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Big dry hits home The impact of the ‘big dry’ spilled over into the ewe sale at Tinwald yesterday, with a gallery of wary buyers. FULL STORY

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Teachers ‘railroaded’

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The passing of the government’s controversial flagship education policy has left teachers feeling “railroaded”, a Mid Canterbury principal says.

The Education Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday night.

The bill will see the establishment of a new Education Council, dubbed EDUCANZ, which will replace the current Teach-

ers’ Council. While Education Minister Hekia Parata has said the council will become a “strong voice” for the education profession, the president of the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association (MCPA) begs to differ.

MCPA president Chris Murphy said teachers were disappointed the ministry had not listened to feedback from the sector. More than 1000 submissions were made on the bill, and Mr Murphy said most of those

were against the changes.

“While I think we can all say there needed to be changes to the Teachers’ Council, we sort of feel like this has been railroaded,” he said.

“It’s a shame that the government has decided to do this regardless of the best wisdom from the teaching profession.”

The bill will also see teachers lose the right to elect their own representatives, with all members of the new council ap-

pointed by Ms Parata.

Mr Murphy believed the bill would take away the individuality of the profession, and would “lump” teachers in with state service workers.

“I guess it all comes down to if the conspiracy theories are true, that this is a device to break the unions and to disenfranchise teachers from the solidarity they’ve enjoyed in the past,” he said.

That solidarity has been on

show in Mid Canterbury recently, as local schools joined together to tackle the region’s rapid growth.

The passing of the Education Amendment Bill has also drawn the ire of both the PostPrimary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI Te Riu Roa).

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Dyeing debate continues Debate over whether the Prime Minister is dyeing his hair turned into an exchange over soft furnishings after NZ leader Winston Peters questioned why the Prime Minister’s “curtains don’t match the carpet.” Mr Peters claimed on Tuesday that Mr Key had died his hair something Mr Key denied, saying Mr Peters was clearly losing his eyesight. When Mr Peters asked Mr Key in Parliament yesterday whether he stood by all his statements, Mr Key replied that he did, especially his statement that “there’s no dye in these locks, baby”.

Mr Peters responded by asking “well, why don’t the curtains match the carpet then?” Politicians across the Chamber erupted into laughter. Mr Key stood and jokingly objected. “I take offence that the member is telling New Zealand he’s seen my carpet.” Mr Peters then rather futilely tried to claim he was referring to “the sideboards” but it was to no avail.

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Eminem taking National to court The publisher of United States’ rap star Eminem is taking the National Party to court, with a hearing set down for next week. Last year it was revealed that Eight Mile Style LLC and Martin Affiliated LLC, the Detroit-based publishers of Eminem’s copyrights, intended to sue the The National Party.

They allege the National Party breached copyright by using a song that sounded similar to Eminem’s Lose Yourself in its campaign advertisements throughout the 2014 election.

Eight Mile Style will be taking a civil case against the New Zealand National Party, with a hearing scheduled for next Friday at the High Court in Wellington.

Swift just ‘a girl with high cheekbones’

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Singer Joni Mitchell says she blocked Taylor Swift from playing her in a biopic because she didn’t know the pop star’s music. “I’ve never heard Taylor’s music,” Mitchell told nymag.com. “I’ve seen her. Physically, she looks similarly small-hipped and high cheekbones. I can see why they cast her. I don’t know what her music sounds like, but I do know this – that if she’s going to sing and play me, good luck.”

Swift confirmed she was approached to play Mitchell but the movie did not reach approval stage after the 71-year-old singer put a stop to it. “I said to the producer, ‘All you’ve got is a girl with high cheekbones.’ It’s just a lot of gossip, you don’t have the great scenes.” Mitchell said. The planned biopic was to be based on the book Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller but Mitchell said the script was inaccurate. “There’s a lot of nonsense about me in books ... assumptions, assumptions, assumptions,” she said. Girls Like Us was about the lives of Mitchell and fellow singers Carole King and Carly Simon.

It was first published in 2009.

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Gomez teases Zedd romance again Selena Gomez continues to tease fans about the nature of her relationship with DJ Zedd by comparing their friendship to classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. The pop star and the music producer have been sparking rumours of a romance over the past few weeks with sly messages and photos posted on social media.

Gomez again suggested on Monday that Zedd is her new boyfriend by posting a snap of herself wrapping her arms around him, along with the caption, “Harry to my Sally”.

She later deleted the When Harry Met Sally comment. In the beloved Rob Reiner film, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan play friends who become unlikely lovers. Gomez has been working with Zedd on her new album.

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Shorts ignited A Havelock North principal was eating a sandwich when his shorts “spontaneously ignited”. Te Mata School principal Michael Bain was operating the starting gun at his school’s swimming sports event yesterday and had stopped for a snack when he realised his shorts were on fire. The starting gun caps in his pocket had burst into flames. “They just spontaneously ignited.

Basically the starting gun caps self-ignited, which set fire to my shorts, which caused me to jump into the swimming pool. I was just standing there having a sandwich, and then ‘boom’. It was just one of those freak, out-of-the-blue accidents.” He jumped into the water fully clothed to extinguish the fire, much to the confusion of the primary school pupils at the Havelock North Village Pool. “I think the novelty of me standing in the pool was more of interest to them.” He was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with “a large burnt patch” on his leg, and later discharged.

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■ SALVATION ARMY STATE OF THE NATION

Social problems hit close to home

By Sue NewmaN

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People in Ashburton are kidding themselves if they believe the same social problems found in Auckland are not found close to home, says Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew.

The latest Salvation Army State of the Nation report measures the state of health and welfare in New Zealand and identifies areas where progress is being made and where it is not.

And while the depth of need is much greater in large cities, particularly Auckland, Mrs Goodhew said there were families and individuals in the Ashburton District who were also struggling.

“We very clearly still have work to do such as young chil-

dren at risk and housing affordability. It will always be a challenge for a few to find housing, she said.

Affordable housing was one of the key areas identified in the report where need was outstripping supply and this was compromising the health and welfare of children, the report’s authors said.

There was, however, good news among the bad, Mrs Goodhew said, with 13 indicators showing significant progress had been made in several areas.

“One of these is teenage pregnancy where the numbers are falling and I see this as great news, it’s a real generational shift. Ashburton’s issues are quite different to Auckland’s issues, but it doesn’t mean that all

is wonderfully rosie,” she said.

Real estate company owner Trevor Hurley deals with hopeful home renters every day and believes Ashburton’s market has not priced itself out of reach of the average person seeking a home to rent – or buy.

“Ashburton is totally different. We have a good number of properties to rent and first home buyers still have a good range of properties to look at,” he said.

“Auckland and to some degree Christchurch are distanced from the rest of the country.”

In Auckland the median house price is listed at $670,000 and its housing shortfall, 13,000.

Trade Me is quoting rental properties in South Auckland at $430 a week for a three-bedroom property, rising to more than

$600 a week in better suburbs.

In comparison, the median price of an Ashburton home is around $320,000 and Mr Hurley said the average rental for a three-bedroom house on his New Zealand Real Estate Company books is $325 per week.

While rentals were generally affordable in Ashburton, the market was still tight with good demand from would-be renters, he said.

“It very much depends on the quality of the applications.

We pass everything over to the landlords and while we may advise them, they make the decisions and that means some of the applicants who might not quite stack up have to wait a bit.”

Mr Hurley said he was aware of the odd situation where three

couples were sharing a threebedroom rental or where an extended family lived in one house to make finances a little easier.

He believes Ashburton’s new housing stocks are keeping up with population growth. Last year the Ashburton District Council issued building consents for 233 new homes valued at more than $76 million.

The report, written by the army’s social policy analyst and former Manukau city councillor Alan Johnson, gave the Government a “D” grade for housing in its social wellbeing scorecard.

The report also had some good news as economic recovery from the recent recession flowed through into more jobs, higher incomes and dwindling welfare rolls.

Big dry impacts on Tinwald ewe sale prices ‘Railroaded’ By michelle NelSoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Demand was limited at yesterday’s ewe sale at the Tinwald Saleyards.

About 3000 sheep were yarded for the annual event, continuing the shrinking trend of recent years influenced by poor returns and changing land use.

“The ewe sale is getting smaller and smaller,” PGG Wrightson livestock manager Greg Cook said.

The prolonged dry spell and Canterbury-wide feed shortages resulted in cautious bidding, although the sale achieved 100 per cent clearance.

Mr Cook said two-tooth ewes sold well, but mixed age and draft ewes were a battle to move, and any light or off-type sheep were heavily discounted.

A line of romney two-tooth ewes, offered by Willowdale Partnership, and a line of borderromney cross two-tooth ewes, offered by BG&LM Stratford, fetched top dollar at $168 per head.

A line of first-cross border romney ewe lambs offered by JW&RD Moore sold well at $120 a head.

PGG Wrightson livestock manager Greg Cook had his work cut out at yesterday’s ewe sale.

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From P1 PPTA president Angela Roberts warned that battle lines had now been drawn.

“We are still considering our options, but I can assure you teachers will not be taking this lying down,” she said.

Meanwhile, NZEI national president Louise Green said the bill was another attempt to reduce the influence that teachers had on decisions affecting their daily practice.

Ms Parata said the legislation ensured teachers and education leaders were in the best position to help children and young people meet the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.

“EDUCANZ will provide strong leadership, further raise the status of teachers, and support quality teaching to ensure the profession is held in the high regard it deserves,” she said.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

In brief

New hospital system in 2017

By Caitlin Porter

Board chief medical officer and PICS executive sponsor Nigel Millar said the new system would ensure a better patient experience, improved patient safety and more consistent care across health systems.

“Every patient seen at Ashburton Hospital will benefit,” Dr Millar said.

Monthly emergency presentations to Ashburton Hospital averaged about 450, and there were about 160 admissions eve-

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Mid Cantabrians are set to benefit from a new hospital patient information system that is being rolled out across South Island district health boards later this year.

The South Island Patient Information Care System (PICS) will be phased in firstly in Canterbury towards the end of this year.

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ry month through duty doctors or general practitioners.

Phase one testing would begin in Canterbury from April and the first clerical staff computers will go live in late September, beginning in Burwood.

Ashburton Hospital will go live in the first quarter of 2017, Dr Millar said.

“By the time the CDHB roll out is complete in 2017, all locations will be on the system.”

Currently the CDHB oper-

ates three Patient Administration Systems (PASs), which are not integrated.

“This creates additional work, inefficiency, waste and increased chance of errors,” he said.

The South Island Alliance, a collaboration of the five South Island district health boards was working in partnership with Orion Health to development and implement the new system.

■ LAKE HOOD PLAYGROUND

Stash Rehash Stash Rehash organisers are gearing up for the annual event and want people to contact them if they have fabric or craft supplies to donate. The annual sale generally attracts about 2000 customers, and this year will be held April 18 at the Sinclair Centre, from 11am to 2pm. One of the organisers, Rowena Hart, said 50 boxes had been donated already.

She said she was not only looking for more supplies, but also those who may wish to hire tressle space. This cost just $35 for the day and people could sell as much as they liked. Those interested can phone Mrs Hart on 308-9371 or Val on 308-2527.

St John calls

Playground deemed safe despite safety concerns

Ashburton’s St John ambulance travelled 3319 kilometres last week attending 80 calls. Sixty calls were to medical incidents and 20 to accidents. Of the 80 calls attended 29 were urgent.

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A popular playground at Lake Hood has been deemed safe by the Ashburton District Council, despite the concerns of a local mother.

The Guardian contacted the council after a local mother raised concerns over equipment at the playground, including the lack of a ladder attached to a fort.

The woman said her child had to climb up a slide to access the fort, which she believed was unsafe.

However, Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin said the council audited the playground last week, and the auditor found nothing wrong with it.

Mr Askin said the council paid for the playground and a committee of residents installed it and purchased some new equipment for it.

He said he was not aware of the fort not having a ladder.

“It was Lake Hood residents that put it in, and I know they got equipment from schools in Christchurch that closed down after the earthquake,” he said.

Mr Askin said playgrounds were audited once per fortnight.

Auditing included taking photos of things that required maintenance, and completing maintenance on the day if possible.

According to ACC figures, 119 claims for playground injuries were accrued last year, costing taxpayers $26,124.

That was an increase on 2013 when 83 claims were accrued, at a cost of $24,795.

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Lethams Road crash Ashburton police attended a car crash on Lethams Road at about 9.25am on Tuesday. The crash occurred when a car allegedly turned out of a driveway and into the path of another vehicle. One person was taken to hospital.

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An Ashburton mother has raised concerns about the lack of a ladder on a fort at a Lake Hood playground.

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A man accused of killing Connor Morris will go on trial in August. West Auckland man Michael Murray, 33, is alleged to have attacked the 26-year-old victim in Massey last year. At an administrative hearing in the High Court at Auckland yesterday a trial date was set for later this year. Murray will take to the dock in August for a four-week trial. Mr Morris, 26, suffered a fatal head injury during a confrontation on August 3. He was held by his partner Millie Elder-Holmes as he lay dying.

