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Snow falling on Mt Hutt overnight has put smiles on the faces of Methven hospitality operators as they ready for an expected $8 million ski season.

A lack

of snow meant the ski area was unable to open last weekend.

Up to 40 centimetres could fall by the end of today, and Mt Hutt management plan to open as soon as the storm passes, which could be as early as Thursday.

Rainy and warm conditions delayed the scheduled opening of last Saturday, however Methven operators are confident it has not dente d

the $8 million windfall the town expects to receive this ski season.

Brinkley Resort owner operator Paul Creswick said Mt Hutt management had been “right on the money” calling the opening date one week earlier than last year, despite the unscheduled delay. He was pleased Mt Hutt was gearing to open as soon as the storm passed, initially having heard it would not open until Saturday.

As well as bringing their opening date forward, Mr Creswick would like to see management extend the season by one week as well. The later-thanscheduled opening had not resulted

in any lost bookings.

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Nigel Birt agreed the delay of just a few days had not been a big loss to Methven or the surrounding district.

The ski season had been scheduled to open earlier than usual this year anyway, and he doubted it had resulted in any cancellations.

Mr Birt said a conservative economic benefit to the Methven area, excluding non-commercial accommodation and the spend on Mt Hutt, was $8 million.

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Pop star Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony in Brazil four days before the tournament kicks off. Lopez, who recorded the official World Cup song, We Are One, with rapper Pitbull and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, had been due to perform with them at the opening ceremony in Sao Paulo but had to cancel, soccer’s governing body Fifa said yesterday.

“For production issues, Jennifer Lopez, one of the artists of the official song We Are One, will not be able to perform at the Fifa World Cup opening ceremony,” it said in a statement. The 25-minute ceremony will feature 600 artists including acrobatic gymnasts, trampolinists, martial arts-style capoeira performers and stilt walkers.

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Worker naps ‘good for business’ Productivity and creativity can be boosted if bosses allow staff to take snooze breaks at work, a leading academic says. Vincent Walsh, professor of human brain research at University College London, also said workers should be allowed to set their own work times, coming to work whenever they want. But a University of Auckland sleep expert, Dr Tony Fernando, said each individual had different sleep patterns and needs and “mandatory sleep breaks” would not benefit everyone.

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■ GAIRNS CASE

Fourth person appears in court

By Myles HuMe

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Ashburton man A. J. Gairns was attacked near a block of commercial buildings on West Street prior to his death, police have revealed.

It comes after a 46-year-old Ashburton man became the fourth person to appear in the Timaru District Court yesterday facing a charge of assault with intent to rob Mr Gairns before 4am Saturday May 31.

He was remanded in custody

without plea and was given interim name suppression.

Mr Gairns, 34, was found dead more than a day after the attack on Sunday afternoon June 1 in a drainage run off area behind West Street’s Hunting and Fishing, with a post-mortem indicating he had drowned.

Three others – a 26-year-old Wellington woman, a 24-yearold Mayfield man and 26-yearold Ashburton man – are also jointly charged and appeared last week in court where the

Mayfield man was remanded on bail, while the other two remain in custody.

All have been granted interim name suppression and have not entered a plea.

Ashburton police have scaled down their investigation and say they are not pursuing anyone else following the “unexplained death”.

“Police are not currently seeking anyone else in relation to the alleged robbery which occurred in the area of a commer-

cial premises on West Street Ashburton.

“The robbery and circumstances of Mr Gairns’ body being found and located in a drainage run off area behind a commercial premises on West Street on Sunday afternoon June 1 remain the focus of the police investigation.”

A team of up to 30 investigators from Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch have at times been involved in the investigation, which has now been

stripped back to 10.

Police remain confident no suspicious circumstances surround Mr Gairns’ death, and were yesterday still building a picture leading up to his final moments.

Police are urging anyone with information over these events between 12.30am Saturday, May 31 and the following Sunday afternoon to contact Ashburton police on 307-8400 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

■ WELLINGTON

Body found in harbour from ferry?

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Give Way signs at the notorious Northpark Road railway crossing will be replaced with flashing lights and bells in a bid to improve safety. Inset: Remnants of a collision between a truck and a train at the Northpark Road railway crossing last May. Photo Myles huMe 090614-Mh-014

■ NORTHPARK RAIL CROSSING

Upgrade planned for dangerous crossing

By Myles HuMe

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One of Mid Canterbury’s most notorious railway crossings will undergo a $130,000 upgrade a year after a major crash at the site.

KiwiRail’s move to install flashing lights and alarm bells at the Northpark Road level crossing has won the approval of Mid Canterbury transport lobbyists, but they say it is two decades too late.

The rail authority revealed its plans yesterday to remove the give way signs controlling the controversial crossing to make way for a major safety upgrade to be completed in two months.

With council figures showing more than 900 vehicles used the crossing every day, residents in the area have long aired their safety concerns, reignited in May last year after a truck and trailer unit was split in two when sun strike

blinded the driver who failed to see a southbound train.

It was also the scene of a fatal collision in 2002.

New Zealand Road Transport Association regional representative Jim Crouchley, who is also the general manager of the Rural Transport Ashburton yard neighbouring the railway crossing, said the association had been asking for improvements to be made for more than 20 years.

“To be perfectly honest, while it remains uncontrolled we are bracing ourselves for another accident there,” he said.

Although pleased action had been taken, Mr Crouchley believed the upgrade should go further, insisting the crossing needed barrier arms as more heavy vehicles, including those from his own company, used the crossing every day.

The Ashburton District Council has been in contact with KiwiRail over the Northpark Road crossing, but last year clashed with the rail authority when it was ordered to remove stop signs it had installed in place of the give way signs in an attempt to improve safety.

Council roading and street services manager Brian Fauth said although the Ashburton Business Estate had not taken off as first thought, the upgrade was timely as traffic volume increased in the area.

KiwiRail has a national road level crossing upgrading priority list, and takes into account collision history, traffic volumes and other hazards when compiling the upgrade list.

At least 17 of the 32 crossings in Mid Canterbury have barriers arms, alarms and lights to warn motorists, with Mr Fauth saying three more local crossings to be upgraded before 2017.

A body discovered in Wellington Harbour yesterday could have come from an Interisland ferry, police say.

The body of the man was discovered with a ferry ticket in his clothing, Inspector Mike Coleman from central police communications said last night.

People on board a fishing vessel spotted the body just after midday, south of the harbour heads at Pencarrow.

They contacted emergency services, and the police launch Lady Liz retrieved the body.

The man’s body was believed to have been identified and police would be speaking with his next of kin soon, Mr Coleman said.

The ferry the man might have been travelling on was the 8pm Wellington to Picton vessel.

Nobody from KiwiRail was immediately available for comment.

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■ ASHBURTON CRIME

Vehicle thefts ‘high on radar’ By myLes Hume

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Criminals who are breaking into vehicles to nab high-valued goods are high on the Ashburton police radar.

Police were called to three thefts from cars during the weekend, when the offenders made off with items including wallets, sun glasses and a Swiss army knife.

The first theft was at 7pm Friday when a car was broken into in the Ashburton CBD. That was followed by another break-in about 3am Saturday on Havelock Street, however the offenders quickly made off after being disturbed.

At 11am on Sunday, a vehicle on Kermode Street was reported to have had its window smashed and a wallet taken

from the centre console.

Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield said vehicle crime was high on the police’s agenda, and normally a localised spate was down to one or two offenders.

A lot of police resources had been focused on recent events including a crash killing three people near Rakaia and the death of A. J. Gairns, but Mr Banfield said police would be

developing strategies to address thefts from vehicles in Ashburton.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to come to you in the near future and say we have got an arrest,” he said.

Information related to these incidents can be passed on to police via 307-8400 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

In brief $3.8m for eye centre New Zealand will put $3.8 million towards a new eye care centre in the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said yesterday. Mr McCully said 80,000 of the Solomons’ population of 550,000 were blind, and four out of five of those people could have their sight restored through an operation. The new funding would allow the Fred Hollows Foundation NZ to open a new eye centre in Honiara which would be capable of delivering 1900 surgeries a year from early 2015.

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Buses collide Four bus passengers were injured when two buses collided in central Wellington last night. The incident between a Go Wellington bus and a Newlands bus happened on Lambton Quay about 5.20pm, Inspector Mike Coleman of central police communications said. Four people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, he said. The Go Wellington bus suffered a smashed windscreen and the Newlands bus had a large dent in its rear.

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■ ASHBURTON COMMUNITY POOL

Gumboots ideal to boost swimming skills

By Toni WiLLiams

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Learn to Swim students Taylor Wilson (left), Jacob Carr, and Simon Moore got behind the inaugural gumboot week at the swim school.

Yesterday was the first day for all classes during the week to take part in gumboot swim-

ming. Learn to Swim co-ordinator Stacey Hoets said it was a good for the children to learn to swim in restrictive footwear as it was likely if they fell into water they would be wearing shoes or gumboots.

She said it also helped get their breaststroke foot position into the right place as gum-

boots were more rigid.

“If kids fall into water chances are, if they are on the farm, on a boat or by the lake they may have shoes/gumboots on,” she said.

“We hope to have each child experience what it feels like to have shoes on in the water and practice taking them off.”

Mrs Hoets said the gumboots were easy to practice with as they slipped on – and off – easily.

Children who took gumboots to class would go in the draw for prizes but the swim school would provide gumboots for the children to wear in the water.

■ PALMERSTON NORTH

Staying safe the aim of a new initiative

By Louis HouLBrooke A new Palmerston North initiative seeks to teach young women the dangers of drunkenness and how to stay safe in the city.

The SafeCity Angel project, run by the city’s Safety Advisory Board and supported by police and community groups,

is focused on reducing harm to women aged 16 to 24.

“Time and time again we see young people being harmed from drinking too much,” said Inspector Brett Calkin, Manawatu Police Prevention Manager.

“You can have a good night out but it’s all about drinking responsibly and looking after

your mates.

“Know your limits and stick to them. By doing this you protect yourself from harm and can keep an eye on your mates.”

The project involves youth worker Natacha O’Brien-Howell accompanying SafeCity hosts and police on weekend nights in the city.

It comes after a recent survey

found more than half of those asked said they had a bad experience in town, with the most common example being doing something they later regretted.

“This is a unique concept and has the potential to reduce alcohol harm and help young women keep themselves safe,” said Mr Calkin.

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One of the men accused of bashing former All Black Justin Marshall outside a Queenstown premises has pleaded guilty. Tai Neilson, 25, admitted a charge of assault with intent to injure in the Christchurch District Court. The attack happened on Queenstown’s Shotover Street on Good Friday this year. Neilson, of Christchurch, pleaded guilty yesterday morning but Judge Raoul Neave stood the matter down in order for him to speak to a probation officer.

When the case was recalled in the afternoon, it was agreed that a pre-sentence report was required.

Judge Neave remanded Neilson on bail to be sentenced on August 20.

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Three hurt in crash A man suffered critical head and neck injuries after a van he was travelling in rolled in Tuai, Wairoa District yesterday. Two other men injured suffered serious and moderate injuries in the crash on Putanamu Rd about 11.15am.

The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter spokeswoman Louise Harvey said the helicopter flew two men in their 30s, one in a critical condition and one with serious injuries to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with head and neck injuries. One other male was taken to Wairoa Hospital in an ambulance, a St John spokesperson said. Inspector Mike Coleman of the Central Communications District said the crash was being investigated by the serious crash unit.

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Body found in car A body has been found in a vehicle at Katikati. Police were called to the scene at Beach Rd yesterday morning. Senior Sergeant Glenn Saunders said police were dealing with a sudden death at Katikati but the incident was a coronial matter and there would be no further details released because of this. Mr Saunders confirmed the dead person had been found in a vehicle.

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■ MID CANTERBURY ROAD CRASHES

Police condemn horror week

By Myles HuMe

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Police are condemning a forgettable week on Mid Canterbury roads, featuring a tragic triple fatality and a string of highspeed crashes on State Highway 1 (SH1).

The spike has prompted senior sergeant Scott Banfield to issue a warning on the dangers of inattention at the wheel which was deemed to be a factor in many of the crashes during the past week.

The horror week began on

Saturday, May 31 with three deaths at the Thompsons Track and Somerton Road intersection where Dutch tourist Johannes Appelman allegedly ran a stop sign, colliding with a car carrying four people from Christchurch on their way to Lake Ohau.

That was followed by a high speed crash at the SH1 and Golf Links Road intersection on Wednesday and a day later there was a collision when a car failed to giveway at the Stanley Road and SH1 intersection, dubbed Dromore corner.

Two people then miraculously escaped injury on Sunday when the driver of the vehicle they were in lost control and swiped a power pole on SH1 south of Chertsey.

Mr Banfield said there were also minor nose-to-tail crashes in town, but reminded drivers “this time of year is a real test”.

“It’s really important people are aware of speed, also weather conditions are a big hazard and drivers need to be really careful when approaching intersections they are not familiar with,” he said.

Mr Banfield pointed to driver inattention as the main cause of last week’s crashes.

“Inattention seems to be a contributing factor ... whether it be mucking around reading a phone or a map, drivers need to pull over and stop.”

Appelman will reappear in court on July 10 where he is expected to enter a plea, while inquiries continue into the other crashes.

Mid Canterbury road crashes Total crashes

2008 66

2009 65

2010 61

2011 76

2012 63

2013 51

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■ TAURANGA DISTRICT COURT

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A Tauranga judge has refused a request for a discharge without conviction from a local doctor who used fake prescriptions to obtain anti-depressants.

Last week Dr Ashley John Hodgson, 59, pleaded guilty to five charges of dishonestly using a document, namely prescriptions, and sought the discharge on essentially medical grounds.

Judge Rollo, who delivered his reserved decision in Tauranga District Court yesterday, refused the discharge request as he did not believe the grounds put forward met the

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Ashburton country singer Pete Nolan has been inspired by a recent Gold Guitar win to keep working his karaoke machine, and to keep on singing.

legal test. Hodgson was convicted of all the charges.

On five occasions between March 10 and 11 this year Hodgson visited three local pharmacies, and on three occasions was dispensed medications after he pretended to be two different male patients and presented bogus scripts.

Hodgson’s lawyer Bill Nabney argued for a discharge without conviction.

Police opposed the discharge arguing the offending was too serious.

Judge Rollo imposed court costs on Hodgson but imposed no other penalty.

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Getting back “into the groove” of competing proved to be the right decision for 63-year-old Pete Nolan.

The Ashburton milk tanker driver won the New Zealand 60-plus composition section at the Gold Guitar country music awards in Gore earlier this month.

It was the first time he had competed at the awards since he won the 40-plus overall award in 1999.

Having been self-employed for much of his working life, Mr Nolan said he had not really had the chance to return to the awards until this year.

He had been pleased to find his voice had held out for all those years, probably assisted by playing away on his in-house karaoke machine, as well as leading the odd karaoke pub competition and singing at the odd birthday party.

“It’s there somewhere,” he said of his singing talent.

“I think if you don’t do any singing, you won’t be able to hit the notes that you want to.”

Mr Nolan was inspired by his recent success at the awards to get back into competitive singing again.

“Just to get back into the groove of competition, and the awesome people that you meet when you are out there doing it,” he said.

He planned to return to the Gold Guitars next year, as well as compete in other South Island competitions.

Mr Nolan won the composition section with the Kiwi song The Land of the Long White Cloud.

He also gained a highly commended in the vocal section and made the final of the gospel section.

Mr Nolan was a late comer to singing generally, only beginning after he moved to Ashburton and joined the Mid Canterbury Country Music Club at the age of about 40.

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■ ELLERSLIE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW

Council opts to axe flower show

By Toni Williams

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The Christchurch City Council will drop the Ellerslie International Flower Show next year as it works to improve its financial viability.

However, long-time exhibitor Ashburton District Council open spaces manager Dave Askin said maybe the break would do it some good; would help it to bloom again with a yet to be determined garden event in 2016.

The Ashburton District Council parks team has been an exhibitor since it first opened in Christchurch in 2009.

The team won bronze in 2009 and got silver with distinction in 2010 before the 2011 event was cancelled due to the earthquake.

Then council staff won silver in both 2012 and 2013.

They did not enter this year with the 150th anniversary celebrations planned from Labour Weekend but Mr Askin said they would not have ruled out entering in the future.

He believed the cost of entry for the public was likely the show’s downfall as the annual A&P Show did not suffer declining numbers.

“I personally always thought that every

year was probably a bit too much and will tend to lose its favour at some stage,” he said.

“We have done it for four years and you do get a bit burnt out, there’s a heck of a lot of work goes into it,” he said.

Mr Askin said a new name and format would likely be helpful and the introduction of children’s exhibits should have been considered earlier than this year.

It brought the children’s family into the event.

“I don’t see it as a hardship but maybe a good idea. I think every two years is a good idea.”

