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GETTING CREATIVE Young artists let their imaginations loose on ceramics at the Ashburton Art Gallery yesterday.

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Firm failed to protect its staff An Ashburton company that makes feed pellets for cows has admitted failing to protect its workers from toxic dust generated during the manufacturing process.

Precision Animal Supplements has pleaded guilty in the Ashburton District Court to a charge laid by WorkSafe that it failed to ensure the health and safety of workers and exposed them to a risk of serious illness.

The company will be sentenced on September 10 and Judge Joanna Maze has also referred the case for restorative justice, where all parties involved have a chance to meet.

WorkSafe named the period of offending as between April 4, 2016 and March 31 last year.

The maximum penalty is a $1.5 million fine.

A summary of facts on the court file says Precision Animal Supplements’ failures exposed its workers to a risk of serious illness that included lung cancer, impaired lung function, asthma, fibrosis, hyperthyroidism, silicosis and/ or central nervous system effects.

Twenty of the 53 hazardous substances used in the manufacture process contained an ingredient associated with a serious illness, yet face masks

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provided by the company did not meet the required standard for respiratory protective equipment.

Workers repeatedly raised concerns regarding the level of dust in the factory and reported “hocking up black dust” and coughing up lumps that looked like wet dust.

WorkSafe began an investigation after an inspector attended the factory following a complaint.

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■ ASHBURTON WRITERS’ GROUP

Escaping into the imaginations of children Preliminary judging of the annual Ashburton Writers’ Group competition was under way in earnest yesterday, courtesy of members (from left) Stacey Broadbent, Debbie Carter, Rae Magson and Pauline Roberts.

The members left their normal lives for a day to escape into the imaginations of the almost 100 children aged up to 13 who entered.

There were tales covering many a topic from monsters and earthquakes to bullying and fighting in World War One. Just three of the 99 entrants were in the special Suffrage 125 section.

Spokesperson Magson was not surprised by the low number, as it was a challenging topic.

However, she was encouraged by the high quality of the entries.

Final judging will be undertaken by Janet Benfell, and prizewinners will be announced at a gathering on Thursday next week at the Ashburton Museum.

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Crash victim still in hospital

By Katie todd

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A 22-year-old man remains in Christchurch Hospital in a stable condition following a serious crash on the Ashburton Staveley Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The man had to be cut out of

his car by emergency services and flown to hospital in a critical condition after a collision with a power pole at around 3am.

Police and the Serious Crash Unit have been investigating the cause of the crash.

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currently awaiting the results of a toxicology report.

“We will be looking at whether he had any alcohol, the speed he was doing, and if he fell asleep while driving,” Senior Sergeant Phil Dean said.

“If it was alcohol, we’ll be looking at where he was, who sup-

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Other ingredients used in the pellet making included cobalt and crystalline silica, both associated with lung cancer.

The company engaged a consultant to develop its health and safety system but that person did not have the relevant experience in hazardous substances risk management.

WorkSafe says Precision Animal Supplements failed to identify the exposure of its workers to hazardous substances and did not develop a safe system of work. The company did install extraction ventilation but it was not sufficient to remove the dust effectively.

Testing showed levels of inhalable grain dust greatly exceeded workplace exposure standards.

WorkSafe said health monitoring in 2014 showed below-normal lung function in four of its eight workers. Despite this, it did not repeat the health monitoring again until WorkSafe’s investigation.

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The accident took place between Driscolls Road and Walkhams Road, and knocked one power pole down.

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DIY crockery – it’s a school holiday activity winner

By Katie todd

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More than 100 plain white mugs were transformed in just the first day of the Ashburton Art Gallery’s immensely popular new school holiday activity.

From open until close at the gallery, the drop-in Patterns Aplenty workshop has been buzzing with young creators, using brightly coloured porcelain markers to decorate their very own, personalised mugs.

Creators can draw their inspiration from the zany, immersive Snapdash! exhibition in the Carr Family Gallery or from the hundreds of artworks hung for the Ashburton Society of Arts 54th annual exhibition.

Public programmes co-ordinator Simone Barnsdale said the mugs need only be cooked in the oven for 90 minutes for the colours to set – and then they are ready to be filled with hot chocolate and enjoyed.

Snapdash! creators Jannah van Hasselt and Harley Peddie were some of the first to create mugs, which are now on display to provide a little design inspiration.

The activity is open to children 3 years old and above, at a cost of just $2 for the mug and materials.

It is open daily at the Ashburton Art Gallery until July 22.

Right – Ashburton Art Gallery’s latest school holiday activity has been deemed a winner by budding artists like Tahlia Christie, Chloe Farquhar and Jasmin Christie, who went with their grandmother yesterday.

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Nurses to proceed with strike

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Mid Canterbury patients are having their surgeries postponed and outpatient appointments rescheduled as nurses prepare to walk off the job tomorrow.

New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike from 7am for 24 hours.

Shortly after notice was issued of the strike yesterday, the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) launched contingency plans and began postponing and rescheduling about 800 outpa-

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Mid Canterbury GPs’ spokesperson Dr Eti Avnit said personally she did not support the strike action, although supported the cause behind it.

Opposition health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse said elective surgery patients would be devastated by the strike action.

“This will have a significant impact on patients and their families who would have made arrangements, taken time off work, and otherwise emotionally prepared for their scheduled surgery only to have it cancelled,” Woodhouse said.

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New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation industrial services manager Cee Payne confirmed that industrial action would go ahead.

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tient appointments and 150 surgeries. Staff were to contact patients directly by phone.

Chief executive David Meates said he regretted the disruption.

“Please be assured our staff are trying to rebook patients as quickly as possible,” Meates said.

“Note that most complex surgeries that were scheduled to occur before the strike are also being postponed to reduce the number of people in our hospitals during the strike period. Some urgent surgery, such as cancer surgery will go ahead.”

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Here we go again – Mama Mia’s back

By Katie todd

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Ashburton Regent Cinema are gearing up for an influx of dancing queens next week, when the sequel to their highest ever grossing film hits the screen.

“Around 6-7000” visitors turned up for a glimpse of the Mamma Mia 1 in 2008, and 10 years later the cinema isn’t expecting any less hype.

A substantial number of people have already secured tickets to the first screenings on Thursday, Regent Cinema owner David Favel said.

Despite the long wait since the first movie, Donna and Sophie’s antics will be fresh in the minds of more than 4000 people who turned up to see the Variety Theatre production in May, just next door at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Favel said seasons for popular movies could be extended, with the World’s Fastest Indian screening for a full six months in 2005.

“We’ll keep playing Mamma Mia! as long as people keep coming,” he said.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again sees Sophie learning about her mother’s past while pregnant, and features a major plot twist that has thus far divided fans.

Returning lead actors Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgaard, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth are joined by Lily James and Cher.

The movie will also be showing in Methven at Cinema Paradiso.

Ashburton has previously shown a lot of love for the Mamma Mia story.

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Second place an impressive showing

Policeman suspended An Auckland police officer has been suspended and is under investigation following allegations from multiple women of inappropriate behaviour and unwanted attention. The officer, based in the Waitemata Police District, was suspended last week after numerous accusations were levelled at him. It is understood police initially started investigating the officer after his ex-girlfriend complained that he had been harassing her using a cellphone.

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A boogying bunch from Mount Somers Springburn School have swept up an impressive collection of awards at the Christchurch Strictly Jump Jam Competition.

After learning jump jam for the first time this year, 11 Year 5 – 8 students entered the competition on June 29 and busted their best moves alongside 19 other Christchurch and wider-Canterbury schools.

They collected excellence certificates in performance, technical execution and sportsmanship, along with a trophy for second place.

They were also the only school to receive awards in all three categories in the competition at Rolleston College and were just one point off first place.

The team had to perform a Jump Jam routine of their choice, coach Michaela George said, with no changes to choreography and formation allowed.

Their selection was Bills by LunchMoney Lewis, and alongside George they were coached by teacher Trish Oates.

George said the team is now looking to enter another competition later this year.

Homicide inquiry Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 17-year-old girl in Mangere. The victim was found at an address in Buckland Road over the weekend and has yet to be formally identified. “Police have been conducting a scene examination at the address and are following lines of inquiries to establish the circumstances around the death,” Detective Inspector Tofilau Faa Vaaelua said. An autopsy was conducted yesterday.

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Jump Jam creator Brett Fairweather with the successful Mount Somers Springburn team. Back row (from left): Ruby Giera, Bree Greer, Blaise France, Milan Jade-Holland, Niko Holgate and Annabel Harmer. Front row (from left): Madison Holgate, Gabriella Brown, Jess Heaven and Samantha Coleman.

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A man has been taken to hospital after being beaten with a pole in Christchurch. Police are appealing for information following an aggravated assault in Riccarton about 6pm on Monday night. A 62-year-old man was walking along Rattray Street when another man got out of a vehicle and demanded money. The offender then repeatedly hit the man with a pole-like weapon, police said.

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■ METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Paving stones to be blasted

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Methven’s slippery paving stones will be water-blasted by the end of this week, hopefully going a long way towards fixing them.

The paving stones were installed as part of a $2.4 million town centre redevelopment project about 20 years ago.

They added to the beautification of the town centre, however, they have since become slippery when it rains due to grime and mould build-up.

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Residents have reported losing their footing in wet conditions and injuring themselves.

The Methven Community Board has been investigating the issue, and has reported that other towns which enhanced their central business districts with the paving stones have also had issues.

Board members trialled various products with poor results after dismissing a $115,000 recommended treatment, as it was too expensive and did not have a

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Chairman Dan McLaughlin said yesterday recent investigations found the council in Ruapehu water-blasted its paving stones four times per year.

McLaughlin said while this was a potential solution, it was unfortunately too expensive, and he was instead putting his faith in an annual water-blasting job being undertaken in a thorough manner.

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McLaughlin said water-blasting being undertaken once per year, or maybe twice at the most, but being done very thoroughly, with the addition of a treatment to stop algae and moss growing, would hopefully solve the issue.

“I think it comes down to how well it’s water-blasted,” McLaughlin said.

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JP giving back to the community

By Linda CLarke

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Mid Canterbury farmer Anne-Marie Allen was sworn in as a new Justice of the Peace in the Ashburton District Court this week.

Allen and her husband Chris are sheep and beef farmers at Ashburton Forks and before Judge Raoul Neave on Monday, she swore the oath of allegiance and the oath of office as a new JP. JPs can witness your signature on official documents and certify copies of documents, including cellphone texts and computer-displayed results.

They also administer affidavits and declarations and some serve on the bench for minor criminal cases.

Judge Neave said JPs were a vital link between communities and the legal system.

President of the Ashburton Justices of the Peace Association Richard Johnson said Allen was an established member of the Ashburton Forks community, having farmed there for 24 years. She started life in Ranfurly and later moved with her family to Woodbury, near Geraldine; her father still farms there.

Allen worked in Christchurch and Auckland in the technology and accounting fields and the couple have two adult children. She now has jobs on and off the farm.

She sees becoming a JP as a way of providing a service to her local community.

Right – New Justice of the Peace Anne-Marie Allen (centre) with daughter Natalie and husband Chris after taking the official oath of office in the Ashburton District Court this week.

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Man bites dog A man has bitten a police dog while fleeing police.

The 33-year-old man was due to appear in New Plymouth District Court yesterday on a number of driving, dishonesty and violence charges.

Between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Monday, the man allegedly crashed his vehicle into several parked cars and other structures in the suburb of Bell Block.

When the vehicle became inoperable, he broke into a residential property and demanded the occupant’s car keys.

He took the vehicle and again drove recklessly, crashing into parked cars.

After abandoning the second vehicle, police believe the man approached the occupants of two addresses on Parklands Avenue and demanded keys to their vehicles.

Detective Sergeant Gerard Bouterey says

the man was located by police a short time later but he fled the scene.

“A police dog was used to track him down but the man has fought with the dog, slamming it into the ground and a concrete wall, and biting its head.

“The dog is recovering well, he’s now at home with his handler and is not expected to suffer any long-term side effects.”

The man was also injured and was taken to hospital.

“There were a number of people who contacted police at the time of these events, but any further witnesses are urged to come forward,” Detective Sergeant Bouterey says.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Landlord loses bid to recoup $20,000 from EU diplomat A landlord who tried to recoup $20,000 in unpaid rent and damages from an EU diplomat has lost in court.

The Tenancy Tribunal ruled that EU deputy head of mission Eva Tvarozkova could not be asked to repay the costs to the landlord because she had diplomatic immunity in New Zealand.

Wellington landlord Matthew Ryan called the decision a travesty.

“It gives a really poor message to landlords,” he told Newstalk ZB’s political editor Barry Soper.

“It states very clearly that landlords have no rights.

“And it sends a message out to all diplomats that they can behave appallingly ... and there will be no redress for them because the Tenancy Tribunal puts it hands up and says ‘We can’t assist you’.”

