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There was just one word for the mood in Ashburton’s Bung the Bore camp yesterday and that was elation.

The community group is claiming a win for commonsense over commercial gain with the Ashburton District Council’s decision to halt the sale of land in its business estate to a company that planned to bottle and sell water.

Bung the Bore mounted a strong campaign opposing the activation of a water

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consent on Lot 9. This involved rallies and meetings; an on-line petition that was presented to the council as part of a public submission on June 30 and a huge publicity campaign through Facebook.

Late last week the council decided to cancel its sale and purchase agreement with potential buyer NZ Pure Blue, citing the company’s failure to provide critical business information by June 30 as its reason for canning the sale. When the company’s managing director Roydon Hartnett asked for an extension of time

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With that decision, it was very clear, the voice of the community had been heard, said the Bung the Bore organiser Jen Branje.

With the Ashburton deal halted, the group would be taking a breather and gathering its thoughts, but it was unlikely to disband, she said.

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■ FARMING AWARD

Leaders in precision ag

By Michelle NelsoN

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Methven farmers Craige and Roz Mackenzie are heading to the United States to collect an international farming award to be presented at the InfoAg 2016 conference.

The couple own Greenvale Pastures, a fully irrigated cropping operation, growing a wide variety of specialist seed crops, including hybrid carrots and radish, faba beans, plantain, chicory, wheat and ryegrass, using precision farming techniques.

They also run a high-output

dairy farm milking 1200 cows.

Together with daughter Jemma Mulvihill, the Mackenzie’s have become industry leaders in the field of precision agriculture, establishing AgriOptics in 2010.

The company utilises precision agriculture technology to provide agronomic support and solutions to farmers and provides a platform for data management in their farming businesses.

Agri-Optics NZ is now recognised as New Zealand’s leading precision agriculture company.

Mr Mackenzie was nominated

for the PrecisionAg Farmer of the Year award by Colorado State University precision agriculture professor and former chairman of the International Society of Precision Agriculture Raj Khosla, who he met while on his Nuffield Scholarship in 2008.

The Mackenzie’s are quietly chuffed with the accolade.

“It recognises what people are doing and the use of different precision agriculture techniques, but for us it the fact that we see what’s going on around the world and how our team, including Jemma and Paul Russell,

take that information and implement it in our day-to-day business,” Mr Mackenzie said.

“It’s really great for New Zealand to be able to say to the rest of the world that there’s some pretty cool things going on down here in terms of precision ag.

“We are right up there with what’s going on internationally.”

The couple leave at the end of the month and will be away for three weeks, combining tourism with the opportunity to look at new advances in precision agriculture, including a visit to Ohio University.

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Power outage after truck hits power pole By coliN eNgelBrecht colin.e@theguardian.co.nz

Hinds and Ashburton fire brigades were called out to Dobson’s Road yesterday at 11am after a truck collided with a power pole.

The McMillan Drilling Group truck was seriously damaged and the power pole was broken into three pieces.

There were no injuries and the sole occupant of the vehicle walked away from the crash.

As a result of the collision power was knocked out, affecting around 10 customers.

EA Networks restored power at around 2.20pm the same day.

Police Constable Peter Van Den Dorpe said investigations were ongoing as to the cause of the crash.

Right - The McMillan Drilling Group truck and a Hinds Rural Fire service vehicle on Dobson’s road after the truck collided with a power pole.

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Christchurch man facing jail time, says judge

By Kurt Bayer A Christchurch man who tried to “blackmail” a woman into meeting him by posting a naked photo of her on Instagram has been warned by a judge that he could go to jail.

Thomas James Burborough, 28, exchanged intimate photographs with a 27-year-old woman earlier this year, Christchurch District Court heard yesterday.

Afterwards, Burborough threatened to put naked photos of her on the internet if she did not meet with him.

On June 18, the victim went to Christchurch Central Police Station to make a complaint about the threats.

While making her statement to police, Burborough posted a picture of her naked body on popular social media site Instagram.

Police said the move was designed by Burborough to “further threaten and intimidate the victim into meeting with him”.

The next day, police raided Burborough’s house.

They found several containers of high-quality cannabis in nine bags. Officers also found a set of scales and some small bags for packaging the cannabis for supply in his bedroom.

When spoken to by police, Burborough apologised for posting the image online.

Yesterday, Burborough pleaded guilty to charges of causing harm by posting digital communication under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 and possession for supply of cannabis.

Judge Stephen O’Driscoll ordered the destruction of all images relating to the victim from Burborough’s computer hard drive.

He remanded him on bail to be sentenced on September 14 and called for home detention and community sentence reports but said that was no indication of what the final sentence will be.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Paper, Scissors, Rock! a school holiday hit

BY EMMA MOODY

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Ashburton Museum’s new interactive exhibit has been a hit for the school holidays.

Paper, Scissors, Rock! opened last Saturday and museum director Tanya Robinson said children have been enjoying the collection of vintage games and activities.

“The weekend staff said the kids are really enjoying it and the trail is being very well used,” she said.

The museum has an interactive comment wall and Ms Robinson said comments from the children have been positive.

“There has been some really great feedback and kids are getting really creative with the wall we have,” she said.

Paper, Scissors, Rock! is comprised of vintage toys, games and activities which have been part of previous exhibitions at the museum.

The exhibit has pieces ranging from a tyrannosaurus rex floor puzzle, which is two feet wide and three feet high, to vintage porcelain dolls.

Paper, Scissors, Rock! runs from July 9 to October 10.

One of Ashburton Museum’s staff, John Morgon, shows two girls around the new Paper, Scissors, Rock! exhitbit on Sunday.

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■ TRAFFIC CAMERAS

Smile, you’re on traffic cam

BY LINDA CLARKE

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New traffic monitoring cameras will help keep an eye on Ashburton’s state highways and main intersections.

One new camera has been installed at the intersection of Havelock and West streets and another will be installed on new traffic lights at the intersection of East and South streets when Countdown’s new supermarket is built there later this year.

Another camera is proposed for the Walnut and West streets’ roundabout.

The three new cameras are in addition to an existing camera at the intersection of Moore and West streets.

All are operated by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

Canterbury West Coast journey manager Lee Wright said the extra cameras would provide a broader, better and realtime picture of traffic issues in Ashburton.

The camera locations are the places most affected by congestion and where delays can occur at peak hours.

The camera at Moore and West streets had been the only eye on traffic flow in Ashburton for several years.

The camera is remotely operated by the NZTA’s Christchurch transport operations centre, which operates the town’s traffic signals as a one-network operation for the NZTA and the Ashburton District Council.

Ms Wright said the installation of the new traffic observation cameras would help aid the operations centre to optimise traffic signal operation, assist NZTA observe traffic flows, re-

spond to incidents, better communicate to emergency services and better communicate and report in real time any issues on the network with Ashburton drivers.

“The key goal is to improve the information back to our customers.”

The fixed cameras can be accessed by the public for oneminute updates on the Transport for Christchurch website (http://tfc.govt.nz/current-conditions/cameras/ – look about halfway down the camera list for Moore West).

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Scrapped Lot 9 a ‘win’ From P1 “This is a deep issue and we’d like to lend our support to other communities. We hope this will be a catalyst for change because water is such an important issue in Canterbury.”

Once the group had recharged its batteries, the future of the consent on Lot 9 would be followed up, Ms Branje said. “This is not the end of it. The council needs to null and void that consent.”

Fighting the consent activation had taken a huge toll on Bung the Bore’s small team of organisers, but the rewards had come in having the water bottling deal cancelled, she said.

“We’ve had huge support and this has made people talk about water and think about water.”

Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay disputes that it was community pressure that saw the deal with NZ Pure Blue canned.

“This was a straight commercial decision. We have said we will, and we will, discuss their concerns at the next council meeting on July 28.

In terms of the future of Lot 9 and the Lot 9 consent, Mr McKay said decisions would not be made during the final weeks of this council term; those decisions were decisions for the next council.

“We could cancel this consent, but why would you? It was issued as water for commercial activities.

This was to protect the town water supply if an industry came along and wanted lots of water. Other lots out there are on the town supply.”

While there had been parties interested in Lot 9 in the past, NZ Pure Blue was the first written offer received, he said. There is still one other party interested in the site, but nothing would be taken further now until the new council term.

If any good had come out of the failed deal, it was that it made it very clear how little people understood about the way the district’s water system worked and how much education was needed, Mr McKay said.

“I’m certainly disappointed with that general lack of understanding.

The new council will have to work with other parties more closely to make sure people understand how the water cycle works in this district.”

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Eager to learn the art of embroidery

Popular toilet block The new toilet block in Hinds has become the rural village’s most popular spot. The facilities in the Hinds Domain opened earlier this year and their popularity has occasionally led to minor parking congestion. While most people appear to appreciate the new, state-of-the-art facilities, Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin wants users to keep their eyes open for any vandalism, graffiti or other damage occurring at the toilets. When the water supply to the toilets was installed, the council also upgraded the water reticulation system in the domain. The sewage system for the toilet block has been designed to cater for the new fire shed and rugby changing rooms.

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Ashford’s Craft Shop was home to the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild kids craft day yesterday.

Nola Sim was the organiser for the third year in a row and said it was a great place to be.

“It was such a cold day and it was just so nice to see a group of young ladies eager to learn,” she said. Seven girls came to the workshop and many of them had attended before today.

“We try to have a workshop twice a year in the school holidays, running for one day. “It used to run for three mornings but we found it works better this way,” she said.

Mrs Sim said she gets a group of embroidery guild members to help thread the needles, tie knots in the thread and to help the attendees with their technique.

The group started working on bracelets but ended up making bookmarks. “It’s great to watch the girls’ just flow with their ideas,” she said.

Mrs Sim said one of the highlights is passing on the knowledge to the next generation.

“If you ask any of the ladies, they would agree, it’s nice to see a group of young girls who want to learn.”

Name correction A story in Saturday’s Guardian about Ashburton’s Friends of Tuarangi reunion, gave an incorrect name; one of those receiving awards for long service was Bernice Dawson, not Bernice Davidson.

AgriKidsNZ contest Paige Leak, Rachel Leak and Samantha Henson learning the art of embroidery at yesterday’s embroidery workshop.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Water restrictions resume

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton gardeners’ hosing holiday is over.

The Ashburton District Council has decided the one summer no-hosing restrictions ban won’t be repeated, and the urban area will revert to the tough three-tier restriction scheme that traditionally has struck a sour note with gardeners.

It had tried what it called a ‘trust and educational approach’ to keeping home water use at a reasonable level, but, in spite of the maximum consumption level being breached on just two occasions, consumption over the

summer was up by 26 per cent.

Last year’s hosing ban free summer was mayor Angus McKay’s brainchild. He believed that through a Smart Water education programme and common sense, residents would take a moderate approach to hosing.

Councillors had two options – apply restrictions on a conservative basis or continue to only apply restrictions if there was a drop in well levels, assets manager Andrew Guthrie said.

While water use was up over the summer, however, Mr Guthrie said the council did not receive any complaints about failing service.

He might have been the instigator of the no-restriction regime, but Mr McKay said the overall increase in consumption convinced him that a return to restrictions was the way to go.

“We need to protect this resource for the future. We ought to be taking every opportunity to manage our water resource as well as possible; if we can do this by reducing consumption by 26 per cent with restrictions, then we should,” he said.

Not everyone agreed.

Councillor Stuart Wilson didn’t agree. Farmers used water up to the limit of their consent and people in town should be able to

do the same thing, he said.

“We have oodles of water. It’s good for people in town to be able to use water if we’re below our consent.”

Councillor Neil Brown pointed out that there had been no loss of service and over the past summer even though there were a significant number of new connections and for the first time, the scheme provided water to Lake Hood properties.

The urban water supply is consented for up to 20,000 cumecs per day; using an extra 26 per cent of water last summer added $135,000 to the council’s budget.

Mid Canterbury schools competed well, but were out of the top three placings at the AgriKidsNZ and TeenAg national competitions at the weekend. The contests were held as part of the Young Farmer of the Year event in Timaru. The Mt Somers Musterers came ninth in the AgriKidsNZ. The event was won by East Coast, with a team of Tinui School taking top honours.

Putaruru College was second and Southland Boys’ High School third.

Mount Hutt College was competing in the TeenAg competition and took out the speech component by 0.7 of a point from Napier Boys, with a score of 92.3 out of 100. East Coast also won the TeenAg contest, with Rathkeale College first, Napier Boys’ High School second and Kamo High School third.

Seven injured Seven people are in Christchurch Hospital after a road accident in Tekapo yesterday. A rescue helicopter and ambulance were sent to the accident which happened at about 8.15am. One person was in a serious condition and six others suffered minor injuries.

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■ WEATHER

More severe weather to come Another frosty start was expected for Mid Canterbury people again today.

While Mt Hutt Skifield made use of the cold temperatures yesterday to fire up the snowmaking guns, down on the plains people were scraping ice off their windscreens to drive to work and breaking ice on drinking troughs.

At the Ashburton Airport, the mercury plunged to -4.1°C, making it the third coldest MetService-monitored spot in the country behind Spring’s Junction and Gore (both on -4.8°C).

Closer to Methven, Craige Mackenzie recorded -5.5°C on his farm.

The ice at the Staveley rink is

still not thick enough for skating though. About 2.5cm had formed across the skating surface by the weekend and yesterday’s frost added another few centimetres, but with rain and warmer weather forecast for later this week, rink minders were not hopeful of reaching the 10cm ice base required.

Further south, State Highway 8 between Tekapo and Twizel was closed because of severe ice after a spate of accidents.

A man with serious injuries and a woman with moderate injuries were flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter when their car came off the road at 8.15am. Just under an hour later a second car rolled on the

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same stretch of road.

A police spokeswoman said icy conditions had left the road treacherous to travel on with motorists struggling to keep traction.

There had been several minor accidents along the 55km stretch of highway and those who had managed to get through described the journey as extremely difficult.

The MetService is warning the next batch of severe weather will hit the country tonight, with heavy rain, strong winds and snow at higher levels as a front crosses New Zealand.

A frontal rain band will reach the South Island first, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and

strong winds to the West Coast.

Significant rain is forecast for the headwaters of the Otago and Canterbury lakes and rivers, the rain band then moves on to the North Island.

“The strongest winds are forecast for central parts of the South Island along with Wellington and the Wairarapa, where damaging severe gales are possible,” said meteorologist Emma Blades. People were advised to keep an eye out for forecast updates.

Once the main rain band has moved through, the flow turns westerly and snow is expected about the Southern Alps, which should provide a boost for skifields.

