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A $30 million deal that was to create an agri-business innovation park in Ashburton has fallen over, but the concept behind the deal is still alive.

In March 2012 Grow Mid Canterbury, the Ashburton District Council and Eden AgriCapital announced plans to establish a centre of innovation and research at the Ashburton Business Estate.

Since then the project has been dealt a double whammy with its funder folding and Lincoln University stealing some of its thunder with its own plans for a new research and development unit.

The project itself was still to the fore as Grow Mid Canterbury built

its economic strategy for the district, chief executive Rob Brawley said.

“We won’t be giving up on this; it’s too important for the district, but we need to get support and interest from those industries.”

The memorandum of understanding over funding had been cancelled, but Grow Mid Canterbury had spoken with other potential investors who had shown interest, he said.

“Up until recently all the focus has been on Lincoln and that’s certainly been a distraction for us in terms of what we were planning here, but it just means we’ll need to have a tighter focus around irrigation and small seeds.”

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The agri-business park was the strategy that would help businesses in those two areas grow and develop, he said “Part of what the park would have been will now happen at Lincoln, the shape that our part takes will now be different but it will be linked to added value processing; this is the key to Mid Canterbury’s growth.”

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Jackie O, Sandilands spat Kyle Sandilands has been left to host the Kiis FM breakfast show on his own after an angry Jackie O lambasted her long-time co-host and stormed out on him. The pair, who defected from rival network 2DayFM late last year, turned on each other on Monday morning when Jackie O accused Sandilands of “chucking a sickie” on Friday and “leaving everyone high and dry”. Kyle said there was no way he could have come in because he “threw up in the car” on his way to the studio. The on-air spat continued and finally Sandilands exclaimed: “Oh, it’s going to be one of these shows.” Following a series of pre-recorded segments Sandilands announced on air that Jackie O had walked out of the studio. “In the spirit of transparency I’d like to let everyone know that Jackie and I during the news have had an argument, and Jackie’s left,” he said.

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Aussie defends Scrabble title Scrabble fanatics from around the globe have come to Buffalo, New York, to compete for the $10,000 top prize at the 25th National Scrabble Championships and the man to beat is an Australian. The event has attracted 525 players from 11 countries. Contenders will each play 31 games over five days, with winners based on number of victories and point totals.

Nigel Richards, a 47-year-old Australian and resident of Malaysia has won the past four championships. Participants say the event is competitive but social, providing opportunities for players to bond over their shared love of the popular board game.

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“I believe that American influence on the war will be irresistible. The cardinal reason of the new German offensive, up to and over the old battleground of the Somme, is the conviction in Germany that 1919 is America’s year, and that if Germany is to force any sort of a victory she must force it in 1918, before America is ready.

90-year-old musicians go strong There’s an upcoming concert at Baruch College, but it has nothing to do with students. The performers are in their 90s, and one is even older than the Manhattan school founded in 1919. Pianist and composer Irving Fields, who turned 99 last week, will perform a show Monday night dubbed 90 and Going Strong at the college along with Emmywinning entertainer Fyvush Finkel and clarinetist Sol Yaged (left), both 91. The concert celebrates their passion and commitment to music and live performance despite their age. “I call myself 99 years young. Age is just a number,” Fields said in an interview. “Music keeps me younger ... I play 10 notes, I’m 40 years younger. I play a whole concerto, I’m like Benjamin Button!”

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“Though much of the central city has yet to be rebuilt, entrepreneurs and volunteers are finding surprising ways to make temporary use of empty lots and bring life back to the downtown.” The Gap Filler programme had created an open-air performance space made of blue pallets, a dance floor with coin-operated music and lights, and even a nine-hole mini-golf course in vacant lots across the city, the NYT said. It also pointed to the transitional “cardboard” cathedral and Revival bar, built inside shipping containers as the city’s commitment to rebuild. Australia also made it to the top 10, with Perth coming in ninth on the list because of its “trendy” transformation.

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■ ASHBURTON LOTTO WIN

Guessing keeps locals busy

By Sue NewmaN

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It was the biggest guessing game in town yesterday, but it was a guessing game that yielded rumours but few answers – who was Ashburton’s new Lotto Powerball Millionaire?

Ashburtonians’ phones were ringing red hot with calls from out-of-town family members hoping they had become part of mum and dad’s winnings and anyone absent from work for any reason was immediately on the instant millionaire suspect list. Possible winners’ names

were starting to read like a telephone directory.

Facebook suggested the winner was a young single man, other sources said it was a middle aged couple, but if anyone knows who is holding the life changing ticket, they’re not talking.

Even the Lotteries Commission is keeping tight-lipped on details around New Zealand’s newest Lotto millionaire.

Countdown Lotto owner Graeme Moodie sold the winning ticket and said he had been given scant information

about the winner or winners, but believed they were in their 40s with the male working in Christchurch and the female in Ashburton. He was unsure where they lived.

The winning ticket was claimed in Christchurch yesterday morning and the new millionaire was then on a plane to Auckland to claim enough cash to keep themselves and their nearest and dearest in luxury for life.

With their winnings they could buy more than 40 Ashburton houses, about 5000 dairy

cows, a decent chunk of farmland, most Ashburton businesses and still use their small change for a life-time of luxury travel.

The big win has also catapulted Mr Moodie into the media spotlight.

He’s just two weeks shy of retiring from the business and said it was great to be going out on a high note.

He spent Sunday shaking with excitement at having sold Ashburton’s biggest ever prize and was forced to juggle customers anxiously checking tickets

■ ASHBURTON LYNDHURST IRRIGATION SCHEME

Pipes go under State Highway 77 By michelle NelSoN

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Work on piping the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme (ALIS) is on target as the huge HDPE pipes cross under State Highway 77 near Methven.

ACL project manager Dave Rowlands said high winds and rain had hampered progress on a couple of occasions, but generally speaking the weather had been favourable.

About seven kilometres of the 230kms involved in piping the scheme has already been laid.

“Up until a week ago we only had one crew on the job, we’ve got three now so we should be three times as fast,” Mr Rowlands said.

It is the second stage of the $100 million-plus scheme, which through a combination of storage ponds, hydro-electric turbines, races and pipework will deliver pressurised water to about 30,000 hectares of farmland when it is completed.

The ALIS project slots in with the Canterbury Water Management Strategy drive to achieve efficient, sustainable water use, and will assist farmers to comply with pending environmental regulations.

The first of the five zones in the current scheme will be ready to go in just over 12 months and the rest will come online over the next three years.

Motorists will be diverted along Pole Road and Springfield Road East until Thursday to enable the pipes to be installed under the highway.

ACL project manager Dave Rowlands oversees the laying of irrigation pipes under State Highway 72.

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against media calls from around the country.

Late yesterday, he still had no idea who had won, whether they were regular customers or tourists passing through. He was keeping his fingers crossed for a local.

Until last week’s draw, the winning ticket with the biggest pay day Mr Moodie had sold was worth $3.3 million and was won by a 24-year-old local man.

He discovered his new millionaire status when he came instore to check his ticket.

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Labour candidate apologises over Facebook posting The Labour Party’s Rangitata electorate candidate has apologised to the Prime Minster for a jibe with anti-semitic overtones – a jibe his own leader calls totally unacceptable.

Steve Gibson has apologised unreservedly for comparing John Key to Jewish Shakespearean villain Shylock in a comment he made on Facebook.

The comment referred to “Shonky Jonkey Shylock” who he described as a “nasty little creep with a nasty evil and vindictive sneer”.

Labour leader David Cunliffe said the comment was completely unacceptable in a campaign built around positive values.

It was extremely poor judgement and there would be consequences if anything similar happened again.

Mr Gibson could not be reached last night, but had already posted an apology on Facebook.

“Two weeks ago I made a completely inappropriate Facebook post,” he wrote on the site.

“I apologise unreservedly. I was not aware of the connotations of the term and am mortified.

“I have removed the post.”

The post below the apology carries the Labour Party campaign slogan “Vote Positive”.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT PLAN

In brief

Overhaul takes seven years

By Sue NewmaN

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It took three terms of council and represented thousands of hours of work spread over seven years to complete a review and complete overhaul of the Ashburton District Plan.

The Ashburton District Council plan spells out the rules around development across the district and must be reviewed every 10 years.

The first district plan was made operative in September 2001. A review began in 2007 and involved 22 workshops 16 stakeholder meetings and 12 open days before it was notified in April 2010.

During consultation, the council received 650 submissions that covered 2410 points.

Hearings on those submissions spanned more than a year, running from April 2011 to June 2012. An additional five days were taken for hearings by commissioners and deliberations added another 30 days to the total.

Plan decisions were released in November 2012 and when the appeal period ended in January last year, 13 had been received. These were all resolved

by May this year.

With its plan now signed off, Ashburton has become one of the first 10 local authorities in New Zealand to have a fully operative second genera-

tion district plan. In shaping a plan that met both resident and council needs for the future, the community had had a vital role to play, council district planning manager Ian Hyde said.

“We’d like to thank everyone who made submissions and got involved in the process. Their contribution has helped shape the future growth of our district,” he said.

Over the past seven years councillors, staff and consultants had reviewed every aspect of the current plan and the implications of changes to legislation before the proposed district plan was first notified in 2010.

As the new plan moved through the submissions and hearing process, 460 changes to proposed provisions and 32 changes to planning maps were made, Mr Hyde said.

With the updated development framework of the district in place, Mr Hyde said planners now had clarity and could make planning decisions with confidence.

“The original plan was prepared in the late 1990s and the updated plan better reflects the current and anticipated needs of the district over the next 10 years,” he said.

The council would continue to monitor the new plan to ensure it continued to work in relation to the district’s continu-

A 21-year-old Dunedin polytechnic student was arrested and is to appear in the Dunedin District Court today on charges of importing Class A and B controlled drugs, as well as associated drug-related charges.

Detective Hamish Barrons, of the Southern District organised crime squad, said the

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Ashburton District Council environmental services committee chair councillor Alan Totty, and past committee chair Robin Kilworth, cut a celebratory cake to mark the completion of the review and overhaul of the Ashburton District plan.

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ously changing environment, Mr Hyde said.

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man sourced the drugs from Germany and the United Kingdom via the internet.

The street value of the LSD was between $3000 and $7000, while the MDMA (Ecstasy) had a street value of $50,000, he said.

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However, it was likely to have been cut down with other products “that may not have been good for you” with the powder sold in capsule form for the Dunedin market.

“All we can say is that it was a commercial enterprise.”

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Log truck in spectacular crash

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A former chief executive of the Ashburton District Council, Brian Hassell is one of a team of 26 commissioners appointed to help reduce the cost of building new homes. The commissioners, appointed by associate Local Government Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga will serve as a panel to ensure transparency and accountability in the charging of development contributions. The appointments follow the passing of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act (No 3) 2014.

The development contributions commissioners will make sure that councils can only charge developers for infrastructure related directly to their developments and will manage the new objections process as the law now allows developers to object to a council’s imposition of a development contribution charge.

Giant squid on ice

Drugs destined for Dunedin market seized A “commercial enterprise” of party drugs – sourced over the internet and destined for the Dunedin market – has been seized, police say.

Two search warrants were executed in Dunedin yesterday, with police and Customs NZ officers locating thousands of dollars of Ecstasy and LSD.

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A logging truck and trailer tipped onto its side on a moderate corner on Route 72 near Mt Somers yesterday, and slid over 100 metres.

Logs were strewn over the road and through a nearby farmer’s paddock in the spectacular crash, which happened about 5.40am.

The 39-year-old West Coast driver managed to climb from the cab and was examined at the scene by St John, before being airlifted to Christchurch Hospital by Westpac Helicopter.

Yesterday afternoon his injuries were described as minor with a broken rib and bruising.

The road was closed for five hours as the scene was cleaned up, and examined by the

police’s Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit, supported by a police photographer and Methven police.

It is the same area where couple Darryl Nolan and Francis Glasson were killed in 2004, after their car failed to take the bend.

Methven senior constable Mike Seque said police were investigating the crash and it was too early to say if speed, the environment or simply driver mistake could be factors. “We will look at all the factors and we will go from there,” Mr Seque said.

The truck, which belongs to a West Coast-based trucking firm, was travelling south to the port of Timaru.

During the crash the trailer would have flipped over first and then the truck, before sliding at least 100 metres along the road and stopping just before a bridge culvert.

Scientists at the Te Papa museum are hoping a colossal squid now in their possession is a male – making an already rare find an extraordinary one. The rare sea creature was found by a fishing vessel in Antarctica’s Ross Sea, over the summer. The fishing crew put the squid on ice and it was brought to New Zealand, where it has been kept in a freezer at Te Papa, in Wellington. This is only the second full-bodied colossal squid found in the world and, like a previous one found in 2007, it will be examined and housed at the museum.

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Soldier farewelled A soldier who died of head injuries he suffered in a rugby league game at Linton Military Camp has been farewelled at the army base.

Lieutenant Sam Scott, 21, died in hospital on Wednesday after hurting his head in a tackle during an intra-unit league nines game at the Palmerston North base 10 days ago. His funeral was held at the Linton Military Camp conference centre yesterday afternoon before a private cremation. Parents Andrew and Louise earlier said their popular son died “playing a game he loved, in a job he loved”.