Ashburton has been well represented at the show in the past with a number of award winners.

Ashburton entries this year all got awards – emerging designer Letitia Thomson, 20 and co-designer Ashleigh Matthews, of Christchurch got silver in their section. It was their first entry.

Hand over a Hundy founder Jade Temepara earned a Merit with her Perennial Paradise permaculture eco-garden exhibit for her latest exhibition in the show. She won a silver at the show in 2012.

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Jade Temepara’s Kiwi Backyard exhibit earned silver in 2012.

earned a gold medal with their Outdoor Space garden exhibit this year. They also earned a bronze medal for their lighting.

It was their first time they had entered the show.

The Christchurch City Council announced their decision to end the contract with Flower Show Management Limited yesterday after days of speculation about the flower show’s future.

At an Extraordinary Council Meeting on May 28, city councillors resolved that a sub-committee be formed to negotiate with the management company for Ellerslie International Flower Show.

It was agreed the management contract between the two would not be renewed, effective from this Thursday.

The council were expected to pay management fees owed up to May 31,

2014, but no other compensation or early termination fees were needed.

Christchurch City Council councillor Tim Scandrett said Ellerslie brought benefits to Christchurch but the council was not in a financial position to sustain the show.

“Ellerslie is a fantastic event. It cements Christchurch’s image as the Garden City, boosts local morale and puts our city on the tourism map,” he said.

“However, the council has a responsibility to ratepayers to be prudent with spending, so we need to work through how a gardening show can be made financially viable. While there will be no show next year, the council will work with the gardening and events communities to work out what form a show could take in 2016,” Cr Scandrett said.

■ LAKE CAMP SALMON

Still waiting on otolith readings By susan sandys

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Central South Island Fish and Game’s investigation into who illegally introduced salmon into Lake Camp will progress this month when otolith readings are returned.

Manager Jay Graybill hoped the readings would further the investigation considerably.

“But it’s difficult to speculate until we actually have the report. There’s really nothing new to report until we get the (readings) back,” Mr Graybill said.

The otoliths, or ear bones, have been removed from salmon captured from Lake Camp and sent away for laboratory testing.

They are expected to show where the fish originated from, as each body of water has its own chemical makeup and leaves its trace on the otolith.

Mr Graybill and fellow Fish and Game staff have been investigating who may have been responsible for the illegal release since confirming the existence of salmon in the lake in April.

Salmon do not live there naturally,

and the hundreds which have been introduced are likely to die out within a couple of years as there is nowhere for them to spawn.

The source of the fish, most likely introduced as tiny emergents, is likely to be from a South Island fishery facility, and even more likely from Mid Canterbury, due to the difficulty of transporting live stock from further afield.

There are three fishery facilities in Mid Canterbury, the Montrose and McKinnon’s Creek hatcheries on the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers respectively, as well as an Ashburton River on-growing facility.

Managers at all facilities have said they had not noticed fish going missing, however one mentioned the lack of security at such facilities and how it would be easy to remove stock.

If caught, those who introduced salmon into Lake Camp face up to five years’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $100,000 under the Biosecurity Act. They face additional penalties under the Conservation Act, with penalties up to $10,000 and one year imprisonment.

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In brief Needle in a haystack Finding escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren is now like finding a needle in a haystack, police concede. Police scaled back the search for Maddren, 25, and were now only responding to sightings, Detective Sergeant Stan Leishman, of Balclutha, said yesterday. Fears for Maddren’s safety remain after he remained at large for the seventh night in conditions forecast to be wet and cold. “We would be concerned if he’s been out in this weather for that period of time,” Det Sgt Leishman said.

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Nicolson to stand Former Federated Farmers’ boss Don Nicolson is to stand for Act in Finance Minister Bill English’s Clutha Southland electorate. But Prime Minister John Key was quick to rule out any Epsom style electoral accommodation that would gift the safe National seat to Act. Act Leader Jamie Whyte yesterday announced Mr Nicolson’s selection to contest the seat which Mr English is giving up after holding it since 1990 when it was called Wallace. Mr English will take a high spot on National’s party list at the September election, allowing young former ministerial staffer and former tobacco industry lobbyist Todd Barclay to stand there.

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■ BANKS FRAUD CASE

IPCA evaluating complaints

By AdAm Bennett The Independent Police Conduct Authority has confirmed it is evaluating complaints about the police decision not to pursue electoral fraud charges against Act MP John Banks, and may launch a formal investigation.

That confirmation has come as Labour calls for a high level independent inquiry into recent police investigations into recent politically charged cases, including that against Mr Banks.

Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) spokesman Warren Young confirmed yesterday the authority received

complaints earlier this year about the police decision not pursue charges against Banks.

Police said they found insufficient evidence that Banks knowingly submitted a false electoral return during his 2010 Auckland mayoralty bid.

They found evidence to support a lesser charge of filing a false return but the window of opportunity to pursue that charge had already expired.

Mr Young said the authority had decided to “keep a watching brief ” on the John Banks case, and “reconsider the matter after the verdict”.

Mr Banks was found guilty in the High Court at Auckland last week of knowingly submit-

ting a false return after Crown Law took over a private prosecution by retired Wellington accountant Graham McCready.

“We will now set about reconsidering what action if any we should take, but it’s far too early to indicate what we what might determine in that regard so we’ve really got no further comment at this stage”, Mr Young said.

He indicated the IPCA would focus on the John Banks case rather than taking a look at wider issues around police decisions about electoral and politically charged investigations.

Labour’s justice spokesman Andrew Little said the Banks case raised wider questions

Bateup to retire later this month By toni WilliAms

About 500 planning staff at Auckland Council face an uncertain future in a major restructuring exercise, announced yesterday.

Chief planning officer Dr Roger Blakeley said the council planning office had undergone significant change since the chief planning office was designed by the agency that set up the Super City in 2009.

Formal consultation on the draft proposal began yesterday and a final structure will be delivered in July. A council statement did not say how many of the 500 planning staff could lose their jobs. - APNZ

A middle-aged woman has died after being hit by a truck in Levin yesterday. The woman, believed to be in her mid-50s, was stuck by a truck on Bath Street, outside the Horowhenua town library and community centre about 12.45pm.

Police communications Inspector Mike Coleman said the woman died while en route to Wellington Hospital. The series crash unit was investigating, he said.

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Rena to stay on reef?

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has announced it has accepted a resource consent application to leave the Rena on Astrolabe Reef.

The application was lodged by the Astrolabe Community Trust, on behalf of the ship’s owners. Opponents will now have the opportunity to make formal submissions on why they believe the wreck and its debris should be permanently removed.

The regional council released a statement yesterday stating it had accepted the trust’s application and invited people to make submissions from Friday, June 13.

People will have until Friday August 8 to file their submissions.

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about police decisions on politically charged cases.

“During the procedural wrangling after the private prosecution (against Banks) was launched, every other judge that looked at the initial information found there was a case to answer, but the police and their Crown Law advisers didn’t.”

But a spokeswoman for Crown Law said Crown Law was never consulted by police on the decision not to prosecute.

“Neither Crown Law nor the Solicitor-General were asked for advice by the Police in relation to this matter.”

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Judges for Mid Canterbury’s combined A&P Associations’ winter feed competition Hugh Boulton, Andrew Oram and Ben Johnson take a close look at Dan and Tash White’s prizewinning autumn sown grass crop.

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■ WINTER FEED GRAND FINALS

Fodder beet dominates contest By michelle nelson michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Judges had their work cut out picking the winners for this year’s winter feed grand finals, in a fodder beet dominated contest.

The winners of the Ashburton, Methven and Mayfield A&P district competitions fought it out for the regional titles on Thursday.

Andrew Oram, who judged the competition alongside Hugh Boulton and Ben Johnson, said while weights were down, the standard of crops was high.

“As far as points went there was not a lot between the top three and we had to be quite particular about how we

judged that to get a winner,” Mr Oram said.

With the exception of the target crop – which was autumn sown pasture this year, all the finalist crops were fodder beet.

Mr Oram said kale crops had failed to deliver the weights necessary to make the cut.

“As far as the kale crops went in the local competition, there were some good ones, but they didn’t seem to have quite the yield of the past year.

“The plants still seem to grow well but the dry matter weight quite low – but of course those DM weights will come up as the winter goes on

– they just weren’t there for the competition.”

Richard and Chrissie Wright’s fodder beet crop took the overall title, with consistency, evenness, weed control and density all scoring highly.

The award for the winning target crop went to Dan and Tash White.

“The grass crop was very clean and even, with very little dead matter in the bottom.

It was strong, vigorous green plant matter from top to bottom,” Mr Oram said. High quality.

“It was a very high quality crop.”

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Ashburton Hospital general manager Garth Bateup retires at the end of the month after a career of more than 32 years in health.

As Ashburton Hospital and Rural Health general manager Mr Bateup was responsible for rural health within a number of hospitals in the wider rural Canterbury area. They included Akaroa and Kaikoura.

He has been in the senior management role at Ashburton Hospital since 1982.

However, he also worked at the former West Coast Hospital Board at Seaview/Westland hospitals and was latterly seconded as acting general manager hospital services for the West Coast District Health Board.

He split his time between Ashburton and the Greymouth based role for two years. It was initially meant to be a 10 week secondment.

It was not yet known who would take over once he retired from his role at Ashburton Hospital.

His final day will be June 27.

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■ RAKAIA FATAL CRASH FUNERAL

■ BIG LOTTO WIN

‘Fun-loving’ girl farewelled

By Kurt Bayer A touching musical tribute yesterday farewelled a “fun-loving, extroverted 12-year-old girl who enjoyed life” before she was killed in a horror triplefatal car crash last weekend.

Around 2000 mourners, including many school children, paid their respects at Abi Hone’s funeral at her old primary school in Christchurch yesterday afternoon.

Abi died alongside her best friend Ella Summerfield, also 12, and Ella’s mum Sally, 49, after a Dutch tourist allegedly ran a stop sign in rural Canterbury on May 31.

Her younger brother Paddy Hone yesterday was “mind bogglingly brave” in singing several tribute songs – including Lorde’s hit Royals – to his sister.

And a band of youngsters that Rangi Ruru pupil Abi herself had sung with, The Project, gave a touching performance, with Paddy taking his sister’s place.

Two of Abi’s closest friends, Imogen Bell and Alice Elworthy also sang in her memory.

The two-hour funeral ser-

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vice was held at Sumner School where both Abi and Ella attended as recently as last year.

Darren Wright, the Hone family spokesman, said children in attendance were from Sumner School, Rangi Ruru, St Margaret’s (where Ella went to school), Christ’s College and St Bede’s.

“It just goes to show the breadth of hurt that’s been felt right across the city,” Mr Wright said.

“It was a real celebration of Abi’s life.”

The service was held inside the school hall, which over-

flowed into a large marquee, bedecked with loud speakers and big screen TVs. Around eight musical interludes were interspersed with speakers, including father Trevor Hone and brother Ed, paying tribute to Abi. Mr Hone recalled how they used to tell each other, ‘I love you’, whenever they left the room.

He reminded the gathering of the importance of taking the time to tell their family members how much they loved them.

Mr Wright said the Hone

family wanted people to “recognise just how easy life can be taken from us”.

And one thing the family could take heart from out of the tragedy, Mr Wright said, is that when Abi died, she was “one of the most loved little girls that could be around”.

Tributes recalled the “very fun loving, extroverted 12-year-old girl who enjoyed life”. She had a passion for music and could get so excited that she shook.

There were also references to the Summerfields during the service, Mr Wright said.

Afterwards, the wooden, specially-made coffin decorated in multi-coloured polka dots with ‘Abi’ painted on its end, was carried out of the hall by family members, including Mr Hone.

The funerals for Ella and Sally Summerfield will be held at the same venue on Thursday.

Johannes Jacobus Appelman, 52, has been charged with careless driving causing death in relation to the crash.

Appelman, on bail in the city, will reappear at Christchurch District Court on July 10.

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■ APEC WOMEN AND THE ECONOMY FORUM

‘More needs to be done for gender equality’

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New Zealand fares well when it comes to gender equality, but Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew realises more needs to be done if we are to remain a leader in the field.

Ms Goodhew recently returned from Beijing where she was the head of the New Zealand delegation at the AsiaPacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum.

The forum is a ministeriallevel meeting with a focus on developing policy recommendations for women and innovative economic growth.

Ms Goodhew highlighted the work the ministry was doing to attract Maori and Pacific women into work, as well as initiatives aimed to involve women in the Christchurch rebuild where many jobs are traditionally dominated by men.

“A lot of people are impressed with New Zealand and say we do well in this space, what I said was ‘yes we do pretty well, but everyone back home wants us to do a whole lot better’, which I guess is a good place to be,” she said.

The forum also allowed Ms

Women’s Affairs Minister and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew exchanges gifts with China’s Minister for Civil Affairs Li Liguo at a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum in Beijing.

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Goodhew to swap notes with her international counterparts.

She said an Australian initiative dubbed Male Champions of Change struck her, which has seen male CEOs band together to bring more women into management positions.

Surveys ranking New Zea-

land seventh out of 137 countries as one of the best places to be a woman and a participation rate of women on state sector boards of 41.1 per cent showed New Zealand was on the right track.

However, she pointed out New Zealand lagged behind

Australia when it came to women participation on private sector boards, with a 12 per cent rate.

The forum is one of nine ministerial meetings to be hosted by China before the Leaders’ Summit in November 2014.

Winner went ‘weak at the knees’ A pair of Auckland grandparents won half of the $26 million Powerball jackpot on Saturday night.

The other winner – with a ticket bought in Hastings – has not yet come forward, after the Powerball jackpot was split between two winners for the first time in three years.

The Auckland grandparents struck it lucky by winning $13.2m with a ticket bought from Kumeu Four Square. The couple hadn’t realised until the following day that they were holding the lucky ticket, Lotto said in a statement.

The winner, who wants to remain anonymous, said she checked the numbers online and quickly saw she had all six numbers and the Powerball on one line.

“I said ‘so … we won’.

“Of course my husband thought I was having him on.”

The couple took the ticket to a local Lotto store to have it confirmed.

“That’s when I went weak at the knees,” she said.

“And for some reason I started laughing and couldn’t stop. It was such a great feeling.”

The couple told their children, who they intend to share the prize with.

“My daughter started screaming and laughing and shouting ‘Mum’s a millionaire!”‘ The couple plan to buy their own house, a holiday house for the children and grand-children to enjoy spending time at together, and a boat to please the grandfather.

Meanwhile, all the talk at Hastings PAK’nSAVE yesterday – where the winning ticket was bought – was about the big win. Shoppers had plenty of ideas about how they would use the money.

The needs of charity seemed to be taking over from traditional dreams of holidays in the tropics, new homes and fast cars.

Marrietta Takiwa, of Flaxmere, reckoned she would give $1m to the Heart Foundation, $1m to “diabetes” and $1m to cancer research, and then split the rest evenly among the relatives.

“He’s got nine brothers and sisters for a start,” she said of her partner. “I’d divvy it out, so none of them are any richer than the rest.”

Another shopper, who has “more or less” given up buying Lotto and Powerball tickets because he had never won anything said: “I hope it was one of the relatives. Then I’ll have a party to go to.”

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Kiwi rugby fan ‘utterly ashamed’ of abuse

By Sophie Ryan A life-long rugby fan is “completely and utterly ashamed” of All Blacks supporters after witnessing and being the subject of abuse at Eden Park on Saturday.

Judi Craig has returned to live in New Zealand after living in England with her English husband for 40 years, and has sworn to never attend another rugby game at Eden Park after seeing the behaviour around her at the test against England.

The couple have attended All Blacks tests in Europe and a Lions tour in South Africa, and have never experienced what Mrs Craig called “downright racist and sexist” remarks to opposition supporters.

Mrs Craig said she and her husband left the ground feeling heartbroken by the experience.

“It was unbelievable and it was so sad,” she said.

Her husband was wearing an England shirt and hat, and was subjected to a torrent of abuse she described as “feral racism” filled with swear-words from All Blacks supporters.

“In the end he got really angry and said stuff that he’ll regret for a long, long time because he’s never been that upset at a rugby match before.”

A young female English supporter sitting near Mrs Craig was near to tears and looked frightened by the abuse, she said.

She said she has always been an All Blacks supporter and a proud Kiwi, but after witnessing the way All Blacks supporters behaved on Saturday she’s questioning whether that’s how she wants to identify herself.

“I know rugby is the air that New Zea-

land breathes. We’re all passionate about it, we’ve all grown up with it, and it matters enormously. I just came away feeling completely and utterly ashamed of being a New Zealander.

“In all my 60 years that has never happened to me,” she said.

“Even when they’ve made a complete arse up of games at Twickenham and I’ve sat there going ‘how can you be so useless?’ I’ve still walked out of there proud to be a Kiwi.

“I just feel bereft.”