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Fundraiser for foster children Two stunning performances Tinwald School students Ella Hudson (left) and Leah Hollis, both 5, surrounded by their peers during the school’s mufti day to raise funds for Foster Hope on Friday. The student council organised the fundraiser to enable school backpacks filled with a book, pyjamas, toiletries and a soft toy to be given to foster children in New Zealand.

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Ashburton Christian School students put on two stunning shows of Courageous at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Friday. The production, written by Alisha Woods, told the story of a young man’s journey to stand up for what he believes in. Two shows were performed, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening.

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■ HONG KONG

10,000 lightning strikes Meteorologists were shaking their heads at the weekend after Hong Kong was hit by thousands of lightning strikes in an epic 12-hour thunder storm.

Over 10,000 cloud-toground lightning strikes were recorded by the Hong Kong Observatory during a 12-hour thunderstorm on Saturday and Sunday, following the city’s hottest day since 1968, with temperatures soaring past 37°C. The city also saw over 3000 cloud-to-cloud lightning strikes.

The Observatory issued a thunderstorm warning at 6.45pm on Saturday, urging members of the public to get off high ground and seek shelter.

The Observatory’s Tam Yee-ting told the South China Morning Post the number of strikes was “very high” for a summer storm, and surpassed the July 2005 24-hour record of 9966 strikes.

However, because the strikes spanned over two days, they might not go down in the record books.

Tam said the high temperatures boosted convection, creating unstable air in the upper atmosphere, fuelling the thunderstorm.

Tom Grundy, editor of the independent Hong Kong Free

Which one is Reese?

It was like looking in a mirror when Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon uploaded of a new snap with teen daughter Ava Phillippe to Instagram.

With their matching blonde locks, big blue eyes and full-lipped smiles, they could have passed more for sisters than mother and daughter. Ava, 16, is Oscar-winning actress Witherspoon’s eldest child from her marriage to actor ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, 41. Sharing the photo with her 6.4 million followers, she wrote alongside it: “Mother daughter time.” She signed off with a series of heart emojis.

Hong Kong was hit by a record of over 10,000 lightning strikes at the weekend.

Press, tweeted the exact point when the storm overtook 10,000 strikes, posting dramatic photographs of the lightning show sent in by members of the public.

By last night the tally since the start of the storm was above 1140 strikes, said the Observa-

tory, which is still maintaining a thunderstorm warning.

Film-maker Martin Williams posted a clip to YouTube on Sunday, showing the storm from Cheung Chau, with Hong Kong’s lights shining in the distance.

Grundy later tweeted an-

other batch of dramatic shots of the lightning show.

Most strikes hit the New Territories and Lantau Island, continuing well into Sunday.

Hong Kong PR manager Greg Cole posted a picture on Twitter showing the storm lighting up the city centre.

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■ UNITED STATES

Tensions rise after fatal Houston shooting Activists and community leaders said yesterday they are monitoring the investigation of a fatal shooting in which two Houston police officers killed a man who authorities say had pointed a gun at officers after ignoring commands to drop the weapon.

The Houston chapters of the NAACP and Black Lives Matter say they are waiting for more details about the shooting of 38-year-old Alva Braziel.

The two officers were on a routine patrol around 12:40 am Sunday when they came across Braziel, who was in the

middle of the street, holding a revolver in his hand and acting erratically, said Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva.

The officers ordered Braziel to drop his weapon and at least one witness at the scene was also asking him to do the same, Silva said.

Braziel then pointed the gun in the air then brought it to his waist level, pointing directly at the officers, she said.

“The officers are not only in fear of their safety but for the safety of the witnesses and they discharged their weapons,” Silva said.

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A meaty matter Beyonce had £1000 (NZ$1772) worth of meat delivered to her entourage before her concert. The Hold Up hitmaker made the mighty meaty order with local butchers W.H. Frost and it consisted of 200 gammon steaks, 200 chicken thighs, 140 chicken supremes and 100 boneless chicken fillets.

Meanwhile, fans who had purchased VIP tickets for the “Formation World Tour” – costing around £200 (NZ$354) - were given the added bonus of six whole fillet steaks to gnaw between them. And that’s not all, the R&B superstar’s tour rider also demanded 12 ice-cream vans sit backstage at the Emirates Old Trafford ground. A source told the Sun newspaper: “Working for Beyonce is gruelling labour but she makes sure her team are well fed.”

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Beard said the EU already had free-trade agreements with other

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Pengxin NZ Farm Group CEO resigns

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Andy Macleod operations. The board is chaired by former Fonterra Co-operative Group director Greg Gent and includes directors Matt Ross, Craig Hurst, Terry Lee and Tony Nie. Shangai Pengxin hit the headlines in September last year after the government scuttled its proposed $88 million purchase of Lochinver farm, saying the transaction failed on the test of providing a substantial benefit to New Zealand.

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by Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhaobai, which had agreed to buy the 13,843 hectare farm near Lake Taupo from concrete, quarrying and engineering firm Stevenson Group in 2014.

Lochinver was then sold to New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms, and Pengxin withdrew from buying the neighbouring Taharua Farm, and a separate deal to buy the so-called ‘Pinny’ farms in Northland.

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■ NEW ZEALAND WOOL AUCTION

Wool auction volumes at six-year low

BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand’s 2015/16 wool auction season attracted the lowest volume in at least six years, reflecting a decline in the national sheep flock and as farmers sold wool through private contracts.

Some 445,477 bales were offered at auction in the year through June, 4.9 per cent below the 468,165 bales offered at auc-

tion a year earlier and the lowest level since AgriHQ began collecting the data in the 2009/10 season. The latest seasonal data is 18 per cent below the five-year average, AgriHQ said.

Declining wool auction volumes reflect a drop in the country’s sheep flock to the lowest in more than 70 years, higher sheep slaughter rates due to dry conditions and an increased focus on

meat-producing breeds. Some farmers are also selling their wool through private contracts rather than at auction in anticipation of higher returns and reduced commodity market volatility.

New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of crossbred wool, and the fibre is the country’s 14th largest commodity export, worth $793 million in the year through May. – NZME

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BY TINA MORRISON Andy Macleod, the chief executive of the Chinese-owned Pengxin New Zealand Farm Group, has resigned.

Macleod has led the group since April 2013, overseeing the management of the 16 Central North Island ‘Crafar’ farms, part of New Zealand’s largest familyowned dairy business which had been put into receivership, and 13 farms in Canterbury previously owned by Synlait Farms, which supplies processor Synlait Milk.

Milk New Zealand, Shanghai Pengxin Group’s local unit, said it appreciated Macleod’s contribution to the business and wished him well for the future. The statement from managing director Terry Lee didn’t say why Macleod had resigned, although it said recruitment is under way for a new chief executive. The resignation took effect from July 8.

An advisory board has been established for the farm group, which will oversee the appointment of a new chief executive and advise the company on farm

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“I think the EU was wanting to send a signal that things were business as usual as far as they were concerned so that’s very encouraging as the EU is a big trade

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had already got under way for a New Zealand EU free-trade agreement, so when Brexit came along there was some concern that it might get sidelined,” she said.

countries which put New Zealand at a competitive disadvantage.

McClay met British trade and investment, Lord Price and EU Trade Commissioner Cecelia Malmström, who confirmed that New Zealand remained on track to negotiate an agreement with the EU. McClay said there had been considerable effort put into negotiations by both sides, with a high quality trade agreement being beneficial for both parties.

“We have a lot in common with the EU, including working toward further trade rules around agriculture, SMEs, and services in the World Trade Organisation,” McClay said.

“This co-operation will continue, as will our access to the EU market, valued at $8.6 billion per year.”

Beard said the positive sentiment from the UK was also good news for New Zealand when it looked to renegotiate its free trade deal.

The high New Zealand dollar had been proving tough for exporters, with Beard saying manufacturing exporters were particularly concerned.

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News that a free-trade agreement with the European Union is still on track, despite Brexit, has been welcomed by New Zealand’s export sector.

Trade Minister Todd McClay was in Shanghai this weekend at the G20 trade ministers meeting, and said he had been assured that New Zealand’s trade interests would not be negatively affected

by Brexit.

“I have sought, and received, assurances that the trade relationship we share with the EU and the UK will continue and that New Zealand will be involved in any discussions between the EU and UK in relation to anything that involves our trade,” McClay said.

“All parties spoke of the need for calm reflection and an orderly process of discussion on trade.”

Export New Zealand executive director Catherine Beard said the news was extremely positive for the export sector, which had been worried about the impact of Brexit on free-trade negotiations.

“It has been concerning, there’s a lot of uncertainty,” Beard said.

“It’s really positive that the trade minister has had those assurances.

“The preliminary work and talks

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OUR VIEW

Understanding the water beneath our feet

Sue Newman

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here are likely to be many truths behind the abandoned deal by the Ashburton District Council to sell land to a water bottling company, but there is one truth that’s glaringly obvious – most people do not understand how the district’s underground water system works.

And we’ve never had to bother about this. We’ve turned on the tap, turned on the irrigator and water has flowed.

The dealings of water zone committees, irrigation committees and the business of water consents has been something we’ve probably never given too much thought to – until now.

This deal and the fight by community action group Bung the Bore to have the sale stopped, has made us think.

Regardless of which side we support, water and the future of water in our district is now at the forefront of most people’s minds.

The cancelled deal can be counted in both wins and losses. One loss is in a business that would have created more than 100 jobs; the other in the opportunity to have our rail shunting yard moved from inner town to business estate – at someone else’s cost.

The win, however, comes in the community awareness that has been created around water.

As arguments have raged over the rights and wrongs of the Lot 9 deal, the one fact that has become very clear, is that few of us really understand the district’s underground water network.

While the scientists and our water zone committee may have a thorough understanding of aquifers, recharge, storage and water wastage, most people don’t.

And that means a huge education programme is needed.

For decades we’ve sunk wells, watched our rivers in low flows and in flood and accepted that millions of litres of unused water ran out to sea.

Farming practices changed, borderdyke irrigation arrived, agriculture intensified and multiple wells were dug and water was poured on to land. It continued to run out to sea.

Now we understand the value of storing water, saving water and using water only when and where it is needed but through all of that change, most of us still don’t really understand what happens with water and why.

YOUR VIEW School performance Through your paper we would like to thank the Ashburton Christian School for inviting us to their performance of Courageous on Friday at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

The work that all the students and stage helpers had put in was obvious.

It took us on a thought-provoking journey. We are looking forward to next year’s performance. A big well done to all involved.

Residents and helpers Princes Court Dementia Care

Lot 9 Hmm, your news item reports two parties expressing dissatisfaction; as having conscience, accountability and leadership to end negotiations; yet neither, that community concern had any part to play in their taking of

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the moral high ground.

Taking no notice of community opinion is not a good look for someone who needs to save his mayoralty; a good step toward that, would be to undertake and publicise an enacted guaranteed removal of the council’s water resource consent from the industrial park water take red zone.

Ken Leadley

Undeserved abuse I was enjoying a meaningful conversation with a friend in a supermarket recently when a passerby established that I lived on a farm and sidled close to me, uncomfortably in my space.

She self-righteously announced she was a “Greenie” and absolutely hated farmers.

A tirade of verbal abuse tumbled out about what terrible people we are and I have never been confronted with such rude-

by David Fletcher

ness before, particularly when out shopping. We are all trying to make a living in difficult times, doing our best for our family and community but there is so much dissention everywhere today.

They are still great times we live in but we are victims of our own success with so many wanting to live here.

That puts a lot of demand for water alone, which today comes mainly from underground.

Once we would have had water races and rainwater to subsidise our supply, but the water is no longer regarded as safe.

An item on television recently also had many facts wrong about water usage on the farms.

Many farmers, as well as ourselves, have spent nearly a million dollars on water storage and hardware and that money has all gone into the community.

So please leave me to shop for my groceries in peace.

Annette Tindall

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you learn any new words during Maori Language Week?

No 81%

Yes 19%

Today’s online poll question Q: Are you happy about the Lot 9 deal being canned by council?

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

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haremilking is unique to New Zealand, has served our industry well and allowed progression.

It has also provided the dairy sector access to innovative and fresh thinking.

When other dairy industries around the world complain they struggle to attract the next generation, sharemilking here has provided the means for succession in our industry.

The current climate has seen a number of sharemilkers leave. It’s not because they are poor farmers. Many are very good farmers, but timing has not been in their favour.

While there is the adage that one person’s loss is another’s opportunity, we don’t want a situation where we lose too many of the next generation.

We need to ensure our sharemilking system is robust enough to handle the volatility we are experiencing right now. There needs to be flexibility to ensure that during the poor times the hardship is evenly balanced, and during good times the gain is also balanced appropriately.

There’s been plenty of talk about system change on our farms. Much of that is about going back to feeding all grass.

But is the message the likes of DairyNZ is giving out, the same as what farmers are hearing?

I think there might be a little bit lost in translation, does maximising your pasture usage mean “all grass”?

The other changes we might need to be considering are debt levels. When compared to other countries reliant on agriculture, we have very high debt.

There are several factors for that, in many cases farmers in those countries haven’t been able to expand because of regulations, thus they haven’t needed to borrow.

Or they have had volatility from other factors, such as weather in Australia, which means they have a mind-set around managing that and so carry less debt.

Whether it’s a conscious decision or an inbuilt setting that no-one has considered and just occurs, I can’t tell you. But the facts are, they have less debt.

We have been able to handle higher debt levels, simply because returns have been good with the weather generally temperate. It allows us to take more risk in other parts of our business.

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Is this current downturn just a blip, or are we entering a new period? Things might look slightly different than the last decade and our risk profile might be a tad different too. Perhaps, we need to re-evaluate what a smart level of debt actually is.

On the theme of tough times, it is interesting to read the comments of the dairy market experts and their predictions of doom and gloom and how we will be so much better off, if we just follow their brilliant advice.

Apparently some people think we are all going to be out of business in five to 10 years’ time as everyone will be drinking synthetic milk.

If that’s the case, why all the stressing over our impact on the environment?

Another point I hear mentioned is that we need to all go organic; otherwise we are all idiots for not doing it because we would be so much better off.

Now, if farmers wish to go organic then that is their choice, certainly there are good market pricing signals at the moment

that show demand for organics is certainly higher than supply.

Undoubtedly we will see an increase in supply from farmers to meet that demand, but as we know all too well, for any given demand, an increase in supply will mean a drop in price.

So will the current margin between conventional and organic continue? It all but evaporated during the global financial crisis in 2008 and a number of organic farmers left the industry.

Also worth considering, is how much of that demand for organic is based on the fact that organic produce is viewed as coming from family farmers, who care about the environment, treat their cows well, and feed pasture.