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A review of security at the Ministry of Social Development, prompted by last year’s deadly shooting at the Ashburton Work and Income office, has found tighter security would not have prevented the incident.

The review, released yesterday, outlines 12 recommendations for security improvement at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

Former New Zealand police commissioner Rob Robinson and Deloitte New Zealand chairman Murray Jack carried out the review after the September 1 shooting.

Work and Income front counter workers Peggy Noble, 67, and Leigh Cleveland, 55, were killed in the incident.

Homeless man Russell John Tully is facing murder charges over the pair’s deaths.

A third Winz worker, 43-year-old Lindy Louise Curtis, was also shot and badly injured in the incident.

Tully is facing an attempted murder charge in relation to Lindy Curtis’ injuries.

Mr Robinson and Mr Jack stated in the review report that the MSD’s approach to safety and security needed to be more cohesively planned and formalised.

Recommendations included investi-

gating whether some of MSD’s services which tended “to create tension or volatile situations” could be effectively provided in non face-to-face ways.

A review into how security guards were deployed at MSD’s sites, what skills were required by security guards and activities that security guards should carry out was also recommended.

The report also found the Ashburton shooting was an “extreme event” and not preventable.

Even if all the recommendations detailed were implemented, “extreme events could still occur”, Mr Robinson and Mr Jack stated.

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■ MID CANTERBURY REAL ESTATE

Building boom going strong

By Sue NewmaN

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House prices in Ashburton have started to slide, dropping from a median high of $330,000 in December to $300,000 last month.

The price drop was matched by falling sales numbers with properties changing hands dropping from 45 in January last year to just 29 this year. Sale numbers were also well down on the 42 deals in December.

REINZ figures show volumes fell across most of Canterbury in January, with Canterbury leading the country in falling numbers.

Houses might have been slow to sell, but house lots have been finding ready buyers over the past year, with section sales showing no sign of slowing.

Last year the Ashburton District Council issued 236 building consents for new homes.

One of the most rapidly selling subdivisions is Turton Green with developers Mark and Gavin Douglas saying two

Construction begins on another new house in Turton Green, evidence that Ashburton’s building boom shows no sign of slowing.

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thirds of the sections in their 17 acre block had sold. This subdivision has been on the market for around one year.

And while those sections might be larger and carry a

higher price tag than some, Mark Douglas believes there are plenty of opportunities for people to buy house lots across the price range.

“I look at Christchurch and

think we’re lucky here. There’s a lot on the market at the moment but every subdivision is different – size, location, covenants, they’ve all got different things going for them,” he said.

“Our point of difference has been having large sections and our timing to the market was pretty good.”

As a family, subdividing a block of family-owned land, Mr Douglas said the father and son team were able to take a different approach to their project, leaving large tracts of land in reserves.

“In the original plan we could have had around 55 to 60 sections across the 17 acres but we’ve ended up with 42. It could have looked like Coronation Street and it would still have been legal but that wasn’t our vision,” he said.

Sections available in Ashburton range from large lots in Carters Estate where prices start at $425,000 through Alton Place and Lake Hood where prices start around $200,000, with a large range available under $200,000 in Braebrook, Lochlea and Oaklea.

The cheapest section found on Trade Me was in Chertsey at $69,000.

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■ CHARITY CONCERT

Hitting the streets for heart appeal

Scottish duo to perform

By CaitliN Porter

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An army of volunteers will take to the streets this weekend to collect for the annual National Heart Foundation appeal.

The local branch of the Heart Foundation, along with many volunteers from Lions clubs throughout the district, will be out in force on Friday 13 and Saturday.

Heart Foundation board member John Leadley said he hoped people would give generously, as cardiovascular disease was the nation’s biggest killer.

“We’ve got a whole heap of volunteers who are prepared to collect for heart health,” he said.

Ashburton Cardiac Companions member Bill Corbett said he and other fellow companions would be out in force, collecting for the cause.

The club is one of many throughout the country, who work under the guidance of the Heart Foundation.

Members of the club meet every two weeks to talk about the three Es – exercise, education and emotional support, Mr Corbett said.

He said fewer members were coming through the group, and he assumed that all the education surrounding heart health and cardiac events was working.

“I’d like to think that the numbers [of people] presenting at hospitals are falling.”

Ashburton Cardiac Companions and local Heart Foundation member Bill Corbett said he and other fellow volunteers will be out collecting on the streets of Ashburton this coming weekend. PHOTO CAITLIN PORTER 090215-CP-015

Scottish music duo Saltire will be in Ashburton for a charity concert this month, raising money towards Ashburton RSA world war commemorations.

It will be the final concert of their South Island tour.

Gavin Marriott, of Christchurch who is helping the duo with their New Zealand tour, said Saltire were like a Scottish version of Foster and Allen.

The audience can expect some toe-tapping Scottish folk music, humour and accordion playing at its best.

“David Vernon is an Edinburgh-based virtuoso accordionist. He appears on 23 CDs and can be seen playing in the Robert Duvall movie A Shot at Glory. He is also a ceremonial bagpiper,” Mr Marriott said.

“Alex Hodgson is a Prestonpans singer/songwriter/guitarist.

“He has made two CDs and performs for the Queen at the Ghillie Ball at Balmoral. He also appears in Scottish variety theatre and on radio shows.”

Mr Marriott said there will be an audience prize for the “best dressed Scotty”.

The concert is at the RSA on February 22 at 7pm. Tickets cost $12.

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■ EDUCATION

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New face at Lauriston New Lauriston School principal Donna Reader is looking forward to the challenge of her new role.

By Daisy HuDson

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She may be just two weeks into the job, but new Lauriston School principal Donna Reader is already loving her new role.

Ms Reader took over the top job from former principal Dianne Prendergast, who held the position for 16 years before leaving last year.

Taking on the principal’s role was a big step up for Ms Reader, who previously held the deputy principal role at Dorie School for six years.

However, the passionate educator says she is up for the challenge.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity, and it’s the next step in my career,” she said.

“I’m very passionate about rural education, so I’m very fortunate to have found that next step in a school like this.”

Ms Reader, who has also taught at Tinwald School, said she was enjoying working at such a “warm-hearted” school.

“The parents and board are very supportive,” she said.

“It’s also fantastic to work

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with such passionate, forwardthinking teachers.”

That support was one of the things that Ms Reader loved about the small, rural school.

“One of the coolest things about this school is all the people that have come and introduced themselves,” she said.

“It’s a lovely community, and I’m lucky to be a part of it.”

■ FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Fifty Shades movie boycott call ignored By susan sanDys

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Mid Cantabrians are taking no notice of a Family First call to boycott the erotic movie Fifty Shades of Grey.

The movie opens today at Ashburton’s Regent Cinema and Methven’s Cinema Paradiso, and some screenings had almost sold out as of yesterday.

Family First national director Bob McCoskrie told media recently that the movie glamorises sexual violence, and potential moviegoers should instead donate the admission fee to their local Women’s Refuge.

Mid South Island Women’s Refuge and Family Safety Services manager Dawn Rangi-Smith told the Guardian she agreed, considering the premise of the movie was about a submissive woman and a controlling man.

“We are not about that at all, we are into empowering women,” Mrs Rangi-Smith said.

But Ashburton Regent Cinema owner David Favel said the Family First group were “idiots”, as the debate which had been

triggered by Mr McCoskrie’s comments only helped promote the movie.

“It’s a bit of titillation at the end of the day, if you have a proclivity for bondage it may give you a few ideas, but if you are not comfortable with bondage….” Mr Favel said.

He said tomorrow night’s screening of the R18 movie had just about sold out, and another cinema had had to be brought on stream to enable a dual screening.

Ninety-five per cent of the people who had booked were female, and most of them were going in groups.

Richard Sheppard at Methven’s Cinema Paradiso said bookings were 14 short of a full house for tonight and tomorrow night.

“I have had more bookings for this than I had for the start of The Hobbit,” Mr Sheppard said.

Only one couple was so far amongst the mix; it was mainly groups and mainly women. He was weighing up whether to see the movie himself.

“I have seen two of the clips now, and I don’t know if my heart can handle it,” Mr Sheppard said.

Suggestion not being taken seriously Mid Canterbury hardware stores are taking a suggestion they may have to monitor supplies of rope, cable ties, masking tape and duct tape with a grain of salt.

A leaked memo from British DIY chain B&Q asked staff to ready themselves for such queries as customers may seek to imitate movie protaganist Christian Grey.

Each store had also been given a copy of the book so staff could read it.

“Certainly our staff won’t be getting a copy of the book,” Mitre 10 Mega Ashburton manager Simon Lye said. He believed the B&Q memo was more of a public relations stunt.

Hammer Hardware Methven “didn’t even know it was happening” a spokesperson there said.

Bunnings New Zealand marketing manager Valerie Staley said she would not discuss details around sales on specific products.

It wasn’t exactly an emergency call, but a woolly escapee running down State Highway 1 at Fairton had Ashburton police calling for back-up support last week.

A sheep on the run prompted a police call-out. The boys in blue raced to the scene, called the Ashburton District Council for back-up and the council’s animal control team responded. When the council team arrived the police had the scene secured, the sheep was captured and an investigation was mounted. Nearby Silver Fern farms were checked for missing stock, but the sheep was not tagged and that meant the animal control team had no option but to take it into custody. Its fate will depend on whether or not the sheep is claimed. The council cannot simply dispose of the animal, it must advertise it as impounded and wait seven days for its owner to come forward. If it is not claimed, it will be sold, but whether it ends up on a dinner table or in a paddock, it will cost the council the price of an advertisement that no sale price will cover.

Serious condition An Alexandra man remains in a serious condition on life support in Dunedin Hospital following a fall from a van travelling about 100km/h on Saturday night. The 25-year-old man was Andrew James Sinclair, police said yesterday. Sergeant Derek Ealson said the inspection of the van and the Cromwell Gorge site where the fall happened were completed yesterday by a serious crash analyst.

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Name released The name of the tourist who died after he was found lying semi-conscious in a Queenstown alleyway has been released. He was Corey Richard Docherty, a 22 year-old American student.

Mr Docherty was discovered beside Base Backpackers and Altitude Bar in Shotover Street about 9am on Friday. He had suffered significant head and back injuries. Mr Docherty was flown to Dunedin Hospital, but died on Tuesday.

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Body recovered The body of an English tourist who collapsed while on a kayaking trip has been recovered by police.

Police said they recovered the body of a 30-year-old man from Bark Bay, in Abel Tasman National Park, on Tuesday night. The man was with a group kayaking in the park when he collapsed about 7pm and died, police said.

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Man to stand trial A man accused of stabbing his wife to death and attempting to murder his stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Auckland will go on trial next year. Brent Donovan Scott, 49, is accused of the murder of Heidi Welman-Scott, 41, and attempting to kill Taryn Leigh Welman, 22, and her boyfriend Matija Miletic, also 22, in the North Shore suburb of Albany on November 27. He appeared in the High Court at Auckland yesterday where a trial date was set for next February.

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Roo meat exports A Nationals senator wants the government to bounce into action and encourage more people to farm kangaroos. Senator Barry O’Sullivan believes herding Skippy into paddocks is the answer to the “artificial plague” of the marsupials across eastern Australia. “They’re artificial plagues in the sense we’ve improved pastures ... water reticulations, meaning these things present as a bounty for kangaroos,” he said.

The Queensland grazier does not believe culling is effective at controlling populations because it just removes the large males. It was like shovelling a hole as the tide came in, he said.

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Fatberg clogs sewer

A memorial is seen in honour of Kayla Mueller in Prescott, Ariz. Mueller, a 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants, has been confirmed dead.

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US doubts Mueller claims The White House has pushed back against claims that US hostage Kayla Jean Mueller was killed by a coalition airstrike against the Islamic State group in Syria.

Revealing details of a February 6 strike on an arms facility carried out by the Jordanian air force, the White House said yesterday Mueller’s cause of death was still unclear.

“The information that we have is that there is no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the coalition strike taking place,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

“That certainly would call into question the claims that are made by ISIL,” he said, using an alternate acronym for IS.

Mueller, a 26-year-old aid worker from Arizona, was seized in August, 2013 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Last week IS claimed she had been killed in an air strike in the Syrian city of Raqa, the militant group’s proclaimed “capital”.

The White House reported that “the intelligence community did not have a specific assessment about the cause of death”.

But, Earnest added, IS was ultimately to blame for Mueller’s fate, “regardless of her cause of death”.

“This, after all, is the organisation that was holding her against her will. That means they are responsible for her safety and her well-being.”

Earlier yesterday US President Barack Obama confirmed Mueller’s death and vowed to hunt her captors.

“No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla’s captivity and death,” he said in a statement.

At the weekend IS sent Mueller’s parents a “private message” with “additional information”, that allowed the intelligence services to confirm her death, the White House and family said.

