any worse.

He stressed the point that the good management targets involved were developed in conjunction with industry groups, although he acknowledged that the uncertainty created because some

rules associated with the proposal were still not finalised made life difficult for farmers.

New Zealand was not the only country in the world facing a nitrate loss problem, he said, but the approach here was different.

Much of Europe and North America were in the same boat, he said, but they were mostly re-

sponding to the problem by imposing input limits, regulating things like the number of cattle, the amount of fertiliser and when it could be applied.

Caygill said he did not believe that was the best answer, and instead favoured an output-based approach, which was the approach being taken here.

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seminar “We have to make it work,” he said.

Other speakers included Rangitata Diversion Race consent compliance manager Reuben Edkins, who looked at good management practices and how they would be applied through Farm Environ-

ment Plans; Anna Higginson, farm environment consultant at AgriMagic, who talked about the importance of understanding the risks of individual nutrient management strategies; and Rabobank senior rural manager George Lumsden, who discussed how the nutrient

management plans would affect banks’ lending approaches. Lumsden said environmental management was increasingly being viewed as a crucial component of good farming and banks were now discussing environmental sustainability with their farmer clients.

The final presenter was Irrigo Centre Ashburton nutrient adviser Megan Hands, who talked about how to prepare for a farm audit, the sort of records and evidence farmers needed to keep, along with what an auditor would be looking for when they visited a

farm. She said Farm Environment Plans and the associated farm audits, were here to stay in Canterbury, so farmers needed to know their property’s environment plan intimately.

“They’ll be a core part of the way a farming business is run.”

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■ PACIFIC ALLIANCE TRADE BLOC

Trade negotiations welcomed Primary industry groups have welcomed the news that New Zealand is to begin free-trade agreement negotiations with members of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc, including Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), the Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Federated Farmers have all described Trade Minister Todd McLay’s announcement earlier this week as a positive development.

B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor said the Government’s leadership on trade liberalisation was vital to the sheep and beef sector, as approximately 90 per cent of New Zealand sheepmeat and 83 per cent of beef production is exported.

MIA chief executive Tim Ritchie agreed, adding that although sheep and beef exports to countries in the Pacific Alliance region are currently relatively modest (approximately $NZ22 million in 2016), the economies there are fast-growing.

“Our companies see good potential to grow our exports in the future under an FTA. “Mexico, for example has tariffs of 25 per cent on beef and 10 per

News welcomed by (from left) Andrew Hoggard, Sam McIvor and Tim Ritchie. cent on sheepmeat,” Ritchie said.

“We understand that the Pacific Alliance is interested in building a closer relationship with the AsiaPacific and this positions New Zealand strategically very well to be a bridge in this wider process,” he said.

Recently elected Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard said the move represented an ongoing commitment from

members of the Trans Pacific Partnership to improving the trade environment in the Pacific region.

Two-way trade between the four Pacific Alliance nations and New Zealand is currently worth $1.1 billion annually but there is plenty of scope to boost that further.

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“The potential for dairy trade with Mexico is particularly significant,” Hoggard said, adding that New Zealand’s dairy exports to Mexico, population 127 million, were stymied in the 1990s when the USA settled a deal with them under NAFTA. “If we could get back to an even

playing field on trade with Mexico it could be very significant for New Zealand dairy – and sheep and beef as well,” Hoggard said.

Free trade is a step forward wherever it happens, he said, and with the Pacific Alliance being the equivalent of the world’s sixth largest economy, “we look forward to smooth and speedy negotiations of a high quality agreement”.

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Dairy product prices slip at auction

By Margreet Dietz Dairy product prices eased again at the Global Dairy Trade auction, posting two straight declines for the first time since March, as prices slid for most products except whole milk powder and buttermilk powder.

The GDT price index fell 0.4 per cent from the previous auction two weeks ago to $US3303. Some 28,574 tonnes of product was sold, up from 21,171 tonnes at the previous auction.

Even so, whole milk powder gained, rising 2.6 per cent to $US3111 a tonne.

“Prices for nearer-dated contracts lifted more than prices for later dated ones, suggesting some buyers need whole milk powder more urgently than others,” AgriHQ dairy analyst Susan Kilsby said in a note.

At the latest GDT auction, skim milk powder fell 4.5 per cent to $US2090 a tonne, while anhydrous milk fat declined 3.5 per cent to $US6596 a tonne.

Lactose retreated 3.3 per cent to $US839 a tonne, while cheddar gave up 3.2 per cent to $US4051 a tonne.

Whole milk powder was one of the few that gained, rising 2.6 per cent to $US3111 a tonne and buttermilk jumped 10.8 per cent.

Rennet casein eased 2.7 per cent to $US6133 a tonne, while butter slipped 0.1 per cent to $US5775 a tonne.

“There has been concern that buyers would no longer be able to absorb the record prices that [butter and anhydrous milkfat] have been hitting, though it is too early to tell whether this is the start of

a longer term downward trend,” Kilsby noted.

“Butter prices are still more than double what they were this time last year and anhydrous milkfat prices are 80 per cent higher,” according to Kilsby.

Meanwhile, “the large stocks of skim milk powder available from Europe continue to overhang the

market,” Kilsby said. Bucking the trend, buttermilk powder jumped 10.8 per cent to $US2264.

The New Zealand dollar last traded at 72.92 US cents at noon in New York, compared with 72.95 US cents at 5pm in Wellington the previous day.

There were 127 winning bidders out of 165 participating at the

19-round auction. The number of qualified bidders rose to 523, up from 522 at the previous auction.

“There were more winning bidders at this event, including more from North Asia,” according to Kilsby. “Buyers from North Asia and from the Middle East bought more product than they did at the June 20 event.”

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Property value increases keep slowing in June

By Paul McBeth New Zealand property values rose at their slowest annual pace in more than two years last month as a clampdown on lending criteria led to a slump in Auckland sales, which have been a primary driver of the national market in recent years.

The QV House Price Index rose 8.1 per cent in the year ended June 30, slowing from a 9.7 per cent pace in May, state-owned valuer Quotable Value said in a statement.

The annual increase was the smallest since March 2015, extending the slowdown into the traditionally quiet winter months.

Values increased 3.2 per cent in the three months ended June 30 to $639,051.

New Zealand’s property market has been cooling since banks introduced tighter lending conditions and started indicating interest rates would start rising, while at the same time the Reserve

Bank’s curbs on riskier mortgage loans excluded many first-home buyers who struggled to cobble together a big enough deposit on what have become increasingly expensive houses.

Auckland has been a major cause for concern as an expanding population and shortage of new housing led to an imbalance between supply and demand, pushing up prices.

Property values were flat in the three months ended June 30 at $1.05 million across the region, for an annual increase of 7.2 per cent, the smallest in almost five years.

“Sales volumes in the Super City have plummeted to 30 per cent lower than they were this time last year as high prices coupled with banks’ stricter lending criteria are making it increasingly difficult for anyone but cash buyers or those with higher levels of equity to buy property,” QV spokeswoman Andrea Rush said.

“It has also become much more

difficult for developers to gain finance to build new homes, which is now leading to a slowdown in building activity in the market.”

Hamilton and Tauranga were beneficiaries of the early slowdown in Auckland as buyers, primarily investors, shifted their focus further afield.

Hamilton property values rose 1.2 per cent to $539,357 in the three months through June and were 9.5 per cent higher than a year earlier, while Tauranga values increased 1.6 per cent on a rolling three-month basis to $687,364 for a 15 per cent annual gain.

Wellington property values rose 2.4 per cent to $609,552 in the three months ended June 30 for an annual gain of 18 per cent while Christchurch values slipped 0.1 per cent to $496,378 over the three-month period and were up 1.1 per cent from a year earlier.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Allenton Bowling Club Outdoor Winter Bowls is in full swing on the artificial green at the club.

Tuesday Roll-ups are being well supported with 26-28 players most weeks – just come along by 12.45pm, pay $3.00, enjoy 2 games with friends and finish with a cuppa.

Friday Triples: 5 rounds have been played with 4 more still to play. A full green of 16 teams competes each fortnight with an aggregate at the end of the season.

Winners on June 30 were – 1st with 3 wins & 16 ends -Texas Holdom – B. White, B. Holdom & N. Woods 2nd with 3 wins & 13 ends – Russell’s Rascals – H. Goodall, C. Arnst & I. Moore 3rd with 2 wins & 14 ends – Trish’s Treasures – G. Bishop, B. & T. Clarke Halfway Aggregate leaders are Texas Holdom on 12 1/2 points Hot Shots (P. Collins) 11 points Fig & Co (B. Mayson) 10 1/2 points Saturday Aussie Pairs are also played fortnightly. After the completion of 4 rounds the following pairs are leading the aggregate.

B. White & N. Woods on 62 points, G. Bishop & J. May on 59 1/2 points, M. Quinn & S. Doig on 56 1/2 points With 4 rounds left to play 4 other pairs are within striking distance.

Some of our lady members enjoyed a mid-winter lunch together at the Stables last week.

We have our mid-winter ladies’ triples tournament on Friday July 7 and a visit from the Temuka Club on Monday July 10.

It’s great that some club members are making themselves available to run these days for our winter members.

Ashburton Branch of the NZ Ostomy Society Meeting held at the Savage Club Rooms on June 28. Although it was a cold winter’s day members were quickly warmed with a choice of home-made soups offered to them as they arrived for our annual mid-winter luncheon.

Following the meal President Dennis

Ashburton Bridge Club Extreme hands were the order of the day when the club held its annual Conlands Trophy tournament on Sunday June 13.