Quite a lot I would imagine. Now tell me I haven’t just described virtually every farmer in New Zealand? More than any other country in the world we need to cash in on this truth.

We have seen European coops, trying to take advantage of “grass-fed labelling” and now they and other companies are considering differentiating them-

selves further with talk of “GMO free” labels.

This is how it should be – let the market decide. But, just because one company wishes to use a GMO-free label it doesn’t mean the entire country needs to go that way.

Federated Farmers has fought for farmer and consumer choice.

We think we can have both. Diversity builds strength.

While some have pushed for New Zealand to be GMO free, won’t companies and farmers implement their own audit systems if the premium is worth it?

National GM freedom may reduce the costs for those players who wish to remain GM free, but would impose an opportunity cost on those for whom GM is an advantage.

If the premium isn’t worth the cost of implementation and auditing, is it really a premium we should be chasing? Are we adding value or adding cost?

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairman

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The heat is on for Flashmate

By Linda CLarke

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Mid Canterbury dairy farmers making plans for mating later this year could end up with a disco in their paddock if they choose Gallagher’s new electronic heat detectors.

The battery-powered electronic discs are glued to a cow’s rear and are activated by bulling activity. It flashes red for 26 hours once the right activity pattern is detected to indicate the cow is ready for artificial insemination.

Once AIed, if the same cow does not come back into heat within 25 days, it will flash green to indicate possible conception.

Gallagher’s Canterbury territory manager Chris Richards was promoting the detectors at the ATS instore field days last week and said the company had manufactured 500,000 for the coming mating season. The detector was awarded a top innovation prize at this year’s national fieldays.

He said a dairy farmer’s paddocks could look like a disco when the heat detectors started working.

The units sell for about $10 each.

Mr Richards said the units for mating this October had been mostly presold, but farmers looking for an alternative to the tradition tail painting method could still buy some.

Feedback from farmers who used the 20,000 units manufactured last year was positive. The device was three times more effective than other methods at detecting cows in heat and could be used by all staff, regardless of their experience on the farm.

Gallaghers also collects the detectors after use and safely disposes of them, as they had a battery component.

Mr Richards said the device was

trialled for three years and developed by two former dairy farmers who researched and invented it.

The company said farmers were reporting lifts in their critical sixweek in-calf rate, through more accurate heat detection.

Gallagher product manager

Dan Loughnane said it had generated huge interest among dairy and the benefits of a tighter calving pattern included more days in milk, fewer empty cows and more calves produced through AI. The savings could be around $24,000 for the average dairy farm.

Chris Richards shows off the electronic heat detector Flashmate which will help dairy farm staff see cows in heat more easily by flashing red or green.

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■ FARMSTRONG HEALTHY THINKING

Doctor talks healthy body, healthy mind Emergency department doctor, motivational speaker and author Dr Tom Mulholland inspired about 30 Mid Canterbury farmers who attended a Farmstrong Healthy Thinking breakfast workshop at Hotel Ashburton late last week.

Dr Mulholland is based in Taranaki and Auckland, and is travelling the South Island in his retro ambulance, as he aims to lit-

erally be the ambulance at the top of the proverbial cliff.

Dr Mulholland reminded attendees about their physiological fitness, urging them to eat healthily, take breaks, get enough sleep and have an annual check-up with their GP. He talked about the tools for healthy thinking, saying it was possible to turn around the stress responses of anger and anxiety by changing thinking patterns.

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Robust Mid Canty lambs take award

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Sara and Blair Gallagher.

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Mid Canterbury foothills farmers Blair and Sara Gallagher have taken a national award at the Beef+Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards.

Winning the B+LNZ Genetics Maternal Trait Leader for Lamb Survival came as somewhat of a surprise for the couple who travelled to Masterton to collect the trophy at a gala event last week.

The couple farm on Rangiatea Station running 9500 stock units, including 780 recorded perendale and 90 recorded cheviot sheep on the 1160ha property.

The Rangiatea Perendale Stud was first registered in 1971 with the foundation ewes purchased from Massey University’s Flock 1.

The property is prone to long winters and frequent snowfalls and all their sheep are bred to per-

form in extreme conditions.

Mr Gallagher said selecting the best genetics was crucial to enhancing bottom-line profitability in today’s commercial environment.

“We record all lambs from scanning through to weaning, so we’ve got an accurate record right through,” Mr Gallagher said.

Last week’s awards marked the fifth year the industry’s top performers have gathered to acknowledge outstanding contributors in genetics, science and commercial lamb production.

Amongst the award recipients were Northland sheep breeder Gordon Levet, who was recognised for his long-term work breeding towards worm resistance, while Hawke’s Bay farmers James and Jane Hunter won the Blackdale Stud Sheep Industry Supplier of the Year.

Masterton’s Derek Daniell received the Farmlands Co-operative Significant Contribution to the New Zealand Sheep Industry award in recognition of the influence his Wairere genetics have had on this country’s sheep flock.

Emily Crofoot from Castlepoint Station was presented with a special award for Services to the Sheep Industry in recognition of her industry leadership and on-going involvement in extension, innovation and research programmes.

B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor said the awards were an opportunity to celebrate the New Zealand sheep industry.

“This country’s sheep farmers are acknowledged as being world leading in terms of productivity, animal welfare and the ability to produce a product that meets the demands of today’s consumer,” he said.

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Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 88 - 92 Prime 107 - 112 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 183 - 283 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 288 - 297 last week

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 78.03 79.58 17.5 kg YX SI 88.03 89.78 19.0 kg YX SI 95.65 97.55 21.0 kg YX SI 105.15 107.25 Local trade (c/kg) SI 550 510 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 48.94 49.57 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 508 510 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 370 375 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 465 473 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 530 530 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 376 374 AP Stag 60kg SI 457 454 AP Stag 80kg SI 578 574 Auction prices … u NI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 833 894 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 524 568 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 498 554 Lambs 517 589

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Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 320 340 340 Wheat, feed 275 275 290 Barley, feed 260 250 270

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Erin Cassie (right) and Jacinta McBain work on Alex Pennell’s “injuries” at a farm first aid course.

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Farmers upskill on first aid It was a full house at a basic first aid course for farmers and farm workers held in Ashburton recently.

Rural Woman Mid Canterbury organised the event with financial support from the Trevor Wilson Trust.

Rural Woman Winchmore branch member Marg Verrall said new health and safety rules required all workplaces to have at least one trained first aider on staff, and

the organisation had decided it was a positive way to offer support.

Attendees were trained to recognise life-threatening situations and the skills required to offer assistance to a patient before help arrived.

Routine topics such as scene assessment, safety and CPR were covered along with instruction on dealing with injuries likely to occur on farms.

MARKET REPORT Dairy Another fine and frosty week making wintering a breeze, however, managers know there is a lot of weather to go yet in July and August.

The east coast of both islands still lags behind in soil moisture levels, while the rest of the country has received above-average rainfall.

Environment Canterbury warns that 8 per cent of the water consent-holders in the region still haven’t notified the statutory body that they have installed water meters for this season.

Those in the Selwyn River red zone are also being reminded to provide farm environmental plans by January, 2017, so the nitrates in the catchment can be managed and lowered, to improve the water quality of Lake Ellesmere.

While Oceania dairy commodity prices have lifted, last week’s milk auction values continue to lag in the doldrums and while the overall prices were stable, whole milk powder fell again by 1.6 per cent.

Infant milk formula volumes into China has grown by 28 per cent and NZ’s share of this market has also lifted. The increasing value earned from this product is a sound example of how more profit can be earned from milk and passed back to the farm gate.

Rabobank has warned its dairy clients that lower payout levels should be expected in the future. Farming with lower debt and reduced costs will be the way to be profitable in the short term.

winter finishers as supply shortages drive the present market.

Small offerings of scanned in lamb ewes are being snapped up in a market where quality stock are proving hard to find, after some areas have been ravaged by two years of drought.

Wool The first wool sale of the season produced very disappointing results with a four-year low in clearance rates. The coarse wool indicator fell below $5/kg for the first time in 15 months.

The Chinese buyers are overstocked with wool and unsold finished product.

The British currency has lifted 13 per cent against our dollar and continued uncertainty associated with the Brexit, has all combined to make a very difficult market for wool.

Beef Beef schedules remained flat this week as quiet demand out of the US and a lifting currency puts downward pressure on the market.

The bobby calf kill has started up north and while skin values from these animals is improving, it is still $10/hd back on last year. Supply shortages for quality beef animals is driving the South Island saleyard market and has kept prime steers 20c/kg ahead of the northern sales for these type of animals.

Lamb

Deer

More stable schedules this week, but the currency challenges remain, especially in the important British and European markets.

Demand is picking up in China, but with most of the present product being chilled, the full implications of the Brexit changes will not be seen until the main frozen season commences next year.

A good lift in South Island local trade prices to 550c/kg/cwt was welcome for

A small lift for venison schedules this week, but returns are being eroded by the appreciating dollar.

Some concern is being expressed about the price competitiveness of this meat compared to other proteins.

There is still some talk of prices reaching well into the $9s for the September/ October period, but after the problems in Europe these levels now look less sustainable.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Who is a former Ashburton mayor? a. Tony Anderson b. Barry Anderson c. Murray Anderson 2 – Who is the Republican leader of the US Senate? a. Paul Ryan b. Ted Cruz c. Mitch McConnell 3 – Novelist Wilbur Smith was born in which country? a. Scotland b. Hong Kong c. Zambia 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo plays soccer for which country? a. Spain b. Portugal c. Italy 5 – Which track and field team has been banned from the 2016 Summer Olympics? a. Russia b. Ukraine c. China 6 – Which UK MP backed Britain’s exit from the European Union? a. Jeremy Corbyn b. Boris Johnston c. David Cameron 7 – Which air force rank is highest? a. Pilot officer b. Flying officer c. Flight Lieutenant 8 – The Waitomo Caves are on which coast of the North Island? a. East b. West c. North-east

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Driving with members of the Ashburton Photographic Society means being able to stop on command, as Kurt Harmer found out on a recent trip to Arthur’s Pass. Wife Emmily spotted this double rainbow, the car was stopped and image photographed and they were on their way again.

Definitely a case of right place at the right time. Well done to both of them.

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS Answers: 1. Murray Anderson 2. Mitch McConnell 3. Zambia 4. Portugal 5. Russia 6. Boris Johnston 7. Flight Lieutenant 8. West.

Your Place is the place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by. Please send your photos to subs@theguardian. co.nz with the words YOUR PLACE in the subject line and we will run it in the Guardian or our website Guardianonline.co.nz

Mikey Newlands’ crispy pork rump

■ Place the salt in a large baking tray. Lay the pork down on the salt, skin side down and with a butter knife smear the black bean paste over the exposed flesh, refrigerate overnight.

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Place a piece of baking paper in a heavy-based sauté pan and season lightly with sea salt, place the pork in, skin-side down and cook very gently until the fat begins to render out.

Place in a 180°C oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the pork has an internal temperature of 55°C and the skin in golden brown and crispy.

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and cook the turnips for four minutes. Remove from the water and peel while still hot, marinate in grapeseed and sesame oil, repeat with the radishes but this time do not peel.

Lightly brush the spring onion with oil, salt and pepper and grill in a griddle pan until charred.

Slice finely.

■ Combine radishes, turnips and spring onion with a little oil from the turnips and heat gently through.

■ Finely dice the pineapple, caramelise the sugar in a pan and deglaze with the rice wine vinegar. Reduce to a syrup and deglaze again with the rum, pour over the pineapple to marinade.

To serve add the pineapple to the jus and warm through.

■ To garnish, pick the flowers and finely chop any onion weed stem you have, fold the stem through the radish mix.

■ To serve take a hot round plate and spoon the radish mix on to the centre, place the pork rump on top and sauce with the pineapple jus, garnish with the flowers.

Recipe courtesy of www.pork.co.nz 100% NZ Pork

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A missionary caravan

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

Left – The Church Army Caravan, with Sister North and Felcie Childs during a visit to Bushside.

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t Ashburton Museum we are always receiving new objects and archival material into the collection.

When images are donated we scan these so that we have a digital record. Once each image is scanned it becomes part of our digital collection.

This collection is an important community resource. Scanning means we can make the collection much more accessible for researchers or anyone in the community who would like a copy of a heritage photograph.

While there is nothing like having an original photograph, by scanning the images we can reproduce them so that many people can enjoy a piece of local history.

Scanning images also helps us to preserve the collection. If we were to retrieve the same photograph time and again to make a hard copy, we would be taking the risk that each time the original is handled it may be damaged directly. Even when taking great care, each time an object is handled there is the potential for almost undetectable damage to be occurring – over time these signs of wear accumulate and the original is no longer preserved to the standard that it once was.

Much of our work at the museum is designed to ensure that over time our collection remains in a stable state. We avoid both obvious and undetectable damage at every opportunity.

Right – The Church Army Caravan outside Bushside School with a small boy in the foreground.

Left – A group of parishioners with the two sisters alongside the van.

Rugby and threshing At the moment I have a rather large pile of images to scan and process. Coming from a single, although scattered, community there are a raft of images of schools and their pupils, shops and church buildings, sports groups and farming scenes. Each item adds a little more to the story of that particular sector of Mid Canterbury.

I must admit that, although not boring, after a while all the rugby teams and images of threshing does get a little monotonous.

However, I was brought to sudden attention when I came across the images on this page that show The Church Army, Christchurch Diocesan Van and two church sisters in uniform.

Even the name was intriguing.

I had first

imagined that the Church Army was the Salvation Army, but then realised that the ladies in front of the van weren’t Salvationists but Anglicans. What was it all about?

Church Army Caravan The Church Army Caravan was dedicated by the Anglican Bishop of Christchurch on April 27, 1934. It was built to “visit the isolated country districts in the Canterbury Plains” from Amberley to Waimate. In dedicating the van the bishop said it was like “a rescue ship picking up those

who are drifting and those who do not know where they are going and [it] will help them into the harbour of God’s peace”.

It would also “gladden the hearts and lessen the loneliness of those cut off” from church friendship by distance and augment the often-stretched services provided by the local ministers.

While other visiting missions might stay a few days, if that, having their own accommodation allowed the two church ladies to stay for longer periods.

And it wasn’t bad accommodation either. The horse-drawn van

was built in Christchurch and was “almost as exact a replica of a modern house as it [was] possible to place on wheels”.

It had a kitchen with all the mod cons – large camp oven, meat safe and lots of cupboards.

The roomy bedroom had a wash stand and conveniently, for the purpose of meetings, the beds converted into settees. The caravan was built in Christchurch and cost the Diocese £213. The first in the country, it followed an idea from England where up to 66 such vans travelled the countryside.