The Washington Post reported that Mueller’s family had been sent a photograph of their daughter’s body.

Mueller was believed to be

the last US hostage being held

by IS, following the execution of AFP contributor James Foley, American-Israeli journalist Steven Sotloff and Peter Kassig.

The White House said it was aware of at least one other American being held in the Middle East.

Two other Americans have gone missing in Syria, journalists Austin Tice and Kevin Dawes, although they are not thought to be held by IS. Mueller’s parents Carl and Marsha Mueller yesterday voiced their heartbreak at the death of their daughter, but said they were proud of her and her humanitarian work.

- AFP

A giant deposit of fat has been found clogging up a Welsh sewer.

Utility staff found the one-metre “fatberg” while attempting to clear a blockage under Mill Lane in Cardiff. Officials say they believe the obstruction was caused by a mixture of cooking fats and oils made worse by wipes and other sanitary products collecting behind it. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, which is running a new campaign called Let’s Stop The Block, said blocked sewers were causing major problems and cost more than £7 million ($NZ14.4 million) a year to clear.

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Troops coming home The US military plans to pull out most troops from West Africa that had been deployed to help stem the outbreak of the deadly ebola virus, the Pentagon says, ending a five-month mission. A force that at one point reached 2800 has been scaled back to about 1300 troops and “nearly all will return

by April 30”, Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said yesterday. The announcement came as the epidemic has begun to recede and after commanders suggested they might be able to wrap up the mission earlier than initially expected. A small team of about 100 troops will remain in the region to strengthen “disease preparedness and surveillance capacity” of local governments, Kirby said.

- AFP

■ AUSTRALIA

Great white killer

Fugitive mum jailed after Aust arrest

A large great white shark tore the legs off a surfer in a fatal attack on the NSW north coast, a shark expert says. The marine scientist travelled to Shelly Beach, near Ballina, after 41-year-old Tadashi Nakahara was killed on Monday.

Police say on his advice they are able to confirm that a three-to-four metre great white shark attacked Mr Nakahara. Mr Nakahara was paddling out when he was attacked. A group of surfers dragged the Japanese man from the water and performed CPR but he died on the beach.

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By Peter Mitchell From Dorothy Barnett’s perspective, she was a mother desperate to keep her one-year-old daughter Savanna.

US District Court Judge Richard Gergel yesterday had a different view, saying the 54-year-old former flight attendant committed a calculated, methodical crime.

The judge in Charleston, South Carolina, sentenced Barnett to the near maximum term of 21 months in jail.

Barnett’s crime began in her home town in South Carolina in 1994 and ended in Mountain Creek, on Queensland’s

Sunshine Coast, in 2013 when Australian authorities and the FBI knocked on the front door of the home she was living in under an alias.

Barnett, who lost a custody battle with her former husband Benjamin Harris Todd III, took Savanna during a supervised visit in 1994 and, with the help of disguises, fake birth certificates, a fraudulent driver’s licence and passports, vanished from the US. It was not until the raid on her Queensland home that Savanna discovered the truth about her life.

Savanna, 21, thought her name was Samantha Gelden-

huys. She believed her dad was another man.

“I was loved beyond belief,” Savanna said in an emotional address to the judge, describing her life growing up with a fugitive mum, the Post and Courier newspaper reported.

Barnett has been locked up since her Queensland arrest and entered guilty pleas to international parental kidnapping and falsifying two passport applications.

Todd, a stockbroker, never gave up hope of finding his daughter.

Savanna initially sided with the mother she thought she knew, but Todd, who wasn’t

in court, has not given up on a relationship. Court documents describe how Barnett began planning the kidnapping while her divorce battle raged, with a fake California birth certificate for Savanna created before the judge ruled.

Barnett assumed the alias Alexandra Marie Canton, applied for a Texas driver’s licence and used it, a flight attendant ID card and a fake tax form to get a US passport.

For the passport photo, she wore a wig and large glasses.

On April 24, 1994, during a supervised visit with Savanna, Barnett and the child disappeared.

- AAP

Natural disaster The worst flooding to hit parts of north Queensland in almost 50 years could soon be declared a natural disaster as the damage bill runs into the millions. The town of Malanda, inland from Cairns, was the worst hit when torrential rain battered areas between Cape Tribulation, north of Cairns, and Cardwell last weekend.

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iving SkyCity taxpayer money to help meet an up-to $130 million cost overrun on its convention centre should be much more than the Government’s least preferred option.

It should not be an option at all.

It should not be an option because it amounts to a public bailout for a profitable company that had its eyes wide open when it decided to build the then-$402 million centre.

It certainly considered the positive effect of the concessions it negotiated for its gambling licences, including the chance to have more pokie machines at the nation’s biggest casino.

At the time, it was a no brainer: it got to build what the government pitched as a national asset which in turn would become a SkyCity asset capable of generating even more revenue.

Its revenue streams are hardly miserly. It yesterday announced a half-year profit of $66.6 million – a result buoyed by the standout performance of its top-performing Auckland site.

The pre-planned announcement was unfortunately timed, coming a day after Prime Minister John Key would not rule out having the government help pay the shortfall to avoid building a cheap eyesore.

This was some distance from what Mr Key said in 2013, when the deal would “not cost taxpayers or ratepayers a cent, with SkyCity meeting the full project costs in return for some concessions”.

Mr Key yesterday said giving money to SkyCity was the least preferred option. Finance Minister Bill English confirmed there was no contingency in the Budget – and that, if it were included, “something else misses out”.

If something else should miss out, it should be SkyCity. It can still stump-up more cash and it can still pare-back its plans to deliver the bare-bones of what was agreed in 2013.

Taxpayers need to live within their budgets and their Government should stand strong and tell a profitable business with a strong eye on future revenue to do the same.

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ome weeks ago I referred to this strange phenomenon of Mr Key’s apparent infatuation with “media tease” and “blogger mania”. But he is still at it! Thus my warning to him goes up to “Red Alert” the highest available.

How can it be that John, “I get so many messages you can hardly expect me to remember any of them in detail”, Key, still remains so overwhelmingly popular, the winner of the last three elections and light years ahead of Labour’s Andrew Little, when he seems so obsessed with these dubious manoeuvres?

It is a political mystery of considerable magnitude and surely cannot last much longer.

The matter of precisely when Mr Key heard of the travails of Mike Sabin, National member for Northland, which led to his abrupt resignation from Parliament, should be simply a matter of record, yet the PM can be seen once again bumbling his way through a series of improbable explanations none of which fool anybody.

Having been in these “recent history” uncertainties so frequently in past times would you not think he would be anxious to avoid further discomfort at the hands of the crazed media vultures who flock round him the moment his office door opens in a frenzy of carnivorous questioning?

But no, there is more uncertainty and state of the art obfuscation, which has Mr Little claiming his people informed the PM’s people re Mr Sabin’s “personal issues” by November.

26 (latest) and the PM’s people replying the first they heard of it was December 1. (And there are, too, others “out there” who are of the opinion that John Key actually knew of the difficulties brewing in Northland even before the last election in September.)

Thus we have had endless television scenes of the PM trying vainly to shake off the rabid, flesh-eating members of

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Prime Minister John Key is back in the firing line again over his recollections of what happened and when.

ently dependent. He is a virtual Svengali – or possibly, even, a Rasputin – to John on whose word and political advice the PM both relies and trusts implicitly. And that despite his being told in no uncertain terms by a large number of his own National voters it is not a good look, in fact, a very bad one.

But again Mr Key seems impervious to the doubtful reputation of this “right wing” eminence grise and, unashamedly, to go on consulting Mr Slater on almost everything.

It is another most unusual eccentricity of the National leader which just cannot be designed either to make him more popular or endear him to voters.

Thus, it seems likey the next poll may give him the “wake-up call” his supporters feel is now well overdue. It surely isn’t another example of “pride coming before a fall”. “Our” John is too astute for that ... isn’t he?

Meanwhile, our jovial leader must wrestle with the potentially colossal implications of sending troops to the Middle East, in whatever capacity, to join the fight against the

the Fourth Estate and make an undignified exit at top speed and with maximum embarrassment.

It is now alleged Mr Little went so far as to call his opposite number “a liar” which, whether said in the House – and thus under the shelter of parliamentary privilege – or outside it, is pretty serious.

It was only a month or four back, Mr Key was struggling to extricate himself from the imbroglio involving Judith Collins and her unwise choice of dinner guests on a trip to China – or it may have been Indonesia.

It has to be the case that our Prime Minister be squeaky clean at all times, resolutely “up front” and, vitally, seen and heard to be.

To see him hopping from one foot to another, smiling sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders and attempting to stand firm in the face of the media onslaught is unedifying, to say the least.

And then, if all that is not enough, there is the little matter of Whale Oil, blogger extraordinaire, Cameron Slater, on whom Mr Key is appar-

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evil ISIS. He must assess the dangers of so doing both there and here and, in the process, he hopes, satisfy public opinion.

Mr Little has pronounced himself firmly opposed to any such involvement but that is one “luxury” always available to the leader of the opposition on such occasions.

Finally, the political passing of Green co-leader for the past nine years, Dr Russel Norman.

Permanent opposition must be a soul-destroying experience and after last year’s exaggeratedly high election hopes were cruelly dashed, Russel could hardly be blamed for not wanting to face three more years of banging his head against an unforgiving political brick wall.

With three very small children at home, and despite the admirable commitment he has made to parliamentary life in Aotearoa, New Zealand, he was surely right to want to spend time nurturing them.

As for the exultant reaction of his co-leader, Metiria Turei, “Russel’s resignation is a vote of confidence in me”, one has to wonder whether that was really what Russel had in mind.

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Spending on debit, credit cards rises

BY SUZE METHERELL New Zealanders increased their spending on debit and credit cards in January, led by consumables and durables, while spending on fuel fell for a third straight month, reflecting the drop in global oil prices.

The value of core retail sales on electronic cards, which strips out spending on fuel and vehicle related items, rose 0.9 per cent seasonally adjusted in January, to $3.88 billion, following December’s 0.2 per cent gain, Statistics New Zealand said.

Including fuel and vehicle spending, total retail spending dropped 0.4 per cent to $4.69 billion, led by a 6.7 per cent drop in fuel to a more-than two-year low of $663 million, following the global slump in oil prices.

Total spending, which includes non-retail industries and services, rose 0.1 per cent in the month to $6.22 billion.

The price of oil tumbled from its high in the middle of last year, as oversupply led to an oil glut while Middle East producers engaged in a price war to keep their market share.

While the price has begun to recover, the drop to six-year lows has been blamed as a con-

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16/1

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5,789.18

+5.09

+0.09%

p NZX 20 index

4,442.08

+2.5

+0.06%

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6,203.82

+6.63

+0.11%

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S&P/ASX 200 index q

5,769.1

–31.5

–0.54%

At close of trading on Feb 11, 2015

p Dow Jones Indust.

17,868.8 +139.6 +0.79% At close of trading on Feb 10, 2015

q FTSE 100 index

6,829.1

–8.03

–0.12%

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17,652.7 –59.25 –0.33% At close of trading on Feb 11, 2015

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1,234.50

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–4.0

–0.32%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

16.80

–0.17

–1.00%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,591.0

–75.0

–1.32%

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$1.69 billion, while durables snapped two months of declines to rise 0.9 per cent to $1.13 billion.

Hospitality rose 0.3 per cent to $778 million and apparel fell 1.9 per cent to $286 million.

On an unadjusted basis, core retail spending climbed 7.6 per-

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tributing factor to ongoing low interest rates, as the cheaper petrol prices keep a lid on global inflation.

Yesterday’s figures show consumables, which is the largest measure in the series, rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 1.3 per cent in January to

cent from the same month the previous year to $3.95 billion, with hospitality surged 10.7 per cent to $837 million, consumables advanced 8.3 per cent to $1.72 billion and durables climbed 5.6 per cent to $1.11 billion. Apparel rose 1.5 per cent to $277 million.

Total retail sales rose 4 per cent to $4.75 billion, while fuel dropped 13.4 per cent from January 2014 to $663 million. Total spending increased 3.7 per cent from a year earlier to $6.22 billion.

The number of core retail transactions rose 10.7 per cent from January a year earlier to 92 million, and was up 9.9 per cent across all industries to 125 million. The average value per transaction fell to $50 from $54 in December.

Spending on debit cards made up 54.9 per cent of total transactions edging up from 54.3 in December.

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‘Disgusting’ bread war blamed for loss of six Napier jobs

BY PATRICK O’SULLIVAN A “disgusting” bread war bringing $1 loaves to supermarket shelves has been blamed for the loss of six Napier jobs.

Coupland’s Bakeries is closing its Thackeray Street bakery on February 15 and the South Island chain’s managing director, Karel Adriaens, said low-cost loaves were the main reason for the closure.

The Napier store incurred losses “that remain unsustainable to our business under the current trading environment”.

The $1 loaves sold by the two supermarket chains was the main culprit and price competition had expanded into other baked goods, he said.

