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Some farmers north of the Rakaia River may have to return to dryland farming practices if groundwater levels do not recover before next summer.

Groundwater levels in Mid Canterbury though appear to be improving and aquifers should be in reasonable shape for the next irrigation season, says hydrologist Dr Tony Davoren.

Davoren said the Ashburton Dis-

trict had largely escaped the effects of low rainfall recharge; the water level in an observation bore at Pendarves had shown consistent recovery since irrigation stopped in March.

Environment Canterbury groundwater science manager Carl Hanson said groundwater levels in shallow monitoring wells had recovered after heavy rain in April, but it was taking longer for the recovery to propagate to the deeper wells.

“In contrast, your northern neighbours have not seen the same recharge and the situation is looking pretty grim,” Davoren said.

“Water levels are still so low many bores cannot yield sufficient water to run irrigators.”

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Confusion over logburner replacement

By SuSan SandyS

terbury Air Regional Plan rules, and they have a range of opThere is confusion tions. They can: over whether peo■ Replace their oldple in Mid Canterer style wood burner bury need to replace 15 years old or more their logburners. with a low emission Ashburton Diswood burner providtrict Councillor Liz ing a consent has McMillan asked at been applied for from a recent Methven the Ashburton District Community Board Council before Octomeeting whether ber 31 this year. staff could be made ■ If they do not more aware of the apply for a consent regulations after Liz McMillan before this date, they she had phoned the can only replace it council seeking inwith an ultra-low emission formation on a building consent for burner. a new logburner.

She had been investigating getting ■ If the wood burner reaches its 15th birthday in the next couple a new logburner as she thought she of years and the owner wants needed one under the new Canterto replace it with a low emisbury Air Regional Plan rules. sion one, they should apply for However, McMillan lives in Metha building consent too before ven, outside of the Ashburton HakaOctober 31. Otherwise they will tere Clean Air Zone, and while staff only be able to replace it with had told her the correct information an ultra-low emission burner. pertaining to what she requested, (Building consents last for 12 she later realised she did not need a months from date of issue.) new logburner.

Even the council’s community re- ■ Keep an older style wood burner 15 years old or more, but lations manager Vincie Billante was cannot use it after this winter. unaware of the complexities of the new rules and said at the meeting Trought said clear guidelines were she had thought they applied to all urban settlements within the dis- accessed via warmercheaper.co.nz, or by phoning 0800 329-276. trict.

Additionally, there was a large fund Environment Canterbury’s air portfolio director Katherine Trought available for low income households clarified yesterday that people out- needing financial assistance to reside the clean air zone, including place their old wood burners with a Methven and other towns outside new one, or another cleaner source Ashburton, do not need to replace of home heating.

Up to $5000 per household was their older-style wood burners.

It was only residents in the Ash- available, depending on circumburton Hakatere Clean Air Zone, in stances.

Funding was sourced through the and around the town of Ashburton, who are governed by the new Can- 0800 number above.

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Ashburton farming teen’s teamwork pays off

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Going along to watch the TeenAg Young Farmer of the Year Aorangi competition earlier this year has certainly paid off for Ashburton’s Jack Millar – he and team-mate Cameron Lyon came second at the national final in Feilding last Friday.

The pair, both Year 13 students at Timaru Boys’ High School, who competed under the name A Couple of Cockys, complemented each other well during the competition, with their teamwork proving to be a real asset.

“It worked well for us. I knew some things and he knew others,” Jack said, adding that the teams of two were given extra marks for teamwork.

At the end of February Cameron, who hails from Pleasant Point, put his name down to take part in the regional competition with another mate, who then had to pull out, Jack said.

So Jack stepped up to help out and the pair ended up winning the Aorangi event, before finishing second out of 14 teams at the

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Jack Millar is spending the school holidays back on the family farm just out of Ashburton. Yesterday he was repairing fences on the property.

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Labour Leader Andrew Little will visit Ashburton today, hot on the heels of his party’s Families Package release.

Little is to address a meeting of the Ashburton Citizens’ Association at the Ashburton Club and MSA at 1pm, and then meet with Ashburton Menzshed at 2pm.

Little yesterday announced the new Families Package in Auckland, and today and tomorrow is visiting not only Ashburton, but Christchurch, Oamaru and Timaru.

The package delivered a bigger income boost to more than 70 per cent of families with children than Budget 2017, Little said.

“Families on middle incomes will receive up to $48 a week more in Working for Families with Labour’s package than under National, plus Best Start payments of $60 a week for children under three,” he said.

By not spending $1.5 billion a year on tax cuts, Labour was able to do more for lower and middle-income families and people in need, while investing in the priorities Kiwi families cared about: housing, health, education and infrastructure.

The new Winter Energy Payment ($700 for couples and parents with kids at home and $450 for single people) would help one million New Zealanders keep warm in winter, “Currently, 1600 people a year die due to cold and damp housing.

“These policies will keep many people out of hospital and save lives,” he said.

national final.

The final included a wide range of challenges and modules, including a speech, an exam and practical tasks like putting a fence together, building a raised garden and making a scarecrow.

As for the future, Jack, who is part of the fifth generation of an

Ashburton farming family, said he plans to attend Lincoln next year to do a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture), then possibly get involved with rural accounting for a while before coming back to farming in the future.

The pair would like to thank the local businesses who made their

trip to the national final possible through either contributing gear or putting money towards their travel expenses.

They are also grateful for the support of all those involved in teaching agriculture and agricultural science at Timaru Boys, in particular Abbey Bruce.

World’s oldest kite in Ashburton

By Katie todd

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The world’s oldest known kite has recently landed in Ashburton, courtesy of kite maker Peter Lynn.

Dated from 1773 and constructed from paper, hazel and pages from an ancient Latin book, the French Peartop style kite is “wellused and well-loved” – yet still in perfectly flyable condition.

Lynn purchased the kite from the Netherlands 10 years ago after a local carpenter found it in an attic floor. It then spent time in Seattle being examined by forensic

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coroner Thom Shanken, before travelling to its new home in New Zealand last week.

“I’ve had to battle to keep it away from the museums,” Lynn says.

The kite is inscribed with Christmas imagery and the initials RB and TB – children, Lynn presumes, who were either gifted the kite or constructed it themselves.

Few other kites are known to have survived more than a hundred years, due to their tendency to be constructed from biodegradable materials.

“Silk falls apart, bamboo splits

and paper turns to holes,” Lynn says, “… and a kite like this has to be protected from ultraviolet light and acid from fingers.”

He says the construction of the kite, with the bridle close to the surface, indicates that it would require a fairly strong wind to fly.

“I will never try it,” he said.

“Our intention is to keep it safe and in good condition for the next 250 years.”

The next challenge for Lynn is constructing a display cabinet to showcase the kite, which will be available for viewing in the Lynn

Historical Woodworking Museum at the Plains Heritage Museum.

Lynn is confident that his kite will be an attraction. “I think people will come to Ashburton just to see this.”

Lynn also holds the 2005 Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kite, produced in Ashburton and featuring 1000 square metres of lifting area.

The kite business which he founded, Peter Lynn Kites, also continues to operate from Ashburton and produce world famous show kites.

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Keeping warm a must in cold weather

By SuSan SandyS

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Conditions turned bitter with rain and southerlies about 3pm in Ashburton yesterday.

The much anticipated cold front with strong southerlies had arrived, and it left Mid Cantabrians shivering as it swept northwards.

In the wake of this front, snow was forecast to fall to low-levels in southern and eastern districts of both the North and South Islands, and could fall as low as 100 or 200 metres across the southern and eastern parts of the South Island at times until Thursday with significant accumulations at higher elevations.

The MetService issued a weather watch, which is a lesser level of certainty than a weather warning, for the likelihood of significant snow accumulations below 500 metres in Canterbury from last evening until Thursday afternoon. This could be 20 to 30 centimetres, possibly even more, which could accumulate on Canterbury high country stations.

Temperatures are forecast to be a maximum of just five degrees in Ashburton today, and three degrees in Methven.

The Ashburton District Council was advising residents and visitors to prepare for one of the biggest snowstorms in recent years.

“Make sure you have enough nonperishable food and water for several days. Have blankets at the ready or a log fire with plenty of wood to keep you warm and dry in the event of power outages. Fill gas bottles if you have gas heaters. Keep an eye out for your neighbours, especially those who are vulnerable or elderly.

“In the next few days, there may be road closures in the district, particularly in the foothills including the Ashburton Gorge Road, which has been affected in previous snowstorms,” the council said in a press release.

Base holiday programme participant Willow Barker, 10, models a coat and hat from Ashburton Coats for Kids.

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No child needs to be cold in Ashburton this winter

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Hadley said she had dozens of items stored away, and was taking new donations all the time.

Last year she gave away about 50 coats, and hoped to give away the same number if not more this year.

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“It’s for anybody, it doesn’t matter whether you are wealthy or poor or can afford them or not, kids grow out of coats so quickly, they are here,” she said.

The service was started several

years ago by Safer Ashburton, Base Youth Centre and the Hype Youth Health Centre.

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Ashburton Writers Group have been kept busy reading competition entries.

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Record entries for writing comp Ashburton Writers’ Group members have been inundated with record entries for their annual writing competition.

Busy undertaking preliminary judging yesterday are (above, from left) president Julie Fechney, member Debbie Carter and her daughter Murran Buller, and

members John Atkinson and Rae Magson.

Reading glasses were a must as the group waded through 129 stories and poems from children up to the age of 13.

“They are a very high standard,” Fechney said. “It’s making our job a little bit difficult.”

Contestants needed

By Katie todd

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Planning is well under way for Ashburton’s first Stars in Your Eyes competition – but the Ashburton County Lions are still on the hunt for more eager contestants.

The fundraising event for the Youth Institute of Ashburton District will take place at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre in October and is based on the British TV show of the same name.

Contestants will vie to provide the most convincing and entertaining impersonations of their favourite theatrical celebrities, stars or bands – from the performance right down to the makeup, costume and mannerisms.

“We’re looking for anyone that can dance, sing, act, perform, do magic – whatever,” says project director Marie McAnulty.

She encourages anybody of any

age to have a go – entry is free and open from now until midSeptember.

A $500 cash prize will be up for grabs for the performer or group boasting the best costume, most likeness to their star and highest impact, as well as $300 and $200 for second and third respectively.

Rehearsals will be held on Friday, October 13 and the big finals night will take place the following evening on Saturday, October 14.

McAnulty advises that entry forms for the Ashburton Stars in Your Eyes are available now from the Event Centre at 211 Wills Street and from Community House at 44 Cass Street. She says ticket information is yet to be confirmed.

Stars in Your Eyes is sure to be a fun night out for all – don’t let your inner performer go unacknowledged.

Annabel Menzies-Joyce’s exhibition Unless will open at the Ashburton Art Gallery on Sunday.

The Tai Tapu artist will present an artist talk at the opening at 2pm.

Unless explores the environment in which we live. The title is inspired by the Dr Seuss children’s book The Lorax, which has the quote “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is

Buller, 19, had herself been placed in the competition when she was in Year 6. “I learnt a lot from it,” she said.

Local writer Janet Benfell will choose winners from the finalists, and there will be will be a prize giving at the Ashburton Museum next week.

going to get better. It’s not”.

Menzies-Joyce’s handcrafted glass, porcelain and clay sculptures explore concerns surrounding industrial intensification, global warming and water pollution.

She is a strong environmental advocate and is one of the cofounders of the Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden in Christchurch along with her husband Peter Joyce.

Mid Canterbury wells recovering From page 1 It was not good news for groundwater users north of the Rakaia without the option of an alpine water source, he said.

With weather patterns about to change, the likelihood of more serious south-easterly storm systems able to produce three to four day, 80-100mm rainfalls in those areas was disappearing, he says.

“It may mean a return to dryland farming or at best marginal irrigated farming for 2017-18.”

A good amount of snow, if it eventuates, could also bring

groundwater levels up.

Monitoring wells showed good recovery after the big 2006 snowfall, when heavy snow blanketed the Ashburton district bringing down powerlines and closing roads.

Experts at the time said the snow was an excellent recharge mechanism for groundwater, as it melted and infiltrated slowly.

In 1992 after another big snowfall, deep wells recorded rises in groundwater levels over the following 3 to 6 months.

Three consecutive dry winters led to record low well levels this

past summer, meaning some farmers with consents to take groundwater experienced poor reliability and had to go without water or deepen their wells even further.

Ashburton Water Zone Committee member John Waugh has also been monitoring well levels across the zone and said they were recovering on the back of a wet autumn and reduced demand for irrigation.

Rain and snow might create problems for farmers, but the moisture would be welcome, he said.

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Double-decker bus involved in fatal accident One person was killed and two children are critically injured after a double-decker bus and car collided in Mt Eden yesterday afternoon.

Emergency services rushed to the scene where several other people, including the bus driver, were injured just before 3.30pm.

A green tarpaulin was seen covering a white car .

The car’s front appears to be either missing or crumpled to such an extent that the car looks about a third too short in length underneath.

Serious crash unit investigators are at the scene, along with three fire trucks and two ambulances.

Two children were taken to Starship Hospital in a critical condition, St John northern spokeswoman Jennifer Porter said.

She confirmed one person had died at the scene. A patient with moderate injuries and one with minor injuries were also taken to Auckland City Hospital.

The scene was blocked off with white police tape on four sides.

The front of a Metro double decker bus was completely destro yed.