Of even more interest was that the two ladies who managed the van included an Ashburton woman. The sister in charge was K. North, but her assistant was Hampstead girl, Felcie Gertrude Childs, daughter of William Payne and Lucy Annie Childs.

Lieutenant Childs was thought to be the first New Zealander accepted for training in Church Army work.

Felcie lived in Ashburton for a few years and was involved with the church in Karori from 1947 to 54. She died in Christchurch in 1994.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men.

The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: July 14: Horatio Cecil COLLINS July 15: James Alfred HARRIS

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RESULTS ■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers 16km Out and Home Handicap.

23 riders. July 9 2016.

1st Home Dave Knight 24m 40s. 2f/t. 2nd Kristine Marriott 24m 40s 3f/t. 3rd Rob Hooper 24m 41.79s. 4th Ross Templeton 24m 42s. 5th Shane Gerken 26m 23s. 6th.

Roger Wilson 26m 23s. 7th Matt Marshall 24m 47s. 8th Richard Kirwan 24m 52s. 9th.

Paul Houston 27m 50s. 10th Don Sutton 27m 52s. 11th Michael Templeton 24m 29s. F/T. 12th Nathan Tew 24m 41.53s. 4f/t. 13th Brad Hudson 24m 48s. 14th John Uden 27m 31s.

15th Bruce McClelland 27m 56s. 16th Brian Fauth 27m 56s. 17th Brent Hudson 30m 58s.

18th Liz Wylie 31m 50s. 19th Emma Hudson 31m 51s. 20th Janette Hooper 30m 58s. 21st Brian Ellis 30m 58s. 22nd Les Brown 38m 40s. 23rd. Hilary Singlewood.

Tinwald Supervalue Supermarket Training Ride 16km Handicap.9 riders. July 10 2016. 1st Jelle 27m 27s. 4f/t. 2nd Roger Wilson 27m 27s. 3rd Don Sutton 31m 02s. 4th Paul Wylie 31m 02s. 5th Michael Gallagher 24m 57s.

F/T. 6th Rob Hooper 24m 57s. 2f/t. 7th Liz Wylie 32m 12s 8th Sam Letham 25m 28s 3f/t. 9th Peter Restieuax punctured.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday 9 July The winner of the Stroke Round played on Saturday was Noel Sutton 80-15=65 on c/b from Chris Ralston also nett 65. Both players earn 15 points in the RMF Cup. Other good scores: Murray Moorhead 66; Tong King and Gaby Jansen 67; Kevin Smith 69; Charlie Alexander, Don Houghton, Brent MacGregor and Beavan Wilson all 70; Brian Nuttall 71 on c/b from many.

Nearest Pins: Braided Rivers: Muri Ngutu; Rothbury Insurance: Terry Molloy, Netherby Meats: Nic Ralston, South Island Seeds: Gavin Douglas, Charming Thai (longest putt) Ian Rive. Twos: John Power, David Fisher and Greig Sparrow.

Birdie Jackpot: # 7 Nett Eagles: # 4 Nine Hole Results: Sharon Bradford nett 37, Peter Greening 38, John Easton 39, Mary Lou Watson and Vicki Moore 40.

Rakaia Golf Club Results Rakaia Ladies Golf Wednesday July 6.

-competition of the day- LGU Bryant Cup 3rd Putting Round Teresa Booker 29 Putts, Teresa Booker 95 – 24 – 71, Marion Wederell 96 – 22 – 74, Jill Burrowes 104 – 29 -75, Sandra Quinn 95 – 20 - 75 9 holers: Stroke and Putting - Judy Moore 55 – 14 – 41 - 14 Putts. Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Teresa Booker. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Mandy Hurst V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Marion Wederell Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Judy Moore.

S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: -Marion Wederell Twos Marion Wederell - Fiona Rushton

Mayfield Golf Club Results of the Mayfield Golf Club’s Mid-Week Stableford Competition held on Wednesday 6th of July Grant Polson, 42 Stableford Points. Gordon Duthie 39. Dave King, 39. Steve King, 38.

Wayne Blair, 37. Ian Beach, 36. Brian Fielder, 36. Peter Sewell 36.

Nearest the Pin, Wayne Vessey. Two’s Steve Cross. & Wayne Vessey.

Tinwald Golf Club July 9th Stroke- Alan Teale Memorial. Semi-finals RSA Trophy and Cup Leading scores in the stroke round played on Saturday were Senior -12; Paul Boon 70, Simon Ross 72, Kevin Greenaway 74, Gordy Kenton 74. Intermediate 13-18; Lyndon Moore 70, Neil Rayner 74, Tony Claridge 75 b/l.

Junior 19-plus; Keith Bonnington 71, Nick Wilson 73, Kerry Whiting 77, Dave Horrell 79 b/l.

Women: Sue Newman 75, Wendy Stevenson 79. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Lyndon Moore. Gluyas Ford # 6; Owen Miller.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Simon Ross.

Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Brent Smith. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Isaac McDonald.

Twos: Sue Newman, Isaac McDonald, Gordy Kenton.

Net eagle # 2 Sue Newman.

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Finalists in the RSA Trophy match play are Owen Miller and Brent Kirdy and in the RSA Cup Snow Pierce will play Gordon Rennie.

■ Tennis

US Women’s Open

Collated results from Wimbledon yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final: 2-Andy Murray (GBR) bt 6-Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Mixed Doubles, Final: Henri Kontinen (FIN)/ Heather Watson (GBR) bt 24-Robert Farah (COL)/Anna-Lena Gronefeld (GER) 7-6(5) 6-4.

Wimbledon

Final round scores from LPGA Tour event, the U.S. Women’s Open here today (par-72).

282: Brittany Lang (USA) 68 75 68 71, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 68 74 73 67 (involved in playoff) 284: Ji Eun-Hee (KOR) 69 71 70 74, Park Sung-Hyun (KOR) 70 66 74 74, Amy Yang (KOR) 67 71 73 73, Lydia Ko (NZL) 73 66 70 75 285: Stacy Lewis (USA) 71 74 69 71 286: Cristie Kerr (USA) 67 75 72 72, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG) 70 71 75 70, Gerina Piller (USA) 70 72 74 70 287: Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 71 76 71 69, Harukyo Nomura (JPN) 70 69 75 73, Lee Mi-Rim (KOR) 64 74 76 73, Gabriela Lopez (MEX) 71 72 71 73, Sydnee Michaels (USA) 69 72 75 71, Angela Stanford (USA) 71 70 71 75 288: Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 70 75 69 74, Lee Lopez (USA) 73 72 71 72, Danielle Kang (USA) 71 69 73 75, Jessica Korda (USA) 70 70 75 73.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash CLub’s winter league competition: Peter Bryant beat Adam Clement 3-1, Lawrence McCormick lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Kirsty Clay beat Rebecca Abernethy 3-1, Ange Harris beat Ryan Jackson 3-1, Charlotte Smith beat Kyla Murphy 3-0, Jordan Hooper lost to Kirsty Clay 2-3.

Mick Hooper beat Jock O’Connor 3-2, John McDonnell beat Jon Bond 3-1, Pat Summerfield lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Ian Dolden beat Scott van den Bemd 3-0, Mick Hooper beat Jess McCloy 3-1.

Pete Blacklow beat Ed Harrison 3-2, Ben Kruger beat James McCloy 3-2, Phil Andrew beat Riley Wilson 3-2, Chris Thompson beat Andy Morrison 3-0, Jess Dargue beat Jimmy Hunn 3-2, Charlotte Smith beat Susan Dargue 3-0, Billy Nolan beat Craig Campbell 3-0, Ron Carlson beat Jimmy Hunn 3-2.

Scottish Open Final round scores from European Tour event, the Scottish Open here today (par72).

274: Alexander Noren (SWE) 70 66 68 70 275: Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 70 70 66 69 276: Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL) 74 70 66 66, Matteo Manassero (ITA) 71 67 68 70, Danny Lee (NZL) 71 66 70 69 277: Richie Ramsay (SCO) 72 68 70 67, Andy Sullivan (ENG) 70 70 68 69 278: Jorge Campillo (ESP) 72 66 72 68, Callum Shinkwin (ENG) 74 69 70 65 279: Graeme McDowell (NIR) 70 69 69 71, Patrick Reed (USA) 75 70 67 67, Russell Knox (SCO) 72 70 70 67 281: Prom Meesawat (THA) 74 70 70 67, David Drysdale (SCO) 72 74 66 69, Richard Sterne (RSA) 71 73 68 69, Chris Paisley (ENG) 73 68 69 71, Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 71 71 71 68, Phil Mickelson (USA) 76 69 70 66, Henrik Stenson (SWE) 76 69 66 70, Martin Kaymer (GER) 72 70 68 71.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday 16July This is a mixed day with a Teams Ambrose being played. Starting Times: Morning 8.30am Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Draw: Mayfield on the 15th July 9.30am for 10.00am. start.

Please bring own lunch and something for the raffle table. Cancellation notice will be on the radio.

■ Motor racing British Grand Prix Results from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone yesterday (52 laps): 1. Lewis Hamilton (MER) 1hr 34m 55.8s 2. Max Verstappen (NED/RBR) +8.250 3. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 16.911 4. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 26.211 5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 1min 9.74 6. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1min 16.94 7. Nico Hulkenberg (FOR) 1min 17.71 8. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/TOR) 1min 25.85 9. Sebastian Vettel (FER) 1min 31.65 10. Daniil Kvyat (TOR) 1min 32.60

Superbikes Results from the Superbike World Championship yesterday: Race 1: 1. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 29:50:28 2. Davide Giugliano (ITA/Ducati) +0.209 3. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 0.786 4. Xavi Fores (ESP/Ducati) 11.379 5. Nicky Hayden (USA/Honda) 12.219 6. Jordi Torres (ESP/BMW) 12.465 7. Michael van der Mark (Honda) 13.705 8. Niccolo Canepa (ITA/Yamaha) 20.449 9. Anthony West (AUS/Kawasaki) 29.153 10. Roman Ramos (ESP/Kawasaki) 33.013 Not Classified Jonathan Rea (GBR/Kawasaki) Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) Overall Standings 1. Jonathan Rea (GBR) 368 2. Tom Sykes (GBR) 322 3. Chaz Davies (GBR) 260 4. Davide Giugliano (ITA) 185 5. Michael van der Mark (NED) 185 6. Nicky Hayden (USA) 173 7. Jordi Torres (ESP) 155 8. Leon Camier (GBR) 110 9. Lorenzo Savadori (ITA) 110 10. Xavi Fores (ESP) 97

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby Saturday July 9 2016 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Competition – Round 4 Devon Tavern Hampstead 48 PWL Methven 28; Railway Tavern Rakaia 34 Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern 42; Bye: Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 6: Allenton Grieve Construction Mt Somers 36; Celtic Kellys 5 Collegiate 22; Hampstead KFC 31 Methven R&R Haulage 12; Rakaia Railway Tavern 10 Southern Tin-

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Andy Murray of Britain holds up his trophy after beating Milos Raonic of Canada in the men’s singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships yesterday.

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Best yet to come

By Darren Walton Revelling in fatherhood, Andy Murray hopes to forge his own era of grand slam domination after breaking Novak Djokovic’s stranglehold on men’s tennis with another landmark Wimbledon triumph.

Cashing in on Djokovic’s shock third-round demise, Murray outclassed first-time major finalist Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (72) to become the first Brit in 81 years to snare two men’s singles crowns at the All England Club.

Until being dethroned, Djokovic had been the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four grand slam trophies after denying Murray in the Australian and French Open finals to complete the rare wald Tavern 43 Elles/Mid Cant Combined Colts – Play Offs: Celtic 29 Waihora 14, Methven/Rakaia 20 Prebbleton 34 Combined Competition - Under 18 Section 1: Lincoln 5 Celtic 33 Section 2: Ashley-Oxford Methven, AshleyOxford win by default Ellesmere/MCRU Competition - Under 16 Celtic/Allenton 53 Malvern 10, DILS 28 Southern 20, Lincoln/West Melton 13 Methven 12, Rolleston Hampstead, Rolleston Win

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sweep. All up, Djokovic and fellow tennis titan Roger Federer have frustrated Murray in eight major finals in seven years.

But blissfully content off the court and playing better than ever on it, the 29-year-old Scot finally feels ready to emerge from his rivals’ giant shadows and add to his grand slam haul.

“If I want to add to three slams, I’m going to have to find ways to win against them,” Murray said after schooling Raonic in the first of his 11 grand slam finals not facing either Djokovic or Federer.

“It’s very rare that you get through a slam without playing Novak, Roger or Rafa (Nadal).

“But I still feel like my best tennis is ahead of me, that I have an opportunity to win more.”

Allenton/Tinwald 44 Celtic/Rakaia 33, Hampstead 36 Methven 24 MCRU/ACL – Under 13 Competition Allenton/Tinwald JKF Homes 27 Southern All Farm Engineering 62, Hampstead Lifestyle Homes 56 Celtic Lysaght Glass 14, Methven Snowfed Builders 34 Rakaia/Collegiate Combined 22 MCRU/ACL – Under 11.5 Competition Celtic Ashburton Online 7 Allenton 41, Collegiate/Hampstead Ross Leadley 0 Methven 42, Tinwald Moore Mechanical 62 Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 20

Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf July 15 1st Grade Women 6.50 pm Collegiate v Methven Black (R. turnbull Hampstead 1st gr W) 8.00 pm Hampstead v Methven White (Collegiate/Methven Black 1st gr W ) BYE: Hampstead/Collgns July 17 Senior Women at Ashburton 3.00pm Hampstead v Hampstead/C. Watson P. Edwards 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Wakanui v Allenton (Tinwald / Hamps Collgns 1st gr M) 6.15pm Hamps/Collegians v Tinwald (Wakanui / Allenton 1st G M) July 19: Senior Men at Ashburton 7.30pm Wakanui Blue v Cambridge (TBA)

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby Saturday 16 July 2016 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Competition – Round 5 Dave White Memorial Cup - PWL Methven v Railway Tavern Rakaia, Methven 1, 2.45pm; C O’Malley, G Clement, G Barr Max Gilbert Trophy - Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern v Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic, Mayfield 1, 2.45pm; K Opele, P Hill, H Grant BYE: Devon Tavern Hampstead Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 7 Collegiate v Mt Somers, Collegiate, 2.30pm; K Faalogo Hampstead KFC v Allenton Grieve Construction, Hampstead 1, 2.30pm; J O’Connor Methven R&R Haulage v Rakaia Railway Tavern, Methven 1, 1pm; G Clement Southern Tinwald Tavern v Celtic Kelly’s, Mayfield 1, 1pm; P Hill UC Championship – No Rugby School Holidays Combined Competition – Colts - No Rugby – Southbridge Shield Combined Competition - Under 18 - No Rugby – Southbridge Shield Ellesmere/MCRU Competition - Under 16 – No Rugby – Southbridge Shield MCRU Competition – Under 14.5, 13, 11.5 - No Rugby School Holidays MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10, 9, 8,7,6 - No Rugby School Holidays

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In brief

■ BASKETBALL

College trio to the fore at All-Stars

Arnold set for nationals Fletcher Arnold is Aucklandbound today as part of the Canterbury A team that will take on New Zealand’s finest at the Under-17 National Basketball Championships. Canterbury A will play Northern Zones in their opening tie at the North Shore Events Centre tomorrow. Arnold said he’s looking forward to taking to the court, and is confident Canterbury A can make a big impression after training three times a week in preparation for nationals. “I’m pretty excited to go, I think we’ve got a good chance,” he said. “I’m a bit nervous, but we’re well prepared.”