Coupland’s produces a range of baked goods, from pizzas to biscuits.

“We are having to meet pricing otherwise we are in a worse situation,” he said.

The Napier branch suffered the most from the bread war and no other closures were planned.

The closure was no reflection on Napier employees, Mr Adriaens said. “They have worked hard and to the best of their ability to improve sales in the Bay”.

Bakers and Pastrycooks Union secretary Norm Holly said the bread war was a “disgust-

ing” practice because it undermined economic realities.

“You can’t sell product at the same price as 10 years ago – somebody has to pay the price when supermarkets are deliberately selling below cost,” he said.

More job losses were likely because supermarkets deciding the price of other people’s products was “problematic throughout the whole industry”.

“It is going to be absolute disaster for workers.”

He said Coupland’s produced its own low-cost loaf, from its North Island distribution centre in Hamilton, to compete with main-brand competitors George

Weston foods and Goodman Fielder.

“A dollar will become the norm. Once bread’s a dollar you are forced to lower prices on other products or you don’t sell them.”

Mr Adriaens said the company had up to three years to run on its lease.

“We are working hard on finding a local retailer that may wish to continue to support our brand in Napier.”

The closure was a very difficult decision to make “but we had to make some hard decisions to support the whole business”.

The family-owned Christchurch-based business operates 26 stores in New Zealand, supported by manufacturing facilities in Christchurch and Hamilton.

Foodstuffs spokesperson Antoinette Laird said $1 bread “continues to be well received by our customers around the country”.

“Feedback for this initiative remains positive and consumers appreciate being able to access a staple item such as bread at such competitive prices.”

Countdown spokesperson Jess Miller said $1 Homebrand loaves were available throughout the country, including Napier, “and are very popular with customers”.

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A delicious loaf which can also be made with carrots in place of the courgettes.

Makes 10-15 slices 2 eggs 1 cup caster sugar ¼ t vanilla essence 200g grated courgettes ¼-½ C vegetable oil 1½ C flour ½ t baking soda ½ t garam masala ¼-½ C chopped walnuts ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Lightly spray a 20 x 10 cm loaf tin with vegetable spray and line with baking paper.

■ Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until creamy.

■ Add courgettes and oil and mix well.

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■ Mix in nuts and pour into prepared tin.

■ Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until golden brown on top and firm to the touch.

■ Leave to cool in the tin. Turn out, slice and serve.

■ Variation: Use cinnamon in place of the garam masala.

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■ WINTERFEED CHALLENGE

Feed will not get cheaper

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

Supplementary winterfeed will not get any cheaper, is the message from the arable sector.

With about two-thirds of the dryland harvest and a third of irrigated crop harvested, Federated Farmers’ South Island arable spokesperson and Mid Canterbury farmer David Clark said now is the time to buy.

“There is feed available now for winter – straw, silage, and grain – it will never be cheaper than it is immediately behind the combine.

“It is not going to get any cheaper, and it is not going to get any more plentiful.”

Mr Clark said livestock farmers should be working out how much feed they will need to get through until September.

“If you haven’t got enough feed secure it now.”

Most of Canterbury and North Otago has been hit by the hot, dry summer and those caught short could end up moving supplementary feed long distances, adding transport costs to the bill.

“Feed is available right now, but the moment we start stacking it, it adds to the cost.”

While irrigated crops are reportedly returning solid average yields, it is a different story on dryland farms, Mr Clark said.

“We are better insulated from the drastic lows of the poor harvests we used to experience years ago. “Having said that

Straw will never be cheaper than when it’s still in the paddock.

there are big pockets of dryland farms which will have a disappointing harvest this year.

But the yields are set now, and

we are concentrating on getting crops in the silos – it’s not over until it’s in the tin can.

“The dryland winterfeed

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crops are also disappointing – but there’s nothing unusual about a dry autumn – we just haven’t seen one for a while.”

However, dry as it may on this side of the Rangitata River, Mr Clark said the situation was far worse in South Canterbury.

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Scholarships for tertiary students Applications are open for this year’s Mid Canterbury Rural Women’s scholarships.

Three scholarships, with a total value of $2500 will be allocated, through two grants of $1000 each, and a $500 research grant. They are available to students with a home base in Mid Canterbury, studying at a tertiary institution.

“With student debt increasing and fees rising, the scholarships offer the chance

to alleviate some of this pressure,” Mid Canterbury provincial president Sandra Curd said.

Applicants must provide their academic record, references, material supporting their proposed course of study, and intended use of the qualification.

Applications for the scholarship close on April 1. Forms and further details can be obtained by contacting the coordinator Pauline Hewson on 303-6397.

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Lincoln University farm management and agribusiness lecturer Guy Trafford is so convinced about the opportunities sheep milk presents he plans to manufacture his own ice cream from it.

With 31 million sheep in New Zealand and with sheep farmers looking for more income it is a good option, Mr Trafford said.

He uses sheep dairying as an example of an alternative farming system in his teaching and will be part of the first ever conference at Massey University next week, which he hopes will raise the industry’s profile.

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“We are using ourselves as a case study,’’ he said.

New Zealand sheep milk, with a higher solid content than cow’s milk and a fuller flavour, is already being exported and is popular in China.

Mr Trafford said sheep dairying has less environmental impact than its bovine equivalent so it was more sustainable, and while sheep milk at the moment was not as profitable as cows, it was more profitable than meat production.

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■ LEXUS NX300H (HYBRID) AWD LIMITED

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hile the actual racing at last weekend’s Skope Classic meeting was as usual always interesting, and at times exciting, I most enjoyed walking (and gawking) within the pits.

And then also strolling about the car parks where an amazing array of desirable classic and collectable cars appear. In both the pits and car parks you also can’t help notice the ever increasing numbers of SUVs. While I didn’t spot any of the new Lamborghini or Jaguar versions, there was certainly a great variety of newbies including Range Rovers, Porsche Cayennes, BMW X5s and more, including the shapely, compact Lexus NX300h Limited recently driven by myself.

Currently all the NX range, and there’s both two and four-wheel drive versions, are hybrids.

They have a similar 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and hybrid system to that used in the Lexus ES300h.

This delivers 114kW and 210Nm of torque and, with the electric motor’s assistance, there’s a combined total of 147kW. But very soon an optional 2 litre, direct injection, twin-scroll turbo petrol, the first ever in a Lexus, arrives.

It delivers an impressive 175kW and 350Nm from 1800-4200rpm.

With this on call and less weight to carry without the hybrid package, the NXT will clearly appeal to keener drivers.

And become the obvious choice for the F Sport versions.

In any car park you’ll be most unlikely to mistake these compact (RAV sized) NX for any thing but a Lexus.

For they are decidedly attractive with a neat combination of interesting character lines and angles, running from or

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merging with the now trademark ‘spindle’ grille and distinctive headlight clusters.

All sit on a nice set of 18” alloys.

As expected, all NXs are plushly furnished with quality materials and softtouch surfaces.

And of course there’s a long list of standard gear, including a reversing camera, front/rear parking sensors, sat-nav, powered tailgate, heated front seats, keyless entry and more.

To which the Limited adds leather, front seat ventilation, blind spot and traffic alerts, radar cruise control, powered split-fold rear seat, head-up display, and a concert-like Mark Levinson sound system.

All of which, along with the great fit and finish, is pretty much what one expects of a Lexus.

But the surprise inside is the presentation.

For the angles and shapes of the exterior, which are mirrored inside the ever plush interior, were further accentuated in the test NX with its comment-provoking “white ochre” upholstery.

Which I actually quite liked!

And of course which certainly didn’t detract from the comfort of the excellent front seats.

Standard size adults in the rear were just as happy as those in front, liking the comfort, ample leg room therein and the separate air vents.

The grandkids however reckoned the back windows should be lower.

Despite the presence of the battery pack therein, the boot is still takes a decent 475 litres.

So behind the wheel it’s an impressive presentation with clear dials, large multifunction screen and the line up of controls.

The shapely centre console, as well as the gear lever, has a rotary dial for either Eco, Normal or Sport modes, plus a touch-sensitive, smart-phone-like pad.

The latter (took me a little time to get used to) controls the info screen and access to the sound, climate air, sat-nav and more.

Around town, where the stop/start system and ability to run on battery power are both efficient and effective, the NX is very easy to drive, and park, for the steering is both nicely weighted and precise.

The suspension is adept at comfortably absorbing most bumps, although the large18 inch wheels sometimes transmit these.

The hybrid’s power delivery, in normal mode is quiet, smooth, being both suitably willing and responsive for everyday open road driving on flatter terrain.

But then sports mode is the best choice if lots of hill driving is likely, for the hybrid system needs to work quite hard for presson driving in that situation to cope with the NX’s 1900kg weight.

It handles in a reassured and predictable manner, which combined with the comfort-oriented ride, is just what I expect a Lexus hybrid purchaser will be looking for.

With the AWD versions, the petrol engine and main electric motor drive the front wheels through the CVT auto, while the rear wheels are driven by a separate electric motor.

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Nissan GT-R wins dramatic 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour

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fter a race full of drama, crashes and safety cars, Japanese star Katsumasa Chiyo in his Nissan GT-R passed two cars on the penultimate lap to secure a remarkable win for the NISMO Athlete Global Team last weekend.

The victory for Chiyo and GT Academy winners Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss is the first time that the Nissan GT-R has won at Mount Panorama since the GT-R took back-to-back Bathurst 1000 wins in 1991 and 1992.

The crowd at the top of the Mount Panorama roared as Chiyo put the Nissan into the lead, a fairytale story after the car was damaged in a qualifying crash on Saturday, with repairs to the #35 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 only completed at 4:30am local time on Sunday morning.

“It was a crazy day, it was an amazing outcome,” said Richard Emery, Managing Director of Nissan Australia.

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Allenton Bowling Club Progressive Pairs 31 January Leads. 1st Des Thomas, 2nd Bruce Hopwood Skips. 1st Alan McIntosh, 2nd.

Maureen Knox/Brian Marsden. 7 February - Leads. 1st. Lester Tarbotton, 2nd. Denis McEvedy Skips. 1st.

Brian Marsden, 2nd. Barry Molloy.

Motz Trophy 6 February - 1st. B. Hopwood J. Smith B. Brassell & D. McEvedy.

2nd. J. Ryk M. Anderson J. Ryk & H. Kemp. 3rd. R. Gutberlet D. Gutberlet G. Crack & M. Quin. 4th. M. Middleton W. Blackwell J. Lattimore & S. Pagey. Our sponsors for this were Paterson’s Funeral Services.

Tuesday Night Pairs, 3 February – 1st.

B. Hopwood & Denys McEvedy. 2nd.

D. Muir & L. Muir 3rd. B. Brassell & J. Smith 4th. B. Holdom & S. Holdom; 10th February (final night) 1st. B. White & N. Woods 2nd. B. Harrison & A. Sargisson 3rd. M. Grice & Roy 4th. P. Whinham & J. Lattimore. Aggregate Winners: Bruce White & Noeline Woods.

Sponsors were Wolfson Casings & Mainland Coachworks.

On a sad note we extend our deepest sympathy to the Methven Bowling Club and the Callaghan Family in the sad loss of a great member, husband and father – David.

Ashburton Golf Club Busy times at the club, the Harvey Norman Classic is moving along at full steam, numbers are up on last year, still room for more, so get your entries in and come and join in the fun. If you can’t play and you have a bit of free time over the weekend, then we are looking for volunteers who can sell raffle tickets, ball spot for hole in ones, or burn patties on the barbie, so if you can spare us an hour or two please let Paddy or one of the match committee know.

This Saturday we have the first round qualifier for club champs, and a 20 pointer in the RMF cup, don’t forget this year only the top 8 players qualify for the knockout stages, in all grades, so you will need to play well to get in, the 2nd round is 14th March and 3rd round is the week after. This season we have also changed the Junior B final to 18 holes not the 36 holes we usually do. Sunday is a mixed day incorporating the White trophy round 1, please come down for a game, even if you are not in the trophy, we will still fix everyone up with a game, meet 11.30am for a midday start. Till next time good golfing.

Ashburton Writers’ Group The first meeting of the year for the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held recently.

Deb read a quotation – “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart”.

The Assignment for the meeting was to write a poem. Members wrote of our garden, task could not be done, dancing road signs and squiggle tops, cats, home where heart is.

The instant exercise was to start with the words “I never thought I would see it again”. Members wrote of wild windy night- blue heron, fat cat, Dad’s dream,

Thursday, February 12, 2015 engagement ring, heard your voice and missing car.

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

The assignment for the March meeting is to write a horror or vampire story.

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

Methven Bowls Several players are heading to the coast next week. As for the week just gone – Thursday at Hinds ladies 4/s Fancy dress tournament saw our girls sporting some well-known Methven racing colours. They must have been lucky ones as the team of Raiona Isherwood, Wendy Blackwell. Joyce Thomas and Mary Stone won.

Melva Middleton, Wendy Blackwell Jim Lattimore and Shirley Pagey were 4th at the Waitangi day 4/s. Great job team.