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The Maori Party is up to 2 per cent, and Gareth Morgan’s Opportunities Party is steady on 1 per cent. Act and United Future don’t feature.

If translated to votes, and if the Maori Party, Act and United Future kept their electorate seats, the parties would have the following seats in a House of 122: National 57, Labour 33, Greens 14, New Zealand First 14, Maori Party 2, Act 1 and United Future 1.

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Labour leader Andrew Little admits his party’s performance in a new poll is “not flash” but he says he is getting a more positive message from the people he speaks to on the street.

The One News Colmar Brunton poll showed Labour had fallen three points to 27 per cent. National also fell by 2 points, meaning neither party could form a government.

Little dropped in the preferred Prime Minister rankings to fourth place, behind Prime Minister Bill English, NZ First leader Winston Peters and Labour deputy leader Jacinda Ardern. His polling of 5 per cent in this category is the lowest for a Labour leader since 2009, when Phil Goff was in charge.

Speaking to NewstalkZB yesterday, Little agreed that the polls were not heading in the right direction, but he said he remained confident.

“I go on the basis of the feedback I’m getting literally every single day, when people stop me in the street and say it’s not right what’s happening to New Zealanders, it’s not the New Zealand that we ever expected, and we’re looking for a change.

His message was that the only way to fix New Zealand’s problems, with homelessness, overcrowded schools, and underresourced policing, was to change the government.

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“Campaigns make a difference, campaigns are important. We have a very strong message, we’ve got an amazing team in terms of the caucus and new talent coming in. I’m feeling very confident about this, that we’ll be going guns blazing.”

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Damned if you do; damned if you don’t Matt Markham

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he business of predicting the weather can be a tough gig.

Get it right and you’ll be lucky to get a gentle pat on the back.

Get it wrong though and everyone is ready to have a go.

Thankfully, 95 per cent of the time, 95 per cent of people don’t actually care for predictions.

It’s usually just one word that makes the general populace go a little bit stir crazy.

Snow.

This week has been one of those exception to the rule weeks in which everyone seems to be hanging off every weather predictor’s word. The magnitude of the predicted snowfall overnight and in to today has caused a few warnings to be issued and a few reminders to be announced around being prepared and ready in case the predictions come true.

Many choose to ignore them.

Thanks, in large, to being left disappointed one too many times.

Snow tends to make people get a little excited. Which is surprising considering we live in one of the most frequent snow visiting spots in the country, our mountaintops aside of course.

Yet we seem to go a little bit crazy on it. Some demand it to happen and are bitterly disappointed when it doesn’t, while others will it to not eventuate and even more are disappointed when it does.

Snowfall here can have a massive impact on the community.

Our farmers are automatically sent into overdrive, our supermarkets are all of a sudden understocked and there’s a general air of chaos and unexpectedness on the streets. And everyone wants to have their say and call it media hype or scaremongering, when all anyone is trying to do is help people be prepared.

So, when local government issue a release issuing warnings around potential large snowfalls it would pay to heed the advice and just accept it for what it is – a council giving due diligence to a particularly damaging weather event.

Of course, by the time this edition of the Guardian reaches your mailbox, doorstep, or driveway – the outcome of our current slice of crystal ball gazing will be apparent. One way or another.

Which side of the coin it is, remains to be seen.

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s the district battened down the hatches to prepare for the wintry blast that was set to hit us yesterday afternoon and into last night the Ashburton District Council did what any local government should do in the situation and issued some warnings around the weather to give everyone the chance to prepare for what could unfold.

A sharing of this post on our Facebook page drew plenty of comment from around the country with people advising their friends and family. Some of your comments are in today’s Your Views On Facebook.

Jump onto our Facebook Page and join the discussion and make sure you head to www.guardianonline.co.nz to vote in this week’s poll.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Jazz As much as i would love it to snow I would like the council to know most of the town don’t have a fire thanks to their rule’s so there better no be a power outages ...

Aaron Funny how metservice is only saying sleet... of course it will snow by the hills. Posts such as this cause panic.

ROLLING POLL This week’s question Q: Which of the following public facilities do you visit most often?

Mike While there will be snow showers I’m not so sure it’s anything near going to be the biggest snow storm in years.

Always good to be prepared. And by all means do that but don’t be surprised the media hype it up.

Ashburton Public Library 37.14% Ashburton Art Gallery 25.71% Plains Railway & Preservation Museum 20%

Hannah This causes unnecessary panic.

Ashburton Aviation Museum 8.57% Taylor Il believe it when I see the snow there is no need to put everyone in panic mode

Ashburton Heritage Centre (Museum) 5.71% Methven Alpine & Agricultural Encounter 2.86%

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian Efforts to entice Australian tourists to Mid Canterbury are finally paying off with increasing numbers coming here.

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ell we are certainly right in the thick end of winter with a very cold weather blast upon us.

From a tourism perspective the winter has been prosperous to date with very good snow conditions, weather and good visitor numbers on Mt Hutt – a solid start to the season.

Data out last week from Tourism New Zealand shows that all the marketing and activity that EMC, Mt Hutt, Tourism New Zealand and Christchurch Airport have done over the past year in Australia is starting to pay off.

Australian holiday arrivals into Christchurch Airport - pre and post earthquakes.

■ Year end – May 2010 (pre earthquakes) – 200,000 arrivals ■ Year end – May 2012 (Post earthquake) though to 2016

- averaged 100,000 arrivals per year.

■ Year end – May 2017 the numbers are now at 130,000 arrivals (30 per cent growth) Whilst not all these arrivals come to our district, to date Australian visitors have spent $12m in Mid Canterbury this year via electronic card transactions, so we are slowly seeing positive signs that the Australian market is coming back.

We will be doing more marketing activations in Australia later in the year to ensure the Mid Canterbury region is top of mind

when Australians book their next holiday.

We are in the final stages of our website refresh, the project is heavily focused on mobile responsiveness so our visitors can discover the district prior to arrival, being mobile also rates us higher in Google searches.

Next month we will start to canvass the district to see who is interested in advertising in the Experience Mid Canterbury official visitors guide (OVG), this brochure is distributed in motels, hotels, ferries and airports across New Zealand for a threeyear period.

The OVG is a key marketing tool for the EMC team when we are travelling to represent the district. So if your business is a cafe, restaurant, a B&B or an established tourism operation, this brochure is gold.

If you would like more details on adverting in the OVG please

email admin@midcanterburynz. com.

Finally, I was talking to a visitor last week from Singapore and he and this partner openly made comment on how wonderful the people of Mid Canterbury were and how stunning our district looked, it represented almost exactly what is marketed in Singapore.

This is great feedback and they will be our voice amongst their friends and family.

Until next time, Thanks for taking care of our visitors.

in Mid Canterbury towards anything that any party other than the National party promotes.

Taxing water users a minimal amount, and bottled exporters

considerably more, does not need to hit ordinary taxpayers.

This is just a beat up from Federated Farmers and National/ Act cronies.

Water is the “new oil” and the sooner this country realises this the better!

Simon Blissett

Bruce Moffat

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US soldier terrorist arrest An active duty soldier based in Hawaii pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group, helped purchase a drone for it to use against American forces and said he wanted to use his rifle to “kill a bunch of people,” according to an FBI affidavit.

Ikaika Kang, a sergeant first class in the US Army, made an initial appearance earlier this week in federal court in Honolulu. He was arrested at the weekend on terrorism charges.

Paul Delacourt, the FBI special agent in charge of the Hawaii bureau, said no documents made it to the Islamic State.

Birney Bervar, Kang’s appointed attorney, said after Kang’s initial court appearance that he still doesn’t know much about the case. He said he only talked to Kang for a few minutes.

The 26-page affidavit from FBI Special Agent Jimmy Chen lays out details of the yearlong investigation into the 34-yearold soldier, who was a onetime martial arts fighter who thought he was dealing with Islamic State agents but were undercover agents or sources

Birney Berbar who was appointed the attorney for Ikaika Kang, a 34-year-old active duty soldier who has been accused of trying to aid the Islamic State.

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Among the charges was that Kang copied military secret documents in 2015 and wanted to provide them to the organisation, according to the affidavit.

It also Kang says admitted that he voluntarily pledged loy-

alty to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

This occurred on Saturday at a home in Honolulu, where he thought he was meeting an actual member of the organisation, the affidavit says.

They made combat training videos he believed would be

taken back to the Middle East to help prepare the group’s soldiers to fight American forces, according to the affidavit.

Kang, who received extensive combat training, also helped purchase a drone that he believed would help Islamic State soldiers escape from American tanks, the affidavit says.

Kang, a trained air traffic controller based at Hawaii’s Wheeler Army Airfield, had his military clearance revoked in 2012 for making pro-Islamic State comments while at work and on-post and threatening to hurt or kill fellow service members.

His clearance was reinstated a year later after he completed military requirements.

However, the affidavit says the Army believed Kang was becoming radicalised in 2016 and asked the FBI to investigate.

Kang has two firearms registered in his name, an AR-15style assault rifle and a handgun.

Kang enlisted in the Army in December 2001, just months after the September 11 attacks.

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Coffee lovers have been given another reason to have another cup with two new international research studies finding the world’s most popular beverage may well prolong life.

But the latest research bodes better for men than women with one study of more than half a million people across 10 European countries finding men who consumed at least three cups a day were 18 per cent less likely to die from any cause than non-coffee drinkers.

Women, on the other hand, drinking the same amount benefited less but still experienced an 8 per cent reduction in mortality.

US scientists turned up the same result from their study of 185,855 people from different ethnic backgrounds.

Each of the studies showed no advantage from drinking either caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee.

Experts believe the antioxidant plant compounds in coffee, rather than caffeine, are responsible for the life-extending effect.

Previous research has suggested that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, liver disease and some cancers.

Dr Marc Gunter, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, who led the European study said: “We found that higher coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk of death from any cause, and specifically for circulatory diseases, and digestive diseases.

“Importantly, these results were similar across all of the 10 European countries.”

Lead author Dr Veronica Setiawan, from the University of Southern California, said: “We cannot say drinking coffee will prolong your life, but we see an association. Coffee contains a lot of antioxidants and phenolic compounds that play an important role in cancer prevention.

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Paris Jackson dating Paris Jackson has a new man in her life, or so it appears. And he’s double her age.

The 19-year-old model was seen holding hands with actor Trevor Donovan in the Los Angeles area. It’s not known how the two met. Trevor is the first man Paris has been linked to since she split with Michael Snoddy. Thus far, 2017 has been a big year for Michael Jackson’s daughter.

Last month, she graced the cover of Vogue Australia. Earlier she was the cover girl of Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar. She also scored an acting gig, presented an award at the Grammys and launched a career as a model.

Rowling’s dressy script JK Rowling has revealed that she has written a secret manuscript which has yet to see the light of day. But Harry Potter fans will be disappointed to learn that the work, a political “fairytale”, will likely never be published – as it is scrawled onto a party dress. The “book”, which she penned two years ago for a fancydress birthday party, now hangs in her wardrobe alongside more conventional clothing. “I went as a lost manuscript.

And I wrote over a dress most of that book. So that book, I don’t know whether it will ever be published, but it’s actually hanging in a wardrobe currently.”

Restraining order for Rob A court commissioner earlier this week issued a temporary restraining order against Rob Kardashian in response to the reality television star’s posting of explicit images of his ex-fiancée on social media last week. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner James E. Blancarte granted the order based on filings by Kardashian’s ex Blac Chyna. The order bars Kardashian from contacting Chyna or coming within 100 yards or her home, car or workplace. The order also prohibits him from posting images online of Chyna or the infant daughter they share.

Chyna’s attorney Lisa Bloom called the hearing as “a complete and total victory.

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Retail card spending flat in June NZ said spending in the retail industries rose 0.7 per cent in the June 2017 quarter, after a 1.5 per cent rise in the March 2017 quarter.

“The rise in retail card spending in the June quarter was driven by an increase in consumables and hospitality spending,” Stats NZ’s Chapman said.

“However, this increase in retail spending was moderated by a strong decrease in fuel spending.”

- NZME

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Zespri plans targeted share buyback

turing Act 1999 and the Kiwifruit Export Regulations 1999 established Zespri as a company and as the primary exporter of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit to all countries other than Australia.

However, the updated regulations will enable Zespri to recommend changes to its constitution to align shareholding of the company more closely with production, said Zespri Chairman Peter McBride.

Zespri said it will hold a Special Meeting as soon as practically possible following consultation with shareholders, to ask shareholders to support changes to its constitution designed to improve shareholder alignment, including

increasing the number of growers that own shares.

The share buyback and issue programme require shareholder approval and would come into effect over a number of years.

McBride said that changes to the definition of its core business – which is expanded to include marketing of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit, market development for New Zealand-grown kiwifruit, and kiwifruit research and development – acknowledge that Zespri’s model has evolved, and recognises that research and development, market development and marketing are essential in leading the world in delivering quality kiwifruit and providing strong sustainable returns to New Zealand growers.

Kiwifruit sales from New Zealand have reached record levels with 137.7 million trays sold in the year to March 2017, worth over $2 billion in export revenue.

Global sales revenues are forecast to reach $4.5 billion by 2025, said Guy. Zespri shares last traded at $5.38 on the Unlisted share trading platform.