North was the Dealer and those who chose to open 4 Hearts were well rewarded when South put down such a West powerhouse dummy. Should North choose to pre-empt 1087 with 3 Hearts, South will raise to 4 Hearts and the final contract remains the same.

K4 East’s best opening lead is the Diamond K, which holds the trick, but the Diamond continuation is trumped by declarer.

AJ7 Next, a Heart to the A on the table, and now back to hand J10742 with a spade to the K, and another Heart to draw the Heart K. All the defenders trumps are out and 11 tricks assured for a score of 650, as N/S are vulnerable.

If East chooses the opening lead of a Club, the result will be the same, because when West gets the lead after winning the Heart K he will cash his Diamond A. However, should Declarer try to get a pitch for his losing Diamond 8 on the Club Q, then, of course East will get a ruff with one of his little Hearts and the result is the same – 4 Hearts making 5.

Blincoe opened the General Meeting with a special welcome to Geoff Booth, Canterbury Vice-President.

Dennis had the honour to present a life membership certificate to John Baughan at the end of the meeting.

John is a long-standing member and was president of the Ashburton Branch for five years.

Photos were taken so keep an eye out for these in the Ostomy magazine. Afternoon tea was then served.

We all enjoyed a very social afternoon with good food and good company.

Joint us at our next meeting on August 23 where you will be assured of a good welcome.

Gunn – Celebrant, Computer Training business and together with her husband Flower Growers and we were reminded that beautiful Daffodils and Peony Roses are sold at the Farmers’ Market during the season.

Carol treated us to tales of how her talents developed into these various occupations and our members were full of praise for a most interesting presentation. Aine Whiting thanked Carol and presented her with a fruit tray.

Thanks to Mrs Bev Opthoog and her helpers for the delicious meal, followed by tea and coffee, which rounded off a most enjoyable afternoon.

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Ashburton Hearing Association President Russell Anstiss welcomed 72 members to our Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner held at the Senior Centre on June 30, 2017. We were treated to a delicious Christmas meal with all the trimmings and table decorations appropriate to the Christmas theme.

Our speaker for the occasion was Carol

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Ashburton Ladies Friendship Club met on Wednesday June 27 at 9-30am in the Doris Linton Lounge of the RSA Singing the New Zealand national anthem began proceedings and this was a precursor to the visiting speakers.

John Metsinger was born in the Netherlands. He described his childhood living on a farm at an off-shore island, and the German occupation during World War Two. When a young man he emigrated to New Zealand, initially working at the Pukeuri freezing works near Oamaru. He bought some land, married Fairlie and gradually increased the farm. The Massingers specialised in growing raspberries and strawberries.

After morning tea Sophie-Claire Violette, convenor of Newcomers Network described her life beginning in Mauritius, but emigrating to New Zealand eight years ago. A short film was shown in which new immigrants now living in Ashburton describe their feelings of loneliness and communication problems with the New Zealand vernacular. Sophie observed that ethnic groups formed to give support and friendship.

However to integrate into New Zealand society as a whole there needs to be more interaction (one avenue is through sports clubs, another are lodges). The

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aim is have new immigrants appreciated and valued and desired to become full citizens of New Zealand.

At the mid-winter luncheon held at Braided Rivers an Irish waitress was delighted to hear that some of our greatgrandparents were immigrants to New Zealand. Immigration is a common part of all New Zealand.

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The June U3A meeting drew an almost capacity audience to hear speakers Dr. John Hellemans and his wife Ien Hellemans, on the topic of exercise, medicine and nutrition and how they work to keep the human body healthy.

A former six time New Zealand open Triathlon champion, John also represented New Zealand in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and more recently has won eight world championship titles in the Masters category. Following a welcome from Ann Wise, the speakers were introduced by Bill Hood.

With the presentation entitled Exercise is Medicine, Dr. John began by having his audience stand up and sit down six times before he began speaking. Muscle activation is a way of keeping strength as we age.

Heart and blood vessel disease in New Zealand is the major cause of death, followed by cancer.

Major risk factors are high cholesterol, inactivity, high blood pressure and obesity. The minor risk factors are diabetes, high fat/calorie diet, excessive alcohol consumption and excessive stress. The factors one cannot control are family history, gender and age.

Exercise directly lowers our blood pressure and the similar risk factors for cancer In New Zealand obesity is a major problem. Studies show a huge increase in inactivity since the 1980s, many Kiwis are overweight. Will exercise help us live longer? Very definitely yes as studies have shown and the economic benefits are impressive.

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and pay attention to nutrition. The physiological changes as we age are largely reversed by exercise but there are many misconceptions about exercise: have to train hard – I’m too old – you can drop dead while you exercise! Sudden death while exercising is very rare.

Dr. John’s recommendation at least 30 minutes moderate exercise per day, five days a week and more if exposed to cardiovascular risk or alternatively, vigorous exercise three days a week or a combination. Ten minutes a day and work up to sixty.

Ien Hellemans, with 40 years experience in sport and health nutrition, said the internet allows everyone to share their opinions, influencing others, not always correctly.

Confusing marketing strategies by the food industry, over processing, resulting in food chaos. Three meals a day, cut down on highly processed/refined foods, have some protein at every meal, fibre and fluids, fruit, vegetables, lean meat, oily fish and exercise is the recipe for longevity.

The speakers were thanked by Glenn Vallender. Next meeting July 25.

Coronation Target Shooting Club The last chances for nominees for the South Island teams were held at the weekend with the Ashburton and Ellesmere Open Championships. Steve McArthur won the Top Ten at Ashburton champs, was 2nd in Master Grade.

Bryan Hunter 3rd in B grade Michaela Smith and Emma Smith 1st and 2nd C grade with Shania Harrison-Lee 2nd D grade. At Ellesmere Sandy Bennett 6th and Nina McKenzie 8th A grade did their chances no harm and Shania made another strong bid 1st D grade.

While the Ranking Lists will have given some shooters hope nothing is sealed until the e-mail from T.S.N.Z. confirming selection for the Inter-Island match.

Our club had 13 nominations for various South Island teams which speaks well of the quality of our shooters, unfortunately two of our top prospects, Hailey Beevor and Savanna McArthur, were not available this year but we look forward to having them back next year. Good luck to all the hopefuls.

Results this week were quite mixed, probably the aftermath of a fairly full weekend. Nick Stewart found form as did Sam Smith. Individual scores were: Steve McArthur 98.4, Lanelle McArthur 95.3, Nick Stewart 100.4, 99.6, Murray Cook 98.4,97.4, Bryan Hunter 94.4, Bill Rankin 94.2, Dean Smith 95.4, Megan Snowden 91.3, T.J. Stewart 97.5, Logan McArthur 91.4, Emma Smith 95.2, Michaela Smith 95.2, 96.2, Morgan Smith 90.2, Coby Snowden 94.3, Keith Bonnington 94.1, 92.3, Shania Harrison-Lee 97.3, 97.3, Heather Ross 89.0, 86.1, Sam Smith 91.1, 93.4, Evan Miller 92.0, Phoenix Club scores were: Brontson Cudmore 87.1, Kim Fokkema 86.1, George Goodes 92.0, Aaron Hunter 83.0, Keetthana Rajini 78.0, Tyler Tuki 73.0, 78.0, Grant Wright 86.1, 81.1.

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Black Ferns at full strength Stung by the defeat to England last month – just their second home reverse – the Black Ferns are now full speed ahead in the preparations for next month’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

Coach Glenn Moore has named a 28-strong squad, with a 16-12 split heavy on versatility, experience and firepower.

The 29-21 loss to England in Rotorua, following wins over Canada and Australia, will galvanise the team and ensure zero complacency as they seek a fifth WRWC title. There are 12 returning from the 2014 group that placed fifth, so they will have extra motivation.

“We have to improve our accuracy and one-on-one defence after

that England game,” says Moore.

“They scored two tries while we were down to 14 players due to their driving mauls.”

He also identified discipline in general – they copped four yellow cards in the June series – and the need to better pressure opposition kickers as work-ons.

“We are confident we have the weaponry in our squad and this was a good shot in the pants for us,” Moore added.

There were some tight selection calls, with the likes of prop Pip Love, loosies Angie Sisifa and Justine Lavea, and outside backs Honey Hireme and Janna Vaughan cut from the June series.

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Mid Cantebury Colts hooker Jacob Sutton tries his best to charge down an Ellesmere clearing kick in Mid Canterbury’s 26-34 loss to Ellesmere in Kirwee on Tuesday.

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together as a squad. “In the past that match has been played between development squads, but this year there has been some good colts players around so we decided to put a team together,” he said.

“It was tough in such a short time period and with having such a mixture in the team, but you could see from the way the boys were playing, they were picking up the patterns we wanted them to play.”

Palmer said there were plans in

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In stunning conditions at the Kirwee Showgrounds, the colts narrowly lost 26-34.

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strong performances on the day.

“Kirk played a strong game, second-five Taine (Flatman-Williams) played reasonably well.

Logan Flett played a strong game and had some good touches,” he said.

“Cam Turpin played well in a difficult position with players you aren’t used to, but he made it work.”

Palmer said despite the short number of colts teams in the region, it is an exciting age group for the future.

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the future for more colts games to be played. “It is a stepping stone up in to the development squad and then, in the future, up to the Heartland team,” he said.

“There are a few boys from the past development squads that ended up reserving for the Heartland team and that is really good to see.”