On Saturday the men’s team won 2/1 against Cashmere in the 8/s played at Methuen but our juniors lost to Rangiora.

Men’s club champs results - Brent Mayson, David Isherwood, Bruce Harper, and Greg Turnbull had a win in the 4/s. They play Craig Carter, Neil Owen, Gene Pagey and Jeff Nowell in the final.

The triples championship was won by Craig Carter, Simon Fleetwood and Jeff Nowell.

Other singles wins - Alan Hill 2 wins Jim Lattimore Noel Bilby and Gene Pagey; Pairs Craig Carter and Bruce Harper also Jim Lattimore and Bruce Redmond.

The Ladies Triples Championship was won by Maureen Sullivan, Raiona Isherwood and Mary Stone.

Rob Fensom and Simon Fleetwood are playing in the reps next weekend in the development – well done on your selection. Craig Carter also has a big weekend playing for the Canterbury Rep team in the South Island Quadrangular. Teams include Canterbury, Nelson Otago and the West Coast. Well done for you selection Craig.

The Lock Cup for over 60/s is on Thursday.

Methven Ladies Golf There was a fabulous turn out on a very windy Wednesday for the ladies golf “Bring a Friend Day”. A scavenger hunt had the ladies collecting all sorts around the course as well as chasing hats, golf cards and picking up trundlers blown over in the wind.

The chatter in the clubrooms later while enjoying a luscious lunch was a good indication that a great day was had by all.

Due to the wind the competition came to an end after 9 holes.

The winners of a lucky draw were Fay Redfern & Liz Hickman, Erna Smith & Barbara Duffy, and Sara Gallagher & Lucy Palmer.

New members are always welcome, even if they are in town for a short term.

MSA Outdoor Bowls A quiet period has existed with the Ladies Section, while the Men have been here there and everywhere.

The ladies have actually finalised their

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There are some bridge hands that no matter what skill the defenders employ, declarer, (presuming he or she is an astute player) should bring home the contract with an overtrick.

Such a hand occurred at the Ashburton Bridge Club on Tuesday night. West with his 14 high card points, singleton Club, and playing 5 card majors opens 1S. East immediately recognizes the potential between the 2 hands and they arrive at the excellent contract of 6 Spades.

Some partnerships, using cue bidding, may reach 7 spades.

What is North going to lead? The Diamond A is the least challenging for declarer; a Heart is probably the most challenging, but in reality it matters not. As soon as West’s lovely hand is displayed in dummy declarer must recognize the value of the 7 Clubs and the possibility that the suit may split 4-1, or, even worse, 5-0, and look to counter that situation.

North led the Diamond A, declarer ruffed in dummy, played 3 rounds of trumps, then attacked the Clubs, ruffing the 4th round in his hand, thus establishing the last 3 Clubs to pitch his remaining 3 Diamonds, even though the Diamond K is now a winner.

It is vital that he retains the Heart K or Q as entries to dummy once the Club suit is established. 13 tricks and a very happy Championship Fours and Championship Triples. Both these finals were closely contested and resulted with the Fours being won by Robyn Parken Shirley Taylor, Wendy Petrie, Margaret Watson.

Runner-up Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn, Rene Devereux, Helen Dowdle. The Triples was equally exciting with the top honours going to Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn Rene Devereux. Runnerup Robyn Parkin, Shirley Taylor, Anne Bourke.

The Men’s Section is busy with getting competition games played and also games away being supported. Congratulations to Dave Muir “Tiny” Inwood and Murray Smallridge on winning Greenkeepers Tournament at Hampstead.

Great news has been received in the finding of a “Trophy” at the Richmond Club last played for in 1998, and is now going to be contested for on the Anzac Weekend April 26—27 for the South Island Chartered Clubs Men’s Four ($100) per team and will be played at Richmond Club. Sounds great.

Saturday afternoons proving very popular with progressive competitions which will produce a winner in weeks to come—Corner to Corner this week was won by Kevin Bourke and Bob Neilson.

Junior Men’s Four at Leeston: two of our players Larry Neal, and Maurice Sunbeam claimed 3rd place in a composite Team. Well done.

More entries accepted for Ladies Triples February 25th phone 3084768

Red Cross New Zealand Red Cross Tinwald Branch.

The first meeting of 2015 was held 10 February. The Red Cross Principles were said. Business raised at the meeting included distribution of the NZRC Canterbury Mid-South Area Newsletter. The Annual Appeal is to be held 9-13 March outside Sim’s Bakery at Tinwald. An information card about a phone App on Life saving skills of First Aid was shown.

This can be downloaded free. Information was given re the Cycle Cambodia Challenge in October-November with every dollar raised to go towards help-

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ing protect the lives and health of people affected by conflict, disasters and emergencies.

A report of the NZRC Centennial Committee for Mid Canterbury was given to bring members up to date with matters made by this committee for this year of 100 Years of Red Cross in New Zealand when New Zealand Red Cross became a branch of the British Red Cross. Events are being held in Mid Canterbury including a Forum at Darfield, display of knitting at Ashbford’s Craft Shop, World Red Cross Red Crescent Commemoration on 8 May, tree planting and afternoon on 10 November, and other events yet to be confirmed.

The Joint Area Forum is on 28 February at Darfield. A Branch programme for the year is to be produced. Discussion was held on the forthcoming celebration of the Branch’s 50th Jubilee on 18 March. It will begin with the planting of a Tree at the Tinwald Domain followed

by Luncheon at “Coniston” Methven Highway. Members are looking forward to celebrating 50 years of Red Cross in the Tinwald Area.

Rakaia Garden Club Our first meeting for 2015 was held on 9th February with 26 members attending. Speakers were David and Wendy Millichamp from Lilyfields Mt Somers who brought along a selection of their lilies and amazing gumboots they have started marketing. Wendy read us an article she had written for the Guardian and brought us up to date with their family etc and David talked to us about how they were coping in the drought and general information.

Results of the monthly competition were: Decorative: 1st G Schat. Bloom of the Month: 1st A Copland 2nd G Schat 3rd T Molloy. Flowering Shrub:1st A Copland 2nd T Molloy 3rd G Schat. Bloom under 5cm:1st A Copland 2nd P Duncan 3rd P Dolan. Bloom over 5cm:1st T Molloy 2nd P Dolan 3rd D Simpson. Cluster: 1st P Dolan 2nd A Copland 3rd P Duncan

Spike:1st P Dolan 2nd A Copland 3rd P Duncan. Produce: 1st T Molloy 2nd G Schat. Carmel has organised an outing on 9th March to Jo Free’s Leeston garden and also to Frensham Gardens on Old Tai Tapu Road. We will be going by bus and leaving Rakaia at 12.30pm with expected time home around 5pm. The total cost for the day will be $30 each with $10 each being subsidised from the profits of the book produced by Nicky and Mandy. Please contact Carmel on 303 5033 if you have any queries about the trip.

Seniornet Ashburton Inc Happy New Year to all Seniornet members. We held our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 29th January and the following people have made themselves available for committee: President: Margaret Eder; Vice- President: Cheryl Atkinson; Secretary: Jenny Proctor; Treasurer: Noma Kell; Committee: Julie Crossen, Colleen Houghton, Relda Prendergast, Isobel Ross, Dawne Stockdill, Bett Wills, Eileen Elms, Liz Shaw, Val Johnson, Gay Lane, Barry McLauchlan, John Burn. We thank them and look forward to another year and new ideas. We thank our departing committee for all their help and knowledge from the past years and wish them well for the future We will be having our “Open Day” on: Wednesday 18th February at 1.30pm in the MSA Lounge. Our committee will be available to talk to everybody about their wants and needs. We will then advise them if they need a workshop, a forum or want or need one on one information. We will have a few displays on our different projects set up. Subscriptions for 2015 can be paid on this day.

We will have Noel Leeming, Vodafone, Westpac Bank, Ashburton Library, PC’S Plus Debbie Wilson, with available information and displays. Grant Sidaway the Executive Officer from Seniornet New Zealand Federation will give us his great presentation. Always good value is Grant. Please sign in as you arrive in the Lounge.

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Racing family unites to remember fallen trainer

BY MATT MARKHAM

HARNESS RACING NEW ZEALAND

Racing can be a tough game at times. Last week sure showed that.

The death of popular thoroughbred trainer, Steve Anderton hit the tight-knit racing industry as whole, very hard.

And while he might have been a thoroughbred trainer, his tragic passing still hit hard anyone involved with horses, whether they be from the racing scene or

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even recreational.

People involved with horses seem to be bound by this common bond and association of the equine beast. So when one falls, another is there to lend a hand in helping pick up the pieces.

And the entire South Island, and even further afield, equine family rallied last week.

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing and spending time with Steve on countless occasions and I can honestly say I

website and watch it.

Trained by Steve and his wife Claire, The Diamond One capped an emotion-driven week with one of the most significant and emotional victories I have ever witnessed.

Dave McDonald’s call of the race was nothing short of incredible and a fitting tribute to a great man who left too soon.

On Saturday, at Ashburton, the harness racing industry paid its respect with a victory as well.

New Years Jay, the brilliant Otago mare who is part-owned

by Anderton’s uncle Brian Anderton, was victorious at the meeting and her co-trainer and driver, Jonny Cox was fittingly wearing Anderton’s racing colours. So even in the darkest of days, racing can still pull together and shine.

And it’s that sort of support and camaraderie that made Steve Anderton so proud to be a part of it all.

1 92384 Bettors Card (1) fr ..........................S Phelan 2 x5917 Ambro Courage (2) fr ................. R Close (J) 3 54774 Better Klik (3) fr .........................S Abernethy 4 20352 Styx It To Em (4) fr ................... M McKendry 5 99687 Westburn Courage (U1) fr .............Z Butcher 6 03510 Pureora Paree (1) 10 ..........................T Hall 7 07758 Chequeme Rosie (2) 10 ............... D Butcher 8 02083 Maloo (1) 20 ..................................P Butcher 9 40075 Lucia Bromac (2) 20...................P Ferguson 10 06661 Leroy Brogden (U1) 20................A Donnelly 11 94775 Lofty Brogden (U2) 20............. B Butcher (J) 8 9.15pm NRM ASSET MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ c1, c2 & others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 08319 Slysu (1) fr..................................P Ferguson 2 50000 Lady P (2) fr .................................... S Argue 3 9x243 No Apachemee (3) fr...................J Stormont 4 46864 Rangi Rangdu (4) fr ..................S McCaffrey 5 55930 Princess Kate (5) fr ................. T Macfarlane 6 08098 Old Man Geez (6) fr ............... K Marshall (J) 7 6671 Young Colin (7) fr ..........................Z Butcher 8 27169 Fleetwood Mach (8) fr ...............S Abernethy 9 29799 Chokullen (21) fr ...................... M McKendry 10 00685 Imaginary Life (22) fr .....................P Butcher 11 72089 Red Sky Night (23) fr .....................T Herlihy 12 26048 Lisdelight (24) fr ............................T Mitchell 13 0700x Dreamy Victor (25) fr ................. J Abernethy 14 23521 Elisaveta (26) fr ............................ D Butcher Emergency: Dreamy Victor 9 9.44pm APG 2015 YEARLING SALES F&M MO-

BILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ f&m c1 to c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 37047 Idealistic (1) fr ...........................D Alexander 2 51904 Wonder Anvil (2) fr .................... J Abernethy 3 1 Lusty Mac (3) fr .............................P Butcher 4 70034 Shimmy Shoes (4) fr .................... D Butcher 5 50755 Wynberg Sally (5) fr ....................J Stormont 6 25314 Mischief Maker (6) fr ..................P Ferguson 7 69x10 Tina Brydon (7) fr .............F Schumacher (J) 8 4x403 Vibe (8) fr .......................................T Herlihy 9 73092 Lyn’s Delight (21) fr .................. M McKendry 10 36082 She’s Smooth (22) fr .................... B Mangos 11 77756 Cullies Delight (23) fr ....................T Mitchell 10 10.09pm NRM EVOLVE F&M MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 70705 Tiger Tamer fr ............................... Scratched 2 7 Real Cyclone (1) fr ........................P Butcher 3 River Valley Mist (2) fr ........... S Cruickshank 4 9000 Bettor Go Holme (3) fr..................... S Argue 5 x3364 Spare Change (4) fr ..................... B Mangos 6 0724 Khloe (5) fr ..................................J Stormont 7 8070x Souvenir Glory (6) fr............... K Marshall (J) 8 00 Memphis Miss (7) fr ............................T Hall 9 63937 Bubbaloobah (21) fr ......................Z Butcher 10 0 Are You Ready Girl fr.................... Scratched 11 7x A Girl Named Sue (22) fr ...........P Ferguson 12 Sheza Springfield (23) fr .............A Donnelly 13 06 Change Tune (24) fr ..................... D Butcher 14 85262 Shardon’s Sheralee (25) fr ............T Mitchell

