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Fatal crash driver’s second BY MAX TOWLE The Dutch businessman involved in a crash that killed three people near Rakaia had a previous crash in Canterbury, it has been revealed. Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield confirmed information obtained by The Christchurch Star that Johannes Jacobus Appelman, 52, had been involved in

another crash in which no other party was involved. Senior Sergeant Banfield would not discuss details of the previous crash. It formed part of the police investigation into the fatal crash near Rakaia, he said. Appelman is not a tourist, but regularly visited Canterbury with business interests in the province.

Local farming sources told the Guardian he had interests in a Mid Canterbury horticultural farm run by Dutch nationals. He has been charged with causing the deaths of Sumner woman Sally Summerfield, 49, her daughter Ella, and Ella’s friend Abi Hone, both 12, when his vehicle allegedly failed to stop at an intersection at Queen’s Birthday Weekend.

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He has been remanded on bail to appear before the Christchurch District Court on July 10. Mrs Summerfield’s husband Shane was seriously injured in the crash. He was discharged from Christchurch Hospital on Monday, and is expected to attend his wife and daughter’s funeral at Sumner School. Senior Sergeant Banfield said

police had ruled out both tiredness and speeding in the investigation. He also said police did not believe alcohol was a factor, but were still waiting to receive results from a blood sample test. Senior Sergeant Banfield said police would wait until after the funeral to contact Mr Summerfield to make a statement about the crash. - APNZ

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Donald Duck still going strong at 80

More than 200 feature films in 80 years is a record few can hope to attain and one who did is Donald Fauntleroy, though not many know that behind the name is none other than Donald Duck, one of Walt Disney’s most popular characters. Donald Duck, created by artist Dick Lundy on June 9, 1934, appeared for the first time in The Wise Little Hen an eight-minute short of the Silly Symphonies series (1929-1939), a mix of all the Disney characters. In that first appearance, Donald had only a supporting role but won the audience from the very first minute, mainly due to the practically unintelligible voice provided by Clarence Nash, who would dub the duck’s voice for 51 years until the day he died.

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Nintendo says it’s adding real-world game figures to Wii U play to boost the popularity of its console, which has lagged behind rivals in the market. Nintendo is blending Will U virtual play with tangible toys as it faces off against powerhouse offerings from Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at an E3 gathering. The Japanese video game stalwart is jumping on a trend that has paid off for publisher Activision with Skylanders and for Disney Interactive with Infinity play launched last year with characters from Pixar film The Incredibles. “It’s been very successful,” Disney Infinity senior producer Sean Patton said as he showed off new Marvel Super Heroes interactive game pieces.

Even in 1916, locals wanted the Ashburton Domain kept in top shape. The Ashburton Guardian reported on June 12: The curator of the Domain has made a great improvement at the hospital entrance to the grounds. Large new gate posts have been erected and the drive re-formed and shingled. Trees which obstructed the view of motorists and others have also been removed. The alterations make a distinct improvement in that portion of the Domain.

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Green smoothies unlikely to beat the flu You can drink as many green smoothies as you like, but no immune-boosting magic potion is going to protect the average junk-food junkie from catching a cold or the flu. Especially if the person has low vitamin D, is sleep deprived and fails to wash their hands regularly, says Dr Rosemary Stanton, a speaker at a discussion about the ability of superfoods to fight flu. One of the latest fads is the green smoothie breakfast, she says. “I have no problem with people having a smoothie made from a whole range of green vegetables and some yoghurt for breakfast,” she said. The best way to boost the immune system is to eat a good general diet with plenty of vegetables and fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds, seafood and wholegrains, she said. The other essential ingredients are vitamin D from a sensible amount of winter sun as well as enough sleep and exercise. “We also need to wash our hands before eating and after going to the toilet.”