Tvarozkova, from Slovakia, was told by the tribunal in April that she had to pay Ryan $20,000 for unpaid rent and damaged property at a $1.5m Wellington townhouse, which she had rented for $1500 a week.

However, the tribunal did not consider Tvarozkova’s automatic immunity as a diplomat.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade asked the European Delegation in New Zealand to waive immunity, but it declined.

A rehearing was granted in May, and the tribunal’s ruling was released yesterday.

“The [landlord’s] application is dismissed for want of jurisdiction,” adjudicator Rex Woodhouse said.

In a further blow to the landlord, the tribunal said the $6000 bond could be paid back to Tvarozkova if her lawyers requested it.

“I think the entire decision is a travesty,” Ryan said.

It would have ramifications for all diplomats wanting to rent properties in New Zealand, he said.

He was hopeful of an out-of-court settlement, which the diplomat’s lawyers had indicated was possible during the hearings.

Tvarozkova, who has been posted in New Zealand since 2014, had a fixed-term lease at the property until September but left the property early.

Ryan successfully applied to get back the unpaid rent until the house was tenanted again – a total of $17,357.

They also successfully applied for the costs of damage to blinds and an internal lift, and the cost of an alarm call-out when the tenant was overseas.

But after MFAT alerted the tribunal to Tvarozkova’s immunity, it agreed that a miscarriage of justice had taken place.

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Wonder, heartbreak and tragedy O

ne year ago, yesterday, I stepped into the role of Editor of the Ashburton Guardian, not really knowing what to expect – but fully understanding that there’s a whole community out there with a story to tell.

They say that a year can sometimes seem like a lifetime, and I certainly can’t argue with that when I look back at what’s happened in our small little part of the world in the past 12 months.

When I began the role, the modus operandi was to always try and get your Guardian back to being a daily newspaper that the rest of New Zealand could take notice of, while still paying some form of homage to the traditional forms of community journalism in giving everyone a fair and open space in which

they could have their say.

We are well on the way to achieving that, in my opinion, thanks in large to the hard work done by the editorial team here at the Guardian, but there will be no resting on laurels until we fully reach the peak of where we want to be.

This team of journalists here are quite incredible people.

They know the community as good as anyone and, most importantly, they know the people in it which often will lead

to them getting the best possible stories to relay to the community.

We’ve been witness to some wonderful moments from some incredible individuals and groups in the past 12 months.

We’ve seen selfless acts of generosity and time being given by huge numbers of people and, as is the case with anything in the media world, we’ve seen our fair share of heartbreak and tragedy as well.

The negative moments will always stick out. They are the ones, in this role, that tend to imprint themselves on you.

Some are downright tragic, others are just heart-breaking for all involved.

The closure of Silver Fern Farms tugged right at the very heartstrings of this district be-

cause almost everyone knows or knew someone involved in the entire process and the raw emotion and frustration that was relayed by those directly impacted following the announcement in the Sinclair Centre was extremely powerful.

One particular event will forever remain a hot topic I think, and that’s the closure of the i-SITE building on East Street.

To be witness to and play a part in covering the incredible amount of reaction from members of our community to the news that the service would be removed from the town centre was quite remarkable.

Yes, the i-SITE doors remain shut, and it looks increasingly unlikely they will open again in the future, but what that entire situation showed is that the peo-

ple of the Ashburton District will not take things lying down.

If there’s enough emotion and concern, the people will stand up and fight for what is right and although the result was never what so many people seemed intent on getting, they certainly sent a very clear and strong message to the right people that any decision made needs to be done with utmost respect and understanding of how the community will react.

So, one year in and things are progressing in the right direction – but please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you think we are missing something, or you feel there is a story that needs to be told.

This is your Guardian, and we want it to remain that way for as long as possible.

burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.

In 1991, a Nigeria Airways DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed at the Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, international airport, killing all 261 people on board.

In 1995, the UN-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica in BosniaHerzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who then carried out the killings of more than 8000 Muslim men and boys.

The United States normalised relations with Vietnam.

Ten years ago: Oil prices reached a record high of $147.27 a barrel.

IndyMac Bank’s assets were seized by federal regulators.

Five years ago: In a potential setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighbourhood watch captain’s seconddegree murder trial in Sanford, Florida, was given the option of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Zimmerman ended up being acquitted of all charges.)

One year ago: Emails released by

Donald Trump Jr. revealed that he’d been told before meeting with a Russian attorney during the presidential campaign that the Russian government had information that could “incriminate” Hillary Clinton.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Tab Hunter is 87.

Ventriloquist-actor Jay Johnson is 69. Actor Bruce McGill is 68.

Singer Bonnie Pointer is 68.

Boxer Leon Spinks is 65. Actress Sela Ward is 62. Reggae singer Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 61. Singer Suzanne Vega is 59.

Rock guitarist Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) is 59. Pop-jazz singer-musician Peter Cincotti is 35. Actress Serinda Swan is 34. Actor Robert Adamson is 33.

Actor David Henrie is 29. Actor Connor Paolo is 28. Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is 28.

Thought for today: “Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be.” — Nicholas Murray Butler, American educator (1862-1947).

Matt Markham

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2018. There are 173 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)

On this date: In 1767, John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts.

In 1798, the US Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the US Marine Band.

In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.

In 1937, American composer and pianist George Gershwin died at a Los Angeles hospital of a brain tumour; he was 38.

In 1952, the Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Richard M. Nixon for vice president.

In 1955, the US Air Force Academy swore in its first class of cadets at its temporary quarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.

In 1960, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was first published by J.B. Lippincott and Co. In 1972, the World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union began play in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Fischer won after 21 games.)

In 1977, the Presidential Medal of Freedom was presented to polio vaccine pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk and (posthumously) to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by President Jimmy Carter.

In 1979, the abandoned US space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth,

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he backbone of our community is the people that live here and strive to make it the best it can be.

Volunteers and organisations work tirelessly, often with little recognition, on different projects to make our district a great place to live. Many pay out of their own pockets or put countless hours into fundraising and projects.

So it is my pleasure to congratulate all of the recipients of Ashburton District Council’s Community Grants and Funding for the 2018-19 year.

Every year, council invites groups to apply for funding to provide everything from one-off events to ongoing projects that support the long-term goals for the district. This year, over $1.1 million was given to more than 70 community groups and organisations across the district to help them progress a variety of endeavours.

The funding is allocated across five categories including Arts and Culture; Community Development; Economic Development; Events; Sports and Recreation; and Natural and Built Environment.

It was a pleasure to hear about the many wonderful initiatives and collaborations that are taking place here and I would like to mention a couple of the successful applicants.

You may have been out for a stroll and noticed the beautiful blue plaque mounted on a plinth at the entrance to the historic railway footbridge on East Street.

It was installed to celebrate the footbridge’s 100th birthday through an initiative from Historic Places Mid Canterbury (HPMC). It is based on the heritage plaques installed at notable buildings and locations overseas but with a local twist.

HPMC is the first heritage group to initiate a heritage plaque scheme here and the funding granted to them will help them produce several more plaques to mark our important sites.

Recently, HPMC won an award for Outstanding Contribution

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Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club volunteers have been busy working on improving tracks for bikers of all ages.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN to Heritage for the project at the annual Canterbury Heritage Awards. The project has also been receiving a lot of attention from other branches of Historic Places Aotearoa.

While it is important to recognise and acknowledge the extensive history of our district, we also need to look towards the future.

Projects such as the skills park improvement being done at the River Trail Loop by the Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club help to achieve this. The track is used by more than 500 people every week. By the end of this year, the skills park will have a newly formed track for beginners, signage, and a new drinking fountain installed, among other things.

The mountain bike club’s project is a fantastic way to address growing demand and ensure the park can be enjoyed by more users at varying levels.

If your project doesn’t fit into any of the criteria in the council funding categories, you might want to consider looking at the givUS database provided by Generosity New Zealand. It’s a wonderful tool that provides access to more than 1200 grants for community organisations and individuals, covering a wide variety of project types.

Council provides free access to the database through the library page on its website. All you need is your library card to access it.

There is also more general information about the community grants and funding process on the council’s website, where you can also view the full list of this year’s successful funding applicants.

On behalf of Creative New Zealand, Ashburton District Council also administers the Creative Communities Scheme grant, which supports artistic and cultural projects. There are

two funding rounds each year for this grant with the second round opening shortly for applications.

The scheme sets priorities for its funding, such as youth involvement, so it is important to look at how your creative project can align with these.

There is also currently funding available from The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It is offering grants through the Sustainable Farming Fund which invests in applied research and projects led by farmers, growers, or foresters that aim to deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits for the country.

Applications for this fund close on August 17. More information and the application forms are available on the MPI website.

Well done to all of the groups that received funding from this year’s grants. I look forward to following your progress over the next year and wish you all the very best.

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Movie crew at Thai caves Hollywood has arrived at the foothills of the mountain cave system in Thailand where one of the world’s most daring rescue operations is under way.

Two American producers are already plotting a movie project about the Wild Boars youth soccer team and their coach in anticipation of global box office success.

“I see this as a major Hollywood film with A-list stars,” Michael Scott, managing partner of Pure Flix films, told AAP in Chiang Rai. Scott and co-producer Adam Smith have been conducting preliminary interviews around the Tham Luang cave site, where a final push was under way to complete the rescue of the group of 13 who became trapped in the caves by rising flood waters more than two weeks ago.

Scott and Smith also plan to bring in a screenwriter and interview key players from the team of foreign rescuers and Thai Navy SEALS, the victims and their families and seek exclusive rights to their stories.

Asked if their actions might be seen as insensitive at such a delicate time, Smith said: “There’s going to be other production companies coming in so we have to act pretty quickly.”

Last night, eight of the boys, aged 11 to 16 years, had successfully been brought to the surface by a daisy chain of divers who guided them through 4km of narrow, murky water-filled passages.

The journey takes the divers about 11 hours to get in and out.

Another attempt was under way overnight to try to get the remaining boys and the coach out.

The rescue team being led by Thai authorities includes a number of foreigners, including Australians and Adelaide anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris, a seasoned rescue diver.

Scott, who’s married to a Thai woman and spends three months a year in Thailand, said they are not pressing people over the interviews.

“I’ve told them once this has died down let’s really sit down and have a more indepth interview on what’s really happening,” he said.

Pure Flix is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and Los Angeles and describes itself as a faith and family production and distribution film company.

Its biggest film so far is ‘God’s not Dead’ (2014), which made close to $US70 mil-

Wonder Woman surprise Movie star Gal Gadot surprised children at a Virginia hospital with a superpowered superhero moment: She visited them wearing her iconic Amazonian armor costume from the popular Wonder Woman film. Gadot doled out hugs, kisses, and autographs at Inova Children’s Hospital in northern Virginia. She posed for photos with patients and staffers, and those started popping up on social media over the weekend. One mom, Kelly Sahady of Sterling, posted photos of Gadot holding her 7-month-old daughter, who is fighting an aggressive pediatric cancer.

One of two ambulances with flashing lights leaves the cave rescue area in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

PHOTO AP lion worldwide produced on a budget of $US2 million.

Scott believes the cave rescue story, which will be centred around the two British divers who discovered the boys, is the perfect project for Pure Flix.

“This just kind of fit our DNA in terms of a really inspirational story,” he said during an interview conducted late Monday.

“It’s got incredible heart, incredible acts of heroism and bravery. It’s just an incredible thing and we think it will inspire millions around the world.”

Smith, who also runs KAOS Entertainment in Bangkok, said “it’s apolitical, it has no agenda. Everyone is on the same page and everyone is rooting for them”.

Scott said once a “name” screenwriter

was on board production was expected to start production in late 2019.

A Thai public health official says the eight boys rescued already are in “high spirits” and have strong immune systems because they are soccer players.

Jesada Chokdumrongsuk, deputy director-general of the Public Health Ministry, said that the first four boys rescued, aged 12 to 16, are now able to eat normal food.

He said two of them possibly have a lung infection but all eight are generally “healthy and smiling.”

He said, “the kids are footballers so they have high immune systems.”

Family members have seen at least some of the boys from behind a glass barrier.

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Baby buried for 9 hours A 5-month-old infant who miraculously survived more than nine hours being buried under a pile of sticks and debris in the woods of western Montana suffered only minor injuries despite wearing wet and soiled clothes in cold weather, authorities said yesterday. The baby boy is otherwise in good condition, authorities said. He found the baby facedown under the pile of sticks and debris, dressed only in a wet and soiled onesie in the 8 degree Celsius weather. Police were searching for him after a 32-year-old man was arrested after threatening people at a hot springs in Lolo National Forest. - AP

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Johnson quits, May digs in British Prime Minister Theresa May has dug in her heels after the resignation of two top government ministers over Brexit negotiations whipped up a storm that threatened to topple her fragile minority government.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit with a resignation letter accusing May of flying “white flags” of surrender in negotiations with the European Union. He said “the Brexit dream is dying, suffocated by needless self doubt”.