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18713 Zulu Chanel 30.60........................C Roberts 31111 Jemima Tee 30.27 .........................R Adcock 113x2 Gee Whizz Jeanie 30.39 .................. B Dann 17231 Birchbrook 30.88 ...........................R Adcock 21353 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 86362 Wears The Gold 31.16 .................C Roberts 66634 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 44884 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ....................C Roberts 32435 Homebush Paige nwtd ..............J McInerney 85555 Good Girl Nina nwtd H &.....................Taylor 9 2.27pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH C4/5, 295m 1 11184 Collecting Money 17.38 .................. M Grant 2 532x4 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock 3 24156 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 4 32277 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 5 44211 Angel Noir 17.15 .......................J McInerney 6 35376 Aniu 17.00 J &.................................D Fahey 7 61773 On The Level 17.46 ......................C Roberts 8 25527 Zipping Jye 17.16...............................C Weir 9 18378 Porky Pig 17.33 .........................A Bradshaw 10 57547 Mary Marlow 17.14 ......................... M Grant 10 2.45pm THE MILLER BAR & CAFE STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 64121 Magic Emily 30.15 H &........................Taylor 2 11664 Culvie Sprite 30.49 H &.......................Taylor 3 73332 Opawa Amy 30.30 L & ....................... Wales 4 63334 Soumillon 30.61 ................................J Dunn 5 13113 Fast Archer 29.86...............................C Weir

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43516 Trust Issues 30.04 J &.....................D Fahey 48736 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 32515 Opawa Rocky 30.55 J &..................D Fahey 31577 Lagoon Belle 30.59 ......................C Roberts 15587 Game Girl 30.58............................R Adcock 11 3.00pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 23336 Grand Apache 17.27 S & ................B Evans 2 37624 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 3 37741 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 4 45365 Business Affair 17.28 ........................J Dunn 5 28221 Bo’s Business 17.31........................ M Grant 6 24117 Rick’s Terra 17.25 C & ........................ Fagan 7 45265 Chokehold 17.38 ........................D Stapleton 8 12113 Little Regus 17.01 J & .....................D Fahey 9 18378 Porky Pig 17.33 .........................A Bradshaw 10 556x8 Know Certainty nwtd ......................G Cleeve 12 3.18pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY DASH C4, 295m 1 15283 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 2 48335 Token Stu 17.18 ................................ J Rush 3 65472 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 4 21651 Know Magic 17.34 .........................G Cleeve 5 64663 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 6 25452 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 7 15783 Increasing 17.33 ............................. M Grant 8 45416 Know Jealousy 17.22 .....................G Cleeve 9 77377 Cawbourne Arrow 17.48 ....................C Weir 10 88568 Flying Swan 17.31 ....................J McInerney

1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 10493 Slazenjah tdh (1) 59 ....................... J Parkes 2 2x226 Taipa Tiger td (9) 58.5 ..................... K Myers 3 8x035 Lanzara h (2) 58 C O’................. Beirne (a3) 4 0321 Start Wondering tdh (4) 58............L Allpress 5 83x57 Brecon Grosve d (10) 56 ............. D Johnson 6 x0254 Our Girl Kate d (6) 55.5.................D Bradley 7 66216 Cupcake (8) 54.5 ....................... V Johnston 8 30067 Revolve d (5) 54.5 ...........................R Myers 9 08935 Myminkcoat d (3) 54 ................... R Hannam 10 87x67 La Clairette (7) 54 ..............L Magorrian (a2) 7 5.35pm GUTHRIE BOWRON HOSPICE CUP R75 2060 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2060m 1 20555 City Chic m (5) 59 .........................D Bradley 2 25273 Perfect Symbol tm (8) 57....L Magorrian (a2) 3 04343 Duchessofcambridge bh (7) 56.5 R Hannam 4 x4901 The Beama t (6) 56.5 ........R Goldsbury (a3) 5 211 Dee I Cee th (1) 56 .........................R Myers

6 92041 Mischievous Mis tmh (2) 55 ............ K Myers 7 68315 Zimmzee m (3) 54 ................. N Teeluck (a3) 8 8x572 Love Me Moore t (4) 54 .................L Allpress 8 6.12pm WANGANUI STEELFORMERS MDN 2060 $7000, MDN, 2060m 1 43335 Alaghera (7) 58.5 ...........................H Tinsley 2 75726 Lykaroc (6) 58.5 ...............................K Smith 3 86827 Obrahma (10) 58.5........................D Bradley 4 54. Rathgar (11) 58.5 ........................... J Parkes 5 8x222 Sheezababe b (2) 56.5 ............... D Johnson 6 35992 Mystery Gift (5) 56.5 ........................S Doyle 7 0x835 I Candy (3) 56.5 .......................... R Hannam 8 4x0x9 Loveyoulongtime (9) 56.5 .... M Dravitzki (a1) 9 0x400 Midnightchicadeoro (1) 56.5 .........L Allpress 10 x5465 Decorum (8) 56.5 ............................ K Myers 11 9x422 Epineaux h (4) 56............................R Myers

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Harness Racing Waikato’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway on February 12. NZ Meeting number: 5. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10.

1 5.47pm (NZT) FAIRVIEW MOTORS CAMBRIDGE AMATEUR DRS MBL PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 to c3, c4 with cond. +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 007x9 Lola Jones (1) fr .............................G Cronin 2 22265 Here’s Shifty (2) fr .....................V Blanchard 3 60988 Thatshowie Roll (3) fr .....................P Clabby 4 48382 Lisa’s Lawyer (4) fr .............. J Kriechbaumer 5 54233 Celtic Warrior (5) fr ......................... T Thorby 6 27804 Lucky John (6) fr ...........................S Butcher 7 06754 Stormy Breeze (7) fr..........................W Rich 8 99941 Classiegent (8) fr........................R Frampton 9 73217 Easy For Cullen (21) fr ...............M Northcott 10 30123 Clarius (22) fr ...........................D Blakemore 11 82486 JD’s Dream (23) fr ............................J Darby 12 41026 Prime Legal (24) fr ........................... T Vince 2 6.17pm NZ PREMIER YEARLING SALE FEBRUARY 17/18 HCP TROT $5500, 3yo+ c0, c1 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 34576 Sir Henry Castleton (1) fr ..............P Butcher 2 402 Gosimongo (2) fr .......................... D Butcher 3 50065 A Night In Paris (3) fr.....................M Branch 4 Yankee Doodle Dandy (4) fr ............... J Cole 5 83608 The Keystone Kid (U1) fr.....................T Hall 6 37023 Mighty Sunny (U2) fr ..................P Ferguson

7 63651 Ventimiglia (1) 30 ...............................L Neal 8 86089 Final Secret (2) 30 .......................M Teaz (J) 9 40789 Ma Cille (U1) 30 ....................... M McKendry 3 6.48pm BRECKON FARMS MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 09 Raschker fr................................... Scratched 2 660x6 The Tracker (1) fr ...........................T Mitchell 3 x4435 Present Arms (2) fr.............................A Neal 4 7x009 Brydon Jet (3) fr .............................S Phelan 5 82 Soldier (4) fr ................................J Stormont 6 4 Commander Chapel (5) fr ............ B Mangos 7 23705 Tullow (6) fr.....................................J I Dickie 8 900x8 God’s Delight (7) fr .....................P Ferguson 9 00 Memphis Miss fr ........................... Scratched 10 78x08 Sky Art (21) fr................................Z Butcher 11 0x533 Living Blue Chip (22) fr .............S Abernethy 12 8 Trevs No Angel (23) fr .............. M McKendry 13 x6007 Blue Bird fr ................................... Scratched 4 7.16pm AUSTRALASIAN YEARLING SALE FEB 16 MOBILE PACE $6500, 4yo+ c2 to c3, c4 with cond. +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 14440 Bandana (1) fr ...........................S McCaffrey 2 21582 Elliot Daniel (2) fr ..........................S Lawson 3 24381 Atomic Jet (3) fr........................ M McKendry 4 60749 Lambrusco (4) fr........................... B Mangos 5 x0748 Art I Special (5) fr ...........................J I Dickie 6 33139 Sea MC (6) fr ............................... D Butcher 7 68700 Viewfield Apache (7) fr ..................Z Butcher

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on February 12. NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.04pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 64673 Another Colt 17.19 ....................J McInerney 2 88668 Ohoka Hope 17.49 ....................... L Waretini 3 33222 Cawbourne Buttsy 17.45..............C Roberts 4 25443 Homebush Rocky 17.33 ............J McInerney 5 35515 Go Tommo 17.14........................D Stapleton 6 54528 Bugsy Bangles 17.16 .......................S Stone 7 54455 Rattle Ya Dags 17.29................. R Cockburn 8 71x57 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 9 57863 Neddy Seagoon 17.29 ........................A Lee 10 78765 Know Wisdom 17.36 ......................G Cleeve 2 12.22pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY HART DASH C3, 295m 1 44641 Chaimbo 17.21..........................J McInerney 2 57537 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 3 28511 Another Groom 17.38 ...............J McInerney 4 74444 Dillmanstown 17.30...........................J Dunn 5 62567 Goldstar Chumlee 17.27 S & ..........B Evans 6 62482 Trumped Up 17.34 M & .....................Jopson 7 61213 Blazing Hot 17.58.......................D Stapleton 8 44185 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 9 57863 Neddy Seagoon 17.29 ........................A Lee 10 78765 Know Wisdom 17.36 ......................G Cleeve

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have never met a more obliging and passionate person.

If you wanted five minutes, Steve would find you an hour.

There was no beating around the bush either, a spade was a spade and that was that.

For anyone who hasn’t watched the victory of The Diamond One in last Friday’s White Robe In Memory Of Steven Anderton Handicap I suggest you hunt it down on the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing

8 61158 Our Southern Man (8) fr ............ J Abernethy 7.43pm LIC JUNIOR DRIVERS HANDICAP TROT $6500, 4yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp trot jun.d, stand, 2700m 1 02776 Madam Simone (1) fr ...............J Wallace (J) 2 46226 Cyclone Lucky Seven (2) fr ... T Cameron (J) 3 06022 Donny Wood (3) fr .................. K Marshall (J) 4 36200 Cool Son (U1) fr ...........................A Veint (J) 5 35879 Ace Moment (1) 10 .................... R Close (J) 6 13589 Sapphire Castleton (2) 10 ....... B Butcher (J) 7 03218 Our Super Ram (3) 10 ................ S Kane (J) 8 71760 Alexandra Leaving (U1) 10 .... S Grayling (J) 9 15180 Jomo (1) 20 ..................................M Teaz (J) 10 x7875 Meyer Lansky (2) 20 ........F Schumacher (J) 11 61608 Sundon’s Mountain (U1) 20 .........J Moka (J) 6 8.15pm MITAVITE MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ c1, others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 9580x Waverley Chapel (1) fr ..................T Mitchell 2 800x0 Murphy Brown (2) fr .....................M Teaz (J) 3 1x About To Rock (3) fr ..................... B Mangos 4 x0077 Desire To Fly (4) fr.........................P Butcher 5 43221 Bennyandthejets (5) fr ....................T Herlihy 6 x1735 Blinding Light (6) fr .............................S Reid 7 73156 Monterey Jack (7) fr .......................J I Dickie 8 0700x Dreamy Victor (8) fr ................... J Abernethy 9 5711 Major Change (21) fr .................... D Butcher 7 8.44pm MINERAL BOOST G2 HANDICAP PACE $7000, 4yo+ c2 & faster discrhcp pace, stand, 2200m

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 12.40pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C4, 295m

1 61358 Opawa Opal 17.21 L & ....................... Wales 2 61721 Know Favours 17.21 ......................G Cleeve 3 x2783 Wee Terra 17.34 C & .......................... Fagan 4 18562 Ohoka Coby 17.13 ....................... L Waretini 5 61575 Starburst Terry 17.24....................... M Grant 6 75418 Captain’s Choice 17.27 ................C Roberts 7 53445 Ringa Ding 17.26 ......................J McInerney 8 66126 Swiss Ace 17.25 ............................. M Grant 9 57547 Mary Marlow 17.14 ......................... M Grant 10 556x8 Know Certainty nwtd ......................G Cleeve 4 12.58pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS STAKES C2/3, 520m 1 67875 Botany Seaton 30.51 ................J McInerney 2 85462 Cawbourne Witch 30.34 ...............C Roberts 3 12321 Homebush Howard 30.62 .........J McInerney 4 7x767 Dream Academy 30.25 ............. G T Bennett 5 12215 Bruiser Bale 30.70 ....................J McInerney 6 74477 Thumb Print Tony 30.36 ............J McInerney 7 77245 Cawbourne Floyd nwtd ................... M Grant 8 88346 Cawbourne War 30.22 .................C Roberts 9 11153 Lagoon Twist 30.79 ......................C Roberts 10 26747 Chloe’s Prodigy 30.62 ..................C Roberts 5 1.16pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C3, 295m 1 61734 Hanna The Spanna 17.23 .................J Dunn 2 52657 Know Mayhem 17.42 .....................G Cleeve 3 38x54 Laudable nwtd............................D Stapleton 4 58862 Red Hot Fury 17.37 M & ...................Jopson 5 37325 Judith Mary 17.49 ..................... R Cockburn