Palmer found it hard to pinpoint one standout player from the match, with players like Kirk Chettleburgh, Logan Flett, Cam Turpin and Jone Baba putting in

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It wouldn’t be fair to say Beauden Barrett has had a quiet test series so far, but he hasn’t had the influence he or the All Blacks coaches would like.

By extension it could be deduced that the reason the All Blacks’ attack hasn’t been as effective as the coaches would like is because Barrett hasn’t been able to manage it and influence it the way they would like.

That can largely be explained by the fact he has played most of the series at fullback and not first-five.

Barrett simply hasn’t had a

fair go yet at imposing himself and pulling all the levers within the All Blacks’ attacking machinery.

He’s such a gifted footballer that he can slip back to fullback and keep himself involved but it is not really where the coaches want or need him.

Barrett is the beating heart of the All Blacks’ attack. He is the most devastating attacking force in world rugby but he needs to be working his magic at first receiver and behind a pack that at least has physical parity.

Lions coach Warren Gatland has said a few times that he doesn’t feel the All Blacks

have stressed his side’s defence in the series so far. It’s an exaggeration, but there is foundation to his point.

The All Blacks haven’t attacked with the cohesion and creativity that they expect.

The focus for the All Blacks this week has been getting back to doing what they do best. And that’s knocking teams off their feet with lightning attacks that are built on speed of movement, quality of execution and breadth of vision.

Barrett hasn’t forgotten how to orchestrate all that – he just hasn’t had the chance to do it.

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During the 2011 Rugby World Cup Piri Weepu was dubbed the All Blacks’ saviour.

The Hurricane was elevated to cult status when he became the go-to guy after a string of injuries depleted the All Blacks’ goal-kicking stocks. He became the face of a fashion trend when ‘Keep Calm – Piri’s On’ T-shirts emerged.

But Weepu has revealed a secret that could have blown his rugby career.

In an interview with espn. co.uk, the halfback admitted he would use his middle name to secretly run out for his rugby league club Wainuiomata Lions less than 24 hours after featuring for the Hurricanes.

“We always used to figure out who was going to be there, and trying to work out whether the media would be there,” he told espn.co.uk.

“Sometimes I’d put head gear on, or cover my face in mud right from the get-go.”

Weepu, a self-confessed rugby league tragic, grew up idolising Andrew Johns and Alfie Langer.

He dreamed of playing for the Kiwis, even after representing the All Blacks.

But he soon started to worry he’d one day be caught on the league field by All Blacks coach Graham Henry, a move that would have landed him in hot water with New Zealand Rugby.

“I remember reading a few articles about when Jerry [Collins] got caught. He played against Wainui and my dad, being him, knew who he was but kept quiet.

“Jerry was just having fun. Every opportunity I’d want to go and play club rugby; even when we had the weekend off, I’d want to play grassroots rugby. It’s where it began for me.”

Luckily for the All Blacks, and rugby union fans, Weepu wasn’t caught.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup victory could have been in different hands, especially with the Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury Bulldogs knocking on the door for Weepu’s signature.

Piri was tempted to follow the same path of his brother Billy who represented NRL side Manly Sea Eagles between 1995 and 1997. However the Hurricanes did enough to keep Piri’s services.

After a World Cup title to his name, Weepu now applies his trade in the Heartland Championship with Wairarapa.

He is proud to be an All Black, but the boy from Wainuiomata remains humble as retirement nears.

“I always play being an All Black down. I was so honoured and privileged to be within that group and to earn the jersey, but I never really speak about it.

Maybe it’s because I don’t want to blow wind up my bum ... I just want to leave it as it is.” – NZME

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In brief Meehan joins Eels Rugby league bad boy Willis Meehan will join NRL club Parramatta to train and play reserve grade with the club in 2017.

Meehan, who was sacked by the Roosters last year, will not be able to play NRL this season but can represent the Eels’ feeder-club Wentworthville in NSW Cup. The 21-year-old forward, who has been before the courts twice for assault cases, had a contract with Manly in the off-season before he quit the sport to focus on boxing.

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Simmons to play No.6 Rob Simmons will make his final appearance as a Queensland Reds player at Suncorp Stadium in the unfamiliar position of blindside flanker. Simmons has been promoted to the Reds’ starting side as one of a host of changes for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies. With the second-row pairing of Kane Douglas and Izack Rodda to remain untouched, the 71-Test Wallabies forward Simmons will have to be content with wearing the No.6 jersey.

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Clurey re-signs with Port The Under-17 Mid-South Canterbury Basketball team that will be travelling to Wellington next week to take part in the 2017 Under-17 National Championship. Back row (from left): Hayley Tallentire, Roi Makutu, Taryn Douglas, Summer Anderson, Phoebe Trolove and Mark Douglas (coach). Front row: Milly Ford, Grace Adams, Sammy Arnold, Dani McArthur and Tessa Thompson.

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The finest Under-17 basketballers from Mid and South Canterbury will be taking on the best from around New Zealand next week at the 2017 Under-17 National Basketball Championships.

Coach Mark Douglas and assistant coach Dan Coley will be hoping their squad of 10 will be able to make a serious impact at the tournament.

The squad has been training together since February, and overcame their first major hurdle together when they defeated Canterbury B in May to qualify for the national tournament.

Since that point, the squad has been re-evaluating their goals, with Douglas saying he believes there is no reason why the squad can not make the top eight and the play-offs.

“This group play hard. They

train hard and I think it’s great that our small association goes in with the mindset that they can beat anyone,” Douglas said.

“Yes we will play some strong teams, but someone’s got to win, so why not us.”

Training picked up for the group in the past month, with trainings starting at 6.30am, last between 60 and 75 minutes, with more than 2000 shots being attempted.

With Ashlee Strawbridge and Sophie Adams currently away with the New Zealand Under-16 team, it has provided an opportunity for other players to step up and shoulder more responsibility.

The players will travel to Wellington next Tuesday, with their first game tipping off mid-afternoon on the Wednesday. Matches will be played through until Saturday, with the final on Saturday afternoon.

Port Adelaide defender Tom Clurey has inked a contract extension as the AFL club’s raft of midseason re-signings continues. The 23-year-old Clurey, enjoying a breakout season in Port’s backline, has signed a two-year contract extension. Clurey joins teammates Jack Hombsch, Brad Ebert and rookie Sam Powell- Pepper in recently re-signing with Port. - AAP

Brumbies tight-lipped The Brumbies are remaining tightlipped over co-captain Christian Lealiifano’s Super Rugby comeback, delaying naming their reserves to face the Queensland Reds.

Lealiifano is pushing to make an incredible comeback for Friday night’s match at Suncorp Stadium, less than a year after being diagnosed with leukaemia. The 29-year-old playmaker has not been named in the starting XV, but there is speculation he will be included in the reserves.

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Salford hoping to unleash ‘The Beast’ in semi Salford are hoping to unleash Manu Vatuvei on Wigan in their Challenge Cup semi-final.

The Red Devils, who are through to their first semi-final for 19 years, are thought to have agreed a deal to sign former Kiwis Test winger Vatuvei – nicknamed ‘The Beast’ – from the New Zealand Warriors.

It is understood Salford are waiting for the 31-year-old to receive his visa before announcing the signing.

However, they hope to have him in the country in time to make his Super League debut against Leigh on July 21, a week before they play Wigan for a place at Wembley.

Salford have been searching for a replacement for blockbusting winger Justin Carney since parting company with him in May and Vatuvei comes out of

Manu ‘The Beast’ Vatuvei is off to Salford. the same mould.

The powerful Kiwi was the scourge of England in the 2008 World Cup, after which he was named international winger of the year, and switched his allegiance to Tonga after winning 28 caps for New Zealand.

Vatuvei has also played 226 times for the Warriors since making his debut in 2004 but has appeared only once this year.

He is said to have been weighing up his options after battling shoulder, rib, hamstring and knee injuries over the past three

years. Salford, who lost out to Newcastle Knights in a bid to sign another Kiwi international, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, have agreed a deal with Vatuvei that runs to the end of the 2018 season.

Earlier in the week Warriors assistant coach Andrew McFadded suggested Vatuvei may be leaving the club.

“I’ve been made aware – I know that Manu’s been looking at his options for a little while but certainly haven’t known any of the details, and don’t know that any deal is done,” McFadden said.

“But what I do know is that Manu really deserves to finish strong – if that’s here or overseas, I’m not sure.

“I hope he gets to get back on the park soon.”

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Australian Joe Ingles could be set for an expanded NBA role with Utah after fellow small forward Gordon Hayward’s departure to join Boston. Hayward starred in the Jazz’s run to the western conference semi-finals in 2016-17 in what was also Ingles’ best NBA season. Losing All Star Hayward, who averaged 22.9 points per game last season, hurts the Jazz’s prospects of reaching the play-offs for the second-straight year. – AAP

Poor record The last time the All Blacks lost two in a row at home was way back in 1998, a defeat to South Africa in Wellington compounded by another a week later in Christchurch against Australia. The All Blacks lost five in a row that year, an annus horribilis for them and coach John Hart, and it’s a rare series of failures that Lions kicking coach Neil Jenkins, for one, is aware of. “I did ask that question earlier to be honest with you,” said Welshman Jenkins when asked about the All Blacks’ most recent back-to-back defeats on home soil.

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Reservations about Ruakaka John Morell’s last trip to Ruakaka with Florence Jean (right) was a successful one, but he’s not overly confident of a similar result on their return this weekend.

The Te Rapa horseman has the filly in Saturday’s Tavistock Owners’ Syndicate 2YO, her first appearance following an enforced break and he’s uncertain about her first-up prospects.