Johnson followed Brexit Secretary David Davis out the door as a hard-won government consensus on future trade ties with the bloc disintegrated less than three days after it was forged, and nine months before Britain is due to leave the EU. Davis resigned late on at the weekend, saying May’s plan to maintain close trade and regulatory ties with the EU gave “too

much away, too easily”.

If Davis’s resignation rattled May, Johnson’s shook the foundations of her government. The tousle-headed blond Johnson is one of Britain’s best-known politicians, and one of the most prominent advocates for Brexit. Some euroskeptic lawmakers dream of replacing May with a staunch Brexiteer such as Johnson, a populist, polarising figure who has never made a secret of his ambition to be prime minister.

“It is as though we are sending our vanguard into battle with the white flags fluttering above them,” Johnson wrote in a letter that underscored his credentials as a champion of full-speed Brexit.

“The government now has a song to sing,” he said. “The trouble is that I have practiced the words over the weekend and find that they stick in the throat.”

May named one of her most loyal min-

isters, Jeremy Hunt, to replace Johnson in the job of Britain’s top diplomat. Hunt had been health secretary, and is a leading government backer of a compromise “soft Brexit.”

May met with Conservative lawmakers in a packed room at Parliament, in a bid to calm the feverish atmosphere in the deeply divided party.

With Britain due to leave the 28-nation bloc on March 29, 2019, EU officials have warned Britain repeatedly that time is running out to seal a deal spelling out the terms of the divorce and a post-split relationship.

Two years after Britain voted 52 per cent to 48 per cent to leave the European Union, May is trying to find a middle way between two starkly differing views – within her party and the country – of the UK’s relationship with Europe.

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Movie star Tab Hunter dies Tab Hunter, a former on-screen heartthrob and a gay icon, has died. He was 86. The news was announced on a Facebook page associated with the actor, but a cause of death was not included.

With his All-American good looks, wavy blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, and toothy smile, Hunter rose to the top ranks of Hollywood leading men in the 1950s and early ‘60s. He appeared in the likes of Damn Yankees and Battle Cry, and had chart-topping records such as Young Love. But at the height of his popularity he was dogged by rumours that he was gay, which was potentially career-ending during that culturally conservative era.

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280 units for city’s vulnerable An artist’s impression of the project.

there will be 10 less vulnerable women sleeping on the streets each night this winter,” Robinson said.

HNZ chief executive Andrew McKenzie says health and support

services will be located on-site and will provide better support to the community.

“It will be a modern, safe and sustainable development, close to central city amenities.

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mance of the organisation as it does on the product.

“I am confident that Bill’s strong relationships within New Zealand, along with his developed in-

ternational experience, will prove invaluable as we continue to expand our business,” he said.

“I very much look forward to his contribution.”

More animals used for research More than a quarter of a million animals were used for research, testing and teaching in 2016, new figures reveal.

The 2016 Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) figures show the number of animals used in studies that were completed during the year and reported to MPI. MPI manager of animal welfare Dr Kate Littin said the statistics showed that a total of 254,453 animals were used in research, testing and teaching in 2016.

This figure was up 13 per cent from the record low achieved in the previous year.

“The increase for 2016 is mainly due to more livestock used for veterinary research, testing and teaching,” Littin said.

“It was good to see there has been a decrease in the number of animals that died or were euthanised, and that the number of animals that returned to owners or were released to the wild were up compared to previous years.”

The number of animals that were rehomed was similar to last year, she said.

“While rehoming may not always be appropriate for all animals, there are groups that will work with research organisations to rehome animals, and we encourage organisations to do this wherever possible.”

MPI took the role of protecting the welfare of animals used in research, teaching and testing very seriously, Littin said.

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English joins salmon board Mt Cook Alpine Salmon has announced the appointment of Sir Bill English to its board of directors, effective August 1.

Board chairman Jim Bolger says English’s profile was obviously well known in New Zealand.

“His recent retirement from politics gives him the opportunity to apply his talents and unquestionable belief in New Zealand, helping a fast-growing company like ours realise its potential for the benefit of shareholders and NZ Inc,” he said.

English is delighted to be joining the board of Mount Cook Alpine Salmon.

“I am looking forward to joining a southern company producing a world-class product that is doing extremely well in high-value export markets, and I hope to contribute to its ongoing success.”

Bolger said the continued success of Mt Cook Alpine Salmon depends as much on the perfor-

“Not only will it provide more housing and increase accessibility for our customers, but the support and services they need on site to help them live well in their homes and communities.”

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will take several years to complete, with the resource consent planned to be filed in August.

Tenant relocation will take place from now until February next year and the estimated time for demolition to start is early in 2019.

Construction is estimated to get under way mid-2019 before it is completed in 2021.

The Auckland City Mission’s new Mission HomeGround redevelopment will also get under way this year, with work starting in October.

The Mission’s Te Whare Manaaki Wahine women’s shelter is being used while work gets under way, said Helen Robinson, general manager of Social Services.

With one building empty as they prepare for construction on the site, the mission is utilising a 10-bed night shelter for women.

“Te Whare Manaaki Wahine, which means ‘house of hospitality for women’, will on a night-bynight basis provide food, a warm bed, a shower, laundry facilities, and support services where appropriate.

“Because of this opportunity,

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The Government will redevelop a block of “slum” state housing flats in central Auckland, building 280 units for the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford confirmed the redevelopment would take place, finishing by the end of 2021, replacing the 87 flats on the current site.

Twyford said the Government and Housing New Zealand (HNZ) would take a “hands on approach” to solving the housing problem in New Zealand.

“Supported living is an internationally proven way to house and support chronically homeless people or those who have a range of complex needs.

“It’s about providing a warm dry secure over people’s heads when they need it,” he said.

Up to 80 flats in the new development will be specifically allocated to Auckland’s most vulnerable residents.

The remaining 200 will be a mix of state housing and rentals, designed for key service workers in the city centre.

The major redevelopment

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Slow cooking while you work Casseroling might be an old fashioned way of cooking, reminiscent of an era when women had more time, but they’re still a winner on the table.

Just about anything can be popped in a dish and slow cooked to a tender, mouthwatering state.

Whether you’re using a casserole dish in the oven or a slowcooker, there are plenty of meat cuts available which will produce tender, juicy and succulent meals. Meals cooked slowly retain maximum nutrition and develop a delicious depth of flavour.

Remember there is little eavporation with a slow cooker, so reduce liquids by about a half.

Preparation is key and the results worth it.

role dish, in a pre-heated 160C oven for two hours till the meat is tender.

■ Savoury Crumble: Preheat the oven to 200°C. Pull the meat from the lamb shanks and discard the bones. Pull or cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and return to the sauce. Transfer the lamb mixture to an 8-9 cup capacity casserole dish.

■ Mix together the breadcrumbs, butter, cheese and rosemary and scatter over the lamb mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the casserole is hot and the crumble lightly golden.

Sausage-potato casserole

Tomato baked lamb shanks

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6 Quality Mark lamb shanks, trimmed 2 x 37g packets tomato soup powder 2C beef stock 2 onions, peeled and sliced or diced 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1–2t fresh rosemary or 1t dried Savoury Crumble: 2C fresh breadcrumbs 50g butter, melted 1C grated Parmesan or Cheddar cheese 1T finely chopped fresh rosemary Turn the slow cooker on to low to pre-warm while preparing the ingredients. Mix together the soup powder and stock, stirring until the soup powder has completely dissolved - a whisk is ideal.

If wishing to brown the lamb: Heat a dash of oil in a frying-pan and, when hot, brown the shanks well.

Put the lamb, onions and carrots into the pre-warmed cooker.

Pour over the beef stock mixture and scatter over the rosemary. Season well with pepper and cover with the lid. Cook on low for 6–7 hours or on high for 4–5 hours, or until the meat is meltingly tender and falling off the bone. Serve with plenty of mashed potato and seasonal vegetables.

Oven Cooking Option: Cook, covered in an ovenproof casse-

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500g pork sausages 1 tin condensed mushroom soup 3/4C milk 1/4C onion, chopped 1/2t salt 1/4t pepper 3C potatoes, peeled and thin sliced, 1c Cheddar cheese, shredded In a large skillet, brown sausages.

In a bowl, combine soup, milk, onion, salt and pepper In an ungreased baking dish, layer half the potatoes, soup mixture and sausage Repeat layers.

Cover and bake at 180° degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender.

Uncover and sprinkle with cheese.

Return to the oven until cheese is melted.

Creamy chicken casserole

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4 skinless chicken breasts 500g container sour cream 1 tin cream of chicken soup 4C herb stuffing mix 4T melted butter Preheat oven to 180° degrees.

Boil chicken breasts in water for 25 minutes.

Let chicken sit until cool and shred chicken.

Combine shredded chicken, sour cream, and cream of chicken soup and spread evenly into a casserole dish.

Combine melted butter and

Serve the shanks straight out of the slow cooker, or pimp it up with a savoury bread and cheese crumble. stuffing mix in a bowl to soften the stuffing.

■ Pour stuffing mix over chicken mixture and spread evenly.

■ Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil and cook for 20 minutes.

■ Remove foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

Beef and mushroom casserole

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2 onions, peeled and sliced 1T cornflour mixed with water 500g rump steak cut into 4 steaks 500ml beef stock 300g mushrooms 1/2C parsley, chopped ■ Preheat the oven to 170°C. ■ Cover the base of a heavy base pan with stock and heat.

■ Add the steaks and brown on

both sides, remove and place in a casserole.

Add the remaining stock, mushrooms and onion to the pan Stir-fry 2-3 minutes and pour over the steaks.

Place in preheated oven, cover and cook. Stir occasionally until the beef is tender and cooked.

Add cornflour and stir until thickened.

Serve garnished with parsley.

Beef casserole 1kg lean beef blade or chuck steak, trimmed and cut into 5cm cubes 3T oil to pan fry 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 1T minced garlic 4T flour 4C beef stock

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Salt and pepper to taste 2C diced vegetables eg celery, capsicums, carrots, potatoes 4 sprigs fresh thyme Brown the meat in 2-3 batches in oil in a heavy-based pan.

Transfer to a casserole dish.

Gently fry the onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes in the same pan Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until the onions and garlic are well coated.

Gradually pour in the stock and bring to the boil and stir well, to make a smooth sauce.

Season to taste.

Add the diced vegetables and thyme.

Pour sauce over the beef and vegetables.

Cover and cook in a pre-heated 160°C oven for 1½ to 2 hours or until very tender.

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■ In a large bowl combine the peas, beans, mozzarella and bacon.

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In brief No change in the pack Queensland coach Kevin Walters has confirmed Jai Arrow and Josh Papalii will start in the front row in tonight’s State of Origin III, ruling out a late Maroons pack reshuffle. NSW mentor Brad Fittler had predicted bench forwards Tim Glasby or Jarrod Wallace would be promoted to the starting line-up but Walters insisted his team would be as announced for the dead rubber. “We will start with what we have. Those two have earned the right (to start),” Walters said.

- AAP

Langer inspired Slater Billy Slater will finish alongside two pretty handy players in the State of Origin appearance list – Immortal Wally Lewis and former NSW skipper Brad Fittler. But the fullback has identified pint-sized playmaker Allan Langer as his inspiration before drawing the curtain on his glittering Maroons career in tonight’s Origin III. Once an aspiring jockey, Slater, 35, admits he would never have dreamt of aiming for Origin had he not seen Langer play for Queensland. - AAP

Morris confirms move

Finding that competitive edge on the turf Former German national coach Alex Feustel has been back at the Ashburton hockey turf this week, running another Sporting Edge coaching camp. Feustel held a similar two-day camp in the last school holidays, as well as a follow-up session during term two. Mid Canterbury Hockey coaches representative Rachel Wilson, who organised the camp, said it was great to have someone with the experience and knowledge that Feustel had, in Ashburton passing on his skills.

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■ BASKETBALL

LeBron signs the dotted line It’s official.

LeBron is a Laker.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced the signing of LeBron James as a free agent yesterday, confirming the seismic shift created by the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player’s decision to leave Cleveland for the 16-time champion franchise on the West Coast.

James’ representatives at Klutch Sports Group tweeted a photo of James signing his contract with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. James’ agency already announced last week that the superstar had agreed to a four-year deal worth $153.3 million with Los Angeles.

The Lakers have missed the playoffs in a franchise-record five consecutive seasons, while James has played in the past eight NBA Finals with the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning three titles.

The 33-year-old budding en-

tertainment mogul immediately becomes the focus of the Lakers franchise and a possible foundation for the NBA’s next superteam.