By James Ford

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The Ashburton College trio shone at the annual high school All-Star basketball matches played at Cowles Stadium in Christchurch on Friday evening.

Ashlee Strawbridge and Libby Ross both made the starting line-up for the girls’ West Whelan All-Star team.

West came out winners 53-48 over their East counterparts in a tightly contested match.

Ross picked up six points, eight rebounds and three steals, while Strawbridge had three points, five rebounds and two steals.

The girls were supported by all of their Ashburton College team-mates, and coach Andrew Shepherd congratulated the duo on their fine performances.

Meanwhile, Fletcher Arnold was College’s sole representative in the boys’ West Thompson All-Star side after Josh Lowe was forced to withdraw with an ankle injury.

Arnold’s West team had a 100-71 win over the East All Stars.

The Wests’ bigs had too much fire power for the guard-heavy East team, and Arnold chipped in six points and distributed the ball well.

Walker fined $10,000 Dylan Walker has been hit with a $10,000 fine by Manly and will miss four weeks of the NRL due to injury after hurting his hand in an off field incident that required treatment in hospital. Walker was handed the fine and a breach notice yesterday due to an incident on Saturday night at his southern Sydney apartment. The Sea Eagles have notified the NRL integrity unit in regard to the incident.

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More strife for Eels

Right - Ashlee Strawbridge (left) and Libby Ross were on the victorious girls’ West Whelan All-Star team on Friday.

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Ronaldo finally nails trophy This time, Cristiano Ronaldo cried with joy at a European Championship final and lifted the trophy as the winning captain.

The Portugal star hoisted the silver trophy and screamed “Vamos” - “Let’s go” - as he got his hands on an elusive first major title for his national team at the age of 31.

First there had been anguish.

Ronaldo had a tearful night as first he was injured by a strong tackle by France’s Dimitri Payet, forcing him to leave the pitch in the 25th minute of the game when he was unable to continue.

He returned to the field to rally his team-mates for 30 minutes of extra time when it was 0-0 after 90 minutes at the Stade de France.

Defying the pain of a heavily bandaged left knee, Ronaldo took the role of assistant to coach Fernando Santos and leaped around the technical area urging on his players.

When substitute forward Eder fired a fired low shot to score in the 109th minute, Ronaldo cried again and held his hands up in a prayer gesture as he walked away for a moment alone before

Cristiano Ronaldo, right holds the trophy with Ricardo Quaresma after the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France yesterday.

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joining the jumping huddle of celebrating Portugal players and staff.

A full 12 years after a teenaged Ronaldo cried on the field in Lis-

bon after the Euro 2004 host Portuguese team lost 1-0 to Greece, his emotions were on show again on the big stage.

This time, he left his teammates to pull off a similar upset against a favored host nation, France, yesterday. And they did.

The Portugal players quickly recovered their composure after losing their talisman midway through the first half.

Ronaldo exited the pitch on a stretcher with his hands covering his face to hide the tears beneath.

For the three-time world player of the year, he must have thought Euro 2016 was his best – or even only - chance of a title with Portugal.

Ronaldo was perhaps the victim of his own over-confidence and nonchalance as Payet charged in to challenge.

Standing still with his right foot hovering over the ball in midfield, Ronaldo struck a teasing pose as if to taunt Payet. When Ronaldo finally passed the ball away, his weight was on his standing left leg that took the force of the tackle.

Payet’s right knee bumped hard into Ronaldo’s left knee, and the pain was immediately obvious.

Ronaldo tried to run off the injury, but repeatedly reached down with his right and left hands to gently press his knee.

The Portugal team doctors treated him once on the sidelines, then bandaged the knee.

Still, Ronaldo never looked comfortable and with 23 minutes on the clock, he raised an arm to signal to Portugal coach Fernando Santos that he could not continue.

Boos rained down on Payet from fans at Portugal’s end of the stadium when he was substituted early in the second half.

After the 90 minutes ended at 0-0, Ronaldo emerged from the players’ tunnel to rally his teammates. Looking tense and emotional, Ronaldo went between players with hugs and words of encouragement before taking a seat in the dugout to watch the rest of the final. He urged tactical advice on long-time friend Nani and hugged the relatively inexperienced Eder.

As the seconds ticked away at the end of the match, Ronaldo hugged and shoved Santos in a show of exuberant happiness.

Then the tears flowed again.- AP

Parramatta’s ongoing salary cap dramas are set to continue with fresh allegations of impropriety and fears deregistered officials are considering appealing against their NRL bans. Just 24 hours after the NRL handed down its final decision on the Eels cap saga fresh allegations of the extent of the rorting involved at Parramatta were revealed. Fairfax reported yesterday Eels employee Peter Nolan handed over cash to star playmaker Corey Norman in a western Sydney car park, when the Brisbane recruitment official was at Parramatta. The new allegations come a day after the club was officially stripped of 12 competition points and fined $1 million for salary cap rorting.

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Stanley’s season over Canterbury centre Chase Stanley’s wretched run of injuries has continued, with a knee problem ruling him out for the remainder of the NRL season. Stanley, who has played four NRL matches in 2016, tore his anterior cruciate ligament while playing reserve grade against the Wests Tigers on Saturday and needs surgery. It’s the third time Stanley has injured a knee after he first required a reconstruction in 2011, before he tore his calf in 2014.

The 27-year-old also needed a shoulder reconstruction over the off-season.

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Norman next half Andrew Johns believes Corey Norman is the heir apparent to the Queensland halves crown currently shared by Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk. Parramatta star Norman has been in dazzling form this season despite all the dramas at the Eels, and led them to another dramatic win over the Roosters on Friday. With Thurston and Cronk close to retirement, Brisbane duo Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford, Daly CherryEvans and Moses Mbye have all been put forward, but Blues great Johns believes the next Maroons playmaker will be Norman. - AAP

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In brief

■ INDOOR BOWLS

Markham takes singles crown

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Matt Markham’s fine form has continued after taking out the Ashburton Association Championship’s indoor bowls singles title at the McNally Street Stadium on Sunday.

Markham has had a year to remember.

He finished runner-up in the fours and third equal in the pairs at the NZIB Nationals earlier last month before being named in the South Island team.

Twenty-four players set out to have their name engraved on the Jim Patterson singles trophy, but only 11 qualified for post section play from a competitive field.

Making it through to the semi-finals was Markham, Des Hawkins, Michael Lawson and Geoff Laird.

Hogg joins Renegades Ageless wrist spinner Brad Hogg has joined the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming BBL season.

The 45-year-old Hogg decided to make the move after being a key member of the powerhouse Perth Scorchers squad for the first five seasons of the competition. “I had been rejecting other BBL offers for years, but this year I realised the end is coming closer - hopefully it’s still a few years away yet - but I know this is the time to grab those opportunities and experience everything I possibly can,” said Hogg.

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Markham eventually saw off Hawkins 11-9 in a tightly contested encounter, while Lawson proved too strong for Laird, recording a 14-5 victory.

The 12-end final saw Markham lock horns with fellow Rakaia club-mate Lawson.

Markham had a good start and took an early lead midway through the game to be 6-1 up.

Lawson then made a comeback, scoring consistently over the latter part of the encounter to level proceedings at 9-9 after 11 ends.

On the deciding end, Markham edged out Lawson, taking a deciding shot to win the game and his fifth championship title – for which he also earned the coveted gold star award.

Eagles eye big prize Brownlow medallist Matt Priddis has declared West Coast’s destiny is in their hands – but only if they maintain their hard-nosed approach. The fifth-placed Eagles put in their most physical display of the AFL season in Sunday’s 32-point win over North Melbourne in Perth. West Coast players held their ground in several spot fires around the ground, and the team’s tackle count of 77 was also significantly up on their season average of 68. The win was West Coast’s first triumph over a topeight side this season.

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Van Gisbergen wins

Matt Markham won his fifth championship title at the McNally Street Stadium on Sunday.

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■ CYCLING

‘Tragedy inevitable’ if unruly fans continue In the wake of Kiwi rider George Bennett crashing into a spectator, world cycling boss Brian Cookson has warned a tragedy is inevitable if fans continue to show reckless behaviour at the Tour de France.

After race favourite Chris Froome’s forearm to the face of a Colombian fan who almost knocked him off his bike on Saturday, the Tour de France suffered yet another incident with a spectator overnight when Bennett sent a fan who got in his way sprawling to the tarmac.

Concerns have been raised in recent days about the safety and security of riders in the face of reckless behaviour from fans, with UCI president Cookson telling the London Telegraph that it would not take much for “something tragic” to happen and imploring fans not to get too close to the action.

Froome was fined 200 Swiss Francs by race officials for ‘incorrect behaviour’ after – in his own words – he “lashed out” at the Colombian fan on Saturday.

Most within the sport, though, sympathised with the Team Sky rider for taking the law into his own hands.

As Froome explained afterwards the fan in question had a

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flag that could have got caught on his handlebars or wheels.

Any contact could have been the end of his race.

And Froome will certainly have memories of this time last year when he was shouted at, spat at and allegedly had urine thrown at him by roadside spectators.

The increase in bad behaviour, often fuelled by a long day’s drinking in the sun, is a serious concern to Cookson.

“Our sport usually is a great free show,” he said.

“But it does depend on all of us behaving appropriately.

“I’ve said before I don’t really like to see guys in fancy dress running alongside the riders – the last thing you want as a rider is someone shouting in your ear and waving a flag at you and almost knocking you off.

“It wouldn’t take too much of a step for something tragic to happen.”

Bennett admitted he was unnerved by his incident overnight.

“It’s hard to describe what it’s like riding in the Tour with all these fans.

“It’s awesome I love the fans, it’s what makes it what it is but I don’t think a lot of people understand how fast you’re moving,” Bennett said.

Kiwi rider George Bennett “In this case it was on a righthand corner and a rider come past just in front of me then a little gap and they stepped out right in front of me ... without even looking back at me.

“I had half a second to react.

“My bars were going to hit them or my shoulder.

“I managed to just get my han-

dlebars out of harm’s way.”

On Friday a fan inadvertently caused an inflatable arch to collapse on the British rider Adam Yates, causing him to fly over his handlebars and land on his face.

Yesterday’s incident was again accidental, the fan in question stepping blithely into the path of the oncoming Bennett at a bend in the road.

Bennett, though, managed to drop his shoulder and send the fan flying rather than the other way around.

Former All Black Conrad Smith, who was present at yesterday’s stage, would surely have approved.

Meanwhile Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands attacked near the foot of the final climb to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France in extreme weather conditions as Alberto Contador pulled out of the race.

Giant Alpecin rider Dumoulin, sixth in last year’s Vuelta, was the strongest of Sunday’s breakaway riders, taking a solo victory in a deafening hailstorm after riding most of the day in temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius.

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Holden’s Shane Van Gisbergen has claimed his third Supercars race win of the year with victory in Sunday’s 200km race at Townsville. The Red Bull Racing star claimed victory by 1.3 seconds ahead of James Courtney, who utilised a late safety car to storm home in a brilliant strategy play. It means Van Gisbergen is the first driver this season to win three races. “I was a bit worried after the safety car but I had heaps of grip,” the New Zealander said.

“Stoked. That was just a great day.”

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Frosty puts heat on Supercars champion Mark Winterbottom has turned up the heat on Red Bull Racing teammates Shane Van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup. The Ford star says the Holden pair might be leading the way in this year’s title race but their friendship is yet to be tested by racing directly against each other. “We’ll see what happens, it’s a long way to go,” Winterbottom, who sits third on the standings, said.

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Rosberg penalised An ecstatic Lewis Hamilton has won his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row and his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s overall lead has been slashed to a single point. The triple Formula One world champion, who turned crowd-surfer after the podium celebrations, basked in the adulation of a 130,000-strong crowd as he took the winner’s trophy at Silverstone for the fourth time in his career. Rosberg finished as runnerup but, four hours after the race ended, was handed a 10-second penalty and demoted to third place behind Red Bull’s Dutch teenager Max Verstappen for a breach of radio regulations. Mercedes, who had advised Rosberg to avoid seventh gear because his car’s gearbox was failing, said they intended to appeal.

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■ GOLF

■ GOLF

Poor final round costly

Rio spot for Fox not confirmed

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has fired a final round three-over 75 to miss out on a third major title after leading at the US Open with 10 holes to play yesterday.

Ko held a two shot lead at eight under on the eighth tee before going bogey-double bogey to give up her lead.

Two more bogeys on the back nine saw Ko give up her chance of becoming the youngest player in golf to win three major titles.

Ko finished up at four-under for the tournament in a share of third.

American Brittany Lang won the tournament after beating Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist in a controversial three hole playoff.

Just when it appeared the Open would come down to the final hole of the playoff, a rules violation changed everything and helped deliver Brittany Lang her first major title.

Lang was the beneficiary of a delayed, two-stroke penalty called on Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist, as she won the title she was so close to seizing when runner-up 11 years ago as an amateur.

“You never want to win with a penalty or something like that happens, especially to Anna, who is a friend of mine and a great player and a classy girl,” Lang said.

“But it’s unfortunate. It’s part of the game and it happened that way.”

American Lang made par on all three holes of the aggregate playoff and Nordqvist was given a two-stroke penalty for touching the sand with her club in a fairway bunker on the second playoff hole, helping deliver Lang the title.

The players were not told of the penalty until they were in the middle of playing the final hole, after officials reviewed replays in the latest controversy at a USGA event after the delayed penalty called in the final round on even-

Lydia Ko chips the ball on to the 15th green at the US Open.

PHOTO AP

tual men’s US Open winner Dustin Johnson last month.

“Seemed kind of unreal that it happened, but it does,” Nordqvist said.

