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Excess shock for quake repairs

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Property owners in the Ashburton District whose earthquake repairs were managed by Fletchers are about to get a nasty surprise in the mail.

EQC has signalled to the 69,000 owners who were part of the Canterbury Home Repair Programme (CHRP) that they still have to pay an insurance excess for that work of between $200 and $600. The calculations are being done and the bills will be in the mail over the next month.

Customers who were cash settled had their excess deducted from original payments and it was an issue of fairness that CHRP customers also paid an excess, EQC acting general manager customer claims, Michael Price said.

Several home owners have contacted the Guardian saying they were un-

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aware EQC would be seeking to claw back excess payments, but Mr Price said that had always been the deal.

All CHRP customers were advised about excess as part of the Welcome to CHRP pack and Fletcher EQR communicated the need to pay an excess with all customers, he said.

“But we are conscious that with excess payments being invoiced some time after home repairs were completed, some people may have forgotten this requirement.”

Affected home owners have been sent advance warning that a bill is on the way. This spells out very clearly that even if you have sold the home on which the repairs were carried out, the bill will still come to you and you will be responsible for ensuring it is paid.

The excess bill needs to be paid within three months, but EQC would

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The delay in claiming the excess came because EQC was focused on repairing homes rather than claiming insurance excess, Mr Price said.

“It was important to get on and do the work and not wait for homeowners to pay the excess before starting work as this would have led to further significant delays in getting repairs completed.”

With 98 per cent of CHRP home repairs finished or under way, Mr Price said recovering the excess from homeowners was part of completing the work programme.

The excess included cash payments made for damage to land and contents as well as buildings.

Clients who do not have an excess to pay will also receive a letter confirming this.

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Marcia was a prima donna - Cindy Brady Brady Bunch star Susan Olsen says Maureen McCormick was a “prima donna” who was not the team player she appeared to be on I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! Olsen, who played the cute youngest Brady daughter Cindy, says McCormick, who played eldest sister Marcia on the hit TV series, would get “hysterical” at the sight of fish. The 54-year-old said when she watched excerpts from the Network Ten reality series, she could not believe McCormick dived into tubs containing fish guts, slime and elephant manure. “It was just mind boggling because particularly, her sitting in all this fish guts, this is a girl who used get hysterical if someone served fish at the table because she hated the smell of it so much,” Olsen said. “I’m sorry, but she was always kind of a prima donna with us.”

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Paris Hilton romancing multi-millionaire Socialite Paris Hilton has reportedly embarked on a new romance with a multi-millionaire entrepreneur she recently met in Cannes, France. The hotel heiress has been photographed kissing businessman Thomas Gross on board a yacht off the coast of Spain, and the pair has reportedly been inseparable in recent weeks, enjoying romantic breaks in Cabo, Mexico, Zurich, Switzerland and the Spanish island of Ibiza, where Hilton’s new beau owns a luxury villa. According to TMZ.com, Hilton will be staying at her new man’s pad during her upcoming summer DJ residency in Ibiza.

First transgender waxwork Actress Laverne Cox is set to become the first transgender woman to be recreated as a waxwork

by Madame Tussauds. A figure of the Orange is the New Black star will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco, California on June 26 to mark Pride month, a period of celebration for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Cox says, “When I think about being who I am, a black trans woman from a working class background raised in Mobile, Alabama, this honour feels even more improbable and extraordinary ... I hope that this will be a source of inspiration for every one who encounters it to believe that their dreams matter and are possible.” Cox has already made history by becoming the first transgender woman to win a Daytime Emmy Award, be nominated for a Primetime Emmy and to land a cover on Time magazine.

A plant that smells like rotting flesh will flower for the second time in 18 months at the Auckland Domain’s Wintergarden. The Amorphophallus titanum, also known as ‘the corpse flower’ due to the rotting flesh-like stench it produces when it begins to flower, attracted over 17,000 visitors when it flowered in December 2013, the first of its kind to flower in New Zealand. The giant plant started to flower about eight days ago and could bloom some time this week. Auckland Domain manager David Millward of City Parks Services said the plants were unpredictable bloomers. “It’s hard to say when something would happen but we are obviously thrilled to see it active so soon after the last time,” he said. “We haven’t done anything too special with it to be honest other than making sure it was in a constant temperature, fed it with liquid fertiliser and seaweed solution and ensured it was watered correctly.

“We also made the conscious decision not to disturb the corm by repotting it after flowering as this would not happen in its natural environment,” said Mr Millward.

The corm, or tuber, produces a single leaf the size of a tree each year. For seven to 10 years it goes through a lifecycle of leaf, dieback and dormancy. Once the flower, known as ‘inflorescence’, starts to emerge it can grow at a rate of 10cm per day.

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Beach Boys coming to NZ The Beach Boys are coming to New Zealand for a one-off exclusive concert at Mount Maunganui. The group will play at the 3000-seat ASB Arena on November 24 and a sell-out crowd is expected. The visit will mark 50 years of music by the group and founding Beach Boy Mike Love will be on stage to ensure there is plenty of the past magic. The band will play hits such as Surfin’ USA, I Get Around, Good Vibrations and , Help Me Rhonda. Love will be on lead vocals joined by Beach Boy veteran Bruce Johnston on vocals and keyboards.

Rounding out the band will be Jeffery Foskett on guitar, Randell Kirsch on bass, Tim Bonhomme on keyboard, John Cowsill on percussion and Scott Totten on guitar.

The group was founded in California, in 1961 and originally comprised the three teenage Wilson brothers: Brian, Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and school friend Al Jardine.

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Fonterra layoffs loom in review

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Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, said it will be laying off hundreds of its 1500 head office and support function staff in a major reshape of the business following the global decline in dairy prices.

Chief executive Theo Spierings fronted up to media yesterday about the restructure following widespread criticism over the dairy co-operative’s management performance at a time when global dairy prices and farmer payouts have plummeted.

Spierings wouldn’t confirm the number of layoffs until a fi-

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nal review is completed and approved by the board, due August 1, but says it wants to redirect more staff into sales roles and into markets to help drive up returns.

“Do we have too many support functions and not enough people in market? We’re having a fresh set of eyes on the business and what we need to do to trim the sails,” he said.

The point of the review was to produce as much cash as possible in order to help out farmers as much as it can and “everything was in scope”, Spierings said.

Fonterra started a review of its business last December when it became clear the global dairy

market wasn’t going to recover as quickly as hoped.

The company has slashed its farmgate milk price to $4.40 per kilogram of milk solids for the 2014/2015 season and has an opening forecast of $5.25/ kgMS for next season. An estimated one third of farmers are likely to post losses this year.

Spierings says on-going volatility in the market means there could be a $1.50/kgMS swing either way to the 2015/2016 forecast but he’s confident demand will come back in the market at some point, given milk inventories are relatively low.

There has been anecdotal talk of some of Fonterra’s 10,500 suppliers voting with their feet

to join other dairy processors offering payouts above Fonterra’s rate or not requiring suppliers to pay for shares based on production levels that they will struggle to afford.

Spierings rejected criticism that Fonterra had a bloated management structure and its underlying performance had been less than satisfactory but said the company had to drive harder on the value-add side of the business, despite a 22 per cent increase in the volume of milk that it’s had to process in the past few years.

It has spent $1.6 billion on stainless steel to cope with that influx.

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Body of Quest for the Golden Gumboot is on digger driver recovered The body of quarry owner Murray Taylor has been recovered from more than 1500 tonnes of rubble after a 50-strong team spent three days trying to reach him.

Police reached the digger cab and were able to extract the body late yesterday afternoon.

Hopes of finding Mt Taylor alive faded on Tuesday after no sound was heard from him since an overhanging cliff face at Heathstock Haulage quarry collapsed on his digger on Monday.

Mr Taylor was a life-long Canterbury man, living at nearby Balcairn with his wife Jill. The family has asked for privacy while they come to terms with Mr Taylor’s sudden death.

Inspector Corrie Parnell said the digger’s cab sustained a “catastrophic collapse” when the cliff fell.

The body was believed to be Mr Taylor but formal identification will be carried out today.

More than 50 people worked on the recovery operation yesterday, which included two bulldozers and a 40-tonne excavator towing the damaged digger from the site.

The team faced challenging conditions under threat of another landslide and an ambulance was on standby, Mr Parnell said.

Canterbury police and WorkSafe New Zealand investigations would continue, and access to the quarry has been closed.

It had been an “emotional rollercoaster” for Mr Taylor’s family, some of whom had been on site during the recovery operation, Mr Parnell said.

In a statement, the family said he was a much loved friend and family member.

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Contestants guzzling milk at a calfeteria.

By michelle nelson michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Hinds farmer Jarred Clode is flying the Mid Canterbury flag at Fieldays this week, contesting for the coveted “Golden Gumboot”.

Mr Clode, a member of the Pendarves Young Farmers’ Club, met up with the seven other Rural Bachelor of the Year competitors in Wellington on Monday. There he was paired up with Tony Peake from Te Awamutu for the twoday mystery tour to Mystery Creek in a campervan.

Before hitting the road the likely lads’ first challenge was in the kitchen of a pizza outfit.

The next morning they were off to Bulls, where a calfeteria awaited them.

“We had to do a beach run which ended with quite a steep hill – at the top we had to drink a litre of milk from a calfeteria teat,” Mr Clode said, admitting it was challenging to keep it down.

Tuesday saw the contestants back on the road bound for Te Kuiti where another cooking challenge was on the agenda, this time breakfast for a local entity, before meeting with Kiwi shearing legend David Fagan.

“I came up with the idea of cooking a corn fritter haystack with peppers on top,” Mr Clode said.

“We went to David Fagan’s farm and shore a sheep – I came in fourth in that

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challenge.” The convoy arrived in Hamilton later on Tuesday afternoon, in time for a spot of excavator training.

Yesterday morning the would-be Golden Gumboot winners took to the stage to introduce themselves, while they honed their skills for the speed dating challenge.

Over the next few days they will face more tests, including fencing, wood splitting, dog handling and a boot camp, before the winner is announced at midday on Saturday.

Mr Clode has already gained a big following on Facebook.

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Impounded dogs rehomed

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Local authorities around New Zealand are under attack for euthanising impounded dogs, but the Ashburton District Council is leading the way in its approach to dealing with strays.

For several years the council has run a rehoming programme that finds new lives for dogs that are impounded and never claimed. This programme has now stepped up a notch, with staff trained in assessing stray dogs for rehoming and that means euthanasia has become the solution of last resort, says council environmental management manager Rick Catchpowle.

Dogs picked up by the council’s dog contractors were impounded and efforts made to find their owner, but if those dogs were not registered or microchipped then that was a tough job, Mr Catchpowle said.

“After seven days the dog is legally the council’s then it’s our decision if it’s suitable for rehoming.”

Most dogs impounded were found wandering and most were quickly reunited with their owners, he said.

“We’re trying to get away from the perception that people have, that if we lift a dog it’s going to be put down.”

Dogs were rehomed locally, through other local authorities

and through the national organisation Dogwatch.

Inevitably there were a small number of dogs for whom the impounding story didn’t have a happy ending, those that had an upbringing that made them unsuitable as family pets, Mr Catchpowle said.

Dogs considered suitable for rehoming undergo full temperament and behaviour profiling by trained staff before being introduced to new owners. And those owners also undergo a vetting of their own to ensure the dogs are placed in a loving and appropriate environment, he said.

The council is also adopting an educative approach to own-

ers of wandering dogs. Rather than automatically slapping those owners with a fine, it will work with them to ensure their properties are secure. Repeat offenders would be fined but first timers were likely to only be hit with pound fees, Mr Catchpowle said.

For the 2014-2015 registration year, a total of 185 dogs were impounded. Of these 137 were released back to their owners, 23 were rehomed and 25 were euthanised, 14 per cent of the total number impounded.

In Christchurch city council figures show that about 1300 dogs have been put down over the past four years, an average of 325 a year, 19 per cent.

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Long wait for restoration

In brief Sexual health website A new sexual health website has been launched in New Zealand, targeting at risk youth. Just the Facts is a website that aims to dispel myths and provide up-todate information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other related issues. It has been developed by the New Zealand Sexually Transmitted Infections Education Foundation in collaboration with the New Zealand Sexual Health Society and funded by the Ministry of Health.

It can be accessed at www. justthefacts.co.nz

Survey goes digital The Agricultural Production Survey is going digital for the first time, saving farmers and growers time, while still providing important information on the country’s biggest industry. The annual survey, which asks 30,000 people about their agricultural and forestry production businesses, will be available online next month after more than 80 years of paperbased surveys. “Delivering better online services is a key focus of the Government’s Better Public Services programme,” Statistics Minister Craig Foss said. Over time the online approach will also reduce processing costs. The Agricultural Production Survey is run jointly by the Ministry of Primary Industries and Statistics New Zealand.

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A dozen seized donkeys are recovering at the SPCA in Dunedin.

SPCA Otago inspector Rachel Stedman said 12 donkeys, a pony and a chicken in “varying states of ill health” were seized from a property in Otago several weeks ago and were recovering at the shelter. The details of the seizure remained under wraps as the investigation continued, Ms Stedman said.

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Reminders of Ashburton’s Chinatown of the past, a range of historic buildings waiting for restoration.

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By Sue NewmaN

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The preservation and restoration of buildings in Ashburton’s Chinatown is caught in a funding warp where the work that’s needed far exceeds the money available.

The settlement was established in the 1920s and became a thriving community that at its peak in the late 1940s through to the mid 1950s was home to up to 80 people.

Most of those living in the community came from Southern China and worked in market gardening.

It has been many years since people lived in the settlement

and its buildings and its large communal oven had fallen into disrepair, but in 2013 the Ashburton District Council entered into an agreement to control and manage the site and this will ultimately see most of the buildings restored.