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Deadly plunge Police have now confirmed that screams and raised voices were heard only moments before a young Kiwi woman plunged 14 storeys to her death from a Gold Coast balcony. Investigators told APNZ they were looking into a “disturbance” at the Avalon apartments unit in Surfers Paradise, where Warriena “Rrie” Wright, 26, fell from a balcony about 2.30am on Friday. - APNZ

Fire at school “We will be back and will be built bigger and stronger,” says Paraparaumu School principal Steven Caldwell, after fire destroyed a block comprising four classrooms and a library early on Sunday evening. “And the kids will be back getting a great education like they normally do. I really feel for the teachers,” Mr Caldwell said.

“We’ve got some teachers that have lost their life’s work.”

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■ ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVICE

Rent-to-buy plans: Tread warily

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It might sound like a homeowner’s dream, but the controversial rent-to-own path to homeownership is just that, a dream with fish hooks, Ashburton’s Budget Advice says.

A Christchurch woman recently lost thousands of dollars – and her home – after a rentto-buy scheme went wrong and that appears to be the way those deals quite often end, service acting co-ordinator Joan Lawn said.

While there had been no re-

cent cases in Ashburton, Mrs Lawn said two years ago the service had worked with a person who lost money through a rent-to-buy deal.

“It was very clear there was no way they were ever going to be able to buy this property. We always tell people to tread warily around those deals, to get legal advice and to read the fine print,” she said.

Ashburton real estate franchisee Jill Quaid said the scheme was rarely used in Ashburton and said she can recall just one deal her company handled,

about 10 years ago. While rentto-buy could help a first home buyer into a property, it would take several years of extra payments before any sizeable deposit accumulated, she said.

For a landlord, the scheme had a big downside in that they were usually locked into a selling price and they would have to wait at least five years before the property changed hands.

“You’d have to ask why they would do it, probably because it might be the only way they were able to sell their house.

You might do it on a down mar-

ket, but the way the market is, why would you?”

Anyone entering into a rentto-own deal needed to be certain they had a solid legal document drawn up, Mrs Quaid said.

No Ashburton agents spoken to by the Guardian had rent-tobuy deals on their books.

The recent Christchurch case where a woman’s rent-tobuy contract was terminated because she missed payments, highlighted just how fragile the scheme could be, she said.

Rent-to-buy websites make it clear they cater to people who

would otherwise struggle to accumulate a home deposit or secure a loan. Among the clients they say they accept are: People who are self-employed and have their capital tied up in a business venture, those with a bad credit history, those who have been declared bankrupt but who now have a good income, people without New Zealand residency, those with a small deposit now but with a lump sum likely to be available in the future and people who want to live in a better area than the bank says they can afford.

■ HERBERT ROBBERY

Aggravated burglary, robbery charges laid

Ashburton Plunket nurse Christine Gray weighs in flour baby Emma, with William Wallis and his flour baby James, and Emma’s ‘dad’ Harry Ferguson yesterday.

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Two armed men who allegedly demanded drugs from a group of teenagers at an Otago sleepout have been charged with aggravated burglary and robbery.

Police said two men entered the sleep-out on a property in Herbert, near Oamaru, about 11pm on Saturday.

They demanded drugs from the four teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, who had been sleeping there.

Detective Warren Duncan of Oamaru CIB said one of the offenders was injured in an altercation.

The other went to a nearby

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Emma the flour baby is doing well, as is James. Both weighed in at a healthy 1.5 kilograms at Ashburton Plunket yesterday.

The flour babies have been constructed by their “dads”, 17-year-old Harry Ferguson and 12-year-old William Wallis respectively.

Harry and William are Big Little Theatre Company actors, and they and their charges are to star in the upcoming company show, Flour Babies. They and fellow company actors made their own flour babies and named them in June.

Part of the brief for actors preparing for the show has been to look after their babies as if they were real. Flour babies are so named as they have a 1.5 kilogram bag of flour for their body.

William said it had been difficult to not take his eye off James, and taking James to school with him had not worked. His teacher had protested at the baby in the classroom, pointing out she had to drop hers to crèche. Consequently his mother, sister, nana and school office staff had come in handy.

“You kind of get sick of your baby, having to constantly watch it when you wanted to do something else,” he said.

He had kept a baby diary and even taken photos and videos, one of the latter showing James learning the piano.

Harry had better luck at school with his flour baby. He said his female friends had taken a shine to Emma, and bought clothes for her and competed over who would get to look after her.

“Taking it to school was the best decision, because girls would look after it all the time,” Harry said.

There are 17 youngsters involved in the play, which will be performed September 19 and 20 on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s brand new revolving stage.

The plot involves a group of naughty kids being banned from some classes and they have to instead look after flour babies to teach them a few lessons in life.

Director Jackie Heffernan said pupils were working hard in rehearsals.

“The play will be fresh, delightful, funny and poignant entertainment, for anyone who has ever been to school, or had a baby,” Mrs Heffernan said.

house on the property, where he threatened two adults.

The four teenagers and two adults were not harmed in the incident.

A 20-year-old man was located by police later that night.

He was admitted to hospital but was later discharged and arrested.

A second man, aged 26, has also been arrested.

Both men are facing charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery.

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■ WORLD MASTERS’ SWIMMING CHAMPS

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When it comes to making sure the world knows we grow good swimmers, Ashburton’s Steve Prescott has more than done his bit.

He travelled to the World Masters’ Swimming championships in Montreal hoping to achieve a few personal best times. He did more than that, winning five gold medals and one silver out of his six events.

In the pool and during one

open water swim he fought off tough competition from some of the world’s best in the 60 to 64 years age group, including a number of past Olympic champions.

Prior to the event Mr Prescott said he was satisfied with his training programme which involved swimming up to 60 kilometres a week and he knew his times were good.

He went into the event with a number one ranking in several sections.

While he was a past winner and past record holder, Prescott said it had been three years since he last competed at the world championships and was unsure how he would rank against his peers.

He was one of about 4500 masters at the event, one of 69 in his age group.

Results: 800m freestyle, 500m individual medley, 200m breastroke, 400m freestyle, 3km open swim – gold medals; 200m breastroke, silver medal.

The Government is to extend its control of spending by young beneficiaries to all teen parents and many 18 and 19 year olds.

Prime Minister John Key announced the Youth Service payment card, money management, and intensive support and guidance regime which currently applies to 16 and 17 year old beneficiaries would be extended if National was re-elected.

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Top chef jailed 9 years A top chef who viciously beat and raped a prostitute in an Auckland cemetery has been jailed for nine years. Viktor Mykhailov, 28, was arrested in April after police made numerous appeals to the public for assistance with the grisly case.

The Ukrainian man was convicted of two counts of sexual violation and one of aggravated injuring after admitting his role in the March 15 incident.

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Police locate ‘a weapon of interest’ Police have today said they’ve found the knife used to fatally stab Davinder Singh as he and his wife ate a takeaway meal inside his car in South Auckland.

A 31-year old woman and a 28-year old man appeared at Manukau District Court on Saturday jointly charged with

Mr Singh’s murder. The accused have been remanded in custody to reappear in the High Court on Wednesday.

Both have been granted name suppression to allow them time to inform families overseas in India.

Detectives investigating the

homicide believe they have now found “a weapon of interest”.

“Police thank those members of the public who contacted the Operation Bastille team about items they located which may have been of interest,” a statement said.

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35, was stabbed to death as he sat in his car beside wife Amandeep Kaur outside the Manukau Event Centre, about 7.20pm on Thursday.

They were on their way home from work and had stopped to eat a takeaway meal when the attack occurred.

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The trial of a man accused of bashing to death a Christchurch woman two years ago has been delayed after a morning of legal discussions yesterday. Timothy Joseph Foley, 54, is alleged to have attacked Michelle Mary Lawrence, 41 in the eastern suburb of Linwood on June 9, 2012. - APNZ

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In brief Gruesome photo An Australian newspaper has published a photograph of a child it said was the son of an Australian convicted terrorist holding aloft the severed head of a Syrian soldier. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the photograph was further evidence of “just how barbaric” the Islamic State group is. The Australian newspaper reported that the photograph of terrorist Khaled Sharrouf’s son, who was raised in Sydney, was posted on Twitter by his proud father. “That’s my boy!” Sharrouf apparently posted beneath the image that was taken in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The child, who is not named, appears to be younger than 10 years old.

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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a cleaning materials factory was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday.

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Ceasefire plan accepted Israel and the Hamas militant group accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal yesterday, clearing the way for the resumption of talks on a longterm truce to end a month of heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip that has taken nearly 2000 lives.

The announcement marked the second time in less than a week that the bitter enemies had agreed to Egyptian media-

tion. A similar three-day truce last week collapsed in renewed violence over the weekend.

The truce took effect at midnight, preceded by heavy rocket fire toward Israel. In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the ceasefire would allow humanitarian aid into battered Gaza neighbourhoods and the reopening of indirect talks on a more lasting and comprehensive deal.

Hamas is seeking an end to the Israeli-Egyptian blockade against Gaza, while Israel wants Hamas to dismantle its formidable arsenal of rockets and other weapons.

Palestinian negotiators accepted the proposal after meeting with Egyptian officials throughout the weekend. Israeli officials concurred later.

Both delegations are back in Cairo.

Qais Abdelkarim, a member of the Palestinian delegation, said indirect talks with the Israelis would begin “with the hope of reaching a lasting ceasefire.” The goal, he added, was to end the blockade, which he called “the reason for the war”.

The recent fighting has been the heaviest between Israel and Hamas since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007.

- AP

■ IRAN

Plane crashes near Iranian market A locally built Iranian passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran yesterday, killing 39 people and reviving questions about the safety of a cash-strapped aviation sector left hobbled by international sanctions.

President Hassan Rouhani offered his condolences to victims’ families and quickly ordered an investigation into the crash. Similar planes operated by Iranian carriers will be grounded until the probe is complete, he directed.

The plane was based on a relatively obscure Ukrainian design that has been involved in previous Iranian air disasters.

The Sepahan Air regional airliner, bound for the eastern town of Tabas, went down in a residential area shortly after takeoff at 9.20am from Tehran’s Mehrabad airport.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards inspect the site of a passenger plane crash near the capital Tehran, Iran.

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State TV said the plane’s tail struck the cables of an electricity tower before it hit the ground and burst into flames.

The official IRNA news agency said the plane suffered an engine failure. Whatever the ultimate cause, quick thinking by the pilot may have saved some

lives.

“We should be thankful to God that the pilot did all he could to steer the plane away from residential buildings and fortunately did not crash into them.

“Otherwise, we would have been dealing with a much

worse crisis,” said Jalal Maleki, spokesman of Tehran’s Fire Department.

Iranian airlines, including those run by the state, are chronically strapped for cash, rely on ageing planes and have a spotty maintenance record.

At the crash site, members of the elite Revolutionary Guard worked to secure the scene from onlookers while security and rescue personnel combed the wreckage.

The plane’s mangled but largely intact tail section was torn from the fuselage and came to rest on a nearby road.

State TV said the bodies of some of the victims were so badly burned that they could not be identified.

They will be handed over to relatives after DNA tests are carried out to determine their identities, it said.

- AP

Gunmen attacked Haiti’s main prison from within and without, freeing an undetermined number of inmates, including a member of a prominent family who faces kidnapping charges, officials said.

Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers said the raid apparently was aimed at freeing Clifford Brandt, a businessman who has been imprisoned since 2012 on charges of kidnapping at least two children.

Desrosiers said at least two guards suffered bullet wounds in the attack, which occurred shortly before noon at the Croix-desBouquets prison.

- AP

Two killed in shooting Police say two people have been killed and five people, including a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, wounded in the Lower Ninth Ward neighbourhood in New Orleans.

Police spokesman Frank B. Robertson says the two children are in critical condition and two other people are in stable condition. He did not immediately give the condition of the fifth person wounded.

- AP

Rescued from coaster Authorities say 24 people stranded on a roller coaster have been rescued from near the top of the ride at Six Flags America in Maryland. Prince George’s County Fire officials say it took about five hours to rescue 17 adults and seven children from The Joker’s Jinx roller coaster. Assistant Fire Chief Paul Gomez says the riders were sitting upright. A few had cramps, back pain and dehydration, but there were no major injuries. - AP

Fourth aid drop US military planes have conducted a fourth air drop of food and water for civilians besieged by jihadists on a mountain in northern Iraq.

A C-17 and three C-130 cargo aircraft dropped 88 bundles of supplies that will provide “food and water for thousands of Iraqi citizens” trapped on Mount Sinjar, said a statement by US Central Command. The bundles included thousands of litres of drinking water and 22,488 meals ready to eat. The Pentagon added that the US has delivered “more than 74,000 meals and more than 15,000 gallons of fresh drinking water” to the displaced civilian refugees from the Yazidi religious minority, who have been cornered on the mountain by the so-called Islamic State forces.

- AP

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Low-rent homes not easy to find Stu Oldham

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t was just one man’s story, but it was still uncomfortable to learn homelessness is a very real prospect for some in Mid Canterbury.

John Tully last week pitched a tent in the Ashburton Domain in what he called a cry for help to find somewhere to sleep.

The move was shortlived: Mr Tully was, justifiably, moved on by police and settled on sleeping in his car.

By the end of last week, he had sold his car. Frustrated, he was not sure where he would sleep next.

Mr Tully’s situation might not be typical of others. He is on a disability benefit and, until recently, he lived in a flat.

Social agencies have spoken to and worked with Mr Tully, but they know there is no quick fix for anyone looking for lowcost accommodation.