6 72517 Norman Jewel 17.37 ....................C Roberts 7 73116 Botany Win 17.32 ......................J McInerney 8 23534 About Town 17.32 ...............................A Lee 9 27628 Homebush Zane 17.64 .............J McInerney 10 77687 Broken Pedro 17.25 S & .................B Evans 6 1.34pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 1 41267 Jinja Turtle 38.90 J &.......................D Fahey 2 87736 Court The Belle 39.48 L &.................. Wales 3 73737 Know Attempt 38.48.......................G Cleeve 4 8x855 Know Taste 38.73...........................G Cleeve 5 53516 Know Ambition 38.50 .....................G Cleeve 6 65174 Stich Up 38.69 S &..........................B Evans 7 68341 Memory Lapse nwtd..................J McInerney 8 54421 Know Security 38.39 ......................G Cleeve 9 34264 Zahra Moon nwtd .............................S Stone 7 1.52pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 58275 Know Pride 17.08...........................G Cleeve 2 37322 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 3 75818 Paperbond 17.55 J & ......................D Fahey 4 46627 Homebush Ariel 17.42 ..............J McInerney 5 11134 Tee Time 17.24 .............................R Adcock 6 87411 No Leaf Clover 17.15 .........................C Weir 7 13187 Stirling Dann nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 8 11483 Barnicle Bullet 17.33 ....................... M Grant 9 18378 Porky Pig 17.33 .........................A Bradshaw 10 77377 Cawbourne Arrow 17.48 ....................C Weir 8 2.10pm NINA’S GIRL FEATURE FINAL SPECAf, 520m

Wanganui gallops Today at Wanganui Raceway

Wanganui Jockey Club’s meeting at Wanganui on February 12. NZ Meeting number: 4. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8.

1 2.01pm (NZT) DOYLE & ASSOCIATES R75 1200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 18748 Manu d (5) 60.....................L Magorrian (a2) 2 73136 Dr Paul dm (3) 56.5 C O’............ Beirne (a3) 3 9x694 Tomsk d (1) 55.5 ......................J Shackleton 4 33578 Written Command td (2) 55.5.............M Hills 5 85264 Sound Barrier d (4) 55 ........ M Dravitzki (a1) 2 2.36pm QBE INSURANCE MDN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 46663 Via Dolorosa (6) 58.5 .....................H Tinsley 2 478x0 Crack A Tui h (3) 58.5.................. R Hannam 3 960x9 Von Toll h (1) 58.5 .........................L Allpress 4 67 All In Luck (4) 58 ............................ J Parkes 5 8 Master Patrick (5) 58 ............... D Turner (a1) 6 2590x Awesome Diva h (2) 56.5 ................R Myers

544. True Secret b (7) 56 ................... V Johnston 3.11pm NZ BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE F&M PEARL SERIES MDN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1360m 1 63942 Miss Kaylee h (3) 57.5 ....................R Myers 2 45573 Aly’s Belt (10) 57.5 ................... T Baker (a3) 3 4 Sanshin (5) 57.5.............................. K Myers 4 Carajean (6) 57.5 ...............................M Hills 5 9 Hotshot Lass (8) 57.5....................L Allpress 6 343. Effectav (2) 57 ............................ V Johnston 7 7453. Lilly Pins b (4) 57 ........................... J Parkes 8 47 Katie Spice (7) 57 ....................... D Johnson 9 5 Irish Whisper (9) 57 ............L Magorrian (a2) 10 57 Biddie Walker (1) 57 .................... R Hannam 4 3.47pm LOWE SCHOLLUM & JONES R65 1360 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1360m 1 97821 MacFinn (8) 59 ...............................H Tinsley 2 51. The Gore Harpoon (5) 58.5........ V Johnston 3 x5819 Caught Behind (4) 58.5 ........... D Turner (a1)

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02453 Gold Moet (7) 57 ......................... R Hannam 0x542 Dancer’s Tale tmh (6) 56.5 ............D Bradley 160x8 Lucky Belt t (3) 56.5 ....................... J Parkes 0x554 Moi Oh Ma (1) 56 ............................R Myers 19024 Aribasan (9) 55.5 ...............................M Hills 74986 Just A Lover h (2) 55 ................... D Johnson 5 4.23pm NZI INSURANCE MDN 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 2x23 Balham b (8) 58.5 .......................... J Parkes 2 747 Samogon (4) 58.5 ............................S Doyle 3 6x59 Yeager (7) 58.5...............................H Tinsley 4 668x Inner Ninja (3) 58.5 ......................... K Myers 5 05292 Trojan b (5) 58 ............................. D Johnson 6 878. Claude (1) 58 .............................. B Lammas 7 00x Lucquide (9) 58 ................................K Smith 8 0x902 Prioritise (6) 56.5................................M Hills 9 08646 Tiddly (2) 56 ................................ R Hannam 6 5.03pm RUAPEHU LIONS CLUB MEMORIAL R65

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Ashburton Guardian

Thursday, February 12, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Rowers beat out McCullum

■ FOOTBALL

PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 110215-DW-183

Summer football primes kids for winter Harry Spicer of Longbeach (left) is in control of the ball despite strong competition from Tinwald’s Sam Jessep (right) at the first week of junior summer league football at Argyle Park.

But junior footballers’ focus will quickly turn to the upcoming winter season.

Mid Canterbury United FC junior travelling teams will be having their first round of trials on Sunday at Argyle Park from 1pm. A second trial will be held on February 21 with scope for a third if required.

Mid Canterbury enter teams, 11th grade and above, into Mainland Football com-

petitions that play home and away games against teams from Christchurch, Selwyn and North Canterbury from April.

Registration for all junior teams, both travelling and the local competition, as well as senior football will be at Argyle Park on February 18 from 5pm.

Ryder says he’s good to fight Cricketer Jesse Ryder says there is no medical reason he should not step into the ring for a charity boxing match against Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater in Christchurch on March 28.

Ryder will be returning to the city where he was felled during a late night altercation for a fight that will take place exactly two years to the day after he sustained injuries that left him in a coma for three days.

Ryder says reports he suf-

fered a fractured skull during the incident – which still remain on his Wikipedia page – were incorrect. He had instead suffered only a minor concussion. The severity of his medical situation was because he had suffered breathing difficulties during the attack, he said.

“Personally I think it might have been just a minor concussion. I think it was when I aspirated my lungs was the main reason, that was the main thing

I struggled with after the incident happened. There are a lot of people saying I had a fractured skull and stuff like that but there was nothing like that.

“A lot of people have come out and said [I] shouldn’t be doing it but I have passed all my medicals. I passed all my concussions clinic neuro [psych] tests. I am happy with where I am at. If I had issues I wouldn’t have taken the fight on.”

The chances of Ryder receiv-

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ing much damage in the ring appear slim. During a face off with Slater, Ryder was clearly taller, had superior reach, younger and in much better shape. Ryder’s last boxing ‘match’ against a non-athlete, radio host Mark Watson, lasted just a matter of seconds.

Slater was remarkably bullish about his chances.

“I always back myself,” he said. “I am always a box of surprises.”

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The sustained success of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray extended to the supreme prize at the Halberg Awards last night.

The rowers would have faced a tougher battle than what they encounter on the water, with Brendon McCullum’s historic triple-century sure to have garnered a good share of votes, but the pair once again emerged triumphant.

Bond and Murray previously claimed New Zealand sport’s top prize in 2012, and the coxless pair’s dominance of rowing extends well beyond that victory. Through six seasons and 19 consecutive Fisa international regattas, Bond and Murray have remained unbeaten in their discipline, even forcing their fiercest rivals to switch classes and escape the juggernaut.

At Vector Arena last night that juggernaut swallowed up a couple of world champions, the globe’s top-ranked female golfer and a once-in-a-lifetime achievement from the Black Caps’ captain.

Bond and Murray opened the evening by taking the team of the year prize, seeing off stiff competition from the men’s sprint cyclists and the men’s 49er sailors, who both won world championships in 2014.

The pair then edged sportswoman of the year Lydia Ko, disabled sportsperson of the year Mary Fisher and sportsman of the year McCullum to clinch the supreme trophy.

It was their selection ahead of McCullum that would have raised the most eyebrows. The cricketer enjoyed a career year both off and on the pitch, standing up to corruption in the sport while leading the best Black Caps side in recent memory to a number of impressive wins.

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Talent spotters at the ready

By Caitlin Porter

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

The hunt for Mid Canterbury’s top netballers is on.

Mid Canterbury Netball is holding its emerging talent identification weekend at the Ashburton netball courts this Saturday from 10am to 3pm and Sunday from 10am to 2pm.

Coach Andrea Cousins said the weekend was an open training camp from which a Mid Canterbury Emerging Talent Squad would be selected.

“The philosophy behind it is to upskill and expose players to another level of netball.”

On the flip side, for the coaches it’s

all about experimenting with different coaching styles and being exposed to specialist coaches, Cousins said.

Last year, 37 prospective trialists turned out and Cousins was blown away by the calibre on display.

This year she will be assisted by eight local coaches, one Christchurch coach and local umpires.

Tactix players Hayley Saunders and Erikana Pederson will be taking specialist sessions on Saturday between 1pm and 3pm. Games will be held on Sunday from 12.30pm until 2pm.

If the weather doesn’t play along, the sessions will be moved to the Ashburton College gym.

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■ COAST TO COAST

In brief

Business pair scratch race itch

By Jonathan Leask

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Business partners Greg Hubbard and Ryan Ford are joining forces in a different endeavour this weekend, competing in the Coast to Coast.

Entered in the two-day team event, Hubbard and Ford are among hundreds of athletes that will run, bike and paddle their way from Kumara Beach on the West Coast to Sumner Beach on the East Coast this weekend.

The inspiration to enter came from Ford, who was a support crew member a few years ago.

“I guess I got a bit of an itch to do it and managed to con Greg into it early last year,” Ford said.

Ford will get things started on both days, with the short 3km run and 55km bike on Friday morning and then on Saturday the 70km kayak after taking up the challenge of learning to paddle.

“I had zero experience. I could hardly sit in the thing back in June when I started at the community pool.”

Under the guidance of fivetime competitor Tom Judkins, he’s got the hang of the thing.

“We don’t have a set goal but we just want to complete it really.”

Greg Hubbard and Ryan Ford are all set to traverse the South Island in this weekend’s Coast To Coast.

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For the challenging Goat Pass mountain run, Hubbard went on a guided tour.

“There was about 16 of us with three guides so it was a bit slow but they showed us the best route,” Hubbard said.

He went back later that week

and ran it himself but has only been back one more time.

“The birth our first child in December put a bit of a halt to a lot of the training.”

The new father can be excused for a slower run time after the arrival of his son Reu-

ben, but is simply focused on reaching the finish line on both days. Ford said that “Greg gets the glory” but the pair will just be happy to get to the finish.

“I’m not sure if it will be very glorious but it will be the end,” Hubbard said.

stepping up to the one-day after she finished fourth in the women’s two-day last year.

Greg Roadley will attempt his third one-day race.

Rugby referee Graham Shaw is back for a second effort in individual two-day which also features James Kay.

Jeremy Savage and Mark Saunders are in the tandem, a new two-day category this year where teams of two complete the course together.

Savage and Saunders have to bike and run in close proximity and will paddle in supplied double kayaks before riding to-

gether to the finish.

As well as the men’s team of Hubbard and Ford, there is Dan Dwyer and Phil Rogers and a mixed team of Kayla Frew and Hayden Bonnington.

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Introspection needed for Breakers By kris shannon The Breakers are turning inward in a bid to halt the hottest team in the Australian NBL. While the Adelaide 36ers’ run of seven straight wins has turned heads around the league, the Breakers are instead looking inside their own ahead of tonight’s clash at Vector Arena.

Playoff implications will imbue the encounter with real significance; both teams are heading to the post-season but their finishing position and, as such, their potential opposition, are yet to be determined.

But rather than speculating about the bigger picture, the Breakers were retaining their

All Whites v Korea The All Whites’ first match of 2015 is confirmed with Anthony Hudson’s side set to meet Asian Cup runners-up South Korea in Seoul. New Zealand will take on the 69th-ranked Korean team on March 31 as preparations continue for the first stage of 2018 World Cup qualifying later in 2015. New Zealand Football high performance director Fred de Jong was delighted to secure the match, as well as a week-long camp in Seoul, with South Korea easily fulfilling the criteria for opponents. - NZME

Rebels rattled

Currie back to defend longest day title Methven’s Braden Currie will be out to defend his title, seeking a third straight Coast to Coast longest day title.

Rob Nesbitt was a surprise in last year’s two-day event coming in fourth and will this year attempt the longest day.