Magic Johnson, the Lakers’ president of operations, called James “the best player in the world” in a news release.

“He loves to compete and is an awesome leader who is about winning and making sure that his team-mates are successful,” Johnson said.

“The Lakers players are excited to have a team-mate who has been to nine NBA Finals. It’s a huge step closer to returning the Lakers to the playoffs and to the Finals.”

James is coming off one of his greatest NBA seasons, playing in all 82 regular-season games for the Cavaliers while finishing third in the NBA with 27.5 points per game and hitting career highs with 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists.

He then carried Cleveland to

its fourth consecutive NBA Finals, where the Cavs were swept

by Golden State.

“This is a historic moment for the Lakers, and we could not feel more grateful and honoured,” Pelinka said.

“When LeBron James – a perennial NBA MVP and champion who is playing at the most astonishing levels of his career – chooses to join the Lakers, it serves as the ultimate validation for what we are building here. However, we all know that the work is not yet done.”

James’ arrival is

indeed validation for Johnson and Pelinka, who took over the Lakers in February 2017 with a specific plan to rebuild the franchise by persuading established superstars to join as free agents.

The Lakers already have begun assembling a revamped team around James by acquiring Rajon Rondo, JaVale McGee and Lance Stephenson in free agency while retaining guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Los Angeles also assembled a reasonably talented young core before James’ arrival with Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart.

But they didn’t even get a meeting with star scorer Paul George before he re-signed with Oklahoma City, and their efforts to acquire disgruntled two-way superstar Kawhi Leonard from San Antonio haven’t borne fruit so far.

- AP

Josh Morris messaged Canterbury team-mates on Monday to tell them he’d leave the NRL club at the end of the year to take up a contract at Cronulla. The deal, believed to be for two years, will see Morris extend his NRL career into a 14th season and adds to an attacking Sharks’ roster that already includes Matt Moylan, Josh Dugan and Valentine Holmes. Unfortunately though for those at Belmore, Morris’ message is one that has become all too familiar in recent weeks. Morris is the third big-name player to confirm his departure from the club as it battles salary cap problems.

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Warrington nabs Austin Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will always keep the door open for departing five- eighth Blake Austin, who has signed a threeyear deal with Super League club Warrington. The 27-year-old will take the place of ex-Newcastle and Gold Coast halfback Tyrone Roberts from next season. Stuart said Austin was a big part of the Raider’s resurgence as an attacking team, and that he would be a huge bonus for Warrington.

“The door at the Canberra Raiders is never closed in regards to Blake and his family,” Stuart said yesterday.

- AAP

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 7 and 10 Women’s Section Rnd 3 Bermaline Trophy, Rnd 2 McKay Trophy (Saturday ladies) Anne Watson – 42, Maxine Carter – 36, Deidre Simmons – 35, Daphne Hinton – 35, Vicki Moore – 35 on countback Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites Sue Hastie, No 8 House of Travel Heather Robertson, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon Shirley Elliott, No 14 Todds of Ashburton Robin Bennett, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot Janice Dunlop, No 18 2nd Shot to Green Margaret Bean Twos: Anne Watson No. 4, Sharon Bradford No. 8, Robin Bennett No. 14

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■ OPINION

Football story with a difference A n intriguing football story has captured a lot of my attention in the past few days, but it’s not the one you may think.

There’s a massive football tournament playing out in Russia right now, but the story that’s been on my mind a lot has absolutely nothing at all to do with that.

The story I’m talking about involves a young Thai football team, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

It’s the story of the 12 young Thai footballers and their coach, who have spent more than two weeks trapped in the sprawling Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand.

Media from around the world have converged on the area, covering the incredible search and rescue effort 24 hours a day, and the world has been watching and listening.

News on Sunday that a rescue attempt was under way was followed by hours of wondering how it was going, and I’m sure I wasn’t the only person in the world who picked up my phone on Monday morning hoping like nothing

else that the news that would greet me was positive.

On Tuesday morning, it was the same.

On both days, the news was positive.

And it was incredible.

The fact that they were even found alive was amazing.

The group of boys and their 25-year-old coach entered the cave on June 23 – something they’d done before – and were caught out by the water rising unexpectedly and became trapped.

As the world watched and waited and hope began to fade, the group were miraculously found alive after nine days of searching day and night.

While that was good news, it was far from the end of the story.

Just how they were going to get them out was the beginning of another long wait, and with monsoon rains on the way they were far from out of the danger zone.

Just what those boys and their young soccer coach have been through is unbelievable.

Try and imagine spending as long as they did, trapped, with no food and no way to

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communicate with the outside world.

It’s something that you actually can’t imagine.

What did they do? What did they talk about?

How did that young soccer coach deal with the situation?

As the days passed, each one no doubt longer than the next, how did he maintain morale amongst the no doubt terrified kids while at the same time realising that help may not be coming?

Whatever he did, he’s being hailed as the hero of this story just as much as the divers and searchers who have spent endless hours searching and devising plans to get them out, and rightly so.

He’s a far bigger hero than any football coach plying their trade in Russia right now.

What probably seemed like a fun thing to do at the time – a quick exploration of the caves they’d been in before – turned into a dreadful nightmare for all involved.

As the coach and the children sat in wait in the caves, their families were waiting on the outside for any snippet of good news and putting all of their faith in the huge team of rescuers and expert divers brought in to try and give this story a happy ending.

Calling it a sports story may be a bit of a stretch, but they were soccer players, so I’m going to call it a sports story.

It’s the story of a man who set out to coach young kids the game he loved, who ended up having to help them through the kind of life-altering experience no one could ever have imagined.

I, for one, would love to know what happened down in that cave, and just how they survived.

And I’m sure that one day we will all find out to some extent, because when this is all done and dusted I’m certain someone is going to make it into one incredible movie.

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Tourney diary Mid Canterbury’s youngest high school netballers are in action at the South Island secondary schools’ junior development tournament in Christchurch this week.

Ashburton College’s Year 10 team are taking on Year 10 teams from around the South Island and their pool E campaign didn’t get off to the best start, but they bounced back in their final game of day one to beat Timaru’s Roncalli 35-21.

In the Year 9 section, Ashburton College also lined up in pool E and took on Cashmere in their opening game and lost 28-23, before beating Mt Aspiring 24-14. In their final game of day one they lost to James Hargest 34-17.

In the combined competition, Mount Hutt College also opened their pool F campaign with a win and two losses.

They lost to Riccarton High School B 2818, before beating Papanui 29-22, and finishing with a 21-15 loss to John Paul High School.

Mount Hutt then lost to Golden Bay 23-18 yesterday, and went down to Ellesmere 30-9, which put them down in the play-offs for 25th to 31st place.

Back in the Year 10 competition, Ashburton College were playing off for 17th to 24th, after a narrow 23-22 win over Avonside Girls’ yesterday, and a 29-20 win over Villa Maria.

Ashburton’s Year 9 team were in the same position, also playing off for 17th to 24th, after bouncing back from their two day one losses to beat Central Southland by one, 24-23, and Marian also by one, 34-33.

■ NETBALL

Tactix in foreign territory

By Jonathan Leask The Tactix will be out to prove they are the real deal when they host the Pulse in the ANZ Premiership netball competition in Christchurch tonight.

With four games to go in the regular season, the Tactix are in an unfamiliar position sitting third on the ladder and on track for a maiden playoff appearance.

The Tactix turnaround in fortunes has been led by captain, Silver Fern, Jane Watson.

Set to play the top of the table Pulse twice in the run home, this week’s match is a big test in terms of their playoff aspirations, but Watson said they aren’t getting too far ahead of themselves.

“The ladder this year is very tight,” Watson said.

“Every game is as important as the next, we treat every game the same and have the same processes regardless of who it is.”

Watson has been a revelation for the Tactix since returning to the franchise.

She played for the side in 2012-2014 before shifting to the Southern Steel.

After a stellar season with the Steel in which she won the title and was named the 2017 ANZ Premiership Player of the Year, Watson made the move home.

“Being from Christchurch it was largely to do with coming home, however, I was in a pretty good place with the Steel and wondered whether a change would be good for my career.

“I was definitely nervous, but up for the challenge, especially learning a new position.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to come back and play for the Tactix and just want the franchise to keep improv-

ing and developing to get back on top.”

Moving from the defending champions to a franchise that had been languishing at the bottom of the table for several seasons seemed a big challenge, but heading to the finish line they have a potential playoff spot in sight.

“We aren’t dwelling on the past.

“We are a fresh new team with a drive to create more of a performance culture.

“We have a positive environment, and everyone is on the same page with our goals and want to keep developing from game to game.”

Her presence in the defence and leadership has been credited with the franchise’s turnaround, but Watson said the strong season is down to a collective effort.

“Everyone is really working as a team and we are always pushing each other in training and demanding a lot from each other.

“We are holding each other accountable and having performance conversations regularly.

“Everyone is becoming more and more of a leader and our communication is lifting right throughout the court.”

A commanding 10-goal win over the Mystics last week suggests they are true contenders for a place in the ANZ Premiership finals series.

However, the litmus test comes against the Pulse in Christchurch.

The sides have only met once this season with the Pulse winning by eight goals.

A telling second quarter proved costly for the Tactix back then, but they will take a good dose of confidence going into this match-up.

After the Pulse they face the Steel in Invercargill, the Pulse again and finish with the Magic in Hamilton.

Tactix skipper Jane Watson in action.

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In brief Jaguares make playoffs Argentina’s Jaguares qualified for the Super Rugby playoffs for the first time despite the end of their seven-match winning streak on Sunday. The Jaguares lost to the Bulls 43-34 at Loftus Versfeld and missed a chance to overtake the idle Lions for the South African conference lead. But the Sharks then lost to the Stormers 27-16 in Cape Town in the last match of the 18th round, guaranteeing the Jaguares at least a wild-card berth in the playoffs.

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Frisby exits the Reds One down, three to go. The Queensland Reds have offloaded one member of their unwanted Wallabies quartet after halfback Nick Frisby signed a two-year deal with the Glasgow Warriors.

Frisby spent three months on loan at French club Bordeaux after being told by coach Brad Thorn he wasn’t in his plans. Quade Cooper, Karmichael Hunt and James Slipper remain on Queensland’s books despite all three being next to no chance of playing for the Reds while Thorn is coach. - AAP

Crusaders staying home

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Rakaia intent on securing another trophy Methven’s Neil Thompson makes a bust down the sideline during his side’s 38-17 loss to Rakaia in Mid Canterbury Rugby’s senior B Centennial Mug competition on Saturday. Rakaia’s win ensured they continued to lead the way in senior B rugby this year, unbeaten after five rounds of the Centennial Mug, with the season’s first trophy – the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – already locked away for the summer. The side currently second on the table, Celtic, also picked up a win on Saturday beating Collegiate 36-31, while Mt Somers picked up the day’s other win, 24-21 over Allenton.

The Crusaders have locked in a home quarter-final, sitting eight points clear of the Hurricanes. So that isn’t changing. Their opponent could. The Rebels currently sit in eighth spot but face an away game against the Highlanders on Saturday. A defeat for the Rebels, and a win for the Sharks over the Jaguares could see the South Africans make the trip to Christchurch. The Brumbies could also sneak into eighth with a win over the Tahs and defeats for both the Rebels and Sharks. The Highlanders could also still fall to eighth.

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■ RUGBY

Chiefs have eyes on big picture It is going to be a peculiar two weeks for the Chiefs and Hurricanes as they will inevitably face each other in consecutive games where only the outcome in the second will matter.

It creates a genuine battle of wits between the respective coaching staff where selection and strategy will be the keys to determining which of the two teams makes it to the last four.

How this plays out essentially comes down to whether the Chiefs believe they need to win the battle this week to win the war next.

Do they need to go all out this week to try to win by the requisite 24 point margin that will see them flip places with the Hurricanes and host the quarter-final next week?

Or, are they willing to concede that going out all this week and showing their hand, potentially leaves them vulnerable next week and the smarter play is to be preparing now for a likely quarterfinal in Wellington?

It’s a big call for coach Colin Cooper to make, but he’s been around for an age and experi-

enced enough to assess that the risk of chasing glory at all costs this week is not justified by the reward.

Hence, the expectation is that the Chiefs will try to hedge their bets by picking a weakened side this week and give them a licence to chase the game hard and to take attacking risks in a quest to accelerate the scoreboard and to leave the Hurricanes guessing about who and what they will face the following week.

They can take risks because it won’t matter if they lose – there needs to be a 110-point turnaround in the differential for them to trade places with the sixthplaced Highlanders – and winning by less than 24 points leaves them in the same place as well.

By sending out a team minus Sam Cane, who is still not quite right after a head knock, Damian Mckenzie, who is being rested as part of the agreement with the All Blacks that test players should sit out two games and Sean Wainui, who has a shoulder problem, the Chiefs can retain an element of mystery about how they will set

themselves up for the playoff game.