Housing New Zealand has 23 people on its waiting list – but this list is fluid and changes as people with greater need ask for help.

Some people have suggested he leave his home town for places with more options.

The problem is, in part, bound up in the remarkable strides made by the district’s economy.

Stronger property prices mean higher rental prices.

Bonds are based on rental prices so it follows they are hard to muster for people on low incomes.

At the same time, strong employment means more people have the resources to rent homes. That means there are fewer properties for people on low incomes.

And it appears there are plenty of people who fall into the latter category.

Retirees with too much money to be eligible for social housing, but not enough to buy their own unit, find their nest eggs whittled away on market rents.

Many months after the Canterbury earthquakes, transients and families living in tents, garages and caravans continue to need social service support.

Mr Tully ended last week with a plea for a home. His story was his own, but he might not be alone.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Would you turn up to work this week if you won $14 million in Lotto on Saturday night?

Yes 76%

Rick Powdrell

B

oy oh boy, doesn’t it feel good to be a sheep and beef farmer for once.

Of course it wasn’t always that way. We were the dairy industry for decades, almost as soon as the Dunedin slipped out of Port Chalmers in 1882, we rode the sheep’s back. The good times operated under a simple business model. We grew meat and fibre and Britain needed it.

Through war and peace, these good times seemed destined to run forever. Our success blinded us to what the bright sparks at companies like DuPont were doing. That was until they “wool-jacked” us with oil-based fibres.

That wasn’t helped by lamb being seen in the 1970s as your gran’s meal.

You could have lamb cooked any way you wanted as long as it came in a roasting tin.

Other meats became trendier and in some instances, cheaper, while our industry was trapped in a Sunday roast.

We all know the 1980s delivered the reckoning for all farmers; from wine growers to dairy, to us sheep and beef farmers, it was hard.

In 1989, Federated Farmers’ dairy section responded to tough times with a competition, among other things.

Okay, I am simplifying here, but just look at the NZ Dairy Industry Awards today and the razzmatazz it injects into the dairy industry.

This competition gets bigger and brighter with each passing year.

About 10 years ago we started to follow suit. First with Steak of Origin for beef and quickly followed up by the Golden Lamb Awards, or Glammies. Both these fantastic awards are about the end product and there’s no direct dairy equivalent.

Younger still are the Beef+Lamb Sheep Industry Awards, now into its third year with the most recent taking place in Napier last week. I’ve got a feeling these will become more than our industry’s equiv-

No 24%

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alent of the NZ Dairy Industry Awards. Unlike them, the Sheep Industry Awards cover 10 genetics-based awards and five areas of industry excellence.

This is not going to be an Oscars speech since you can get the full lowdown by Googling Sheep Industry Awards.

To me, it’s about getting on the front foot with sheep as the true multi-product animal. We know about lamb, mutton and wool and can add milk these days too. Awards are a way for us to benchmark and do better.

This is what makes our awards totally different from the dairy guys.

It is about recognising the “rockstars” of the Kiwi sheep industry as NZ Farmer recently put it.

I was there and the buzz was something to behold. It reminded me of what comedian-farmer Te Radar told the Federated Farmers National Conference, farmers do not celebrate success nearly enough.

Wool of course remains important to balance out meat returns and the proposed wool

levy gives farmers a golden opportunity to show unity around wool. That’s the first step towards unity on other issues too.

You see the productivity gains that benefit us on-farm in wool, meat and even milk these days, all come from the dedication and passion of breeders and researchers.

They work hard to build genetic gains into the national flock, which has enabled us to produce more output from far fewer animals. The genetics awards within the Sheep Industry Awards acknowledged just this and the performance traits of breeds within the national flock.

A special mention should be made of the award to Dr Chris Morris in acknowledgement of his many years of work in the facial eczema space at AgResearch Ruakura.

It is high time to concentrate on our significant industry, New Zealand’s number two export worth over $6 billion.

We need to stop enviously looking over the fence towards our dairy mates, though this season,

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it could well be the reverse.

Yet this is not to say we cannot learn a trick or two from them.

Having been at the awards and experienced our buzz, the razzmatazz will come, hopefully too, we will recognise key talent within our industry like the dairy boys and girls do. It means we can recognise the technical aspects of our great industry by celebrating the best practitioners.

Chuck in winner field days and you’ve got a great showcase to inspire young people into our industry taking you on a pasture-to-plate journey capped off by the Glammies.

Beef+Lamb’s Sheep Industry Awards are about celebrating our top-performing sheep breeders and all-round excellence within the sector.

There’s positivity we’ve got going right now and a genuine feeling that the coming years are to be our time in the sun.

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■ AUCKLAND

Pokie money lost to community Money tipped into pokie machines in the poorest parts of Auckland doesn’t come back to those communities in gaming grants, new data shows.

In contrast, the wealthiest areas gamble far less but take a disproportionate amount of money out of other areas.

This has been greeted as proof of a long-stated but never-proven claim about pokies that the poor get poorer but the rich get richer.

The Auckland Council research is behind a challenge to government plans to ringfence 80 per cent of pokie grant distribution inside large regional areas.

Instead, it wants a special system for distributing pokie grants inside Auckland which will allow the poorest areas to benefit from money gambled locally.

The research shows the big-

gest pokie players in Auckland are in the Otara-Papatoetoe area, putting $274 per person into gaming machines.

The area also rates among the highest in the region on the NZ Deprivation Index.

Residents in Orakei, Auckland’s least deprived area, spend $49 each.

Orakei gets a 152 per cent return on money available for gaming grants in its own area - meaning the money returned comes from other areas.

The most successful is the Albert-Eden board area, which stretches from Pt Chevalier to Epsom. It gets a 176 per cent return.

The Mangere-Otahuhu area had the worst return - community groups and other worthy projects picked up 22 per cent of the grants money available for distribution.

Overall, the study found all of

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George Wood said the ringfence did not suit Auckland and its “very diverse communities”.

Green co-leader Metiria Turei called on ministers to address the findings of the research.

Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne, responsible for gambling regulation, said the revised Gambling Act, which included

the proposed regulations, had yet to be passed.

He said the 80 per cent ringfence in regional areas would give “more flexibility” for communities to access grants.

It would also allow national organisations to get funding for purposes benefiting specific regions.

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Auckland missed out to the benefit of the rest of New Zealand.

The $214.6 million put into pokie machines would have made $61.6 million available for grants, on industry averages after expenses were taken out.

Auckland got $35.2 million.

Auckland Council strategy and policy committee chairman

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Ludlow seeks to overturn ban Convicted National Finance boss Trevor Allan Ludlow will face opposition from the Financial Markets Authority if he seeks permission to manage a company before an automatic five-year ban finishes.

Ludlow, was convicted in 2011 of six charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and one of false accounting in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

He was sentenced by an Auckland District Court judge to five years and seven months in jail.

After pleading guilty to eight further charges brought by the FMA, Ludlow had an extra nine months added to his sen-

tence by a High Court judge.

Ludlow is out of jail on parole and his convictions mean he is automatically banned from being a director of a company until December 2016.

An application to exempt him from that ban was discussed before Justice Mary Peters yesterday in the High Court at Auckland, where Ludlow represented himself.

FMA lawyer Paul O’Neil said the authority had been in discussions with Ludlow over is role at a firm called UFB Civil 5.2 Ltd, which the Companies Office says is now in receivership and liquidation.

However, O’Neil said the situation was an unusual one

as Ludlow’s application said he wasn’t engaged in management and doesn’t seek to be. If that was the case no then application was required, he said.

O’Neil said if an application was intended to waive the management ban, then the FMA would oppose.

Justice Peters adjourned the matter until September 1 for Ludlow to liaise with the FMA and Registrar of Companies about the sort of role he would have.

If Ludlow did want an exemption from this management ban, he would have to reshape his application as it wasn’t put forward in the right form, the judge said.

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■ CASH HOLDINGS GROWING

The rich are getting richer . . .

Income inequality has company - make that companies.

A new wealth gap is opening among US corporations, where cash holdings are growing more concentrated as the rich get richer.

Eighteen American businesses held 36 per cent of corporate wealth in 2013, up from 27 per cent in 2009, according to a report from Standard & Poor’s, a credit rating firm in New York.

The bottom 80 per cent have lost ground, with just 11 per cent.

The top 1 per cent is a Who’s Who of multinationals, including Microsoft, Google, CocaCola, Apple and Ford, that reap a big share of profits from non-US sales.

Because tax law discourages moving that money back to the United States, cash is piling up abroad and companies are taking novel steps to adapt, including borrowing against those assets to finance operations at home.

“Unlike individuals, corpora-

tions don’t want to be in that top 1 per cent,” said analyst Andrew Chang, lead author of the S&P report. “This rising cash balance among the richest is tax-policy driven.”

American multinationals are taxed by the country where profits are earned and by the US when - or if - the money is brought back.

The corporate tax rate in the US, running up to 35 per cent, is the highest in the industrialised world.

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The Netherby Women’s Institute held a Cuppa for a Cause.

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE REPORTS Netherby

For our July meeting 22 members joined in a delicious “Finger Food” lunch. Our President Pauline read her report from the AGM and Conference which she attended as our Delegate.

She reported that the Mid Canterbury Federation won three placings in the National competitions also coming third in the Robert Young Rosebowl.

Entries were confirmed for Cup day and teams arranged for Quizco.

Golden Threads were read by Valmai Mitchell and three members celebrated birthdays.

Barbara Burst won the Moylan Trophy and Nancy Christey the North Church Trophy.

With the formalities concluded we joined in a fun afternoon of games. Our brains were put to the test with four brain teasers, enjoyed with much amusement.

A Cuppa for a Cause was served with proceeds to go to Alzheimer’s. A great afternoon’s entertainment.

Tinwald

Judy kindly offered to have our meeting at her house after seven members enjoyed lunch for our 83rd birthday. Two apologies were accepted.

A letter from Alzheimers Society was read by Joy. Three cars and runners will do Meals on Wheels on August 12th. We have two teams entered for Quizco, and all categories of the tabled competitions entered into. Judy gained first place for her posy bowl. Joy second for her seeds in a bottle, and Yvonne third for her premature baby’s cardigan. Our two teams for Quizco, did quite well also. Judy also won a raffle prize.

Wakanui

The July meeting of Wakanui W.I. was held on Wednesday 23rd at the Sinclair Centre. Thirteen members were present, including three new ladies.

Motto: “Life is like a roll of toilet paper; the nearer you get to the end the faster it goes.”

Roll Call: “Your first job”. Most members recall starting out with a holiday

or an after-school job. On Display were some very old garments including a 1920’s Wedding Dress.

Competitions saw some lovely pieces of fine bone china being staged.

Our speaker for the afternoon was Kathleen Stringer from the Ashburton Museum. Kathleen arrived in pioneer costume and talked passionately on what was worn back in the 1800’s and early 1900’s.

The meeting closed with afternoon tea.

Westpark

The June monthly meeting was held at St Paul’s Church lounge. President Mary welcomed our members, then the Aspirations were read. The motto for the day was: “Money doesn’t talk these days, it goes without saying.”

There was a good response to the first roll call of raffle prizes, also a good response to the second roll call: “A quick meal when the power goes off.” This caused a great deal of hilarity. “Subway” seemed to be the favourite choice.

The guest speaker for the afternoon was Colleen Wedderal who brought along some of the skirts she has made.

These are sent along with other items, in boxes to under-privileged children overseas. Some of the members had brought along elastic and trimmings for Colleen to use on the skirts, and were invited to try their hand at making skirts which would then be donated. Colleen was thanked and congratulated on her work.

The raffle was won by June.

For the July meeting Mary welcomed twelve members. Following the business, the motto as read: “in youth we learn in age we understand.” A selection of clothing was collected to be donated to Birthright. “A favourite sandwich filling” elicited some very interesting suggestions.

As there was no speaker for this meeting, a discussion was held on topics arising from the report on Conference given

by Yvonne, the delegate. The raffle was won by Margaret.

Westpark WI will be meeting at Jeanette’s place on 19th August with a fish and chip lunch.

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6.11 6.20 5.81

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6.11 6.20 5.81

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

1380 935 770 710 580 570 565 555 550

1380 810 745 693 550 545 540 500 510

1380 865 780 725 520 510 510 500 510

1500 990 830 725 500 485 480 460 510

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443 422

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5240 5870 6240 5620 14110

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5133 5677 5952 5659 13712

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

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

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

3540 4020 3540 5430 11680

4310 4350 4090 5100 11560

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

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

OVERSEAS

MEAT

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

PRICES 470 287 270 6.40

485 248 236 6.40

0.848 0.504 0.635 4.07

0.882 0.515 0.648 4.20

480 221 208 6.40

390 193 184 6.40

395 202 192 6.40 *

490 287 * 270 * 6.40 *

355 209 194 6.43

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PROCESSING

D A T A (000)

Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

72 10 4.6

0.865 0.807 0.511 0.516 0.625 0.605 3.93 3.60 (Estimates only) 148 441 68 13 44 20 25.6 23.8 4.5

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0.882 0.522 0.648 4.24

22 9 0.0

490 163 28.8

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Mayfield lad places in Teen Ag grand final Ashburton teenager Ben Early was part of a team of young Cantabrians who recently showed they could be rural leaders of the future.