Mrs Craig said she’s used to “friendly, rugby banter” but wasn’t used to hearing the type of language the men around her used on Saturday.

She said she defined banter as supporters heckling the opposition by saying “you’re going to lose” and sarcastically wishing the opposition good luck.

She acknowledged that foul language would be heard at rugby games, but didn’t accept that the language she heard on Saturday night was reasonable.

“I don’t think people understand that’s not how it is elsewhere.”

She said New Zealand Rugby needs to “step up” and say behaviour like that is unacceptable.

“The NZRU and the All Blacks need to spearhead a campaign to say ‘we want you to respect our opposition as much as we respect them’.

“The way to do that is to respect their supporters and respect the team that’s on the field.”

A spokeswoman for the Eden Park Trust said the matter was being dealt with internally, and security and log reports were being examined into the “unfortunate incident”.

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■ HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL

Honing co-ordination skills Hampstead School five-year-old Harry Tabener joined classmates as they honed their fundamental co-ordination skills as part of a Sport Canterbury schools initiative yesterday.

The programme’s co-ordinator Mark Reid visits the school once a week where he takes youngsters through a

30 minute active programme to boost their physical skills and in turn gives them confidence in the classroom.

Yesterday five-year-olds worked on their throwing skills with bean bags, attempting to land them in hoops while older pupils took part in more advanced sporting activities.

■ OHAKUNE HOUSE CONTAMINATED

Housing New Zealand sale off after meth signs found

By ZaRyd WilSon A house that was nearly sold

by Housing New Zealand to a private buyer, despite being contaminated by methamphetamine, is being repaired and may return to the market.

A Ruapehu man was close to buying the property in Ohakune from Housing NZ late last

year, but he became suspicious and media reports he had read prompted him to get the house tested for meth contamination before signing on the dotted line.

“I just had a gut feeling,” the man said.

The test returned positive and he said he was lucky to escape a costly repair bill. He wanted

people to be aware of the issue and believed HNZ should be testing its houses before putting them on the market.

HNZ general manager governance Greg Groufsky said methamphetamine testing on its houses was not a matter of course but did happen if there was reasonable evidence to suggest contamination.

In this case, HNZ did do its own testing on the Miro St property after the prospective buyer’s tests, and that also confirmed the presence of the drug.

Mr Groufsky said the property had been taken off the market and work was under way to repair the house. Once the work was complete HNZ would decide whether to put it back on

the market or not.

“Housing New Zealand would not knowingly place a methamphetamine-affected property on the market,” Mr Groufsky said.

He said HNZ figures indicated less than one per cent of HNZ properties had been found to have been used for methamphetamine production.

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Selling off the family silver Stu Oldham

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here is an argument that you will only ever see the real value of the family silver when you sell it – the trick is to make sure you sell it at the right time and at the right price.

The Ashburton District Council must be mindful of this as it considers what to do with its investment in forestry – an investment that could be worth a lot more.

The council’s finance and business support committee last week voted to develop a strategy to sell the council’s freehold forests and scale down its forestry operation.

It did so on the back of a report that estimated the freehold land beneath the council’s forests could be worth up to $23 million.

The Ernst and Young report said the 1976 hectare estate is home to trees worth about $6m.

About 1200 hectares is freehold.

The $23 million price tag was a best-case estimate based on the land being readied for dairy, crop and sheep farming. Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willie Leferink has already warned that new water and land regulations could affect demand, and has suggested this means the council is too late to maximise its return.

Even so, seeking more value will please those who, at annual plan time, have argued the council has no business investing in forestry.

Historically, councils grew forests to offset rates. However, the timber market has not been as healthy as many investment alternatives. Ernst and Young noted that gross export log prices have exceeded inflation by just 0.8 per cent over inflation the past 18 years.

Relatively risk-free five year Government Bonds had a yield of about 2 per cent – and government bonds do not lose value when subjected to the winds that knocked over large tracts of trees in September.

Council advisors say the right investment will almost certainly outstrip the forestry returns it will lose.

Dairy and arable farmers could make more productive use of the land, and investing the sale proceeds could help the council make more money.

A good plan might buy the district a new set of family silver.

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NZ needs to take meaningful carbon efficiency action

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hen I saw Green leader Dr Russel Norman touting the BERL report underpinning their carbon tax, the image of Neville Chamberlain came to mind. Instead of “peace for our time” it’s a “carbon tax for our time”.

Then again, dairy farmers are viewed by some people as a cross between a cash cow and punching bag.

I am not looking for violins, just an understanding that you cannot generalise.

Take the Green MP Steffan Browning. While we can agree to disagree, I respect the guy for his beliefs.

He’s also the only real farmer they’ve got as an MP, but with the Mana/Internet/Alliance reunion party nibbling at their heels, he’s been effectively dumped with a list ranking of 15. It leaves me with the Muppet Show’s Mananama ringing in my head.

Sure Steffan Browning will toe the party line that their carbon tax is awesome, but in his heart of hearts, he’ll know it’s a mangy dog with little to do with the environment but heaps to do with being an export tax.

Provocative? You betcha.

If the Greens stood by their voluminous rhetoric, they’d clearly state that the point of obligation for their carbon tax is inside the farm gate. Instead, they seemingly plan to use Synlait, Westland, Open Country, Westland and Fonterra as dairying’s IRD. My newest farm is highly nutrient efficient and I am seriously looking at biodigesters and so-

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lar. These could not only cut my energy bill, but possibly, make that operation more than carbon neutral. So Dr Norman, what’s my incentive if I am treated the same as another bloke pumping out CO2 with gay abandon?

That’s what the point of obligation means and where it is placed speaks volumes about whether this policy is green or just greenwashing for an export tax.

Since their policy paper references “lowering the payout” and BERL’s numbers are for industry and not individual farms, it tells me it is all about the ease of tax collection.

Saying “the polluter ought to pay” wrongly assumes we’ve done nothing when we’ve been investing in greenhouse gas research since the early 2000s.

There is nothing Green about a party that is just a fake facade for a bunch of socialists.

You need to contrast their rhetoric with our reality.

The United Nations estimates that in the global milk industry there are 2.4 kilograms of C02 in the production of a kilogram of milk.

Fonterra puts their carbon footprint at 940

grams in a litre of milk, meanwhile, DairyNZ reckons it is one kilogram of C02 per kilogram of milk. The upshot here is that we’re not just good, we’re bloody good.

In 2011, Rosie the cow was producing milksolids with 24 per cent fewer emissions than her forebear did in 1990. At an annual improvement of 1.14 per cent each year, Kiwi dairy farmers have saved millions of tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions, even well before we’d ever heard of an ETS or a carbon tax.

That comes with a focus on being efficient users of resources. It’s about clean cows.

Given no-one else on the planet is planning to emissions tax primary food production, what do you think would happen to global emissions if a carbon tax here just shifted our production overseas?

Unlike others, I started the BERL report underpinning their carbon tax with the report’s appendix. I can tell you it is seemingly research

by Google and uses really old data for farm costs, data now at least three seasons old, but applied to this season’s forecast revenue.

DairyNZ has real-time farm budgets and they have found that the carbon tax will cost the “average farm” $17,000 each year. but that’s just the start.

A carbon tax massively increases the cost of making

dairy products here, which adds another $10,000 to each New Zealand dairy farm. So much for value add and local manufacturing then.

Instead of “just 8 cents for a kilogram of milksolids” we’re actually talking $27,000 each year “for the average farm”.

Since that comes off your revenue it’s like a stake into the provincial economy’s heart.

Let’s also assume the payout is $6.50kg/MS instead of the $7 forecast.

This means “the average dairy farm” will have a gross operating profit similar to the salary of two Green MPs. It is a lot of money yes, but gross is before you pay either the taxman or your bank manager.

So just imagine lopping 9 per cent of your pre-tax wages but that your wages sometimes go up and sometimes down. Then again, it’s always easy to spend someone else’s money.

Since we are in the ETS, are heavily engaged in research and have a track record of ever greater carbon efficiency, we just want our urban friends serious about the environment, to have a good hard think about what the Greens will do for our environment, other than taxing dairy farmers.

We are not asking to do nothing.

We are simply asking for New Zealand to take action that is globally meaningful to balance a changing climate with food security.

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■ PAKISTAN

MH370 costs shared Malaysia and Australia will share the cost of the next phase of the search for a Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing more than three months ago, a senior official says. “Costs will be shared 50-50 between Malaysia and Australia,” deputy defence minister Abdul Rahim Bakri said, adding that there were no figures yet for how much they would have to spend. Malaysia Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that Malaysia had spent 27.6 million ringgit ($A9.30 million) in fuel and food for equipment and personnel in the search.

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Airport cleared of militants

By Kashif farooqi Twenty-eight people were killed as Pakistan’s military fought an all-night battle with Taliban gunmen who besieged Karachi airport armed with rocket launchers and suicide vests, leaving a nascent peace process in tatters.

Ten militants were among the dead, officials said, as Pakistan’s biggest city witnessed a return of the kind of spectacular offensive waged before by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives.

The attack at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport began just before midnight Sunday and about dawn, the military said that all 10 attackers had been killed.

Some of the gunmen were dressed in army uniform, as authorities put their mangled bodies, assault rifles, grenades and rocket launchers on display for the press.

At least three blew up their suicide vests, witnesses said, with a decapitated head on display.

But after authorities initially declared the airport cleared about dawn, an AFP reporter witnessed fresh gunfire break out inside the airport - where explosions and fires had erupted during the night - prompting security forces to relaunch the operation.

“The attack is over and we have cleared the area of all militants,” a spokesman for the paramilitary Rangers, Sibtain Rizvi, told reporters later after nearly 12 hours of fighting in all.

The bodies of the 18 victims of the Taliban assault - including eight airport security guards and four workers from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) - were taken to a Karachi hospital where another 26 wounded people were being treated, a hospital official said.

PIA spokesman Mashoor Tajwar said no airline passengers were caught up in the incident.

“None of the passengers were trapped in the building, we had diverted all the flights to Lahore and Nawabshah,” he told AFP. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said normal flight operations would resume at Karachi late yesterday.

The TTP said the brazen attack was in revenge for its late leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike in November.

TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid also dismissed the Pakistani government’s recent offer of a new round of peace talks as a ruse, and promised more attacks to come.

“Pakistan used peace talks as a tool of war,” he told AFP. “We have yet to take revenge for the deaths of hundreds of innocent tribal women and children killed in Pakistani air strikes.

“It’s just the beginning, we have taken revenge for one (Mehsud), we have to take revenge for hundreds.”

The assault will raise fresh concerns about Pakistan’s shaky security situation, and many more questions about how the militants were able to penetrate the airport, which services one of the world’s biggest cities.

- AFP

China-US navy drill China has confirmed it will take part in a major US-organised naval drill for the first time, official media says, amid heightened distrust between the two military powers.

The Chinese navy will participate in the Rim of the Pacific multinational naval exercises, the military’s official People’s Liberation Army Daily reported. China is embroiled in a series of rows with its neighbours in the East and South China Sea that have caused concern in Washington, which closely monitors Beijing’s rapid military rise.

- AFP

McCann search paused Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have finished their first search of an area of scrubland in Praia da Luz. Forensic teams are expected to move on to two other sites after halting the operation for two days to coincide with a Portuguese national holiday.

Cordons were removed yesterday from the area of land in the Algarve holiday resort that has been the centre of the police search for the last week.

- PA

Kiwi on meth charges

■ IRAQ

Checkpoint blasts kill 15 in northern Iraq A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq has killed 15 people, while four people died in other attacks.

Militants have launched major operations in a swathe of provinces in the past few days,

A Russian court has sentenced two men found guilty of the murder of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya to life imprisonment, and handed lengthy prison terms to three others involved in the killing. Rustam Makhmudov, the Chechen man convicted of firing the fatal shots as Politkovskaya, and his uncle Lom-Ali Gaitukayev accused of organising the hit were jailed for life at Moscow city court, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said. Makhmudov’s two brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim were sentenced to 14 and 12 years respectively in a penal colony, while former Moscow police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was handed a 20 year term.

- AFP

killing scores of people and highlighting both their long reach and the weakness of Iraq’s security forces.

Iraq is suffering its worst violence in years, and with none of the myriad problems that contribute to the heightened unrest headed for quick resolutions,

the bloodshed is likely to continue unabated.

Local official Shallal Abdul Baban said the blasts at the police checkpoint in Tuz Khurmatu also wounded 115 people and caused “great destruction”.

The checkpoint that was targeted was near an office of

President Jalal Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party.

Another suicide car bombing struck an army checkpoint south of the city of Baquba on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding five, officials - AFP said.

A New Zealand woman has been charged with importing five kilograms of crystal meth into Sydney hidden inside machinery parts.

Customs officers at Sydney Airport searched the 53-year-old’s bags as she got off a flight from India on Saturday afternoon. They allegedly found eight cardboard boxes containing lathe chucks. Hidden inside the chucks was five kilograms of methamphetamine, or crystal meth - the party drug made famous on the television series Breaking Bad. The maximum penalty for the offence is life imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,275,000.

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■ HIREPOOL

Hire group to list on sharemarket

By Christopher AdAms Hirepool – New Zealand’s largest equipment rental business – has confirmed its plans to list on the sharemarket and says a prospectus for the offer will be lodged this month.

The company said the issue price of its shares would be set after a bookbuild process that would follow the prospectus registration “on or about” June 16.

Deutsche Bank gave the company an equity value in the range $260 million to $320 million in pre-marketing research released last week.

The Hirepool listing could be the second biggest initial public offering New Zealand will see this year after the float of Genesis Energy in April.

“All shares offered by Hirepool will be at the issue price and will be fully paid ordinary shares which will rank equally with each other and all existing shares,” the company said.

Hirepool’s sales declined by 7.6

per cent in the 2014 financial year despite a firming New Zealand economy, according to the Deutsche Bank report.

But investments being made by the company, coupled with an increase in construction projects, are expected to bolster the business in the next financial year.

The Deutsche Bank report says the company – which rents equipment such as vehicles, portable toilets and catering gear _ expects to post revenue of $156.5 million for the 2015 financial year, a “level near which Hirepool has achieved previously”.

Fund managers have been told that Hirepool will post a $25.6 million profit in the 2015 financial year, according to the Australian Financial Review.

Hirepool, which acquired rival New Zealand firm HireQuip last year, is owned by Australian private equity company Next Capital.

Deutsche Craigs, UBS and Macquarie Securities are managing the offer.

- APNZ

Hirepool is planning to list on the New Zealand sharemarket.

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Appointment made to new position Fonterra said it had appointed Robert Spurway as its managing director of global operations – a new role.

Chief executive Theo Spierings said Spurway – who is currently acting director New Zealand operations in NZ Milk Products - was “uniquely qualified” for the position.

He said one of Fonterra’s top

business priorities was to optimise its global ingredients sales and operations footprint.

“In his new role, Robert will lead the integration of our global milk production capacity,” Spierings said.

Spurway has more than 20 years’ experience in the food and dairy industries.

After managing the North-

land Dairy Company’s Dargaville site, he moved to Australia in 1999 where he held various roles in Goodman Fielder.

From 2008-2011 he led two food companies, before returning to New Zealand to become Fonterra’s South Island regional operations manager.

- APNZ

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683.53 745.49 8.629 1,060.0 347.8 265.3 280.31 29.31 65.61 55.01 608.24 748.04 693.59 39.56 194.48 676.12 242.0 100.02 397.88 702.19 67.16 423.72 306.86 44.64 165.22 339.37 56.31 39.72 0.0 239.37 16.42 200.17 94.31 25.83 984.62 65.2 342.12 398.67 425.62 298.19 1,394.7 73.24 74.95 21.27 130.43 137.82 24.45 110.73 163.3 290.13

NZX 50 index last 4 weeks 5220 5194 5168 5142 5116 5090

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A Reuters survey of 17 banks and other economic forecasters found the average expected level of the OCR by the end of the year to be 3.66 per cent, implying one more increase beyond Thursday’s, and a two-thirds chance of another. But money market pricing is more dovish.

Stephens expects the net effect of the new information since March to be that the Reserve Bank will pencil in a forward track for 90-day interest rates that may be a shade lower than it published then.

“The challenge for the bank will be to deliver this modest change to the outlook while still prodding errant financial markets into lifting two and threeyear swap rates,” Stephens said.

“The right balance could be achieved by signalling that, from here, the OCR hiking programme will proceed at a pace of 25 basis points per quarter.”

- APNZ

At close of trading on Monday, June 9, 2014

23/5

It will be no surprise at all if the Reserve Bank raises the official cash rate again on Thursday to 3.25 per cent – rather the focus will be on what it signals about the timing and extent of interest rate rises beyond that.

While the message from the June monetary policy statement is expected to be that the outlook for economic growth and inflation pressures is still one which requires the normalisation of interest rates over time, the financial markets have priced in more landings and fewer steps in the staircase of rate rises ahead than the bank projected three months ago.

Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said wholesale interest rates had fallen to the point where swap market pricing indicated an expectation that the OCR will be 4 per cent by the end of next year.

“By contrast the Reserve Bank’s forecasts back in March implied an OCR of 4.5 per cent at that point,” he said. “This drop in market interest rates will be worrying for the Reserve Bank because it is prompting banks to reduce fixed mortgage rates.

The average two-year fixed mortgage rate advertised by the four main banks has fallen 34 basis points in two months.

“Lower mortgage rates could reignite the housing market.”

Deutsche Bank chief economist Darren Gibbs said the Reserve Bank’s forecasts in March were consistent with either four or five increases in the official cash rate this year. Thursday’s will make three.

The flow of economic data since then meant the urgency of normalising interest rates had fallen very slightly and at the margin was more consistent with four than five rate hikes this year, Gibbs said.

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

9/5

Rate rise likely; focus on message

 NZX 50 index

5,187.35

+4.91

+0.09%

 NZX 20 index

4,013.44

+3.74

+0.09%

 NZX All index

5,520.44

+4.97

 Rises 57

+0.09%

 Falls 37

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,464.0

+27.1

+0.5%

At close of trading on June 6, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

16,924.28 +88.17 +0.52%

At close of trading on June 6, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,858.21 +44.72 +0.66% At close of trading on June 6, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

15,077.24 –2.13 –0.01%

At close of trading on June 6, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,247.5

 Silver

London – $US/ounce

–5.0

–0.4%

London – $US/ounce

19.03

+0.22

+1.17%

6,660.5

–139.5

–2.05%

 Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm June 9, 2014

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

TT buy

0.9229 0.9452 5.6642 0.6365 1.6147 0.5152 89.13 2.0357 9.1484 28.10 0.8657

TT sell

0.8971 0.9151 4.9807 0.6131 1.4957 0.4992 85.70 1.7606 8.8216 26.81 0.8399

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By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardain.co.nz

Two more of the district’s ploughing associations held their annual winter matches over the weekend.

The Methven Ploughing Association’s event was held on Richard Lilley’s property on Saturday, with a full contingent of competitors and a good turnout of spectators, despite less-than-perfect ploughing weather.

With thick fog obscuring the marker posts at the far end of the plot, competitors had dif-

ficulty getting their initial line, however it didn’t rain or deter the competitive spirit, organisers reported.

The weather gods also held the rain at bay for the Rakaia Ploughing Association’s match the following day.

A field of 29 ploughmen competed in four classes on Wilkinson’s property near Chertsey, where organisers said good turf conditions produced some excellent results.

RESULTS Rakaia Ploughing Association results: Silver Plough and Reversible Qualifying event 1st Ian Woolley (Blenheim) 2nd David Paterson (Christchurch) 3rd Eric Gin (Oamaru) Vintage Qualifying 1st Pearce Watson (Tinwald) 2nd Gordon Carter (Rakaia) 3rd Lionel Parnham (Leeston) Open Class Plain Ploughing 1st Robert Weavers 2nd Win Ash (Rangiora) 3rd Roger Smith (Hinds)/Cliff Begg (Ashburton) Farm Ploughing 1st Murray Hood (Hatfield) 2nd David Boag (Rakaia) Methven Ploughing Association

results: Silver Plough 1st B Mehrtens 2nd D Paterson 3rd I Woolly Vintage Qualifying Class 1st G Carter 2nd O Winter 3rd B Cameron 4th P Watson & J Stalker Qualifier to go to final ploughoff: O Winter

Allan Robertson keeps his eye on the job at the Rakaia ploughing competition on Sunday.

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As the season winds down in NZ, similar messages are coming through from industry participants. In the near term, expectations are for frozen markets to remain tight, with lower availability from NZ, as production winds down through winter and an increasing proportion being sold chilled.

Market sentiment is positive. The European Commission’s consumer confidence index, shows confidence is at its highest level since 2007 in May. However despite the higher confidence, trends ingrained in shoppers at the supermarkets are likely to be slow to change, with buyers now much more savvy in their spending, which have led to a significant growth in market share by hard discounters such as Aldi and Lidi, at the expenses of the four major UK supermarket chains.

BEEF

The past week was a positive one for the US beef market, with strong near-term demand pushing prices progressively higher through the week. This is another indication of the good demand over the Memorial Day holiday period, with retailers now needing to buy with some urgency to secure enough product for promotions leading up to the next holiday, Independence Day on July 4.

Despite still being lower than earlier this year, prices for NZ 90CL cow meat into the US are now 18 per cent higher than 12 months ago and 23 per cent up on the five-year average for this time of year.

Markets in Asia remain mostly steady, although huge supply out of Australia continues to limit any upwards price movements, with another all-time record volume of beef shipped in May.

DAIRY

Dairy prices have extended their decline over the past week. The Agrifax prices for cheese, anhydrous milkfat (AMF) and milk powders declined compared to the previous week, while butter prices improved. Whole milk powder (WMP) prices fell by 6 per cent while skim milk powder (SMP) dipped by 1 per cent.

At the June 3 GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, prices declined for the eighth consecutive week. Falls in WMP and AMF prices weighed the overall price index down by 4 per cent, offsetting gains in cheese and SMP prices.

The unexpected decline in WMP prices came largely from contracts for delivery in August to November coinciding with the time when NZ milk flows will start ramping up to peak levels. Historically NZ milk production peaks in October. WMP prices in the near term have remained mostly steady.

In the NZX Dairy Futures market, WMP futures prices have declined across contracts up to November. However the forward price curve of WMP remains upward sloping, reflecting higher price expectations going forward. SMP futures made some small gains in nearby contracts while AMF futures declined. The forward price curves for both commodities are relatively flat, providing support for current prices.

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Market Price Trends Week beginning June 9, 2014

l A M B ($) including 1 kg shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

45.71 66.16 85.07 87.58 66.88 99.41 107.17 111.68 116.43 123.49 118.58 45.71

44.89 65.30 84.12 85.82 66.72 98.31 105.98 109.45 115.11 121.03 117.13 45.71

42.72 63.05 81.62 84.32 65.72 95.39 102.80 107.55 111.60 118.93 113.29 45.71

6.72

6.72

6.72

1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI

1 year ago

41.43 34.98 61.35 54.19 77.82 71.76 79.45 74.21 63.77 61.63 92.39 82.97 99.58 89.32 101.38 94.44 109.16 97.78 112.11 104.44 110.65 45.71 98.15 45.71 6.72 6.72

2013/14 Low High 40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 60.35 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49 6.72 *

2012/13 ave

48.89 37.30 69.41 56.79 88.66 74.59 92.79 74.56 66.88 * 59.57 102.67 86.29 110.70 92.93 117.98 94.72 121.41 101.79 130.45 104.75 124.02 105.47 6.72 *

A soggy start to the week Heavy rain brings a wet start to the week across Canterbury.

Initially settling in the northern reaches of both islands, the rain will be driven south by an active area of low pressure to the west of the country and is expected to persist across many parts of New Zealand for much of this week.

“With the low pressure off to our west, we are going to find ourselves stuck in a very moist north-easterly feed of air,” MetService meteorologist John Law said.

“It will be areas exposed to that northeasterly flow that bear the brunt of the rainfall.”

Severe weather warnings have been issued for Nelson and parts of Marlborough; however Cantabrians should also

keep an eye on the weather radar this week, with more rain forecast for the region.

“The heaviest rainfall will be up into the high country and about the foothills.

However, it still looks like rather a wet week for Christchurch and the Canterbury Plains, with rain pushing in from the east,” Mr Law said.

Rainfall totals are likely to be in the region of 40 to 50mm over the 24 hours through to tomorrow morning.

The rain will make setting up for National Fieldays at Mystery Creek a rather soggy affair, but in the north the weather looks set to slowly improve through the week with some sunnier spells returning for the final few days.

6.74

M U T T O N ($) Including 0.5kg pelt 21kg MX1

SI

66.94

66.06

66.06

67.88

56.32

P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator

394 441 405

389 433 406

384 421 399

386 398 399

376 397 398

M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

235 310 315

230 302 310

232 294 315

247 276 324

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

369 419 401

364 407 401

364 403 394

379 373 399

65.91

70.49

57.68

B E E F (c/ kg) 416 441 * 414 * 270 311 328 *

382 395 388

247 291 276

371 388 394 * 230 263 294 *

361 395 371

364 363 372

406 419 * 403

372 388 381

260 292 299

Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.

V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.38 6.48 6.08

6.11 * 6.20 * 5.81 *

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

1380 810 790 720 565 560 555 535 505

1380 865 780 725 520 510 510 500 510

1380 865 780 710 490 488 485 488 510

1500 995 823 755 470 445 425 425 495

1285 810 * 765 670 475 450 450 450 480

1500 1010 850 740 630 625 625 600 534

1475 1047 848 714 440 399 386 372 501

428 410.196 433 421.25

453 412

338 408

473 443

415 422

4570 5800 4500 * 6270 4440 * 6570 5200 6390 12590 * 14550

4258 4446 4502 4926 11572

W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)

Overall winners of the combined Ashburton, Mayfield and Methven’s A&P associations’ winterfeed competition, Richard and Chrissie Wright with Ravensdown rep John Hodgkin.

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W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)

423.12 446.67

DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein

4880 4500 4440 5590 12590

4570 4670 4860 5200 13300

5720 5970 5720 6070 13390

5440 5760 5880 5510 13770

Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $.

Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.

OVERSEAS

MEAT

UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)

PRICES 490 220 203 6.40

480 221 208 6.40

0.850 0.505 0.622 3.95

0.865 0.511 0.625 3.93

455 222 211 6.40

380 195 172 6.40

395 202 192 6.40 *

490 * 225 214 6.40 *

355 209 194 6.43

FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)

PROCESSING

D A T A (000)

Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI information provided by NZX Agrifax

300 35 28.8

0.848 0.810 0.507 0.515 0.612 0.606 3.91 3.00 (Estimates only) 277 325 238 25 86 25 18.3 10.8 26.7

0.776 0.497 0.586 2.76 22 9 0.0

0.863 0.561 0.659 3.85 490 163 28.8 *

Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.

0.809 0.511 0.630 2.74

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Winterfeed competition results

1st R & C Wright, Tamar Farm – fodder beet (Lifta), 54.291 2nd WT Copland, fodder beet (Magnum), 52.74 3rd Highfield Farms, fodder beet, (Brigadair), 52.218 4th G & R Fleming, fodder beet (Feldherr), 51.051 5th D Butterick, fodder beet (Brigadair), 50.648 6th C Shannon - fodder beet (Lactimo), 48.497 Target Crop – autumn saved pasture 1st D & T White (Alto), 34.507 2nd Clibborn Farm (Nui), 30.589

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and stir onion and garlic over a moderate heat until soft. Cool and then combine with all other meatloaf ingredients, but use only half the breadcrumbs at this point. The other half will be used for the topping. Season with salt and pepper and mix well with clean hands.

■ Turn mixture into a greased meatloaf tin and firmly press down to fill the dish. Cover with tin foil and bake in oven for 30 minutes.

■ Remove foil and top with remaining fresh breadcrumbs, grated mozzarella and lots of pepper. Bake until cheese melts and bubbles. Stand in pan for 5–10 minutes before serving, or cool and slice for sandwiches with a little salad, as pictured.

Recipe courtesy of NZ Beef + Lamb www.recipes.co.nz

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When papers started as melted metal

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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reparing this column each week takes some time. We have to think about what we will write about, then write it, often undertaking research along the way.

Then, when we think it’s finished, we email it and the images to the Guardian staff who format it for us and do a final check. If there are any additions or alterations it’s an easy enough process to change it as it’s all on a computer.

In the past, however, preparing the daily newspaper was a much harder and longer process.

One of the ways text was prepared was using Linotype machine. The Linotype was a vast improvement on the original method where individual letters were placed together by hand.

This new process saw the operator type words as a single unit into slugs cast from hot metal, which then were prepared for printing. Naturally, while it was easier and quicker, there were more opportunities to make mistakes as one could mistakenly reverse letters etc.

The skill of Linotype operators was one of the main features of a good newspaper and the Guardian was very lucky in having the services of an expert operator in Joshua ‘Henry’ Sherlock. He was a Hampstead boy and involved with the local chess and draughts club.

When war broke out Joshua was originally deemed unfit for military service and then as more and more enlistments were needed he received his call-up, however such were his skills as a Linotype operator that his employer made an appeal to have him remain in Ashburton.

However, by 1918 he left as part of the 28th reinforcements. The story has a happy ending as, although he was wounded, he returned to New Zealand and married in Napier.

When he died in 1949 he was listed as an engineer and perhaps being surrounded by so many pieces of machinery it is not surprising that he had an interest in such technology.

I wonder as he perused his daily newspaper did he think back to the skills he learned at the Ashburton Guardian?

Left – Joshua Sherlock working at a Linotype machine at the Ashburton Guardian.

Keep your hat on

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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enjoy wearing hats. Lucky for me I have the right shaped head, plus I don’t tend to wear small “perched on your head” types so keeping them on isn’t usually a problem.

For many women wearing a hat was a source of extreme frustration as keeping them on or sitting properly was just another drama about dressing up. Hat pins were a popular solution and also enabled you to dress your hat up a little, maybe matching it with a brooch to be worn on your coat.

Hat pins come in all manner of sizes, shapes and design. I have seen examples made of metal, glass, beads and even small birds’ eggs. With the demise of the hat the often elaborate and bejewelled hat pin has also disappeared from many women’s jewellery boxes.

Some earlier forms have metal pegs that fit on the ends preventing accidentally pricking either the wearer or anyone who

came too close.

Some fine examples were recycled and became stick pins.

In this form they often were referred to by a number of names, one being purity protectors – where over-amorous suitors could be given a sharp poke with one of these to deflate their ardour.

I have also heard that they are very useful in a crowd such as at a concert where people want to pass through to get to the front of the queue. It’s hard to imagine such a slight looking object being able to pack such a punch, but owning a few examples myself (for hat-fixing purposes only) I can testify that they are very sharp and would inflict quite a jab.

The two examples shown are made of sequins and seed pearls and probably date from the 1940s and 50s.

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■ TENNIS

In brief

Nadal eyes Wimbledon Rafael Nadal is bracing himself for another Wimbledon let down as he prepares to rekindle his love-hate relationship with the All England Club.

The 28-year-old Spaniard stormed to a ninth French Open triumph yesterday with a 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 win over Novak Djokovic to register his 14th Grand Slam crown.

But he is not optimistic about collecting a 15th major when Wimbledon gets under way on June 23, despite having been champion on two occasions.

His first title in 2008 was followed by a knee injury-enforced absence 12 months later.

In 2010, he was Wimbledon champion for a second time before finishing runner-up to Djokovic the following year.

Things then got steadily worse with a second round exit against Lukas Rosol in 2012 sparking a seven-month absence from the tour as his knee problems flared up again while, in 2013, he was dumped out in the first round by Belgian journeyman Steve Darcis.

That was the only time Nadal has ever exited a grand slam in the first round.

“I want to try to play well at Wimbledon again,” said Nadal.

“I am healthy, that’s the most important thing.

“I hope my knee will have a positive feeling on grass because I felt my knee was better last year on the other surfaces.

“Grass is always a little bit harder for me after injury.

“I played Wimbledon in 2012 with my knee injury and I never played another match after.

“Last year I tried but I was not ready enough to compete.

“Let’s see how are my feelings this year because it’s a very important tournament.”

After his loss to world number 135 Darcis last year, Nadal came under pressure to skip future grasscourt seasons if he wanted to prolong his career.

Even Nadal admits he is unsure over how he will fare at the warm-up in Halle, where he is top seed after skipping the tournament last year.

McGlinchey - maybe All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey isn’t heading to the Wellington Phoenix just yet. An administrative error saw a story published on Football Australia’s website yesterday announcing the 27-year-old had secured an early release from his Japanese loan club Vegata Sendai and instead of returning to the Central Coast Mariners had opted to join the Phoenix on a two-year deal. But a Phoenix spokesman confirmed the deal wasn’t signed off yet and the negotiations remained fluid.

The story has been pulled from the FFA’s website.

- APNZ

Sponsors question FIFA Major sponsors Adidas, Sony and Visa have demanded that FIFA carry out a thorough investigation of corruption allegations over Qatar’s 2022 World Cup-bid, stepping up pressure on football’s governing body. The corporate titans urged football’s rulers to probe claims that former Qatari football boss Mohamed bin Hammam paid millions of dollars in bribes to secure support for a deeply controversial victory in a 2010 FIFA vote. The three companies account for hundreds of millions of dollars of sponsorship for FIFA. - AFP

Socceroos confident Chile are heavy favourites in their World Cup opener against Australia but Socceroos forward Mathew Leckie feels the South Americans’ style can be exploited.