The land remains in the ownership of the multiple descendants of the original owners but the council plans to restore buildings on the site to create a community memorial that recognises the contribution of the Chinese settlers to the Ashburton District.

That, however, will be a long project, says Ashburton District councillor Darryl Nelson.

No funds have been set aside by the council for the work and because the buildings are not registered with Heritage New Zealand it is difficult to obtain grant money, he said.

“There’s a lot of work needed but there’s no money. I’d like to see a community group pick this up as an initiative. We keep the grass cut and the PD workers did a lot of tidy up work. A lot of the little stuff is done, but the big stuff is not happening.”

Mr Nelson is keen to see donations of used timber from buildings of a similar era to those at the settlement that could be used by volunteers to

start the restoration project.

“I believe there are lots of groups around who might be keen to be involved, pottering around and helping with the restoration.”

In 2013 the council obtained a grant of $7500 from the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust and this was used to restore the historic oven.

The money came from a national trust set up as government compensation for the 10 pound tax that was imposed on early Chinese immigrants.

This tax later rose to 100 pounds, and was abolished in 1944.

Strong Wellington winds have once again caused large empty shipping containers to end up in the capital’s harbour. Harbourmaster Mike Pryce said two large empty shipping containers were blown into the water by strong wind gusts around 9pm on Tuesday. The containers were blown into the water off the container terminal at Wellington’s CentrePort. - NZME

Court appearance Two teenagers accused of the murder of a man in an Auckland motel have appeared in the High Court. Beauen Wallace-Loretz, 17, appeared for the first time since March when he was caught by police after absconding while on electronically-monitored bail. He and Leonard NattrassBerquist, 17, allegedly murdered 54-year-old Ihaia Gillman-Harrison on December 27 last year at Auckland’s Ascot Epsom Motel.

Wallace-Loretz sparked a man hunt after he fled the Avondale address to which he was bailed.

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On target for Friday opening By susaN saNdys

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It has been a wild week of weather for Mt Hutt, with strong winds, rain and snow, however the ski area is not changing its opening date.

The official opening date remains tomorrow, although it may end up being the first closed day of the season due to strong westerlies forecast.

Mt Hutt Ski Area manager

James McKenzie said the ski area would issue a press release today, to say whether the ski area would be open or closed for its first day of the season.

While closed days were usually announced on the day itself, there would instead be an announcement the day before in this case.

Mr McKenzie said this was because there was a lot of public interest in the open day, and

people would drive from all corners of Canterbury to get there early and be first in the chairlift queue.

Those first in the queue traditionally receive free commemorative T-shirts, and skiers and snowboarders are served sparkling wine to celebrate.

Mr McKenzie said if it was forecast to be a “howling gale”, there would be no point in opening. The forecast was looking

more promising for the weekend.

If the mountain opened tomorrow, the summit six would most likely not be able to open due to wind. Additionally, the top section of the mountain had to be linked up to trails with snow. More snow might arrive on Friday, so this could be done in time for the weekend, meaning the summit would be able to open.

At any rate, the quad chair and the magic carpet would be able to open, whether the first open day ended up being Friday or Saturday.

Two centimetres of snow had fallen yesterday, and the snow base was 15 to 25 centimetres.

“We are ready to open on Friday, we have staff trained, and the trails are there, it’s just a decision on the weather,” Mr McKenzie said.

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Shipment sparks concern

New playgroup for Pasifika families

A whopping shipment of New Zealand sheep and cattle to Mexico has sparked concern from animal welfare organisation Safe.

The largest cargo of animals to leave New Zealand – including 50,000 sheep and 3000 cattle – was loaded onto livestock carrier Nada in Timaru yesterday.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) approved the export for breeding purposes but Safe for Animals executive director Hans Kriek said the alleged reason was questionable.

The export of live animals for slaughter has been banned in New Zealand since 2003 when 5000 sheep died on an Australian shipment bound for Saudi Arabia, Safe said.

“We would question whether the animals really are going for breeding purposes as it is an extremely large shipment,” Mr Kriek said.

“Even if that is the case these animals are going to suffer and hundreds will likely die.”

He said the conditions on board meant many sheep would end up sick or starving to death.

The organisation was also concerned about the animals’ eventual slaughter, Mr Kriek said.

Safe would be rallying for support against the shipment this week.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw said the 50,000 sheep revelation highlighted “massive inconsistencies” in the Government’s live animal export policy.

It was impossible for the Government to verify no sheep were slaughtered on arrival and not all 50,000 would be looked after humanely during the trip, Mr Shaw said.

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Pasifika families will have better access to community services thanks to a new playgroup in Ashburton.

The Ashburton Fa’aPasifika Playgroup was started by two early childhood teachers after they noticed many Pasifika children were not attending preschool.

The playgroup now runs every Wednesday from 1-3pm at the Netherby School Hall.

Co-founder Juliette Broomhall said while the group gave children a chance to socialise and learn, it was also about supporting and educating families.

“It’s about the wellbeing of the family and identifying needs that Pasifika families have.”

Miss Broomhall said the group would try to link Pasifika families with social services such as Plunket, as she believed Pasifika families did not always seek out the help they needed.

She said the playgroup was a way for families to socialise and integrate themselves into the area, as well as celebrating Pasifika culture.

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“There’s a high number of Pasifika families in Ashburton but you don’t always see them,” she said.

The playgroup also ensured that children who were not enrolled in an early childhood centre would still be “school

ready”. Miss Broomhall said the group would welcome any new families who wanted to attend the free weekly session.

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Hundreds pay tribute to Lecretia Seales

By Nikki PaPatsoumas Hundreds of people yesterday paid tribute to right-to-die lawyer Lecretia Seales in Wellington, honouring her thirst for life.

A senior legal and policy adviser at the Law Commission, Ms Seales was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2011.

As her health deteriorated, she filed a statement of claim in the High Court seeking a ruling to determine whether her GP could lawfully administer a

lethal dose of drugs to end her life at the time of her choosing.

Ms Seales died last Friday, just hours after a judgment was made in the case. Justice David Collins ruled that a doctor could not assist her to end her life without the risk of prosecution.

Hundreds of friends and family attended Ms Seales’ funeral yesterday, which was held at Old St Paul’s in Thorndon, Wellington.

Together, they celebrated Ms Seales’ life and achievements,

saying she displayed a “bravery, dignity, and strength of spirit as she fought an illness that finally took her life”.

Ms Seales’ husband Matt Vickers, her mother and father Larry and Shirley Seales, her sister Kat Deller, and close friend Angela O’Meara were among those who paid tribute to her yesterday.

Together, they spoke of Ms Seales’ love of travel, food and family; her thirst for knowledge; her passion for reading; her contagious laugh; her dedi-

cation to her job; and her incredible beauty.

They also spoke of the incredible bravery she displayed while battling her terminal illness.

“Throughout her illness she never once complained or felt sorry for herself ... If we ever asked her how she was, she would always say ‘good’ even in those last two weeks,” Ms Seales’ mother said yesterday.

“She never let on how difficult life was for her.”

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New owner for Lake House

By Sue NewmaN

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There will be a changing of the guard at Ashburton’s Lake House restaurant next month when long-term leasees Angela and Michael Kelly move out and Lincoln’s The Tea House owner Vanetia Bingham moves in.

The Kellys have been mine hosts at the Lake Hood eatery for five years, but have decided it’s time to move on.

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to do other things, Mrs Kelly said.

They’ll cater for a mid-winter Christmas dinner on July 4, Sunday lunch the next day and will close the doors for the final time that night.

Ms Bingham intends to reopen within 10 days.

She’s no stranger to the hospitality industry, owning Lincoln’s The Tea House restaurant, wedding venue Hamilton Lea Gardens and in the past owning Akaroa’s Black Cat Harbour Cruises. She has a

strong marketing background and has big plans for the Lake House.

“It’s such a beautiful venue, it’s a fantastic asset for the community. The first time I went there I was amazed,” Ms Bingham said.

She plans a few cosmetic changes to make it “a bit more lakehouse-ish” before she opens for business but said there will be no major changes.

“I want this to be a place where people can just drop in and have a coffee and a muffin

or wine and a platter, nice café lunches. It will probably be a little bit more casual.”

She plans to divide her time between The Tea House and Lake Hood, with a restaurant manager and head chef keeping things ticking over at each place.

As well as a place for day and evening dining, Ms Bingham is keen to see the Lake House pick up a larger share of conferences from around Canterbury and to become a sought-after wedding venue.

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Owner distraught over death of horse The owner of a horse who was killed on a central Wellington street yesterday is distraught and distressed, a close friend says.

Central police communications shift manager Dave Rose said police received reports that a person was riding a horse along Adelaide Road in Newtown about 6.15am.

“We located that person, spoke to him and directed him to take that horse back to the grazing area in Island Bay where he had come from.”

Mr Rose said police received another report shortly afterwards, notifying them that there had been a crash involving the horse and a car as she was being led back to her paddock.

“Unfortunately the horse died as a result of the injuries it sustained during the crash,” Mr Rose said.

The horse called Te Haa was owned by Mere Takoko.

Speaking on behalf of her friend yesterday, Maraea Rakuraku said Te Haa grazed at Tapu Te Ranga marae in Island Bay. Ms Rakuraku said Te Haa was taken from her paddock by one of her carers early yesterday.

Ms Rakuraku said Ms Takoko had built up a “core team” of three people that had hands on care of Te Haa. “One of those members made a really bad decision and took Te Haa out with him, without Mere’s consent and without Mere knowing.”

Ms Rakuraku said Te Haa was absolutely never taken out “that early”.

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In brief Earthquake advice Updated advice on how to prepare for an earthquake has been published by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. The updated advice, which was published yesterday, instructs people on what to do before, during and after an earthquake. The information is set out in the earthquake chapter of the reference guide, and provides messages for all agencies involved in civil defence emergency management.

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Mini tornado A mini tornado cut power in Granity yesterday. Buller Electricity chief executive Eamon Ginley said roofing iron flew off, taking some power lines down. No power poles were damaged. The power cut affected all of Granity and the area as far as Waimangaroa for just over an hour.

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Shot in leg A man suffered gunshot injuries to his leg following an incident in Wellington early yesterday. Police said they were called to a house on Queens Road in Waikanae, Wellington, about 12.30am, after a person was reported to have been injured in a firearms incident.

Police said they believed there was an altercation at the house, and a firearm was discharged. As a result, a man at the house suffered moderate gunshot injuries to his left leg. Police said the man’s injuries were not life threatening.

Two people who were later found a short distance from the scene were now assisting police with their investigations.

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‘Worrying’ condition

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Work of support staff rewarded The invaluable contribution of support staff was recognised in a very special way at Netherby School yesterday.

Pupils created colourful cards and posters to show their appreciation for the support staff who keep the school ticking.

Support staff recognised

included teacher aides, office staff and caretakers.

Principal Phil Wheeler said the school wanted to acknowledge that support staff helped children learn and were highly skilled.

The various roles were also beneficial for staff, as Mr Wheeler believed for some of

the school’s volunteers, getting to interact with the children would be a highlight of the day.

Many of the school’s support staff were also longserving, with Evan Graham presenting a card to teacher aid Jan Begg for her 20 years of service at the school.

The 4-month-old daughter of Former All Black Jerry Collins remains in a “worrying” condition at a French hospital following a car crash that left her seriously injured and killed her parents. Mr Collins and his partner Alana Madill were killed when the car they were in was hit by a bus on a motorway near Beziers, in southern France, on Friday (NZ time). The couple’s daughter, Ayla, suffered serious injuries in the crash, and remains in a serious condition in a Montpellier hospital in France. In a statement, Yvon Clavet, who is leading the investigation into the cause of the accident, said “the state of the health of Ayla still remains worrying”. Ms Clavet said further analysis and investigations were being carried out, most notably on the car in which the couple and their baby daughter were travelling in.

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Smith defends quality of state houses Housing Minister Nick Smith has defended the quality of state houses following the death of a Housing New Zealand tenant from pneumonia.

Thirty-seven-year old Soesa Tovo died of pneumonia in August last year, after repeated requests by family and health professionals to move him, his wife and his six children to a

warm and dry property, the Paul Henry Show reported.

Housing New Zealand CEO Glen Sowry has apologised for the man’s death and said there were “things we could have done better”.

Despite this incident, Housing Minister Nick Smith said the general condition of state houses were better than those

in the public sector and cited a “massive programme” that insulated 300,000 homes.

However, Mr Tovo’s home was not insulated and ceiling insulation was only installed after his death, the Paul Henry Show reported. The family still lived in the state house.

“There are lessons to be learned from these cases. If we

sit here and pretend that we are going to be able to eliminate every case of where a person dies from respiratory illnesses or the like, they are kidding themselves,” Dr Smith said.

“Housing is just part of a broader picture… we are putting huge effort into improving the quality of our housing.”

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■ BALI

Envoy returns The Australian ambassador to Indonesia has returned in a sign that the anger and tense relations that followed Indonesia’s execution of two Australian drug traffickers has eased. Paul Grigson in April became the first Australian ambassador to be recalled from Indonesia in protest after Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug convicts executed by Indonesian firing squads. Grigson returned on Monday after a fiveweek absence because he had been gone for an appropriate time, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.

“Our relations with Indonesia are strong and getting stronger.

Obviously there was some stress as a result of the execution of two of our citizens and obviously we made the strongest possible representations at the time,” Abbott told reporters.

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Big TV audience Noor Ellis has been sentenced to 12 years jail for planning the murder of her husband Robert Ellis.

pose of the body and ordered her two maids to clean the bloody kitchen.

She initially reported Mr Ellis missing and lied to her sons about their father’s whereabouts. When she did confess to orchestrating the crime, she claimed she was desperate after years of neglect and being denied a divorce.