Four St Andrew’s students took part in the Teen Ag Young Farmers national final last week and were placed in the grand final from a field of 70 teams from around New Zealand. The four St Andrew’s agricultural studies students competed across a range of events.

Ben and fellow student Jack Anderson were placed third in the grand final after winning the Canterbury regional finals in February, while Will Harvey was placed first in the sheep judging and third in beef and dairy. Thomas McLachlan was placed third in sheep and second in beef while Henry Millar was placed second in dairy and third in sheep judging.

The first TeenAg club was established in 2009 and the first competition held two years

Top agricultural students from St Andrew’s College who were highly placed at the recent Ag Teen Young Farmers finals (from left) Ben Carson, Ben Early from Mayfield, Jack Anderson and Hamish Gardner.

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Today there are more than 500 members across New Zealand.

The programmes are run by New Zealand Young Farmers

and funded by Beef + Lamb NZ, DairyNZ, and MPI with TeenAg sponsorship from Southfuels/Northfuels.

firm to 2 per cent cheaper, with poorer styles affected the most.

Coarser mid micron fleece remained firm.

Fine crossbred fleece and shears were well supported with continuing Chinese interest, remaining firm to 3 per cent dearer.

Coarse crossbred full fleece good and average style remained firm, with poorer styles firm to 1.5 per cent easier.

Long coarse shears were generally firm, with 3 to 4 inch wools 1 to 2 per cent cheaper, 2 to 4 inches 3 to 5 per cent easier and 2 to 3 inch wools firm.

SOUTH ISLAND WOOL AUCTION Last week’s South Island wool auction saw 6100 bales under the hammer with an 86 per cent clearance.

Limited wool volumes and an oversold market were pressuring exporters who were committed to shipments, to strongly compete for the wools

available, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd’s general manager John Dawson said.

At the auction, there were fluctuations in some sectors, but with underlying firm support, he said.

Finer mid micron fleece were

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MARKET REPORT LAMB

There is a strong outlook for overseas lamb markets despite a period of subdued conditions in the UK, with that market well supplied with its own domestic lamb production for now.

The feeling among NZ exporters in the lead up to the new season beginning in October is that prices are now getting to a solid and sustainable level, with any further price improvements expected to be made in much smaller increments. If asking prices go much higher there may start to be some push back from buyers. Pricing for most items is strong and has consolidated at current rates, with prices up at least 20-30 per cent from year-ago across different items. Demand for lamb shoulder and forequarter items has continued to strengthen, particularly in the Middle East market, where prices have firmed.

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BEEF

Lincoln University has established a new school in the Waikato with the admirable aims of achieving top financial performance in dairying while preserving the environment. The St Peter’s School–Lincoln University demonstration dairy farm will be opened on Thursday by primary industries minister Nathan Guy.

Manufacturing beef returns lifted yet again over the past week but there were indications that the market is leveling out, with 90CL cow prices ending the week just US1c/lb up on the previous week.

For the few that are available, NZ meat processors are now paying similar prices for bulls as they are for steers at the farm gate, which in the North Island is in excess of $5/kg in some instances.

While the adult cattle slaughter in NZ is at its seasonal low, bobby calf processing is virtually at its peak now in the North Island and should peak in the South later in the month. Bobby truck prices have shot up in the US recently with the manufacturing market, so this is one area where NZ has been able to benefit from the recent surge in in-market prices.

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Prices at the GDT auction fell by 8.4 per cent, bringing the GDT Price Index to its lowest level since August 2012. The weighted average price across all commodities is 39 per cent lower than a year ago, and 38 per cent lower than at the start of this year. All commodities declined in price except for AMF. The auction featured the highest volume traded this year, although it is below year ago levels. The 48,380 tonnes of product sold is higher than the previous auctions this year which have averaged about 38,000 tonnes. The increase reflects Fonterra’s seasonal curve where GDT sales have historically peaked around this time of the year.

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■ THE KINGS OF SPORT

Rodeo: Ride ‘em Greenstreet cowboys I would sincerely hope there are still some oldtimers who can recall the early 1930s and the posters and billboards advertising the county fair which was to be held at the showgrounds. But what was to catch the eye of the local lads during quite an extensive advertising campaign, was a £5 prize for the steer-riding contest.

We must remember that during that period of our illustrious history, the country was in a state of depression with farm workers and teamsters earning only a pound a week and in many cases less, and a £5 note was very much a rarity and surely not to be passed over.

So it was not surprising that the ambitious young Greenstreet boys took their preparation period most seriously and by the time the big day arrived, all the cottage cows had been well and truly broken to saddle.

The day broke clear and fine after midnight rain and with bands, clowns, candyfloss, chocolate wheels for the ladies, joy rides for the kids and “Kiss the Fat Lady” for the men.

As the slow minutes ticked by to the starting time for the main event, our local cowboys, wearing a variety of headgear ranging from straw hats to Stetsons, ambled nervously across to the cattle pens to climb on the rails and wait their turn while shooting sly glances at the other competitors.

But as each name was called, our boys were soon to learn that the beast they held between their knees for those few fleeting moments was not Sally, Molly or Daisy, but a three-and-a-half-yearold wide-eyed steer from the Mt Hutt area which, by the time they had picked themselves up from under the chute, was frantically doing the twist in the centre of the ring some 50 yards away.

Not all of our team was to share the same fate, for one Greenstreet rider, who had worked under the critical eye of the legendary Queensland Harry, had ridden “his wide-eyed steer” to a standstill much to the delight of his supporters and the envy of his bruised and grass-stained fellow competitors.

For this man could RIDE, as he was soon to prove at a later date when a visiting overseas circus pitched the big top in Mona Square, billing as star attraction

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the mighty Aristocrat reputed to be the most notorious bucking bronco in the whole of Australasia and carrying with it for every successful rider a prize tag in line with all the glitter and glamour of the centre ring.

As this challenge promised to be

no joy-ride, it was not surprising that our local hero, now fully matured and undefeated, was the only rider with the courage to throw down the gauntlet.

It was a tense crowd that sat spellbound on the edge of their hard seats that night as breathlessly they watched

the challenger firmly test the girth strap before adjusting the stirrup leathers and signalling the timekeeper to start the clock.

And as the apology for one of man’s best friends exploded from the chute with eyes burning like coals and mean nostrils smoking over a broken row of yellow teeth, we were quick to reflect that even the glowing description of this roman-nosed, battle scarred, rattailed rogue by the ringmaster had been grossly understated. Yes, this fellow knew all the tricks. Twisting and twirling like some wildly excited serpent and being ably assisted by a shrewd ringhand on the end of a flank rope. And after some whirlwind spins around the ring, the combination of horse and flank men finally succeeded in dislodging the rider beating the bell by split seconds, much I should imagine to the relief of the management.

But if the circus folk aren’t renowned for their generosity, the man in the red coat on that sweltering summer’s night was most liberal with his praise for our local hero when he stated in a firm rhythmic voice that he had just witnessed the finest display of rough riding he had ever seen in a lifetime under the big top.

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■ HOCKEY

Canoeists strike gold Teneale Hatton and Lisa Carrington both claimed world titles at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Russia yesterday. Hatton has been the busiest competitor in the New Zealand team this week and she celebrated that with a world-record performance in the K1 1000m. Hatton claimed gold in 3:49.423. After sitting third with 200m left she produced one final surge and won in record time by only 0.05s from Tamara Csipes of Hungary. “I am so stoked with the win and the time is an added bonus,” Hatton said. Carrington also had a busy schedule racing the K1 200m and 500m finals.

The Olympic champion added her third world title in the 200m in an impressive performance, beating Poland’s Marta Walczykiewicz by almost a boat length. Less than two hours earlier Carrington finished second in the 500m final, improving from her bronze last year.

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Croker calls on fans Canberra centre Jarrod Croker says he hopes Raiders fans will get stuck into his former teammate Josh Dugan when he returns to GIO Stadium for the first time this Saturday. Dugan was sacked by the Raiders last year after a string of off-field incidents, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of many frustrated NRL fans - not to mention a few team-mates.

But the NSW State of Origin star has since re-ignited his career at St George Illawarra, and this Saturday’s clash in Canberra will be his first visit back to his old stomping ground. When asked if he was hoping the crowd wouldn’t get stuck into his former teammate and friend too much, Croker replied with a smile: “I’d like them to get into him a bit.”

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Knights’ future bright Newcastle may have endured the season from hell but incoming coach Rick Stone says the last three weeks have convinced him there are brighter days on the horizon. The club yesterday announced Stone would replace Brisbane-bound Wayne Bennett at season’s end on a two-year NRL contract. Newcastle, currently in 14th, have endured a series of off-field dramas in 2014 which have derailed the campaign of last season’s preliminary finalists. Their annus horribilis reached a low point with a serious neck injury suffered by Alex McKinnon in round three.

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Death shocks NASCAR Three-time NASCAR sprint champion Tony Stewart said there were no words to describe the sadness he felt over the death of a fellow racer whom he struck and killed on the track during a race in New York. Stewart withdrew from yesterday’s NASCAR event after the horrific incident which left sprint car driver Kevin Ward Junior dead. Stewart, one of the most popular drivers in American stock car racing, ploughed into 20-year-old Ward who left his damaged vehicle mid-race on Saturday to confront the motorsport veteran. The 43-yearold Stewart was questioned by police and released.

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Mid Canterbury Primary’s Logan Currie sends a pass up the turf against Canterbury B at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf on Sunday.

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Juniors warm up for nationals

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury sides had promising starts to their buildup for the national tournaments later in the year in some warmup games in Ashburton on Sunday.

The Mid Canterbury Under 15, Primary A and B boys’ teams all had two games with Canterbury and South Canterbury both sending teams.

The Mid Canterbury Under 15s came up against Canterbury Primary A and claimed a 4-3 win, which is no easy feat and bodes well for their season,

but won’t be attending a national tournament, one of several South Island teams to do so.

The Primary A boys’ drew 0-0 with Canterbury B, which coach James Tavendale was pleased with saying it was a solid start for an inexperienced team on their way to the tough Hatch Cup Tournament in Palmerston North in October.

They then learnt just how tough it could be getting wellbeaten by a fired up South Canterbury side that had a point to prove after being blitzed 0-6 by Canterbury A. The Mid Canterbury B boys’ beat the Mid Canterbury

B girls’ 2-1 before being well beaten by a well drilled South Canterbury B 0-7.

The B boys’ will play in the Festival of Hockey in Westport in October.

This Sunday it is the girls’ turn, with Mid Canterbury Under 15, Primary A and B teams having games against Canterbury and South Canterbury.

The Primary A girls start their preparations for the Collier Trophy in Invercargill in October, and the under 15s for the Premier Tournament in Tauranga at the end of September.

The following Sunday the Canterbury NHL teams, the

Cavaliers and the Cats, will host a coaching clinic in Ashburton.

The coaching clinics are open to children from all schools with registrations required by Friday August 19.

The girls are on from 9am to 10am when the boys get their turn until 11am, and the schools involved with Small Sticks have a free session from 11am.

After the coaching clinics, the two teams will play warm up games as they prepare for the National Hockey League, with the Cats against the Canterbury senior women at 11.30am and then the Cavaliers play the Canterbury senior men at 1.30pm.

■ SPORTS EXCHANGE

Rangiora takes out tightest of contests

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Ashburton College were edged out by hosts Rangiora 6.5-5.5 in the annual interschool exchange yesterday.

Ashburton were emphatic winners of the hockey, the girls getting up 15-0, with four goals from Brittney Hindson and two each from Lydia McCosker, Jai-

mee Smith and Emma Mealings, while the boys won 12-0 where Ryan Hampton scored so many goals they couldn’t keep an accurate tally.

The netball had Ashburton get up 2-1, with a 25-19 win in the year 9s, a 42-19 win in the year 10s but Rangiora took out the senior B netball 30-23.

The basketball all went the

way of the hosts winning the junior boys’ 78-61, senior boys’ 67-43 and senior girls’ 64-37.

Ashburton College took the boys’ 1st XI football 1-0 with the solitary goal coming from Mekh Permsiri, while the girls’ match was a 3-3 draw after Ashburton had led 2-1 after two goals from Ashleigh Leonard, who then had to secure her

hat-trick to earn the draw.

The under 15 rugby went the way of Rangiora 20-12, with Ashburton winning the 1st XV clash on Saturday, but it didn’t count towards the exchange.

The closest result came in the rifle shooting where Rangiora won 90-89, the crucial one point win having them come out one point ahead overall.

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In brief Hosea Gear returns Former All Blacks wing Hosea Gear is returning to Super Rugby with the Waikato Chiefs, making him eligible to join New Zealand’s World Cup defence in England next year. Gear, 30, signed with French club Toulouse last year, and after finishing the season there moved to Japanese side Honda. The Chiefs said he will join the Hamilton-based team in February 2015 after completing his commitments with Honda. Coach Dave Rennie said he was looking forward to working with the player, who will team up with returning superstar Sonny Bill Williams in a formidable backline for the Chiefs next year.

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Ashburton College’s Malakai Cakaunitabua breaks through the Rangiora defence on his way to the try line in the Crusaders secondary schools rugby competition clash at Allenton on Saturday.

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Win comes too late for College

By Jonathan Leask

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Ashburton College finished the Crusaders secondary schools rugby competition round robin with a 25-22 win over Rangiora on Saturday.

Ashburton came away with a gutsy win after playing for over half the game with 14 men, but they were ultimately left to rue missed opportunities from similar situations earlier in the season.