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■ TRADEME

Trademe in motorcentral.co.nz buyout Trade Me Group, the country’s dominant online auction site, will buy Limelight Software, which operates the cloud-based auto dealer management platform motorcentral.co.nz, for an undisclosed sum provided it gets Commerce Commission approval.

Wellington-based Trade Me yesterday signed a sale and purchase agreement to buy Christchurchbased Limelight subject to clearance from the antitrust regulator, which has an indicative timeframe of 40 days. Limelight’s Motorcentral platform includes inventory management, customer relationship management, ad plug-ins and website functions.

Trade Me plans to run Motorcentral as a standalone business, but let dealers upload listings to a range of websites including its Autotrader, Driven and Trade Me Motors.

“It’s well-run with an experienced and smart team, and has a proven track record of delivering great services that add value to dealers,” said Alan Clark, head of Trade Me Motors, in a statement.

“The team also has high engagement with the dealer com-

munity and we see many opportunities for continued growth.

We’re excited.”

The acquisition comes as New Zealand’s new car sales continue to push new records on the nation’s expanding population, strong currency, and record tourism numbers stoking demand for rental cars.

Trade Me shares rose 0.4 percent to $5.36, having gained 6.6 percent so far this year.

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

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Buy price

401 353.5 2966 102 133 689 328 448.5 617 528 1745 1110 782 598 760 242.5 122 178 302.5 135 225 138 2350 335 288.5 530 139 241 113 443 122.5 161.5 616 882 720 338 347 414 384.5 170 475 425 533 539 332 570 221 3257 2550 774

Sell price

403 357 3045 102.5 134 689.5 330 449.5 628 529 1750 1120 785 599 770 243 124 180 305 138 227 138.5 2354 337 290 536 142 244 115 445 123 162 617 885 730 340 357 416 386 171 479 427 537 543 334 595 222 3273 2590 776

Last sale

402 357 3028 102.5 133 689 330 449.5 617 528 1747 1119 782 598 769 242.5 122 180 304 135 225 138.5 2354 336 290 534 142 241 113 445 123 162 616 882 720 340 353 416 384.5 171 479 427 535 543 334 595 222 3264 2589 776

At close of trading on Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Daily Volume move ’000s

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1.1m 1.5m 5.54 639.6 311.9 642.5 22.19 346.6 21.16 951.6 46.45 666.0 781.9 183.9 49.46 277.7 1.4m 132.3 306.6 198.6 139.0 1.5m 29.69 511.7 633.7 97.46 107.7 79.33 420.7 85.50 741.5 376.4 28.39 624.2 501.3 109.4 327.9 2.5m 9.2m 302.1 152.5 133.9 465.5 68.39 123.8 6.56 303.7 8.40 261.4 380.1

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 7700 7642 7584 7526 7468 7410

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Kiwifruit exporter Zespri plans a targeted share buyback and issue programme next year after the government approved changes to the kiwifruit export regulations.

The changes, announced yesterday, will come into effect on August 1 and will allow Zespri shareholders to consider setting rules around maximum shareholding and eligibility for dividend payments; clarify the activities Zespri can undertake as a matter of core business and enhance the independence and transparency of the independent industry regulator, Kiwifruit New Zealand, said Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. The amendments arose out of the findings of the industry-led Kiwifruit Industry Strategy Project and out of a government-commissioned independent review of Kiwifruit New Zealand, carried out over the past several years.

Guy underscored that the changes do not alter the industry’s ‘single desk’ export framework, but will provide more certainty for Zespri’s shareholders and growers.

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gun here,” said Penny.

The central bank has indicated it will keep rates on hold until at least September 2019, given the lack of domestic inflation.

Core retail spending, which excludes vehicle-related industries, rose 0.8 per cent on month in June after falling 0.3 per cent in May. Of the non-retail industries, spending on non-retail excluding services was unchanged from May while spending in the services industry rose 1 per cent.

Actual retail spending climbed 4.5 per cent to $4.9 billion in June from the same month a year ago.

Card-holders across all industries made 135 million transactions in June versus 139 million in May and 134 million in April.

The average value in June was $49.

On a quarterly basis Statistics

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Four of the six retail industries rose in May, with hospitality up 2.4 per cent and the consumables industry – which includes grocery and liquor retailing – increasing 0.8 per cent in the month, while the durables industry inched up 0.1 per cent.

Fuel retailing dropped 3.2 per cent and apparel fell 0.9 per cent.

Vehicle spending –excluding fuel – rose 0.3 per cent.

ASB Bank economist Nathan Penny said spending was softer than expected, in particular in areas like apparel and consumables.

“We had expected a more buoyant result. It’s a little weaker than anticipated.”

The Reserve Bank is keeping a close watch on consumer spending for any signs of inflationary pressures but “there is no smoking

16/6

New Zealand retail spending on electronic cards was unchanged in June as hospitality – largely linked to the British and Irish Lions rugby tour – offset lower fuel prices.

Retail spending on credit and debit cards was unchanged in seasonally adjusted terms from May, following a 0.4 per cent fall in May, Statistics New Zealand said.

“Retail spending in the June month was flat because the high hospitality spending was offset by the low fuel prices,” business indicators manager Sue Chapman said.

“The increased spending on hospitality could be largely a result of the influx of British and Irish Lions fans.”

The Lions tour kicked off on June 3 and ended on July 8.

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

7,628.57 +44.62 +0.59%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

5,190.76 +30.49 +0.59%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

8,271.33 +45.84 +0.56%

p Rises 63 q Falls 38

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,728.9

+4.5

+0.08%

At close of trading on Jul 11, 2017

q Dow Jones Indust.

21,408.5

–5.8

–0.03%

At close of trading on Jul 10, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,370.0

+19.11

+0.26%

At close of trading on Jul 10, 2017

p Nikkei 225 index

20,195.5 +114.5 +0.57% At close of trading on Jul 11, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,211.90

London – $US/ounce

–3.75

–0.31%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

15.22

–0.62

–3.91%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,780.0

–29.0

–0.50%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm July 11, 2017

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.968 0.9534 5.2486 0.6516 1.5357 0.5734 84.68 1.8939 9.9347 25.10 0.7402

TT sell

0.9362 0.9187 4.6092 0.6237 1.4157 0.5536 81.17 1.6613 9.5768 23.93 0.7141

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3T light olive oil Zest of 1 orange

hen the temperature drops there’s nothing quite like a bowl of steaming, fragrant and soothing soup.

The wonderful thing about soup is that it can be made out of just about any combination of vegetables or meats and providing the ingredients are good quality and they’re cooked appropriately you’ll have a winner in the soup bowl every time.

One of the great things about a pot of soup is that leftovers can be frozen for the day when you’re running late for work and there’s no time to make a packed lunch.

■ Heat the oil over moderate heat and add the onion and orange zest.

■ Fry gently, without browning, until the onion is soft.

■ Add the carrots and stock, bring to the boil and boil gently for about 15 minutes until the carrots are tender.

■ Remove from the heat and puree until smooth in a blender or food processor.

■ Place back on the heat, in a clean saucepan and bring to the boil.

■ Remove from the heat and add the orange juice, do not reheat.

■ Serve with a little cream drizzled on to the soup and a sprinkling of chives.

Pumpkin soup with lentils 1T butter 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 onion 1 finely chopped red chilli 2 cloves garlic crushed 1T fresh ginger grated 3t brown sugar 1 1/2 L chicken stock 200g red lentils 1/2 t nutmeg 1t ground turmeric 2 zested and juiced lemons 250g pumpkin 2T oil 1 handful coriander Yoghurt to serve ■ Peel and slice the onions.

■ Heat the butter in a large saucepan and add one onion.

■ Stir and add garlic, chilli, ginger, sugar and the lentils.

■ Add stock and bring to a boil.

■ Turn to a simmer and add turmeric and nutmeg with the zest and juice of 2 lemons ■ Cook for approximately 30 minutes.

■ Microwave chunks of peeled pumpkin until soft, then drain and mash them roughly.

Thai kumara soup

■ Add to the lentils and stir well.

Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

■ Heat the vegetable oil in a fry pan add a sliced onion and cook until golden.

■ Add some lemon zest and juice, continue cooking until deep brown.

■ Serve the soup in warm bowls with the onions, yoghurt and chopped coriander.

Leek and potato soup 30g butter 2 leeks, sliced 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 stalk celery, diced 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves 2 bay leaves 2t thyme leaves

1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil ■ Heat a heavy-based saucepan and melt the butter.

■ Add the vegetables and stir over a gentle heat for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

■ Just cover with stock and add the bay leaves and thyme then simmer until the potato is soft.

■ Remove the bay leaves.

■ Season and puree until smooth.

■ Top with crispy croutons.

Carrot and orange soup

750g orange or gold kumara, peeled and chopped 1T oil 2T red curry spice paste 1C coconut cream Sprigs fresh coriander or parsley Finely diced red pepper (capsicum) 3C chicken stock ■ Heat the oil in a large saucepan.

Add the curry paste and fry for 1 minute.

■ Add the kumara and stock or water. Bring to the boil then simmer, until the kumara is soft.

■ Add the coconut cream and cook for further 10 minutes.

■ Place the mixture in a food processor and blend until smooth.

■ Add extra water if it is too thick.

■ Serve topped with coriander and red pepper.

1 large onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 medium boiling and salad potatoes, cut into small chunks 1t dried Italian herbs 2C chicken stock 2T cornflour 2C milk 420g can sweetcorn Salt and pepper ■ Heat the butter in a large saucepan.

■ Add the bacon, onion and celery and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

■ Add the potatoes, Italian herbs and chicken stock.

■ Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

■ Mix the cornflour with a small amount of the milk.

■ Stir in the remaining milk.

■ Add the cornflour mixture to the soup with the sweetcorn.

■ Reheat, stirring constantly, until the soup thickens.

■ Season with salt and pepper.

Creamy mushroom soup 40g butter 1 onion, finely diced 300g fresh mushrooms, sliced 2T flour 1 1/4 L beef stock 1T finely diced parsley Cream, to taste Salt and pepper, to taste Lemon juice, to taste ■ Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and saute mushrooms and onions.

■ When almost all the liquid has evaporated dust mushrooms with flour and allow to brown a bit.

■ Season soup with cream, parsley, salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.

■ Add stock and simmer for 20 minutes.

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1 - Which was Roger Moore’s first Bond film? a. Octopussy b. Live and Let Die c. Never Say Never Again 2 - What type of animal is a nightjar? a. Snake b. Bird c. Fish 3 - In The Simpsons, what colour hair does Marge normally have? a. Pink b. Yellow c. Blue 4 - In the human body, what is the more common name for the trachea? a. Windpipe b. Collarbone c. Kneecap 5 - Who was the first Beatle to have a solo UK number 1 hit single? a. George Harrison b. Paul McCartney c. John Lennon 6 - Which female singer starred in the film Moonstruck? a. Tina Turner b. Cher c. Olivia Newton-John 7 - Which is the lightest element in the periodic table? a. Helium b. Oxygen c. Hydrogen 8 - Kama is the Hindu god of... what? a. Love b. Fate c. Power

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Lamb parmigiana Serves 4 Lamb 500g Quality Mark lamb schnitzel 4 slices mozzarella cheese, cut about 5mm thick 1/4 C plain flour 1 egg, lightly beaten with 2T water 2C dried breadcrumbs Oil for frying Zucchini with herbs 3-4 small zucchini, trimmed 1T fresh oregano or sweet marjoram leaves 1/4 C lemon vinaigrette (Place 3T lemon juice and 1t dijon mustard in a bowl and season. Whisk in 6T olive oil until emulsified. If vinaigrette is too tart, add extra salt or sweeten with a little honey).

Parsley sauce 1T olive oil 1 shallot, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1/4 C white wine 50g butter 3T chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves To serve 12 semi-dried tomatoes ■ Place the pieces of lamb between them sheets of baking paper and bat with a meat mallet to flatten them a little more if necessary.

Remove the paper. Place a slice of cheese on one side of each piece of lamb and push down lightly to join together (or you could use a little bit of egg wash to stick).

■ Place the flour, egg and breadcrumbs in three separate shallow bowls. Coat a piece of lamb in the flour, shaking off excess, then dip in the egg and finally coat in the breadcrumbs. Place on a baking tray and repeat with remaining pieces of lamb. Cover and place in the fridge while you prepare the zucchini.

■ Use a vegetable peeler to slice each zucchini into long thin strips, sprinkle over the herbs and dress with the vinaigrette. Toss gently and set aside.

■ Place the oil in a wide heavy-based saucepan over medium-low heat.

Add the shallot and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.

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Drain on crumpled kitchen paper and season. Top crumbed lamb with the zucchini and semi-dried tomatoes and pour parsley sauce on top.

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In brief Venus into quarters French Open doubles champion Kiwi Michael Venus and his American partner Ryan Harrison have battled through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. The 10th seeded Venus and Harrison have beaten 6th seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. They beat the same pair enroute to the Roland Garros title.

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Passion on both sides Fired-up NSW Waratahs fiveeighth Bernard Foley insists the Western Force won’t have a mortgage on passion heading into what may be the hosts’ last-ever Super Rugby match. Either the Force or Melbourne Rebels will be cut from the competition next season and the Tahs are expecting an emotion-charged final round game in Perth on Saturday. “I don’t think the emotion, or the pride and the passion, just belongs to them, we’ve got as much to play for in a season that hasn’t gone our way,” Foley said.

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Daley hints at exit plan Spain’s Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing to Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller in their men’s singles match on day seven at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.