The Socceroos open their Brazilian campaign against the world No.13 side in Cuiaba on Saturday, with the South American side expected to employ a high defensive line.

Playing the game so far up-field can leave a side vulnerable to a quick counterattack and Leckie knows his pace on the wing could prove a real asset in coach Ange Postecoglou’s plans.

- AAP

No brotherly love here Spain’s Rafael Nadal is overcome with emotion as he defeats Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their final match of the French Open yesterday.

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“I know probably the result will not be the perfect one because the days of preparation are not the right ones.

“And after how tough the match was today physically, I will be more tired.”

Nadal, who has pulled level with Pete Sampras on 14 majors and now stands just three

off the all-time record held by Roger Federer, also believes his fifth successive French Open win was the sport’s payback for his loss to Stan Wawrinka in the the Australian Open final.

Again, his challenge was hobbled by injury - this time by back trouble. He said that his rollercoaster form in the pre-

Roland Garros claycourt season, when he lost three matches for the first time in a decade, was a direct result of that shattering loss in Melbourne.

“Stan played amazing, I don’t know if I would have been able to beat him. But I didn’t compete in that match and that was hard to accept.”

- AFP

Federer retains his lust for sporting life Roger Federer says he’s still fascinated by tennis despite suffering his worst French Open campaign in a decade and with just one Grand Slam title to his name in his last 17 majors.

The 32-year-old Swiss kicks off his grasscourt campaign in

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Halle this week where he will be seeking a seventh trophy to provide a timely boost ahead of his latest assault on Wimbledon, where he has been champion on seven occasions.

“It’s great to return to Halle where I have so many fond mem-

ories and where I have something to defend,” said Federer.

Halle was the site of his only title in 2013 but he arrives still smarting from his fourth round exit at the French Open, his earliest exit since a third round loss in 2004.

Despite that loss, Federer said he is in no mood to retire.

“It’s true that I have won everything, but I am still fascinated by the sport and by the desire to face the daily challenges of the world’s best players and the young stars,” he said.

- AFP

Kevin-Prince Boateng and Jerome Boateng will be one of several pairs of brothers to line up at the World Cup finals, but unlike the others they will be on opposing sides. Even more unusually, just as in 2010, they will face each other in the group stage. While Yaya and Kolo Toure from the Ivory Coast and Hondurans Wilson and Jerry Palacios can give each other fraternal advice and morale boosting chats, there will be none of that between the Boateng half-brothers. For Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince and German defender Jerome there is a strict no contact policy before they play each other even in the Bundesliga, where the former turns out for Schalke 04 and the latter for champions Bayern Munich.

- AFP

Argies waving the flag Argentina have inflamed their rivalry with England on the eve of the World Cup, unfurling a banner claiming sovereignty of the Falklands before defeating Slovenia 2-0. Goals from Ricardo Alvarez and skipper Lionel Messi ensured a winning send-off for the home side before 52,000 adoring fans at La Plata on Sunday. Diego Maradona said bitterness over the Falklands conflict had motivated the Argentines against England. - AFP

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In brief Juniors on rotation New Zealand have made no fewer than 13 changes as they look to sweep aside Scotland tonight and somehow scrape into the JWC semi-finals. That will not make the job easier for Scotland coach’s Sean Lineen, who will have no footage of this combination in action, but he will have identified the unerring goalkicking of Simon Hickey and the deadly finishing of Tevita Li, the only two players retained, as danger areas. The balance of Chris Boyd’s squad all get a run. Even if New Zealand know their fate by kickoff, one would assume there will be a more fluid display, weather permitting, than we saw in the 2433 defeat to South Africa on Friday night.

- NZH

New man wants the job Rugby players and altruism rarely shape as partners but England hooker Dylan Hartley is doing his best to foster that impression.

Competition for test places is fierce within the 47-man squad as they eye their next chance to rattle the All Blacks’ cage in Dunedin. Hartley is in a four-way selection shootout for the hooking job and with 55 caps and a pedigree of winning, will be favoured to earn promotion after arriving with the second wave of players from victory in the premiership.

- NZH

Palu looks doubtful Bustling Wycliff Palu looks set to be the third forwards casualty from the Wallabies’ opening Test pounding of France. The injury-plagued Palu missed training at Sanctuary Cove yesterday afternoon to nurse an ankle problem that has him in serious doubt for the second Test in Melbourne on Saturday night.

In-form Western Force No.8 Ben McCalman looms as the 116kg powerhouse’s replacement, poised to join former skipper James Horwill and hooker Tatafu-Polota-Nau in receiving starting recalls today.

The Wallabies, though, would lose little at the back of the scrum with McCalman proving himself to be one of the best forwards in Super Rugby this season.

- AAP

Distraction for Magic Today’s naming of Silver Ferns team to defend their Commonwealth Games title looms as a major distraction for the Magic as they prepare for their next playoffs showdown. The Magic’s opponent for next weekend’s preliminary final was confirmed last night, with the Waikato-Bay of Plenty side set to battle it out with the Firebirds for a spot in the title decider against the Vixens in Melbourne. The Vixens earned direct passage into the final with a five-goal win over the Firebirds in the major semi-final.

- NZH

Draw for Black Sticks Australia has been held to a 0-0 draw against New Zealand at the women’s field hockey World Cup and can now only advance to the semi-finals if the Netherlands beat South Korea in the final Group A match. South Korea must win the match against the first-placed Dutch to advance. New Zealand has been eliminated. Both sides had chances to score in the first half, but Australia’s Emily Hurtz had a goal disallowed and Krystal Forgesson’s shot went wide for New Zealand.- AP

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■ RUGBY

1st XV left licking wounds

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton College were banged up in their 5-37 loss to defending champions Marlborough in the Crusaders Secondary Schools rugby competition on Saturday.

A battered and bruised college side made the long haul back from Blenheim with several players in doubt for this weekend’s equally tough encounter with St Bede’s.

“We took a bit of a bashing and are counting the costs,”

coach Ian Patterson said.

“It was still a gutsy performance and to hang in the way we did was pretty significant.”

They lost Nete Caucau (knee) midway through the first half, and a collision between flankers Cameron McLeod and Harry Ferguson eventually resulted in both coming to the sideline.

Despite the injuries, College held their own to only be down 5-13 at halftime after a try from Kody Stuthridge.

They struggled to find their rhythm, however, and the hosts

finally found theirs, chalking up their first bonus point win of the season as they produced 24 unanswered points including four tries scored in the second half.

“We let through a soft try at the start of the half and after some gutsy defence the floodgates opened at the end, and they put three quick scores on us.”

The battering has taken its toll on the small College squad who after three weeks on the road, where they picked up two

wins, return home to face St Bede’s, who were too strong for Roncalli 25-8.

Christchurch Boys remain on top of the table with a 46-0 win over Burnside, with the also unbeaten Nelson easily accounting for Lincoln High School 48-15.

Shirley Boys’ beat Christ’s College 10-0, Waimea went down to Rangiora 25-13 and the seventh round of the competition concludes today when St Andrew’s play host to the Timaru Boys’ side.

Match-fixing ‘could kill sport’s integrity’

By Gregor Paul Next year’s Rugby World Cup will be divided along classic have and have-not lines, making it highly vulnerable to matchfixing.

The threat of sabotage is real - almost half the players in England will not be paid for their labour.

The minnows will be there, hoping that one big sniff of the oily rag will keep them going for the duration.

For those who have made such enormous sacrifice with only per diems as reward, how might they feel when they see how the other half are living?

And how might they feel if out of the shadows come shady figures offering bags of loot for missing a few tackles that most of the world expects them to miss anyway?

“The concern is high,” says IRB chief executive Brett Gosper in relation to the prospect of match-fixing at the World Cup. “We are using third-party monitoring in a lot of our tournaments now. We pay a company to come in and monitor electronically across vast numbers of betting shops - registered and unregistered - to see if there is irregularity in the betting.

“A lot of the advice we are getting is that rugby is not a sport where there are high instances of betting in any case; the sport doesn’t lend itself to that kind of betting.

“Having said that, we will act as though it is a high-risk sport because we can’t be complacent.

It is an area where we do have to keep a very close watch because there are players - you can say it is the lower-paid players - but any players, any referee of any nationality is vulnerable to this kind of influence.”

Gosper, who was appointed chief executive of the IRB in 2012, has kept a relatively low profile since he came into the hot seat.

There is no sense of him being a revolutionary or having any particular agenda.

But that may change in the next 15 months as the World Cup is the place of judgment for everyone connected with the game.

A match-fixing scandal at a World Cup would stop the sport dead in its tracks. The game is built on a code of integrity and honesty and if that becomes tainted through corruption on the biggest stage, Gosper can turn off the lights on his way out.

The IRB can’t afford for any World Cup to come up short on any front.

The World Cup is where the governing body makes all its money.

It is the World Cup where a new audience is won. Get it wrong and the game is in trouble.

Next year’s tournament al-

ready provides assurance on the financial front.

It will be a massive commercial success. Ticket sales, broadcast fees and sponsorship deals are going to be bigger than they have ever been. The game will be flooded with money.

Box ticked.

But a few issues that were developing in 2011 haven’t been dealt with and are considered serious problems. Gosper has as much reason for concern as he does optimism.

“We want it to be hugely competitive. We want low winning margins, a couple of surprises through to the semi-finals, marvellous atmosphere and full stadia, no incidents and no discipline problems.”

That’s Gosper’s ideal scenario for the next World Cup. It’s a stretch to see that being the case, especially his hope that there will be no disciplinary problems.

The IRB’s judicial system has long been considered a bad joke: not only in the erratic and nonsensical sanctions, but also because of the length of time

the process takes. Players who transgress often feel like Solomon Grundy: commit a misdemeanour on Saturday; cited on Sunday; worry about it Monday; hearing on Tuesday; sanction passed Wednesday.

Then too often punishments that don’t fit the crime.

Gosper, at least, is promising to do what he can to drive through the message that sanctions against those who target the head have to climb in severity.

Concussion has become the game’s single biggest problem and Gosper agrees the IRB can’t lead the way in terms of protocol and best practice for those who suffer blows to the head and then be lenient with those who attack it.

“The head is sacrosanct. I think you will increasingly see that,” he said. “You will see increasing sanctions. We are trying to set the tone.

“I believe this is an area where we must take the lead and show that this is an area of high sensitivity and protect the - NZH players.”

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■ FORMULA ONE

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In brief Miami charge back LeBron James tallied 35 points and had 10 rebounds as the Miami Heat bounced back with a vengeance to beat San Antonio 98-96 in game two of the NBA finals yesterday.

Chris Bosh finished with 18 points and Rashard Lewis and Dwyane Wade each scored 14 points for the two-time defending NBA champion Heat, who tied the championship series with the Spurs at one game apiece. James, who had his toughness questioned after game one, helped the Heat maintain their streak of following up playoff defeats with victories.

- AFP

Century for Williamson Kane Williamson scored his sixth test century yesterday to lead New Zealand to a satisfying 240-2 against the West Indies at the close of day one at Sabina Park.

The New Zealand No. 3 cracked an undefeated 105 at Sabina Park in the first test, spiced with 11 boundaries off 263 balls in 323 minutes. Williamson got great support from opener Tom Latham, who hit 83 in an assured second wicket stand of 165. Left-hander Latham, in only his second test, hit 10 fours.Veteran Ross Taylor was also an able ally for the 23-yearold Williamson, putting on an unbroken 66 partnership.

- NZH Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, from Australia, drives through the last chicane on his way to winning the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal yesterday.

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Ricciardo’s dream result

By Roje AdAimy The biggest smile in Formula One has reached its limit.

“I officially can’t smile any bigger than that, so you’ve seen it all now,” declared a europhic Daniel Ricciardo, tweeting a photo of his trademark grin at its very widest after his maiden grand prix victory in Montreal, Canada yesterday.

The 24-year-old took full advantage of power problems that struck dominant Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton to grab the lead on the penultimate lap and claim line honours for the first time in his career.

He is the 105th driver to win an F1 championship race but just the fourth from Australia, earning his place alongside greats Sir Jack Brabham, Alan Jones and his predecessor at the

Red Bull team, Mark Webber.

“When you see athletes have their first big achievement and they say they can’t describe their feelings, it’s true, because you dream of it and it’s not often a dream comes true,” Ricciardo said.

“You dream of standing on that podium and seeing all those faces looking at you and when it happens, it’s a bit unreal.

“It’s awesome.”

It was a triumph 56 starts in the making and one that few predicted after a problemplagued pre-season.

But gun performances in the opening six rounds, including back-to-back podiums, have some pundits putting him ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel as Red Bull’s No.1 driver and best chance of catching runaway leaders Mercedes.

Confident but never cocky, the

Perth-born driver always knew he had the ability to challenge the four-time world champion.

And yesterday’s win was proof.

It marked the fifth straight race in which he’s bettered the once-untouchable German, who finished third behind Rosberg.

Vettel was the first to contragulate Ricciardo with a bear hug, before he was swamped with high-fives and plaudits from all corners.

Webber labelled the win the “first of many” on Twitter, while Australia’s last Canadian grand prix winner Jones - now an expert commentator on Network Ten - said: “I don’t care if it’s six o’clock in the morning, I’m going to have a beer!”

But perhaps the highest praise came from Red Bull boss Christian Horner.

“Of all races we thought he

could win, this would have been the most unlikely. But the way he drove, he thoroughly deserved the drive,” he said. “He’s proved his worth. He’s exceeded all of his expectations.”

Ricciardo’s infectious smile spread all the way back home to Perth’s northern suburbs, where his dad Joe watched the race and celebrated the victory with family and friends.

“We’ve had two or three glasses of champagne already,” Ricciardo senior said.

“A first win is always a little bit special after a long journey.

“I’m lost for words ... Wish we could have been there to hug you.”

Champagne isn’t usually Ricciardo’s drink of choice, “but today I started to love it. I will probably postpone my flight tonight and maybe have some more of this sweet stuff.”- AAP

Diamond top bowler Canterbury’s Ashley Diamond became the 2014 singles champion at the National Indoor Bowls Championships in Napier.

Diamond, 27, from Hornby, beat Teri Anderson 14-2. Michael Lawson went the furthest of the Ashburton bowlers, knocked out in the last 32 by Tauranga’s Geoff Coughey 10-6. The nationals continued with pairs qualifying yesterday heading into the post section play today. There were five Ashburton pairs as well as South Island pair’s champion, Lawson, pairing up with South Otago’s Stephen Preddy.

The qualifying for the triples is tomorrow with poste section play on Thursday followed by the fours on Friday and Saturday.

Lees take the honours With the big gun bowlers away at the Nationals Championships, the other locals contested the Ashburton Open Pairs on Saturday.

The 11 teams played a five round draw that was won by Winston and Gay Lee from the MSA Club with five wins and 122 points.

Fellow MSA Club bowlers Maurice Sunbeam and Bob Brasell were second with four wins and a draw and third from the Willowby Club was Darryn Turner and Hazel Mitchell with four wins.

Storm on shaky ground

Ogier wins; Paddon happy with rally experience Hayden Paddon successfully completed the final day of Rally Italia Sardegna, taking a top five stage time and finishing his debut rally with Hyundai Motorsport in 12th place overall.

Volkswagen’s Sebastien Ogier claimed his fourth win of the season, with Mads Ostberg (Citroen) and Jari-Matti Latva-

la (Volkswagen) rounding out the podium.

While the results spoke volumes of Paddon’s determination and mature approach, as well as the team’s hard work in getting the Kiwis restarted for yesterday’s final four stages, the real emphasis for Paddon’s first event in the Hyundai i20

WRC car was on seat time and driving virtually every stage of Rally Italia Sardegna from start to finish in order to gain valuable data about the car to contribute to the team.

Rally Italia Sardegna was just the sixth WRC event contested by the Hyundai Shell World Rally Team.

Speaking after the finish ceremony Paddon said: “It was good to get to the end of the rally.

“It’s obviously been very challenging but to get through the stages and get some valuable time in the car is going to help us a lot so we can move forward from here.”

- NZH

The Melbourne Storm must overcome their worst start to an NRL season since 2002 if they are to keep their proud tradition of semi-final football alive. For the first time in Craig Bellamy’s 12-year tenure as coach, the Storm find themselves outside the top eight at the halfway point of the year.

With superstars Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater battling injury problems and the gruelling State of Origin period only halfway through, the Storm are fighting their biggest battle under Bellamy outside of the 2010 salary cap scandal. - AAP

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results ■■ Cycling Development Cyclists June 8 A Grade 16km. Handicap, 1st & F/T. Kees Donaldson 30m 42s. 2nd. Abe O’Donnell 33m 12s. 3rd. 2f/t. Josh Kershaw 30m 43s.

4th. Ryan Jackson 33m 54s. 5th & 3f/t.

James Skinner 32m 54s. Bailey Kershaw DNF. B Grade 8km. 1st Jake Strachan 2f/t.