Narrow losses to St Andrews, Shirley and Lincoln – and a draw with Christ’s College – were all games they could have won that came back to haunt

Ashburton as they wound up ninth – two points behind eighth placed Burnside.

They will now play in the plate playoffs with a semi-final against Roncalli, who had a bye in the final round in Ashburton.

They will likely be without blockbusting Nete Caucau who received a red card midway through the first half, leaving his side to dig deep to hold on for the win - as well as a number of injury concerns.

College had run out to a 17-3 lead at that stage and Rangiora scored a converted try soon after the send-off to put the pressure all back on Ashburton.

The hosts dug deep, and with time winding down they led 22-15 before Sean McCormack kicked a crucial penalty to put them up by an unassailable 10 points with time almost up.

Rangiora then recovered the kick-off, and after a long passage of play scored a converted try in the final act of the game.

Elsewhere, Christchurch Boys’ sent out a strong statement ahead of the playoffs as the table toppers thumped seventh ranked Shirley Boys 76-0 to complete an unbeaten round robin.

Second placed Nelson had a 22-0 win over bottom placed

Waimea and defending champions Marlborough secured third with a 44-18 win over Burnside.

St Bede’s were tipped up by St Andrew’s which had Timaru Boys’ secure fourth and a trip to the semi-finals with 21-3 win over St Thomas.

St Bede’s and Timaru were tied on the ladder, but as Timaru had claimed the regular season victory they take the higher position for a date with Christchurch Boys’, while in a replay of last year’s final match Nelson and Marlborough meet in the other cup semi-final.

■ MULTI-SPORT

Brave fourth for Currie in Czech Xterra

By Jonathan Leask

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Methven’s Braden Currie came in fourth in the Czech Xterra on Sunday (NZ time).

Currie had been under the weather all week and just didn’t have anything in the tank to push for the podium – understandably in what was his fifth race in seven weeks.

As he has in every race on the European series he has raced in,

Spaniard Ruben Ruzafa claimed the win, finishing three minutes clear of American Josiah Middaugh with Australian Ben Allen five minutes further back.

A minute behind Allen, Currie battled his way to the finish line in a time of 2:48.24.

Currie continued his strong swim form to be second out of the water behind Allen.

On the mountain bike leg he was hauled in by the flying

Ruzafa, and couldn’t hang with him before also being overtaken

by Middaugh.

Currie maintained a good pace on the run but couldn’t stick with Allen who moved ahead to finish third.

He will be hoping to rest up and recharge the batteries for this weekend’s Xterra Germany, which doubles as the ITU World Off Road Championships.

Ruzafa, the two time Xterra world champion, will again be the man to beat following his sixth straight victory of the year.

The 35-year-old Ruzafa also captured the 2014 Xterra European Tour Championship, awarded to the athlete with the best cumulative score in six of the 11 championship races and Ruzafa posted the perfect 600 score.

Experienced Queensland Reds rake Saia Faingaa has been called into the Wallabies squad after an injury to Tolu Latu further depleted Australia’s thinning hooking stocks.

Latu was forced out of the squad after breaking an arm in a Sydney club game. He joins Australia’s two most senior hookers Stephen Moore and Tatafu Polota-Nau on the casualty list heading into the first Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship game against New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday.

Although technically the third choice player in the position, 27-year-old Faingaa has far more caps than the combined tally of the players ahead of him, with 29 tests.

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Big win for Chelsea Second-half goals from Ramires and Cesc Fabregas gave Chelsea a 2-1 win at Ferencvaros in a game to mark the opening of the Hungarian side’s new stadium in Budapest.

Former West Brom and Fulham player Zoltan Gera had scored the first goal at the new ground on the quarter-hour mark but Jose Mourinho’s side hit back after the interval. Ramires volleyed in on 50 minutes and Fabregas hit the winner with a fine individual goal 10 minutes from fulltime. Chelsea complete their pre-season at home to Real Sociedad tonight before opening their Premier League campaign at promoted Burnley on Monday, August 18.

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Debut for Rodriguez World Cup sensation James Rodriguez is in line to make his Real Madrid debut when the European champions tackle Europa League winners Sevilla in tonight’s allSpanish UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff.

Madrid’s 4-1 extra-time win over city rivals Atletico Madrid in Lisbon in May ended their 12-year wait for a 10th European Cup and they now look even stronger after a characteristically extravagant close-season recruitment drive.

The first glimpse of 80-millioneuro playmaker Rodriguez in a Madrid shirt is keenly anticipated after he dazzled for Colombia in Brazil, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot.

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club

August 7 Mixed American Foursomes Winners Kerry and Margaret Read Nett 32, Brian and Judy Fielder 32.5, Donny Lake and Judy Webb 33, Joyce Davis and Andrew Peck 34.5, Phyllis and Gavin Smith 34.5. Twos Murray Keir and Sally Lemon, Steve and Marilyn Cross. Nearest The Pins #2&11 Lynley McKenzie, Murray Keir #5&14 Sharon Duthie, Donny Lake. 2nd shot # 9&18 Phyllis and Gavin Smith.

August 8 Monday Evening – B and C Ladder N/S 1 J Browne and J Lovett, 2 H Blee and L Leadley 3 G Baker and F Priest E/W 1 A Gray and Paul Fergus, 2 D Fisher Methven 9 Hole and G Brown, 3 F Williamson and R Logan August 8, Stroke and 6th Putting Tuesday Evening – Hazelmere Trophy N/S 1 M Stowell and M Holdaway, 2 T Small Bridget Thompson 66-29-37 15 Putts; Karen Currie 57-21-36 16 Putts; Mike Markiland B Smith, 3 A Blain and R Brownlie E/W 1 M Moore and M Kolkman, 2 M de lie 56-19-37, 18 Putts. Methven Hammer Jong and R McLaughlin, 3 A Sim and A Hardware best player Bridget Thompson.

BNZ 2nd shot Karen Currie Wright Wednesday Afternoon – Brabant Trophy N/S 1 P Downward and S Rosevear, 2 M Methven Golf Club Stowell and B Smith, 3 R Kyle and J Ed- 2nd Round Qualifying Club Championmond. E/W 1 = A van Dyk and J Irwin and ships, Medal Round, 5th Round Green M de Jong and R McLaughlin 3 K Robb and Jacket, August 9 Senior: Martin Hickman 77 – 7 – 70; InterE Segers Thursday Evening – Eileen Willoughby Tro- mediate: Dave Callaghan 86 – 17 – 69 by lot phy. N/S 1 W Kolkman and V Ferrier, 2 M Dave Gorman; Junior A: Eric Grimwade 89 – Buckland and B Smith, 3 I Doel and A Roon- 23 – 66; Junior B: Chris Pannett 95 – 29 - 66 ey. E/W 1 K Robb and M Holdaway 2 P Fer- Other Good Scores: 68 Paul Middleton, 69 gus and J Rooney, 3 R Kyle and L Wackrow Mark Gorman, Jim Rooney, Dave Gorman, 70 Matt Barbour, Rob Fensom, Jim Lattimore, Dave Puckett, 71 Mark Scrivenor, Doug Hamilton, Mike Gray, Phil Lalor, 72 John English Community Shield Robinson, Gary Schott, Barry Wackwitz, Craig J Middleton, Phil Elliot, Pete Wood, 73 Final Arsenal 3 (Cazorla 21, Ramsey 42, Giroud Keith Middleton, Grant Hargreaves, Michael Kemp, Doug Sheldon, Athol McAlpine, Ian 61) Manchester City 0 Sawers, David Kelk, Peter Harper, Robbie Watson Twos: Matt Barbour, Gary Schott, Phil Lalor, Aorangi South Canterbury Jim Rooney. Topnotch Four Square SuperGolf market – Best Nett: 66 Chris Pannett by lot Eric Grimwade; Arabica Cafe - 2nd Nett: 66 Women’s Weekend Pennants Eric Grimwade; Club - Best Gross: 77 Matt August 10 North Zone (at Methven): Gleniti 1 9 Meth- Barbour by lot ven 3, Ashburton 9 Tinwald 3, Pleasant Closest to the Pins: Aqua Restaurant No 4: Michael Kemp; Hunters Wines No 6: Matt Point 1 10 Geraldine 2, Fairlie Bye Points: Fairlie 57.17 Geraldine 47.83 Ashbur- Barbour; Ski Time No 13: Jim Rooney; The ton 46.08 Gleniti 1 43.75 Pleasant Point 1 Green Parrot No 17: Gary Schott; Methven Travel 2nd Shot No 14: John Eddington 42.58 Methven 31.5 Tinwald 25.08 Semi-finalists: Fairlie v Pleasant Point 2, St Next Week: 3rd Round Qualifying Club Championships Andrews v Geraldine 12.00pm: No 1 – Senior; No 10 – IntermediAshburton Golf Club ate. 12.30pm: No 1 – Junior A; No 10 – Junior B August 9 Results from the Stroke Round played on Saturday; Murray Cook 71-8=63; Jamie Methven Golf Club Stone 65; Derek Shaw 66; Mal Trewavas 70; Ladies Section Guilford Lane, Tony Bennett and George August 6L.G.U And Tuis Currie ButtonSilBrown 71; Ken Clucas, Bo Houston and Pe- verSara Gallagher 91-16-75-34Bronze ANola Hydes 98-26-72, 37; Jane Helmore 100ter Huggins 72.

Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Paul 24-76, 33; Ruth Smith 100-23-77, 32 Bronze Greer, Braided Rivers: Paul May, Rothburys BSandra Ilton 102-33-69, 40; Alison Muckle Insurance: Brian Brown, Netherby Meats: 106-36-70, 39; Fay Redfern 103-30-73, 36 Owen Miller, Charming Thai Restaurant Arabica Best Nett Sandra Ilton 69; Currie (Longest Putt #9) Bill Doak. Twos: Paul Button Sandra Ilton 40 Greer, Bo Houston, Robbie Bell and Brian Nearest To Pins # 4 Silver Methven Travel Brown. Nett Eagles: #18; Birdy Jackpot: # 18 Not Struck; #6 Bronze A Methven Pharmacy Jane Helmore; #13 Open Methven August 10 In the annual match with Tinwald for the Supervalue Jenny Senior; #17 Bronze B Foodstuffs Trophy Ashburton prevailed Methven Four Square Alison Muckle Satwith an average stableford score of 34.18 urday Players Not Played Two’s And Nett against 31.87. Best individual results were: EaglesRaiona Isherwood, Alison Muckle Women: Lynn Small 42 pts. Men: Dave Hewitt 44pts. Other good scores were: Rakaia Ladies Golf Steve Kircher 42, Hilary Ward 40, Gordon August 6 Crawford 39, Mal Trewavas 38 and Maree LGU, Bryant Cup, 4th round Putting, Approach and Putt Moore 37 by c/b.

Twos: Wayne Lloyd, Robbie Bell and Neil Silver: Jane Pangborn 84-9-75, Bronze A: Sandra Quinn 93-23-70, Bronze B: Jean EvRaynor ans 107-29-78 and Freda Bierema 110-32Mayfield Golf Club 78, Bronze C: Bronwyn Oakley 107-34-73 Putting over the field: Jane Pangborn 27 August 9 putts.

Winners African Stableford John Low & Gordon Duthie 82 pts, Arnold Approach and Putt Rushton & Steve King 73, Bill Allan & Jack Silver: Jane Pangborn, Bronze A: Teresa Booker, Bronze B: Grace Lambert, Bronze Allan 72.

Senior Finalists, Andrew Lake & Andrew C: Alison Doig Peck,{9 34 Tee off} Intermediate, Tony 9 Hole Competition: Stroke and Putting Neilson & Allan Dixon {9 22 Tee off} Junior Marg Lloyd 49-14-35, 17 putts A, Roger Lake & Mark Greenslade{ 9 10 Tee Rakaia Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: Jane off } Junior B, Arnold Rushton & Allan Sim, Pangborn. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot over 18 holes only, whatever time on the no. 6: Sally Smith Val Bell Nearest Pin no. 8: Teresa Booker day suits them.

Winner of intermediate plate, Hayden Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Sandra Quinn Tasker.

Other match winners Paul Gardener& Don- S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Bev Sutherland 2’s: Jane Pangborn ny Lake. Peter MacLauchlan & Bill Scott.

Nearest Pins, Aon Insurance #2 Tim Ho- Tinwald Golf Club ban, John McAuliffe Baileys Realestate #11 August 9, Stroke Bill Allan, Marilyn Cross Property Brokers Senior: Bryan McFarlane 69, Josh Smith 70, #5 Bill Allan, ANZ Bank # 14 Steve Cross, Ryan Ford 70. Intermediate: Mark Ewing 68 ATS # 9 & 18 2nd shot Kerry Read. Twos c/b Warren Eddington 68, Brent Kirdy 70, P MacLauchlan, A lake, D Lake, S Cross & Neil Rayner 71, Gordon Rennie 71. Junior: B Allan. Ashvegas Players of the Day John Kerry Whiting 66, Lindsay Jackson 69, Low & Gordon Duthie. Nett Eagle #7 Don Owen Everest 73, Alan Anderson 74.WomIngold again. Next Saturday 16th August en: (stableford) Belinda Kirdy 38 c/b DebClub Champs. Presentation 5 15 pm Meal 6 bie Boon 38, Maree Moore 36. pm. Course closed. All Welcome.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2;

■ Football

■ Golf

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament in the almost night-time gloom at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday.