The Ellis family claims she was not neglected, and that her manipulation extended to submitting to the court a false statement purportedly signed

by John Ellis, asking for a lenient sentence.

“We are very upset about the accusations against our father which Noor has fabricated in

order to defend herself,” Peter Ellis said outside court.

“We are also still in disbelief over the falsified statement, which is now being used as evidence to support Noor, and would have thought such forgery was both a crime in itself and further evidence of guilt of Noor and other accomplices.”

Ellis’ story changed a number of times after her arrest.

She first claimed she only wanted to teach her husband a lesson, and was shocked to find the five men she paid $14,000 had killed him.

Later, she admitted she had ordered Mr Ellis killed, but “not sadistically” - a deal she had sealed with a pinky swear.

Judge Wirakanta said he accepted Ellis ordered the murder because she felt hurt.

She had enough time to change her mind, but didn’t, he said.

“It’s true the defendant and the victim have not lived harmoniously for about 11 years and the defendant wasn’t given adequate mental and physical care,” he said.

Two of the five men involved, known as Urbanus and Yohannes, were also sentenced to 12 years’ jail yesterday.

The others as well as two maids are expected to be sentenced soon for their roles.

Mr Ellis has been laid to rest in New Zealand.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Twin dumped item after Scott murder The twin of the man accused of killing teacher Stephanie Scott dumped incriminating material for his brother in South Australia, police are to allege.

Marcus Stanford was arrested at his home in Forreston, in the Adelaide Hills, yesterday.

The 24-year-old flower farm labourer will fly to Sydney where he will be charged with being an accessory after the fact to Ms Scott’s murder in the NSW town of Leeton in April.

Police will allege accused killer Vincent Stanford sent material in the mail after Ms Scott’s death to Marcus, who then disposed of it.

In handcuffs and wearing a Star Wars T-shirt, Marcus appeared in Mount Barker Magistrates Court yesterday where detectives applied for his extra-

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Family slams mum’s jail term The Australian family of murdered businessman Robert Ellis is in shock at the 12-year sentence handed down to his wife, who ordered the Bali hit.

Perth students John and Peter Ellis had prepared themselves for their mother Noor Ellis, 45, to go to prison for 15 years as prosecutors had recommended, for planning the murder of Robert Ellis.

But yesterday, the court handed down a 12-year term in recognition of her remorse and “prolonged mental pressure”.

She could have received a maximum penalty of death.

Peter Ellis told reporters his father’s death had left a huge hole in his life and John’s, as well as for Mr Ellis’ older children Kelvin and Christina.

“We as a family are extremely disappointed by the outcome of 12 years,” he said.

“We would have expected a sentence of at least 20 for the brutal, premeditated murder of our father.

“For the verdict to be a sentence of only 12 years is unjust not only for us as a family, but Indonesia in general.”

The prosecutor said he was considering an appeal.

The body of Mr Ellis was found wrapped in plastic in a rice field last October.

The popular expat, who had made his wealth in telecommunications, aviation and property, had been set upon in his own villa, held down on the kitchen floor and his throat slashed with a knife.

His wife had been sitting in the next room. She helped dis-

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dition to NSW. Asked if he knew anything about the warrant for his arrest, Stanford told the court he did not and indicated he had not spoken to a lawyer.

Asked if there was any reason why he should not return to Leeton, he said: “Never been there, so I wouldn’t need to return”.

It is believed he and his two house mates, backpackers working on farms, were hauled into a police station to be questioned after his twin’s arrest on April 8.

School cleaner Vincent Stanford is accused of sexually assaulting Ms Scott, 26, before killing her on April 5 - six days before her wedding.

The English and drama teacher was last seen at her

Stephanie Scott

workplace - Leeton High School - where she was preparing lessons before her impending honeymoon.

Forreston locals say Marcus Stanford had been living in the

town, about an hour northeast of Adelaide, for a while and rented a house there.

“He seemed perfectly normal to me, quite nice and a very well-mannered guy,” one local said.

The Forreston resident said Vincent Stanford had visited his twin brother over New Year’s Eve for a holiday.

Stanford is accused of dumping Ms Scott’s body in bushland at Cocoparra National Park, more than 70km from Leeton, and setting it on fire.

Her burned remains were found five days after she was last seen.

Vincent and Marcus were born in Tasmania before they moved to Holland, from where their mother came, and spent a majority of their childhood there.

- AP

The US opener has drawn the largest television audience on record for a women’s football World Cup group stage game.

The Americans’ 3-1 win over Australia averaged more than 3.3 million viewers on Fox Sports 1.

The previous high was nearly 2.5 million in 1999 for the tournament in the US. Fox said the audience was more than triple the almost 1.1 million for the 2011 US opener.

That game started just before noon in the Eastern time zone with the tournament in Germany, while Monday’s match from Winnipeg was in prime time. The Stanley Cup Final Game 3, which started a half-hour later, averaged nearly 3.9 million viewers.

- AP

Team probes sinking China has assembled a 60-strong team to probe last week’s river cruise ship sinking following orders from President Xi Jinping to find the cause of the country’s worst maritime disaster in nearly seven decades. Just 14 people survived the capsizing of the Eastern Star on the evening of June 1 amid heavy rain and wind as it was carrying 456 people, many of them elderly tourists, on a cruise to the Yangtze River port of Chongqing.

Authorities have attributed the sinking to a freak storm that generated tornado-like winds, but also have placed the surviving captain and his first engineer in police custody. The disaster left 442 people dead or missing. - AP

Nudists detained Malaysian authorities have detained two Canadians, a Briton and a Dutch national for allegedly stripping naked on Mount Kinabalu in an act some locals say angered tribal spirits and caused a deadly earthquake. Pictures of 10 naked tourists had spread on social media and infuriated locals following the 6.0-magnitude quake that struck near the mountain on Friday and killed 18 people.

Mount Kinabalu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular climbing destination, is considered sacred

by Malaysia’s Kadazan Dusun tribal group, who believe it is a resting place for spirits. “We are still searching for the other six tourists, and we will catch them,” said Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman. - AAP

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OUR VIEW

Volunteers living on borrowed time?

Sue Newman

CHIEF REPORTER

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here are plenty of things that can claim to oil the wheels of a community but none do it as well as the work of volunteers.

Like every other part of New Zealand, in the Ashburton District we thrive on the generosity of a few to keep our world ticking over. Volunteers do what the paid workforce does not and often cannot.

They work tirelessly and usually behind the scenes to fill the gaps, to provide the services that take us from being a just a community to a community with heart.

And this week as a district, we stepped up and recognised the work of some of those volunteers with the annual Trustpower Community awards.

Twenty eight groups and organisations were nominated, just a drop in the large ocean that is our volunteer pool.

The organisations were all different, the work they did was different, but the one thing they all had in common was a generosity of spirit.

The Combined Rural Fire Forces, the men and women who are on call 24/7 to keep rural communities safe, took the prize. When the fire siren goes they put their lives on hold, picking them up hours and sometimes days later without complaint, without asking for payment. They were deserved winners.

Inevitably awards cannot touch every individual, every organisation, but they remind us how much work these amazing people do and they remind us how much poorer we’d be without them.

Volunteers fill a vital role in the community but they are becoming an endangered species.

More people working longer hours and for more years mean fewer people with the time to pick up unpaid jobs; there’s no obvious solution in a world where materialism is rated more highly than altruism.

And like many good things, we won’t know how much we valued them until they’re gone.

YOUR VIEW Driveways I wondered if the Ashburton District Council could give a logical reason why rural people have to seal the entrance to their driveway from the road to the gate?

Does this apply to built-up areas only, or to all rural areas including those who live in areas where roads are still unsealed?

Why does it have to be done is beyond me, especially in areas where no footpaths are provided.

M. Harrison Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann responds: The focus is on private gravel driveways connecting to sealed local roads.

Vehicles, particularly heavy vehicles, exiting private properties are transferring stones out on to the sealed road.

CRUMB

That creates a safety hazard for cyclists and motorcyclists in particular. The council is potentially liable when accidents occur.

Potholes Christchurch City Council has just launched a phone app where users can take a photo of a road pothole which is sent straight back to council with GPS co-ordinates, sounds like a great idea for the Ashburton District Council – mind you, I would spend most of my day taking photos and wouldn’t get much work done.

P. J. Moore

Voluntary euthanasia In response to N. Lowe and name withheld by request

by David Fletcher

(Voluntary euthanasia, Your View, June 10), I have experienced the lingering death of a loved one in recent years – my mother; and I know exactly what it feels like for loved ones watching it happen, and truly sympathise with how hard it is for them.

But there are two important points to make here in addition to what I previously wrote: firstly, dying people are almost never in physical pain. So the idea of dying a painful death is very seldom true.

Secondly, the fact that it is so emotionally hard for the people watching is not a reason for introducing voluntary euthanasia.

Otherwise the main reason for introducing it is to save pain for the people watching – not the person who is dying.

Gerald Jacobson

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Do there need to be harsher penalties for cyberbullies?

Yes 87%

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL

No 13%

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ur kids can’t do maths, blame the schools, our civil servants can’t constrain their spending, blame no-one. That’s the message I have got over the past two weeks.

Firstly the Ministry of Silly Spending (Business, Innovation and Employment) blows $67,339.21 on a stone sign that is in keeping with the building.

(Obviously the building was built when the only signs you could get were made out of stone). The minister, after some prodding, admits this was “over the top”. You think?!

The GST component of that sign cost ($8783.38) is more than our school’s budget for mathematics and assessment materials.

What I want to know is – will someone be held accountable for this or should we put it down to poor mathematical skills learnt at school?

The second message I got was that our children can’t do maths as well as they should, nor can their teachers and schools are to blame for this.

The NZ Initiative that commissioned the report lays the blame clearly at the feet of schools carrying out Ministry of Education programmes.

Well at least they have the guts to blame someone. Not only that, there is this telling comment in the report: “The Numeracy Project illustrates that rolling out a centrally managed policy change in a self-managing school system does not work as intended.

And, it raises questions about who is accountable for such programmes.” – Rose Paterson Un(ac)countable: Why Millions on Maths Returned Little.

The report contains six recommendations, but not one of them asks the Ministry of Education to review implementing centrally managed policies in self-managing schools.

The report does not touch on an aspect of operations that has become standard practice in schools ie self-review.

All state funded schools are

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required to set up and run selfreview programmes about their operations. Boards of trustees must review their charter goals and report against them. So do our ministries have to do the same?

As the maths report clearly states, 70 million dollars has been spent on this maths programme. It has been in place for the past 15 years and spans both Governments, but has anyone reviewed the impact of this programme? Has any minister of education asked the question; are our children better off from this change to mathematics teaching and the substantial investment from the

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is to implement and review the effectiveness of said programmes.

So, before parents decide it is time to hassle schools for not getting it right in mathematics, they should know the following.

1. The Numeracy Project was initially well funded and backed by research that demonstrated its success.

2. The Numeracy Project came with two year contracts for schools that included advisors and professional development – all of that has stopped.

3. The Numeracy Project was picked up by Teachers Col-

We are now at a point where the Numeracy Project is embedded in our schools. We have done what was asked and yet we are being blamed for its failure

taxpayer?

The rolling out of big ticket programmes by a government is a popular action to take. It is often in response to a specific call for action and leaves all of the work over to government departments. The difficult task

leges and all new teachers were trained in its delivery.

4. ERO reviews on schools in the first five years after the project started, focused on whether a school was implementing the project.

In other words, even as a

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self-managing school, you were expected to toe the line and have the programme in action. I call this policy by punishment and it is a popular approach by Governments.

5. The National Standards in Mathematics introduced by the current Government, used data and evidence from the Numeracy Development Projects to help write the standards in curriculum levels 1-4. (Pg 7, Mathematics Standards, Ministry of Education) We are now at a point that the Numeracy Project is firmly embedded in our Primary Schools.

We have done what was asked of us and yet we are being blamed for the failure of children in mathematics. So who is accountable?

It certainly won’t be the Ministry of Silly Spending.

The lack of accountability in their operations is a sign of our times.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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■ ECONOMIC SURVEY

Economy fairing better than most New Zealand’s comparatively strong economic growth is masking problems that will affect the standard of living of future generations, Labour says.

A biennial New Zealand economic survey report by the OECD has found that New Zealand is fairing better than most countries in terms of economic growth.

It has also been ranked seventh in the world on a Better Life Index that compares developed nations on measures including jobs, housing, work-life balance, subjective wellbeing, personal security and environmental quality.

However, Labour’s finance spokesman Grant Robertson said the report also found that housing is increasingly unaffordable, and pointed to other issues that put our prosperity at risk.

“With New Zealand’s relatively high levels of private debt from overvalued Auckland

housing and highly-leveraged dairy farms, a commodity price or interest rate shock could see cracks in the economy widen,” Mr Robertson said yesterday.

“The OECD says what the Government refuses to admit, that Auckland house prices are a constraint on New Zealand’s

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have led to housing and urban infrastructure constraints. In particular, house prices have risen sharply in Auckland, the largest city, eroding affordability and raising financial-stability risks,” the report says.

Paris-based OECD economist David Carey said house price growth was a threat to financial stability, especially if New Zealand was rocked by another recession where unemployment spiked and homeowners could no longer maintain mortgage repayments, leading to forced sales.

Other threats included a rise in global interest rates, a slowing Chinese economy and falling dairy prices.

Persistently strong immigration pressure combined with restrictive planning regulations and unresponsive housing supply had driven annual house price inflation in Auckland to 18 per cent.

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economic growth and a significant financial vulnerability.”

The report, released yesterday, urges policymakers to increase Auckland housing supply, invest in infrastructure and counter restrictive red tape that is adding up to $110,000 to the cost of new dwellings.