“It wasn’t any reason to question it. But I’m certainly disappointed of the timing of it.”

Lang then sealed the win with a short par putt on the final playoff hole, while Nordqvist made bogey to lose by three shots.

Lang shot a 1-under 71 to finish with a 6-under 282 for the tournament at CordeValle for her

second win in 287 tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

She survived a bogey on the 17th hole that led to the playoff before recovering in the playoff for a breakthrough win at age 30.

“I think this is absolutely huge, a huge momentum builder to say you won the US Open,” Lang said.

“I think this is a huge, a huge step in the right direction for my career.”

Both players made pars on the first hole of the playoff, which

was played on the final three holes of the course.

Then things got interesting on the next hole after Nordqvist hit her tee shot into a fairway bunker.

While preparing to hit the shot, Nordqvist’s club barely touched the sand.

She did not realise it and both players made par on the hole, heading to the final playoff hole seemingly tied.

But after seeing a replay, broadcaster Fox asked the USGA if there was a violation.

That led USGA official John Bodenhamer to go to the television truck to see a replay which showed the violation that was not evident on the live broadcast or to the official watching the hole in person.

Bodenhamer then said he decided to immediately tell the players but the news got to Nordqvist after she hit her third shot at 18 and before Lang played hers.

Nordqvist said she would have been more aggressive going for the pin if she knew she needed birdie. Lang changed clubs for a safer approach shot, knowing a par would win the tournament.

“It certainly changed her game plan,” Nordqvist said.

“But, you know, hopefully we can all learn from it and hopefully we can all get better.”

Lang capitalised on a surprising final-round collapse by world No. 1 and 54-hole leader Ko, who made a double-bogey 7 on the ninth hole and shot 3-over 75 on the day, finishing two shots off the lead in a four-way tie for third with Amy Yang, Sung Hyun Park and 2009 winner Eun Hee Ji. Ko had a two-shot lead heading to the eighth hole and seemed on her way to becoming the youngest man or woman to win three majors. But then she bogeyed the eighth hole before her collapse on nine.

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■ SAILING

Huge payday for New Zealand sailors Phil Robertson and his Kiwi crew picked up sailing’s richest prize after being crowned world match racing champions at the weekend.

Robertson toppled Taylor Canfield in an epic, high-wind duel in yesterday’s final of the tour to take out the series and pocket the world champion’s bonus of $1,000,000 – the largest prize purse ever awarded in sailing.

The 29-year-old and his Robertson Racing crew also banked US $33,000 for winning in Marstrand, Sweden.

“It’s a dream come true and the goal we’ve been striving for since 2009,” Robertson said after the win.

“We’ve been a super low-budget campaign,” said Robertson.

“We’ve paid for everything ourselves this season. So we’re over the moon, just can’t believe it, we’re stoked.”

The final produced several twists and turns, with the Kiwi crew coming back from a onepoint penalty to take out the regatta.

Robertson was fast out of the blocks in the gusty wind which was bulleting through the fjord at up to 25 knots, with a nasty lumpy chop making it very difficult to maintain the speed on the light, 500kg M32 catamarans through the tacks.

Canfield was handicapped by losing his tactician and mainsheet man, Chris Main, who took himself off the boat in the morning due to a long-term shoulder

injury flaring up.

“It wouldn’t have been fair of me to go out there and hold the boys back,” said Main, close to tears at missing his shot at defending the title he won last year with Ian Williams.

With reigning world champion Williams knocked out in the quarter-finals, Canfield was able to bring in GAC Pindar crewman Garth Ellingham as Main’s standin.

Canfield seemed to have the measure of Robertson in the second match and they were neck and neck, on collision course at the top of the course with Canfield on the inside at the left turn mark.

As Canfield tacked, Robertson tried to sneak inside him

but misjudged the turn with disastrous consequences, with the Kiwi crew clipping US One, puncturing a hole in the float.

The umpires docked Robertson a point to put the score at 1-0 in favour of Canfield, moving the American team to match point.

The US team led early in the third match, but somehow Robertson found his way past Canfield at the top of the final upwind leg and charged down to the finish, levelling the score at 1-1 and forcing a deciding race.

Both teams threw everything into the final race Robertson seized the moment, racing away up the course and across the finish line to the roar of the crowd.

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By Wynne Gray Ryan Fox will complete a rare family treble if New Zealand’s Olympic Committee selects him for the Rio Games – but the golf ace faces an anxious wait to see if he will be travelling to Brazil.

Fox secured fourth place in an European tour event in Slovakia yesterday to inch ahead of Michael Hendry in the race to secure the No. 2 male golf spot behind Danny Lee for Rio. If he does, he will follow in the footsteps of his famous All Blacks father Grant and his maternal grandfather represented New Zealand in international cricket in the 1940s and 1950s.

“I’d love to do it,” he said yesterday.

“How it’s going, (NZ) Golf might pick me and if it happens, I can say I’m the third generation of my family to represent New Zealand in three different sports – that would be a pretty cool thing to be able to do.”

But whether Fox realises that dream will depend on the NZOC’s attitude, and if he still gains the nod ahead of Hendry who also finished fourth in a tournament in the United States which also counted towards world ranking points.

NZOC spokesperson Ashley Abbott yesterday confirmed there was no certainty that New Zealand would send a second male golfer to Rio beyond Lee. Athletes need to meet international standards, she said.

The NZOC will discuss its selection criteria with NZ Golf by the July 18 cutoff date for Rio selection.

“Generally they point towards an athlete being able to demonstrate they can finish in the top 16 with the potential to finish in the top eight,” Abbott said.

“It is still undecided.

“The process is not complete.

We have tough criteria and there are several steps to go.”

Fox admitted trying to secure an Olympic berth weighed heavily on his mind during his final round in Slovakia.

“Early on, I struggled with it a bit – it was a bit stressful,” he conceded, revealing he struggled with his putter before an eagle on the 14th changed his mindset from trying to qualify to actually having a crack at winning the tournament.

Although other top golfers have shown an indifferent attitude towards Rio with some of the world’s best pulling out, Fox admitted he is hoping he can get to Rio. “Obviously it’s a pinnacle event worldwide,” said.

“I know golf hasn’t quite treated it like that as such but I can’t turn down that opportunity (even) with the worries everybody has about Rio.” - NZME

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In brief

■ OAMARU HARNESS

Harrison family score double

By Tayler STrong It was a red letter day for the Harrison family at Oamaru on Sunday with the wins of Tijuana Taxi and Hannity.

Both horses are trained at Levels, near Timaru by breeder Colin Harrison and raced in partnership with family members.

Harrison drove Tijuana Taxi and Hannity was handled by Matthew Williamson.

The previous occasion Harrison had trained two winners on a race card was in the United States when he was based on the east side for five years between 1977 and 1982.

Tijuana Taxi, who won a maiden trot after settling 15 lengths from the lead, is co-owned by Harrison’s son, Jason and partner Alena Keating.

Tijuana Taxi is a 6yr-old mare

by Now Another Look (six wins) from Nancy Lopez, whose two other foals are Mexican Invasion and Overstayer.

Mexican Invasion won four races in New Zealand when

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Jul 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 1.09pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C0, 295m 1 2 Troublesome Brit nwtd .................C Roberts 2 2354x Opawa Blinky nwtd L & ...................... Wales 3 27624 Jinga Snag nwtd ..............................A Joyce 4 33577 Machine Man nwtd ......................D Kingston 5 78756 Belle Some nwtd ....................J T McInerney 6 748 Seaspray Cracker nwtd ...............B Freeman 7 27732 Mulberry Thunder nwtd ................ K Cassidy 8 Kata nwtd ...........................................C Weir 9 84874 Promises Maid nwtd..................... K Cassidy 10 58685 Homebush Freda nwtd ...........J T McInerney 2 1.29pm GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY DASH C0, 295m 1 82622 Uno Again nwtd L & ........................... Wales 2 82 Opawa Crystal nwtd L & .................... Wales 3 Edie May nwtd.....................................A Lee 4 777 Mulberry Storm nwtd.................... K Cassidy 5 6524 Gordy Junior nwtd ........................C Roberts 6 Homebush Edge nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 52326 Minor Brainwave nwtd M & ................. Smith 8 66553 Fill Ya Boots nwtd H & .........................Taylor 9 84874 Promises Maid nwtd..................... K Cassidy 10 58685 Homebush Freda nwtd ...........J T McInerney 3 1.49pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 66664 Know Cheers 30.36 .......................G Cleeve 2 66364 Opawa Penny 30.81 L & .................... Wales 3 63586 Rushcuter Action 30.51 S & ............B Evans 4 65641 Homebush Howard 30.22 ......J T McInerney

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trained by Brian Norman and another 16 in Australia.

Overstayer won twice.

Hannity led over 2000m and won by three and three quarter lengths in a smart 2.30.9.

It was the second win in four starts for the Lisa Mara-Trilogy Franco 4yr-old raced by Harrison and his wife, Kay. Bill Roberts returned to the list of winning trainers with the trotter Prestine.

He took over the training of the 5yr-old Sundon mare this season after she had won four races from the Tim Butt stable.

“She (Prestine) had a few problems and Tim felt it might be best if we bred from her.

“Bill (her partner) has been very patient and we tried her with a nasal strip,’’ said Jenny Butt, who races Prestine with Trevor and Carolyn Woolley.

Roberts renewed his licence to train this season after a break of four years. He made his name as the trainer and co-owner with brother, Jeff of the pacer Balgove, who won 16 races including the

Driver Blair Orange Ashburton Flying Stakes.

Blair Orange, who has achieved a personal best 121 wins as a reinsman this season, was successful with Shezza GNP and Stunin Dude.

Orange is first driver for the stable of Ken Barron, the trainer of Shezza GNP. Orange has won 38 races for the stable this season.

Shezza GNP, a $23,000 purchase at the Australasian Classic yearling sale, is a 2yr-old filly by Art Major from Dontdrinkthendrive.

She is raced by Gavin Doug-

Kiwis to the fore New Zealand-breds dominated the finish of the Singapore Derby at Kranji. Sunday’s feature was won by Falkirk’s son Well Done, who accounted for Majestic Moments (Darci Brahma) and the Te Akau representative Rockfast. Well Done, who has claimed the Patron’s Bowl at his previous start, was bred by Windsor Park Stud and was purchased out of their Ready to Run Sale raft for $90,000 in 2013.

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las and Paul (Pup)Chamberlain, both of Ashburton who have won with other horse bearing the suffix GNP (Gavin ‘n Pup).

Nathan Williamson advanced his winning tally of drives for the season to 97 with success behind Wobbegong and The Silver Fox. Wobbegong, who overcame a second line draw, is a 3yr-old

by Four Starzzz Flash from Look Here Franco bought for $12,000

by Don Borlase, of Timaru at the premier yearling sale.

The Silver Fox, who led over the last 1200m, had not raced for 13 months after being sidelined with a strained tendon in a hind leg.

Pradas Ideal Dahling, who finished boldly from back in the field to win, is a 3yr-old gelding by American Ideal-Itz Prahda Dahling.

He is raced by trainer Simon Adlam with Barry Smith, and brothers Neville and Phil Prendergast. They bred Pradas Ideal Dahling after being loaned his dam by Bob and Norma McMeeking.

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Collett claims cup Alysha Collett had the honour of winning the inaugural NZB Cup at Korchin in Inner Mongolia aboard Keeper’s son Da Qian Shi Jie. The New Zealand jockey made a bold move 800 metres from home and they surged clear to score by more than five lengths. Da Qian Shi Jie was bred by Don Edwards and Margaret Fife, nominations manager at Cambridge Stud.

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Sea King romps home Sea King has opened his latest Australian campaign in fine style.

The Shinko King gelding, who has transferred from Kevin Myers’ stable to Victorian trainer Patrick Payne, was a runaway winner of the Thackeray Quality Steeplechase at Warrnambool on Sunday.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

2 57753 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 5 6512 Bronson Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 3 44383 Bellwave 17.20 ................................J Tanner 6 64225 Lagoon Twist 30.33 .........................J Tanner 4 83676 Spare Action nwtd S & ....................B Evans 7 786F7 Hell’s A Coming 31.06.............. A Botherway 5 43411 Ben Jamming 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 8 33116 Replica Yella 30.81 .......................... M Grant 6 22678 Homebush Ariel 17.30 ...........J T McInerney 9 54886 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 7 78775 Verbatim 17.66 ................................. B Dann 10 68478 Rich Action 30.91 S & .....................B Evans 4 2.05pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 8 77423 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini Emergencies: 1 37887 Sea Spray Elsa 17.71 .................B Freeman 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 2 88232 Cabarita 17.41 ................................ M Grant 3 75246 Cosmoholic 17.71 ........................A Waretini 10 78785 Kaylah Blueblood 17.84 .........J T McInerney 4 54656 Adrenalin Kick 17.42 ..............J T McInerney 7 3.04 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 64587 Lagoon Mytye 30.29 ....................C Roberts 5 78654 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S &..............B Evans 2 54786 Another Cruise nwtd ..............J T McInerney 6 43282 Feral Coaster 17.60 .....................M A Butler 3 45234 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 7 17F63 Archies Dijon 17.51 M & ...................Jopson 4 53555 Jewel Eagle 30.42 S & ....................B Evans 8 74467 Sweet Abby Lee 17.43 ..............R Blackburn 5 83x45 Opawa Zena 30.27 L & ...................... Wales 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 6 31144 Smokey Action 30.36 J & ................D Fahey 10 77878 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 5 2.27pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY DASH 7 52355 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67..............C Roberts 8 47754 Goldstar Boomer 30.80 S & ............B Evans C1, 295m 9 54886 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 1 83555 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 10 7658x Mega Volt nwtd......................... A Botherway 2 318 Too Much Sugar 17.58 .............. A Bradshaw 3 24462 Cawbourne Dotty 17.41 ...............C Roberts 8 3.23 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 1 78235 Another Spin 17.33 ................J T McInerney 4 46355 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 2 84827 Speedy Blueblood nwtd .........J T McInerney 5 82788 Homebush Zippy 17.26 ..........J T McInerney 3 78x61 Jimmy Nail 17.88 ........................ J McMillan 6 68433 Shakayla Rose 17.49 M &.................Jopson 4 42472 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 7 56824 High On Vee 17.94 .......................A Williams 5 66446 Giancana 17.85............................S Hindson 8 35787 Rio Action nwtd ...........................D Kingston 6 23441 Miss Harper 17.34............................ B Dann 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 7 48765 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 10 47876 Holly Blue Blood 17.47...........J T McInerney 6 2.43pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 8 85727 God Particle 17.40 ..............................A Lee 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 1 56336 Cupcake 17.64 ....................................A Lee