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■ TENNIS

Nadal crashes out in fifth Rafael Nadal kept getting pushed to the brink of defeat. He kept resisting.

He dropped the first two sets, then won the next two. He erased two match points in the riveting fifth set’s 10th game, then another two in its 20th game.

Only when his fourth-round match against 16th-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg stretched past 4½ hours, the sunlight fading, did Nadal blink.

After repeatedly digging himself out of difficult situations, Nadal finally succumbed, broken in the last game of a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 loss to Muller.

“I played with the right determination, right passion, right attitude,” Nadal said, “to win the match”.

But he could not pull through, extending his drought without

a quarter-final berth at the All England Club to six years.

“Just tried to hang in there,” Muller said. “Still kept believing. Yeah, somehow in the end, I made it.”

Nadal won two of his 15 Grand Slam championships at Wimbledon, and played in the final three other times, most recently in 2011. But since then, Nadal’s exits at the All England Club have come in the first round (2013), second round (2012, 2015) or fourth round (2014, 2017).

All of those losses, except yesterday’s, came against men ranked 100th or worse.

The 34-year-old Muller is not exactly a giant-killer: He had lost 22 consecutive matches against players in the top five. And he’d only reached a Grand Slam quarter-final once before, at the 2008

US Open. Nadal said Muller’s powerful serve and crisp volleys make him “uncomfortable” to play.

Now Muller, who also beat Nadal at Wimbledon in 2005, will get a much-needed chance to recover before facing 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in tomorrow’s quarter-finals.

Other men’s quarter-finals: defending champion Andy Murray against Sam Querrey of the US, Roger Federer against Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych against Novak Djokovic or Adrian Mannarino. The Djokovic-Mannarino fourth-rounder was postponed; it had been scheduled for No. 1 Court after Nadal-Muller concluded.

But that duo played on and on, past 8pm, when the descending sun’s reflection off the arena

bothered Nadal so much that he held up action; chair umpire Ali Nili asked spectators to stand in the way and block the rays.

A few games later, Nili told fans to stop doing the wave, suggesting they wait for the next changeover so play could proceed.

Hours earlier came what might be interpreted as a bad omen for Nadal: Going through his prematch rituals on the way to the court, he jumped up so high that he banged his head on the doorway’s transom. He staggered back a bit, then tried to laugh it off, before rubbing the top of his head.

“Maybe that’s why the first two sets I was winning quite easy,” Muller joked. “Maybe still a little bit feeling dizzy.”

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■ SAILING

Kiwi pair well placed at 470 world champs Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox wanted to see how they stacked up against the rest of the fleet at the 470 world championships in Greece and they are well in contention after the first day of racing.

The pair are competing in their first major regatta since last year’s Rio Olympics so were looking forward to measuring themselves against their competitors after a long absence from racing. They registered three good results – third, sev-

enth and sixth – to sit in eighth overall.

The Swedish pair of Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergstrom had a near-perfect day with a 1, 2, 1 scorecard sailing in the yellow fleet – the 72 boats are split into two fleets for the first two days of racing before they are seeded – and hold a three-point advantage over Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia and Turkey’s Deniz Cinar and Ates Cinar.

But there is a considerable logjam at the top of the leaderboard

with nine points separating the next 17 crews.

Among them are Snow-Hansen and Willcox who posted three consistent scores on a day when the thermal breeze built from 8-10 knots to 15-16 knots.

Crucially, they don’t have a big score on their card like some other teams meaning the three results are likely to be bankers as the week progresses – crews can discard their worst score of the week.

“It was a good breeze and

good for racing,” Willcox said.

“We had a consistent day.

“We are placed in the top 10 and placed where we want to be this week. It’s a long regatta and we are going to put our best foot forward each day from here.”

Snow-Hansen and Willcox have spent the last couple of weeks in Greece familiarising themselves with the conditions in Thessaloniki under the watchful eye of Nathan Handley who is helping them out as coach for this regatta.

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NSW coach Laurie Daley has dropped his biggest hint yet at a possible exit from State of Origin, saying his job would be complete when a foundation is laid for future success. Now in his fifth year in charge since taking over in 2013, Daley has been cagey all series on whether he would seek a sixth attempt at the Maroons. Speaking after Tuesday’s captain’s run on the Gold Coast, Daley was again reluctant to discuss his future but suggested a plan was in place for his eventual departure. His comments come less than a day after skipper Boyd Cordner called on Daley to remain at the helm no matter the result in game three. “That’s great to hear it from someone like Boyd, but it’s not a concern or my issue,” Daley said.

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Lonergan staying loyal Jeff Horn’s mooted rematch against Manny Pacquiao will be staged interstate if the numbers can’t be made to stack up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

But promoter Dean Lonergan has stressed his loyalty to his “friends” in Queensland, saying he does not want a bidding war with other states over the new WBO welterweight champion’s next fight. With Pacquiao yet to decide if he will continue his boxing career, there is no guarantee there will be a rematch – but if there is, it almost certainly won’t happen at Suncorp Stadium, which played host to the original July 2 bout.

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Whittaker out for 2017 Newly crowned UFC interim middleweight world champion Robert Whittaker wants to break and crush regular champion Michael Bisping, but may not be able to fight again this year.

Whittaker retuned to Sydney yesterday after scoring a fiveround unanimous decision over Cuban Yoel Romero in Las Vegas last weekend, despite re-injuring a knee in the first round.

“I need a few months just to get over my injuries,” said Whittaker, who is hoping his next fight will be in Australia.

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RFU dash hopes for ‘decider’

French rugby referee Jerome Garces has been apponted to the All Blacks’ opening Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match.

■ RUGBY

World Rugby must speak up over French mime artists

By Patrick Mckendry You have to hand it to World Rugby – if nothing else, the organisation which administers the game has proven it has a sense of humour with the appointment of one Jerome Garces for the All Blacks’ opening Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match.

The assistant referee, who convinced fellow Frenchman Romain Poite to change his mind on the penalty in the final minute at Eden Park which could have resulted in a series victory for the All Blacks, is the man with the whistle for the test between the Wallabies and All Blacks at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on August 19.

As if the All Blacks’ return to Sydney and the scene of last year’s Spygate controversy didn’t offer up enough storylines, now we have a match official in charge who, along with Poite, has entered his name into rug-

by’s folklore for all the wrong reasons. But all jokes aside, the All Blacks, all of those present at the third test at Eden Park and all those whom watched it on television, are owed an explanation as to what Garces told Poite in the 20-30 seconds before the referee changed his mind from a penalty to the All Blacks in front of the posts to a scrum.

Viewers could hear the conversations between Poite and his other assistant Jaco Peyper and television match official George Ayoub, both of whom agreed with Poite that Ken Owens’ handling of the ball while offside was a penalty offence, but not that of Poite and Garces.

Two words - “Oui, Jerome” an indication that Poite could hear Garces, was all that we were privy to. Garces had clearly muted his microphone so that only Poite could hear him, and then Poite reciprocated – an unorthodox way of officiating to say the least.

One viewer emailed the Herald yesterday saying: “Clearly, the 20-second monologue from Garces was enough for Poite to make the monumental decision to change his mind and come up with a “deal” of all things. Who does that?”

Significantly too, Garces, the man who (rightly) showed Sonny Bill Williams the red card in the first half of the second test in Wellington which changed the course of that match, and, in hindsight, the series, was in the worst position of all the officials to see the ball transfer forward from Liam Williams to Owens.

He was running back along the right touchline and his vision would have been obscured by Owens himself.

Will we get an explanation from Garces, Poite or World Rugby? Almost certainly not. Transparency isn’t their style, unfortunately, so we will have to make do with our own various theories; second-guessing ourselves

much like Poite did after he blew his whistle.

The press release early yesterday which trumpeted Garces’ announcement gave no hint of the drama which unfolded last Saturday, and the quotes in the statement attributed to World Rugby match officials selection committee chairman Anthony Buchanan probably just serve to add insult to injury.

“Along with officials that performed to the highest level during the Lions series and the June internationals, we now have new faces coming into the panel,” he said.

“Our ultimate goal is to arrive in Japan [for World Cup] in 2019 with an established group of top-class, in-form officials with the necessary experience to perform at the highest level.

“Our focus continues to be clear and consistent decisionmaking and the highest standards of physical conditioning.”

Wouldn’t that be nice? - NZME

Sinckler apologises for arrest after night out Lions rugby prop Kyle Sinckler has apologised for his big night out in Auckland, which reportedly ended with him being arrested.

Police yesterday confirmed they attended a minor disorder in central Auckland early on Sunday morning, but did not indentify the player.

Hours earlier Sinckler had come on in the third test at Eden Park, where the British and Irish Lions earned a 15-15 draw with the All Blacks to tie the series

1-1. A man was arrested but was not charged after further inquiries established that the disorder did not warrant prosecution.

Police then took him to his accommodation.

Yesterday, Sinckler told Fairfax media: “I apologise for putting myself and the Lions in this position and also to the police and anyone else affected”.

Lions manager John Spencer said Sinckler had been reminded of his responsibilities as a Lions player.

“We have been informed by Auckland police about an incident involving Kyle,” Spencer told Fairfax media.

“I have spoken to Kyle and reminded him of his responsibilities as a Lion, which extend to his off the field behaviour.

“Kyle has apologised for any inconvenience caused and we are satisfied that he regrets this incident and that this is the end of the matter.”

Sinckler has openly addressed anger management and self

control issues in the past, and is known as “an occasional hothead”.

He was involved in a postmatch scuffle after the second test in Wellington, trading insults with at least two All Blacks – believed to be halfback TJ Perenara and midfielder Ngani Laumape – after he allegedly refused to walk through a guard of honour that the home side had formed in the tunnel shortly after its 24-21 loss.

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Hopes that this November’s meeting between the Barbarians and the All Blacks could play out as a “fourth Test” for the British and Irish Lions have been dashed, after the Rugby Football Union confirmed England players would not be released for the fixture.

The Barbarians fixture on November 4 against the All Blacks had been touted as a potential rematch between the Lions and New Zealand, after the test series ended in a 1-1 draw following the 15-15 result at Eden Park last Saturday.

Lions head coach Warren Gatland gave his backing to the idea after the third test, saying “That would be good, wouldn’t it?”.

However initial suggestions that the RFU were supportive of the proposal were cancelled out by a statement yesterday.

“England players will be focusing on preparing for our matches ahead of the Old Mutual Wealth Series and will not be released for the Barbarians fixture,” a Rugby Football Union spokesman said.

The Barbarians had previously stated that they were enthusiastic about opening discussions with the four unions – the RFU, Irish Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union – over releasing the players.

“We are going to assemble an extremely strong team for this historic game at Twickenham,” a Barbarians spokesman said.

“We hope it will include players involved in the exceptional Lions series with the All Blacks.

The players will get the chance to face New Zealand for a fourth time this year.

“We have reached an agreement with Premiership Rugby, who have been very supportive about player release. We will talk with the home unions about access to players.”

Regardless of the agreement with Premiership Rugby, release of the England internationals involved with the Lions including Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola always required the consent of the RFU, with the Barbarians fixture falling within the EPS window.

All of the England’s 17 players involved with the Lions in New Zealand are expected to be named in England’s Elite Player Squad (EPS) for the new season.

Obtaining permission from the four unions to release their top players a week before their respective November international periods always appeared to be a tall order, with the other unions now likely to follow the RFU’s lead.

Interest in the fixture would have been sent through the roof had the unions approved the concept of combining the Lions players with other leading internationals from around the world under the guise of the Barbarians, including Australia flanker David Pocock who is returning from his sabbatical.

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World Cup chances on the line

Joseph Parker and his camp have a ready-made alternative should Hughie Fury pull out of his scheduled title challenge in Manchester in September. Dillian Whyte is eager to step into the breach.

■ BOXING

Whyte an option for Parker

By Patrick Mckendry Burned once by the Furys, Joseph Parker and his camp have a ready-made alternative should Hughie Fury pull out of his scheduled title challenge in Manchester in September.

Dillian Whyte is eager to step into the breach should Fury do a repeat of his no-show in May which forced Parker to fight former sparring partner Razvan Cojanu instead, and an advantage for Whyte is that he is promoted

by Anthony Joshua’s man Eddie Hearn, a Londoner with whom Duco’s David Higgins is forming a good relationship.

Joshua is looming for Parker should the New Zealander retain his WBO heavyweight world title belt, but probably not until this time next year at the earliest.

First, Parker has to build his

profile in the United Kingdom, and a victory against Fury at the Manchester Arena on September 23 (or Whyte in London), would go some way to achieving that.

Then he would face the possibility of fighting Whyte or Tony Bellew, another fighter in Hearn’s camp. That’s a bout which is likely to have a spectacular build-up given Bellew’s ability in front of the camera (he played a significant role in the latest Rocky movie Creed), and, Parker would hope, a spectacular finish in his favour given the Liverpudlian is more a cruiserweight than a heavyweight.

Joshua, the IBF and now WBA holder after his epic victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in April, faces a rematch against the Ukraine and then a mandatory defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev should he retain his

belts. A blockbusting unification fight against Parker – possibly at Wembley – would then await the pair in the next Northern Hemisphere summer.

Hearn, now a major powerbroker in the global heavyweight scene, said: “I like David Higgins.

I think Duco have a good opportunity in fighting Hughie Fury.

It’s a fight, I think if it happens, that they should win and then I would stay here to be honest with you.