It also recommends introducing congestion charges to tackle choked roads that are costing Auckland’s economy an estimated $1.25 billion annually in lost productivity, and calls for the Government to invest in more public transport and a network of electric vehicle charging stations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The report has been prepared with input from the Government. It identifies ways to improve wellbeing and economic growth while reducing inequalities, and makes recommendations to domestic policy makers.

New Zealand’s rampant property market is singled out. The report warns that house prices are high by international standards - fourth in the world relative to income and second in the world relative to rents - exacerbating poverty and lumping households with mounting debt.

“Rapid population growth and a low responsiveness of supply

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Ashburton business owners and professionals will have an opportunity later this month to take tips from the top when Sue Lindsay, one of New Zealand’s most successful business leaders comes to town.

Ms Lindsay will be sharing her knowledge at a Business Mid Canterbury cocktail evening at Hotel Ashburton.

Her awards and accolades are

many, including recognition as a Southlander of the Year, a New Zealand Young Executive of the Year and a World Young Business Achiever in Beijing.

Business Mid Canterbury board member Greg Martin said the event is an opportunity for business people to learn from one of New Zealand’s best.

“We know that doing business locally is often about who

you know and we provide that platform. Having Sue Lindsay come along is a huge drawcard,” he said.

The event is open to all business people and professionals, at no charge.

Sue Lindsay will be speaking at the Business Mid Canterbury’s networking evening at Hotel Ashburton on June 25, from 6pm to 8.30pm.

■ DIVER’S DEATH

Company, co-owner fined over death

BY IMRAN ALI Diver Bruce Porter died doing a favour for a charter skipper.

At the Poor Knights on February 7 last year, the keen diver had been asked to free the Pacific Hideaway’s snagged anchor by skipper Mark Andrew Barnes, 60.

But a crewman had freed the anchor. An onboard communication mix-up meant Barnes thought Mr Porter knew. Barnes activated the vessel’s propeller, accidentally inflicting Mr Porter’s fatal injuries.

Judge John Macdonald told Barnes in Whangarei District Court yesterday he should never have asked Mr Porter to free the anchor.

“Your actions in that regard was somewhat cavalier,” he said.

The judge fined Barnes

$25,000 and ordered him to pay $30,000 reparation to Mr Porter’s family.

Dive Spot – a company Barnes co-owns – was fined $50,000 and is to pay $50,000 in reparation.

Barnes and Dive Spot had both earlier admitted failing to adequately warn of the dangers of the boat’s propeller and failing to ensure the safety of people in the water.

The charges were brought by Maritime New Zealand under Section 15 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

Yesterday, the court heard that Mr Porter and his wife Jill moved to New Zealand from the United Kingdom in August 2008. However, the tragedy had led to Mrs Porter returning to the UK. Alysha McClintock, the lawyer representing Maritime NZ,

said Mrs Porter and the couple’s son Adam bore no animosity towards Barnes or his company. However, they had found Barnes’ initial not guilty pleas inconceivable and the pleas had prolonged their suffering.

Ms McClintock said the tragedy could not be characterised as a “momentary lapse of judgment” as the company had no policies in respect of what a diver could or could not do.

“This is a business which is dependent on the clients getting down into the water and the dangers of propellers. He shouldn’t have allowed Mr Porter to dive on the anchor,” she said.

Barnes’ lawyer Peter Magee said his client and his company had significant remorse and sympathy for Mr Porter’s family.

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■ CASHFLOW CRUNCH

Young dairy farmers will struggle

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Young dairy farmers under the age of 30 will struggle with the economic downturn as they have never experienced the farming slump of the mid-80s, according to a leading Lincoln University lecturer and dairy farmer.

Dairy farm lecturer Marvin Pangborn said this season’s volatility was going to be an “interesting experience” for the younger generation of dairy farmers.

“More experience than what they wanted.”

However it would not only be the newest in the industry that would have trouble, according to the Rakaia dairy farmer.

“Quite frankly there are some investor groups out there that I’ve heard are in as much trouble as anyone.”

In all cases it was crucial farmers knew the cost of production and their break-even point and needed to be communicating with bankers.

“Because they are the ones who will keep them in business.”

Mr Pangborn said some farmers may have to look at alternate business structures including

bringing in outside equity to get through.

“I would suggest they are not going to be able to make money on trading cows like they have in the past.”

The worst of the cashflow crunch would occur this winter and spring because of the low residual payments.

“It certainly doesn’t look like it’s going to come right in a hurry.”

Current economic difficulties within the industry may turn younger farmers away from entering the industry, he said.

“Fifteen years ago when I started lecturing very few were interested in entering the industry but that had risen to a significant number but the pay-out could change that.”

While the low pay-out posed a big challenge this year Mr Pangborn believed the greatest danger to the dairy industry was New Zealand itself.

“We can compete with the overseas farmers and we can make adjustments but the sheer amount of compliance, time and spending that is being forced on us by the rest of New Zealand will put us out of business quicker than anything else.”

Prime sheep sold on a par with last week’s sale at the Tinwald yards this week. A good yarding o weights fetching $117. Prime ewes averaged $100-$110, with the best reaching $115. The dairy catt

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■ FARM SAFETY

Locator beacons may save farmers

By NadiNe Porter

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There are renewed calls for farmers to use GPS locator beacons on quad bikes to reduce critical waiting times should emergency services need to locate them following an accident.

North Island rescue helicopter pilots have recently encouraged farmers to put locator beacons on their bikes, particularly those working in remote hill country – a move that a Canterbury rescue pilot could see as beneficial even on the Plains.

Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust operations manager and rescue pilot Stuart Farquhar said he has not yet been to a farm accident where an emergency locator beacon had been used.

“But it’s not a bad idea. At least it guarantees help will come.”

Mr Farquhar said he had seen many cases where farmers had waited a long time to receive help as they were not discovered missing until dinner time.

“They’ve been out for hours before somebody notices they are not there.”

He said the rescue service attended many farm accidents in remote locations every year and it could be difficult to find those injured. “But we eventually always do.”

Honda Country Ashburton sales manager Murray Sexton said they had fitted GPS systems on bikes on Landcorp farms.

“They have a man down alert

A farm bike fitted with a GPS locator beacon will ensure a speedy rescue if things go wrong.

on it if the bike rolls and you can tell if the bike has been into no-go zones on hilly farms.”

Tracking devices on the GPS can also enable farmers to check employees are using the bikes correctly, he said.

Currently GPS units cost around $1000 fitted but uptake had not been high in Mid Canterbury Mr Sexton admitted.

Meanwhile safety on quad

bikes continues to be a hot topic within the industry with Federated Farmers leading a successful High Court appeal to reduce fines for a Blenheim couple and a Nelson farmer who were caught not wearing helmets.

Initially Blenheim farmers Maria Carlson and Phil Jones were fined $40,000 but had their fine reduced to $30,000 while Nelson farmer Phil Jones had

his fine reduced from $15,000 to $12,000. In both cases the judge said WorkSafe had not provided sufficient evidence of what industry standards were in the original district court cases and safety documents produced to prosecute were “aspirational”.

Federated Farmers has collected over $30,000 from farmers angry about the fines for their fighting fund although

health and safety spokesperson Katie Milne denied the money donated implied the farming lobby group was not concerned about farm safety.

“Of course our accident rate on farms is too high. But WorkSafe has admitted that its drive to enforce wearing helmets over the past few years has not reduced the injury rate from farm quad accidents in the slightest.”

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The birth of Latitude, Canterbury’s lifestyle magazine was described by its publisher/editor Joanne Taylor when she spoke to Anama Rural Women at their May meeting held at Glenys Nicol’s home. Ngaire Mackenzie conducted the meeting in the absence of president Jackie Ryan.

An interest in writing, the wide range of interesting subjects in Mid Canterbury and the need for a quality magazine prompted Jo Taylor to enter the publishing business. Finding a name began by focusing on the geographical line Ashburton is on but turned to the dictionary meaning: freedom from restriction in action or opinion.

Jo Taylor is enthusiastic about the entrepreneurial ability of Mid Canterbury women on the land, in business, and their technological and artistic skills.

Her talk took the members through the processes of producing a quality magazine in full colour and pages in multiples of eight up to 160. Such is the popularity of Latitude that Anama members told of men in the family vying to get their hands on the latest publication.

In other business members were reminded of the Link meeting on May 29 and a potluck lunch for members and partners at Ryan’s Lake Hood home on June 28. May Greenslade who is also a Creative Fibres member, showed her exquisite table runner hand woven in fine cotton which had had been accepted for display at Creative Fibre’s nation con-

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Our branch members have participated in many activities over the past weeks, our annual quiz night is coming up on Friday June 26, teams of six all welcome to attend.

The branch hosted the Provincial Link meeting with Dianne Moss encouraging those attending to participate in the Steady as you Go falls prevention programme. Our next meeting will be Town and Around and will be a day time event.

dent Wendy McGowan will be in attendance; these are important dates, a good opportunity for everyone to hear President Wendy speak first hand.

Our June meeting, members will be advised once all details are to hand Our Lynnford Annual Meeting will be held 11.30am, July 2 at Hollands Road, Tinwald - theme a Royal Twist.

RURAL WOMEN REPORTS Provincial President’s message A crisp morning with the sun glistening on the mountains welcomed Rural Women members from all branches when they gathered at the Winchmore Hall for our Link Meeting.

Speaker Diane Moss from Steady As You Go outlined an exercise programme focusing on balance and subsequently fall prevention. There are over 200 reported falls a day nationally. Upon reaching 65 years of age, the changes of a serious injury fall increase, over 80 years this increases considerably.

Diane commented participant’s lives have changed through their involvement in the programme. Currently 10 groups are underway in Ashburton and surrounding areas. The Ladies participated in a sample of the programme, had a laugh and those present will consider their involvement going forward.

The dairy price further downturn will see pressure on all sectors in our community. Keep an eye on the people around you to ensure they are coping with a change in lifestyle. People need not think they are failing, even the best of businesses will be affected in the same way as them.

Look forward to your support of our Regional Day on June 26 where our national president Wendy McGowan will be present.

“A smile a day goes a long way.”

NZ Provincial President Sandra Curd

A very large attendance of 24 members and two visitors were treated to a wonderful speaker.

Janet Cuttle was an inspiration to us all she had gone from been a former Commonwealth Games cyclist, very keen sportsperson, farmer to being a paraplegic.

In the space of a few moments on the ski field her life has changed forever with now being confined to a wheelchair.

Janet spoke about her busy and full life before her accident to how different her life is now. She gave us some very interesting facts, one new spinal cord injury every four days in New Zealand. 40% of these are motor vehicle accidents. A lot of accidents are preventable especially diving, always feet first until you know the depth of the water, dive with great care, wear your seat belt always and use safety equipment if it is available.

It is four years since her accident and she told us that it had been life changing for all her family, the house had been modified lower benches etc, a hand cycle, a car that she drives with her hands.

She had gone from being an active farmer to cooking for the shearers her only farming activity, now days she had a part time job as a reader/writer at Mt Hutt College.

Members were able to ask Janet many questions and I am sure we all learnt so much from this inspirational women who in the face of adversity was getting

Lynnford Members celebrated our 79th Birthday at the Ashburton Hotel, we were greeted by a very friendly staff member, who went well beyond her duty. After a beautiful two course meal, tea and coffee was served, a short business meeting was held.

Marion showed the “Safe House” knitted by a friend, plus her own, everyone has a different design it is amazing how people interrupt a pattern bringing out their own flair Women Walk the World, a very worthwhile event, it was great to see everyone, for a few it was the first time they had walled around the lake, and see the golf course, the wild life, view the new area being opened up for housing, the pontoon ferry operating and the chance to have a lunch break at the Restaurant, and the opportunity to raise money for ACWW. Winchmore hosted the Link Meeting, May 29, our regional gathering June 26 in Ashburton where our national presi-

Seafield The May meeting had eight members meeting at the St Pauls Lounge on a very blustery afternoon.

We opened with our creed then welcomed our speaker Christine Sandrey who owns the franchise “Driving with Miss Daisy”. Christine has had Ashburtons Franchise for two years and now has two other drivers to help out when needed.

Hopes to get another car soon to save renting when busy. Christine was a nurse for 20 years and those skills have come in handy more than once in the last two years. She takes people to many places even pets to the vets. It was interesting to hear of some of the places she has taken people to.

We then carried on with our meeting with the Motto – Be completely humble and gentle.

Members were thanked for helping with Meals on Wheels and Avis for doing flowers for the hospital and also asked to put on their calendar the date for the regional gathering in June.

We will go out for lunch for our next meeting as it is our birthday meeting.

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■ ROAD TRIP

In brief

Overnight travel statistics make interesting reading The results from information being collected by the Automobile Association about domestic travel indicate that many of us make overnight trips away from home.

Obviously these trips will be made for a variety of reasons – including business, family gatherings and recreation.

While extended road trips are popular and many of us enjoy that form of motoring, lots of us are also heading away on short stay journeys.

The statistics for the six months to December 2013 make very interesting reading, during that time New Zealanders spent more than $4.3 billion – that’s right billion - travelling on overnight trips around our own country.

And while many of these trips will have been taken by air most will also have involved some motoring to a lessor or larger extent.

During the same period there were

Collision avoidance Automakers should immediately include as standard equipment in all new cars and commercial trucks systems that automatically brake or warn drivers to avoid rear-end collisions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report just released. The systems could prevent or mitigate more than 80 per cent of the rear-end collisions that cause about 1700 deaths and a half-million injuries annually, the report said.

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nearly 35 million visitor nights – 5.7 million (approx. 16.2%) of them in Auckland.

A summary discloses these numbers: $4.38 billion was spent on domestic overnight trips.

Of that $903.4 million was spent on domestic overnight trips in December 2013.

The average spend per night away from home in New Zealand was $129.