AP PHOTO Richard Thompson. Gluyas Ford # 6; Maxine Whiting. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Bruce Collins. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; John Smitheram. Two’s; Brent Kirdy, Maxine Whiting, Adam Marshall, John Smitheram. Net eagles: # 3 Not struck.

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Section, August 7 L.G.U Silver S Newman 98 19 79 c/b B Mc Gregor 97 18 79 Bronze 1J Vander Heide 101 26 75 c/b J Smith 99 24 75 Bronze 2 J Bruhns 104 35 69 M Kennedy 117 35 82 Bronze 3 P Ellis 111 35 76 V Prendergast 114 36 78.

Nearest The Pins No2 Dairy Business Centre J VanderHeide No 6 Stables Restaurant M Bennett No 6 Mac and Maggies not struck No 16 Outdoor Adventure M Moore

PGA Championship Final round scores from PGA Championship yesterday (par-71).

268: Rory McIlroy (NIR) 66 67 67 68 269: Phil Mickelson (USA) 69 67 67 66 270: Rickie Fowler (USA) 69 66 67 68, Henrik Stenson (SWE) 66 71 67 66 272: Jim Furyk (USA) 66 68 72 66, Ryan Palmer (USA) 65 70 69 68 273: Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 67 68 69 69, Victor Dubuisson (FRA) 69 68 70 66, Ernie Els (RSA) 70 70 68 65, Jimmy Walker (USA) 69 71 68 65, Hunter Mahan (USA) 70 71 65 67, Steve Stricker (USA) 69 68 68 68 274: Kevin Chappell (USA) 65 74 67 68, Brandt Snedeker (USA) 73 68 66 67 275: Brooks Koepka (USA) 71 71 66 67, Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 72 68 69 66, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 70 67 67 71, Marc Warren (SCO) 71 71 66 67, Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 68 68 65 74, Jason Day (AUS) 69 65 69 72, Adam Scott (AUS) 71 69 66 69, Lee Westwood (ENG) 65 72 69 69, Graham DeLaet (CAN) 69 68 68 70

■ Motor racing MotoGP World Championship Results from the MotoGP World Championship yesterday: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 42:70:41 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) +1.803 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 6.558 4. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 10.016 5. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha) 17.807 6. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha) 19.604 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 20.759 8. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Ducati) 39.796 9. Scott Redding (GBR/Honda) 40.507 10. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN/Honda) 55.760 Overall Standings 1. Marc Marquez (ESP) 250 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 161 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 157 4. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 117 5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 108

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury

Netball Junior Finals, August 9 Senior A: New World Allenton A 33 v Tinwald South A 14; Methven Shearmac A 27 v St Joseph’s Gold 38; Southern Taylor Groundspreading 15 v Allenton B 22 Senior B: Allenton C 13 v Hampstead A 39; St Joseph’s Blue 24 v Southern Hayden McKenzie 20; Tinwald South B 28 v Allenton Crusaders 14 Intermediate A: Borough A 28 v Methven B 10; Tinwald School A 14 v St Joseph’s Red 13; Allenton Mystics 10 v Longbeach A 11 Intermediate B: Hampstead B 27 v Netherby Magic 7; Methven Professionals 13 v Hampstead School A 11; Borough Gold 5 v Allenton Tactix 10 Junior A: Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 10 v Wakanui 7; Allenton Magic 19 v Borough Green 8; St Joseph’s Orange - v Allenton Hurricanes default Junior B: Netherby Diamonds 18 v Longbeach B 4; Methven Winslow 7 v Hampstead School B 2; Southern Mayfield Service Centre 15 v Borough C 3; Southern Mayfield Transport 9 v Tinwald School B 4 Winners of junior competition: Senior A: New World Allenton A; Senior B: Hampstead A; Intermediate A: Borough A; Intermediate B: Hampstead B; Junior A: Southern Hyde Bros Spraying; Junior B: Netherby Diamonds

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior August 9 Premier: Smith & Church Collegiate A 19 v Methven Wareings A 33; United KFC A 18 v Celtic Vetent A 24; Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A 23 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 31 Senior A: College B 32 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 37; Methven Euro Agri B 30 v Rakaia A 25; College Y10A 40 v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 24 Senior B: College U18 30 v Celtic D 20; Tinwald South Black 19 v Methven Brown Pub White 29; Celtic B 22 v Celtic C 19 Senior Reserve A: College Y9A 38 v College Y10B 14; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold 22 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 25; United KFC B 27 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C 34 Senior Reserve B: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd 32 v College U17 13; College U16A 43 v College Y9B 20; Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 25 v Celtic E 29 Second Grade: Celtic U18 32 v Methven LH Farm Co U15A 20; Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B 31 v College U16B 20; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 25 v College U15A 8 Third Grade: Allenton C 25 v College Blue 19; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 26 v College U15B 17; Celtic U15 - v Methven Blue Pub Black defaulted; Celtic F 48 v Methven The Lodge U15B 11 Social: United KFC Colonels Chicks 33 v Mt Somers 27; Celtic Dragons 16 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties 34; Allenton Social 40 v Hakatere Marae 18

■ Shooting Rifle Shooting National Indoor Championships Local competitors shot on Paparua range, Christchurch.

August 3 Master grade, 44 entries.

Won by Pratic Taylor, Wellington, 399.28, Bruce Cameron, Inglewood, 399.26 2nd, Grant Taylor, Manawatu, 398.27 3rd, Martin Fleming, 395.19, 14th, and Greg Menzies, 393.12, 28th.

A grade, 54 entries. Dean Fincham, Hawkes Bay, 397.25, Aaran Herman, Southland, 394.21 2nd, David Grain, Wellington, 394.20 3rd, Sandy Collett, 393.18, 6th, John Fleming, 389.14, 22nd.

B grade, 53 entries. Jonny Catto, Southland, 396.18, Lindsay Horne, East Otago, 392.20, 2nd, Graham Chester, Hawkes Bay, 392.12, 3rd, Phillippa Fleming, 391.19, 4th.

C grade, 32 entries. Gordon Tocher, East Otago, 291.13, Bronwyn Shields, Wellington, 290.12 2nd, Peter Toy, Putaruru, 289.8, 3rd.

D grade, 30 entries. Christopher Harrison, Hawkes Bay, 293.14, Mathew Limsowtin, Manawatu, 291.11 2nd Mike Godsall, Marlborough, 288.13 3rd Jayden Collett, 274.3, 22nd.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from August 4, 6 James McCloy lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Jimmy Hunn lost to Pete Blacklow 1-3, Hamish Cross lost to Cath Blacklow 0-3, Charlotte Smith lost to Robbie Kok 2-3, Mick Hooper beat Ed Harrison 3-1.

Scott van den Bemd beat Jess McCloy 3-0, Paul Cousins beat Brendon Adam 3-1, Rebecca Abernethy lost to Scott van den Bemd 2-3.

Billy Nolan beat Jon Bond 3-1, Nathan Forbes lost to Ron Carlson 2-3, Chauntel Kentish lost to Reece Wallington 0-3, Marie Kennedy beat Phil Andrew 3-0.

Reece Wallington beat Rachel Prendergast 3-1, John McDonnell beat Steve Devereux 3-0, Ian Dolden lost to Mike van den Bemd 0-3, Jenni Ryk lost to Chrissie Stratford 0-3, Ed Harrison lost to Jock O’Connor 0-3, Aaron Leckenby beat Chris Thompson 3-0.

■ Tennis Toronto Masters Collated results from Toronto Masters yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final 13-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt 2-Roger Federer (SUI) 7-5 7-6(3).

Montreal Cup Collated results from Montreal Cup yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Women, Final 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Venus Williams (USA) 6-4 6-2.

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In brief

Canterbury A Girls v Canterbury A Girls; 2.15pm South Canterbury B Girls v Mid Canterbury B Girls; 3.15pm South Canterbury A Girls v Mid Canterbury A Girls

DRAWS

Steady finish for Ko

■ Netball

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 16 The second of three Stroke Rounds for the DCL Cup will be held.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning: Graham Taylor; Afternoon: Grant Russell and Murray Cook. Results: Clarrie Galway and Gary McKeown

Ashburton County Ladies Veterans Golf August 15 At Rakaia, Bisque Par 9.30 for 10am start please bring raffle

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf August 15 1st Grade Women 6.20 pm Champions Final Methven v Rakaia; 7.30 pm Collegiate v Collegians; bye: Hampstead August 16 Senior Women Times & Venue TBA Hampstead 1 v Geraldine: St Andrews v Hampstead/Collegians; Craighead v TGHS Senior Men Times & Venues TBA Wakanui Black v Tainui; Northern Hearts v Cambridge; Wakanui Blue v TBHS 1st X1 August 17 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Champions Final Collegians v Wakanui 6.15pm Ashburton College v Tinwald; Bye: Methven Sunday 17th August Representative Hockey Games at Ashburton 9.00am Mid Canterbury B Boys v Mid Canterbury B Girls; 10.00am Mid Canterbury A Girls v Canterbury B Girls; 11.00am Mid Canterbury Under 15 Girls v Canterbury A Girls; 12.15pm South Canterbury B Girls v Canterbury B Girls; 1.15pm South

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Mid Canterbury Netball The following players have been selected for the Mid Canterbury Netball A Team: LeeAnn Clemens, Hayley Murphy, Hannah Blair, Sally Williams, Kirsty Naish, Claire Tappin, Chelsea Corbett, Hayley Whiting, Debbie Summerfield, Sophie Congdon

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior – Semi-Finals August 16 Heartland Court: 12.30: Celtic Vetent A v College Finesse Fitness A, L Kennedy, G Kennedy; 1.30: United KFC A v Smith & Church Collegiate A, J Lee, L Muckle; 3.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v Methven Wareings A, S Hopwood, W Hopwood Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 12.30: Rakaia A v Methven Euro Agri B, V McArthur, A Chudleigh; 1.30: College Y10A v College B, C Corbett, D McNab; 2.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, I Anderson, B Williams Colourplus Court: 1.30: Celtic C v Methven Brown Pub White, A Johnson, A Elliott; 2.30: Celtic B v College U18, L Kennedy, G Kennedy; 3.30: Celtic D v Tinwald South Black, A Elliott, C Tappin Subway Court: 12.30: College Y9A v College Y10B, K Graham, N Jemmett; 1.30: Methven R&R Haulage U18A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold, W Hopwood, C Wylie; 2.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C v United KFC B, J Carrodus, A Walsh AMI Insurance Court: 12.30: College U16A v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B, T Barry, K Naish; 2.30: College Y9B v College U17, V McArthur, S Bueta; 3.30: Celtic E v Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd, D McNab, J Lee Todds of Ashburton Court: 12.30: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, Z Bond, K Cairns; 1.30: Celtic U18 v Methven LH Farm Co

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Lisa Carrington of New Zealand is congratulated by Marta Walczykiewicz of Poland after the K1 women’s 200m final of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2014 in Moscow yesterday.

U15A, K Johansen, V Pluck; 2.30: College U15A v College U16B, T Watson, A Rollinson Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: Celtic F v Celtic U15, G Duncan, S Hazelhurst; 2.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 v College Blue, S Colqhourn, M Griffin Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 1.30: College U15B v Methven The Lodge U15B, J Tallentire, E McDowell; 3.30: Methven Blue Pub Black v Allenton C, N Graham, C McClintock Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30: Celtic Dragons v Hakatere Marae, D Phillip, K Waru; 1.30: Mt Somers Social v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties, N Johnson, A Rackham; 2.30: United KFC Colonels Chicks v Allenton Social, E Riordan, V Shaw Club Duty: Ashburton College, Club Duty Person: Bronwyn Arnold, Canteen: Irene Beach, Umpire: L Donald, Management: Karla Newlands.

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury U18 Squad Coaches: Norm Mcintyre - 021894551, Dave Mcleod : 0274342857 Manager: Bruce Heywood - 0273231770 1st 15/Press Cup: Alifeleti Prescott, Benjamin Barry, Daniel Harper Grey, Harry Ferguson, Jake O’Grady, Kieran Hunt, Kody Stuthridge, Angus Mackenzie, Lachlan Davidson, Malakai Cakaunitabua, Matthew Beveridge, Ockert Alberts, Paul Mareko, Sean Mccormack, Xavier Bartlett, Cameron Mcleod, Braidy Workman, Tyler Blackburn, Celtic : Christian Vainerere Celtic/Tinwald: Kirk Chettleburgh, Jazem Sooaemalelagi. Methven/Allenton/Rakaia: Tom Heywood, Harry Mcintyre, Jack Keily, Sam Luscombe. Mt Somers: Ben Mcfadden. Tinwald : Hemi Stephens-Tahuri Meet At Allenton This Wednesday August 13Th , 5:30pm For Light Run /Meeting If unavailable Please Phone Bruce Heywood-0273231770

Lydia Ko produced a solid but unspectacular final round at the LPGA Classic in Michigan as she finished in a share of 12th place.

The 17-year-old Kiwi shot an evenpar 71 yesterday, which included three birdies and as many bogeys as she failed to make any inroads on the leaderboard. It was a steady week for Ko, who continued her remarkably consistent rookie season on the LPGA Tour, and she finished at five-under, nine strokes back from eventual winner Mirim Lee who beat Inbee Park in a playoff after they finished the tournament at 14-under.