16m 50s. 2nd Bella Roulston 3f/t. 16m 50s.

3rd Luke Skinner 16m 57s. 4th Marshall Bell F/T. 16m 32s. 5th Ethan Titheridge 18m 20s.

C. Grade 1st Madison Clark F/T. 19m 21s. D. Grade 1st Nick Kershaw F/T. 17m 59s. 2nd Ella Skinner 2f/t. 26m 30s.

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers 14km out and back 12 riders, June 7 1st. Rob Hooper F/T .CT. 30.56s. HT.9.25m.

RT.21m 31s. 2nd Rob Redmond 2f/t.

CT.30m.57s. HT.9.25m. RT. 21m 32s. 3rd.

Richard Kirwan 3f/t. CT. 30m 58s. HT. 9.25m.

RT. 21m 33s. 4th. Ross Templeton CT.31m 07s.

HT. 9.25m. RT. 21m 42s. 5th. Ryan Jackson CT. 31m 34s. HT. 3m.00s. RT. 28m 34s. 6th. Drew Titheridge CT.31m 43s. HT.4.50m. RT.26m 53s. 7th. Janette Hooper CT. 31m 44s. HT. 4.

50m. RT. 26m 54s. 8th. Brent Hudson CT.32m 25s. HT.4.50m. RT.27m 35s. 9th. Tonee Hurley CT. 33m 09s. HT. 7.30m. RT. 25m 39s. 10th.

Kathy Askin CT. 33m 53s. HT. 7.30m. RT. 26m 23s. 11th. Caitlin Titheridge CT. 33m 53s HT. 7.30m. RT. 26m 23s. 12th. Sarah Shamy CT. 34m 36s. HT. Go. RT. 34m 36s.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Not Struck; #13 Saturday Methven Pharmacy Not Struck Two’s and Nett Eagles Heather Santy x2,Tania Wilson x2, Lynn Worsfold, Raiona Isherwood, Alison Muckle x3,Bev Isherwood, Robyn Maw

Methven Men’s Golf June 7 Senior Alastair Maxwell 79-8-70; Intermediate Athol McAlpine 88-17-71; Junior A Rob Watson 87-22-65; Junior B Peter Kemp 9728-69 Other good scores 67 Ian Lucas, 69 Mike Gray, 71 Gavin Santy, 72 Alan Smith, Phil Lalor, Neil McArthur. Phil Johnson. 73 Barry Wackwitz, Rod Carson. 74 Ben Rutter, Jeremy Johnson, Mark Gazzard, Phil Elliott, 75 Gary Schott, Piers Rolton, Rob Fensom, Doug Hamilton, Eric Meaclem, Andy Gorman Two’s Mike Gray, Barry Wackwitz, Rob Watson, Jim Rooney, Jim Lattimore Topnotch 4 Square Best Nett Rob Watson 65; Arabica Café 2nd nett Ian Lucas 67 Club Voucher Best Gross Alistair Maxwell 79 Closest to pins: Aqua Restaurant # 4 Phil Johnson; Hunters Wines #6 Dave Puckett; Ski Time # 13 Stu Wilson; The Green Parrot #17Rodger Callaghan; 2nd Shot Methven Travel # 14 Michael Kemp Next Saturday; Bush Cup

Rakaia Ladies Golf June 4 LGU, Bryant Cup, second round putting Silver: Heather McKimmie 95-16-79, Bronze A: Rose Johnston 95-24-71, Bronze B: Shirly Doig 95-27-68, Bronze C: Lorraine Stagg 124-44-80. Putting: Rose Johnston and Teresa Booker both 29 putts 9 Holers: Stroke and Putting Marg Lloyd 51-14-37 with 18 putts, Lillian O’Hanlon also 18 putts Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: Sally Smith; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no. 6: Nicki Loe. Nearest Pin no. 8: not struck; Chertsey Spraying nearest pin no. 15: Wendy Watson S. Quinn 2nd shot no. 17: Teresa Booker

Women’s Veterans Semi – finals June 6 North Otago 2 4 games Mayfield 2 North Otago 1 3 Rakaia 3 xtra hole to North Otago 2 Silver South Zone (North Otago) North Otago 9.5 Waimate 2.5, Lower Waitaki 10 Gleniti 2 Tokarahi 6 Geraldine 2 6 Points: Geraldine 2 39.5, Lower Waitaki 34, Tokarahi 32.5, Waimate 26, North Otago 24.5, Gleniti 23.5 North Zone (Played 9th June Pleasant Point) Pleasant Point 10 Methven 2, Geraldine 1 10.5 Ashburton 1 1.5, Mayfield 11.5 Ashburton 2 .5 Points: Mayfield 50, Geraldine 1 42.5 Pleasant Point 27.5, Ashburton 2 25.5 Methven 19.5, Ashburton 1 15

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Ashburton Golf Club

Norrie Cup Cross Country

June 7 The first round of the President’s Trophy was played on Saturday with the following players winning their matches: Graeme Behrnes, Richard Leith, Charlie Alexander, Ron Carlson, Tim Newton, Gordon Crawford, Daniel Green and Jordan Green.

Stableford round for other players best scores: David Fisher 39, Pieter van Vollenhoven 38; Chris Robertson, Derek Prebble and Paul Greer 37; Brent MacGregor 36.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Chris Lovelock, Braided Rivers: Alison MacGregor, Rothburys Insurance: Don Houghton, Netherby Meats: Chris Robertson, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Daniel Green.

Twos: David Fisher, Don Houghton, Tony Bennett, Miti Daniel, Jordan Green and Hamish Niles (2).

Nett Eagles: #6; Birdy Jackpot: # 17

June 7 Run 2km Girls Under 10, 1st Bianna Soper 9:44, 2nd Sarah Wilcox 9:54, 3rd Felicity Pye 11:21.

Under 12, 1st Isabella Gibson 7:55, 2nd Jessica Grey 8:28, 3rd Lydia Pye 9:38.

Under 14, 1st Natasha Waddell 8:00 Run 2km Boys Under 12, 1st Jake Jackways 7:55, 2nd Hamish Taylor 8:37. Under 14, 1st = Josh Sheridan 7:21, 1st= Logan Carr 7:21, 3rd Robert McDonald 10:18, 4th Tama Parker 10:47. Under 16 1st Matthew Clough.

Run Women 6km [3 laps] - 1st Andrea Wreford 28:20, 2nd Alison Conway31:41, 3rd Tania Welsh 33:32, 4th Ange Parker 33:46 Walk 6km [3 laps] - Women: Patrice Ansell 40:11, 2nd Judith Crozier 42:49 3rd Barbara Taylor 42:50, Chrissie Stratford 44:29, Lynda Bayne 46:52 and Viv Strong 60:59. Men: 1st Richard Giller 45:35, 2nd Bill Hood 49:35 Men Veteran 8km: 1st Joe Ford 30:39, 2nd James Katene 32:08, 3rd Neill Lyons 33:38.

Bruce Henderson 35:40, Nick Taylor 35:44, Merv Gilbert 42:41 and Mike O’Callaghan 55:05.

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole Division June 5, Best Nett and Putting Ladies 1st S Graham 63:26:37, 2nd B Morrison 61:23:38; Men 1st J Greenslade 58:20:38, 2nd E Graham 53:12:41 Putting 1st R Thompson with 14, 2nd S Graham with 15. Nearest Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – E Graham, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – E Graham

Methven Ladies Golf June 4 L.G.U, Tuis and Currie Button Silver Stableford Jenny Senior 91-11-80, 29; Gayle O’Duffy 95-14-81, 31 Bronze A: Tania Wilson 88-22-66, 43; Jane Helmore 92-25-67, 42; Ruth Smith 92-24-68, 41; Mary Stone 94-24-70, 39 Bronze B: Alison Muckle 103-36-67, 43; Fay Redfern 101-30-71, 38; Margaret Kelk 106-3472, 37; Raiona Isherwood 106-34-72, 39 Arabica Best Nett Tania Wilson 66 Currie Button Alison Muckle, Tania Wilson 43 Nearest Pins: #4 Bronze A Methven Travel Heather Santy; #6 Bronze B Club Voucher Alison Muckle; #13 Open Methven Four Square Jenny Senior; #17 Silver Methven Supervalue

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Tinwald Golf Club June 7, Medal-Championship qualifying Senior: Adam Marshall 69 c/b, Josh Smith 69, Paul Boon 71, Dave Busch 71. Intermediate: Brent Kirdy 69, Jason King 70, Gordon Rennie 72. Junior: Andrew Barrie, Tony McAndrew 72, Lindsay Jackson 73. Women: Wendy Stevenson 80 c/b.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; John Smitheram; Gluyas Ford # 6; Greg Hubbard.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Greg Hubbard. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Randall Feutz. Two’s; Randall Feutz, Greg Hubbard (2), Jeff Hewitt. Net eagles: # 11 not struck.

■■ Motor racing Superbike World Championship Results from the Superbike World Championship in Sepang yesterday: Race 2: 1. Marco Melandri (ITA/Aprilia) 21:00:424 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) +0.166 3. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 2.689 4. Toni Elias (ESP/Aprilia) 5.386 5. Loris Baz (FRA/Kawasaki) 5.514 6. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 7.073 7. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Suzuki) 7.476 8. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 11.057 9. Alex Lowes (GBR/Suzuki) 15.866 10. Davide Giugliano (ITA/Ducati) 16.206 Race 1: 1. Marco Melandri (Aprilia) 33min 42.359sec 2. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA/Aprilia) 0.620 3. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Suzuki) 12.865

Italy’s Marco Melandri on his Aprilia snatched victory in the last lap of Race 2 from Sylvain Guintoli (Fra/Aprilia), with Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) in third at the Superbike World Championships in Sepang yesterday.

4. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 15.437 5. Toni Elias (ESP/Aprilia) 15.723 6. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Honda) 31.304 7. Leon Haslam (GBR/Honda) 34.093 8. Davide Giugliano (ITA/Ducati) 35.804 9. David Salom (ESP/Kawasaki) 42.031 10. Leon Camier (GBR/BMW) 49.465

Canadian Grand Prix Results from the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal yesterday (70 laps): 1. Daniel Ricciardo (RBR) 1hr 39m 12.830s 2. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) +4.236 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 5.247 4. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 11.755 5. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 12.843 6. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 14.869 7. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 23.578 8. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 28.026 9. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/MLA) 29.254 10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 53.678 11. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) DNF 1 lap 12. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) DNF 1 lap 13. Adrian Sutil (GER/SAU) 1 lap DNF 6 laps 14. Esteban Gutierrez (SAU) Not classified: Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 9 laps Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 21 laps Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 23 laps Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/CAT) 46 laps Pastor Maldonado (VEN/LOT) 48 laps Marcus Ericsson (SWE/CAT) 62 laps Max Chilton (ENG/MAR)

70 laps Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 70 laps

■■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior, June 7 Senior A: New World Allenton A 33 v New World Allenton B 5, Tinwald South A 24 v St Josephs Gold 16, Hampstead A 11 v Methven Shearmac A 22 Senior B: Borough A 6 v Tinwald South B 13, Southern Hayden Mackenzie 2 v Southern Taylor Groundspreading 36, Allenton C 19 v St Josephs Blue 14 Intermediate A: Longbeach A 11 v Methven Trucking B 16, Hampstead B 8 v Allenton Mystics 14, Allenton Crusaders 17 v St Josephs Red 1 Intermediate B: Tinwald School A 25 v Borough Green 0, Allenton Tactix 8 v Hampstead School A 3, Borough Gold 6 v Netherby Magic 18 Junior A: Wakanui 7 v Methven Professionals 14, St Josephs Orange 7 v Allenton Hurricanes 6, Southern Hyde Bros 6 v Allenton Magic 2. Junior B: Borough C 1 v Netherby Diamonds 19, Longbeach B 2 v Methven Winslow 1, Southern Mayfield Service Station 2 v Tinwald School B 2, Hampstead School B 9 v Southern Mayfield Transport 7

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, June 7 Premier: Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A 35 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 11, Smith & Church Collegiate A 14 v United KFC A 25, Celtic Vetent A 24 v Methven Wareings A 16 Senior A: Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 29 v Methven Euro Agri B 20, College B 30 v College Y1-A 18, Celtic B 13 v Rakaia A 30 Senior B: College U18 21 v Celtic C 31, Tinwald South Black 18 v Methven Brown Pub White 35, Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 45 v College Y10B 16

Senior Reserve A: College Y9A 18 v Celtic D 21, Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C 32 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 26, College U17 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold 42 Senior Reserve B: Southern Livestock Exchange 27 v Celtic U18 17, College U16A 22 v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 20, United KFC B 31 v Celtic E 20 2nd Grade: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B 26 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 23, College U16B 9 v College Y9B 21, College U15A 16 v Methven LH Farm Co U15A 15 3rd Grade: College U15B 17 v Methven the Lodge U15B 9, Celtic U15 – Defaulted v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15, College Blue 9 v Celtic F 39, Allenton C 17 v Methven Blue Pub Black 23 Social: Celtic Dragons 19 v United KFC Colonels Chicks 37, Hakatere Marae 12 v Mt Somers Social 34, Allenton Social 22 v Hampstead Ashburton Hotel Hotties 48

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby June 4 Girls XV: Ashburton College 46 v Craighead Diocesan School 36, Under 11.5 (John Smitheram Shield) Celtic Ashburton Online 5 v Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting 47, Methven Mt Hutt Station 22 v Allenton 47, Rakaia Synlait Farms 42 v Southern HCT 7, Tinwald Barry Whittaker Contracting 24 v Methven Allenton Physio 43, June 7 Club Day - Allenton Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere/North Canterbury Combined Competition ¼ Finals REL Rakaia 36 v Glenmark 13, Methven 18 v Burn/Irw/Duns 12, Waihora 25 v Darfield 0, Lincoln 23 v Southbridge 16, Playoffs – Canterbury Supporters Trophy Ashley 14 v Sarencens 13, Prebbleton 6 v Darryl Phillips Celtic 17, Play Offs – Canterbury Supporters Plate Kaiapoi 34 v Claas Harvest Centre Southern 14, Ohoka 33 v Devon Tavern Hampstead 12, West Melton v Oxford, no score received Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 4 Allenton 0 v Methven R&R Haulage 46, Celtic Kellys Café & Bar 15 v Tinwald 23, Mt Somers 22 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 20, Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 7 v Hampstead 7, Bye: Collegiate Eclipse Services Press Cup Marlborough BC 37 v Ashburton College 5, Shirley BHS 10 v Christ College 0, Nelson College 48 v Lincoln 15, St Bedes College 25 v Roncalli College 8, Waimea College 13 v Rangiora HS 25, Christchurch Boys 46 v Burnside HS 0, Bye: St Thomas Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts Rolleston v Banks Peninsula, Celtic Euro Agri 24 v Kirwee 8, West Melton v Prebbleton, Lincoln v Waihora, Sprinsgton v Darfield, Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury - Under 18 Oxford/Woodend 47 v Kaiapoi 8, Springston/ Southbridge 51 v Rangiora HS 0, Meth/Allen/ Rak 15 v Waihora 10, Tinwald/Celtic 7 v Hurunui 27, Bye: Malvern Combined Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury – Under 16 Rolleston 7 v Kaiapoi 59, Harlequins 15 v Woodend/Ohoka 19, Prebbleton v Malvern Combined, Oxford 18 v Waihora 34, Ashley 22 v West Melton 21, Lincoln 3 v Celtic 19,

Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Allenton 37 v Southern BR Jones Contracting 20, Hampstead MC Mechanical 19 v Celtic Fowler Homes 12, Bye: Methven Seed Cleaning Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Hampstead Unique Solutions 21 v Southern Hinds Cartage 36, Tinwald H&L Jones Excavation 13 v Celtic Lysaght Glass 40, Bye: Methven Snowfed Builders Under 11.5 (John Smitheram Shield) Allenton 37 v Methven Allenton Physio 12, Celtic Ashburton Online 17 v Tinwald Barry Whittaker Contracting 41, Rakaia Synlait Farms 0 v Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting 36, Southern HCT 27 v Methven Mt Hutt Station 34, Under 10 Allenton 30 v Southern/Tinwald Riverlea Contracting 30, Celtic Blacklows G 45 v Collegiate Cranfield Glass 80, Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 30 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 60, Rakaia Synlait Farms 20 v Celtic Blacklows W 50, Bye: Methven Mt Hutt Station Under 9: Allenton G 50 v Southern Cowcare Hooftrimming 10, Allenton M 45 v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators 35, Methven B 50 v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators 35, Tinwald Moore Mechanical 25 v Southern All Farm Engineering 65, Bye: Methven W Under 8: Methven W 35 v Tinwald 50, Allenton 15 v Collegiate Countdown 60, Celtic The Finishing Company 60 v Methven Laundry 25, Rakaia Synlait Farms 20 v Hampstead Subway 25, Bye: Southern Agspread Under 7: Allenton 70 v Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting 70, Celtic Summerfield Builders W 40 v Celtic Summerfield Builders G 55, Hampstead Metalcorp 105 v Collegiate Regent Cinema 95, Rakaia Synlait Farms B 50 v Southern Coleman Ag 65, Rakaia Synlait Farms W 60 v Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying 70, Bye: Methven MC Freight Under 6: Allenton G 60 v Methven W 40, Allenton M 45 v Methven B 40, Celtic Anderson Joinery G 55 v Celtic Anderson Joinery W 40, Rakaia Synlait Farms B 50 v Hampstead Netherby 4 Square 55, Rakaia Synlait Farms W 50 v Collegiate McDonalds 45, Southern Progressive Livestock 55 v Tinwald Canvas 75,

■■ Squash

Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s Winter League: James McCloy lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Jimmy Hunn lost to Pete Blacklow 0-3, Brendan Clark beat Cath Blacklow 3-2, Charlotte Smith lost to Nik Millichamp 0-3, Mick Hooper beat Mark O’Grady 3-2, Adam Clement beat Jess Dargue 3-0.