There were 18.1 million nights of private accommodation, 3.36 million nights of hotel accommodation, 4.89 million

nights of motel accommodation and 2.7 million nights of holiday park accommodation.

Interestingly Aucklanders spent 1.26 million visitor nights in their own region.

Certainly big and interesting numbers!

And those were just for six months!

CHRYSLER’S CONCEPT COUPE CATCHES ANDREA’S EYE

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The latest person to pick a car is Andrea Kinley.

Andrea who is a practice nurse at a local medical centre likes cars.

She was with Debra Butterick and Theresa Wadsworth, two of her colleagues at the practice, when she opened the book at page 121 and said her favourite illustration from that page was the 1952 Chrysler.

The car was actually an experimental or concept vehicle designed with future trends in mind.

Designed to carry four or five passengers the car was named the K-310 Coupe.

Powered by a 5426 cc V8 motor capable of producing 235 brake horse power the K-310 had a top speed of 125 miles per hour.

Certainly stunning it is regarded as one of Chrysler’s most useful experimental cars.

While Chrysler executives felt and probably rightly so that the car had huge showroom sales potential the idea

fell victim to the company’s economic woes and unfortunately production did not proceed.

With a body designed by Carrozzeria Ghia the Chrysler is certainly a rather stylish vehicle.

Andrea said “I like it because it looks so sleek”.

Her description was quickly followed by another comment made in unison with Debra and Theresa – “just like us”!

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Ashburton Celtic Netball Club Ashburton Celtic Netball would like to thank all our sponsors who have kindly contributed to our club this year. VetEnt, The Somerset Grocer, Bus and Truck Bodywork Ltd, Ashburton New World, Ashburton Signs and Graphics and the Celtic Killer Bzzzz are the businesses and people that have kept our club running and we appreciate everything they have done for us.

We had some more nail biting wins this week with Somerset Grocer Celtic C pulling off their second close win in the Senior B grade. Celtic Green had a tough game with a loss while Celtic B had a great win over College. VetEnt Celtic A had a win over College B and are looking strong as they look forward to the third round in a few weeks. Celtic U18 and Celtic D are both doing well in their grades with wins each which we hope all the teams can continue to do. Celtic Social are playing better as the season goes on in what has turned out to be a very competitive grade. Keep it up girls!

We do have a social night coming up on the 20th June, with the theme being ‘Back to School’, $10 on the door with a DJ and supper, starting at 7.30pm. Will be a great night so come along and support the club!

Ashburton County Lions President Jan Stonyer welcomed a good attendance of members, together with four visitors, to the recent meeting of Ashburton County Lions Club.

Andrew Beckley, paramedic, was introduced as speaker for the evening.

Formerly with NZ Army Medical Corps, Andrew is now paramedic with St John Ashburton.

He spoke in detail of his present role, and especially the education part of it, saying that currently he is tutoring nine people in a national diploma course.

He noted how St John is being needed more – 110 calls last week in comparison to 70 calls per week in September/October 2014.

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Lion Adele O’Connor thanked Andrew for his enlightening talk.

Two new members, Lions Margaret Ingold and Eileen Elms, were inducted into the club by District Governor Elect Fern Blake, who also presented 15 year and 20 year membership chevrons to Lions Valmai McKenzie and Adele O’Connor respectively.

An outstanding financial report was presented by Treasurer Fiona Williamson and Lion Lilian Wakelin. Members were thanked for attaining such positive outcomes to projects.

“Guess who’s coming to dinner?” was successful and organisers and hosts were thanked.

Planning to deliver Meals-on-wheels was completed; and members’ intentions regarding attending other changeovers were noted.

Tail twisting with Lion Moyra Whiting, and drawing of the monthly raffles – winners Lions Coleen King and Jacqui Welch – concluded the final regular meeting of the Lions year.

Ashburton Golf Club With the first round of the President’s Trophy played, and all the games going more or less how I tipped them, we move into the quarter finals, and four cracking games await us this Saturday.

First up Don Houghton takes on David Fisher, after they both took out a couple of has beens in the first round, this will be their first real match in the tournament. Both great matchplayers, Don should get a couple of shots off David and I think that will be the difference.

Next the Hopster takes on Barry Jury, now Barry is new to the club this season and has unknown form to tip on, but the big guy is shooting the lights out at the moment, so Hoppy at the 17th.

Bevan Rickerby will cause the upset of the round, by taking Robbie Bell to the cleaners. Robbie has been buying that many beers for the haggles recently that he has had to declare it on his tax returns. Finally the tie of the round Brucey

www.guardianonline.co.nz against Arkright, after both toughing out big wins last time out, they will need to bring their A games again. Arkright has the raw power to scare Bruce, but Bruce brings the flair and touch of an ageing Phil Mickelson, a very ageing one. Tough call, but I think Arkright, just.

The Plate quarters are also taking place and a par round for all others, till next time. Good golfing.

Ashburton Harrier Club Results of the Norrie Cup Cross Country race held at the Tinwald Domain on June 6 The two kilometre course was held in cooler conditions with the grass being slippery in some parts. It was great to see the runners coming up from Timaru and Waimate to participate.

Run 4km Girls Under 14, Jessica Gray 18:10 Run Women 6km [3 laps] Under 18 Lucy Clough 41:24 Senior Women Bridget Wilson [Waimate] 30:10, Alison Conway 31:50 Run 2km Boys Under 12, Brodie Wilson [Waimate] 17:44 Run 6km Boys Under 16 Thomas Kissell. [Timaru] 26:15 Men Senior 8km 1st Neil Lyons 31:36, Peter Trainor [Waimate] 32:22, Brian Goods 33:29, Ian Broadbelt 36:01, and Kerry Clough 39:42.

Men Veteran 8km Mike O’Callaghan 40:29, Walter Hume [Timaru] 40:34, Kenny Johnston 43:40 Walk 6km [3 laps] Patrice Ansell 41:32, Chrissie Stratford 46:07, Lynda Bayne 50:20 and Debra Curtin 51:57.

Many thanks to our timekeepers and marshals.

Ashburton Rowing Club It is with regret the Committee that Steve Beveridge has stepped down from his position as Coach for the College Rowers. Steve has been involved with the Club since 2002 and the College Coach most of that time. He has put in a huge amount of hours, has seen many early mornings and has dedicated many of

his weekend to attending Regattas. We thank you Steve for the years you have dedicated to the Club and wish you well for the future.

Masters – We have taken delivery of a new Coxless Quad which is very exciting, the first `brand new’ boat purchased for the use of Masters. Thank you those who assisted with Sponsorship.

The first Regatta for the season will be the Aorkai 1000 on 17/18 October at Lake Ruataniwha.

Corporate 8 – Corporate crews of 8 are trained for 8 weeks to compete at a Regatta later in year. Anyone interested in entering a crew contact Chris Redmond.

Safety Boat Course Will be held, this is a requirement for safety boat drivers to enable them to man boats at Regattas. Anyone interested in participating please contact Helen Hodge Club secretary 3072242.

Firewood for sale - Pick up your own price is $150 and delivered $175. Phone Helen if you wish to purchase.

Annual General Meeting – will be held at the Lake house on Monday 24th August, a meal at 6.30pm if you wish to dine first, AGM starting at 8.30pm. A warm welcome to everyone.

Ashburton Savage Club The 2015 season is now one third of the way through, with the second korero and the inward raid from Christchurch now behind us. The next major event for the season will be the visit from the Hokitika Savage Club on Saturday, June 20 The second korero was held on Tuesday evening May 26 and although the original programme required some alterations due to illness of some of the artists, other members stepped into the breech in true Savage Club fashion.

Programme:- 1. Orchestra.-2.Songs by Jim Burgess.- 3. Sketch.(Graham Taylor, Harold Kemp, Tony Blain)-4.Songs by Peter White-Driver with accompaniment

by Bruce Hill on guitar.-5.Instrumental Group. Rose Stead, Shirley Miller, Kevin Crean, Bryan O’Hara, Russ Carter.-6.

Songs by the Chorus Group.-7. Geordie Robinson. Songs with ukulele accompaniment.- 8.Songs by our guest artist Ron

Greygoose, with piano accompaniment.

On the glorious afternoon of June 17 the Christchurch Savage Club made their biennial visit.

Programme:-1.Selection of well-known songs by Maureen Watkins.- 2.Keyboard selections by John & Julie Foster.-3. Sketch, (Lost Teeth) Allan Smith & Bruce Ferguson.- 4. Flute Solo. Garven Eggleston.-5.Hilarious Sketch.(Maureen Watkins, Jessie Melish,Bruce Ferguson.6.Saxophone Solo, (Keith Morgan).- 7.Violin Solo (Edith Wicks).- 8.Poi Demonstration.(Bruce Ferguson).- 9.Vocal Duet.

(Dave & Ngaire Whytock).- 10.Sketch.

(Allan Smith).- 11. Flute & violin duet (Garven Eggleston, Edith Wicks).-12.

Community sing-a-long.

Nancy Bennett accompanied artists when required.

Following afternoon tea, the visiting party departed at 4.45pm.

Ashburton Writers Group The June meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held recently. Rae read the quotation.

The programmes for the new financial year were given out.

Rae gave a report on the Short Story Contest. Entry forms had been sent to schools and advertisements placed in newspapers. The first entry had been received.

The Assignment for the meeting was to write a “Mills and Boon type romance story”. Members were inventive with their stories, writing of one small town, true love, next door lady, dreamworld, television chef, tennis and on the beach.

The instant exercise was to begin with the words “The discovery shocked.”

Members wrote of crying baby, life sized wax doll, another man, well known person, devoted relationship, Church back row, groceries and the Mayor.

The meeting concluded at 2.50pm with the serving of afternoon tea.

The next meeting will be July 7 commencing at 10.30am, when the short stories and poems will be judged.

Visitors are welcome to the meetings, please contact Rae at 308 8927.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 13 Ladies Division Weekend Ladies. Rnd 2 Smallbone Trophy, Rnd 2 Bermaline Cup. Report 8.20 am.

June 16 Mid-Week Ladies. Rnd 2 Smallbone Trophy, Rnd 2 Bermaline Cup. Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters: M. Stoddart & M. Bean. Please report 15 minutes before your tee off time. No. 1 Tee. 10.00 L. Wackrow, L. Small, J. McKeown. 10.06 D. Hinton, H. Robertson, E. Langford. 10.12 V. Moore, M. Urquhart, H. Trott. 10.18 S. Elliott, R. Fail, W. Carter. 10.24 W. Parr, H. Ward, B. Watkins.

10.30 D. Engelbrecht, M. Stoddart, G. Lane. No. 7 Tee. 10.18 C. Trott, M. Watson, K. Robb. 10.24 J. Welch, A. Grant, F. Matsinger. No. 10 Tee. 10.00. B. Turton, R. Bennett, J. McArthur. 10.06 H. Hawksby, E. Porter, J. Dunlop. 10.12 S. Lemon, A. Hunt, B. Cameron. 10.18 K. Read, D. Simmons, K. Green. 10.24 J. Williams, M. Bean, J. Lerferink. 10.30 S. Simpson, J. Montgomery, J. Early.

Nine Hole Men and Women. Thursday 18th June 2015. Rnd 2 Medal- stroke, Rnd 4 Jean Drummond Trophy-putting. Report 9.45 am. Convenors: Ann Fleming 3084005 and Joy Nicholas 3086464.

Club Captain: Jenny Williams 3082081.

Tinwald Golf Club June 13 1st qualifying round of the RSA Trophy and Cup. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee. 12.30, G Rennie, S Anderson, W Eddington, C Hart.12.36, B Smith, P Mar-

shall, A Millar, J Girvan No 10 Tee. 12.30, W Smith, R Harris, A Pierce, R Wards. 12.36, P Hefford, B Collins, R Bruce, C Whiting; 12.42, C Miller, N Rayner, T Clarke, T Sheppard. No 13 Tee. 12.30, O Everest, A Pawsey, A Lilley, D Green; 12.36, K Gray, S Kircher, L Jackson, D Allan. No 7 Tee.12.36, J VanderHeide, M Moore, 12.42, J Beardsley, S Newman, S Lane.

Starters am B Collins, pm P Marshall, B Smith. Cards C Hart June 16 Women’s Division LGU 3rd Norma Bradford Putting Judith Sheate (B3) No 1 10.00 P. Smith L. McClea J. Smith J. vander Heide 10.05 M. Bennett C. Linney P. McAndrew T. Clarke 10.10 M. Smith S. Vucetich R Kinvig D. Wellman No 4 10.00 J. Undy H. Argyle C. Shanks 10.05 D. Bell A. Dwan M. Kenndey P. Bell No 10 10.00 B. O’Neill P. Ellis S. Young 10.05 S. Gutsell L. Bird M. Pawsey 10.10 L. Glassey M. Colville J. Bruhns No 13 10.00 V. Prendergast B. Cochrane M. Moore 10.05 B. Jackson I. Divers V. Cartney 9 Holes Stableford No 10 10.30 B. Irvine N. Costin 10.05 M. Sherriff C. Carr I. Ross Starters M. Smith C. Linney; Cards V. Prendergast J. Smith; Tea duty M. Pawsey J. Cameron

RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 6 and June 9 Women’s Section LGU Rnd 2 Mildred Doak Silver: Jacqui Welch – 70, Wendy Parr – 71. Bronze I – Alison MacGregor – 73, Heather Robertson – 74. Bronze II –

Mid Canterbury United football coach Gary Rae (centre) offers advice during a recent game.