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Teen heaven the hoodie that lets you text It’s the favoured apparel of surly adolescents, but teens can could soon use a hoodie to reconnect with the world. The Smart Hoodie, invented by two American students, allows the wearers to send text messages by touching different parts of the garment. In the video demo, running your fingers along the inside of the hood sends a message saying “I miss you mum”, while pushing up the sleeves lets her know you’re stuck in class. Simply pushing a button on the sleeve can also start a Skype chat session. Users can change the preset messages and numbers to reflect other common templates. NYU students Rucha Patwardhan and Alina Balean came up with the idea after other wearable devices, such as Google Glass, were developed. The texting hoodie marks a departure from traditional hand-held gadgetry.

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■ DRIVEWAY SAFETY

Enrolments in spotlight By Toni Williams

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Plunket Car Seat Service Mid-South Canterbury area manager Shirley Falloon explains the importance of driveway safety to Joe Waru and his daughter Arahia, 3. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 110614-Mh-003

Helping prevent tragedy By myles Hume

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Ashburton father Joe Waru knows first-hand the devastation a moment’s inattention can cause when backing out of a driveway. His friend’s young child died a few years ago when the driver of a car reversing out of a driveway in Ashburton failed to see the infant, a tragic incident that stays vivid in his mind. Mr Waru was one of several supermarket shoppers yesterday who took part in a Plunket and Ashburton District Council public demonstration to highlight the importance

of driveway safety, after four Kiwi children were killed by vehicles reversing out of driveways since November. Cardboard cut-outs of children were strategically placed at various distances behind a reversing vehicle at the demonstrations at the Countdown and New World supermarket carparks, proving how easy it is to miss youngsters in rear vision mirrors. “It was pretty surprising, I was most surprised by how limited the visibility was. I could see the child at three metres from the car, but I couldn’t see any others,” Mr Waru said. He said following the tragic

incident he was “always vigilant” and made sure the path was clear. Ashburton District Council road safety project officer Aileen Campbell said more youngsters were riding scooters to school than ever before, and with that came a higher chance of a driveway accident. “People need to drive forward out of their driveways and ensure that the driveway is not a playground, keep children away from there,” Ms Campbell said. “And if you are going to reverse make sure you walk around and check the children are well away.”

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Four children have died as a result of being hit by vehicles in driveways since November. Every two weeks a child is hospitalised with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in a private driveway in New Zealand. A further five children are killed a year, on average, in the same way. Most children injured in driveway incidents are toddlers, aged about 2. Source: APNZ

Young children are not being signed up for dental services early enough and are threatening their oral healthcare, according to an Ashburton dentist. Justin Wall has been a member of a national Oral Health Reorientation Evaluation Research Project advisory board for the past 18 months. The board has been evaluating the current child and adolescent oral health programme. Mr Wall said the enrolment of preschoolers, primary and adolescent-aged children was one aspect under review. There was limited enrolment information available on preschoolers. “Enrolment at five is reasonably straight forward because you do it through the school but by then it may be too late. So what we’re trying to do is find out what happens before then.” Canterbury School and Community Dental Service clinical director Martin Lee was unable to provide the Guardian with dental enrolment rates in Ashburton. There were no figures available before 2011. Mr Wall said there were a lot of people who were funded to deal with this issue but either the data was not collected properly or people were not doing it. The school dental service was reorganised years ago after a shortfall was identified with the number of young children enrolled. The changes were meant to make it more proactive rather than reactive. Mr Wall said as a result efforts were made to turn it around and they looked at the facilities and their functions. It cost the Government $116m.