“I would try and knock off all the guys that would make my profile so significant that the Anthony Joshua fight becomes a huge UK and worldwide event.

“Certainly victories over Hughie Fury and Tony Bellew or Dillian Whyte would put Joseph in a brilliant position to earn a lot, a lot of money in the Anthony Joshua fight and put him

in a position where that fight is a necessity rather than a potential fight.

“Obviously we’re both blessed to have heavyweight champions that we represent and obviously at some stage they’re going to fight each other.

“We want to make sure the next guy they fight next is one of our [Matchroom] guys and that is Dillian Whyte, Tony Bellew or Anthony Joshua. It’s important that we stay close to each other and it’s important that we strategise together on the way forward.

“We don’t know whether the Hughie Fury fight will happen, the jury is still out on that one, and if it doesn’t I think Dillian Whyte’s message is ‘we’re standing by, we’re ready’ and Joseph Parker looks like a guy who doesn’t mind who he fights.”

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■ MOTORSPORT

Red Bull slowly catching DJR Team Penske Red Bull Holden Racing Team is seeing some light at the end of the tunnel in the wake of Jamie Whincup’s break-through win at Townsville last week.

Whincup and Kiwi teammate Shane van Gisbergen have played second fiddle to the Shell V-Power Fords of DJR Team Penske Kiwi duo Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard so far this season but the Holden outfit is showing signs of eating into that advantage.

McLaughlin leads the championship but Whincup is now right behind him and van Gisbergen is hoping the improved pace of his

teammate will flow on to his car in the coming rounds.

“We are still learning the car this year,” the 2016 champ told Radio Sport. “There is quite a big change to the tyres and the way we are going about it.

“Obviously the Fords are very, very fast so we have changed our philosophy to try and get closer to them.

“Us three cars in the Red Bull team [Whincup, Craig Lowndes and van Gisbergen], we’re really trying different set-ups and we are always learning and pushing forward.

“It is all part of the racing game.

“The set-up dynamic is a constant circle trying to get the perfect set-up.

“Our car is not quite there at the moment but we are always learning and always trying new things to get faster.”

Whincup was more excited than usual after his first win of the season and record-equalling 105th in his career on Sunday at Townsville. While the moment was obviously special for him it is encouragement for the hard work the team has been putting in to try and catch their Ford rivals.

“A massive moment for me – the car was mega,” Whincup said.

“We have been working pretty hard for a long time.

“On the outside it is all fun and games – we rock up and have some fun but people are dedicating their lives and there are massive sacrifices going on behind the scenes.

“We are not the quickest cars and that’s okay if you’ve never been the quickest because that’s fine – you work your way up – but when you’ve been at the top for a long time, to not have the quickest cars hurts.

“We have had to dig deep, there has been a lot of sacrifice and this is small reward.”

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With her team’s ICC World Cup chances hanging in the balance, White Ferns skipper Suzie Bates is trying to take tournament standings out of play.

The New Zealand women are among five teams now contesting four semifinal spots in the 50-over format, but face two other contenders in their final preliminary outings, starting with top-of-thetable England tonight.

While the Kiwis’ run rate is extremely healthy - their plus-2.301 is the best of the tournament - that won’t help much if they falter over the next four days.

“I think, these last two games, we’ve just got to win,” Bates told Radio Sport Breakfast. “On Wednesday, we have to beat England and if we win the last two games, the table and run rate will take care of themselves.

“Those are the things we can control and two good wins should put us into the semifinals - that’s what we’re focusing on.

“If we can beat England, that will put is in a better position on Saturday to maybe challenge our run rate against India.”

The Ferns’ run rate has undoubtedly benefitted from facing the bottom three teams - Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan - early in their schedule and they have fully capitalised, winning by nine wickets, eight wickets and eight wickets respectively.

Their only lapse so far has been to champions Australia, but the rained-out draw against South Africa, where points were shared, has cost them dearly in the tight race so far.

But no team is unbeaten and the tournament is still wide open for any of those top five teams.

Although the English toppled the Aussies in their last outing, they earlier lost to India.

“England have always been a really strong side, but this World Cup has been really interesting in terms of results,” said Bates.

“India beat England early on and then got absolutely thrashed

by South Africa, so you can’t read too much into games that have happened before, because teams have been up on different days and results have been quite different.”

West Indies have been the biggest disappointments so far – they were beaten finalists four years ago and took the T20 World Cup last year.

They allowed White Ferns wicketkeeper and opening batter Rachel Priest to plunder 90 runs off 50 balls, then Sophie Devine stepped up against Pakistan, smashing a record nine sixes for 93 off 41 balls.

“The last two games, we’ve managed to give our run rate a bit of a boost, but it wasn’t that intentional,” said Bates.

“We wanted to bat first against Pakistan, because we thought it was a good wicket, but they won the toss. We kept them to a pretty good score and then Sophie decided to belt them out of the park.”

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In brief Bogut wants three more Andrew Bogut wants to play at least three more years in the NBA before a final Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. The Australian centre expects to find a new home in coming weeks as he approaches full fitness after breaking his leg in March. Bogut, 32, has been in hometown Melbourne for the past three months receiving treatment on the injury and is awaiting news from his management around joining a fifth NBA team.

“Something will get done. It’s just a matter of when.”

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Back at Barcelona A-League winner Guillermo Amor has returned to Spanish giants Barcelona in his first coaching role since leaving Adelaide United two months ago. Amor will reprise his role as a youth coach for the club he represented on the pitch for a decade. He will work alongside fellow former Spain international Jose Mari Bakero to oversee Barcelona’s professional youth football programme. The pair were members of Barcelona’s so-called Dream Team of the 1990s, winning four straight league titles and the club’s first European Cup. - AAP

No doubt on Hodgson

Southland player James Hunter.

■ BASKETBALL

Breakers sign Sharks’ big man The New Zealand Breakers have made another addition to their roster, adding Southland Sharks big man James Hunter.

Hunter, an Australian-born big man with New Zealand residency, is the Breakers’ eighth signing for the 2017-2018 season, leaving three fulltime roster spots available.

Two of those positions are likely to go to import guards, as Hunter’s signing gives the Breakers five players to cover the power forward and centre positions.

Hunter had a mixed season with the Southland Sharks in

the New Zealand NBL, with his minutes fluctuating behind Alex Pledger and Nick Kay, but he performed well with the New Zealand Select team on their recent tour to China. He will back up Pledger, Rob Loe, Finn Delany and Mika Vukona, and brings quality rebounding to the unit.

“We have been on the lookout for another player to join our bigs, and our preference was always for a Kiwi to fill that role and James fits the bill,” said Breakers coach Paul Henare.

“While he is still learning and developing as a player, he

knows his game well by now and understands his role on a team. He will give us hustle and size off the bench this season, can score in a number of different ways and will give us commitment and presence on the boards.”

Hunter, who has played in Spain and Australia in the past two seasons, says was surprised with how the opportunity arose.

“The Aussie NBL was a goal of mine, I have been working with my agent to make it happen but I wasn’t thinking Breakers, but one thing has led to another and here we are today.”

“I love getting after rebounds and getting physical with people and I think I am reasonably quick for a big man. And on the back of some hard work with Judd throughout the season, I bring an outside shooting game as well now.”

Hunter is likely to suit up with the Tall Blacks at the Asia Cup in Lebanon next month.

Breakers 2017/18 Roster Alex Pledger, centre; Rob Loe, centre; James Hunter, forward; Mika Vukona, forward; Finn Delany, forward; Tom Abercrombie, swingman; Kirk Penney, guard; Shea Ili, guard.

Western Force veteran Matt Hodgson says he has fully recovered from his calf injury and will be able to go the full distance in his Super Rugby farewell match.

Hodgson will retire after Saturday night’s clash with the Waratahs in Perth. The 35-year-old has been sidelined for the past five weeks with a torn calf, but he is back in full training and has been given the green light to return this Saturday.

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Rebels lure Horwitz The Melbourne Rebels have signed young NSW Waratahs centre David Horwitz despite the ongoing uncertainty over the Super Rugby side’s future. The 22-year-old will head south for the 2018 season in search of more game time, which he’s likely to get with the departure of Rebels backs Mitch Inman and Jack Debreczeni. The Western Force or Melbourne, who play their last game of the season against the Jaguares on Friday night at AAMI Park, will be cut from the competition by the Australian Rugby Union.

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SPORTS RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 6 9 Hole Stableford Women: Barbara Bamwell – 17 Men: Mike Smith - 19 July 8 and 11 Women’s Section Rnd 1 Tucker Salver, Rnd 1 Smallbone Trophy (1 & 4 July) Jenny Stoddart – 69, Kath Read – 72 Rnd 3 Bermaline Cup Daphne Hinton 39, Vicki Moore – 39, Heather Trott - 38 Nearest the Pins:

No 4 Gabites: Daphne Hinton, No 8 House of Travel: Sally Lemon, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Pauline Bell, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Hilary Ward, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Julie Madden, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Julie Madden Twos: Daphne Hinton – 4, Vicki Moore – 4, Sharon Bradford - 8

Mayfield Golf Club July 8 President v Captain Captains 6, President 1 Winners: J. Allan 67; B. Fielder, C. Rapsey, W. Vessey 68; T. Kingsbury 69 Nearest Pins No 2 Aon Insurance: Logan Tasker, No 11 Jan McAuliffe Bayleys: Steve Cross; No 5 M. Cross Property Brokers: John Sim, No 14 ANZ Bank: Andrew Lake, 9&18 ATS: Jeff McNeilly Two’s: Steve Cross 2, H. Davies

Nett Eagle 12: Not Struck Kallara Texels Player of Day: Jack Allan 80-13-67

■ Shooting Fullbore Target Shooting July 9 Ashburton District Rifle Club, 300 yards at The Butts TR, Tim Webb 50.5, 50.3, 100.8, Kevin Hooper 45.2, 48.1, 93.3, Brian Hawksby 45.2, 45.4, 90.6, John Snowden 50.3, John Fleming 48.7.

FO, Chris Brown 60.6, 60.5, 120.11, Mark Alexander 58.4, 60.4, 118.8, Mike Chui 59.4, 58.4, 117.8, Darren Swaney 58.2.

FTR, Murray Cook 55.3, 58.5, 113.8, Brian Graystone 52.1.

Hunters, Fernando Torres 38, Dean Marcon 35, Jorge 18.

Smallbore Indoor Target

Shooting Inter Association match Ashburton 1915.55 beat South Canterbury 1911.71 at the Gleniti range, Timaru Ashburton, Greg Menzies 198.6, Carl Nordqvist 194.7, Robbie Hewitt 193.5, John Fleming 191.4, Andrew Donaldson 191.7, Martin Fleming 192.8, Alan Wakelin 186.4, Dave Millichamp 187.3, Fernando Torres 195.8, Brent Frame 188.3, total 1915.55, emergency, Wayne Tubb 180.3.

South Canterbury, Dave Kingsbury 192.10, Warren King 189.8, Raeline Peattie 190.5, John Miller 194.7, N Curtis 184.4, Keith Smith 189.6, T Miller 196.11, C Donehue 195.11, A Dixon 190.5, J Neville 192.5, Total 1911.71.

South Canterbury B team won by default, Darian Miller 191.9, M Lissington 187.5, M Taylor 190.4, S Cleveland 192.4, L Butchers 189.5, Rex Hobbs 190.7, N Jarvis 185.3, Chrissie Miller 192.5, M

Fassbender 176.1, P Hansen 171.3, total 1863.46, emergency, Evan Miller 189.5.

Mt Somers Rifle Club At Hinds Rifle Club Dave Millichamp 93.1, Brent Frame 94.2, Sid Stewart 95.4, Wayne Tubb 93.2, Andy Oram 95.1, Taten Claassens 88, H Redman 75, and at Mt Somers, Ian Huggins 75, Jack Keane 66, Naomi Douglas 81, 87, Chris Rooney 84, 84, Lachin Rooney 68, 75, Archie Rooney 67, 79, Jess Heaven 88, 87, Julian Evans 91.3, Kevin Fews 86.1.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer 88.2, 84.1, Ben Nordqvist 96.1, Fernando Torres 93.1, Annett Schneider 90.3, 95.4, David Guzman 72.1, 78, Alan Wakelin 96.4, Carl Nordqvist 96.5, Martin Fleming 97.8, 98.5, 100.10, Andrew Donaldson 97.4, John Fleming 96.3.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

■ CHERTSEY TRIALS

Good hit-out before Sunday Franco Garcia and Craig Thornley clear away from their rivals at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials at the Ashburton Racecourse.

The Ben Waldron trained pacer, who is still looking for his elusive maiden victory, jumped straight into the trail and held too many gins for his rivals up the straight clearing away to win comfortably.

Yesterday’s trials acted as the perfect precursor to the final meeting of the season at the racecourse this Sunday when the Ashburton Trotting Club will host their annual winter meeting.

Big fields are expected for the day with some competitive racing certain to be on the cards.