They may even make a few more changes this week to ensure there is an injection of energy next week and to give them greater potential to reconfigure tactically and structurally.

Not everyone will agree this is the way to go.

There’s one school of thought which says they should stuff the agreement with the All Blacks which is non-binding, play McKenzie and throw the kitchen sink at the Hurricanes to go all out this week to win that home advantage?

The historic statistics, as everyone knows, illustrate the importance of playing at home in Super Rugby playoffs.

In the first 15 years, there were only eight victories for the away side in 60 games.

But since the competition expanded in 2011, the picture has changed.

There have been 12 away victories in that period and since the introduction of eight team playoffs in 2016, the away team has

Brodie Retallick is back for the Chiefs this weekend. won the quarter-final 50 per cent of the time.

And more specifically, the Chiefs have won two away quarter-finals since 2016 and presumably have

a significant degree of confidence in their ability to get the job done in Wellington.

Two other things are no doubt encouraging them in that regard.

The first is that the Hurricanes have a notoriously poor record in knock-out football.

Between 1996 and 2014 they played five semi-finals and only won once.

When they did make the 2006 final they lost and then again in 2015, when they had home advantage in the final, they lost.

More significantly, the Hurricanes still aren’t playing that well.

The Hurricanes lost three in a row before beating an ordinary Blues outfit last week and while they beat the Chiefs earlier in the year, they aren’t playing with the same unstructured freedom and flow as they were.

The Hurricanes have clammed up while the Chiefs, who will welcome back Brodie Retallick this week, have found some confidence and momentum and may well be convinced that they can afford to lose this upcoming battle to win the war.

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■ HOLLY ANDREW

Triumphing over adversity Courage and determination are two qualities that apprentice jockey Holly Andrew has in spades.

The 27-year-old’s steely resolve has stood her in good stead as she has suffered more than her share of injuries.

Andrew is currently awaiting further surgery and another lengthy period of rehabilitation, but she remains upbeat about her future return to the saddle.

“I’m having a shoulder operation on Thursday week to fix the tendons and then it will be three months of healing time before I can use it or lift anything,” she said.

“I’ve been watching the racing on TV and it’s hard when I see the horses I’ve ridden win and the trainers I’ve ridden for, but I think how lucky I have been – it could

have been a lot worse.”

Apprenticed to Kevin Gray, Andrew suffered her latest injury when she parted company with stable runner Bronsteel in the Cuddle Stakes at Trentham.

“It wasn’t my fault or that of my horse, another jockey moved out and we clipped a heel,” Andrew said.

“I got pummelled in the shoulder, it’s just the hand I was dealt and you have to get on with it.

“Unfortunately for me, I seem to be going really well or badly hurt and nothing in between.”

Andrew has suffered numerous broken bones in falls, but her most serious injuries were the result of a car accident in 2013.

She broke both femurs, smashed both knees and her left ankle and right foot were broken.

The muscles and fat were pulled

Holly Andrew off her lower left calf and she had 20 stitches in a head wound.

However, Andrew made a successful comeback in 2016 and she is now just as determined to return later this year.

“I feel quite driven and I love what I do,” she said. “I’m hoping to be back riding trackwork in mid-October.

“I’ve set a goal when I get back.

“I’ll have just under a year of my apprenticeship left and I’d like to win the leading apprentices’ title.

“I’ve spoken to Mr Gray about it and travelling all over the place.

He’s been great to me and made me a stronger person mentally.”

Andrew has ridden 66 winners and said her highlight so far had been her association with the Gray-prepared Itsallbelt.

“I won four races in a row on him and we also won the longest flat race (3210m) in Australasia on the extreme day at New Plymouth,” she said.

“That was something a bit different and a bit special.” - NZME

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No certainty for NZ Cup Don’t let Chase Auckland’s place near the top of the early New Zealand Cup markets fool you.

Because while trainer Mark Purdon has confirmed the superstar three-year-old will be nominated for the great race, he is anything but certain to start.

Chase Auckland was unheard of this time last year but has emerged as the country’s best three-yearold pacer, winning eight of his nine starts for nearly $400,000 in stakes. A mid-season injury meant he was robbed of his shot at the New Zealand Derby and Jewels but after winning the Sires’ Stakes, Sales Series and Northern Derby, he will be crowned threeyear-old of the season at the national awards on September 29.

Purdon says while the Cup is the first aim, it is still a tentative target.

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Avondale JC Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 11 Jul 2018 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.07pm (NZT) WESTMERE MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 233x2 Tryfan b (8) 58.5 ..............................S Collett 2 2 English Gambler (7) 58.5 ................J Riddell 3 8857x Pushka (12) 58.5....................... R Scott (a4) 4 Charlie Runkle (9) 58.5 ................... S Spratt 5 5 I Walk Alone (5) 58.5 .................. L Satherley 6 Piggy Malone h (10) 58.5 ..............L Allpress 7 9x Lo Schiaffo (2) 58.5 .................. D Danis (a3) 8 0 Theonlyway (16) 58.5................ W Pinn (a3) 9 30034 Choulee 56.5................................ Scratched 10 80x37 Secret Angel (1) 56.5 ..................T Thornton 11 4x Crossed My Mind (17) 56.5 12 00x75 Scorched Earth (6) 56.5...... T Yanagida (a4) 13 8x7x7 Slice ‘N Dice (13) 56.5 ...............M Cameron 14 Lowprofile (11) 56.5 .........................B Grylls 15 0598x Bahamas 58.5 .............................. Scratched 16 6670x Tuff Girl (4) 56.5 .......................... C Johnson 17 609 Mia Madre 56.5 ............................ Scratched 18 9998x Jewell Of Jumeriah (15) 56.5 19 3x540 Palamedes (14) 56.5 20 6 Lady Azamour (3) 56.5 Emergencies: Bahamas, Tuff Girl, Mia Madre, Jewell Of Jumeriah, Palamedes, Lady Azamour 2 12.42 WAITEMATA MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, 2000m

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3 510x4 Firenze (6) 58.5 4 7x720 Fort Knox m (3) 58 ..................... L Satherley 5 42532 Leica Warrior m (12) 58 ................L Allpress 6 51x87 Magnanimous Man m (9) 58 ...........J Riddell 7 0x200 Kirkintilloch (11) 57.5 .................. C Johnson 8 29x94 Master Genie mh (18) 57.5 .............S Collett 9 6x767 Century Miss m (5) 57................A Sims (a3) 10 40x61 She’s All Clang dm (2) 57 ............... S Spratt 11 00516 Sheriffs Daughter (10) 57............T Thornton 12 04410 Dancilla dmb (16) 56.5 ...............M Cameron 13 97044 Divine Duke (14) 56.5 ......... T Yanagida (a4) 14 82106 Ego Princess tm (7) 56 ..................V Colgan 15 L5978 Raaj 56.............................. Scratched 16 x8777 Masters Choice (13) 56 17 9x798 Sakhee’s Star m (4) 54 18 00x07 Lotus Laud m (17) 55 19 04623 Gabriel td (1) 59 5 2.27pm WATERVIEW MAIDEN 1360 $10,000, 1360m 1 02 Dalmar (2) 58.5 .......................... L Satherley 2 70x42 Mount Midoriyama (1) 58.5 .............S Collett 3 2 Zenntari (13) 58.5 .......................C Lammas 4 7x6x3 Next Up (3) 58.5 .........................G Cooksley 5 537x0 Royal Ruler (18) 58.5 ...................... S Spratt 6 06x57 Ben Diamond (10) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 7 642 Codecracker (11) 56.5 ...............M Coleman 8 523x0 Cologne (9) 56.5 ............................ S McKay 9 6x828 Dream On (15) 56.5 .......................V Colgan 10 3x540 Palamedes (14) 56.5 ..... K Chowdhoory (a4)

11 0 Shez Dazzling (6) 56.5..................L Allpress 12 6 Lady Azamour (8) 56.5 .................. A Calder 13 50x66 Los Angeles (12) 56.5 ................M Cameron 14 9 Trip In Time (4) 56.5 ...................R Elliot (a1) 15 7 Party At Paroa (7) 58.5 ............... C Johnson 16 0 Remarkable Choice 56.5 ............. Scratched 17 x8606 Pavlichenko (17) 56.5 ............... T Miles (a4) 18 078x Hunua Hank (5) 58.5................. W Pinn (a3) 19 3980x Akaba 56.5 ................................... Scratched 20 790x9 Sunday Rose (16) 56.5 6 3.02pm AJC MEMBERS 1360 R65 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1360m 1 65622 Inca Warrior mb (3) 59 ....................J Riddell 2 1 Mallory Square m (4) 59 ............R Elliot (a1) 3 x9581 The Poormanzabeel m (9) 59 ....A Sims (a3) 4 9x641 Vincentius m (15) 59 .....................L Allpress 5 20x15 Currahee Lad m (7) 58.5...........T Wenn (a3) 6 5x020 Sun Genes m (8) 58.5............... W Pinn (a3) 7 06388 Good Vibes tm (6) 57.5 .................. S McKay 8 388x7 Eeny Meeny Miny Mo (14) 57.5Newman (a3) 9 99338 Artic Storm b (12) 57..... K Chowdhoory (a4) 10 49153 Nuttee m (5) 56.5 ..................... D Danis (a3) 11 58890 Prodigal Son m (10) 56.5 ............ C Johnson 12 099x4 Aston Park (1) 56 ............................ S Spratt 13 37597 Repo Bay m (11) 55.5 14 06x30 Spirited Away m (13) 55 .............M Cameron 15 90x46 Critics Choice tm (2) 55.5 16 x0522 So Much Mour 59......................... Scratched

Race 1: Tryfan, I Walk Alone, Charlie Runkle, Slice ‘N Dice Race 2: Stole the Show, Blanco Bay, Captain Risky, She Dares Race 3: Roger That, Gabriel, Rocking Good Time, Lucky Sweep Race 4: Lambrusco, Gabriel, He’s Unforgettable, Leica Warrior Race 5: Mount Midoriyama, Next Up, Codecracker, Zenntari Race 6: Inca Warrior, The Poormanzabeel, Vincentius, Mallory Square Race 7: Solmization, Lupelani, So Much Mour, Az Given