10 88x77 Lagoon May nwtd M & ........................ Smith

9 3.49pm MTA GIFT VOUCHERS SPRINT C1, 295m

1 58583 Gordon’s My Mate 17.64 ............ D T Barnes 2 87826 Cawbourne Eden 17.35 ...............C Roberts 3 43474 Lexie Rae 17.53 M &.........................Jopson 4 57184 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 5 27745 Gossip Queen 17.18 ................. A Bradshaw 6 42488 Baduzzi 17.48 ........................J T McInerney 7 x3877 Adjudicator 17.23 S & .....................B Evans 8 83578 Hayley James 17.53..................... L Waretini Emergencies: 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 10 55887 Surging Ember 17.61 H & ...................Taylor 10 4.04pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 74846 Homebush Hansome nwtd .....J T McInerney 2 48542 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 3 23162 Crafty Action 30.61 S &...................B Evans 4 38345 Mobilize 30.95 .................................J Tanner 5 55424 Lagoon Allira 30.53 ......................C Roberts 6 46432 Goldstar Jagger nwtd S & ...............B Evans 7 F12 Ana Dior nwtd ..............................C Roberts 8 2x548 Opawa Grunter 30.38 L & .................. Wales 9 54886 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 10 7658x Mega Volt nwtd......................... A Botherway 11 4.22 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 55655 Idol Georgie 17.64 ............................ J Rush 2 16862 Willy Be Best 17.70 .....................B Freeman 3 17262 Kablitz 17.73 ................................ K Cassidy 4 74557 Sprinkles 17.23 ......................J T McInerney 5 63274 Speedy Dispatch 17.32 H & ................Taylor 6 17735 Chill Out Rach 17.42 M & .................Jopson

7 8 9 10

37763 Lagoon Belle nwtd .......................C Roberts 66423 Rosco Action 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 78846 Van Gerwin 17.24 ......................H Anderton 12 4.44pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 82756 Ohoka Hope 17.38 ....................... L Waretini 2 7137 Royal Descent 17.89 .................R Blackburn 3 74612 King Caesar 17.59 .......................M Roberts 4 33488 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 5 55727 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 134 Mrs Phyliss 17.63 ...................... A Bradshaw 7 22774 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 8 46734 Ilabb 17.32 M & .................................Jopson Emergencies: 9 48377 Cool Dexter 17.28 ..................... A Bradshaw 10 78846 Van Gerwin 17.24 ......................H Anderton SELECTIONS

Race 1: Kata, Mulberry Thunder, Opawa Blinky, Seaspray Cracker Race 2: Uno Again, Opawa Crystal, Gordy Junior, Homebush Edge Race 3: Know Cheers, Opawa Penny, Bronson Jewel, Lagoon Twist Race 4: Feral Coaster, Archies Dijon, Sea Spray Elsa Race 5: Too Much Sugar, Shakayla Rose, High On Vee Race 6: Ohoka Faith, Ben Jamming, Spare Action, Bellwave Race 7: Smokey Action, Lagoon Mytye, Cawbourne Kenny Race 8: Miss Harper, Eug The Scrooge, Speedy Blueblood Race 9: Lexie Rae, Gossip Queen, Adjudicator, Baduzzi Race 10: Crafty Action, Lagoon Allira, Opawa Grunter Race 11: Speedy Dispatch, Lagoon Belle, Idol Georgie Race 12: Mrs Phyliss, Ilabb, Royal Descent, Ohoka Hope LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- 4 88567 Octagon’s Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie way Meeting Date: 12 Jul 2016 NZ Meeting number: 9 Dou- 5 75676 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen bles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 6 25845 Homebush Shane nwtd ..........J T McInerney 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 7 35533 Spring Sam nwtd....................J T McInerney 1 12.02pm OTAGO GRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 8 66885 Rookie Racer nwtd...................... B I Conner 9 87 Goodbye Porkpie nwtd ...................B Healey 1 67767 Uno Jason nwtd L & ........................... Wales 2 Eskimo Chill nwtd...............................J Allen 4 1.00pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 3 72331 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 1 57532 Deborah Bay 19.22 ........................J Guthrie 4 65666 Homebush Scribe nwtd ..........J T McInerney 2 24367 His Nibs nwtd .....................................J Allen 5 65xFx Fiesty Fortune nwtd ................. P Hammond 3 21282 Idol Star nwtd L &............................... Wales 6 63855 Todd Blue Blood nwtd ............J T McInerney 4 17888 Wrinkles 18.48 .......................J T McInerney 7 74321 Botany Calypso nwtd .............J T McInerney 5 65855 Star Apache nwtd........................ B I Conner 8 66686 Waimak Sheff nwtd ................J T McInerney 6 58588 Shez Keen 18.70...............................S Keen 9 76 Homebush Evie nwtd .............J T McInerney 7 14488 Thrilling Spell 18.82 .................... B I Conner 10 82 Opawa Crystal nwtd L & .................... Wales 8 58F62 Lil Diva 19.30 .........................J T McInerney 2 12.20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARON SPRINT C1, 310m Emergencies: 9 57888 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 1 87885 Ozark’s Watch 18.92 ......................J Guthrie 2 48888 Knocka Few Back nwtd ..................C Healey 10 68588 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 3 67427 Homebush Riley 18.69 ...........J T McInerney 5 1.20 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 4 67643 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen 1 12448 Homebush Rufus 18.55 .........J T McInerney 5 55452 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 2 48145 Hello Blondie 18.51 .......................R Adcock 6 37774 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner 3 58256 Devilskin 19.12 .......................J T McInerney 7 54615 Bursar nwtd ...................................R Adcock 4 42162 Another Fan 18.67 .................J T McInerney 8 87822 Opawa Express 19.00 ................. B I Conner 5 22233 Royal Action 18.82 S & ...................B Evans 9 68588 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 6 33566 Fear Marina nwtd ...................J T McInerney 10 57888 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 7 46334 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 8 14233 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen 3 12.40pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 9 48487 Human Instinct 18.92 .............J T McInerney C0, 545m 1 43677 Homebush Sloan nwtd ...........J T McInerney 6 1.40 BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING STAKES C2, 545m 1 12378 Opawa Faith 32.92 L &....................... Wales 2 47666 Catlin Blueblood nwtd ............J T McInerney 2 x3445 Opawa Tracy 33.10 L & ...................... Wales 3 2 Opawa Pam nwtd J &......................D Fahey

3 16734 Goldstar Coco nwtd S &..................B Evans 4 45232 Know Value nwtd ............................G Cleeve 5 84653 Know Clown 33.76 .........................G Cleeve 6 17487 Botany Alan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 65647 Know Mention nwtd........................G Cleeve 8 64136 Opawa Jemaine 33.35 J & ..............D Fahey 9 72576 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 10 75856 Nina Baxter 33.14 ..................J T McInerney 7 1.57pm NINA’S GIRL STAKES C1, 545m 1 26213 Obeyance 32.77 .................................J Allen 2 13757 Pianissimo 32.85......................... B I Conner 3 76826 What I Like 32.78 ...................J T McInerney 4 44662 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 5 68587 No Tinkerbell 32.96 ........................J Guthrie 6 87778 War Cloak 33.63 ............................J Guthrie 7 66588 Opawa Rocky 32.89 L & .................... Wales 8 61548 Homebush Skip 33.58 ............J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 26455 Freckle Flyer 33.46.............................J Allen 10 68556 Heritage Watch nwtd ......................J Guthrie 8 2.12pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C4/5, 310m 1 16178 Another Message 18.57 .........J T McInerney 2 41853 Opawa Crusade 18.69 L &................. Wales 3 17175 Opawa Lean Meat 18.58 L & ............. Wales 4 51141 Wheelchair Norm 18.31 .........J T McInerney 5 62858 Grand Apache 18.80 S & ................ B Evans 6 66134 Chicago Black 18.54 ..............J T McInerney 7 52782 Know Thanks 18.82 .......................G Cleeve 8 52822 Burn Early 18.69 J & .......................D Fahey 9 85758 Another Liz 19.10 ...................J T McInerney

x5122 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 47362 Air Express 18.57...................J T McInerney 36443 Aiden Baxter 18.83 ................J T McInerney 1 33161 Know Jinx 32.06.............................G Cleeve 11542 Southern Mist 18.88 ....................R Hamilton 2 52674 Know Answer nwtd.........................G Cleeve 18387 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 3 11177 Birchbrook 32.83 ...........................R Adcock 85758 Another Liz 19.10 ...................J T McInerney 4 21155 Lektra Concord 32.65 ....................G Cleeve 5 42223 Know Decision 32.17 .....................G Cleeve 12 3.40 RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 26 JULY C2, 310m 1 87157 Ugo Flash 18.59 S & .......................B Evans 6 43526 Know Scholar 32.89 .......................G Cleeve 2 36461 Thunder Dragon 18.71 .......................J Allen 7 56367 Goldstar Avery 32.89 S &................ B Evans 3 64361 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney 8 15818 Opawa Val 32.70 L &.......................... Wales 4 75873 Opawa Opal 19.08 L & ....................... Wales 9 1888x Opawa Sam nwtd L & ........................ Wales 5 57224 Giganaire 18.78 S &........................ B Evans 10 33458 Know Neglect 32.87 .......................G Cleeve 10 2.52 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 6 43137 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 7 52715 Definite nwtd ................................... R Breen C3, 310m 8 82887 Wally Baxter 19.10 .................J T McInerney 1 18787 Mr. Marine 18.75 ...........................R Adcock 9 48487 Human Instinct 18.92 .............J T McInerney 2 16327 Thunder Storm 18.72 .............J T McInerney 3 35217 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans SELECTIONS 4 41315 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales Race 1: Deman Blue Blood, Eskimo Chill, Homebush Evie 5 45316 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner Race 2: Homebush Riley, Knocka Few Back, San Sebastian 6 46165 Tilt 18.64 .......................................R Adcock Race 3: Homebush Sloan, Homebush Shane, Catlin Blueblood 7 63538 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney Race 4: Deborah Bay, Idol Star, Lil Diva, Thrilling Spell, Wrinkles 8 38346 Goldstar Bomber 19.37 S & ............B Evans Race 5: Homebush Rufus, Hello Blondie, Fear Marina Emergencies: Race 6: Opawa Faith, Opawa Jemaine, Opawa Tracy 9 55274 Must Desire 18.36 ..........................G Cleeve Race 7: Obeyance, Opawa Rocky, What I Like, No Tinkerbell 10 27687 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney Race 8: Another Message, Know Thanks, Chicago Black 11 3.16 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT Race 9: Know Jinx, Know Decision, Opawa Val, Birchbrook Race 10: Opawa Rocket, Tilt, Mr. Marine, Must Desire C4, 310m 1 13321 Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton Race 11: Southern Mist, Southern Affair, Homebush Rocky 2 77715 Homebush Paige 18.69..........J T McInerney Race 12: Ugo Flash, Homebush Errol, Thunder Dragon, Giganaire 3 44152 Mystic Action nwtd S & ...................B Evans LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 4 36574 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 1888x Opawa Sam nwtd L & ........................ Wales

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BY LAINE CLARK Cutting State of Origin ties is proving difficult for Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston.

And captain Cameron Smith believes the Maroons will only make it harder for his veteran playmaker by sealing a 3-0 Origin whitewash in Sydney tomorrow night.

Thurston, 33, is having second thoughts about retiring from representative football following the 2017 World Cup after Queensland clinched a 10th series win in 11 years.

Smith did not sound surprised, saying he believed Thurston made an Origin call amid the delirious scenes that followed his NRL club North Queensland’s maiden premiership win last year.

Then the four-time Dally M Medallist was reunited with his Maroons colleagues again, and suddenly the decision was not so easy.

“I think after we won this year’s series it gave him a reminder of what it is like to taste victory and how special it actually is,” Smith said of Thurston.

“He’s probably had that (retirement) thought coming off a premiership, he waited a long

time for that. He probably thought ‘I have achieved everything I want to achieve’.

“But six months later he is back in Origin and got that winning taste again and is reconsidering.”

Smith said he would support any decision by Thurston but urged the veteran playmaker to remain in Origin for as long as he could.

“If he wants to finish next year that is his decision and we will wish him good luck,” he said.

“But if he is playing well and still the best man for the job at No.6 I would like to see him play for as long as he can.”

Thurston will play his 36th straight Origin since his 2005 debut tomorrow night, joining Darren Lockyer on equal second on the all-time games list behind only Smith (38).

Smith marvelled at the three-time Golden Boot winner’s endurance.

“He’s not the biggest bloke getting around ... but he’s tough mentally,” he said.

“We all see the whacks he cops but he never stays down, he just gets on with the job that is the sign of a special player.

“We are all grateful he wears a Maroon jersey, no doubt about that.”

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ACROSS 1. Doubtful about quiet son able to change into it (12) 8. Some trio with the potential to give engine power to it (8) 9. Bar where, to some extent, the bitter flows backwards (4) 11. Is in good time to organise the relay (5) 12. Lose hope of getting praised for it (7) 13. Be listless about a work of music, me? (4) 15. Bird that sounds as if it might get stuck into meat (4) 19. Is not one nor the other of three in a muddle (7) 20. Essayist brought home by a breadwinner (5) 22. It’s tidy, the way native leader will take his meal (4) 23. Dislike varies, perhaps, but there’s no comeback (8) 24. Jumbo sale organised by this denizen of the deep (8,4)

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DOWN 2. The complete way to give voice to something (5) 3. As they’ve wandered off, the SAS try to sort them out (6) 4. Is doing time in a team (6) 5. To cheer ironically at the legal profession is torture (7) 6. It may be amusing, having people in one’s home for a meal (12) 7. Mean men price it differently if it’s of transitory quality (12) 10. Invite one to pose a question (3)

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14. Top man in church is an ape (7) 16. How bashful is Aunt Sally?

(3) 17. Giving carbon to a bird is cowardly (6) 18. One Serb could hold about one candytuft (6) 21. Sort of tea plate for a mate (5)

QUICK ACROSS 1. Analyse and improve (8) 7. Unaccompanied (5) 8. Fonts (9) 9. Inquire (3) 10. Possesses (4) 11. Yearly publication (6) 13. The last drink (colloq) (3,3,3,4) 15. Reach a conclusion (6) 16. Partly open (4) 18. Mongrel (3) 20. Not seen (9) 21. Rescues (5) 22. Worshipped (8)

DOWN 1. Exceed (5) 2. Large area (7) 3. Exhale noisily (4) 4. Free from restrictions (13) 5. Add up (5) 6. Catcalled (7) 7. Confident (7) 12. Toxic (7) 13. Pariah (7) 14. Expresses opposition (7) 15. Long for (5) 17. Remade (5) 19. And others (L) (2,2)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Simplicity and economy will get you in shape for the battle ahead. It’s time to get lean and mean with your project so you’ll have the strength and resources to do well.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Is this a time of want or a time of plenty? The fact is you do have plenty, but it’s not plenty of what you really want. Shed what you don’t need and rid yourself of dependencies.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You are socially susceptible in the best way. When you see a person doing good, you immediately adopt the same behaviour. When you encounter a fault in another, you immediately examine and eradicate your own.