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■ BACK TO BASICS EXPO

In brief

Chance to get back to basics By Toni Williams

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Two Ashburton women have put their heads together to bring a range of people with traditional living ideas into one space. Julia Crosson and Katie Esler have organised an inaugural Back to Basics natural savvy living expo at the end of the month. They also had a dedicated Facebook page. More than 80 people with traditional methods of living were already booked and keen to share their techniques. Mrs Crosson said in the modern world people sought information off the internet but if ‘Granny Google’ broke down, where would people go to for help. She said the expo would be like an “interactive You-Tube”, where people could ask questions to site holders at the expo and take away information bags gathered during the expo. Site holders included people with methods on how to grow food, use in-season foods, preserving, home remedies, budget advice, homemade games, sewing, knitting, DIY cleaners and emergency preparation. But there was much more. The methods were as natural and as do-ityourself as possible, said Mrs Crosson. She said as the cost of living increased people needed some inspiration on how to live better, cheaper and in a healthy sustainable way. Trish McLaren, known as Granny Trish, had reserved one such site to showcase her preserving skills. She also knitted and had some colourful wool blankets and premature baby jumpers destined for Ronald McDonald House that she made from leftover wool. One of her own blankets was made with the jersey wool from children’s former Hinds School jerseys – a great way to recycle unused wool into a functional modern item. Her traditional preserving recipes would be available at the expo; giving away ageold family secrets to other interested people. Finished products would also be available to taste. Mrs McLaren has always used fruit and vegetables from her extensive garden. She also received a lot of surplus produce from friends and family who knew it would be used, not wasted. The expo would be at the New Life Church premises, 58 Melcombe Street, Tinwald on Saturday, June 28. It will run from 1pm until 4pm. Entry is free.

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The Rakaia Medical Centre is searching for a permanent doctor for its busy rural practice. However, locum Dr Maria Reeves will be in the hot seat for the next five months as a recruitment drive continues. Dr Reeves started this week to replace Dr Robert Wolf, due to finish on Friday. Dr Wolf was doctor at the centre for 11 months. He has headed back to America. “We are looking at all our options at the moment. Finding permanent doctors’ is a bit of a hard job,” Rakaia Medical Centre practice manager Sue England said. “We are pretty close to Christchurch and Ashburton so I consider we have got the best of both worlds but doctors on a hole are in scarce supply really.”

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Granny Trish McLaren uses traditional methods in the kitchen to preserve inseason fruit and vegetables to create jams and chutneys for future use. She will showcase her methods at the Back To Basics natural savvy living expo later this month. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 100614-tM-007

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An elderly Greymouth man attacked by two dogs as he was out walking on Tuesday needed hospital treatment. Grey District Council environmental services manager Steven May said the 75-year-old suffered puncture bites to his leg. He was first attacked by one dog as he passed a house in Freyberg Terrace. “The owner came out of their house and a second dog also came out and unfortunately joined the other dog that was attacking the man,” Mr May said. Both dogs, a blue healer and collie, were later impounded by the council dog control officer. Both were registered. - APNZ

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A false invoice produced by Paul Michael Brown and purported to be from “Provincial Livestock” had no links to Methven-based Provincial Livestock Company Ltd, company director Paul Dixey confirmed yesterday. The company also had no links to Brown’s unsubstantiated, and later retracted, claim that it had verbally agreed to buy livestock, Mr Dixey also confirmed. “Provincial Livestock“ was mentioned in court when Brown was convicted for perjury and perverting the course of justice last week. It appeared in the Guardian’s court report on Saturday. Mr Dixey said the court reference was to a North Island consulting company with a similar name.

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An Ashburton father has moved to dispel an alarming Facebook awareness campaign asking people to contact police if they had seen a “missing” teenager who is his son. Steven Hurst said yesterday his son is alive and safe but was shocked at an “exaggerated” Facebook post circulating on the social media site which stated his son, Josh William Hurst, had been missing since Friday. The post urged the public to contact authorities if they had information, and displayed a large picture of Josh. “He’s been wandering around, but he’s safe and he’s been at home. The police had always known where he was . . . he’s been

gone and back and home again and been swapping around,” he said. “Hopefully he’ll get it together and realise what he’s doing, but he definitely isn’t missing. I don’t know who the hell put that up there.” Mr Hurst said he was concerned his son had been away from home since Saturday, not Friday, and returned three days later on Tuesday night. He said he was in constant contact with a police youth aid officer who was aware of his whereabouts. Mr Hurst was made aware of the Facebook campaign yesterday by a workmate, but said he was keen to contact the person who created it to correct what was posted. He said Josh, who has four other siblings, returned to his course yesterday.