“I haven’t done a lot with her,” Morell said. “She shows nothing at the track and there’s really nothing to gallop her with here at Te Rapa.

“A bit of rain on Thursday and Friday would be ideal for her though and, hopefully, she run can run third or fourth to pay for the trip and we can get a line on her. We’ll make a plan after we see how she goes.”

Florence Jean was a trial winner at Te Aroha before she was a runaway debut winner at Ruakaka in January and in her only other appearance she finished a luckless sixth in the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes.

“She had issues with shin soreness and we tried to get her black type, but that didn’t work out,” Morell said.

“She got belted at the start and then ran on okay. She showed there that she might get further than 1200 metres.

Graeme Rogerson doesn’t hide his regard for stable apprentice Ryan Elliot. “I’ll be very disappointed if he’s not one of the top jockeys next season,” he said. Elliot rode his 39th winner of the season at Matamata on Wednesday when he was successful aboard Mutechi in the Duncan & Ebbett 1200. “That was a great ride by Ryan, he’s just gone to another level,” said Rogerson, who trains with his wife Debbie. A daughter of Swiss Ace, Mutechi boasted a strong form line having finished runner-up at Rotorua last week behind her stablemate Malambo.

Talented sprinter Il Cavallo may return to action on Saturday week.

Stakes placed on both sides of the Tasman, the six-year-old finished third in an open 1000m heat at Te Teko on Tuesday. He was originally purchased for stud duties at Chequers Stud, but fertility issues cut short his stallion career. Il Cavallo won five races under Peter Moody’s guidance and was third in the Listed Norman Carlyon Stakes.

His New Zealand black type credit came when he was narrowly beaten into second in the 2015 Listed Pegasus Stakes at Riccarton.

Bold showing “Hopefully, she’s good enough to run in some of the nice threeyear-old races next season, oth-

erwise it will be back to Rating 65s.” Florence Jean is a sister to the multiple winner Morse Code

with their dam a half-sister to the Group Three winner Stickpin.

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Champion driver Dexter Dunn has answered a call-up to drive last-start Group One winner My Field Marshal in Saturday night’s Sunshine Sprint at Albion Park.

The drives on My Field Marshal and Australia’s best pacer Lennytheshark became available because of a date clash with the huge Vicbred Grand Final night meeting at Melton.

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keeping them at Melton.

My Field Marshal’s trainer Tim Butt gave Dunn first refusal, but had a good back-up with Blair Orange already driving at the Albion Park meeting.

He will be on Delightful Memphis in the Queensland Oaks.

“Both have driven him before, but Dexter more often. I gave him first option and it’s great he said yes,” Tim Butt said.

“Dexter will drive him this

week and Ants (Anthony) will be back on for the Blacks A Fake the week after.”

In Lennytheshark’s case, it will be the first time since June 28, 2013 anyone other than Alford has driven him in a race.

That stems back to when former trainer John Justice drove Lennytheshark in a semi-final of the Vicbred 3YO series at Melton.

Alford has taken the reins in all 41 starts since, for a smor-

gasbord of feature races wins.

“I’ve got some thinking to do and some talks to have with Kevin (Riseley, owner),” Lennytheshark’s trainer David Aiken said.

“There’s no rush. I’ll enter him without a driver and make the decision when we have to.”

Aiken often drives Lennytheshark in his trials and must be a chance to take the reins himself this week, but he declined to speculate.

Danielle Johnson has done her country proud at the Lady Jockeys’ Thoroughbred World Championships in Sweden. The Cambridge-based 26-year-old finished third in the series after enjoying a victory in the first of the five races at Bro Park, near Stockholm. The event was won by the French representative Maryline Eon.

Winter Carnival wins The All Stars barn quickly put their stamp on this year’s Winter Carnival. Despite being small on numbers with just the two raiders, both of them won with authority. First-up was The More The Better, who capped his preparation for the Queensland Derby with an effortless win in the $30,000 Group Three Premiers Cup with Natalie Rasmussen aboard. Rasmussen also took the reins on star filly Partyon, who showed a return to her sparkling early season form, to win a strong Provincial Oaks.

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park Racecourse

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 06 July 2017 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.21pm (NZT) FORBURY PARK SPORTS BAR & BISTRO TROT $6000, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2200m 1 42335 Pegasus Hanover (1) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) 2 65699 Miss Coco (2) fr ..............................F Service 3 446 Svelt (3) fr ................................. N Williamson 4 784P4 Cuddly Trouble (4) fr ................ J Morrison (J) 5 0000P Pure Emotion (U1) fr.....................A Suddaby 6 0 Pres The Belle (U2) fr .....................B Orange 7 7P267 Taieri Miss (U3) fr ..................... P Williamson 8 92x54 She Aint No Angel (U4) fr ......... B Williamson 2 5.46pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING PACE $6250, 3yo+ up to & including r55 pace, stand, 2200m 1 7x440 Franco Nixon (1) fr ............................R Swain 2 70867 Top Brass (2) fr ........................ J Morrison (J) 3 75436 Newmans Jet (3) fr ..................... C Ferguson 4 19628 Sands Of Love (4) fr .......................B Orange 5 x9x00 Cullen’s Bardon (5) fr .....................S McNally 6 x8063 Lindali (6) fr........................................D Dunn 7 10846 Martin McGuinness (7) fr .......... B Williamson 8 86012 Jetenara (8) fr ...............................A Suddaby 9 215 Toby O’Gara (9) fr ..................... N Williamson 10 07800 Sterns Arising (10) fr..................N Purdon (J) 3 6.11pm THE PARK EVENT & FUNCTION CENTRE

HANDICAP TROT $6750, r56 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 58151 Fatal Reunion (1) fr .........................B Orange 2 P8064 Mr Majestic (2) fr...............................R Swain 3 27626 Pyramid Magic (1) 20................ N Williamson 4 956x5 Feather Boyz (2) 20 ......................A Suddaby 5 00071 Blazing Under Fire (U1) 20 ....... B Williamson 6 5Px80 Stylish Duke (U2) 20 .................M Williamson 4 6.37pm $50,000 TERMINATING PICK 6 STARTS NOW MBL PACE $6000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 48303 Get Real (1) fr ........................... B Williamson 2 32243 Lausanne Lass (2) fr................. N Williamson 3 83939 Gunslinger Bromac (3) fr ......... J Morrison (J) 4 69407 Blazer S (4) fr..........................R McIlwrick (J) 5 652 Fatherdantherodeoman (5) fr.............D Dunn 6 20405 Highview Justice (6) fr .................T Quate (J) 7 98960 Kansas City Jim (7) fr ...................A Suddaby 8 98762 Myboylolliepop (8) fr .......................B Orange 9 532 Triple VC (21) fr......................S Tomlinson (J) 10 97x57 Despicable Me (22) fr ...............M Williamson 11 00 Seventh Wonder (23) fr ..................T Williams 12 74546 Bettors Atom (24) fr .................... C Ferguson 13 9x090 Tanya Dana (25) fr .........................S McNally 5 7.02pm SPEIGHTS TROT $6250, 2yo+ up to & including r55 trot, stand, 2200m 1 88440 Hengroen (1) fr ..................................D Dunn 2 10 Midnight Fever (2) fr.................. B Williamson

3 16736 Duchess Grace (3) fr .............M Anderson (J) 4 00907 King Cassidy (4) fr ....................M Williamson 5 03442 Another Delight (5) fr ......................B Orange 6 59663 Och Aye The Noo (6) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) 7 69900 Phoebe Flyer (7) fr ...........................K Franks 8 4D019 Noble Gamble (8) fr ......................A Suddaby 9 62670 I’ldoitmyway (U1) fr ........................T Williams 10 67001 Imperial Whiz (U2) fr .......................... A Clark 6 7.27pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK & MOTELS F&M MOBILE PACE $6000, non-winners 2yo+ f&m mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 7 Iechyd Da (1) fr ......................... N Williamson 2 8 Easton Karere (2) fr .................... C Ferguson 3 0 Shinglestar (3) fr ........................ M Parker (J) 4 6P057 January Jones (4) fr......................A Suddaby 5 Allie (5) fr .................................S Walkinshaw 6 76485 Evangeline Franco (6) fr ........S Tomlinson (J) 7 44497 Trendy’s Bad Girl (7) fr .............. B Williamson 8 400x5 Kylie Ann (8) fr ...........................N Purdon (J) 9 50x06 Maw Of A Woman (21) fr ................B Orange 10 Some Legend (22) fr..........................D Dunn 11 74328 Lorretta Franco (23) fr...............M Williamson 12 x5700 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr ..............R McIlwrick (J) 7 7.52pm PALAMOUNTAINS MOBILE PACE $6250, up to & including r46 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 92692 Tangled Up In Blue (1) fr........... N Williamson 2 80x00 Bonnie Medley (2) fr ................... C Ferguson 3 13068 Alexy (3) fr ......................................B Orange

4 40940 She’s A Flyin (4) fr ........................A Suddaby 5 65999 Understudy (5) fr........................C Faithful (J) 6 06525 Van Eva (6) fr ............................. M Parker (J) 7 432x8 Hunter Bromac (7) fr ...................A Tomlinson 8 78904 Okains Bay (8) fr .......................M Williamson 9 87050 Happy Styx (21) fr ..............................D Dunn 10 43700 Magnetic Watch (22) fr......................R Swain 11 36498 Franco Huntington (23) fr.........S Walkinshaw 8 8.17pm NEXT RACE MEETING 13TH JULY HANDICAP PACE $6750, r56 & faster discrhcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 17580 Idealistic Lass (1) fr ..................M Williamson 2 817x5 Wobbegong (2) fr ...........................S McNally 3 88186 Errol Finn (U1) fr ................................D Dunn 4 01674 Machie Mach (U2) fr ..............M Anderson (J) 5 44941 Sweet As (1) 10 .............................T Williams 6 77412 Mighty Flying Deal (U1) 10 ....... N Williamson 7 56620 Bevan’s Cullen (U1) 20 ...................B Orange 9 8.42pm FIREMECH CONTRACTING LTD MOBILE PACE $6250, 3yo+ r47 to r54 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00x89 Missy Mach (1) fr ......................M Williamson 2 x7841 Macador (2) fr ........................S Tomlinson (J) 3 x2004 Hurricane Banner (3) fr ..............C Faithful (J) 4 95481 Caitlin Franco (4) fr ................... B Williamson 5 x1718 Jakira (5) fr.........................................D Dunn 6 50621 Sauchiehall (6) fr ...........................T Williams 7 52956 Balius (7) fr ................................ M Parker (J) 8 07733 Son Of Brahma (8) fr ......................B Orange

9 78904 Cimarron (21) fr ......................R McIlwrick (J) 10 60120 Pay Me Jimmy (22) fr ......................B Barclay 11 87x37 Uralla Sue (23) fr ...........................S McNally LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down.