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VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There is no way to be perfect at the job you’re doing, but there are a million ways to be good at it. Stop worrying so much, and commit to doing your best with each small task.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It behoves you to quietly maintain your own privacy. Be cautious in what you say and don’t even think about posting pictures to social media of your whereabouts or your meals.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It is amazing how many will take a pious stand meanwhile not even bothering to uphold the basic values of honesty, decency and common sense.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Of course winning is important but try not to lose sight of what matters – the usefulness and help you provide others. If you make one person’s life easier, you’ve won.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Some naturally fall within the bell curve of normal behaviour and some have to work hard to fit in. Be kind to those in the second category, you’ll be their guide and solace today.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve an open mind and a lot of compassion for quiet thinkers. You’re in this category, too, today, doing the invisible work is every bit as hard as the work that makes one sweat.

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GRAY, John Stewart – QSM on July 11, 2016.

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PRIME

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

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PGR With special guests Seth Rogen and Justin Bieber. 0 10am The Chase 0 11am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Four Weddings USA 2pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat Six contestants compete to win cash, hosted by Eddie McGuire. 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Fishtronaut 3 0 6:55 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:35 Judge Rinder PGR 2:35 M Lego Batman – The Movie: DC Super Heroes Unite PGR 2013 Animated Adventure.

Voices of Clancy Brown, Troy Baker, Christopher Corey Smith. 0 3:55 Leon 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am The Café Mike Puru and Mel Homer present a lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil PGR 3 1pm M The Baby Sellers PGR 2013 Drama.

Jennifer Finnigan, Kirstie Alley.

2:50 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4:25 Minute To Win It Hosted by chef Guy Fieri, competitors take on a series of seemingly simple tasks, which they must complete in under a minute.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Outback Truckers PGR Christian racks up high mileage with a huge load of cargo; Turbo faces trouble; the Wise couple feel the pressure of a fuel-draining headwind. 0 8:30 Inconceivable 0 9:30 Undercover Boss USA 0 10:30 One News 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules Mother and son Anna and Jordan from Western Australia host an ultimate instant restaurant. 0 8:45 Quantico PGR 0 9:45 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:40 Ground Floor PGR 0

7pm Story 7:30 The Block NZ – Girls v Boys PGR 0 8:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 9:25 SVU AO A transgender teen is teased and then injured by bullies, one of whom is tried as an adult when the case goes to the DA’s office. 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 Chicago PD AO 3 0

11pm Person Of Interest AO 3 The team must protect a political pollster with a gift for numbers, who is unaware his own number has just come up. 0 11:55 Louis Theroux – LA Stories AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Vampire Diaries AO 12:10 Scandal AO 3 1:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 The Real 3 3:25 Gotham AO 3 0 4:15 My Wife And Kids 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

SVU

9:25pm on Three

BRAVO 9am Flipping Out 3 9:45 Flipping Out 3 10:30 Flipping Out 3 11:30 Flipping Out 3 12:30 Flipping Out 3 1:30 Million Dollar Listing NY PGR 3 2:30 Flipping Out 3 3:30 Hoarders 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Flipping Out 6:30 N Million Dollar Listing When Josh persuades his friend to buy a fixer-upper with huge profit potential, it puts a strain on their friendship.

7:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR Stress affects Vicki during a trip to Oklahoma to help her daughter find a house; Heather and Shannon address their problems.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 10:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11pm Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11:30 Snapped PGR 12:30 Infomercials 3

Piha Rescue

7:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am CSI – New York MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Last Man Standing PG 8:05 Survivor – Caramoan PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 RBT MC 11:50 Border Security M 12:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 1:05 Hardcore Pawn PGL 1:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York MV 3:10 Survivor – Caramoan PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Last Man Standing PG 5pm SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Suspects MVLSC (Part 2) 9:30 Elementary MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Survivor – Caramoan PG 1:20 Last Man Standing PG 1:45 CSI – New York MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Suspects MVLSC 4:45 Elementary MV 5:35 Hardcore Pawn PGL

8:30 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

9:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Father Brown PGR 3 2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Storage Wars 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Hot Bench 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Piha Rescue PGR Rough seas hit lifeguards during an after-hours emergency at Piha; surfers are in distress at Raglan. 0 8pm Crayfishers PGR 0 8:30 Prime Rocks – Leonard Cohen PGR 0 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:25 Into The Grizzly Maze 16VL 2015 Horror.

James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton. 8am The Making Of The Man From UNCLE PG 2015 8:15 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. Luke Goss, Paul Rae. 9:40 Horns 16VLSC 2013 Fantasy Thriller. Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple. 11:40 Clown 16VL 2013 Horror. Eli Roth, Andy Powers. 1:20 Into The Grizzly Maze 16VL 2015 Horror. James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton. 2:55 The Broken Shore 16VLSC 2013 Thriller. Don Hany, Claudia Karvan. 4:45 Ryan Baxter – Re-Enactor M 2015 Comedy. Matt Whittaker, Travis Shakespeare.

6:10 The Judge ML 2014 Drama. Robert Downey jr, Robert Duvall.

8:30 Vacation MVLSC 2015 Comedy. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate.

10:10 The Gallows MVC 2015 Horror. Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown.

11:35 Jack M 2012 Drama.

Rick Roberts, Sook-Yin Lee.

7:35 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action.

Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke.

9:30 American Gangster 16VLSC 2007 Crime.

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe.

12:20 Snake Eyes MVL 1998 Thriller.

John Heard, Nicolas Cage.

2pm The Hitcher 16VLC 2007 Horror. Sean Bean, Sophia Bush.

3:25 The Rocker MS 2008 Comedy. Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin.

5:05 Charlie Wilson’s War MVL 2007 Drama. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts.

6:45 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

8:30 Meet Joe Black MLS 1998 Drama. The Grim Reaper decides to see what it is like to be human and inhabits the body of a deceased billionaire.

Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani.

11:30 American Pie 2 16LS 2001 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth.

WEDNESDAY

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WEDNESDAY

1:15 The Constant 1:05 Ryan Baxter – Gardener MVLS 2005 Re-Enactor M 2015 Drama. Ralph Fiennes, Comedy. Matt Whittaker, Rachel Weisz. 3:20 Close Travis Shakespeare.

Up – Sandra Bullock PG 2:30 The Judge ML 2014 3:50 The Rocker MS 2008 Drama. Robert Downey jr, Comedy. Rainn Wilson, Robert Duvall. 4:50 The Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin.

Making Of The Man From Uncle PG 2015 5:10 Vacation 5:30 Charlie Wilson’s War MVLSC 2015 Comedy. Ed Helms, MVL 2007 Drama. Tom Hanks, Christina Applegate.

Julia Roberts.

CHOICE

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 The Zoo 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Iwi Anthems 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Te Iti Kahurangi 3 4:30 Fresh 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals Waihirere.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Kete Korero 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm Polyfest Kapa Haka (HLS) 7:30 Café Niugini PGR 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 N Kiingitanga (Part 1) Documentary series looking at the life of the Maori king and his whanau.

9:30 First Contact AO 3 (Part 1) 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne.

From Domain Stadium.

9am Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Week One. 9:30 Sport TBC 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Sharks.

11am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Cowboys.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Mountain Biking – Crankworx (HLS) 1pm Red Bull Global RallyCross (HLS) 3pm Surfing – World League (HLS) Fiji Pro. 4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Jaguares v Highlanders.

4:30 Small Blacks TV 4:45 Random Rugby TV 5pm Rugby – First XV (RPL) Hamilton Boys v Tauranga Boys.

6:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Sky Sport Select 11:10 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Week One. 11:40 Sport TBC

WEDNESDAY

12:10 L Cycling – Tour De France Stage 10.

3:35 Next Stop Rio 3:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 4:20 UFC Now 5:15 Sky Sport Select 5:45 Next Stop Rio

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

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 7am Luxury Uncovered 7:30 Roar Of The Wild 8am Wildlife SOS 8:30 The Living Room 9:30 Poh And Co 10am Poh And Co – Best Bites 10:30 Junk Gypsies 11am Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home 11:30 Baggage Battles Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In 12:30 Luxury Uncovered 1pm A Great British Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones 1:30 Egypt – What Lies Beneath 3pm The Living Room 4pm Love Nature – Wild Germany: Exploring No-Man’s Land 5pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 6pm Brand New House On A Budget 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 TBC 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 9:30 Hairy Bikers’ Restoration Roadshow Dave Myers and Si King visit and take part in projects to restore Britain’s industrial past.

10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure Midnight Live Here, Buy This 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Living Room 2am Love Nature – Wild Germany: Exploring No-Man’s Land 3am Brand New House On A Budget 4am TBC 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby Nation 7am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Cowboys.

7:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8:30 Rugby – US Collegiate Championship (HLS) 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sharks v Cheetahs.

12:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Week One. 1pm Sport TBC 1:30 Football – UEFA European Championship (HLS) Final.

2pm The Hunters Club 2:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) Dos Anjos v Alvarez.

4:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) Tuf 23 Finale.

6:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Week One. 7pm Sport TBC 7:30 Football – UEFA European Championship (HLS) Final.

From Stade de France, Paris.

Teams TBC. 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page Hosted by Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Super League Fulltime 12:30 Next Stop Rio 12:50 L Cycling – Tour Of Poland Stage One. 2:35 Fox Sports News 3:05 AFL Weekly Highlights 4am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Bulldogs v Tigers.

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DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG Treasure Island. 8:30 MythBusters PG Motorcycle Water Ski. 9:25 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Lethal Weapons.

10:20 What On Earth?

PG Secret of Doomsday Mountain. 11:15 Evil, I M Hunting Humans. 11:40 Evil, I M Natural Born Killer.

12:10 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M Weatherin’ the Storm. 12:35 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M Heart Attack. 1:05 Forbidden – Dying For Love M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Gold Rush PG Eldorado Dream. 4:45 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Return of the Moon Bugs.

5:40 MythBusters PG Mini Myth Medley.

6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Naked And Afraid PopUp Edition M Panama.

8:30 Naked And Afraid M Frozen in Fear.

9:30 Yukon Men M The Yukon Way. 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG Eldorado Dream.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 The Perfect Murder M 1:25 Evil Kin M 2:20 Auction Hunters 2:45 Auction Kings 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Moonshiners M

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Sport No Rio trip for Hayne Jarryd Hayne has missed selection in Fiji’s Rugby Sevens side for the Rio Olympics. Hayne has been told he didn’t make the team and he will return to Sydney next week to consider his future. “I used all my experience as a professional athlete and have tried everyday and in every way possible to make this team and make it better but unfortunately, time has been against me,” Hayne said in a statement. The former NRL fullback had shifted to the modified game after quitting the NFL in May.

Erakovic leads the way

New Zealand’s Danny Lee makes his way from the 5th tee at the 2016 AAM Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness, Scotland, yesterday.

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Lee in fine form for Open Championship Kiwi golfer Danny Lee has fallen just short of victory in the Scottish Open.

Lee carded a three-under 69 to be tied for second, two shots behind the winner Swede Alex Noren.

Lee missed a chance to tie the

lead on the 16th green when he pushed his birdie putt past the hole.

The New Zealander will take home around 400,000 euros for the second placed finish.

It puts Lee in good form ahead of next week’s Open

Championship at Royal Troon.

Noren began the day with a two-shot lead, which disappeared after a bogey at No. 8 that left him tied with Lee. The 33-year-old Noren birdied Nos. 12 and 15 to go two shots in front again, and a two-

putt par at the par-5 18th was enough to win.

Americans Phil Mickelson (66), Patrick Reed (67) and Steve Stricker (67) were among the players going low in the final round, with Castle Stuart playing easier in light winds. - Reuters

Canes could rattle Crusaders

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY There was off-the-ball pushing and a suspicion of a foot trip.

There was blood streaming from first-five Bernard Foley’s face after he was grabbed in a tackle and constant attempts to physically and mentally undermine halfback Nick Phipps.

The Hurricanes tread a fine line against the Waratahs in Sydney with their aggression and willingness to goad their op-

ponents in their 28-17 victory in Sydney at the weekend, and similar tactics against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday could rattle a team who have lost to only New Zealand opposition this season.

Chris Boyd’s team need to be wary that some of their actions to which New Zealand referee Chris Pollock, in his final Super Rugby match, turned a blind eye, might not be acceptable to another official.

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The pushing of Phipps over the sideline by wing Julian Savea was deemed okay despite it appearing to be an attempt to intimidate, and it probably reached the threshold. Instead, no action was taken, and the niggle continued.

Todd Blackadder’s men won’t be in the mood to take a step backwards in a match which will define their playoffs.

A defeat could send them to a quarter-final against the

Stormers in Cape Town.

And yet, the Hurricanes have little choice but to continue with their aggressive intent, especially on defence.

A rushing and robust defence by the Chiefs confounded the Crusaders, and Boyd’s men should use those tactics as a blueprint. The Hurricanes, a side containing eight All Blacks, will attempt to bully and harass, and the Crusaders will need to find ways to counter that. - NZME

Marina Erakovic is in the main draw of the Gstaad WTA event in Switzerland. She faces German Annika Beck who is the fifth seed in the first round. They have clashed once previously with Erakovic winning in three sets in Memphis in 2013. At the ATP tournament in Hamburg Michael Venus and Mate Pavic are the fourth seeds with a first round match against Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Stephane Robert.

In Sweden at the Bastad ATP event Marcus Daniell is teaming up with Brazilian Marcelo Demoliner. Also in Bastad is Artem Sitak who is combining with Nicohlas Monroe.

Dixon back on podium Josef Newgarden cruised to victory in the IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway yesterday, setting a series record by leading 282 of 300 laps. Kiwi Scott Dixon enjoyed a clean race and finished third to turn around a series of bad luck of late. It’s the first win of the season for Newgarden, who finished second in Iowa in 2014 and 2015. Team Penske’s Will Power was second, followed by Dixon and Simon Pagenaud. Dixon moves up to fourth in the championship standings – 88 points adrift of leader Pagenaud.

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