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue Hatrick Race- 3 12.51pm AON CPF C1 HT2 C1q, 305m 3 66387 Mitcham Moody nwtd ................J McInerney 7 48644 Sly Cath nwtd ..................................... N Udy way Meeting Date: 11 Jul 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 1 128 Cawbourne Cruz 17.83 ................M Roberts 4 45273 Bula Roberts nwtd ................... K Gommans 8 17853 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 ...................K Williams Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 2 87556 Idol Patches nwtd ..............................M Flipp 5 56753 Cannonball Bolt nwtd ......................L Doody Emergencies: Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 6 32422 Watch Your Back 17.86 ......................W Kite 9 77765 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 3 33121 Bigtime Panther 18.03........................L Cole 1 12.16pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C1 C1, 520m 4 74326 Opehu Express 18.10 ......................R Waite 7 26664 Shakti 17.89 ......................................M Flipp 10 58387 Epic Style nwtd ................................. B Hunt 8 43538 Zara Daiken nwtd ............................... N Udy 8 2.18pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 HT7 C1q, 305m 1 36345 Manly Monkey nwtd J & ......................D Bell 5 85588 Billie Tee 18.23 S & ...................C Blackburn 9 68755 Hot Machine nwtd ........................K Williams 2 5755F Bigtime Buster 30.48 G & ...... S Fredrickson 6 36638 Cawbourne Rob 18.02 ............. K Gommans 1 38375 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 3 76443 Cawbourne Lick 30.38 J & ..................D Bell 7 46524 Leo’s Son nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 17477 Lori Elle 18.18 ...................................M Flipp 2 166 Idol Dude nwtd ..................................M Flipp 4 54333 Bigtime Clyde 30.66 ...........................L Cole 8 76438 Piko Piko 17.89 ............................... C Brider 6 1.42pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT5 C1q, 305m 3 55166 Cawbourne Chops 18.14 ......... K Gommans 5 44277 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J & .....................D Bell 9 88487 Rocket Jewel nwtd ..........................C Morris 1 68633 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 4 58484 Rising Hawke nwtd..........................C Morris 6 22544 Retail Mayhem nwtd....................... L Pearce 10 67767 Hungry Machine 18.00 ....................L Doody 2 87688 Wong Full Arrest nwtd .....................C Morris 5 74677 Cawbourne Serina 17.68 ............. T Downey 7 65433 Pacific Sunrise 30.56 ........................M Flipp 4 1.08pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1 3 77464 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ......................J McInerney 6 61586 Cawbourne Spook 17.87 .................... L Bell 8 54852 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson HT3 C1q, 305m 4 33558 Barn Door Billy 17.88 ............... K Gommans 7 73823 Bigtime Kalani 17.88 G & ....... S Fredrickson 9 27756 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 5 75243 Lissadell Babe 17.99..................... D Donlon 8 86647 Carefree Highway 17.76 ..............K Williams 1 77726 Cawbourne Gonski 17.74 .............. I George 10 65686 Bigtime Nibbles 31.17 .....................B Marsh 6 x2757 Go Ring nwtd ....................................M Flipp 9 66767 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 2 677x7 Alamein Tiger 18.05 ................. K Gommans 2 12.33pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE HT1 C1q, 305m 3 24744 Uno Again 17.71 ................................ N Udy 7 28x65 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &..............C Blackburn 10 46757 Go Mark nwtd..................................... N Udy 8 84686 Rosie 17.86 .................................J McArthur 1 48321 Zara Zara nwtd..................................M Flipp 4 65741 Eight Oh Three 17.99 ........................M Flipp 9 2.36pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 9 38647 Graemes Pick 18.34........................ C Brider C1 HT8 C1q, 305m 2 62248 Bigtime Hannah 17.88 .......................L Cole 5 26555 Pip Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 83335 Empty Pocket 18.28 ........................... N Udy 6 15476 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 10 85857 Brad Baxter nwtd ......................J McInerney 1 75188 Spot Woodstock 18.06 K & ...............Phillips 4 14487 Mark Be Good 17.84 .......................C Morris 7 36756 Bigtime Hunter 17.77 .........................L Cole 7 2.01pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI HT6 C1q, 305m 2 87738 Smash Fire 18.13............................... N Udy 5 37687 Magma 17.89 ..................................L Doody 8 35416 Hurricane Al 18.16 ..........................C Morris 1 45255 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 ......... K Gommans 3 88687 Stormy Sunday nwtd .................J McInerney 6 46788 Cawbourne Johno 18.23 .......... K Gommans 9 27765 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 .................. L Pearce 2 76287 Cawbourne Merl 17.64 J & .................D Bell 4 412F8 Bigtime On Track 17.77 .......................F Kite 7 44531 Cawbourne Lyns 17.72 ....................... L Bell 10 65776 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 3 87148 Jericho Warrior 17.91 .......................R Waite 5 57672 No Mug 18.04 .................................C Morris 8 62277 Homebush Shea nwtd ...............J McInerney 5 1.26pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 HT4 C1q, 305m 4 27124 Whippy Bale 18.12 ..........................C Morris 6 44435 Lavarno nwtd ...................................S Stone 9 75868 Little Tornado nwtd ...........................R Waite 5 74626 Zoe Jean 17.87 .................................M Flipp 7 66237 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 J & ..................D Bell 1 33423 Blue Precision 17.72 .......................C Morris 10 86488 Chaos Theory 17.83 .......................M Olden 6 42764 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 8 43577 Secret Indy nwtd ...............................M Flipp 2 8655x Cawbourne Gil 17.49 ..................... I George

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Emergencies: Critics Choice, So Much Mour 7 3.37pm WESTBROOK.CO.NZ 1200 R70 $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1200m 1 5x833 Solmization tdm (10) 62.5 ......... R Scott (a4) 2 52394 Fortune Patch d (7) 59.5 ..... T Yanagida (a4) 3 260x4 Az Given tdm (3) 59 ....................... A Calder 4 1x951 Just For Kicks m (4) 58.5 ......... D Danis (a3) 5 04x71 Midnight Runner dm (2) 58.5 ....T Wenn (a3) 6 22794 Saignon dm (12) 57 ...................R Elliot (a1) 7 89x11 Lupelani tdm (11) 56.5 ....................S Collett 8 8144x Style By Design dm (5) 56.5 ..........V Colgan 9 2x5x1 Le Brassus m (6) 56.5............... W Pinn (a3) 10 x0522 So Much Mour mb (9) 56.5 ............. S Spratt 11 241x3 Bellinsky td (8) 54.5 .................... C Johnson 12 0x026 Bewitched (1) 54 ........................ L Satherley Blinkers on: Lady Azamour (R1), Masters Choice, Sakhee’s Star (R4), Next Up, Lady Azamour (R5), Repo Bay (R6) Blinkers off: Theonlyway (R1), Style By Design (R7) Winkers off: Jewell Of Jumeriah (R1), Arenaruler (R2), Masters Choice (R4) SELECTIONS

9 45875 Belfast Delanie nwtd .........................M Flipp 10 77784 Cawbourne Nath 17.74 ............ K Gommans 10 2.53pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 45426 Bigtime Maci nwtd ...............................S Kite 2 85832 Goldstar Holly 30.58 ......................... B Hunt 3 65574 Lucky James 30.68 ...........................M Flipp 4 57556 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 J &..............D Bell 5 62454 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 6 76548 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 7 74563 Bigtime Welldone 29.88 .....................L Cole 8 14355 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 9 27765 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 10 88557 Lucky Mick nwtd ................................. N Udy SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bigtime Clyde, Thrilling Eddie, Bigtime Sam, Retail Mayhem Race 2: Zara Zara, Bigtime Hannah, Mark Be Good, Empty Pocket Race 3: Cawbourne Cruz, Opehu Express, Cawbourne Rob Race 4: Culvie Den, Uno Again, Eight Oh Three, Bigtime Hunter Race 5: Watch Your Back, Bula Roberts, Shakti, Cannonball Bolt Race 6: Lissadell Babe, Barn Door Billy, Zip Zap Zoe, Go Ring Race 7: Whippy Bale, Sly Cath, Homebush Kazzy, Zoe Jean Race 8: Cawbourne Chops, Cawbourne Serina, Cawbourne Spook Race 9: No Mug, Lavarno, Spot Woodstock, Bigtime On Track Race 10: Lucky James, Goldstar Holly, Meteor Vege, Bigtime Maci LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 10 66888 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack way Meeting Date: 11 Jul 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 3.29pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 47757 Bigtime Claws nwtd ......................K Williams 1 3.10pm (NZT) HATRICK DASH C0 C0, 305m 2 55532 Queen Big League nwtd .............A Turnwald 1 44424 Alamein Simba nwtd K & ..................Phillips 3 46255 Miss Wiggle nwtd K & .......................Phillips 2 53565 Swift Liberty nwtd.............................R Waite 4 33341 Bigtime Eyore nwtd ............................L Cole 3 26534 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 5 8 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 6 87663 Homebush Asher nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 7 Indy’s Boy nwtd ..................................W Kite 7 34347 Epic Spark nwtd ................................ B Hunt 5 33223 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 8 x8474 Ponder Rosa nwtd......................B Goldsack 6 6676 Monsoon Malabar nwtd...............A Turnwald 7 85785 Captain Kate nwtd...........................C Morris Emergencies: 9 68776 Bigtime Bart nwtd.......................... M Gowan 8 6 Tuff Mr. Tee nwtd ...........................B Mitchell 9 57885 I’m a Vikker nwtd ...............................M Flipp 10 66888 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack

3 3.46pm LASER PLUMBING C0 C0, 305m

1 52767 Bigtime Polly nwtd ......................... M Gowan 2 75586 Bigtime Ashii nwtd J & ........................D Bell 3 x4584 Magic Maria nwtd ..........................G Atwood 4 85273 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 5 3 Brazil Cambara nwtd ...................A Turnwald 6 7x647 Blackish nwtd ...................................P Taylor 7 57765 Kylie Jean nwtd .................................M Flipp 8 44538 Flying Koko nwtd ..............................S Stone Emergencies: 9 47786 Way Anchor nwtd .......................B Goldsack 10 66888 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 4 4.04pm MAX REFRIGERATION C0 D C0d, 645m

1 36458 Cawbourne Muzza nwtd J & ...............D Bell 2 88675 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 3 23252 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts 4 36226 Cawbourne Taylor nwtd ................M Roberts 5 87437 Bigtime Bridget nwtd ....................... C Brider 6 48146 Jinja Flash nwtd ................................D Edlin 7 51333 Cawbourne Zulu nwtd ..................M Roberts 8 74384 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell Emergencies 9 44277 Thrilling Eddie nwtd J & ......................D Bell 10 74457 Verta Bale nwtd ............................M Roberts 5 4.21pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C0 F C0f, 305m

1 2 Tuff Knight nwtd ............................B Mitchell 2 2 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd .......................... T Downey 3 66715 Flygon 18.29 ...............................A Turnwald 4 74418 Bigtime Henry 18.05 ..........................L Cole 5 65711 Big League Diva 17.70 ................A Turnwald 6 788x2 Ahuroa Magic nwtd ........................R Murray 7 24 Banjo Hope nwtd................................L Cole 8 33514 Alf Tupper 17.97 ............................. L A Hunt Emergencies: 9 33223 Bigtime Dean nwtd .......................K Williams 10 85273 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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In brief Taylor joins Phoenix Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan has made a statement of intent by luring one-time Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor to the A-League club. A veteran of 194 English Premier League appearances, Taylor brings a wealth of experience and professionalism to the Phoenix. The 32-year-old is Rudan’s first player-signing since being unveiled as coach six weeks ago, following through with a promise to set his sights high with player recruitment.

- NZME

Kiwi ref for final?

A New Zealander is in contention to referee the Fifa World Cup final.

Matthew Conger has made the final cut of 12 referees, 26 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees for the final phase of the tournament. Conger was in charge of the Group D clash between Iceland and Nigeria earlier in the tournament. He was also fourth official in England’s dramatic penalty shootout win over Colombia in the second round. The 39-year-old Palmerston North teacher is among 36 officials at the tournament. - NZME

Celtic without Rogic Team BMC with Kiwi rider Patrick Bevin playing a prominent role took out the team time trial at the Tour de France.

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■ CYCLING

Bevin in Tour spotlight New Zealand’s Patrick Bevin is a stage winner at the Tour de France after his BMC team took out the team time trial in the third stage yesterday morning.

Bevin is the third Kiwi to win the TTT following Chris Jenner in 2001 and Julian Dean in 2011.

Chris Froome’s Team Sky came up four seconds short of BMC, as Greg Van Avermaet claimed the yellow jersey.

BMC, led by Australian hope Richie Porte, clocked 38 minutes, 46 seconds over the 35.5-kilometre route that began and ended in Cholet near the Atlantic coast.

Sky finished second and QuickStep Floors came third, seven seconds behind. World champion Sunweb featuring Tom Dumoulin finished fifth, 11 seconds back.

Former leader Peter Sagan was dropped by his Bora Hansgrohe team-mates and fell to 80th

overall, three minutes behind.

Van Avermaet, a Belgian who excels at single-day classics, isn’t a threat for the overall title but he could keep the lead through the cobblestoned Stage 9 ending in Roubaix.

Froome was left 55 seconds behind in the overall standings with another week of nervy rolling stages before hitting the Alps.

“It’s a good time,” said Froome, who dropped 51 seconds following a crash in Stage 1.

“There are a lot of other good teams. As I’ve said from the start, the legs are good. It was a good test for us and the team.

“I’m very happy with the other riders.”

Froome is aiming to join Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the only riders to win the Tour five times.

Van Avermaet earned the yel-

low jersey by leading BMC over the line, just ahead of American team-mate Tejay van Garderen, who moved up to second overall, with the same time as Van Avermaet. Geraint Thomas of Sky was third overall.

Among the overall favourites, Dumoulin was seventh (11 seconds behind), last year’s runnerup Rigoberto Uran was 10th (:35), Porte was 14th (:51), Movistar team-mates Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa were 17th (:53), Froome was 18th (:55), Adam Yates was 20th (1:00) and 2014 champion Vincenzo Nibali was 22nd (1:06).

Squad leaders traded turns on the front of the team “trains,” with the ability to constantly maintain a fast pace the decisive factor over a challenging – if not highly technical – route featuring a few minor hills.

Times were taken from the

fourth rider on each eight-man team to cross the line.

BMC, which is searching for a new title sponsor, also won the previous team time trial on the Tour in 2015.

“I don’t think it is a bad thing to have the yellow jersey for a team looking for a sponsor,” said Porte, who crashed out of last year’s Tour and lost time in Stage 1 of this edition.

“I feel maybe even better (than last year),” Porte said.

“It wasn’t ideal to throw 51 seconds away but we have taken some good time back on some of the other GC guys today. It’s a long way to go, we still have six more hectic days and then we have also got the Alps and the Pyrenees.”

The other members of BMC are Bevin, Damiano Caruso, Simon Gerrans, Stefan Kung and Michael Schar.