Heather Trott - 67. Bronze III – Judy Sheppard – 76, Janice Ackerley – 78 on c/b Wendy Suttie and Fairlie Matsinger Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites: Hilary Ward, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Catherine Trott, No 12 Lynn Small’s Salon: Catherine Bell, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Jacqui Welch, No 18 2nd shot to Green: Win Carter Twos: Hilary Ward – No 4, Wendy Parr No 8 Alison MacGregor – No 12 Nine Hole Section - Thursday 28th May 2015 Rnd 2 Eclectic B. Tutty – 25, J. Matsinger – 28, C. Fleming – 30. Stroke - B. Tutty – 28. S. Letham – 33, and J. Matsinger. Foundation Cup – Betty McBride June 9 Colleen Linney 72 net on c/b, Dawn

Sharplin 72, Judith Smith 73, Barbara Cochrane 76, Ina Davies 77 on c/b, Pat Bell 77, Sue Gutsell 77, Betty O’Neill 77.

Nearest Pin: No 2: Joyce vander Heide, No 6 Maddie Smith, No 12 Colleen Linney, No 16 Sue Gutsell. Two’s: Joyce vander Heide, Maddie Smith, Maureen Colville.

Mayfield Golf Club June 9 - Ladies Division Woodlands Final - Alison Vessey and Anne-Maree Blair beat Val Fleming and Glenys Carr 1up;Ruapuna Rosebowl Round 2 - Helen Rapsey beat Joan Stocker, Jillian Lake beat Lal Mulligan;Stableford Round - Johnny Wright 34, Betty Wilson 31 c/b;ALT nearest pin 5 & 14 - Glenys Carr;Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross

2nd shot 2 & 11 Betty Wilson 0-29, Johnny Wright 30+

Tinwald Golf Club June 9 Women’s Division Medal Silver Colleen Linney 90 18 72 Bronze 1 Pat Bell 100 23 77 Bronze2 Dawn Sharplin 101 29 72 Bronze 3 Ina Divers 122 45 77 Nearest the Pins No 2 Dairy Business Centre Joyce vander Heide No 6 Stables Restaurant Maddy Smith No 12 Mac &Maggies Colleen Linney No16 Outdoor Adventure No16 Sue Gutsell Two’s Joyce vander Heide Maddie Smith Maureen Colville 9 Hole Competition Rosie O’Brien net 35 Nancy Costin net 41

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Harness Racing Waikato’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway on June 11. NZ Meeting number: 5. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9.

1 5.55pm (NZT) GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND AMATEUR DRIVERS MBL PACE $5000, 4yo+ c1 to c3 +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 78006 Handlebar Hank (1) fr .................... T Thorby 2 83250 Flanyattice (2) fr .......................D Blakemore 3 86707 JD’s Dream (3) fr ..............................J Darby 4 30596 Lucky John (4) fr .............................A Shand 5 15062 With A Vengeance (5) fr ....................S Wigg 6 15033 Elliot Daniel (6) fr ................ J Kriechbaumer 7 05762 Viewfield Apache (7) fr .......Stephen Butcher 8 35835 Our Southern Man (8) fr ............... A Tidswell 9 91876 Easy For Cullen (21) fr ...............M Northcott 2 6.22pm HOLMES & CO MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 059P4 Cayenne El (1) fr ..................... B Butcher (J) 2 00686 Memphis Miss (2) fr ..............Shane Butcher 3 Chrissie Jet (3) fr.......................... D Butcher 4 49573 Wise Goddess (4) fr ......................Z Butcher 5 Elect To Go (5) fr ...........................P Butcher 6 27997 Hey Knowitall (6) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 7 0x5 Not A Whisper (7) fr ...................P Ferguson 8 63636 Happy To Go (8) fr ..........................S Phelan 3 6.48pm FAIRVIEW MOTORS CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP TROT $6000, 2yo+ c1 to c3 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 3046x Jimmys Girl (1) fr.................... K Marshall (J)

David Butcher has several drives today.

271333Philadelphia H (2) fr ........................... D Butcher 3 8446x Burt Munro (3) fr ...........................M Branch 4 21218 Royal Willie (4) fr .......................S McCaffrey 5 77355 Zimple (5) fr........................................L Neal

6 07456 Stuey D (U1) fr ..........................S Abernethy 7 048D1 Madam Springfield (U2) fr ...........A Donnelly 8 93890 Meander With Pegasus (1) 10... J Abernethy 9 0077x Itsnowornever (2) 10 .....................N Chilcott 10 69601 Ton Tine (U1) 20 ...........................S Lawson 4 7.17pm CAMBRIDGE TAB MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 33500 V C Dell (1) fr .......................... B Butcher (J) 2 67274 Here’s Shifty (2) fr .........................Z Butcher 3 1 Bet On Black (3) fr .........................S Phelan 4 75465 Major Classic (4) fr ....................... D Butcher 5 43415 Three Tricks (5) fr ..........................P Butcher 6 78x59 Supposing (6) fr ...................... T Macfarlane 7 57887 Sage Creek (7) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 8 1x83 Cambio fr ..................................... Scratched 9 3x880 Could A Dunit (21) fr ......................J I Dickie 10 34500 Classic Bet (22) fr ......................P Ferguson 11 24771 Pure Christian (23) fr..............M Johnson (J) 12 301 Blue Eyed Creation (24) fr ............S Lawson 13 99232 Rimutoto Prince (25) fr ..............S Abernethy 5 7.52pm CHALLENGE CAMBRIDGE MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c,g&e c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x9940 Eyecatcher Fire (1) fr ....................T Mitchell 2 7 Frankie Yale (2) fr .......................P Ferguson 3 57745 Franco Santiago (3) fr ...................Z Butcher 4 06x56 Diamond Supreme (4) fr ....... S Cruickshank 5 52223 Mighty Regal (5) fr ................ T Cameron (J) 6 8 Fire Chaser (6) fr..............F Schumacher (J) 7 85 Majestic John (7) fr ........................J I Dickie 8 Superimposed (8) fr .......................S Phelan 9 827x Soldier (21) fr ............................S McCaffrey

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024 Ruebe Rock Star (22) fr ............... D Butcher 8.18pm LIQUORLAND CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP PACE $7000, 4yo+ c2 & faster +claimer discrhcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 46876 Princess Kate (1) fr .......................N Chilcott 2 11072 Westburn Courage (U1) fr ..........P Ferguson 3 03143 No Way Else (U2) fr ....................A Donnelly 4 33500 V C Dell fr..................................... Scratched 5 32415 Simply Stunning 10 ...................... Scratched 6 93618 Mach Cullen (U1) 10 .....................Z Butcher 7 0021P Styx It To Em (1) 20...................S McCaffrey 8 97136 Chillysjustastrutter (2) 20 ............. D Butcher 9 55753 Sweet Art (3) 20 .............................S Phelan 10 41446 Randalstown (1) 30 .......................P Butcher 7 8.45pm CAMBRIDGE SPORTSWORLD F&M MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ f&m c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 D6D20 Righteous Royale (1) fr . J Abernethy 2 33146 Tiger Tamer (2) fr ..........................T Mitchell 3 98565 Lyn’s Delight (3) fr .........................Z Butcher 4 31831 Aquickone (4) fr ..................................S Reid 5 67494 Cut The Cards (5) fr ...................P Ferguson 6 x6753 A Chance To Dream (6) fr ....... T Macfarlane 7 91762 Souvenir Glory (7) fr............... K Marshall (J) 8 8594x Galeena fr .................................... Scratched 9 0060x Strawberry Miss (21) fr..............S McCaffrey 10 8Fx1 Baby Houseman (22) fr ..................S Phelan 11 70755 Russian Alsu (23) fr .........F Schumacher (J) 12 80x50 Vinegar Ann (24) fr.........................M Collins 13 26100 Sheza Springfield (25) fr ...............N Chilcott

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14 34500 Classic Bet fr ................................ Scratched Emergency: Classic Bet 8 9.10pm THE PRINCE ALBERT CAMBRIDGE MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ c2 to c3, c4 with cond. +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 86667 Tina Brydon (1) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 2 65242 Elisaveta (2) fr ...............................Z Butcher 3 05249 Kilkeel Lady (3) fr ......................... D Butcher 4 00012 JC Jock (4) fr.......................... K Marshall (J) 5 28207 Stormy Breeze (5) fr...................P Ferguson 6 06480 Pureora Paree (6) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 7 58273 Cullies Delight (7) fr ......................T Mitchell 8 x1741 Sikora (8) fr ...................................P Butcher 9 14724 Idealistic (21) fr .........................D Alexander 10 46876 Princess Kate (22) fr .................S Abernethy 11 32415 Simply Stunning (23) fr ........... T Macfarlane 12 19679 Ambro Courage (24) fr ................A Donnelly 9 9.36pm STEEN & MORROW JUNIOR DRIVERS HANDICAP TROT $6000, 4yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp trot jun.d, stand, 2700m 1 81339 Sapphire Castleton (1) fr ....M Blakemore (J) 2 05061 Yogi Johnson (1) 10 ................ B Butcher (J) 3 93890 Meander With Pegasus (2) 10 T Lethaby (J) 4 0286x Loki Brogden (U1) 10 ............. S Grayling (J) 5 80403 Mighty Sunny (U2) 10 ..................M Teaz (J) 6 49242 Meyer Lansky (1) 20 ............ D Ferguson (J) 7 5471P Monseigneur (2) 20 ..........F Schumacher (J) 8 31148 All Royal Gal (U1) 20 ......... J MacKinnon (J) 9 45117 KD Hall (1) 40 ........................ K Marshall (J) 10 0530x Rare Opportunity (1) 60 ................ K Butt (J)

M4 Wanganui gallops Today at Wanganui Raceway

Fields for Wanganui JC meeting at Wanganui today. NZ Meeting number: 4. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 11.43am (NZT) 94.4 THE SOUND MAIDEN HIGHWEIGHT 1600 $7000, MDN HWT, 1600m 1 02x Hamiltonian h (2) 68..................... P Ormsby 2 5Px27 My Magician (7) 68 .........................G Walsh 3 2379x Hazy Daze (3) 68 ...........................S Phelan 4 55200 Fruition (6) 68 ......................... M McNelis (3) 5 P0PPx And Thatz Scotty h (10) 68 ........... E Farr (3) 6 75 Romelo h (1) 68 ........................S Fannin (3) 7 655 Sir Buckalot (4) 68 .......................... D Nolan 8 6 Tumnahulla h (16) 68 ......................M Gillies 9 White Face h (15) 68.................A Kuru (2.5) 10 0 Yardarm (14) 68 ........................... M Mitchell 11 000x2 Belle Zed (9) 66 .........................C Studd (3) 12 50075 Mezzaluna (11) 66 .......................... T Harris 13 6x0 Odensian (5) 66 ...........................R Cole (3) 14 578x0 National Pride (8) 68 .......................J Riddell 15 07x90 Eden Rock (13) 66 ...................... B Lammas 16 0P9 Flying Cossack (17) 68 17 Broadway Rose h (12) 66 18 x70x0 Philly Lane 66 .............................. Scratched Emergencies: National Pride, Eden Rock, Flying Cossack, Broadway Rose, Philly Lane 2 12.13pm SANTOFT STABLES RATING 65 HIGHWEIGHT 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 2550x Krase mh (5) 70 ........................S Fannin (3) 2 528x8 Iz dm (10) 68.5 ................................ T Harris 3 5x428 Jed Clampett mb (8) 68 ..................M Cropp 4 006x6 Rod’s Lincoln tm (11) 68 .................J Riddell 5 46529 Southern Secret td (6) 67.5.............G Walsh 6 240x8 Cops ‘N’ Coyote (12) 67 .................S Phelan 7 3x320 Grey Guru tdh (3) 67 .................... M Mitchell 8 47002 Zavamar (9) 66.5........................C Studd (3) 9 730x5 Handlemewithcare dm (4) 65.5 ....... D Nolan 10 89x48 Needs To Play dm (1) 65 ........ M McNelis (3) 11 96003 Dahls Delight d (13) 65 .........S Karnicnik (3)

12 308x7 Ducati (2) 65 ............................... B Lammas 13 08x40 Ngatira Gold (7) 65 ...................A Kuru (2.5)

3 12.48pm B CONNORS FAMILY CLAN RATING 65 HIGHWEIGHT 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 9x561 Field Daze m (3) 69.5 ...............S Fannin (3) 2 51782 Phoenix Tycoon d (4) 68 ........ M McNelis (3) 3 x7515 Dal Kyann dm (1) 68 .......................G Walsh 4 860x7 Anotherchancetaken dm (13) 67.5M Mitchell 5 78L88 Savarhys d (2) 67.5 ..................... B Lammas 6 248x1 Chonney d (9) 66.5 ....................... E Farr (3) 7 00x43 Sarabi d (5) 66.5 .............................M Cropp 8 05x07 Le Mans tdm (8) 66.5 .................N Quinn (3) 9 52069 Cool Hand Duke (7) 66 .............A Kuru (2.5) 10 0604x Mailly dh (10) 65.5 ..........................M Gillies 11 26810 Suggest Gold (6) 65 .....................R Cole (3) 12 0000x Golden Penny m (12) 65 ................. T Harris 13 9P36P Za Brute m (11) 65 ...................D Jensen (3) 4

1.23pm TURAKINA CLAN 3YO MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 50523 Cancellara (8) 57.5 ..................A Jones (a2) 2 70733 Platinum Song (9) 57.5 ...................J Riddell 3 x05x4 Alinko Prince (13) 57.5................... J Parkes 4 96 Real Winners (1) 57.5 ...................M McNab 5 00x9 Bad Boy Brown (12) 57.5 ................ K Myers 6 Big Gav (5) 57.5 .................. M Dravitzki (a1) 7 7 Master William (2) 57.5 ...................R Myers 8 53333 Tiddly (7) 55.5 .........................B Hutton (a2) 9 46x38 Enyanna Marie h (3) 55.5 ..........L Hemi (a3) 10 48 Mischelt (6) 55.5 ......................... D Johnson 11 Broadway Rose h (10) 55.5 C O’Beirne (a3) 12 x70x0 Philly Lane (11) 55.5 ...................C Lammas 13 97x70 Waiz One (4) 55.5 .........................D Bradley