SELECTIONS: Race 1: She Aint No Angel, Svelt, Pres The Belle, Taieri Miss Race 2: Sands Of Love, Lindali, Jetenara, Toby O’Gara Race 3: Blazing Under Fire, Stylish Duke, Pyramid Magic, Feather Boyz Race 4: Fatherdantherodeoman, Triple VC, Lausanne Lass, Bettors Atom Race 5: Duchess Grace, Och Aye The Noo, Another Delight, I’ldoitmyway Race 6: Some Legend, Lorretta Franco, Trendy’s Bad Girl, Maw Of A Woman Race 7: Tangled Up In Blue, She’s A Flyin, Hunter Bromac, Bonnie Medley Race 8: Wobbegong, Sweet As, Bevan’s Cullen, Errol Finn Race 9: Jakira, Son Of Brahma, Missy Mach, Pay Me Jimmy

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M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 06 July 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.09pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 31552 My Hoki 17.38 M & ........................Jopson 2 42335 Smash That 17.21........................ M Grant 3 11731 Homebush Fued 17.49 ...... J T McInerney 4 x8788 Starburst Emma 17.30 ................. M Grant 5 13217 Dora Dufran 17.34 .......................J Tanner 6 1226x Epic Knoxy 17.29 .......................R Adcock 7 11417 Oxford Red 17.36...................A Bradshaw 8 81851 Asserting Power 17.35 ...........A Bradshaw 9 35532 Trixie Lee 17.20 ........................... M Grant 10 83147 Nippa-A-Spot 17.65 ........... J T McInerney 2 4.29pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 35472 Mr. Marine 17.47 H & .......................Taylor 2 12347 Homebush Sloan 17.53 ..... J T McInerney 3 33432 Smash Bomber 17.35 .................. M Grant 4 14373 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ................ A Joyce 5 35563 Storming Norm nwtd ................B I Conner 6 48313 Maudie’s Babe 17.18 C & ............... Fagan 7 51874 Zircon 17.28 M & ...........................Jopson 8 13654 Hilton Open 17.22 ..................A Bradshaw 9 x6482 Burn Early 17.09 H & .......................Taylor 10 81857 Frosty Action 17.51 S & ...............B Evans 3 4.47pm ADDINGTON EVENT CENTRE DASH C3, 295m 1 24423 Saraya Jayde 17.25 .................. L Waretini 2 41241 Tip The Babe 17.46 C & ................. Fagan 3 57112 Homebush Riley 17.42....... J T McInerney

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

2 13631 Opawa Racer 30.23 J & ...............D Fahey 4 74251 Roadworks 17.16 ......................... M Grant 3 32655 Mandy Junior 30.09 J & ...............D Fahey 5 55124 Max Stix 17.31 ..........................C Roberts 4 18547 Cosmic Odette 30.48 ......... J T McInerney 6 21141 Nicey Spicey 17.36 ................A Bradshaw 5 Box Vacant 7 41171 Come Sunday 17.35 ........................A Lee 6 36513 Cawbourne Steele 30.86 ..........C Roberts 8 11175 Cosmic Richie 17.60 .......... J T McInerney 7 21151 Opawa Tab 30.68 J & ...................D Fahey 9 35532 Trixie Lee 17.20 ........................... M Grant 8 55864 Know Sweat nwtd ...................... G Cleeve 10 83147 Nippa-A-Spot 17.65 ........... J T McInerney 4 5.08pm A2B ASPHALT CANTERBURY STAKES 7 6.27pm 2017 FLAIR CANTERBURY LAURELS C3, 520m STAKES HEAT 2 R/Aq, 520m 1 67611 Harry Fields 30.20 .....................R Adcock 1 16677 Awesome Annie nwtd ..............B I Conner 2 21778 Randy Fields nwtd .....................R Adcock 2 12133 Kay Bomb 30.47 ........................ G Cleeve 3 38433 Nozzno Fear 30.37 ................A Bradshaw 3 45256 Opawa Plum 30.51 J & ................D Fahey 4 84776 Know Worth 30.72 ..................... G Cleeve 4 17533 Fair Pippa 30.09 J & ....................D Fahey 5 74F16 Storming Mack 30.72 ...............B I Conner 5 88372 Homebush Flame nwtd ...... J T McInerney 6 63252 Penalty Bale 30.41 ....................C Roberts 6 45254 Opawa Sophie 30.52 J & .............D Fahey 7 51111 Ring The Bell nwtd .....................R Adcock 7 38488 Ohoka Magic nwtd ....................A Waretini 8 21244 Jon Snow Lives 30.40 ...............C Roberts 8 16125 Translator 29.87 J & .....................D Fahey 9 58563 Opawa Millie 30.92 ...................C Roberts 8 6.54pm 2017 KOLORFUL KANVAS GARDEN 10 75373 Mystic Action 30.35 S & ...............B Evans CITY CLASSIC STAKES R/Aq, 520m 5 5.31pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C4, 1 54361 Cawbourne Britty nwtd..............C Roberts 295m 2 61573 Shift The Blame 30.50 ....... J T McInerney 1 73261 Express Gunn 17.33 ..................R Adcock 3 11411 Tom Tee 29.96 ...........................R Adcock 2 35112 Flaps Down 17.36 ..........................J Dunn 4 31173 Waimac 30.57 .................... J T McInerney 3 21732 Dixie Miss 17.49 ....................R Blackburn 5 42263 Granny Magnet 30.72 ....................J Dunn 4 17562 Speedy Return 17.14 H & ................Taylor 6 21224 Howie Bale 30.35 ......................C Roberts 5 45463 Cabarita 17.25 ............................. M Grant 7 36F72 Mazu 30.35 J & ............................D Fahey 6 52266 Whose He 17.44 .......................... A Joyce 8 2x122 Trumped nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 7 52575 Sarcasm 17.28........................... G Cleeve 9 7.14pm 2017 KOLORFUL KANVAS GARDEN 8 34114 Go Poppy 17.29 M & ....................P Binnie CITY CLASSIC STAKES R/Aq, 520m 1 23211 Ketchikan Blue nwtd ......................J Dunn 9 x6482 Burn Early 17.09 H & .......................Taylor 2 24231 Opawa Brad 30.19 J & .................D Fahey 10 55367 Believe 17.10 ................................ B Dann 6 5.59pm 2017 FLAIR CANTERBURY LAURELS 3 63162 Shady Snapper 30.46 ...............C Roberts STAKES HEAT 1 R/Aq, 520m 4 62871 Trendy Blake 30.99 ............ J T McInerney 1 72248 Smash Rebel nwtd....................... M Grant 5 62212 Draxler 30.32 J & .........................D Fahey

6 45621 Spring Sam 30.74 .............. J T McInerney 7 16735 Cawbourne Palmer 30.51 .........C Roberts 8 62656 Sea Fever nwtd ........................B I Conner 10 7.37pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT C5, 295m 1 11483 Amino Trouble 17.31 ..............A Bradshaw 2 21323 Swimming Goat 16.79 ................... C Weir 3 65116 Sweet Abby Lee 17.38 ...........R Blackburn 4 35335 Ohoka Billy 17.08...................... L Waretini 5 51222 Wow Madonna 17.19 M &............P Binnie 6 33353 Technic 17.21 H &............................Taylor 7 52162 Know Scrutiny 17.29 .................. G Cleeve 8 42724 Birdie Tee 17.34 .........................R Adcock 9 18267 Miss Fanning 17.11....................... B Dann 10 36378 Barcia Express 17.26................... M Grant 11 8.02pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES C4, 520m 1 6612F Majestic Action 30.00 S & ............B Evans 2 38272 Resident Djay nwtd ...................C Roberts 3 18243 Botany Alan 30.46 ............. J T McInerney 4 23513 Opawa Timo 30.21 J &.................D Fahey 5 55341 Chippa Lata 29.92 .................R Blackburn 6 24436 Boston Billy 30.40 H & .....................Taylor 7 21387 Albie Punter 30.05 J & .................D Fahey 8 14333 Know Jinx 30.08......................... G Cleeve 9 35266 Hard Questions 30.43 ................ G Cleeve 10 58167 Tamara May 30.26 ....................... M Grant 12 8.27pm LIVAMOL DASH C5, 295m 1 14811 Custom Paint 17.30 ....................... C Weir 2 26231 Rosa Tee 17.16 ..........................R Adcock 3 25114 Opawa Sheldon 17.07 L & .............. Wales 4 76154 With Pride 17.75 ........................... B Dann 5 61655 Sozin’s Blue 17.49 ............. J T McInerney 6 27433 Sopoaga 17.32 ......................A Bradshaw