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Avondale gallops Today at Avondale raceway

Avondale Jockey Club Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 12 July, 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.53am (NZT) AJC MEMBERS 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 70593 Karaka Red (7) 58.5........................ T Harris 2 x5x28 Winkle Dancer (10) 58.5 ................V Colgan 3 06x64 Cool Belt (1) 58.5 ............................A Collett 4 Torched (12) 58.5 ...................... M D Plessis 5 000x6 Mr Big (6) 58.5 ....................A Schwerin (a2) 6 Bugs Moran (9) 58.5 ........S Weatherley (a1) 7 080x0 Rio Chevalier h (13) 58.5 ........... L Satherley 8 45534 Maquis (5) 56.5 ...........................T Thornton 9 x0736 Moet Molly (11) 56.5 ..................R Elliot (a1) 10 x5630 Shesallraaj (3) 56.5 ..................J Nason (a2) 11 Jalapeno (2) 56.5 ............................ A Jones 12 966 Don’t Lie To Me (4) 56.5 ........... K McCulloch 13 54000 Sailing 56.5 .................................. Scratched 14 8 Whipsrkraken (8) 56.5............J Fawcett (a3) 2 12.28pm TRIAL YOUR HORSE @ AVONDALE 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 83627 Attire (8) 58.5 ..................................A Collett 2 03. Currahee Lad (13) 58.5.............T Wenn (a3) 3 00x4 Royal Rebel (14) 58.5 ......S Weatherley (a1) 4 89x40 Plazabeel (1) 58.5 ........................... T Harris 5 5 The Chaser (7) 58.5 .................. M D Plessis 6 Alamosee (9) 58.5.................H Marzuki (a3) 7 0 Carlo Gambino (4) 58.5 .................. S Spratt 8 0 William Tell h (3) 58.5 ................. L Satherley 9 82923 Quaintrelle (12) 56.5 ..................R Elliot (a1) 10 338x4 All Of The Lights (2) 56.5 .........J Nason (a2) 11 004. Raspberry Sweet (10) 56.5 ............V Colgan 12 0875 Ready To Rock 56.5 ..................... Scratched 13 68x59 Belanca (6) 56.5.............................. A Jones 14 069 Mod Maude (5) 56.5.......................... V Gatu 15 980x6 Secret Merchine (11) 56.5 ....... D Danis (a3)

M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 12 July, 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.01pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 55753 Ms Rubble Double nwtd ...................R Waite 2 775x2 Miss Muffet nwtd .........................J McArthur 3 8835 Judge’s Call nwtd J & ..........................D Bell 4 68485 Foster Boy nwtd ...........................K Williams 5 Ahuroa Flyer nwtd ..........................R Murray 6 3F833 Tiger Uppercut nwtd............................ L Bell 7 24276 Homebush Gracie nwtd............ K Gommans 8 6 Kylie’s Stiletto nwtd L & ...................... Morris 9 47872 Goldstar Beckham nwtd ..................L Doody 10 88x88 Wine O’Clock nwtd G & .................. J Clarke 2 12.19pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 1 86528 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 2 62x54 Ziggy Attack nwtd...............................L Hunt 3 53782 Mojito Rama nwtd ...........................L Doody 4 47F44 Cala D’Or nwtd..................................M Flipp 5 85247 PikoPiko Connor nwtd ..................... C Brider 6 Just Like Ma nwtd J & .........................D Bell 7 88635 Pickering nwtd ....................................J Hunt 8 74567 Carefree Highway nwtd ................K Williams 9 34856 Goldstar Gizmo nwtd ......................L Doody 10 88 Star Secret nwtd ..........................K Williams 3 12.37pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C0 C0, 520m 1 7 Al’s Apprentice nwtd...........................W Kite 2 44664 Waterloo Blue nwtd ............................W Kite 3 62253 Pat Patterson nwtd ............................M Flipp 4 78x42 Cawbourne Bluey nwtd ................M Roberts 5 72356 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd ...............M Roberts 6 543 Thrilling Stan nwtd .......................... K Walsh 7 65773 Last Man Alive nwtd ........................M Olden 8 8458 Sedgebrook Angel nwtd ......................F Kite 9 88666 Sedgebrook Freda nwtd ......................F Kite 4 12.54pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 1 24 Stole Me Keys nwtd ................. K Gommans 2 75643 Poppet nwtd L & ................................. Morris

3 1.03pm NEW LYNN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3x233 Beaufighter b (6) 58.5 .............. D Danis (a3) 83942 Neddy Nadeem (10) 58.5................A Collett 059x0 Basil Brush (2) 58.5 .................. R Scott (a4) 0x90x Aongatete Express (8) 58.5 ............ T Harris 0x086 Hallavaboy (9) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 00x02 Mueled (3) 58.5 7x009 Tama Akarana (7) 58.5 .......Z N Azman (a3) 60 Trump That (1) 58.5....................R Elliot (a1) 675 Belle Testa (5) 56.5 .........................S Collett 700. Dora Maar (4) 56.5.....................D Prastiyou 4 1.38pm WATERVIEW 2000 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 x7431 Banbury Lad tmh (3) 59 .................. R Jones 2 63423 Deluxe Edition tmb (9) 56.5...... D Danis (a3) 3 46403 On Parole dm (5) 56.........S Weatherley (a1) 4 0x410 Craftyeva (7) 55.5..................H Marzuki (a3) 5 x3153 Thenamesbond m (8) 54....G Saejorhor (a4) 6 43372 Cardon Boy tm (1) 54 ................T Wenn (a3) 7 00693 Heeza Dreimer tm (6) 54 ...........R Elliot (a1) 8 350x0 Heaven Forbid (4) 54 ......................A Collett 9 70977 Stocktake m (2) 54 ..................... L Satherley 5 2.13pm ROSEBANK 2000 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 16355 Loriggio tm (9) 60 ......................T Wenn (a3) 2 47213 Defer (7) 58.5 ..................................S Collett 3 x8010 Single Shot m (1) 58 4 07x08 Doucette tm (8) 57 ................H Marzuki (a3) 5 042x0 Jem Runner tdm (10) 56.5 .......J Nason (a2) 6 0x092 Summer Warrior tm (5) 56.5 ........... S Spratt 7 5x838 Delegate tm (12) 56 ........................A Collett 8 7x054 Cool Cassie m (4) 55.5 ..............A Sims (a3) 9 00x98 Freewheeler t (11) 55.5 ............. R Scott (a4) 10 000x0 Big ‘N’ Rich d (14) 55 ........................ D Hain 11 00x88 Soul Sista (6) 54 .........................T Thornton 12 990x0 Bo Ying d (13) 54 .............................. V Gatu 13 0x870 Kings Daughter th (2) 54 ............ L Satherley

14 00x59 Sakhee’s Star m (3) 54 ............ D Danis (a3) 6 2.48pm NEXT MEETING 27 SEPTEMBER 1200 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 0000x Kitaya m (10) 59 2 73542 Fortune Patch d (6) 58 .....S Weatherley (a1) 3 8x089 Conrwin tdm (2) 57.5 ......................S Collett 4 11 Manhattan Flame dm (11) 57.......... T Harris 5 88x00 El Duque tdm (3) 56.5 ............... M D Plessis 6 68573 Az Given (1) 55 ........................ D Danis (a3) 7 x1582 Amastar dm (7) 54.5 .............H Marzuki (a3) 8 0639x Buffalo Lass dm (4) 54.5 ........J Fawcett (a3) 9 6719x Smoochy tdm (5) 54 ............Z N Azman (a3) 10 39x65 Acrylic m (8) 54 ...............................A Collett 11 07x9x Amachi (9) 54.............................D Prastiyou 7 3.23pm WWW.WESTBROOK.CO.NZ 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 Alvins Dream (15) 58.5 ............J Nason (a2) 2 0 Cobbler Jim (10) 58.5........................ D Hain 3 Sound The Siren (8) 58.5 ................ T Harris 4 0x526 Swissilicious 56.5 ......................... Scratched 5 55465 Janefield Jewel (13) 56.5 .......... R Scott (a4) 6 9x656 Lhotse (11) 56.5 .........................R Elliot (a1) 7 46x9 Boho Chic (12) 56.5 .................. M D Plessis 8 Air Centre (7) 56.5 .....................D Prastiyou 9 7 Threadtheneedle (9) 56.5 .....H Marzuki (a3) 10 77x Beau Visage (16) 56.5 11 0 Bellamaia (5) 56.5 ..........................V Colgan 12 4807x Cielito Lindo (6) 56.5 ...................T Thornton 13 0 Royal Melody (4) 56.5 ..................... S Spratt 14 09x Utwo Time (1) 56.5..........................S Collett 15 00x78 Buffalo Elle (14) 56.5........S Weatherley (a1) 16 0x90x Single Moment h (3) 56.5........... L Satherley 17 45534 Maquis 56.5 ................................. Scratched 18 338x4 All Of The Lights (2) 56.5 Emergencies: Buffalo Elle, Single Moment, Maquis, All Of The Lights 8 4.04pm AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS 1200

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x8x33 Dougie dmb (12) 59 ..............H Marzuki (a3) 2 20220 Salted Caramel dm (17) 58 ...... D Danis (a3) 3 3169x Kickatinalong (14) 58 ..................T Thornton 4 12x Morweka td (10) 57.5 .....................V Colgan 5 204x6 Equilibrium 57.5 ........................... Scratched 6 0970x Clapathunda m (13) 57 ............J Nason (a2) 7 673x8 The Axe m (8) 57 ............................ S Spratt 8 7x301 Belle Hope dm (7) 56.5 ....S Weatherley (a1) 9 3150x Cascata td (3) 56.5 .........................S Collett 10 009x5 Armaguard d (6) 56 .........................A Collett 11 53x76 Eepa Neema m (4) 55.5............ M D Plessis 12 770x4 Senassy dm (5) 55.5 ...........Z N Azman (a3) 13 3x9x9 Sheradream tm (9) 55.5 ............T Wenn (a3) 14 01039 Bewitched (11) 55 ...................... L Satherley 15 6858x Wawrinka (2) 56 .........................R Elliot (a1) 16 000x9 Call Me Bob m (18) 56 17 0760x Lady Conraad td (15) 54 18 6719x Smoochy tdm (1) 56 19 39x65 Acrylic m (16) 57.5 20 07x9x Amachi 56.5 ................................. Scratched Emergencies: Wawrinka, Call Me Bob, Lady Conraad, Smoochy, Acrylic, Amachi 9 4.38pm WEST BROOK - THE BEST OF NZ WINES 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x3223 Esprit De Corps dm (9) 59 .............. T Harris 2 723x7 Ascomanni m (7) 58.5 .................T Thornton 3 x6173 Critics Choice tm (11) 58.5 .A Schwerin (a2) 4 65642 Enchanting Beauty b (5) 57 ..H Marzuki (a3) 5 6x531 Checkout m (15) 56.5......................J Riddell 6 00x48 Road Trip b (16) 56.5 .................R Elliot (a1) 7 8400x Son Taari t (4) 56.5..........................A Collett 8 02448 Stan’s Tuf Tiger tm (18) 56.5 ...S Weatherley (a1) 9 26340 Blackjack Man dm (13) 56..........D Prastiyou 10 0x080 Rebel Rose dm (17) 55.5 ...........G Cooksley 11 57x76 Fierte m (3) 55 ................................ S Spratt

12 76056 The Secret’s Out m (6) 55 ............... R Jones 13 76025 Gangsters Lass (2) 54.5 .................S Collett 14 6x878 Her Choice (12) 54.5....................... A Jones 15 0x685 Dahls Delight m (14) 54 ............. L Satherley 16 390x0 Lupelani t (1) 54 ....................... K McCulloch 17 7x000 Battlefield (8) 55 18 0970x Clapathunda dm (10) 57 Emergencies: Battlefield, Clapathunda Blinkers on : Carlo Gambino (R2), Acrylic (R6), Acrylic (R8) Blinkers off : Whipsrkraken (R1), Aongatete Express (R3), Janefield Jewel (R7), Clapathunda (R8), Stan’s Tuf Tiger, Clapathunda (R9) Winkers on : Aongatete Express (R3), Kings Daughter (R5), Call Me Bob (R8), Enchanting Beauty (R9) Winkers off : Eepa Neema (R8) Pacifiers off : Kitaya (R6), Sheradream (R8) SELECTIONS: Race 1: Winkle Dancer, Karaka Red, Maquis, Torched, Moet Molly Race 2: Quaintrelle, Attire, Currahee Lad, The Chaser, Raspberry Sweet Race 3: Beaufighter, Neddy Nadeem, Belle Testa, Hallavaboy, Mueled Race 4: Banbury Lad, Deluxe Edition, Craftyeva, Cardon Boy, On Parole Race 5: Defer, Loriggio, Jem Runner, Cool Cassie, Summer Warrior Race 6: Manhattan Flame, Fortune Patch, Amastar, Smoochy, Acrylic Race 7: Air Centre, Threadtheneedle, Lhotse, Janefield Jewel, Sound The Siren Race 8: Morweka, Dougie, Cascata, Senassy, Kickatinalong Race 9: Enchanting Beauty, Esprit De Corps, Checkout, Critics Choice, Her Choice