Laura Thomas is another

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micro-focus in the build-up to the game, preferring to figure out what went wrong in Townsville last week and make plans to immediately fix the problem.

That disappointing defeat could cost the Breakers top spot and home advantage throughout the playoffs but Dean Vickerman was determined it would cost his side nothing more.

Which means, for the players and coaches, introspection.

“It’s just us,” Vickerman said.

“That was something that came out of our review from the game. We’ve always been like that – we’ve been best when we’re just focusing on what’s the next thing for us to do,

rather than what’s just happened.

“When our activity and our communication is great, it’s when we play great. We’ve just got to find those two things and how we get them motivated to make those two things happen. But for big games like this, there hasn’t been a problem in doing that.”

Tonight’s certainly counts as a big game. Instead of the safety surrounding their playoff fates rendering the meeting meaningless, such a late-season affair arrives with the additional possibility of another, do-or-die meeting in a couple of weeks.

The same will be true when

the Breakers play Perth on Sunday, and again when they clash with Cairns the following week.

Those four teams will decide the title and, in their final regular season outings, it remains to be seen whether they choose to play at full potential or reveal little about their prospects.

For the Breakers, according to Vickerman, only the former will aid in their quest to win back the trophy they claimed for three years straight earlier in the decade.

“You could meet any one of those teams in the finals,” the coach said of his charges’ next three opponents. “They’re quality match-ups and that’s the thing you want.”

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The Melbourne Rebels say there’s no ideal time to face the Crusaders despite the teams heading into their Super Rugby opening round clash in contrasting form. While the Rebels have won both of their pre-season matches the Crusaders have lost all three of theirs. But with the likes of All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw and five-eighth Dan Carter called into the squad, Melbourne know the seven-time champions will be tough to crack.

Traditionally slow starters, the Crusaders lost to the Waratahs by a point in last year’s final with Rebels coach Tony McGahan well aware of their class.

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Warriors compete Warriors coach Andrew McFadden is hoping competition for spots will bring out the best in his players when they take on Penrith in Saturday’s trial match in Rotorua.

McFadden has named a strong side after a largely inexperienced and experimental line-up fell 22-12 to the Titans in Toowoomba last Saturday, however several positions remain up for grabs ahead of their NRL opener against Newcastle on March 7.

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Mealamu out We know Keven Mealamu will sit out Super Rugby for a month but the Blues will begin the tournament with an entire All Black front row this weekend.

Having a repaired Tony Woodcock, James Parsons and Charlie Faumuina ready to tussle with the Chiefs at Albany on Saturday is encouraging for the Blues but nothing more. They had their tails trimmed against the Chiefs in a recent pre-season hit out at Whangarei although those games often give a false reading on what lies ahead.

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Mayfield Golf Club February 10 results: Ladies Opening Day (King Vase) Alison Vessey 102-3171 (King Vase Winner), runner-up on c/b Glenys Carr net 72; Stroke Round Results: 0-26 Glenys Carr 89-17-72; 27+ Val Schmack 114-42-72; ALT nearest pin 5 & 14 Glenys Carr; Hastings McLeod Property Brokers 2nd Shot 2 & 11 Lal Mulligan 0-29, Val Schmack 30+.

Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Section results: Competition 2nd Round Burrows Cup Maree Mooore and Mildred Williams. B Jackson 67 net c/b M Pawsey net 67 J Undy net 69 M Reddecliffe net 71 P Smith. Net 72 V Hampton 73 net c/b K Mc Auliffe net 73. Nearest The Pins No 2 Dairy Business Centre J Van der Heide No 6 Stables Restaurant T Clarke No 12 Mac and Maggies H Argyle No 16 Outdoor Adventure M Moore. 9 Hole Competition All Irons N Coster net 39 c/b J Cartwright.

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Ashburton Golf Club February 17 Mid-Week Women Rnd 1 Truman Trophy, Coronation Cup, Biddy Newton Trophy. Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters E. Porter and J. McKeown. Please report at least 15 minutes before your tee off time.

No.1 Tee 9.00 S. Lemon, K. Read, G. Lane.

9.06 J. Guilford, J. Williams, J. Ackerley.

9.12 W. Parr, M. Urquhart, D. Simmons. 9.18 B. Turton, R. Fail, E. Porter. 9.24 J. Welch, R. Bennett, K. Green 9.30 A. Hunt No.7 Tee. 9.18 F. Williamson, K. Robb, B. Davidson.

9.24 A. Grant, M. Watson, M. Stoddart.

No.10 Tee. 9.00 D. Hinton, D. Engelbrecht, B. Watkins. 9.06 V. Moore, H. Robertson, K. Shaw. 9.12 C. Trott, J. Mitchell, J. McArthur.

9.18 L. Wackrow, J. Montgomery, F. Matsinger 9.24 P. Bell, L. Small, J. McKeown 9.30 H. Ward, M. Bean, J. Leferink.

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Open Grade Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre February 14 A Reserve 12.15pm Hampstead v; Hinds/Longbeach; Lowcliffe v Methven; Allenton Green v Allenton Blue A Grade 1.15pm Hinds/Mayfield v Hampstead; Allenton v Dorie/ Fairton; Tinwald v Methven

Ashburton Children’s Athletic Club February 4 Shot Put Girls 9yrs 1 Felicity Pye 6.35m 2 Emma Becroft 5.74m 3 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 5.67m 4 Rosaria Gibson 4.68m 5 Phoebe Harbutt 4.61m 6 Sarah Wilcox 4.54m Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 8.41m Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 6.27m 2 Emma Stagg 6.24m Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 6.90m 2 Matheson Colquhoun 6.26m 3 Jack McKenzie 4.53m Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 7.75m 2 Ryan McNulty 6.85m 3 Jake Jackways 5.44m 4 Michael Munro 4.81m Discus Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 16.85m 2 Amelia McKeown 16.27m 3 Harmyn McLean 15.07m Girls 11yrs 1 Mia Pearson 15.51m 2 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 15.01m 3 Isabella Gibson 11.96m Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Hooley 17.96m 2 Grayson McLean 17.46m Boys 14yrs 1 Matthew Clough 31.68m 2 Oliver McKeown 21.18m Long Jump Girls 7yrs 1 Georgina Gibson 2.57m 2 Abby Henderson-Geddes 2.40m 3 Emily-Jane Elliot 2.35m 4 Adasyin McLean 2.30m 5 Eleanor Ross 2.24m 6 Casey Cousins 1.93m Girls 8yrs 1 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 2.71m 2 Ashley Andrews 2.49m 3 Angel Spooner 2.48m 4 Nevaeh Green-Thompson 2.39m 5 Laura Cameron 2.22m 6 Riana Shaw 2.13m 7 Mollie McLauchlan 1.68m Boys 7yrs 1 Ollie Jackways 2.92m 2 Joshua Eketone 2.51m 3 Liam Stewart 2.32m 4 Samuel Pye 2.16m 5 Tomas Harrison 2.13m 6 Reuben McKeown 2.04m 7 Fin Gibson 1.80m Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 3.11m 2 Jonty Ross 2.89m 3 Tom McKenzie 2.72m 4 William Saunders 2.63m 5 Ollie Munro 2.22m High Jump Girls 10yrs 1 Ella Pearson 1.15m 2 Amelia McKeown 1.10m 3 Harmyn McLean 95cm Girls 11yrs 1 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 1.20m 2 Mia Pearson 1.20m 3 Isabella Gibson 1.10m 4 Jenna Borthwick 1.05m Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 1.38m Girls 13yrs 1 Emma Stagg 1.25m 2 Amy Pearson 1.20m 3 Natasha Waddell 1.20m

Track – 60m Girls 7yrs 1 Abby Henderson-Geddes 10.54 2 Georgina Gibson 10.75 3 Eleanor Ross 11.43 4 EmilyJane Elliot 11.82 5 Ella Colquhoun 12.86 Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 10.17 2 Charlotte BotaWilson 10.45 3 Ashley Andrews 10.67 4 Laura Cameron 11.08 5= Mollie McLauchlan & Nevaeh Green-Thompson 11.98 6 Riana Shaw 12.43 Girls 9yrs 1 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 9.21 2 Emma Becroft 9.36 3 Rosaria Gibson 9.76 4 Sarah Wilcox 10.30 5 Felicity Pye 10.73 6 Phoebe Harbutt 11.20 Boys 7yrs 1 Joshua Eketone 10.35 2 Liam Stewart 10.61 3 Tomas Harrison 10.95 4 Samuel Pye 11.35 5 Ollie Jackways 11.75 6 Reuben McKeown 12.90 7 Fin Gibson 13.25 Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenize 9.54 2 William Lemon 9.83 3 Jonty Ross 10.41 4 Ollie Munro 10.69 5 William Saunders 11.04 Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 9.49 2 Daniel Cousins 9.82 3 Hugh Saunders 9.90 Track – 200m Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 34.19 2 Catelyn Henderson-Geddes 35.02 3 Rosaria Gibson 35.31 4 Sarah Wilcox 35.81 5 Felicity Pye 36.42 6 Pheobe Harbutt 37.02 Boys 7yrs 1 Liam Stewart 38.12 2 Tomas Harrison 38.89 3 Ollie Jackways 41.48 4 Joshua Eketone 42.45 5 Samuel Pye 43.65 6 Reuben McKeown 46.91 7 Fin Gibson 49.29 Boys 8yrs 1 William Lemon 36.17 2 Tom McKenize 37.18 3 Ollie Munro 39.00 4 Jonty Ross 39.95 5 William Saunders 41.88 Boys 9yrs 1 Izak Derik-Westaway 33.81 2 Daniel Cousins 35.22 Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 30.32 2 Grayson McLean 31.71 3 Ben Hooley 49.79 Boys 14yrs 1 Matthew Clough 29.60 2 Oliver McKeown 32.05 Track – 400m Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 1.06.68?

Girls 13yrs 1 Natasha Waddell 1.09.18 2 Amy Pearson 1.10.00 3 Emma Stagg 1.15.30 Track – 1500m Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 7.12.06 Girls 11yrs 1 Isabella Gibson 5.23.56 2 Jenna Borthwick 6.03.23 Boys 10yrs 1 Matheson Colquhoun 6.04.75 2 Jackson Ross 6.51.41 3 Jack McKenzie 7.08.18 Boys 11yrs 1 Jake Jackways 5.31.45 2 Micheal Munro 6.36.10

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10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 2pm Four Weddings USA 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia PGR The contestants open their mystery boxes, finding ingredients chosen by their loved ones. 0 8:55 Offspring AO 0 9:55 The Guess List 0 10:50 One News Tonight 0

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2am Rugby League – Charity Shield (Replay) Dragons v Rabbitohs.

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6am Halberg Awards (Replay) From Vector Arena in Auckland.

8:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Day One. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

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Kevin Costner. 8:55 The Making Of 3:30 Golf – Big Break Cancun, Johnny English Reborn PG 9:15 Mexico.

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The Black Caps rolled South Africa in a warm-up game at Hagley Oval yesterday. They open their Cricket World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Black Caps spank SA New Zealand gave South Africa a serious spanking in their final World Cup warmup at Hagley Oval yesterday.

Having won the toss, New Zealand rattled up 331 for eight in their 50 overs then rolled South Africa for 197 to win the unofficial game by 134 runs.

At one point South Africa were 31 for four from which there was no comeback.

The departure of captain AB de Villiers and Wayne Parnell in Dan Vettori’s second over reduced them to 62 for six and the

innings ended in the 45th over.

The South African chase was undermined from the start, chiefly through left armer Trent Boult, who whizzed through Rilee Rossouw, Faf du Plessis and David Miller inside his first four overs, his opening spell producing three for 27 off six overs.

Boult finished with five for 51.

The only bright spot for South Africa was 80 from JP Duminy, who put on 121 with Vernon Philander for the seventh wicket. New Zealand looked sharper in the field and with the ball

than South Africa, who clearly treated the game as a middle wicket practice.

Kane Williamson top scored in the New Zealand innings with an impressive 66 in 53 balls.

Openers Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill put on a brisk 57, captain McCullum making 59 off 45 balls.

McCullum and Williamson added a bracing 70 in 8.4 overs, Williamson at one point taking top class seamer Vernon Philander for boundaries in three successive balls.

Every New Zealand batsman reached double figures, apart from Tim Southee, who came in during the final over.

Seamers Kyle Abbott, Philander and Parnell took two wickets apiece.

Unlike some of the warmups played in Australia this week, the match was played before a healthy sprinkling of fans, some waving South African flags.

Some of the South African fielding lacked the usual sharpness to be expected from one of the game’s best fielding outfits.

All South Africa’s bowlers had a spell, apart from their topranked bowler, Dale Steyn.

New Zealand open the cup against Sri Lanka on the same ground on Saturday while South Africa head to Hamilton tomorrow where they will open their campaign against neighbours Zimbabwe on Sunday.

Zimbabwe pulled off a surprise at Lincoln yesterday beati n g Sri Lanka by seven wickets.

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