7 55421 Know Hassle 17.29 .................... G Cleeve 8 41818 Settle Grettel 17.41 ......................J Tanner 9 21757 Cactus Jack 17.40 J & .................D Fahey 10 73876 My First Litter 17.07 ..................C Roberts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

5 66165 Brother One tm (15) 58..........S MacNab (a3) 6 1900x Red Rascal (9) 58............................ J Riddell 7 608x1 Trisha Lea dm (17) 56.5.............M Singh (a3) 8 9839x Master Poet tdm (1) 56.5 ................. A Collett 9 42196 Do Ya m (7) 56 ....................................L Hemi 10 98P4P Justnametheprice (12) 56 ................ D Turner 11 0x605 McCullum McCaw t (14) 56 .......J Nason (a2) 12 767x8 One Of Three d (2) 56 ............... S McKay (a) 13 970x8 Downton Abbey d (4) 55.5 ..............M Tanaka 14 197x0 Itellyouonething (11) 55 ................C Johnson 15 98309 Glengoyne m (6) 55.5 16 00x30 Bigredmoon (3) 55.5 17 05x00 Miss Interpreted 54 ........................Scratched 18 0x900 El Nino (10) 55 Emergencies: Glengoyne, Bigredmoon, Miss Interpreted, El Nino Blinkers on : Callidora, Keep Dancing (R2), Whatwedo (R3), All The Drama (R4), Mauna Kea, Shock Rock (R6) Blinkers off : Zip Zap (R2), One Of Three (R7) Winkers on : Sir Kingwood (R3), Trisha Lea (R7) Winkers off : Keep Dancing (R2), Whatwedo (R3), All The Drama (R4), Justnametheprice (R7) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months

Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Asserting Power, Dora Dufran, Smash That, Oxford Red, Homebush Fued Race 2: Hilton Open, Mr. Marine, Homebush Sloan, Smash Bomber, Storming Norm Race 3: Cosmic Richie, Saraya Jayde, Nicey Spicey, Come Sunday, Roadworks Race 4: Harry Fields, Ring The Bell, Nozzno Fear, Penalty Bale, Randy Fields Race 5: Express Gunn, Flaps Down, Speedy Return, Dixie Miss, Sarcasm Race 6: Opawa Racer, Mandy Junior, Opawa Tab, Cosmic Odette, Know Sweat Race 7: Fair Pippa, Translator, Kay Bomb, Opawa Sophie, Opawa Plum Race 8: Tom Tee, Howie Bale, Trumped, Mazu, Cawbourne Britty Race 9: Opawa Brad, Ketchikan Blue, Draxler, Sea Fever, Cawbourne Palmer Race 10: Swimming Goat, Wow Madonna, Birdie Tee, Amino Trouble, Ohoka Billy Race 11: Majestic Action, Albie Punter, Resident Djay, Know Jinx, Opawa Timo Race 12: Rosa Tee, Custom Paint, Opawa Sheldon, Know Hassle, Sopoaga

Wanganui gallops Today at Wanganui raceway

Club Name: Wanganui Jockey Club Venue: Wanganui Meeting Date: 06 July 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.07pm (NZT) WANGANUI STEELFORMERS 2060 $10,000, MDN HWT, 2060m 1 533x3 Nemesis (1) 68 ................................. T Harris 2 22Lx0 Venerate (2) 68 ........................ W Gordon (3) 3 P8Lx5 Her Son (5) 68 ...................C Price (3) 4 Ring Larry h (12) 68................ S Fannin (1.5) 5 061P3 Kings Kite m (7) 68 ...........................G Walsh 6 Hey Mr Fox (10) 68 .......................... J Riddell 7 69 Our Chucky h (6) 68 ....................... S Phelan 8 7 Our Jackson h (9) 68 ........................ I Lupton 9 0Fx0 Pukeake Sam h (3) 68 ............ C Kennedy (3) 10 00021 The Oysterman m (4) 68 .......... H McNeill (3) 11 4x650 Raising Penny (8) 66 ....................... D Turner 12 90x86 All In Glamour (11) 66 .....................C Perrett 2 12.42pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M 1200 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 x4323 Ticket To Ride (4) 57.5 ................... L Allpress 2 37x54 Miss Bumblebee (6) 57.5 ...........J Nason (a2) 3 32369 Garment (10) 57.5 ........................... D Turner 4 256 Miss Lizzie (2) 57.5.................H Andrew (a2) 5 3 Nuttee (7) 57.5................................M Tanaka 6 89340 Callidora (8) 57.5 .......................M Singh (a3) 7 4560x Zip Zap (9) 57.5 .....................T Johnson (a2) 8 8 Keep Dancing (3) 57.5 ........................L Hemi 9 La Cruz (1) 57.5............................C Johnson

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 06 July, 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.16pm (NZT) BOX 1 GOLD SPRINT C1, 375m 1 52654 On Demand nwtd R & ...........................L Udy 2 46x11 Strike Lotto nwtd G H & .............PC Ferguson 3 164 Barwon Annie 21.48 .....................D Schofield 4 75743 Americano nwtd........................G Fredrickson 5 11151 Thrilling Lola 21.15 ............................K Walsh 6 77472 Opawa Penny nwtd.........................H Mullane 7 86234 Diva Pose 21.44 M & ..........................J Smith 8 33432 Rocky McAwesome nwtd U &............. Cottam 9 88555 Make It Snow nwtd ............................. B Craik 10 38786 Cawbourne Eden 21.61................. R McPhee 2 12.33pm GENERAL ENGRAVERS SPRINT C0, 375m 1 568 Monkey Bars nwtd .............................. S Clark 2 46244 Lover Boy nwtd .............................W Toomath 3 86556 Mini Mansion nwtd............................. M Black 4 43266 Twelve Gauge nwtd ........................... M Black 5 82223 Wairoa Angel nwtd .........................H Mullane 6 467 It’s Electric nwtd.................................. S Clark 7 662x5 Ziggy Attack nwtd ................................ L Hunt 8 23232 Pretty and Pink nwtd ......................H Mullane 9 34787 Smash Mate nwtd.......................... R McPhee 10 8 Bright Boy nwtd .................................. B Bond 3 12.51pm VEHICLE SERVICES SPRINT C3, 375m 1 12183 Danny Dee nwtd ................................K Walsh 2 85226 Alex Attack nwtd U & .......................... Cottam 3 64517 Southern Blue nwtd ..................... C M Henley 4 72561 Coruba Cate 21.34 ........................... G Farrell 5 6634x Umaga Rama 21.34 .......................... M Black

HWT, 1600m 1 72022 Wentworth (3) 68 ..............................G Walsh 2 63556 Wotamission (9) 68 ...............M McNelis (2.5) Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 3 37 Zac Brown (4) 68 ...................... H McNeill (3) 1 54612 Lord Ernesto tdm (3) 61.5........ K Cowan (a3) 4 53847 Adonis (2) 68 .................................. S Phelan 2 7878x Sir Kingwood dm (7) 59.5 ..........M Singh (a3) 5 x04P3 Brok Bak (5) 68.............................C Price (3) 3 52031 Malacanto dm (5) 57...........................T Allan 6 Hidden Duke (6) 68.......................... M Cropp 4 230x5 Watch Your Man dm (9) 57 ............ L Allpress 7 26502 Hollypop bh (8) 66 ........................... J Riddell 5 x3261 You’ll Do Me tdm (4) 56 .............. R Elliot (a2) 8 967x4 Carrington Park (10) 66 ................... D Turner 6 x6686 Tranky Doo dm (1) 55 .........................L Hemi 9 4448x Bella’s Edge (7) 66 ........................... T Harris 7 722x3 Itsa Tru Story tdmh (10) 55 ........J Nason (a2) 8 0x040 Whatwedo tdm (8) 55 ..............J Fawcett (a3) 10 7660x Longbeach Lucy h (1) 66 ........ S Fannin (1.5) 9 12153 Rosewood dm (6) 54.5 ...........H Andrew (a2) 6 3.04pm CHELTENHAM & DUBAI WITH T LEE & ARA 10 6x451 Lady Pinot dm (2) 54 ....................C Johnson 3YO 1600 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 3 All In Rock (1) 57.5 .......................... D Turner 11 110 Sapphire Sky 54 ............................Scratched 4 1.52pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M 1360 2 x36x8 Soiree (5) 57.5 .................................. T Harris 5. Get Schroeder (2) 57.5 .................C Johnson $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 3 4 50x Tunbridge Wells (6) 57.5 .....................L Hemi 1360m 5 Magic Ivan h (8) 57.5 ................. S McKay (a) 1 1801x Falcons Reach (8) 59 .............. K Cowan (a3) 6 70 Mauna Kea (3) 57.5 ......................... J Parkes 2 1x832 Agooddeal m (10) 58.5 .................... D Turner 7 08x0 Cassino To Trieste (10) 55.5 ............ A Collett 3 2010x All The Drama (11) 58.5 ................ D Bradley 8 9609 Mistress Porotene (9) 55.5 .............M Tanaka 4 24013 Icing On The Cake m (1) 58.5.........M Tanaka 9 Patricia Rose (7) 55.5 ................J Nason (a2) 5 10 Loch Ness tmh (2) 58.5 ................... J Parkes 0x Shock Rock (4) 55.5 ...............H Andrew (a2) 6 30103 Princess Raaj tm (3) 58.5 ........... R Elliot (a2) 10 7 42301 Starossa tm (9) 58.5 .....................C Johnson 7 3.42pm SPOONER, HOOD & REDPATH LTD 1600 8 x8929 Mendip m (7) 57 .............................. A Collett $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 13737 Hundyamonth tmh (8) 59.5 ............ L Allpress 9 66x80 Such A One m (4) 56 ..............H Andrew (a2) 2 x7703 Time Bomb tdm (13) 59 .............. R Elliot (a2) 10 009x4 Sea Princess tmh (5) 55.5 ............. L Allpress 3 x4621 Big Ben dm (16) 58.5....................... J Parkes 11 7567x Sussed m (6) 55.5 .....................J Nason (a2) 5 2.27pm G BRISTOL & SONS 1600 $10,000, MDN 4 90x00 Spendaholic dm (5) 58 ...........H Andrew (a2) 10