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

3 No Time Toulouse nwtd ......................L Cole 4 7275 Yoko Rama nwtd .............................L Doody 5 634 Guru’s Choice nwtd ......................K Williams 6 275F4 Kinetic Shadow nwtd........................... L Bell 7 65726 Cawbourne Jeff nwtd ...................M Roberts 8 Ahuroa Panther nwtd .....................R Murray 9 688F Carrick nwtd I C & ..........................J Lenden 10 45768 Piko Piko Dawn nwtd ...................... C Brider 5 1.12pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m 1 36844 Opawa Shay 30.27............................M Flipp 2 77435 Ivanhov 30.39 K & .............................Phillips 3 35x88 Five Starlass nwtd........................ P Denbee 4 37556 Scodelario 30.93 .............................L Doody 5 15653 Cawbourne Bryce nwtd................M Roberts 6 42872 Bigtime Jack nwtd ..............................L Cole 7 35756 Hezaman 30.33................................ P Clark 8 55447 Cawbourne Ridge 30.43 J & ...............D Bell 9 x4881 Alzheimer’s nwtd G H & .......... PC Ferguson 10 68786 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 6 1.29pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 F C1, 305m 1 11168 Tomorrow Star 18.06 ................ S Gommans 2 32545 Bigtime Boy 17.79 ........................M Goodier 3 85351 Jamaica Mistaica 18.05 K & ..............Phillips 4 1343x Double Ice 17.73 ...............................M Flipp 5 65471 Set The Limit 17.72 .........................S Maher 6 11 Hip Hop Rapper 17.68 ....................B Marsh 7 x7232 You Betcha Ana 17.77.................... P Lowen 8 x1133 Strike Lotto nwtd G H & .......... PC Ferguson 9 62836 Homebush Freda 17.89 .........J T McInerney 10 56445 Another Relm 17.98 ..........................M Flipp 7 1.47pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m 1 47541 King Cormack 18.10 L & .................... Morris 2 86758 Gully Runner 18.21 G & .................. J Clarke 3 68575 Amy Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 4 11347 Wellington Wind 18.02 K & ...............Phillips 5 61 Homebush Minnie 17.96 ........J T McInerney 6 26754 Take Action 17.92.........................M Goodier 7 461 Bigtime Danger 17.87 ........................L Cole 8 26663 Opawa Crusade nwtd .......................M Flipp 9 83388 Belfast Smarty 17.85 J & ....................D Bell 10 86547 Hanover State 17.60 .......................... N Udy

8 2.04pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 520m 1 75347 Opawa Gavin 30.40 G & ................. J Clarke 2 86337 Run Zola nwtd J &...............................D Bell 3 8778x Charlie Bo Bo 30.34 ....................B Hodgson 4 45655 Pacific Sunrise 30.56 ........................M Flipp 5 33551 Cawbourne Kai 30.72 ..................M Roberts 6 45663 Phantom Way 30.76 L & .................... Morris 7 153 Rapper Tilly nwtd ................................S Kite 8 83656 Erasmus nwtd G H & .............. PC Ferguson 9 17884 Bigtime Michelle 30.65 .......................L Cole 10 27886 Butterball nwtd ..............................M Gowan 9 2.22pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 57443 Tammy’s Fire 30.54 ...........................M Flipp 2 56x55 Steel The Gold 30.53 L & ................... Morris 3 74324 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 4 x4284 Rising Hawke nwtd G H & ....... PC Ferguson 5 78F74 To The Bank nwtd ........................ P Denbee 6 11511 Thrilling Lola nwtd ........................... K Walsh 7 52546 Cawbourne Lick 30.46 .................M Roberts 8 18571 Bigtime Sneaky nwtd .........................L Cole 9 77888 Ben Nevis Knight nwtd .............A Duganzich 10 38588 Lucky Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 10 2.39pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 43164 Alamein Kinetic 18.31 K & ................Phillips 2 35552 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 3 478x3 Idol Leanne nwtd...............................M Flipp 4 86768 Duke Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 5 42427 Baduzzi 18.20 ........................J T McInerney 6 53332 Mark Be Good 17.84 L & ................... Morris 7 17874 You Betcha Misty 17.59.................. P Lowen 8 46777 Gully Crusher 17.77 G & ................. J Clarke 9 11465 Bigtime Pink 17.48 .............................L Cole 10 34854 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 11 2.57pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 81548 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 2 56266 Graemes Pick nwtd ......................... C Brider 3 66888 Bigtime Sweetie 30.31 .......................L Cole 4 27686 Opawa Judy nwtd..............................M Flipp 5 74761 Cawbourne Barcia 30.90 .............M Roberts 6 44673 Wong Full Arrest 30.75 L & ................ Morris

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12565 Opawa Shiloh 30.41 ........................B Marsh 14441 Electric Lotto nwtd G H & ........ PC Ferguson 87866 Whata Shemozzel nwtd .................R Murray 77588 Raewyn nwtd J & ................................D Bell 12 3.14pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 62836 Homebush Freda 17.89 .........J T McInerney 2 32224 Second Time 17.65 G & .................. J Clarke 3 22531 Cawbourne Mack nwtd J & .................D Bell 4 35112 Making It Up 17.79 L & ...................... Morris 5 45383 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 ....................... N Udy 6 86862 Opawa Perissa nwtd .........................M Flipp 7 28883 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 8 22452 Orangey Yellow 17.80...............A Duganzich 9 57834 Watch Your Back 18.07 ......................W Kite 10 26547 Celtic Rover 17.95.........................M Gowan 13 3.33pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 85747 Homebush Ariel 17.89 ...........J T McInerney 2 56322 Unflinching 17.84 L & ......................... Morris 3 56784 Travis Bickle nwtd G & .................... J Clarke 4 88337 Uno Again 17.74 ................................ N Udy 5 33475 Bigtime Rapid 17.69...............G Fredrickson 6 686x2 Chair Up 17.86 ..................................M Flipp 7 64564 Bigtime Champ 17.93 ........................L Cole 8 17666 Homebush Bailey 17.94 .........J T McInerney 9 25474 Adrenalin Kick 18.19 ..............J T McInerney 10 28837 Cawbourne Spook 17.89 .............M Roberts 14 3.54pm MAX REFRIDGERATION WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 767x4 Smart Dandy 17.78 ........................... B Hunt 2 86345 Rosie 17.86 .................................J McArthur 3 55365 Air Express 17.94...................J T McInerney 4 21283 Two Hungwid 17.93.................. K Gommans 5 32221 Nippa Joy 18.14 .....................J T McInerney 6 6148 Midhirst Muscle 18.02 ..................K Williams 7 56445 Another Relm 17.98 ..........................M Flipp 8 67687 Gully Yappa 18.09 G & .................... J Clarke 9 77644 Totes 17.80 ............................J T McInerney 10 72666 Don’t Mention It nwtd L & ................... Morris 15 4.15pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m

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75383 Shakti nwtd .......................................M Flipp 42672 Culvie Den 17.80 J & ..........................D Bell 38576 Lissadell Marcus 17.89 ................. D Donlon 73643 Devil’s Tongue nwtd..........................S Stone 48534 Homebush Lucifer 17.53 ........J T McInerney 63365 Mahala Bay 18.24 ............................. I Howe 76186 Jane Baxter 17.99 ..................J T McInerney 32825 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 24786 Idol Billie nwtd .......................... S Gommans 75547 Unaccustomed 17.90 L &................... Morris SELECTIONS: Race 1: Miss Muffet, Ms Rubble Double, Tiger Uppercut, Ahuroa Flyer, Judge’s Call Race 2: Mojito Rama, Cala D’Or, Just Like Ma, Ziggy Attack, Pickering Race 3: Thrilling Stan, Pat Patterson, Cawbourne Gibbo, Cawbourne Bluey, Waterloo Blue Race 4: No Time Toulouse, Poppet, Stole Me Keys, Guru’s Choice, Cawbourne Jeff Race 5: Opawa Shay, Bigtime Jack, Ivanhov, Cawbourne Ridge, Cawbourne Bryce Race 6: Hip Hop Rapper, You Betcha Ana, Set The Limit, Strike Lotto, Tomorrow Star Race 7: Bigtime Danger, King Cormack, Opawa Crusade, Homebush Minnie, Wellington Wind Race 8: Cawbourne Kai, Charlie Bo Bo, Rapper Tilly, Phantom Way, Opawa Gavin Race 9: Thrilling Lola, Tammy’s Fire, Bigtime Sneaky, Rising Hawke, Steel The Gold Race 10: Mark Be Good, You Betcha Misty, Rocky’s To Much, Idol Leanne, Alamein Kinetic Race 11: Bigtime Sweetie, Cawbourne Barcia, Electric Lotto, Opawa Shiloh, Wong Full Arrest Race 12: Making It Up, Cawbourne Mack, Second Time, Homebush Freda, Brighteye’s Soul Race 13: Unflinching, Chair Up, Bigtime Champ, Homebush Ariel, Bigtime Rapid Race 14: Nippa Joy, Two Hungwid, Rosie, Smart Dandy, Air Express Race 15: Shakti, Culvie Den, Botany Dianne, Devil’s Tongue, Homebush Lucifer

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Parr and Co is a well-established engineering company based in Timaru, servicing all facets The company: of the community, from one-off jobs for individuals through to major projects involving new Parr and Co is a well-established engineering company based in Timaru, plant and machinery installations for major organisations. Parr and Co’s vision is to offer the servicing allstandard facets of the community, from both one-off jobs for individuals highest and most innovative engineering systems locally and regionally.

It prides on itsprojects professionalism and its commitment to theand ongoing investment ininstallations the through to itself major involving new plant machinery development of highly skilled staff. for major organisations. Parr and Co’s vision is to offer the highest The Role standard and most innovative engineering systems both locally and  It Weprides are looking for anon experienced and reliable tradesperson background and to the regionally. itself its professionalism and with its acommitment skills in engineering. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate: ongoing investment in the development of highly skilled staff.

A positive attitude.

Lifestyle Motorhomes are looking for an Auto or 240v Electrician who has a good knowledge of circuitry and fault finding and is willing to learn and develop skills in other areas.

The Company

The role: Adaptability and the skills to work independently as well as part of a team.

Proven fitter turner and/or fitter welder experience in both workshop and/or onsite We are looking for an experienced and reliable tradesperson with a applications. background and skills in engineering.

The  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:  The ability to work as part of a team and to take instruction from others.

• A positive attitude.  Reliability, punctuality and able to work to deadlines.  A willingness to undertake training and professional development.

• Adaptability and the skills ongoing to work independently as well as part of a team.  The ability to work unsupervised both on and off site and carry out overtime when required.

• Proven fitter turner and/or fitter welder experience in both workshop and/or onsite applications.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and progressive engineering company.communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent • TheApplicants ability to work as part of a team and to take instruction from others. for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current • Reliability, punctuality and able to work to deadlines. drivers licence.

• A willingness to undertake ongoing training and professional development.

• The ability to work unsupervised both on and off site and carry out overtime when required.

Lifestyle Motorhomes has been operating for 17 years and is a unique company that specialises in repairs and upgrades on motor homes, caravans, camper vans, horse trucks and 5th wheelers.

We have a great team of quality tradesman that we are looking to grow.

We can offer you: • A great, friendly work environment • Clean workshops • Experienced team to further your skills • Internal training provided

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current drivers licence.

or drop in to:

Position 1 - 19 hours/week, with hours spread during the week (plus one day/week in work experience environment).

Role - Working in Kōhanga (Home Room), primarily supporting one female student, but also working with groups under direction of Kōhanga Manager, to seek to re-engage students in their learning. Current, clean driver’s licence required.

Position 2 - 12.5 hours/week, spread over the week according to timetable.

• 4.5 hours working with one male student on Work Experience (under direction of Kōhanga Manager).

• 8 hours in Mainstream classes supporting students in Y9-11 classes, under direction of class teachers.

Role - provision of remedial assistance and support to students.

Both positions line-managed by Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO).

The positions are fixed-term to the end of Term Three (29 September), although some hours may be available in Term Four.

Employment under the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement, Associate Grade B, initial payment step commensurate with experience.

Commencement: as soon as is practicable.

Applications close noon, Friday 21 July 2017.

Enquiries/applications to (electronic applications preferred): Sheena Tyrrell, Management Administrator, Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740 Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, ext 812.

Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd P O Box 247 Ashburton ray@raymayne.co.nz

For more information please phone or text:

Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd 03 308 1248

Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

ENGINEER ASHBURTON Are you looking for a change? Want to further your current skills & diversify? Then this could be the opportunity for you!

Lifestyle Motorhomes are looking for a Tradesman with a good knowledge in Engineering and welding skills who is willing to learn and develop in other areas.

Lifestyle Motorhomes has been operating for 17 years and is a unique company that specialises in repairs and upgrades on motor homes, caravans, camper vans, horse trucks and 5th wheelers.

We have a great team of quality tradesman that we are looking to grow.

We can offer you: • A great, friendly work environment • Clean workshops • Experienced team to further your skills • Internal training provided To successfully apply you will need: • A good work ethic • Eagerness to learn and develop • Good communication • Reliability and honesty • A current drivers licence (Restricted or full) If this sounds like you contact us now!

To apply please email your CV to: murray@life-style.co.nz or drop in to: Cnr Dobson St & Chalmers Ave, Ashburton For more information please phone or text: Murray - 027 443 0757 - 03 308 6627

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

All enquiries should be made in writing to:

Cnr Dobson Street & Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton.

Murray - 027 443 0757 - 03 308 6627

Learning Support Assistants – Two Fixed-Term Positions

If you want to be involved with a progressive company and be rewarded for hard work, we would like to hear from you. Ideally you will have been involved in the Irrigation Industry, have a current drivers licence, and are honest, reliable and self-motivated.

If you meet these requirements, then we may have a position for you.

murray@life-style.co.nz

Applications close Monday, July 24, 2017.

‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

As the number of Reinke systems in New Zealand increases, we need to add to our team of service technicians to ensure our clients systems are installed and maintained to the highest level.