- NZME

Socceroo Tom Rogic will be one of four players missing from the Celtic line-up ahead of their European Champions League qualifier against Alashkert in Yerevan. Rogic, Mikael Lustig, Dedryck Boyata and Cristian Gamboa will miss Celtic’s opening match due to their World Cup commitments. Belgian Boyata is readying himself for their semifinal against France while Rogic, Lustig (Sweden) and Gamboa (Costa Rica) are recuperating. - PA

Players accept fines The AFL tribunal did not sit last night with a dozen AFL players accepting fines for incidents during round 16. Melbourne’s Jordan Lewis took his medicine but would surely have been tempted to challenge his $2000 fine for striking Fremantle’s Michael Walters. AFL stars Patrick Dangerfield and Nathan Jones on Monday criticised the AFL for handing down too many fines for trivial matters this season. - AAP

Lions chasing hat-trick Back-to-back wins are nice but the Brisbane Lions are aiming to snap another long AFL drought when they face Hawthorn in Tasmania on Saturday. The Lions banked consecutive victories for the first time since 2015 with a 65-point thumping of Carlton at the weekend, but it’s been five years since they’ve gone three in a row.

■ TENNIS

Majestic maestro marches into Wimbledon quarter-final Roger Federer is surprising even himself with his latest record-setting run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Like a vintage Rolls-Royce, Federer cruised into the last eight for a mind-boggling 16th time with another imperious centre-court display at The All England Club.

Federer took his tally of consec-

utive sets won on London’s hallowed lawns to 32 with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 dispatch of dangerous French left-hander Adrian Mannarino.

He swept through the opening set in just 16 minutes, dropping just five points, before shifting down a gear to conserve petrol for his second-week drive to hopefully a ninth title.

“I didn’t miss much so I was very happy with the match,” Federer said after booking a last-eight date with South African Kevin Anderson.

“I’m very pleased to be back in the second week.”

One more straight-sets win would have Federer eclipsing his previous longest streak at the All

England Club, when he won 34 sets in a row between the third round in 2005 and the 2006 final.

“I feel like these streaks just happen,” he said.

“You can’t plan for them anyway.”

Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said it was a “privilege” to still be able to see

the Swiss marvel strut his stuff on tennis’s most famous centre court and, a month shy of his 37th birthday, Federer said he could barely believe it either.

But in a simply stunning two years, the grand master has lost just seven of 88 matches and taken his record title haul to a magical 20 slams.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICES

FOR SALE

MOTORING

Introducing the Partners

Is your car ready for winter?

Free Antifreeze Test No bookings necessary

Talk to Smallbone Ashburton today to get your car winter ready

FOR SALE

sale now 50% off or more

Main South Road Tinwald 03 307 9028 www.smallbone.co.nz

Alister Argyle

TRADES, SERVICES

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available.

Phone 027 220 9997.

Jane Argyle-Reed

Paul Gooby

Emma Taylor

Joseph Shaw

At Argyle Welsh Finnigan we are locally owned and operated with a long history of providing quality legal advice in a prompt and professional way. Our team live locally and serve Mid Canterbury through charitable and community organisations.

We’ve had a few changes and would proudly like to introduce to you our five partners.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. www.tinter.co.nz. Facebook.

Member of Master Tinters NZ.

Level 1, Westburn Courts, 201-203 West Street Ashburton 7700 Phone 03 308 8228, email: email@awlegal.co.nz Web: www.argylewelsh.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

PERSONAL

SEARCHING for KAREN – Hi Karen -- tall long blonde headed hairdresser who worked in Ashburton over 20 years ago. Where are you?

Could you contact Tracey Griffin in Aust at traceyg1969@gmail.com

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

314 East St, Ashburton 03 308 5089

Ashburton Motorcycle Club Annual General Meeting July 12, 2018 7.30pm Held at Stocker Solutions – 490 West Street, Ashburton.

All Welcome.

LET OR LEASE CAR PARK TO LET - Town car park available to let, NZ$12 per week. 120 Burnett Street, West Street end.

Contact Seb at Property Brokers on 03 307 9195 or SebastianB@pb.co.nz

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

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. The Groynes, Christchurch. All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 4pm(winter hours) ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something on our new workshop. 8 William Street. (not public holidays).

THURSDAY 9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions) ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers.

Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY

NOW

50% off or more

284 East St, Ashburton 03 3087342

Shop Online

Shop Online todds.co.nz

FOR SALE

ADULT

CONTAINERS for sale or ENTERTAINMENT hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available ASHLEY - Short and sweet. for delivery. Wilson Bulk No texting 021 0275 9055.

Transport, Phone 308-7772. TINA Chinese lady. Proper massage. Good service.

FOR SALE - Brand new roof In/out calls. Phone 021 046 ridging. Lengths up to 7 4314. metres. Second hand 6 metres long run iron. Very cheap. Also two dog motels. ACCOMMODATION, Phone 308 6708 or 027 388 RENTAL 2359. No texts.

A LOVELY Mayfield Brick THIS SEASON’S meadow House with three bedrooms and a log burner. A large hay for sale, $6.00 per bale. property that is well fenced Phone 027 442 5837. and has a big garage.

Situated in Mayfield town.

Call Jenny 027 8233 335.

Daily Events WEDNESDAY

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July 11 & 12, 2018 9.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St David’s Church, Allenton.

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. General meeting, Doris Linton lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB.

Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 3086817. Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA ASHBURTON. Pop Up Shop, fabric and craft sale.

Open all week, Burnett Street ground floor of Somerset House.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Euchre with cash prizes and afternoon tea. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km town circuit. All walking abilities and fitness levels catered for. Leaves from Philip Street beside the croquet lawn at 6pm sharp.

7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Fitness Fun and Friendship. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Club night at the McNally Street Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC. Cindy’s trip to Spain, triptych competition. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm (winter hours) ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join “fellow sheddies” for some fun and fellowship, make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA ASHBURTON. Pop Up Shop, fabric and craft sale.

Open all week, Burnett Street ground floor of Somerset House.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS GUILD.

Stitch and Chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Mahjong - non counting and beginners table. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment.

St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

5pm - 7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street.

Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

Your Stars

WordBuilder

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Across 1. Contract 4. Spar 8. Ram 9. Curve 10. Awn 11. Endorse 12. On tow 13. On one’s guard 17. Comet 18. Grimace 20. Air 21. Ocean 22. Out 23. Lily 24. Entirety 4 3 5. Plaster 6. Renown Down 1. Carter 2. Named 3. Curse 7. Revolution 9. Coronation 14. Numeral Scrawl 6 7 15. 8 16. Vestry 18. Green 19. Alone

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21. Sharpen 22. Dismal 23. Chance 5 8 1 Previous solution: act, bah, baht, bat, batch, Down 1. Absent-minded 2. Forever 3. Recap 4. Teacher www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz 9 4 bath, cab, cat, cha, chat, hat, tab, tach.

5. Merry 8. Disappointed 9. Bellicose 14. Messiah 3 11/7 4 9 15. Helping 18. Boast 19. Cache 9 5 3 PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS Sudoku 2 7 Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 5 Excellent – 8 Amazing – 13

Previous solution: NATURIST

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Once you thought you knew what you wanted to be when you grew up, but not anymore. Anyway, it’s not what you should be but what you should do that matters. The action is not totally who you are.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Can you feel two things at the same time? Maybe. Let the feeling flow, because it will be cleansing. Feel it all so you can close the curtain on this act and move on to the next one.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Good food, music and conversation deserve thoughtful consideration.

Don’t take any of that for granted. You want to know what goes into it. You’ll use your leisure as a means of mental development.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): As for that task that seems to be making you so unhappy: Maybe you can’t cut it out completely yet, but there’s a way to do less of it. There’s also a way to react differently to it. Take this on. Find the way.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): What you’re looking for will be found soon – or rather, it will come find you shortly after you stop looking. So give it a break and do something else for a little while.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The love, care and respect you give yourself will show others that you’re someone to treat with love, care and respect.

You’ll attract only those who are ready and able to give you what you so deserve.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There are people who make your life better by being in it, and people who make your life better by staying out of it.

Trust the social process, and what happens naturally will be to your benefit.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Being alone and enjoying it prevents you from using others as an escape. You’ve been used in that way before, and you didn’t like the pressure. So you take pleasure in solitude, just to make sure that you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Trying to forget doesn’t work, because the harder you try, the more the thing occupies your thoughts. The only way out is through. Remember; process; and release.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Be very choosy about what you add to your life right now, be it a possession or a person. Only add what you love. If you love it, you’ll care for it. And both possessions and people need a lot of care.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): To get into a creative mindset will take a conscious effort. You’ll have to plan it, follow through and protect yourself from distraction. The rewards will be rich. Your heart opens as you create.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You will be tempted to give your attention and time to people who, though well-meaning, are limited in their capacity to put others before themselves.

Don’t make this costly mistake.

ACROSS 1. What’s thrown like a dance initiated by grasshopper (7,4) 8. Brick one in at the middle if not fully grown (8) 9. It is half prefixed to a suburban property (4) 10. One hasn’t enough money for this sort of drink (5) 13. After hesitation, leave therefore (4) 16. Face the reverse when table is prepared (4) 17. It is a shame it has replaced the contents of play (4) 18. Consultant in agony having had bad tuna (4) 20. Fall finally appears in the ninth month that was dormant (5) 24. Talk familiarly to a moggy in France (4) 25. In accommodation payment, a hand-out smells! (8) 26. One is in touch in writing, one agrees (11) DOWN 2. It is inclined to be a swindle (4) 3. Get cold – cold and 24, perhaps (5) 4. One thing wrong with dread is that it has no beginning (5) 5. Church division is apparent in the festival (5) 6. Ice-man is all wrong: it’s a bad match (11) 7. They hate women toying around with sulphur in failure (11) 11. Writer is so upset about what play does first (5) 12. After an absence, certain to change in a moment (5) 14. Scoff at this form of transport (4) 15. Put one’s name to something like Archer (4) 19. He teaches one to sound disapproving at gold (5) 21. Looks lecherously at fish? It’s up to the Royal Society! (5) 22. Picture of what has been stolen in the post office (5) 23. Post three ways delayed, to begin with (4)

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

JEFFERSON, Phillip Austen (Phil) – Passed away on July 3, 2018, as a result of a tragic accident in North Queensland, Australia. Aged 49 years.

Very dearly loved youngest son of Betty and the late Bernard Jefferson. Loved brother of John and Rachael (Hinds) and Allan (Townsville). Loved uncle of Hayden and Aaron. Loved stepson and friend of the late Harry Ferris. Father of Jodi and Ben. A funeral service will be held in Golden Bay. Details to be advised when available on Matuku Funerals Facebook page. Messages to Matuku Funeral Services, admin@matukufunerals.co.nz

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For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Please note all late death Renovations, MID CANTERBURY notices or notices sent FUNERAL SERVICES Additional inscriptions, outside ordinary office hours Cleaning and Concrete work must be emailed to: Galbraith’s provide choice!

Carried out by qualified We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Galbraith’s tradesmen. celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement,

NZ Situation

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to ensure publication. and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering.

620 East Street Ashburton provide choice! believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to Ph/Fax 308 5369 To place a notice during We reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and or 0274 357 974 Call us on office hours please contactyour family. ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Call us on 308 3980 us on 03 307 7900 308 or call in and visit 3980 our new premises at NZMMMA Member for more information 246 Havelock Street

or call in and visit our new premises at 246 Havelock Street Eion McKinnon

Managing Director

Official Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm

Canterbury Plains

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TODAY

TODAYFZL: About 1200m, lowering to 900m overnight

Fine. Showers spreading north during the evening, snow above 500 metres overnight.

Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h developing morning, rising to severe gale 85 km/h in the afternoon, then changing SW at night.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h rising to gale 75 km/h around midday and to severe gale 90 km/h in the evening.

TOMORROW A few early showers clearing and becoming fine. Southerlies dying out in the afternoon.

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Fine. Northerlies developing.

Increasing high cloud with northerlies. A few spots of rain later with a southeasterly change.

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Showers developing about the divide, partly cloudy further east. Falling as snow to about 1000 metres. Northwesterlies strengthening.

Becoming cloudy. Northeasterlies, rising to strong or gale later.

World Weather fine fine rain drizzle showers fine fine thunder fog showers fine thunder fine cloudy cloudy

FZL: 800m rising to 1600m

Showers, falling as snow above 500 metres, clearing early and becoming fine.

Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h, dying out.

Wind at 2000m: SW 60 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the morning, then dying out.

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We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

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Fine with strengthening northwest winds.

However, showers developing with a strong southerly change late evening.

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

A west to southwest flow covers New Zealand as a ridge spreads onto the country from the west. However, a front makes its way up the South Island from this afternoon. The disturbed southwesterly flow over the country should ease tomorrow, as the ridge of high pressure builds over New Zealand from the west.

Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.5 12.6 Max to 4pm -0.5 Minimum -5.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.8 16hr to 4pm July to date 6.6 Avg Jul to date 18 2018 to date 603.4 363 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 2 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 19 Time of gust 11:39am

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$65 per adult $29 per child

MID-WINTER CHRISTMAS BUFFET LUNCH SUNDAY 15TH JULY

One sitting from 12.30pm until 2.30pm Bookings essential...Call 03 318 6943 or email info@terracedowns.co.nz

(12 years & under)

Includes a warming glass of mulled wine and a delicious buffet lunch with all your festive favourites!

Terrace Downs Resort | Windwhistle | Just 50 minutes drive from Ashburton | www.terracedowns.co.nz

Television Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With Mindy Kaling and Bethenny Frankel. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street CatchUp 0 2pm Tennis – Wimbledon (HLS) Day Eight.

3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask Comedy game show featuring a panel of stand-up comedians who interact with contestants for prizes.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 0 8:35 Code Black AO 0 9:30 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

11pm L Tennis – Wimbledon Day Nine.

From the grass courts of Wimbledon in London.

Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List It, 7:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:28 The Dish 3 10:30 Catfish 3 11:30 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray 3 12:28 The Dish 3 12:30 Below Deck Mediterranean PGR 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of New York City 3 2:28 The Dish 3 2:30 Body Fixers 3 3:30 Dance Moms 3 4:30 Child Genius UK 5:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK 6:30 Catfish 3 7:30 Tabatha Takes Over 3 8:30 Case Against Caylee Anthony On the 10th anniversary of two-year-old Caylee Anthony’s death, former FBI investigator Jim Clemente and behavioural analyst Laura Richards gather a group of specialists to shed light on what may have happened.

9:30 Stripped USA AO 10:28 The Dish 3 10:30 Snapped 11:25 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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PRIME

6:30 The Wot Wots 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 8:15 Puppy Pals 3 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11:05 Heartbreak Island PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:35 Dog With A Blog 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil PGR 1pm The Block NZ PGR 3 0 2pm Wipeout 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 Mitch must hide his true feelings about an unflattering wedding topper Cam’s father made; Phil must help Gloria sell the apartment she had before Jay. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 F Heartbreak Island PGR 0 8:30 N Wellington Paranormal AO Officers Minogue and O’Leary bring in what appears to be a projectile-vomiting drunk teenager; Sergeant Maaka invites the officers to join his Paranormal Unit. 0 9pm The Mick AO 0 9:30 Lethal Weapon AO 0 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 The Block NZ PGR 0 8:30 NCIS – Los Angeles AO 0 9:25 F Hawaii Five-0 AO McGarrett and Danny go undercover as pilots to prevent a meth epidemic on the Island but when, one is seriously wounded, the other must break his cover. 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 10:50 SVU AO 3 0

11pm Mom PGR 3 0 11:25 Imposters AO 3 0 12:10 Private Practice 3 0 12:55 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Judge Rinder PGR 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 Infomercials

Wellington Paranormal 8:30pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 8:05 Hardcore Pawn PG 8:30 Border Security M 8:55 Counting Cars PG 9:20 Pawn Stars PG 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 SVU MVS 11:35 Jeopardy!

PG Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:10 Supergirl MVS 3:05 Doctor Who PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Counting Cars PG 6:30 Border Security M 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 The Flash M 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 9:30 NCIS MV 10:30 SVU MVS 11:25 Counting Cars PG 11:55 Pawn Stars PG THURSDAY 12:20 Doctor Who PGV 1:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 1:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:40 The Flash M 3:30 SVU MVS 4:20 Border Security M 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Pukana 3 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Whanau Living 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Marae Kai Masters Special 3 10:30 My Country Song 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon Get Your Fish On 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm Finding Aroha PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Kaitangata Twitch 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Whanau Kai 8pm Haka Life PGR 8:30 Marae DIY 9:30 N Whiua Te Patai PGR Twenty-seven speakers discuss a range of topics.

Tonight’s topic is Love and Sex. 10pm Haati Grassroots Rugby

11pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR Midnight Rugby League – State Of Origin Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues.

1:50 Closedown 5:45 L Football – Fifa World Cup Second Semi-final – Croatia v England.

From Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the world.

Midnight Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 6:30 Surrogates MV 2009 Action. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell. 8am Twister PGV 1996 Drama. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. 9:50 I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry MLS 2007 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel.

11:45 Broken City 16VL 2013 Crime. Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine ZetaJones. 1:35 Just Go With It MS 2011 Romantic Comedy. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston.

3:30 Surrogates MV 2009 Action. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell. 5pm The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action. 7pm Bride Wars ML 2008 Comedy. Two best friends have planned every detail of their weddings, but when a clerical error causes a clash in their wedding dates, their friendship is tested.

8:30 War Of The Worlds MV 2005 Sci-fi Action. A family must survive as Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines. An adaptation of the HG Wells sci-fi novel.

10:30 What To Expect When You’re Expecting MLS 2012 Romantic Comedy.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

CHOICE

8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Jeopardy 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Flog It! 12:40 Ed PGR 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 Football – Fifa World Cup (HLS) First Semi-final – France v Belgium. 0 2:40 Hot Bench 3 3:10 Wheel Of Fortune 3:35 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Ultimate Fishing 0 8:30 Emergency Helicopter Medics AO 0 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away AO 0 10:30 The Great Indoors PGR

7:15 The Founder ML 2016 Drama. Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman.

9:10 Directors – Martin Campbell PG 9:40 The Last Descent PG 2016 Drama. Chadwick Hopson, Alexis Johnson. 11:25 John Wick – Chapter 2 16VL 2017 Action. Keanu Reeves, John Leguizamo.

1:25 Unforgettable MLS 2017 Thriller. Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson. 3:05 The Founder ML 2016 Drama.

Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman.

5pm Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. James Allen, Natan Barreto, Tim Bentinck.

6:25 Rules Don’t Apply MLSC 2016 Comedy. Warren Beatty, Lily Collins.

8:30 The Little Hours 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. When a servant takes refuge at a convent, he must hold his cover as a deaf mute to discourage a group of rebellious nuns from temptation. Dave Franco, Alison Brie.

10:05 Logan 16VLC 2017 Sci-fi Action. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart.

12:20 Conspiracy ML 2016 Drama.

Minnie Driver, Frank Grillo.

1:45 Redistributors MVL 2016 Thriller. James Allen, Natan Barreto, Tim Bentinck.

3:10 Rules Don’t Apply MLSC 2016 Comedy. Warren Beatty, Lily Collins. 5:15 The Little Hours 16VLSC 2017 Comedy.

Dave Franco, Alison Brie.

MAORI

12:20 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama. 2:30 The Making Of Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2:55 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action.

4:55 Bride Wars ML 2008 Comedy.

SKY SPORT 1 8am 2018 Player Official Film 9am The Breakdown 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Waratahs v Sunwolves.

Noon Canoe Slalom – Krakow (HLS) 12:30 Drone Champions League (HLS) 1:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage Four.

2pm Golf Central 3pm Golf – Web.com Tour (HLS) Lecom Health Challenge. 4pm Golf – The Hero Challenge (HLS) Scottish Open Event.

5pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Highlanders.

5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Blues.

6pm The Breakdown 7pm First XV Rugby Revision 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Tactix v Pulse. 9:10 Netball Zone 10pm Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Steel.

10:30 First XV Rugby Revision 11pm The Breakdown

THURSDAY

Midnight Rugby – Kick And Chase 1am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Tactix v Pulse. 1:30 Football – Fifa World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – France v Belgium.

2am Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) England v White Ferns – Second ODI. 2:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Tactix v Pulse. 4am Netball Zone 4:30 Golf – The Hero Challenge (HLS) Scottish Open Event. 5:30 The Fan

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Double Your House For Half The Money 7am The Paleo Way With Pete Evans 7:30 Love Nature – John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature 8:30 Caribbean Pirate Treasure 9am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 9:30 TBC 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Million Pound Properties 12:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 1:30 Treasures Of The Indus 2:30 My Dream Home 3:30 Love Nature – Masked Raiders 4:30 Bondi Harvest With Guy Turland 5pm Cook The Books 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Collectors’ Candy 7:30 Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers 8:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa PGR 10pm Saving Lives At Sea

11pm American Pickers Midnight Cook The Books 12:30 The Paleo Way With Pete Evans 1am Collectors’ Candy 2am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3am Treasures Of The Indus 4am Hunting Aotearoa PGR 4:30 Bondi Harvest With Guy Turland 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

SKY SPORT 2 6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 The Fan 8am Queenslanders Only 8:30 NRL Try Time 9:30 Super League Fulltime 10am L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Broncos.

10:30 Motorcycling – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (HLS) Swedish Grand Prix. 11:30 The Back Page 12:30 Motorcycling – Superbikes (HLS) 1:30 Motorcycling – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (RPL) Swedish Grand Prix.

4:30 Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) England v White Ferns – Second ODI. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Bulldogs v Raiders.

5:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Titans v Broncos.

6pm Super League Fulltime 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 The Fan 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Queenslanders Only 9pm L Rugby League – State Of Origin QLD Maroons v NSW Blues. THURSDAY 12:30 New Zealand Press Box 1am #SkySpeed 1:30 Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Races 17 and 18. 2:30 Motorcycling – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (HLS) Swedish GP. 3:30 Motorcycling – Superbikes (HLS) Canada.

4am Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) QLD Maroons v NSW Blues. 4:30 #SkySpeed 5am Cricket – Women’s International (HLS) England v White Ferns – Second ODI. 11Jul18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Apache – Road to Chopper Live 2/2. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Hunting Season. 10am What On Earth? PG Ghost of Zorro.

10:50 MythBusters – The Search PG Hollywood Plane Landing. 11:40 Web Of Lies M Stolen Youth. 12:30 Evil Kin M For Sale by Owner.

1:20 Murder Comes To Town M Dorothy Did Right. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Edge Of Alaska PG Frost and Found.

5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Far Out. 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Arctic Hurricane.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Coast Guard Heroes. 8:30 Edge Of Alaska PG Crossing Thin Ice. 9:25 Homestead Rescue PG When Cows Attack. 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Day the Glacier Fell. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Comes To Town M THURSDAY 12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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LeBron officially a Laker

Jockey facing up to trials

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HOLIDAY SPORTS

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Leah Reid, 12, lines up a shuttle on the first day of the Sport Canterbury Mid Canterbury Active Kids holiday programme at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre this week.

Among the activities on offer on the first day of the programme was badminton, with members of the Mid Canterbury Badminton Club heading along to give some tips and pointers. A week of have-a-go type activities aimed at kids aged five to 13, the holiday programme started with fun games including badminton, balloon volleyball, inflatable archery, netball, football, and turbo touch with Touch Canterbury. Today they’re trying athletics, table tennis, and some of the kids will head for a swim, while later this week they’ll give unihoc, beanbag golf, tenpin bowling and Rippa rugby a go before the holiday programme finishes with a trip to the movies.

Greatness beckons for Blues

BY MATT ENCARNACION NSW coach Brad Fittler will consider his inexperienced Blues among the greatest teams in State of Origin history if they complete a clean sweep tonight.

Only seven teams have claimed a 3-0 win since three-game Origin series were introduced in 1982.

The last time the feat was achieved was

by Queensland eight years ago with a side that featured Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston and Cameron Smith.

The last time that New South Wales won all three games was in 2000, with a team including Andrew Johns, Ryan Girdler,

Geoff Toovey and Fittler himself.

Fittler believed the fact the Maroons only did it once during their 12-year dynasty showed the enormity of the achievement and it would be even more remarkable for the rookie-laden 2018 Blues.

Asked if his team would rank among Origin’s best should they win game three at Suncorp Stadium, Fittler said: “In my eyes.

They don’t come easy.

“Through that whole reign of Queensland, they did it once. So it just says it’s not easy to do for whatever reason.

“There’s some real big challenges mentally to get over the top of, and physically.

“If (NSW) can do that, for a lot of blokes

who are playing Origin for their first time, it’d be pretty impressive.”

Fittler insisted his team’s intensity hadn’t dropped in its latest preparation, but said the evidence would be in their performance.

The Blues have failed six times in nine attempts at a series whitewash.

“I suppose there’s a little bit of doubt there,” Fittler said.

“You wonder how it’s all going to come out. But the effort’s been the same if not better, just because they know each other and know how to push each other now.

“Only two teams in the last 21 years have done it. So there’s a fair carrot there.

“Some great teams. Only great teams get to do it, so this team gets an opportunity.”

NSW legend Tommy Raudonikis, who coached the Blues to series wins in 199798, presented players with their jerseys on Monday night.

Raudonikis was only last month cleared of a cancer to his throat.

“We had a phone call in Melbourne before the game. That was the day he got the all-clear from his doctor. He had a tumour cut out of his neck,” Fittler said.

“It was wonderful to have him here. He couldn’t help himself, got a bit excited. It was good. He’s a real character and very passionate about State of Origin.”

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Kiwi rider Bevin on the podium at Tour de France

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