9x Sheila O’Ceirin (5) 57.5 ................... J Parkes

3 1.17pm SPOONERS DRY CLEANERS 1200 $10,000,

SELECTIONS: Race 2: Ticket To Ride, Miss Bumblebee, Garment, Miss Lizzie, Nuttee Race 3: Malacanto, Rosewood, Lady Pinot, Lord Ernesto Race 4: Agooddeal, Icing On The Cake, Princess Raaj, Starossa, Loch Ness Race 5: Zac Brown, Wentworth, Hollypop, Wotamission, Adonis Race 6: All In Rock, Get Schroeder, Soiree, Tunbridge Wells, Magic Ivan Race 7: Time Bomb, Hundyamonth, Big Ben, One Of Three, McCullum McCaw

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 6 77355 Sun Is Shining 21.08 .......................... B Craik 7 77527 Yooldome nwtd .............................D Schofield 8 52546 Hallo Star 21.11 R &..............................L Udy 9 13764 Call My Name 21.56 ........................... B Craik 10 63856 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ......................P Green 4 1.08pm COOKIE’S KITCHEN STAKES C1, 457m 1 11 Ridin’ Shotgun nwtd ...........................K Walsh 2 12825 Victini nwtd .................................. C M Henley 3 44761 Kuri Pai nwtd ..................................H Mullane 4 77338 Bigtime Ranson nwtd ...............G Fredrickson 5 61 Sue Zooki nwtd..................................T Green 6 15442 Barwon River nwtd .......................D Schofield 7 63133 Barwon Storm 25.86.....................D Schofield 8 22536 Bobanuska nwtd ................................L Martin 9 61248 Thrilling Fergus 25.48 ........................K Walsh 10 65267 Zipping Kasey nwtd ......................D Schofield 5 1.26pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C1, 375m 1 65355 Stainless Knocka nwtd R & ...................L Udy 2 71828 On The Hunt nwtd .............................. S Clark 3 23414 Wairoa Bonnie 21.34 ......................H Mullane 4 75473 Sovereign Jody 21.27 ......................... S Ross 5 67777 Bigtime Spirit nwtd....................G Fredrickson 6 58x42 Rising Hawke nwtd G H & .........PC Ferguson 7 12667 Shortcut Pluto 21.56 W & ..................T Steele 8 22628 Just One Smile nwtd........................... B Craik 9 87874 Tiger Jim 22.01............................. W Toomath 10 457x7 Fantastic Zoe 21.37 ......................D Schofield 6 1.43pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C1/2, 457m 1 88471 Bigtime Coffee 26.02 ................G Fredrickson 2 34552 Teemaria 26.03............................ A Lawrence 3 74123 Bigtime Sam nwtd ....................G Fredrickson 4 37763 Rubeus Hagrid 25.85 ......................... S Clark

2 62431 Bruce Banner 21.19 .......................H Mullane 5 76564 Gravity Falls nwtd ...........................H Mullane 3 41438 Nangar Star 20.86 ........................D Schofield 6 46167 Multicam Ranger 25.90 ................D Schofield 4 F715x Brown Eye Boy 21.01 .....................H Mullane 7 53228 Winsome Dash 26.03 W & ................T Steele 5 35151 Jump Up 21.15 ...............................H Mullane 8 77754 Hey Khali nwtd U &............................. Cottam 6 31113 One Cold Foot 21.04 .........................K Walsh 9 74776 Girl Queenie nwtd..............................T Patton 7 11112 Nitrology 21.19 ................................... S Clark 10 46567 Thrilling Riot 26.09 U & ...................... Cottam 7 2.01pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SPRINT C2, 8 76144 Highland Laddie nwtd .....................H Mullane 10 2.53pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS STAKES 375m 1 36645 Kawaii 21.49 ....................................... B Craik C3, 457m 1 12228 Augello 25.80............................... A Lawrence 2 38567 Tumbalaioo 21.20 G H & ...........PC Ferguson 2 86764 Loose Unit nwtd.................................. S Clark 3 44277 Idol Butcher 21.40 W &......................T Steele 3 83412 Moochi 25.90 ............................... A Lawrence 4 23571 Emoji nwtd .......................................... B Craik 4 64768 Thrilling Wilson 25.83 ........................K Walsh 5 32843 Agistri 21.37 ..................................... G Farrell 5 37337 Tron Bradman nwtd G H &.........PC Ferguson 6 67471 My Friend Mike 21.32 ................... W Toomath 6 21561 Zanato 25.65 ............................... A Lawrence 7 22133 Thrilling Zap 20.93.............................K Walsh 7 26213 Thrilling Rocky 25.79 .........................K Walsh 8 44612 Thrilling Wiggle 21.69 ........................T Green 8 76845 Raging Demon nwtd R & .......................L Udy 9 41688 No More Debt 21.37 ..........................T Green 10 16645 Jinja Luca 21.24 W &.........................T Steele 11 3.13pm HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SPRINT 8 2.18pm NZ RACING SERIES NOVICE FINAL NZRSf, C4, 375m 457m 1 22633 Kaputski 21.16..........................G Fredrickson 1 125 Opawa Rooster nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 2 47832 Solarian 21.21 .................................... S Ross 2 71523 Sings Like Elvis nwtd .......................... S Clark 3 81775 Growler Jet 21.09 ...........................H Mullane 3 22131 Thrilling Billy 25.71 ............................K Walsh 4 63471 One Cool Chap 21.44 W & ................T Steele 4 F1 Cristiane Cyborg 25.93...................H Mullane 5 27381 Bodyguard 21.40 ................................ B Craik 5 77331 Zimmer Frame nwtd R & .......................L Udy 6 34572 Ekali 21.28........................................ G Farrell 6 77126 Atomic Missile nwtd ............................ S Clark 7 23312 Jimmy’s Rocket 21.23......................... S Clark 7 42224 Gee Thunder nwtd ......................... R K Roper 8 72667 Imperial Court 21.16..........................P Green 8 44654 Fushidara nwtd ..................................L Martin 9 37F85 Fresco Star 21.43 ...........................H Mullane 9 1165 Aussi Joshy nwtd L & ........................... Wales 12 3.32pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR STAKES 10 28525 Patty Boy nwtd L & ............................... Wales C4/5, 457m 9 2.36pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD SPRINT 1 23211 Timmy Trumpet 25.31 ........................K Walsh C5, 375m 2 65132 Jazzboy Jack 25.35 ..................... A Lawrence 1 21818 On Fleek 21.62 ................................... B Craik 3 34242 Blazing Spirit 25.60 ......................D Schofield

4 57363 Thrilling Hettie 25.76 .........................K Walsh 5 21546 Olivia 25.43 ................................. A Lawrence 6 42111 Beautiful Boy 25.51 ............................ B Craik 7 66668 Beltom 25.32 ................................D Schofield 8 31546 Jinja Roman 25.85 W & .....................T Steele LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Dista nce fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Thrilling Lola, Strike Lotto, Rocky McAwesome, Americano, On Demand Race 2: Wairoa Angel, Pretty and Pink, Twelve Gauge, Lover Boy, Monkey Bars Race 3: Danny Dee, Sun Is Shining, Alex Attack, Coruba Cate, Hallo Star Race 4: Ridin’ Shotgun, Sue Zooki, Victini, Barwon River, Barwon Storm Race 5: Wairoa Bonnie, Rising Hawke, Shortcut Pluto, On The Hunt, Just One Smile Race 6: Bigtime Coffee, Teemaria, Rubeus Hagrid, Winsome Dash, Bigtime Sam Race 7: Thrilling Zap, Agistri, Tumbalaioo, Emoji, Thrilling Wiggle Race 8: Thrilling Billy, Opawa Rooster, Sings Like Elvis, Cristiane Cyborg, Zimmer Frame Race 9: One Cold Foot, Jump Up, Nitrology, Bruce Banner, Nangar Star Race 10: Zanato, Thrilling Rocky, Moochi, Thrilling Wilson, Raging Demon Race 11: Solarian, Jimmy’s Rocket, Ekali, Growler Jet, Kaputski Race 12: Timmy Trumpet, Jazzboy Jack, Thrilling Hettie, Blazing Spirit, Beautiful Boy

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An Ashburton District Council Animal Control Officer has impounded, under the Impounding Act 1955, one heifer with NAIT tag PRDP 14/64 which was found wandering on Alford Forest Cemetery Road.