The successful applicant will be supplied with a company vehicle and full training will be given. All our Reinke technicians have received extensive factory training with service schools in the USA and in Australia. Ideally, we need someone with centre pivot and lateral irrigator technical knowledge, however someone with auto electrical knowledge would also be considered.

If this sounds like you contact us now!

To apply please email your CV to:

ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Reinke Manufacturing is regarded as the world leaders in travelling irrigator GPS guidance. Many of their Swing Arm Corner centre pivot and lateral systems utilise this form of guidance.

To successfully apply you will need: • A good work ethic • Eagerness to learn and develop • Good communication skills • Reliability and honesty • A current drivers licence (restricted or full)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and progressive engineering company.

To apply for this position please email a cover letter and your CV to admin@parr.co.nz or phone for more information on 03 688 0053. A Job description is available upon request.

Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings is one of Canterbury’s leading irrigation companies. The Company is the sole importer and distributor of Reinke Irrigation equipment from Nebraska, USA.

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PLANT ENGINEER Our South Island based rendering operation in Hororata is looking to fill this new and exciting role for a Plant Engineer.

Responsibilities will include asset management, planning and managing the plants engineering and maintenance and projects in conjunction with the Plant Manager.

Applicants should: • Be familiar with rendering or similar processes, plant and equipment • Be familiar with steam process systems. sound English language • Have comprehension, written and oral skills • Be passionate about plant and equipment preventative maintenance.

This is a sole charge position, the successful applicant would be reporting to the Plant Manager and will demonstrate clear and lateral thinking abilities and be able to run the business unit autonomously.

All applications may be made in the strictest confidence to: Wallace Group Limited Partnership The General Manager Operations P.O Box 11, Waitoa 3380 Or email: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz

HYDRAULIC SERVICE TECHNICIAN POSITION Martin Bennett Hydraulics Ltd is based in Ashburton. Due to continued growth we require a Hydraulic Service Technician for our workshop and mobile service van, to service all hydraulic equipment from industrial to mobile plant.

Training will be given to the chosen applicant.

Applicants for this position will have the following: • Mechanical or engineering background would be an advantage • Hydraulic experience • Excellent communication skills • Ability to work independently and unsupervised • Strong customer focus • Available for on-call roster • Clean driver’s licence Apply in own hand writing with a covering letter by Thursday, July 20 to: Martin Bennett Hydraulics 104 Moore Street Ashburton Phone 308 9778

Wakanui School - Ashburton

Teacher Aide – part time • Passionate about working with children • 20 hours per week: Monday to Friday 8.45am 12.45pm • Experience working with children with special needs would be an advantage • Paid school terms only • Enjoy challenge and variety Wakanui School is a proud and caring rural based school. We have an opportunity for a Teacher Aide to join our team to support a student one on one. Role commencing term 3, 24 July 2017.

Please send your covering letter with an accompanying CV, with two current referees to the Deputy Principal, Donna Watson.

To be received no later than 5pm Monday, July 17, 2017. donna@wakanui.school.nz

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area: • Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

Excavator Operator for Tree Work with Experience Full time, Permanent

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If this sounds like you please contact: Stuart on 0274 350 963 or email office@tarbotton.co.nz Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

TRADES, SERVICES

Birthday Greetings LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Thomas Quinlan A very Happy 4th Birthday Thomas.

All our love Mum, Dad and Charlie. x Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more

FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Opening on Monday, July 24 Staff will be at the store from

Monday, July 10

• The needs of young people who suffer physical or mental disabilities or have less chance in life than their peers.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, July 28, 2017.

For further information and application forms, please contact:

Tree felling Tree removal Tree height reduction Tree line thinning Hedge removal Tree and hedge topping Shelter belt and forestry block logging Stump removal / root raking / burning

To Join our team the applicant should • Hold appropriate licences • Work as a team player • Be able to work unsupervised and have a good work ethic • A good attitude towards Health and Safety

Mid Canterbury Shop

• Research, development, education for, training and expansion of, the science and practice of agriculture.

Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Ltd is a locally owned and operated company based in Ashburton who offer a range of forestry / tree services. Due to an increased workload we are looking to employ an operator with the expertise in Tree Work which will include but not be limited to:

Hospice

Drop in your clean men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, shoes, jewellery, home wares, books, artwork, DVD’s and small furniture items you don’t need anymore.

Open Mon-Fri 10am- 4pm Saturday 10am - 1pm

The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone: 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

WANTED

71 Tancred Street Ashburton Phone 307 4458 Opposite Stirling Sports

RURAL TRADING POST MOTORING

BARLEY straw and Ryegrass WANTED to buy, grinder straw for sale. Phone 021 147 suitable for sharpening 3388. shearing gear. Phone 0273 502 295.

FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

TRADES, SERVICES Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Square balage $90/bale.

PAWN SHOP Round balage $80/bale. new in Ashburton Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

New Pawn Shop and second hand dealer LUCERNE hay for sale. now open in Ashburton Medium squares. 4 x 3, shed on 175 Burnett Street. stored. Suitable for sheep and cattle. $75 bale. Phone Lots of interesting 027 721 0838. stuff in shop.

Wanted Calf Milk Electronics, security, gold, gate opener, Colostrum and penicillin and lots more . milk wanted to purchase.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW Price Negotiable.

TINTING. Quality window Minimum 1000 litres. films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For George 027 807 9886. cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters Guardian Classifieds NZ. Check us out on FACEBOOK. 307 7900

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

MEETINGS, EVENTS STAVELEY HALL SOCIETY AGM Thursday, July 27, 7pm Everybody is welcome.

Please come along and get involved in running our local hall and ice skating rink.

LOST, FOUND

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

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

Wednesday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Ferrymead to Sumner, all welcome, phone jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

Thursday 9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde.

Mature. You’ll be back.

Phone 021 0261 2761.

NEW Asian, affectionate pretty lady, busty DD, sexy sweet, sensual massage.

FOR SALE CONTAINERS for sale or Phone 022 415 3674. hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available NEW to town, 25 years, for delivery. Wilson Bulk Taiwanese lady, slim, size 6, Transport, Phone 308-7772. 34E busty. Excellent service.

Good massage. In/out call.

FIREWOOD, quality blue Phone 021 776 012. gum, 12 months drying. Load you own $90 cubic metre of For all subscriber your trailer measurements enquiries, missed ($220 cord), Racecourse deliveries, new Road. Phone 021 355 379.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

LOST - Kontiki Predator FARM house to rent. Lake fishing device on the beach in Hood area. Phone 302 6737.

Dorie area. Phone Mike 027 338 9555 or 03 308 6614.

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Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

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July 12 & 13 2017 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (Back week beginning 24 July) .

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre - come and join us. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

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

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of

Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) .

10.30am ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Where’s Wally, Childrens Library, Havelock Street.

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

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) 11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Salvation Army Rooms, Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

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

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD.

Stitch and chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mah Jong Social at the Waireka Croquet Club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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DOWN 1. Answer (8) 2. Throat (6) 3. Kick (4) 4. Tendencies, bias (8) 5. Sprinted (6) 6. False god (4) 11. Stubborn (8) 13. Highly thought of (8) 16. Complied (6) 18. Bowman (6) 20. Depressed (4) 22. State of unconsciousness (4)

Previous solution: abed, are, bad, bade, bar, bard, bare, bared, bead, bear, beard, bed, bra, brad, brae, bread, bred, dab, dare, dear, deb, debar, drab, ear, era, rad, read, red.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Be patient enough to do what it takes to solve a problem once and for all. The first answer you come up with may not be the best. Go deeper. Ask, “What else? How else?”

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): People want to share with you. Show-and-tell time will start out interesting. Brevity is the way to keep it that way. Ward against over-sharing and stick to the safe topics.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Life won’t provide you with incentives, but you can come up with awesome ones when you’re at a loss. Keep the momentum up today: Know what you’re looking forward to and envision the prize.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Most children don’t think so, but life really is better with fewer sweets, less screen time and more fresh air. You’ll tap into your grown-up instincts and feel wonderful for the effort.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Long-term thinking isn’t always so fun, and thinking only of the moment is foolish. There’s a sweet spot in the middle of short- and long-term thinking that will be wonderfully accommodating to your plans.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your incredible gift of adaptability will kick in today. You’ll stretch, flex and grow yourself in order to meet the new situation. Your lack of ego is what makes this possible.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Gather information. Get clarity on all communication. You are mighty intuitive now, but you’ll learn more by asking than by assuming you already have the answers.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): If you’re constantly standing up for yourself around a certain person, it’s a red flag. Don’t ignore the signal that a person doesn’t accept and support you as you are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Start making plans for the upcoming event. It’s a lucky time to freeassociate about how you want this to go.

Gather inspiration and ideas. Talk to the ones who have done it before.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll listen to different philosophies, some of which will be easier to relate to than others. Your open mind will hold some of this information for later when it better applies.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your active mind may also become restless tonight. Just remember that sleep is an important part of a mammal’s life.

Instead of lying awake with worry, make a plan.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Getting back to basics is a very personal process, since what is “basic” to you is not even in the realm for someone else.

Honour your own essentials regardless of whether the others understand what you need.

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WOLFREYS, Doreen – Doreen’s family would like to thank everyone for their support, phone calls, cards and flowers at the time of her passing. A huge thank you to the staff at Tuarangi for the wonderful care they gave her and the support they gave to me. Thank you all so much.

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Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson.

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Nick Frost, Rashida Jones.

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Sport Special accolade Manu Vatuvei will receive the ultimate accolade this Friday night, with the Warriors’ stadium to be renamed in his honour. For the clash against the Panthers the Penrose venue will be known as Manu Vatuvei Stadium to mark his contribution to the club. It was confirmed on Monday that Vatuvei will be leaving the Warriors, after more than a decade at the Auckland NRL franchise. The 31-year-old will see out the rest of his career at Salford in the English Super League, after gaining an early release from his Warriors contract.

Josh Lowe has a chance to live his basketball dream.

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There’s no rest from basketball for Ashburton College senior player Josh Lowe these holidays.

The 2.03 metre (6 foot 8 inch) student has a two-day training camp in Auckland next week then he’s off to Las Vegas with an Impact Basketball Academy team to play against some of the best high school ballers in the United States.

Lowe, 17, caught the eye of the academy’s top coach in April when he was part of a development team that played in a Florida tournament.

He’s been working on every aspect of his game since and is hoping to ultimately earn a basketball scholarship to an

American university. Lowe is a member of the senior boys’ side that plays in the Canterbury Basketball Association’s Thompson Trophy secondary schools’ competition.

He has regularly faced off against New Zealand age-group reps but knows he will need to take his game to another level when he steps off the plane on July 25.

Florida was a learning experience – the Americans played a faster and more physical version of the popular sport and he had to adapt quickly.

He also found himself playing in the unfamiliar position of point guard.

“In the US they double-team you when you bring the ball up,

they are a lot more aggressive.”

In Mid Canterbury Lowe has always been the tallest player in the team as he has progressed through school and representative teams over the years and always played at centre or small forward.

So for the past 12 months he has also been working on his ball skills and strength. He puts up at least 100 shots most days and practises on the purpose-built concrete slab outside his home.

The left-hander dribbles the ball, or balls, with both hands, behind him, in front of him, through his legs.

He is also following a special strength and weight-gain programme designed by physical trainer Frank Connelly; since

the start of the year he has put on 10kg. Lowe says the Florida trip helped him decide to give basketball a shot and he had no hesitation in saying yes when invited back for the Las Vegas tournament and then to join the academy in Florida in January.

He plans to train there for part of the year, aiming for a scholarship that would kick in when the American school year does in August.

He says good grades at school are also an important consideration for universities so the Year 13 student is also spending part of the holidays immersed in his text books.

Playing basketball while he studies next year would be a dream come true.

Malakai Fekitoa could stay in NZ after all All Black Malakai Fekitoa will probably leave New Zealand this year, and probably for Toulon, but his agent says the midfielder hasn’t signed a contract yet and could in fact stay.

It was reported on Monday that Fekitoa, 25, had agreed to

move to the French club but was having second thoughts, but his agent Craig Innes has insisted the Highlanders player hadn’t signed anything.

“He hasn’t actually signed a contract and he hasn’t agreed to anything,” Innes said.

“Nothing has been sent back to Toulon. I’m not denying that there have been talks [with other clubs] but he is going through a process.”

Asked whether it was a possible that Fekitoa could sign a new contract with New Zealand

Rugby, Innes said: “At this stage anything is a possibility. “I can’t say anything more at this stage.”

Innes added that should Fekitoa leave, he would do so after playing for Auckland in the national provincial championship.

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Carter off to court Former NRL player Paul Carter is set to face court next month charged with allegedly supplying cocaine to his ex-Roosters teammate Shaun Kenny-Dowall earlier this year. News Corp Australia reports Carter is alleged to have supplied Kenny-Dowall with the drug at Sydney nightclub, The Ivy, in May. Kenny-Dowall who was arrested, and subsequently released from the Roosters, last month pleaded guilty in court to having 0.29 grams of cocaine on him.

Lacazette to debut Arsene Wenger has confirmed recordsigning Alexandre Lacazette will make his Arsenal debut at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night when the English Premier League heavyweights play A-League champions Sydney FC. The Gunners’ $A79-million signing touched down in Sydney early yesterday morning with a strong 25man squad including Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny and Petr Cech.

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