- APNZ

Seal of approval Mick Doohan believes there’s every chance reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will make history and win all 18 races this season. The 21year-old Spaniard notched his 10th straight victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday, equalling Australian Doohan’s record set in 1997. He finished 1.8 seconds ahead of Yamaha pair Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, with Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa in fourth.

Marquez now sits on a perfect 250 points on the overall standings after 10 GPs, 89 points clear of Pedrosa in second. Five-time world champion Doohan said he was surprised his record remained unmatched for so long, especially during the years Rossi won his seven MotoGP titles.

- AAP

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 7657x Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 2 13222 She’s Smashing 17.62 ......................M Flipp Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Aug 2014 NZ Meeting num- 5 62525 Sleeper Agent 17.84 ................. A Bradshaw 3 84534 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 6 55178 Too Much Rebel 17.82 ................. A Waretini 4 54233 Ohoka Hope 17.70 ....................... L Waretini 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 7 67316 Cronk Went Plonk 17.67 ................. D Voyce 5 25151 Homebush Dawn nwtd ..............J McInerney 10, 11 and 12 8 5142 Cawbourne Kiwi 17.76 .......................C Weir 6 72528 Monaco Denver nwtd M & .....................J Hill 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 7 45353 Blazing Hot 17.81.......................D Stapleton 1 12.08pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C0, 295m 10 56776 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & .....................

Smith 8 33676 Goldstar Magic nwtd S & ................ B Evans 1 33 Leigh Serene nwtd ........................... B Dann 2 32 Angel D’Or nwtd ............................... B Dann 4 1.08pm ROBBIE’S BAR BISTRO STAKES C1, 520m 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 10 56488 Massage Only nwtd ....................D Kingston 1 43741 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 3 681 Sweet Marylou 17.80 ................R Blackburn 2 31374 Jinja Cookie 30.77 ........................... B Dann 7 2.08pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 4 72848 Look Left nwtd...................................M Flipp 5 55448 Homebush Buck nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 22832 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 1 33661 Archie’s Comet 30.76 M & ................Jopson 6 67354 Homebush Ted nwtd .................J McInerney 4 46224 Scotsome Power 30.99 M &..............Jopson 2 65363 Goldstar Junior nwtd S & ................ B Evans 7 77531 Botany Win 17.61 ......................J McInerney 5 77446 Botany Sel nwtd ........................J McInerney 3 8F7T3 Homebush Ginger 30.76 ...........J McInerney 8 46466 Homebush Paige nwtd ..............J McInerney 6 21343 Gold Vipa 31.03 S &........................ B Evans 4 37123 Botany Liz nwtd.........................J McInerney 9 7 Homebush Dobby nwtd .............J McInerney 7 31525 Know Smiggle nwtd .......................G Cleeve 5 57484 Opawa Hally 30.96 L & ...................... Wales 10 87 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 8 36646 Opawa Bro 30.38 L & ......................... Wales 6 62222 Cawbourne Miami nwtd ...............C Roberts 2 12.28pm GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY SPRINT C1, 295m 9 66867 Opawa Lauren 31.22................. A Bradshaw 7 46176 Unreliable Andy nwtd ................ A Bradshaw 1 84851 Ohoka Faith 17.52........................ L Waretini 10 868x7 Opawa Goodie 30.71 L & ................... Wales 8 52717 True Blue Style 30.60 .............M K Dempsey 2 x3516 Lemaquis Willow nwtd M & ...................J Hill 5 1.28pm CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT C0, 295m Emergencies: 1 84326 All About Jazz nwtd ...........................M Flipp 3 41688 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney 9 65855 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 2 82657 Cherie Cherie nwtd ...................J McInerney 10 17856 Girl Magic 30.65 H & ...........................Taylor 4 36162 Neddy Seagoon 17.49 ........................A Lee 3 477F4 Homebush Ramona nwtd .........J McInerney 5 64322 Know Knowing nwtd .......................G Cleeve 8 2.28pm JOHNNY MIDNIGHT STUD DASH C1, 295m 4 3 Verbatim nwtd .................................. B Dann 6 6188 Puma Pants 17.61.....................J McInerney 1 72457 Homebush Spike nwtd ..............J McInerney 5 3 Cue Power nwtd ............................... B Dann 7 66475 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07................. I Fensom 2 7x661 Wigmore 17.59........................... D T Barnes 6 748 Homebush Bounce nwtd ...........J McInerney 8 25112 Giganaire 17.45 S &........................ B Evans 3 46455 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve 7 25574 Homebush Misha nwtd .............J McInerney 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 4 28774 Yaldhurst Edward 17.38 ............J McInerney 8 44 Last Explorer nwtd .............................C Weir 10 48866 Duco To Duco 17.73..........................M Flipp 5 34142 Van Gerwin 17.82 ......................H Anderton 9 7 Homebush Dobby nwtd .............J McInerney 3 12.48pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES DASH C1, 295m 6 65327 Red Eye Max 18.01 .................. R Cockburn 1 54677 Runway Queen 17.41 ....................G Cleeve 10 77555 Marty McMoth nwtd M & ..................... Smith 7 24514 Axel Foley 17.71 .......................... L Waretini 2 138 Homebush Ariel nwtd ................J McInerney 6 1.48pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO SPRINT C1, 295m 8 62512 Rockwood Archie 17.58 .............D Stapleton 1 27625 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 3 384F4 Goldstar Bridie 17.67 S & ............... B Evans 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Aug 2014 NZ Meeting number: 10 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

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

43334 Stock Taker nwtd ........................D Stapleton 73578 Harper’s Bizarre 17.49 ..................... B Dann 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 1 83846 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 L & .................. Wales 67487 Castle Eden 17.77 M & .........................J Hill 2 84746 Know Judge 31.19 .........................G Cleeve 3 75552 Miss Selfies 30.90 .....................J McInerney 12 3.43pm CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 88655 Ohoka Strika 17.90 ...................... L Waretini 4 71575 Dusty Rider 31.34 ..................M K Dempsey 2 68713 Tony’s Choice 17.54 ...................D Stapleton 5 34245 Opawa Rocky 30.94 J &..................D Fahey 3 22Fx6 Some Genes 17.79 ...................J McInerney 6 56625 Winne Willow nwtd M &.........................J Hill 4 23826 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & .................. B Evans 7 53353 Speight’s Kid 30.94 ....................... I Fensom 5 63752 Home Truth 17.32...........................G Cleeve 8 72576 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S & ............... B Evans 6 34536 Culvie Boy 17.38 H & ..........................Taylor Emergencies: 7 35514 Gin Sling 18.12 ........................ A Botherway 9 65855 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 8 87448 Botany Zenvo 17.60 ..................J McInerney 10 66867 Opawa Lauren 31.22................. A Bradshaw Emergencies: 10 3.06pm MAMAJA AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 1 75763 Homebush Tiare 17.37..............J McInerney 2 65425 Sea Spray Boris nwtd..................B Freeman 10 47766 Zulu Deb nwtd M & ...........................Jopson SELECTIONS 3 36874 Wandy On In 17.69 .....................D Kingston 4 23846 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith Race 1: Sweet Marylou, Botany Win, Angel D’Or, Leigh Serene 5 32454 Ohoka Hart 17.50 ........................ L Waretini Race 2: Giganaire, Neddy Seagoon, Know Knowing, Ohoka Faith 6 75367 Cedric Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney Race 3: Cawbourne Kiwi, Goldstar Bridie, Homebush Ariel 7 16642 Rangitata Raider 17.80 ..............D Stapleton Race 4: Blushing Belle, Jinja Cookie, Come On Dolly, Gold Vipa 8 58536 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................ B Evans Race 5: All About Jazz, Verbatim, Cue Power, Last Explorer 9 47657 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve Race 6: She’s Smashing, Homebush Dawn, Ohoka Hope 10 5x868 Know Pity 17.82 .............................G Cleeve Race 7: Cawbourne Miami, Homebush Ginger, Archie’s Comet 8: Rockwood Archie, Van Gerwin, Wigmore, Axel Foley 11 3.26pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m Race Race 9: Opawa Rocky, Miss Selfies, Speight’s Kid, Know Judge 1 68761 Goldstar Deejay 17.58 S &.............. B Evans Race 10: Homebush Tiare, Rangitata Raider, Sea Spray Boris 2 23483 Bowman nwtd ...........................J McInerney Race 11: Goldstar Deejay, Bowman, Stock Taker, Ohoka Joka 3 35757 Avec Lamour 17.58 ................... A Bradshaw Race 12: Tony’s Choice, Home Truth, Culvie Boy, Gin Sling 4 87548 Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 5 78431 Ohoka Joka 17.55 ........................ L Waretini LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 6 26763 Homebush Haven 17.44 ...........J McInerney - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 67487 Castle Eden 17.77 M & .........................J Hill

9 2.48pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m

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3 12.58pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C1, 390m

1 26685 Tai Baxter 22.96 ........................J McInerney 2 23645 Business Boss nwtd ..........................S Keen 3 87315 Millie’s Boy 23.33 ........................R Hamilton 4 76335 Mr. November nwtd ....................D Stapleton 1 12.18pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 5 47857 Opawa Lucky nwtd L & ...................... Wales 6 55544 Another Plane nwtd...................J McInerney CO.NZ C0, 390m 7 48675 Glenn Is Goodesy 23.08 ................. M Grant 1 22238 Homebush Rocky nwtd .............J McInerney 2 F Botany Blake nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 54243 Starburst Hannah 22.78 .................. M Grant 3 78467 Ebony Star nwtd..........................R Hamilton 9 56888 Cosmic Bolero 23.21 P & .............. B Conner 4 25448 Celtic Hound nwtd .......................R Hamilton 4 1.18pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C3/4, 390m 5 73576 Botany John nwtd .....................J McInerney 1 76746 Punch On Jaime nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 88368 Cabarita nwtd .................................. M Grant 2 74782 Homebush Churro 22.59 ...........J McInerney 7 54323 Botany Chris nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 34646 Opulent 22.59 ............................D Stapleton 8 222 Increasing nwtd ............................... M Grant 4 36663 Sandi Claws nwtd .............................S Keen 9 48567 Misty As nwtd P & ......................... B Conner 5 57548 Deanne’s Magic nwtd .................D Stapleton 10 86678 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 6 35858 Wee Terra 22.97 C & .......................... Fagan 2 12.38pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH 7 11363 Opawa Colin 22.91 J & ...................D Fahey C1, 390m 8 76668 Lynny Southcombe nwtd ...........J McInerney 1 52857 Charles Fredrick 23.02 ...............D Stapleton 9 56858 Zulu Bro 23.40 ...........................D Stapleton 2 23863 Cawbourne Cruze 23.02 ................. M Grant 10 56667 Wunzee nwtd ............................J McInerney 3 35558 Sam’s Flyin Norm 22.93 .............D Stapleton 4 11786 Homebush Cruden 22.59 ..........J McInerney 5 1.38pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C3/4, 390m 1 45245 Grunt Rodgers nwtd ..................J McInerney 5 32652 He’s A Jessie nwtd .......................C Roberts 2 42761 Captain’s Choice nwtd .................C Roberts 6 33744 Turbo Tundra nwtd........................... M Grant 3 76517 Fantastic Four nwtd ......................... M Grant 7 513 Joyner Kersee 22.98 .........................B Eade 4 73246 My Mate Sparrow nwtd .............J McInerney 8 77767 Admiral Adam nwtd P & ................ B Conner 5 11311 Irish Blue 22.80 J & .........................D Fahey 9 56888 Cosmic Bolero 23.21 P & .............. B Conner

6 73565 Team Dream 22.61 C & ..................... Fagan 7 88312 Botany Seaton 23.23 ................J McInerney 8 13783 Bellwave 22.79 ...........................D Stapleton 9 24757 Flying Swan nwtd ......................J McInerney 10 84887 Miss Sweet 22.86 P & ................... B Conner 6 1.58pm SGRC $25 YARD MUZZLE STKS C3, 390m 1 53218 John Dory 22.73........................J McInerney 2 66285 Smash Amy 22.92........................... M Grant 3 12382 Chokehold 22.68 ........................D Stapleton 4 16676 Another Another 23.01 ..............J McInerney 5 34734 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 6 55257 Botany Prancer 22.71 ...............J McInerney 7 12552 Whitey’s Gone nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 17634 La Fontaine nwtd........................D Stapleton 9 52777 Opawa Hog 22.79 L & ........................ Wales 10 77734 Cawbourne Merc 22.38................... M Grant 7 2.18pm RIVERTON STAKES C3, 457m 1 51135 Chloe’s Prodigy 26.14 ..................C Roberts 2 66658 Bob’s Eye 26.21 ........................J McInerney 3 66758 Waimak Dave 26.36 ..................J McInerney 4 34686 Thumb Print Tony 26.40 ............J McInerney 5 x8768 Starburst Clemmy 26.47 ................. M Grant 6 54728 Bone Nerd 26.00 ........................D Stapleton 7 53352 Indi’s Grace 26.40 ........................... M Grant 8 25277 Opawa Style 26.46 L & ...................... Wales 9 77734 Cawbourne Merc 26.21................... M Grant 10 74566 Botany Dave nwtd .....................J McInerney