A Te Puke man who violently assaulted a police detective who suffered a cut to his cheek, a black eye and three damaged teeth has been jailed for 13 months. Leon Ratahi, 20, was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday after he earlier pleaded guilty to one charge each of disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence to occur, threatening to kill, assaults police. He also admitted three charges each of resisting police and wilful damage. Ratahi assaulted Detective Mark Farrell while the officer was attending a domestic-related incident between Ratahi and his pregnant partner at their home on April 30 this year. The threatening to kill charge and wilful damage charges relate to Ratahi’s pregnant partner, who called police after Ratahi also broke a window and threw around tables and chairs. - APNZ


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■ ELECTORATE BOUNDARIES

■ MT HUTT OPENING

Boundary changes surprise

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Many Mid Cantabrians are only just discovering now they have been cut out of their former Rangitata electorate. “It did surprise me, to be quite honest it peed me off a little bit,” said Rod Clibborn, whose Lyndhurst farm is just five kilometres from Methven. He was recently officially informed of the change by mail. He had had a good relationship with the Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew, and had not even known who the MP for Selwyn was, although he had since found out it was National’s Amy Adams. Lauriston School principal Dianne Prendergast said she suddenly felt “ousted” from the greater Mid Canterbury area when she found out about the boundary change. She said while effectively it was a line in the sand, however one’s voted MP was the person who represented the district to which they were attached. “How does that continue to happen when the Selwyn electorate now takes on the interest of four Mid Canterbury schools and covers territory all the way to the peninsula?” The four schools which were

The Rangitata’s new northern boundary excludes a large slice of upper Mid Canterbury from the electorate.

new members of the Selwyn electorate were Lauriston, Dorie, Rakaia and Chertsey. It drew up the interesting situation of Mount Hutt College and Lauriston School, which

had the same governance, being in two different electorates. “If it came to the situation the board of trustees in its governance role wanted to pass their concerns about a particu-

lar issue, they would have to make sure they were dealing with the right person or both MPs,” Mrs Prendergast said. Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, who farms on Reynolds Road, remains in the Rangitata electorate. The Ashburton District Council had made a submission opposing the boundary changes when they were first proposed. They were at the time much more conservative, “but the final boundary has come a lot further”, Mr McKay said. “It’s always nice to have the whole district in one constituency, on the other hand it can be of value to have two constituencies representing a district.” “The present Member of Parliament looks after us very, very well, but we will have the opportunity after the election of talking to the Member of Parliament for Selwyn (for issues relating to that area),” Mr McKay said. The new boundary line, confirmed in April, follows the Rakaia River as far as Highbank and then travels across country to a point near Cairnbrae before heading to State Highway 1 at Dromore. Crossing the highway the boundary travels towards the coast via Seafield.

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Mt Hutt has moved quickly to compete with Queenstown after new snow, by advertising transTasman flights into Christchurch via social media. “Hey Aussies! Snow is falling, and the great news is so are the prices from Australia to Christchurch this winter,” management said on the ski area’s Facebook page yesterday. “Emirates have just today released their cheap as chups snow fares into Christchurch from $499AUD return. The Canterbury snow season is shaping up to be an epic start to winter and now is the time to secure you winter escape with Emirates to Christchurch this season.” Friday the 13th tomorrow has turned out to be a lucky day for the ski area, as it will be its opening day for the 2014 season. Mother Nature brought snow this week, but ignored Australian skifields, where lifts remain shut. Mt Hutt was not able to beat Queenstown skifields however, and Coronet Peak was the first Australasian skifield to open for the season last week. The Mt Hutt Facebook post attracted over 100 likes in three hours by late yesterday afternoon, and over 25 comments, including from those who were in Australia booking their holidays.

Ashburton first to see dental changes Accused By Toni WilliamS

up to aged 12, and adolescents were lumped together. Ashburton was the first site There was also no separation to implement oral healthcare on ethnicity, or the problems in changes nationwide. each district. The new configuration cost Mr Wall said pooled data tarthe Government milgets did not identify lions of dollars and or help to clear up Ashburton, and other problem areas. centres, got a fixed “The data has community clinic and come out and shows mobile buses instead there are some major of the school dental discrepancies in cercentres. tain ethnic groups, This nationwide also certain areas in programme was New Zealand and currently midway some major shortJustin Wall through a review. falls in enrolment.” Ashburton dentist Ashburton, under Justin Wall was a member of the Canterbury umbrella, had the advisory board undertaking “very uninspiring” enrolment this review. figures of preschool aged chil“They are researching all dren, as did South Canterbury. of the data about enrolments, Mr Wall said figures from about how many kids have been South Canterbury and Canterseen and how effective the whole bury could be skewed because process has been,” Mr Wall said. of earthquake population upThe Government had asked heaval. It was based on previous for more DHB enrolment data, census data. particularly separated data on The advisory board had anenrolments. Previously the other six months before it comthree age groups - preschool, pleted the review. toni.w@theguardian.co.nz