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1.58pm HELLO SEPTEMBER THE DIAL A PRAYERS ARE HERE R75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 11215 Cheese Maker dbh (1) 61 ... C O’Beirne (a3)

M3 Fields for Waikato Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Cambridge Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 3.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.04pm (NZT) AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C0, 375m 1 April’s My Mum nwtd ....................... T Green 2 86565 Orbiter nwtd ......................................S Ross 3 66577 Comet Foot nwtd ................................ J Foot 4 Podium Bonus nwtd W &.................T Steele 5 87346 Hugglemonster nwtd .................... H Mullane 6 2 Who Rocks nwtd .......................... H Mullane 7 Spinel nwtd .......................................S Ross 8 84376 Ampelmannchen nwtd ..................... S Clark 9 5x8x Atomic Lass nwtd ............................. S Clark 10 38758 Redstar Reaper nwtd ...................K Williams 2 12.22pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 375m 1 77344 Skyler White 21.50 ............................B Craik 2 65547 Lenny Mac nwtd ...............................T Agent 3 7145F Hell Fire 21.52 U &............................Cottam 4 64366 Contemporaneous 21.65 R & .....N O’Regan 5 63385 Melman 21.54 ..............................R K Roper 6 34636 Renroy 21.44 B & ............................... Steele 7 45x61 I’m Joe Black 21.86.......................... S Clark 8 46615 Viking Cruiser 21.39 M & ................. J Smith 9 7F778 Belfast Jane nwtd U & ...........................Bliek 10 54548 Just About Ready nwtd ....................M Black

2 56488 Brave Kat tdm (2) 60 ........... M Dravitzki (a1) 3 7x384 Good One Glady tdm (5) 58....B Hutton (a2) 4 48x80 Flippant tdm (16) 57.5 ......................K Smith 5 09x24 Brad Thorn dm (3) 57 .................. D Johnson 6 639x5 Chairos dm (9) 55.5 .................... R Hannam 7 57270 Commett tdm (8) 55.5 ............ K Chiong (a2) 8 719x4 Perfect Mix db (11) 55 .................... J Parkes 9 888x8 Royal Haze dm (6) 55 ...................M McNab 10 231x6 Faint Praise (15) 54.......................D Bradley 11 3124x Hi Yo Soo tdm (14) 54 .....................R Myers 12 85678 Duchessofcambridge dh (7) 54 13 01x52 Let Me Think tm (13) 54 .................. K Myers 14 83376 Poppas Delight 54.5 ..................... Scratched 15 302x8 Lincoln Inn tdm (12) 54 ..............L Hemi (a3) 16 9x559 Kayzed tdm (4) 54 ................. N Teeluck (a3) 17 81 O’Ceirins Whisper d (10) 54 Emergencies: Poppas Delight, Lincoln Inn, Kayzed, O’Ceirins Whisper 6 2.33pm GUDSELL CLAN MAIDEN 1360 $7000, MDN, 1360m 1 7x224 Lincoln Park (10) 58.5 ...................D Bradley 2 2x53. Lautaro bh (5) 58.5 ......................... K Myers 3 69752 Heavens Keep (21) 58.5 ............. D Johnson 4 65x73 Caper Caleb (18) 58.5 ...................H Tinsley 5 Jogo h (3) 58.5 .................... C O’Beirne (a3) 6 Off Hand (8) 58.5 ........................C Lammas 7 68x73 Hi Fiver (6) 56.5 .......................A Jones (a2) 8 355 Whostakin Youhome (13) 56.5 .... R Hannam 9 87x4 Veracious (12) 56.5 ............... N Teeluck (a3) 10 6 Eternal Angel (9) 56.5 ............ K Chiong (a2) 11 6 Vetra Gabbia (4) 56.5 ........R Goldsbury (a3) 12 Arya (14) 56.5 .................................J Riddell 13 Fun ‘N’ Games (7) 56.5 .................M McNab 14 Mara Na Eire h (1) 56.5 ..........B Hutton (a2) 15 Missy Ba Ba (2) 56.5.......................R Myers 16 Sea Princess h (11) 56.5 ............... J Parkes 17 8 Saint June (19) 56.5.................M Singh (a4) 18 78 Justa Duchess (15) 56.5 19 99 Alamber (20) 56.5 ......................L Hemi (a3) 20 389x6 Dal Amore (16) 58.5 -

Darryl Bradley is in the action.

21 78x70 Bang (17) 58.5 22 6600x Bigredmoon (22) 58.5 Emergencies: Saint June, Justa Duchess, Alamber, Dal Amore, Bang, Bigredmoon

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3.08pm PALAMOUNTAINS JERRY COLLINS ME-

MORIAL MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 833x0 Malone b (13) 58.5 .........................H Tinsley 2 87400 Neat Belt (4) 58.5 ........................ D Johnson 3 5 Not Today h (6) 58.5 ......................D Bradley

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

■ RUGBY

Kevin’s ready for cup final

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury rugby referee Kevin Opele will control the Combined Country Cup final between Methven and Waihora on Saturday.

He will have the whistle but intends to let the players decide who hoists the trophy.

Opele (left) was ranked as the top whistle blower following the round robin stages to be given the opportunity to call the shots in the final.

During the season the referees put forward from the three unions - Mid Canterbury, Ellesmere and North Canterbury - who are graded for their performances and rank them accordingly.

Opele ranked top.

He called the Southern-Oxford quarter-final and then to avoid any possible bias before the final he went to Omihi for the Glenmark-Southbridge 5-8 semi-final - rather than a cup semi-final.

The theory is that they come into the final fresh for both teams.

However, Opele had Methven in round one against Saracens and their clash with Hampstead but hasn’t had the opportunity to call a Waihora fixture.

“I’ve asked a few guys who have refereed them and by the sounds of it they play a similar style to Methven, so I’m hoping the weather plays ball and it is a good open game.”

Each referee has a slightly different style and interpretation but Opele say consistency is the key.

“You have to find a happy medium to call at as you could penalise every ruck in this grade.

“You just have to be consistent - I can’t call something at the end that I let them away with in the first 10 minutes.

“The last thing I want is to call a penalty that decides the game. I want it to be won by sides scoring tries. The less I’m seen the better.”

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■ FOOTBALL

Mali upset Ghana to keep dream alive

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON The Fifa Under-20 World Cup has provided another upset with Mali topping Ghana 3-0 in their round of 16 clash in Wellington last night.

Mali only went through to the knockout stages as one of the four best third-placed teams during pool play, while Ghana topped a wild Group B.

With their victory, Mali, who came third in Group D, have moved through to a quarterfinal where they will meet either Germany or Nigeria in Christchurch on Sunday.

Diadie Samassekou and Adama Traore produced a handful of nice touches between one another before Samassekou delivered a wellplaced shot to score for Mali in

the 20th minute, which set the ball rolling.

The deft touches proved too much for the Ghanaians to contain and the goal came at a valuable time as they were able to put pressure on their morefancied opponents.

Samassekou was one of Mali’s best during the game and showed good strength in the air to win a number of headers.

If their first goal was impressive then their second went one better as Dieudonne Gbakle curled home a fantastic shot after halftime.

That scoreboard pressure proved too much for Ghana who, despite looking impressive in pool play, were unable to find their way in to the game.

Aboubacar Doumbia added a third goal late in the match.

Serbia leave it late against Hungary Serbia needed extra time and an own goal to overcome a spirited Hungarian side in an enthralling round of 16 match at Otago Stadium last night.

The Serbs, in their first Fifa Under-20 World Cup, advanced to the quarter-finals, where they will meet either the United States or Colombia on Sunday.

It looked like the match was destined to go to penalties, but Serbia got the match-winner

courtesy of an own goal by Hungarian defender Attila Talaber.

Locked at 1-1 deep into extra time, Serbian forward Ivan Saponjic fired a cross into the box for teammate Mijat Gacinovic. Talaber attempted to cut off the cross, only for the ball to deflect into his own goal.

It was a cruel twist for the eastern Europeans, which led for a good chunk of the second half and more than played its

part in an enthralling match.

Trailing 1-0, it had looked like the highly fancied Serbs and Group D champions were going to bow out of the tournament late in the second half, but substitute forward Saponjic found a stoppage-time equaliser to send the match into extra time.

Hungary, which advanced from Group C with just one win (against Korea DPR) from its three matches, went into the

match as the firm underdog.

However, it went 1-0 up courtesy of Bence Mervo’s goal on the counter-attack.

The Serbs, who botched endless chances through the first 90 minutes, finally found the equaliser in stoppage time through substitute forward Ivan Saponjic.

His goal, a powerful header via a corner a kick, was a bitter blow to Hungary, which had done so well till then. - NZME

US scrape past Columbia to advance US goalkeeper Zackary Steffen saved a late penalty to help his side through to the quarterfinals of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup following their 1-0 win over Colombia in Wellington last night.

After American defender Kellyn Perry-Acosta was given a red card for a second booking, Colombia’s Jarlan Barrera stepped up to take the spot kick.

But Steffen saved it expertly in the 83rd minute and his side held on with only 10 men to confirm a Sunday quarter-final against Serbia in Albany.

There was a lengthy break in the round of 16 contest after only a few minutes as American forward Bradford Jamieson IV was taken from the field on a stretcher. It looked serious and all precautions were taken after he suffered an awkward fall.

Colombia looked to play the game at a frenetic pace, which often counted against them, as they squandered possession in good positions. US defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, who is in the Tottenham Hotspur academy, also proved tough to get past.

- NZME

Keeper saves Senegal Senegal reached the quarter finals of the Under-20 World Cup, after a dramatic penalty shoot out victory over Ukraine last night.

Senegal prevailed 3-1 on spot kicks, after the match had ended 1-1 after extra time.

The African side will face either Austria or Uzbekistan in the last eight on Sunday.

Ukraine came into this match with the meanest defence in the tournament, the only team to have kept three clean sheets during the group phase.

That showed early, as Ukraine dominated possession and territory, with Senegal limited to occasional counter attacks.

However, once Senegal settled it became an even contest, with some entertaining football.

The breakthrough finally came in the 70th minute and it was a beauty. A swift Ukraine counter attack culminated with the ball in the far corner of the net. Senegal equalised 13 minutes later.

- NZME

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

■ BASKETBALL

Delly inspires Cavs to 2-1 lead LeBron James has described Matthew Dellavedova as the Cleveland Cavaliers’ man of steel. The praise came after the Australian point guard pulled off numerous inspirational plays, defensively rattled NBA MVP Stephen Curry for three quarters and scored a career playoff high 20 points.

The Cavaliers staved off a late charging Golden State Warriors to win game three of the NBA Finals 96-91 yesterday at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena.

It gives the Cavaliers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

“He has to be made of steel or something,” James, full of praise for the courageous effort

by Dellavedova, said.

“If there’s a ball on the ground, he’s the first guy to the ground. He showed it multiple times, he’s huge for our team he gives it that grit, that grit that we need.

“He gives us everything until the tank is empty. He has a small little reserve tank that he continues to work through.

He’s huge for us.”

James was also like Superman for the third consecutive game of the finals, with 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists from 46 minutes on the court on Tuesday.

Dellavedova had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists from 38 minutes.

On defence, the Australian, just like he did in game two, rattled Curry with intense cov-

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives on Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the second half of Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Cleveland yesterday.

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erage and limited the All-Star to just three first half points.

Dellavedova was taken off Curry for parts of the fourth quarter and Curry found his range, finishing with 27 points on 10-20 shooting.

“He’s not afraid,” Cavaliers coach David Blatt said of Dellavedova.

“He plays courageously. Delly’s the most Cleveland-like

Australian I’ve ever met in my life.”

It was Dellavedova’s diving on loose balls and into the crowd, falling in the key with Curry hanging off his shoulder but still banking a shot and hitting two three-pointers when the Cavaliers’ were stumbling that had James, Blatt and the 20,562 crowd cheering him.

Warriors Australian centre

Andrew Bogut had an quiet game with four points, six rebounds and one blocked shot in 17 minutes.

Game four will be in Cleveland tomorrow.

NBA Finals history says the win is crucial, with the team that wins game three to take the 2-1 lead going on to win the championship 84 per cent of the time.

- AAP

■ RUGBY

Highlanders focus on first task ahead

By Steve HepBurn Win first, consider permutations later.

The Highlanders are not getting ahead of themselves before playing the Blues in Auckland tomorrow night.

Loose forward Gareth Evans is taking the party line, set by coach Jamie Joseph, that it is about winning first before talking about gaining four tries and boosting hopes of hosting a playoff game.

The Highlanders sit on 48 points, the same amount as the Chiefs, and know if they get five points tomorrow night, the pressure will go on to the Chiefs, who will have to do the same and have a better points differential to bag a home playoff.

“We just have to get back to a bit of structure. We need to go up there and not worry about

bonus points,” Evans said.

“It’s just about going out there and worrying about winning first and then everything else is out of our hands, whether we have a home playoff or we are travelling to Africa.

“Obviously, we would love to have a home playoff and to get the Otago folk in behind us. But that is out of our hands. We have to just go out there and put the result out on the field.

“What happens to the Chiefs and the Hurricanes is out of our hands.”

Evans, 23, said the Blues would have plenty of incentive to play well in their final game.

“They have had a pretty rough season. I’ve got a couple of good friends in that team and they will be coming out to finish the season on a high.

“It is going to be tough. It is not going to be a walk in the park. They’ll be out to upset

Gareth Evans

our chances of making the playoffs.

“There is a danger of looking too far ahead. But we are just focusing on this week. Come 10pm on Friday night we can start looking at next week. But we’ve got to worry about the Blues first and foremost.”