If the heifer is not claimed by the owner within 7 days of Impound from Wednesday 5 July 2017, the hiefer will be auctioned.

Please contact Animal Control on 03 307 7700 between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday with regard to release. Stock Impound Fees apply.

Children Of Eden

Rhys Darby

The Big Little Theatre Company Inc.

Mystic Time Bird

A vibrant, modern musical which will be suitable for all the family. This show features a full orchestra and stunning backing choir. This is a moving, impactful, story bought to life by Ashburton’s leading young repertory company.

Darby’s shows are always a mix of astute observations and stand-up, cocooned in a fantastical story that takes his audience on a journey through the ridiculous to the downright silly. This show promises to be no different. Life’s not so bad is it?

Fri, Sat, 7.30pm, Sun 2pm Tickets: **Early Bird $23* | Adult $25* Child $17.50* (**First 100 tickets)

JULY

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BREACHES OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD FOR AIR QUALITY

MUSICAL

NORWEST BRASS At the Ashburton Musical Club, Sinclair Centre

Sunday, July 9 at 2.00pm

The National Environmental Standard for Air Quality (NESAQ) threshold for PM10 (particles smaller than 10 microns in diameter) has been breached more than once in the Ashburton airshed.

In the Ashburton airshed, the NESAQ allows the PM10 threshold of 50 µg/m3 (24-hour average concentration, reported from midnight to midnight) to be exceeded no more than three times a year from September 2016 and only once from September 2020.

From 1 January to 30 June 2017, there have been three exceedances of the PM10 threshold in Ashburton (one in May and two in June).

24 hour average PM10 concentrations (µg/m3) Date occurred 26 May 3 June 19 June

Ashburton* 57 52 53

* Monitoring site located in: Cambridge Street, Ashburton - dominated by residential emissions Further information is available at: www.ecan.govt.nz/todaysair

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Kelvin Cruickshank

Gary Mullen and The Works will perform a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. Featuring hits such as I Want to Break Free, A Kind of Magic, We Will Rock You and – of course – Bohemian Rhapsody.

Soul Food

Sensing Murder’s acclaimed medium Kelvin Cruickshank passes on messages to as many people as possible from their loved ones in the afterlife at his live Soul Food shows – Spirit willing. This is a rare opportunity to see Kelvin working with spirit and maybe even hear from someone you have loved and lost.

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Daily Events Thursday 9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join fun exercise with friendly group during term time.

Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale.

Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

Friday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) 10.45am M.S.A.TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) 11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Salvation Army Rooms, Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Rd. 1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mah Jong Social at the Waireka Croquet Club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Trade Me - how to register, buy etc. $2. M.S.A. Lounge, Havelock Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and Cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT

FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

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

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

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

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ACROSS 1. Incarcerate (4,2) 5. Relating to the eye (6) 9. Emphasise (6) 10. Brandy (6) 11. Tree trunk (4) 12. Stretch out (8) 14. Animals (6) 16. Nuance (6) 19. Conventional (8) 21. Hinge (4) 22. Reliable (6) 23. Choose not to participate (3,3) 24. Interlocked (6) 25. Abrupt (6)

DOWN 2. Result (7) 3. Guardians (7) 4. Owned (9) 6. Fool around (5) 7. Ancestry (7) 8. Unsafe, unsteady (7) 13. Objectionable (9) 14. Flourish (7) 15. Thespian (7) 17. Mapped (7) 18. Testimonial (7) 20. Senior citizen (colloq) (5)

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Previous solution: bed, bid, bide, bier, bird, bred, bride, deb, dib, die, dire, ide, ire, rebid, red, rib, rid, ride.

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Holding on makes a person strong, and so does letting go. It’s just a different muscle group. There is no decision to be made here, really, just grace to be claimed in whichever situation applies best.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): When the facts don’t match what you thought, this is a challenge. Many people deal with this simply by shoring up the facts until they match their preconceptions.

Watch out for that, and don’t take part in it.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ve qualities that come from your cellular lineage and others you picked up along the way. Part of you can’t be claimed at the cellular or psychological level.

You’ll act from that spiritual truth today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Actions have consequences and yet can seem strangely inconsequential, too. Mostly it’s a time-lapse issue. What feels like excruciating minutiae in real time will be revealed to be meaningful work in retrospect.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If you’re going to have a dispute, be sure to define the terms – the narrower the better. There’s little influence gained by taking people on with broadly different views, although you’ll sharpen your arguments.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Time is supposed to prevent everything from happening at once, and yet it may fall down on the job today, at least in your case. Your popularity surges – a hard thing to keep up with.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Much will be asked of you: things you don’t want to do, things you do want to do, things that seem inextricably linked. Just remember, there are more options than the ones first presented to you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): In the same way a shoe sets the tone for an outfit, there are some foundational beliefs and attitudes that set the mood of this whole day. Just because an old shoe fits doesn’t mean you should wear it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): While you make something (a plan, a picture, a bed, the sale) you’re having an experience. Whatever the outcome, the experience will stand on its own merit if the endeavour is a worthy one.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): What you once thought of as work now seems more like a form of prayer. That’s not to say it’s automatically easy. Praying can have its own difficulties, especially if you’re new at it.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): At times the work before you seems absurd to you. This is made plain when you laugh and they don’t or when you tilt your head at what other’s accept.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll be making room for the next generation to contribute, not because your turn is over, but because you appreciate the influence and realise the importance of staying ever fresh at every stage and age.

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New moon

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 121.3 Nth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:11 pm, yesterday

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Wimbledon marathon man John Isner has urged locker-room rivals to ignore any niggling pain and give fans value for money after a rash of first-round retirements. Isner spent 11 hours and five minutes on court when beating Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, being barely able to stand after the longest match in history, and the American says only players in agony should quit contests at grand slam level. Seven men abandoned singles matches over the first two days of this year’s championships, including Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, but they still pocketed STG35,000 each for their efforts.

Methven’s Leanne Clemens will be hoping her shooting game is switched on when Methven play Southern at the EA Networks Centre tonight.

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Things will be starting to heat up in Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier competition as the second matches of the championship round are played tonight.

After cruising to victory against Southern last week, Ashburton College will have to be wary of Hampstead after they suffered a heavy loss

to Celtic. After coming oh so close to taking out round two of the competition, Celtic will be hoping to keep the pressure on College when they face United. United will be another team that will be hurting after they were comprehensively thrashed by Methven 35-18.

Methven, who struggled with patchy form in the second round, will be hoping last

week’s win will provide the boost to get them competing with Ash Coll and Celtic.

They will be looking to make it two from two when they face strugglers Southern, who, after winning survival last week, were reminded of the challenges of the top division in their 28-41 loss against Ashburton College.

In the premier two grade,

Rakaia will be hoping their fine form continues after their 39-28 win against Hampstead B when they take on Ashburton College B. Ashburton College B only narrowly secured victory last week when they snuck past Celtic C by one goal, 34-33.

Hampstead B will play Celtic C, while Southern B will face Celtic B.

Kubica return likely Polish driver Robert Kubica says his chances of a Formula One comeback have risen to “80 or 90 per cent” after a test with Renault at Spain’s Valencia circuit. The 32-year-old left Formula One in 2011 after a rallying accident that partially severed his forearm. He had been one of the sport’s brightest prospects, with a likely move to Ferrari on the horizon.

Kubica completed an impressive 115 laps in Valencia in a 2012 Lotus and said he had been stunned by how well it went.

Tomic: ‘I couldn’t care less if I win or not’ Bernard Tomic has admitted feeling “bored” with tennis and losing respect for the game in an extraordinary press conference after crashing out of Wimbledon.

The Australian player was crushed in straight sets by No.27 seed Mischa Zverev, who cruised to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win.

Fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis also lost to Juan Martin del Potro, while Nick Kyrgios pulled out through injury on the opening day.

In a brutally honest postmatch press conference, the burnt-out Tomic admitted feigning an injury and having

lost respect for the sport.

“To me, this is one of the biggest tournaments in the world that I have done really well at in my career and, yeah, I just couldn’t find anything,” he said.

“It’s happened to me a lot.

Just can’t find anything on the court. This is my eighth Wimbledon, or ninth I think. I’m still 24, and it’s tough to find motivation.”

He also issued an extraordinary challenge to Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic when asked if he would return his prize money.

“If you asked Federer to

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give back $500 million dollars would he do that or not?”

“We all work for money. At 34 maybe I can donate to charity but if you ask Roger if he’ll do it I’ll do it. If Roger and Novak and these guys do it, I’ll do it, no problem.”

Despite claiming he had hurt his back on court and telling a trainer he had been injured in the warm-up, Tomic said he was actually suffering from a “mental issue”.

“It was definitely a mental issue out there,” he said. “I just tried to break a bit of momentum but just couldn’t find any rhythm and, you know, wasn’t

mentally and physically there with my mental state to perform.”

During the game tennis commentator Roger Rasheed led the criticism of Tomic, saying the young Australian needs to seriously address where his career is heading.

“Bernie, I just don’t know where his tennis career is at,” Rasheed told Fox Sports.

“Well, I know where it is at, I just don’t think he has the capacity he talks about.

“Because there’s nothing to suggest there’s any desire to be that player.”

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She said, he said A Russian journalist has reportedly filed a formal complaint against football icon Diego Maradona accusing him of ripping her clothes off when she went to his room to interview him. Ekaterina Nadolskaya, 30, said the Argentine former sports star took her dress off before his men carried her into the corridor in her underwear. Maradona, 56, denies the accusation, and his aides allege the reporter ‘started undressing herself’.

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