8 2.38pm INVERCARGILL STAKES C4/5, 457m

4 1117x Opawa Tom 26.02 J & .....................D Fahey 5 2112 Trust Issues nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 1 17288 Opawa Casper 26.23 L & ................... Wales 6 86763 Toddy’s A Flyer 26.82 ...................C Roberts 2 36435 Rodriguez 26.49..................................A Lee 7 77188 Cawbourne Muscle nwtd..............C Roberts 3 21172 Cawbourne Philip 26.06 ............J McInerney 8 411 Shines Bright nwtd ......................... H Cairns 4 88613 What I Like 26.12 ......................J McInerney 5 27641 Homebush Chopper 26.03 ........J McInerney 11 3.34pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1/2, 457m 6 51315 Cawbourne Floyd 26.04 .................. M Grant 1 81157 Speedy Swede 26.56 L & .................. Wales 7 41364 Harlem Haka 26.23 ...................J McInerney 2 25432 Opawa Amy nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 8 21123 Jibbajabba Jewel 26.84................C Roberts 3 85888 Cawbourne Polly 26.45 ................... M Grant 9 15452 Opawa Stella 26.51 L & ..................... Wales 4 36323 Thrilling Bert nwtd ........................... M Grant 10 23844 Idol Girl nwtd L &................................ Wales 5 78465 Botany Comet 26.46 .................J McInerney 9 2.58pm BRENDON BURKE FIRST NATIONAL C5, 390m 6 16111 Eckles nwtd .........................................A Lee 7 87278 Mr. Barry nwtd .................................J Goode 1 46148 Mary Marlow 22.72 ......................... M Grant 8 44521 Homebush Violet nwtd ..............J McInerney 2 17135 Finn McMissile 22.78 ......................L Philips 3 82771 Sting Me 22.65 ................................ M Grant 12 3.52pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C2, 390m 4 11857 Ketut nwtd ....................................C Roberts 1 52742 Not So Cute 22.92 .....................D Stapleton 5 26172 Sozin’s Comet 22.54 .................J McInerney 2 16514 Homebush Bruno nwtd .............J McInerney 6 44235 Smash Rumour 22.52 ..................... M Grant 3 16268 Thrilling James 22.83 P & ............. B Conner 7 51161 Roqette 22.58 ..............................C Roberts 4 62543 Mr. Johnny nwtd ..............................J Goode 8 24244 Oscar Tuivasa 22.57........................L Philips 5 66734 Shez Keen nwtd ................................S Keen 9 11676 On The Level 22.64 ......................C Roberts 6 27712 Wandy Feather 22.84...................... M Grant 10 68715 Little Midnight 22.28 ...................D Stapleton 7 21148 No More Beersies 22.85 P & ........ B Conner 10 3.16pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STAKES 8 1111 Swiss Ace 22.67 ............................. M Grant 9 48x51 Genia Haka nwtd ......................J McInerney C1, 457m 1 x8563 Opawa Dosh 26.90 L & ...................... Wales 10 78688 Hilton Friday 23.32 ....................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 2 84353 Jasper Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 2135 Boostin’ 26.69 ................................ H Cairns - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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William King Happy 3rd Birthday William. Have a super day Lots of love from Mummy, Daddy, Jessica, Joshua and Cooper. xxxx

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Ashburton takes rare trophy win Tinwald’s Bryan McFarlane (above) tees off during the annual match between the Tinwald and Ashburton clubs for the Foodstuffs Trophy at the Ashburton Golf Club on Sunday.

Ashburton prevailed with an average stableford score of 34.18 to Tinwald’s 31.87 to break the latter’s hold on the trophy.

The trophy sees the players record an individual stableford, with their tally then combined with their clubmates for an average - and the best average wins.

Tinwald has dominated the inter-club fixture, winning the trophy in the previous three years and nine of the last 10, but it was Ashburton’s day on Sunday.

Best individual scores were from Dave Hewitt in the men with 44 points while in the women Lynn Small had 42 points.

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SITUATIONS VACANT Callum Kingsbury Happy 7th Birthday, we love you lots!

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Juliet and Fleur. xxxx

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Sam Orr Happy 9th Birthday Sam! Have a fantastic day. Love Mum, Dad and Jamie.

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Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH.

Wednesday 8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Centenial Park/Otipua Creek Timaru, all welcome, Phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

308-1095

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Goodwill shop open for the sale of preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.45am ASHBURTON MEN’S PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting with guest speaker, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Tai Chi maintenance class. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon with entertainment, sales table, raffles. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION.

500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY. Speaker Marilyn Ellis on her trip to Europe, all welcome. 254 Cameron Street, (upstairs).

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users of mobility aids. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY

GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome.

254 Cameron Street.

10.30am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Coffee morning at Robert Harris Cafe, West Street.

1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS. Come and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Euchre, all welcome. Waireka Croquet club, The Domain, Philip Street.

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

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/

intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Field trip images to share, discussion and quiz. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Puzzles Tuesday, August 12, 2014

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Being in the middle, coin must be re-finished (6) 4. Sponsor at baptism will go in for idle talk (6) 9. Boy singer taking in a number will show his fear (7) 10. ‘X’ – half-seen to be strung-up (5) 11. Handle the end of the launch toward the stern (4) 12. Garment necessary to dress a rice-grower (4) 13. Namely one inside: read that the way it is (3) 15. Vegetable upsetting to essential part of craft (4) 16. Elegance shown by half the domestic poultry (4) 19. Advance the coach – in reverse! (3) 21. QC’s material to witness finally – the same in Scotland? (4) 22. Where China is backward in opera is alarming (4) 24. Is about to do religious pictures (5) 25. First in wireless telegraphy, spoil one of 24 mistakenly (7) 26. Just as much of a lesson, put a different way (2,4) 27. Make one hear too much to make one hear nothing (6)

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Correct! (8) 6. Noted utterances (5) 7. In advance, trade causes state of engaged mind (13) 8. Being concerned with wages, settle the loan (5)

14. Person, on leaving, is set up heartlessly – still keeps on! (8) 17. Untie the craft and finish the knitting (4,3) 18. In Scotland, chimney in only half the mess of wretched housing (5) 20. Cook one way, cook another right inside (5) 23. It’s for nothing to let one go (4)

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DOWN 1. Occurred (8) 2. Beam of light (5) 4. Plump (6) 5. Culinary publications (7,5) 6. Avoidance (7) 7. Large number of people (4) 8. Convalescence (12) 12. Calmly (8) 14. Gave away information (colloq) (7) 16. Relaxed (2,4) 18. Qualifying races before a final (5) 19. Accurate (4)

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PITHIE, Alan Gordon – 26 June 2014.

Ellen, Robyn, Karyn, and Grant would like to thank everyone for all the cards, phone calls, flowers, baking and personal support at the sad loss of a dearly loved husband, father, father-in-law, granddad, and great granddad. Special thanks to Ashburton Fire Brigade and St John’s Ambulance. Please accept this as our personal acknowledgement.

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REID, Stanley Thomas Please note all late death (RNZAF,LAC, 4310500) – Peacefully on August 8, 2014, notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours at Bainswood on Victoria, must be emailed to: Rangiora. In his 92nd year.

Dearly loved husband of the deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. late Anne, loved father and father-in-law of Peter and During office hours notices Dawn, Linda and Allan may also be sent to: WIlkinson, and Alison and classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Wayne Stoddart, loved Any queries granddad of Gabrielle, please contact Joseph, and Alexandra; 0800 Simon, Chris, and Emma; ASHBURTON Kelly, Matthew, and James, (0800-274-287). and dearly loved by his eight great-grandchildren.

Messages to the Reid family c/PO Box 10345, Christchurch 8145. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Blind Foundation would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A huge Canterbury owned, locally operated thank you to management and staff at Bainswood Patersons House. A service to celebrate Funeral Services Stan’s life will be held at Rossburn Receptions, Spark and Ashburton Lane, Rangiora, TOMORROW, Wednesday at Crematorium Ltd 2.00pm. Private cremation Office and Chapel thereafter.

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Wind at 2000m: Strengthening SW.

FRIDAY

Mainly fine. Southwesterlies, strong or gale about high ground.

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Becoming fine with light winds early morning. A change to southwesterlies and showers late afternoon or evening.

FRIDAY

Mainly fine. Southwesterlies dying out.

Mainly fine. Southwesterlies about the tops easing.

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Mainly fine. Northeasterlies by day.

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Showers becoming less frequent and coastal, becoming fine inland. Southwesterlies.

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brief rain

Nelson

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Blenheim

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showers

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few showers

Timaru

few showers

Queenstown

snow

Dunedin

sleet

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cumecs

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 4:00 pm, yesterday no data Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 4:00 pm, yesterday 214.4 Nth Ashburton at 4:00 pm, yesterday

23.1

Sth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday

10.4

Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

87.7

Waitaki Kurow at 3:00 pm, yesterday

402.3

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.6 14.3 Max to 4pm 9.3 Minimum 7.0 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm August to date 24.2 Avg Aug to date 21 2014 to date 533.6 422 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 17 At 4pm Strongest gust N 65 Time of gust 10:42am

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1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz discusses over-the-counter fake medications.

2:30 Rachael Ray Nick Cannon joins Rachael for a chat; Rachael cooks with Kurt Warner and his wife Brenda.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah chats with Tony Goldwyn, model Chrissy Tiegan, and celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves.

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Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Raul Rudd. 0 10:50 The Paul Henry Show

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UK PGR 3 3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country Each week a British couple or family, fed up with city life, searches for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

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Deschanel. 0 9:30 Game of Thrones AO 10:30 F 90210 PGR Naomi decides to move to New York 10:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 for a job; Teddy returns.

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 7:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 8am Golf – PGA Championship (Highlights) 9am Golf Focus 10am Golf Central 11am Canoeing – Slalom (Highlights) 11:30 Canoeing – Sprint ICF World Championship (Highlights) Noon Golf Focus 1pm #SkyRugby – Breakdown 1:30 Motorcycling – British Superbike Championship (Highlights) 2:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 3:30 Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) 4:30 Football League Show (Highlights) 5pm #SkyRugby – Breakdown 5:30 Rugby – First XV Championship (Replay)

11pm Southland AO 0 11:55 Dangerous Roads AO 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

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11:20 The Good Wife AO When one of Alicia’s clients is murdered, she fears the killer may also be targeting someone close to her.

12:20 Infomercials

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown Midnight Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Knights v Storm.

2am Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Newcastle v Cronulla.

4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Knights v Storm.

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 7am Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 7:30 The Picker Sisters 8am Untamed Asia 8:30 Bread With Paul Hollywood 9am Pioneer Women 9:30 Location, Location, Location 10:30 Catch And Cook – US 11am House Crashers 11:30 Extreme Collectors Noon Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 12:30 Holiday – Heaven On Earth 1pm Hotel Secrets With Richard E Grant 2pm Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 2:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 3pm The Picker Sisters 3:30 Untamed Asia 4pm Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features Nick delves into the history of homes as their owners begin restoring them to their former glory.

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11:15 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

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7:30 Rugby – International (Replay) France v All Blacks.

From Paris.

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From Twickenham Stadium in London.

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MID CANTERBURY A NETBALL TEAM Leanne Clemens (Methven) Hayley Murphy (Celtic) Hannah Blair (United) Sally Williams (Methven) Kirsty Naish (Hampstead) Claire Tappin (United) Chelsea Corbett (College) Hayley Whiting (Celtic) Debbie Summerfield (Celtic) Sophie Congdon (College) Kirsty Naish receives a pass under the watchful eyes of the selectors at the Mid Canterbury Senior A netball trial on Saturday.

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The Mid Canterbury A netball team was announced yesterday to defend the Hanan Shield in the revitalised tournament in September.

The local Mid Canterbury senior competition got a revamp this year, and so too has the senior representative calendar.

The annual Hanan Shield tournament, between Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago, has in recent years been played mid-season, which hadn’t always resulted in the strongest teams being avail-

able from the three regions.

The three centres all bought into the idea that the senior representative teams, being the pinnacle of the local netball scene, should be held in a higher regard and moved to the end of the season, with this year’s tournament taking place on September 27.

“It means it can give the girls a really good tournament that actually means something,” Mid Canterbury Netball’s Jan Whitehead said.

“It can be a true reflection on how the players have developed in the season and the timing gives it more importance.

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“Most of the top senior players are coaches and umpires as well, so shifting the reps to the end of the season puts less pressure on them and we hope it will allow us to pick from the best players.”

Mid Canterbury coach Angela Leadley said she was impressed at the calibre of players on display on Saturday and has selected “just what we were looking for” with a mix of youth and experience in her squad of 10.

“It’s a good opportunity for the younger players to learn from the older players – but the younger players certainly held

their own at the trial,” Leadley said.

Sally Williams, Claire Tappin, Kirsty Naish, Hannah Blair, Leanne Clemens, Hayley Murphy and Debbie Summerfield have all featured in the past few seasons where Mid Canterbury have claimed the Hanan Shield - with Hayley Whiting, Chelsea Corbett and Sophie Congdon the fresh faces in the senior ranks.

Leadley has a few warm up games in the pipeline, but nothing will be formalised until the players are finished with the premier competition after

the finals, held in a fortnight’s time.

Just like the rugby, the focus will turn to the representative team after the club titles are decided, and part of the decision making was to also make the tournament coincide with a Hanan Shield rugby clash.

This year it is played in Oamaru when North Otago host South Canterbury – but of course Mid Canterbury are holders of rugby’s Hanan Shield and their clash with North Otago is in Ashburton this year in October which was seen as too late in the year.

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