Evans, who picked up a head knock in last weekend’s loss

to the Hurricanes and only trained lightly this week, has just signed up for another year with the Highlanders.

He said there was a bit of interest from other sides but he could not see himself going anywhere else. Getting regular playing time was a real boost after a slow start to the season.

Joseph confirmed yesterday All Black centre Malakai Fekitoa was unlikely to face the Blues.

Fekitoa was still troubled by a groin injury.

Alex Ainley was likely to partner Joe Latta in the injury-decimated middle row with Jackson Hemopo coming off the bench.

Joseph said the Blues were difficult to beat at home and would be motivated to put in a good appearance for captain Keven Mealamu’s final appearance for the franchise. - NZME

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Thrashing will act as wake-up call for NZ Andrew Alderson looks at areas New Zealand can work on ahead of the second ODI against England at The Oval tomorrow night: 1. Remove any mindset of England as World Cup flops.

This will occur naturally after such a trouncing, like pointing a water blaster at winter algae growth on your weatherboards and letting rip. This was cricket’s version of a spring clean.

Any sort of World Cup finalist honeymoon was disassembled by a revamped England, playing a style of explosive limited overs cricket their fans could barely recognise.

England’s aggression propelled them to 408 for nine, their highest total in the format and the most runs New Zealand have conceded.

England delivered a touch of touché to New Zealand’s familiar brand, but it could be considered a case of imitation being the greatest form of flattery.

2. The bowling and fielding . . . Was too erratic with Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid in such imperious form.

The latter duo surpassed ODI cricket’s world record for a seventh-wicket partnership by 47 runs with their effort of 177, after coming together at 202-6 with 20 overs left.

Trent Boult summed it up post-match: “We were off our game, got hit both sides of wicket, overpitched and need to sort out death plans to a few of their batsmen. It’s never nice to drop catches, and the ones that went down were crucial, that’s for sure.”

In terms of oxygen to England’s 408-9, the two dropped catches from Ross Taylor and one from Brendon McCullum cost 107 runs.

3. Recall Tim Southee and Corey Anderson Anderson’s back strain is expected to be right by the second one-dayer and Southee was only rested after strenuous test work.

Mitchell Santner is here for development purposes so it should not be the last time he features in the series. Initially he had a steady debut with the ball; after three overs he had 1-16 before blowing out to 1-64 from eight, but he never feared about pitching up. He also faced an intimidating time to bat.

Presumably Mitchell McClenaghan (2-93 from 10) or Matt Henry (0-73 from 10) will need to make way for Southee.

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14. Manhattan group one will model into a sort of similarity (7) 15. Explosive piece of equipment found between courses (6) 16. Grab a bit of air (6) 18. This the impassive face of one under fire? (5) 19. Letters standing for Cyprus in IVR are sweet (5)

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ACROSS 1. Surplus (11) 8. Predicament (7) 9. Rice and fish dish (5) 10. Carry (4) 11. Reap (7) 12. Regret (3) 13. Challenge (4) 15. Whirlpool (4) 17. In favour of (3) 19. Style of piano music (7) 20. Little island (4) 23. Divide (5) 24. Demanding (7) 25. Accept responsibility (5,3,3)

DOWN 1. Tranquillise (6) 2. Guide (5) 3. Behind (4) 4. Strongly dislike (6) 5. Watcher (8) 6. Temporarily halt (7) 7. Culpable (6) 12. Record (8) 14. Cherubic (7) 16. Jail (6) 17. Crime (6) 18. Decrease (6) 21. Unemotional (5) 22. Interlock (4)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Mercury is looking for anything that will spur you on to take advantage of the fact that the doors are still open to giving unsaid words a voice.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Don’t push or rush pay matters, despite the fact that you’re also able to see new opportunities opening up. A little bit of patience is required.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Support is flooding in for Saturn and your relationships in what is the final days of your most important relationship review in decades.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Try not to over think things, trust your professional instincts and what a growing sense of financial and professional confidence is telling you.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) With the laws of synchronicity in play it is about being spontaneous, phoning, sending an email or Facebook message to touch base.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The professional breakthroughs you want are so close you can see and touch them, but it could feel like all you’re doing is window shopping.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) You have one last chance to give your relationships, the past and unsaid words a voice, creating the potential for a breakthrough.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) You’ve not only got an intuitive read on work matters but a chance to put income, work and career matters on the same page.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) With relationship forces already anxious to move on, this is a chance to take one last look over your shoulder, laying any old ghosts to rest.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Once things start to move on the work front the pace will pick up, with a need to make the most of this slower pace while it lasts.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Mercury’s last full day in retrograde motion in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart is a chance to make up for lost time.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Right in the heart of some extremely important days for both work and career matters your attention is being drawn to home and family matters.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

BAKER, Elly – On June 10, 2015 peacefully at home, Ashburton, surrounded by her loving family. Very much loved and loving wife of Pat. Loved mother and mother in law of Jonathan, Carolyn and Graeme, and Stephanie.

Loved grandmother of Daniel, Makayla, Samuel, Harry, Bella, and Jesse. Loved daughter of Martin and the late Netty de Jong. Loved sister and sister in law of Johann and Sue, Annette, and Martin and Jill. Loved aunty of David, Martin, Craig, Pamela, and Jamie.

Messages to Baker family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Donations to the Ashburton Branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thank you to Dr Malcolm Wootton, Palliative Care Nurses and the Ashburton Cancer Society. A Funeral Mass for Elly will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY, June 13, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

FOSTER, Lorna Geraldine – On June 9, 2015 peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by her family at McKenzie Healthcare Geraldine aged 88 years.

Dearly loved wife and best friend of Doug for 64 years.

Dearly loved mother, mother in law, nanna and great nanna of Alister and Deb, Mel and Mike, Ruby and Max, Nick and Amanda and Bump; Ross and Bev, Toby and Rachael, Hope, Hunter, and Zander, Ben and Carley, Tyler, Izaac, and Macey; Ann; Keith and Debbie, Joel and Leanne, and Sophie, Blair and Loren. Loved sister of Margaret, and the late Bruce, Gwen, and Norman.

“Forever Loved.”

A service for Lorna will be held at Geraldine Funeral Services, 186 Talbot Street, Geraldine on FRIDAY, June 12, 2015 at 1.30pm.

Messages to 480 Orari Station Road, RD 22, Geraldine.

Geraldine Funeral Services FDANZ.

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Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

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INGOLD, Hamish James (H.J) – 11-6-2005 Our precious son, brother, uncle, best friend and mate who tragically left us ten years ago today.

“It’s been ten years now since you left us but it seems like yesterday.

We miss you Hamish, all of us, every single day.

You were a son to be proud of, a brother, uncle and friend, but the memories we have of you will forever live on.”

We love and miss you so much Hamish and you will be forever in our hearts.

Mum, Dad, Craig and Sam and wee Ella and Georgia.

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TODAY

FZL: About 900m

Showers near the divide, easing in the morning, but becoming frequent again in the evening. Fine spells and a few morning and afternoon showers further east. Snow down to 600m. Wind at 1000m: W gale 70 km/h easing in the morning, then rising to gale 70 km/h again in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 90 km/h easing in the morning, then rising to SW gale 80 km/h in the evening.

Mainly fine, but a few showers north of Christchurch in the afternoon. Winds turning southwesterly.

TOMORROW Fine with high cloud. Gusty northwesterlies changing southwesterly, strong about the coast.

SA URDAY SAT Fine with high cloud. Gusty northwesterlies changing southwesterly later, strong about the coast.

TOMORROW

FZL: 1600m, lowering to 1000m

Mainly fine. Southwesterlies dying away.

Showers near the divide, some heavy, easing in the afternoon. Fine with high cloud elsewhere. Snow lowering to 800 metres.

Wind at 1000m: Gales W 80 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale W 90 km/h.

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SUNDAY

Snow showers near the divide, some heavy.

Fine with high cloud elsewhere. Severe gale westerlies easing.

Forecasts for today

Showers and southerlies developing.

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 679.8 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

8.07 nc

Sth Ashburton at 8:15 am, yesterday

8.66

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:05 pm, yesterday

266.9

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Renovation Game 3 A team of up-and-coming builders and designers put their fees on the line if they fail to raise a property’s value. 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Robert puts plans in motion; Rishi is dressed to impress; Alicia is left in shock. 0 1:30 Coronation Street 3 David fuels Nick’s suspicions of Leanne; Roy’s sleepwalking takes a worrying turn; Faye feels abandoned by Tim. 0 2pm Come Dine With Me 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Britain’s Got Talent 0 9pm N Word Up Jaquie Brown hosts a Kiwi comedy quiz show with a difference. 0 9:30 Britain’s Got Talent Following the first semi-final performance, a look at which acts have made it through to the final. 0 10pm N Upper Middle Bogan AO 0 10:40 One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Jungle Bunch News Beat 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 The League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Art Attack 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 The Speakmans 0 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 The police investigate when a mother and her son are accused of assault; a man on bail picks a fight he cannot win. 0 8pm Car Crash TV 0 8:30 The Undateables AO 0 9:35 Marvel’s Agents Of Shield AO 0 10:30 Police Ten 7 3 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Liam sets the stage for a romantic dinner with Hope.

11am Rachael Ray Tiffani Thiessen on her life as a new mother, and the challenges of bringing her baby to the set of her new series.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 3 Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR (Part 2) 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 3 5pm The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Road Cops 3 0 7:30 Grand Designs Natasha Cargill decides to return to her childhood home in Norfolk so she can build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes for herself and her son Lucas. 0 8:30 Lost And Found 0 9:30 F Bodyshockers AO 0 10:30 Newsworthy

11:10 N Happy Families AO An insight into how four very different British families live. 0 12:10 24 Hours In A&E AO 3 1:10 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm The Originals 11:55 Orange Is The New Black AO 1:05 Cops Uncut AO 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Shameless AO 3 0 3:30 Twisted PGR 3 4:15 Ellen PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Golf World A look at the 11:25 Entertainment Tonight world’s exclusive golfing destinations 11:50 Infomercials and biggest golfing personalities.

11:30 Blue Bloods AO 3 After Danny accidentally shoots a police officer who failed to identify himself, he is investigated by Internal Affairs.

0 12:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 7:30 You Live In What?

8:30 Love Nature – Lions And Giants 9:30 The Cook And The Chef 10am Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen 10:30 Holmes Makes It Right 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon I Bought My Own Rainforest 1pm Wild Catch 2pm All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 3pm You Live In What?

4pm Love Nature – Shark Night 5pm Kylie Kwong – My China 5:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 6pm Kirstie’s Best Of Both Worlds 7pm The Liquidator 7:30 Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip The duo embarks on a journey along the east coast of the United States to trace the historical influence of Ulster Scots food on America today.

8pm Cheese Slices 8:40 Food Safari 9:10 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca 9:40 The London Markets 10:45 The Liquidator 11pm Kylie Kwong – My China 11:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey

FRIDAY

Midnight Oddities PGR 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am You Live In What?

2am Love Nature – Shark Night 3am Kirstie’s Best Of Both Worlds 4am Paul And Nick’s Big American Food Trip 4:30 Cheese Slices 5am The London Markets

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Grojband 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm American Dad PGR 3 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 9pm South Park AO 3 9:30 Family Guy AO 3 0 10pm Cops PGR 10:25 The Almighty Johnsons AO (Starting Today) 3 After the ceremony at the lake, where Gaia chose destiny over love, Axl goes into a downward spiral. 0

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6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Unsung Heroes Of Maori Music 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 SpongeBob

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:40 Counting Cars PG 8:05 Counting Cars PG 8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 9:20 The Glades MV 10:10 CSI – New York MV 11am Counting Cars PG 11:25 NCIS MV 12:15 NCIS – LA MV 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 5:30 CSI – Miami MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Bosch MVL 9:30 The Musketeers MVLS 10:35 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

FRIDAY

12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 The Glades MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:50 Bosch MVL 4:40 The Musketeers MVLS 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) The top 16 matches of the Fifa U20 World Cup. 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show.

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Olivia Hutchinson is confident Celtic can make a comeback.

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Celtic comeback possible

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Last year Celtic took out netball’s premier grade, this year they aren’t sitting so high on the points table.

Celtic mid-courter Olivia Hutchinson said the team is happy about their win over College B last week in the second game of round two, and is looking to keep up the momentum.

“We had a really, really good practice [this week] and it was like we regrouped, refocused about why we were playing net-

ball and what we want to achieve out of this season.”

Hutchinson missed out on Celtic’s celebrations last year, after the team pipped Hampstead at the post to become the 2014 premier netball competition winners, as she took the season off to have a baby.

Hutchinson has played her fair share of netball though, while at high school she played for College, then moved to Hampstead before settling with Celtic a couple of years ago.

Back in 2013 Hutchinson mul-

ti-tasked and shared her time playing premier grade netball in Christchurch, while also taking part in Mid Canterbury’s premier competition.

Hutchinson said Celtic is amping for tonight’s game against College A in which they will contest the Challenge Trophy, but know they will have to put it all on the line if they want to pull away with a win.

“We are looking forward to tonight’s game, it’s going to be tough … and we are expecting a strong game and getting out

there and showing what we can do.”

While Hutchinson said the team are taking it one game at a time, they do have aspirations to once again make an appearance in the final.

“You have to have that possible outlook and I, myself, would love to get back to the top of the table again.

“It’s definitely our goal to win again this year, you never let that out of sight.”

Also in premier, United and College B will kick off the third

Bradley rides at Wanganui

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week of premier netball’s second round playing off in the early game, while Methven face Hampstead in the late round.

In Senior A, College Y9A square off against Rakaia A, Celtic B play Methven B and Hampstead B come up against Collegiate.

Ashburton College continued their winning way in the Canterbury secondary schools’ SuperNet competition last night.

The team faced off against Cashmere, and managed to clinch a 28-24 win.

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