John Surridge lost to Jess McCloy 2-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Marie Kennedy 3-0, Steve Devereux beat Brendon Adam 3-2.

Billy Nolan beat Jon Bond 3-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Ron Carlson 0-3, Lawrence McCormick beat Sam Harrison 3-1, Chauntel Kentish lost to Reece Wallington 0-3, Marie Kennedy lost to Phil Andrew 2-3, Robbie Kok beat Hamish Cross 3-1.

James McCloy beat Craig Campbell 3-2, Ian Dolden lost to Mike vandenBemd 1-3, Scott vandenBemd beat Jordan Hooper 3-0, Jennni Ryk beat Chrissie Stratford 3-1, Ed Harrison lost to Jock O’Connor 2-3, Aaron Leckenby beat Phil Andrew 3-0.

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DRAWS ■ Basketball June 13 Oxford Street Opening Duty – St Joes Jazz 3.45 Girls B Grade Final, Chilli Hot Shots v St Joes Jazz, Scott Kelland, Bayley O’Donnell; 4.40 Boys B Grade Final, ACS Ripcurls v Mt Hutt Boys, Hayden Adams Kaleb Small; 5.35 Girls A Grade Final Samashed v Sky Rebels, Ella Hurley, Nic Thomassen; 6.35 Boys A Grade Final Thunder v Pink Unicorns, Fletcher Arnold, Jayden Reid

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 14 The second round of the President’s Trophy and the first round of the Plate will be played with a Par round for others.

Number 1 Tee 12.00 Graeme Behrnes vs Richard Leith; Ron Carlson vs Tim Newton; 12.07 Charlie Alexander vs Daniel Green; Gordon Craeford vs Jordan Green 12.15 Peter Bain vs Don Houghton; Noel Sutton vs Terry O’Reilly; 12.22 Brian Brown vs Ray Lambert; Eddie Chilton vs Miti Daniel.

Starting Time: Morning 8.30am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start Saturday Starters: Morning Paul Greer; Afternoon Clarrie Galway and John Davis Results Steve Richards and Ivan Blain

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf June 13 Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Allenton 4.30pm Allenton v Collegians Netherby Meats (Simon Mealings/ H. Davies); Wakanui White v Hampstead (A. Haugh/ D. Bennett); 5.20pm Wakanui Blue v Methven E. Connelly-White/K. Donald); Wakanui Black v Collegians Green Machines (K. O’Reilly/ J. Aschen) 1st Grade Women 6.20 pm Methven v Collegians (Rakaia/Collegiate 1st gr W ) 7.30 pm Rakaia v Collegiate (Methven /Collegians 1st gr W) bye: Hampstead June 14 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Allenton Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30am Methven White v Wakanui Blue (turf 1); Collegians Skip 2 It v Hampstead Gold ( turf 2);Allenton Hawkes v Hampstead Blue (turf 4) 10.20am Methven Black v Rakaia Blue (turf 1); Allenton Eagles v Rakaia Black (turf 3); Collegians D & E v Wakanui black (turf 4) Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.30am Allenton Aces v Hampstead; Extras v Methven; Allenton Magic v Rakaia; Wakanui Wasps v Tinwald Longbeach; Wakanui Wildcats v Wakanui Whackers Senior Women at Ashburton Hampstead 1 v TGHS (default by TGHS A) 2.00pm Hampstead/Collegians v Craighead (Peter Edwards/ Carl O’Neill) Senior Men at Timaru 1.00pm Wakanui Blue v Tainui; 4.00pm Wakanui Black v Cambridge June 15 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Methven v Wakanui (Collegians/ Wakanui 1st gr M) 6.15pm Collegians v Ashburton College (Methven/Wakanui 1st gr M) bye: Tinwald June 16 2nd Grade Girls 4.30pm Hampstead Gold v Methven (Stephen Mealings/A. Kelland) 5.30pm Collegians v Hampstead Blue (Stephen Mealings/Hampstead SW) 2nd Grade Boys 6.30pm Hampstead v Wakanui (Wakanui Blk SM/ Rachel Law) 7.30pm Methven v Allenton (A. Kelland/ College 1st gr M) June 17 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pm Collegians v Wakanui (J. Regaldo/G.Scott); 5.00pm Hampstead v Methven White (K. McIntrye/G. Scott); 6.00pm Allenton v Methven Black ( Stephen Mealings/Simon Reid)

■ Netball Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior June 14 Heartland Court: 12.30: Celtic Vetent A v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A, C Tappin, G Kennedy; 2.30: Smith & Church Collegiate A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, C Corbett, S Hopwood; 3.30:

United KFC A v Methven Wareings A, W Hopwood, J Lee Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 1.30: Celtic B v Wilson Bulk Transports Allenton A, B Williams, A Chudleigh; 2.30: College B v Methven Euro Agri B, H Whiting, D McNab; 3.30: College Y10A v Rakaia A, L Muckle, V McArthur Colourplus Court: 12.30: College U18 Methven Brown Pub White, D McNab, A Johnson; 1.30: Celtic C v College Y10B, W Hopwood, J Lee; 3.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Tinwald South Black, I Anderson, G Kennedy Subway Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C v College U17, A Elliott, S Tait; 1.30: Celtic D v Methven R&R Haulage U18A, K Graham, N Johnson; 3.30 College Y9A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold, A Tonks, S Cunneen AMI Insurance Court: 1.30: College U16A v United KFC V, S Bueta, T Watson; 2.30: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd v Celtic E, R Wilson, L Mason; 3.30: Celtic U18 v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B, K Lloyd, E Sinclair Todds of Ashburton Court: 12.30: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B v Methven LH Farm Co U15A, C Waddell, L Copland; 1.30: College U16B v College U15A, S Anderson, A Rollinson; 3.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 v College Y9B, S Hurst, M Hopwood Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: Allenton C v College Blue, M Griffin, L Gundry; 2.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 v College U15B, M Milmine, A Lucock Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 1.30: Celtic U15 v Methven Blue Pub Black, T Barry, R Fechney; 3.30: Celtic F v Methven The Lodge U15B, P Jones, A Holmes Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30 Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties v United KFC Colonels Chicks, T Wylie, N Andrew; 1.30: Allenton Social v Mt Somers Social, C McClintock, S Congdon; 3.30: Celtic Dragons v Hakatere Marae, N Jemmett, T Wylie Club Duty: Celtic; Club Duty Person: Mieke Brook; Canteen: Irene Beach; Umpire: Sally Rhodes; Management: Sally Williams

Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior, June 14 Heartland Court: 9.00: New World Allenton B v Hampstead A, E McDowell, S Beveridge; 10.00: Methven Shearmac A v Tinwald South A, E Hurley, H McDougal; 11.00: New World Allenton A v St Josephs Gold, C Meadows, E Riordan Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 9.00: Borough Red v St Josephs Pink, Coaches; 10.00: Methven Hammer Hardware v St Josephs Silver, Coaches; Allenton Sting v Fairton, Coaches Colourplus Court: 10.00: Longbeach C v Netherby Nippers, Coaches; 11.00: Netherby Diamonds v Tinwald School B, E Smyth, L Wilson Subway Court: 9.00: Tinwald School C v Hampstead School C, Coaches; 11.00: Borough Black v Rakaia A, Coaches AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Hampstead School B v Borough C, S Harmer, M Dudley; 10.00: Southern Mayfield Transport v Longbeach B, Leigh Harrison, H Tallentire; 11.00: Methven Winslow v Southern Mayfield Service Centre, T Allen, T Thompson Todds of Ashburton Court: 9.00: Methven Professionals v Southern Hyde Bros, G Pierce, M Gibson; 10.00: Allenton Magic v St Josephs Orange, T Kelland, Katie Dolan; 11.00: Wakanui v Allenton Hurricanes, L Hay, O MacKenzie Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Borough Green v Borough Gold, E Yeatman, O Wilson; 10.00: Netherby Magic v Allenton Tactix, D Watson, J Donnelly; 11.00: Tinwald School A v Hampstead School A, A Strawbridge, S Arnold Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 9.00: Methven Trucking B v Allenton Crusaders, N Johnson, N Waddell; 10.00: St Josephs Red v Hampstead B, T Booth, S Harness; 11.00: Longbeach A v Allenton Mystics, H Gray, S Anderson Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: Tinwald South B v Allenton C, D McArthur, L Alves; 10.00: Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting v Borough A, V Pluck, M Muckle; 11.00: St Josephs Blue v Southern Taylor Groundspreading, H Harnett, G Naylor Duty Club: St Josephs; Club Duty Person: Jayne Gibson; Canteen: Helen Harnett; Junior Committee Duty: Jay Schmack; Umpire Duty: Lyn Hart / Wendy Hopwood

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby June 14 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Combined Competition – Semi Finals Rakaia v Lincoln, Rak 1, 2.45pm, A Hotop,

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In brief New Wallabies skipper For all of its havoc, the Wallabies’ captaincy curse has provided one stroke of good fortune with freshfaced Michael Hooper appointed skipper. In 22-year-old surfer dude Hooper, the cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union, battling to sell the 15-man code beyond their grass roots, has a new captain that can capture the imagination.

Blonde locks, boyish charm and a carefree approach to a game that he’s put a huge stamp on within two years of making his Test debut. And, at the same time, the indestructible flanker has the respect and admiration of oldschool rugby fans and the grizzled hard-heads in his Test team. - AAP

Alker wins a thriller

College’s Kate Lloyd and Hampstead’s Kerri Withell fight it out for the rebound in last Saturday’s netball round. photo tetsuro mitomo 070614-tm-067

G Shaw, P Hunt; Waihora v Methven, Wai 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, M Gameson, D Sullivan, M Quinlivan Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Combined Competition – Playoffs Burn/Duns/Irw v Darfield, (Thursday 12 June), Duns 1, 7.30pm, B Ward, A McMillan, S Prendergast; Southbridge v Glenmark, South 1, 2.45pm, J Lamers, A McMillan, R Amyes Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Combined Competition – Canterbury Supporters Trophy Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic v Ashley, Celt 1, 2.45pm K Pottinger, P Everest, D Gray; Saracens v Prebbleton, Southbrook 1, 2.45pm, L Haywood, S Laird, L Silcock Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Combined Competition – Canterbury Supporters Plate Devon Tavern Hampstead v West Melton, Hamp 1, 2.45pm, A McGirr, M O’Callaghan, D McKibbon, Ohoka v Kaiapoi, Mande 1, 2.45pm, K Fitzgerald, G Inch, P Bigwood; Claas Harvest Centre Southern v Oxford, May 1, 2.45pm, M Bell, G Clement, J Greenslade Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 5 Collegiate Eclipse Sevices v Celtic Kellys Café & Bar, Coll 1, 2.30pm, C Kelland; Hampstead v Allenton, Hamp 1, 1pm, D McKibbon; Mt Somers v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Mt Som, 2.30pm, T Pearce; Southern Tinwald Taverm v Tinwald, May 1, 1pm, G Clement; Bye: Methven R&R Haulage Press Cup Ashburton College v St Bedes College, Allen 1, 12pm, G Shaw, P Hunt, J Greenslade Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts – Round 2 – Section 1 Waihora v Rolleston, TT 2, 1pm, D Sullivan; Banks Peninsula v Prebbleton, LR 1, 1pm, A Brosnahan; Bye: Celtic Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts – Round 2 – Section 2 Kirwee v Darfield, Kir 2, 2.30pm, G Robinson; Springston v Lincoln, Spring 2, 1.30pm, M Hanson; Bye: West Melton Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury - Under 18 – Final Hurunui c Springston/Southbridge, Culv 1, 1.30pm, G Dunseath Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury - Under 18 – Playoffs Tinwald/Celtic v Oxford/Woodend, Celtic 2 1.15, P Everest; Malvern Combined v Rangiora, Kir 2, 1pm, D Creighton; Waihora v Kaiapoi, TT3, 1pm, M Quinlivan; Bye: Meth/ Allen/Rak Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury – Under 16 Woodend/Ohoka v Ashley, Mand 2, 1pm, S Clark; Celtic v Oxford, Celt 1, 1.15pm, D Gray; Malvern Combined v Waihora, Kir 2, 11.30am, M Talbot; Kaiapoi v West Melton, Kai Oval 1, 2.30pm, G Mathews; Prebbleton v Harlequins, Preb 2, 1pm, S Mclean; Lincoln

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Kiwi golfer Steven Alker wrote his name in to the record books during his marathon playoff victory over Dawie van der Walt at the Cleveland Open on the Web.com Tour. Alker and van der Walt finished the tournament at 14-under yesterday and then played a tour-record 11 sudden-death playoff holes before Alker made a birdie on the 18th - which was the fifth time they had played that hole - to claim the win. Hamilton’s Alker came in to the week sitting 102nd on the tour’s order of merit but will now shoot up the standings, while he also has a start in this week’s US Open at Pinehurst.

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Ko fourth at Ontario Lydia Ko has had another strong tournament on the LPGA Tour, finishing in a share of fourth place at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic in Ontario, Canada.

The 17-year-old shot a final round five-under 66 to finish the tournament at 16-under, seven shots behind winner, and world number one, Inbee Park. Ko’s round included an eagle at the par five fifth hole and four birdies. She ended her round and tournament with back-to-back birdies to move into the top five and take home $US69,332 ($NZ81,500). It is the New Zealander’s fourth top five finish this year and take her yearly earnings to $NZ740,000. - APNZ

De la Hoya into the Hall Ten-time boxing world champion Oscar de la Hoya has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and used the occasion to call for unity in the sport. The 41-yearold Mexican-American earned his place in the boxing shrine with a professional career that included 10 world titles in six different weight divisions. He turned pro after a sparkling amateur career that included an Olympic gold medal.

He went into the Hall as part of an All Star class that included rival Felix “Tito” Trinidad of Puerto Rico and undefeated Super Middleweight World Champion Joe Calzaghe of Wales.

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RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association final yesterday (all series best-of-seven): At San Antonio Miami Heat 98 San Antonio Spurs 96 (San Antonio Spurs 1 Miami Heat 1)

■ Rugby league NRL results standings Rd 13 MANLY 32 (B Stewart 2 P Hiku S Matai J Sene-Lefao tries J Lyon 6 goals) bt BULLDOGS 10 (M Brown C Stanley tries T Hodkinson goal) at Brookvale Oval. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Morris. Crowd: 9,235.

PARRAMATTA 18 (J Hayne J Paulo S Radradra K Sio tries C Sandow goal) beat NTH QUEENSLAND 16 (M Morgan J Tamou A Winterstein tries J Thurston 2 goals) at Pirtek Stadium. Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Reynolds.

PENRITH 36 (L Brown M Moylan T Peachey J Segeyaro J Soward I Yeo tries J Soward 6 goals) bt GOLD COAST 14 (L Douglas D Mead tries K Gordon 3 goals) at Cbus Super Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 10,507.

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 30 (J Dugan 3 G Beale 2 P Mata’utia tries G Widdop 3 goals) bt CRONULLA 0 at WIN Stadium.

Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James.

Crowd: 12,079.

SOUTH SYDNEY 34 (D Tyrrell 2 D Walker 2 J Reddy K Turner tries A Reynolds 5 goals) bt WARRIORS 18 (D Fusitua K Hurrell S Johnson S Mannering tries S Johnson goal) at nib Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, David Munro. Crowd: 20,267.

WESTS TIGERS 23 (C Lawrence P Richards J Tedesco tries P Richards 5 goals P Richards field goal) bt NEWCASTLE 20 (A Uate 3 T Roberts tries T Roberts 2 goals) at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Alan Shortall, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 22,173.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 32 (A Minichiello 2 R Casty M Pearce R Tuivasa-Sheck S Williams tries J Maloney 4 goals) bt MELBOURNE 12 (M Fonua K Mann tries C Smith 2 goals) at AAMI Park. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 16,757.

Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Penrith 12 8 0 4 1 261 190 71 18 2 Bulldogs 12 8 0 4 1 247 188 59 18 3 Manly 12 8 0 4 1 264 212 52 18 4 Syd Roosters 13 8 0 5 0 302 205 97 16 5 Sth Sydney 13 8 0 5 0 295 199 96 16 6 Wests Tigers 12 7 0 5 1 251 262 -11 16 7 Parramatta 12 7 0 5 1 269 281 -12 16 8 *Brisbane 12 7 0 5 0 268 204 64 14 9 Melbourne 12 6 0 6 1 228 278 -50 14 10 Gold Coast 12 6 0 6 1 197 254 -57 14 11 N Queensland 13 6 0 7 0 282 213 69 12 12 Warriors 13 6 0 7 0 288 285 3 12 13 St G Illawarra 12 5 0 7 1 219 285 -66 12 14 *Canberra 12 4 0 8 0 236 322 -86 8 15 Newcastle 12 2 0 10 1 186 280 -94 6 16 Cronulla 12 2 0 10 1 155 290 -135 6 *(denotes teams yet to play) Top try scorers: Semi Radradra (Eels) 12 Ken Sio (Eels) 10 Jarryd Hayne (Eels) 10 Jarrod Croker (Raiders) 10 Steve Matai (Sea Eagles) 10

■ Tennis French Open Collated results from French Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt 2-Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4.

Women’s Doubles, Final 1-Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE)/Peng Shuai (CHN)

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■ Shooting Rifle Shooting Marlborough Championships – 73 entries May 31 Open top ten, after shoot off, was won

by Regan Cowe, Blenheim, 99.6, 98.4, 99.5, 296.15, and 198.11, 494.26, from Brad Palatchie, Blenheim, 100.7, 97.4, 99.6, 296.17, and 197.11, 493.28, and Ashburton’s Hailey Beevor 96.6, 98.6, 99.5, 293.17, 2nd A grade, and 193.8, 486.25, 9th overall, and John Fleming 97.4, 98.6, 98.6, 293.16, 3rd A grade, and 191.6, 484.22, 10th overall.

B, C, and D grade top ten, after shoot off, won by Dean Hayton, Nelson, 98.5, 99.7, 99.5, 296.17, and 195.10, 491.27, from William van Asch Blenheim, 98.3, 98.7, 99.4, 295.14, and 194.6, 489.20, Ashburton’s Nina McKenzie 97.1, 95.3, 98.4, 290.8, 9th in B grade, and 192.9, 482.17, 5th, and Bryan Hunter 94.3, 99.6, 98.5, 291.14, 5th in B grade, and 190.4, 481.18, 8th.

Other Ashburton competitors, Master grade, Greg Menzies, 98.5, 96.5, 98.7, 292.17, 8th, and A grade, Sandy Collett 98.7, 98.3, 97.5, 293.15, 4th, Steve McArthur 95.1, 98.5, 97.7, 290.13, 10th, and Nick Stewart 96.6, 95.5, 98.7, 289.18, 12th. In B grade Sarah Clifford 95.4, 97.2, 97.2, 289.8, 10th, Coby Snowden, 94.5, 97.3, 97.3, 288.11, 11th, and Savanna McArthur 97.3, 94.2, 95.3, 286.8, 13th. In D grade, Ashburton’s, Jayden Collett, 83, 82.2, 83.1, 248.3, 6th.

North Otago Championships 31 May 42 entries: Won by A grader Peter McCallum 100.4, 100.7, 98.7, 298.18, Otago University club, from B grader Les Bell 97.7, 100.6, 100.4, 297.17 of Arthur Barnett club second, A grader Hamish Soper 99.4, 98.6, 100.7, 297.17, Goodwood club, third and Ashburton B grader Robbie Hewitt 99.8, 98.6, 98.4, 295.18 fourth.

Nelson Open Championship 1st June, 75 entries: Won by Brad Palatchie, Blenheim, 100.6, 99.7, 98.2, 297.15, 198.11, 495.26, from Katrina Quigley, Ashley, 97.5, 99.8, 99.6, 295.19, 196.12, 491.31. Ashburton shooters, M grade, Greg Menzies, 96.4, 96.6, 98.3, 290.13, 8th. In A grade, John Fleming 96.5, 99.2, 100.7, 295.14, 6th, Nick Stewart 97.5, 96.4, 96.5, 289.14, 15th, Sandy Collett, 96.4, 97.4, 96.2, 289.10, 16th, and Steve McArthur 96.3, 95.2, 97.4, 288.9, 19th. In B grade, Bryan Hunter 95.1, 98.6, 99.8, 292.15, 1st, Nina McKenzie 97.2, 98.4, 97.4, 292.10, 4th, Sarah Clifford 96.4, 97.1, 96.5, 289.10, 6th, Coby Snowden 94.1, 95.2, 96.3, 285.6, 12th, and Savanna McArthur 93.1, 96.5, 93.3, 282.9, 16th. And D grade, Jayden Collett 87.1, 95.2, 92.3, 274.6 6th.

Ashburton club weekly shoot, 2 June Roger Harris 95.3, Allan Mitchell 89.1, Bruce Dellow 90.1, Grant Glassey 89, M McCann 81, 88, G Wright 95.1.

National District Championships, 5 June Ashburton ‘The Plainsmen’ were defeated in all three squads in the NDC third round, well beaten by Otago, 13 points to 0.

Ashburton teams, Open squad, Greg Menzies 100.5, 196.8, 296.13, Nick Stewart 98.6, 196.7, 294.13, Sandy Collett 97.5, 197.8, 294.13, Steve McArthur 97.4, 197.9, 294.13, John Fleming 97.6, 196.7, 293.13, Tony Thomson 97.5, 196.5, 293.10, Mark Stewart 99.4, 192.7, 291.11, Rex Gardiner 98.4, 193.7, 291.11, T J Stewart 97.4, 192.9, 289.13, Carl Nordqvist 97.5, 192.6, 289.11, total 2924.121, Otago 2931.137.

Composite squad, Bryan Hunter 97.3, 196.6, 293.9, Sarah Clifford 97.4, 195.11, 292.15, Stephen Millichamp 97.2, 191.8, 288.10, Nina McKenzie 93.2, 190.8, 283.10, David Millichamp 95.2, 188.3, 283.5, total 1439.49, Otago 1448.51.

Junior Squad, Hailey Beevor 98.3, 96.3, 194.6, Phillippa Fleming 98.4, 92.1, 190.5, Savanna McArthur 92.1, 97.5, 189.6, total 573.17, Otago 580.28.

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Periods of rain, with heavy falls. Snow lowering to 600 metres in some places in the south, and to 1400 metres elsewhere.

Wind at 1000m: NE 50 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NE gale 65 km/h.

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Patchy rain. Easterly breezes dying out.

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Rain easing and clearing from the south.

Snow down to 800 metres.

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Wind at 2000m: E gale rising to 80 km/h.

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Cloud clearing and becoming fine. Light winds.

Rain in the north gradually clearing and cloud breaking further south. Snow level lifting. Easterlies dying away.

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Fine with light winds.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 0 11am Selling Houses Australia When John comes across a large block in the Newcastle suburb of Glendale, he plans to subdivide and sell.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 2pm May The Best House Win USA 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen With special guests Leonardo DiCaprio and Courtney Cox. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:58 Angry Birds Specials 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:50 Ben 10 – Omniverse 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:30 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Bethenny 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 3:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 4pm Good Luck Charlie 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F Women in Blue PGR 0 8pm Water Patrol PGR 0 8:30 Britain’s Got Talent 0 9:45 F Hoarding – Buried Alive PGR 0 10:45 One News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:40 Mom PGR Violet is nervous about becoming a mother, so Christy plans a baby shower to get her excited; Bonnie gets a new life-coaching client. 0 9:10 Two and a Half Men PGR 0 9:40 Revenge AO 0 10:40 Scandal AO 0

11:15 Major Crimes AO 0 12:10 Eating For Two AO 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:40 Monday Mornings AO 12:35 Embarrassing Bodies AO 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 3:15 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:55 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:25 The Nanny PGR 3 0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO A couple seek advice on how to handle her irresponsible adult son.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz and nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas explain food sensitivity.

2:30 Rachael Ray Sunny Anderson makes 10 recipes with only two ingredients.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah chats with Felicity Huffman and The Hunger Games star Alexander Ludwig.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm The Biggest Loser Australia Hayley reveals a change in the game.

6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Grand Designs Australia PGR Chris and Belinda bought the small car park of land next door to their house, just 3.9 metres wide, and plan to squeeze every centimetre of land into a sustainable house.

0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show 11pm The Good Wife AO Alicia and Diane agree to let a famous liberal lawyer help them on a case, but soon realise he may not have their client’s best interests in mind.

Midnight Infomercials

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 All Grown Up 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:45 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 Bob The Builder 3 9:05 Thomas And Friends 3 9:15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

1:55 Secret Millionaire UK PGR 3 3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country In North Devon, Alistair Appleton helps two baking enthusiasts find the perfect rural home, and visits Arlington Court to see a collection of 19th-Century horse-drawn vehicles.

7pm The Simpsons PGR 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 8:30 M My Super Ex-Girlfriend AO 3 2006 Comedy.

Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson.

0 10:30 90210 PGR

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 8:30 M Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines AO 2003 Sci-fi.

T-101 is sent back to protect an adult John Connor from a female terminator android as the machines are on the rise.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes.

10:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

6am #SkyRugby – Breakdown 6:30 Motorsport – FIA World Rally Championship (Highlights) 7am Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Highlights) 7:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) 8am Hockey – Women’s FIH World Cup (Replay) 9:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) 10am Motorcycling – Isle Of Man TT (Highlights) 11am Motorcycling – Isle Of Man TT Noon Aussie Rules – AFL (Delayed) 2:55 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 3:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships Australia v Italy. From the EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe. 5:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships Samoa v South Africa.

7:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships New Zealand v Scotland.

From the EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

9:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown Jeff Wilson discusses the weekend’s rugby with a panel of former top players and experts.

10pm Rugby Nation Hosted by Tony Johnson.

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11:20 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:20 Home Shopping 1:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

1:50 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby – International Midnight NRL Fulltime 12:30 UFC – Faber On The Brink 1:30 AFL Weekly 2:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 3am Rugby – Women’s International 5am The Crowd Goes Wild 5:40 L Hockey – Men’s FIH World Cup

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Food And Drink 7am Greatest Cities Of The World 8am A Guide To The Good Life 8:30 Belfast Zoo 9am Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Trains Jonathan Phang travels to incredible food destinations, such as Paris, Venice and Istanbul to explore fine dining at its best.

10am The Home Show 11am Baggage Battles Three teams of auction specialists travel to auctions where their bids are based on sight unseen instincts.

11:30 Destination Flavour Japan Noon Bath Crashers 12:30 Greatest Cities Of The World 1:30 Love The Place You’re In 2:20 China – Triumph And Turmoil 3:30 Belfast Zoo 4pm Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6pm A Guide To The Good Life 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 My Dream Derelict Home With Simon O’Brien.

9:30 Home Of The Future 10:30 Mongrels AO 11pm Auction Hunters PG 11:30 Saturday Cookbook

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 8:55 Criminal Intent MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 Outback Hunters PG 12:15 CSI – New York MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Criminal Intent MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Transporter MVL 9:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 10:35 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Better Homes And Gardens 2am My Dream Home 3am Home Of The Future 4am Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast 5am Auction Hunters 5:30 A Guide To The Good Life

12:30 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Transporter MVL 4:15 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

WEDNESDAY

TV THREE

10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast 3 2 4pm Miharo 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2

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SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Moteatea 3 8pm Moko Aotearoa 8:30 M Buck PGR 2011 Documentary. Buck Brannaman, Gary Myers, Bibb Frazier.

10:10 Focus 10:40 Tagata Pasifika 11:10 Te Kaea 3 2 11:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am One Step Beyond PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Sea Tested.

7:30 Man v Wild PG Iceland.

8:30 MythBusters PG Viewer Special. 9:30 MythBusters – Star Wars Special PG 10:30 Magic Of Science PG 11am Deadly Dilemmas M 11:30 I Was Murdered M Noon I Was Murdered M 12:30 Evil, I M 1pm Evil, I M 1:30 I’d Kill For You M 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Moonshiners M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Game Of Stones M 7:30 Super Skyscrapers PG 8:30 Mighty Planes PG 9:30 The Unexplained Files PG 10:30 Dukes Of Haggle PG 11pm Dead Of Night M

WEDNESDAY

Mom

8:40pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:30 Pawn 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ray Liotta, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker.

8:55 This Is 40 16LS 2012 Comedy.

Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann.

11:05 Sinister 16V 2012 Horror.

Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance.

12:55 Lay The Favourite MLS 2012 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall.

2:30 Krews M 2010 Thriller. Brian Geraghty, Jonathan Cake.

4:15 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy. Gabriel Diani, Jonathan Klein.

5:45 Django Unchained 16VL 2012 Action. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio.

8:30 Freeloaders 16LS 2012 Comedy. Olivia Munn, Nat Faxton.

9:55 Alex Cross MVS 2012 Action.

Tyler Perry, Edward Burns.

11:35 Killer Joe 18VLS 2011 Crime.

Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch.

WEDNESDAY

1:15 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy. Gabriel Diani, Midnight True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M 1am Redrum Jonathan Klein. 2:45 Django M 1:30 Redrum M 2am Meteorite Unchained 16VL 2012 Action. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Men PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 5:25 Freeloaders 16LS 2012 4am Sons Of Guns M Comedy. Olivia Munn, Nat Faxton.

5am Meteorite Men PG

Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines, 8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:05 The River Wild MVL 1994 Action Adventure. Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon.

7:55 Erin Brockovich ML 2000 Drama. Albert Finney, Julia Roberts.

10:05 Enough 16V 2002 Thriller.

Jennifer Lopez, Juliette Lewis, Noah Wyle. Noon Hollow Man 16VS 2000 Horror. Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon.

1:55 The River Wild MVL 1994 Action Adventure. Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon.

3:45 The Lord Of The Rings – The Fellowship Of The Ring PGV 2001 Fantasy. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom.

6:40 The Devil Wears Prada PGL 2006 Comedy. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway. 8:30 The Patriot 16V 2000 War Drama. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson.

11:15 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter.

WEDNESDAY

1:10 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy.

2:40 The Lord Of The Rings – The Fellowship Of The Ring PGV 2001 Fantasy. 5:35 The Devil Wears Prada PGL 2006 Comedy.

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10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 11am Golf – Live From The US Open The latest news reports, inside analysis and player interviews, with special guest appearances and live online chats.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Rabbitohs v Warriors.

1pm Random Rugby TV 1:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships Ireland v Fiji.

From QBE Stadium in Auckland.

3:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships Wales v France. From QBE Stadium in Auckland.

5:25 L Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships England v Argentina.

From QBE Stadium in Auckland.

7:30 UFC – Faber On The Brink 8:30 Fight Night Fortuna v Rodrigues.

10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Rabbitohs v Warriors.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships (Highlights) Round Three.

1:30 Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships (Highlights) New Zealand v Scotland.

2am Rugby – International (Highlights) All Blacks v England – Game One. 2:50 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Three. Coverage of the morning session from Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

5:05 NRL Fulltime 5:35 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Three. Coverage of the afternoon session from Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Sport

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Hayden Cartwright awaits the outcome of a backhand shot from Nigel Ludemann in the Methven Squash Open on Saturday.

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Top squash on Methven’s courts

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The Methven Open spanned four days of quality play at the Methven Squash Club.

Chris van der Salm showed his class as the A1 player ranked 12th in New Zealand in taking out the men’s open round robin, as he beat Geraldine’s Patrick

Mulvihill 3-1, Elliott Jones 3-0 and runner-up Evans Chilehse 3-0.

Chilehse’s teenage sons finished one and two in the men’s A grade, with Temwa top and Lwamba runner-up with Dave Macphail third.

Rachel Allred won the women’s open with a 3-1 win over

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Julie Smith in the final.

Not to be shown up by his brother at his own club, Dan van der Salm won the Men’s B grade, with a 3-2 win over Eli Cummings.

Geraldine’s Henry Bolt won the C grade from Ashburton’s Garry Mayne, Methven’s Hugh Derham took down clubmate

Chris Batt to win the D grade and Celtic’s Mike van den Bemd did best in the E grade from Collegiate’s Mitchell McLaughlan.

Methven’s Mitch Sim took out the F grade from James Robinson 3-2, Tim Pike took G grade from Scott van den Bemd of the Celtic club while Methven’s

Guyon Humm beat clubmate Stuart Stratton in the H grade final.

Jack Taggart took out the mixed grade event from Hamish Hunter-Letham.

This weekend it is the Ashburton Squash Club’s turn to host a tournament, followed by Rakaia the following week.

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