Enrolment rates ‘good’ in court Canterbury School and Community Dental Service clinical director Martin Lee, unable to provide the Guardian with figures on dental enrolment rates in Ashburton, said enrolment rates in general were good. He said there were processes for “at risk pre-schoolers” and the service followed national guidelines for older children. “We have good enrolment rates in general and have no reason to believe there are any issues specific to Ashburton that would reduce rates there.” Mr Lee said here and elsewhere there were processes to identify at-risk pre-schoolers and ensure they were seen as a priority. “Canterbury community dental service also follows a national protocol to ensure children are enrolled with private dentists at Year 8 and follows up to check that this

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is happening – Canterbury people, and more specifically those from Ashburton, are fortunate in having private dental service providers that are prepared to enrol teenagers.”

A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a west Auckland dairy owner by stabbing him in the neck inside the dairy has appeared in court. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared in the Waitakere Youth Court yesterday and entered no plea to a charge of murdering father-of-two Arun Kumar. Judge Lisa Tremewan said the boy would next appear in the High Court at Auckland later this month. He will remain in custody until then. He did not enter a plea on the other charge he faces - of assaulting Mr Kumar with intent to rob him. A 12-year-old boy, who also appeared yesterday, entered no plea to the joint charge of assault with intent to rob. The 12-year-old will next appear in the Waitakere Youth Court next week. He will also remain in custody. - APNZ


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■ EDUCATION OVERHAUL

Principals ‘cautiously optimistic’ By Myles HuMe

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Mid Canterbury principals remain “cautiously optimistic” over what is touted to be one of the biggest educational overhauls in more than two decades. That is despite education unions going cold this week on the Government’s plan to invest a massive $360 million over the next four years, seeing 6000 leading teachers and principals paid extra to improve achievement. The scheme will see four new roles imbedded in the manage-

ment structure of schools, being executive principal, expert teacher, lead teacher and change principal. The NZEI and New Zealand Principals’ Federation this week had fallen out of favour with the scheme, saying the money could be better spent. But Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Chris Murphy said local principals were optimistic about the change which is believed to be the biggest since the introduction of Tomorrow’s Schools in 1989.

“Like the union says, $360 million invested elsewhere in education could come up with equally or even better outcomes, but if this is mandated I think we can still make the best out of it.” The overhaul would include an extra $40,000 a year for principals who take two days out a week to work within groups of up to 10 schools. Mr Murphy said that would encourage more collaboration between schools, which would team up to work on addressing shared issues such as achievement levels and attendance.

However, he said the substantial cash carrot was not in the front of principals’ minds. “I’ve been talking to other principals about this and none have mentioned the money side of it. The ones who said they would like to have a go are looking at it as something that will benefit the sector and improve their own repertoire of skills,” he said. Mr Murphy said some schools remained sceptical of so much investment into “relatively few people” and others viewed it as a ploy for the Government to

wrestle control from boards of trustees. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the “devil remained in the detail”, and questioned how schools would fare when relievers were constantly called in to replace teachers or principals taking days out to work with in the groups. The Government says the scheme will also see a new allowance to get the best principals to needy schools. The new roles will help recognise highly capable teachers and principals, keeping good teachers in classrooms.

■ ALL BLACK VISITS RURAL SCHOOL

Carter’s $10,000 surprise for Carew Peel Forest School Left - All Black Dan Carter was at Carew Peel Forest School yesterday to deliver a cheque for $10,000, to go towards sporting equipment, to some excited children.

Q+A WITH DAN CARTER Here are some of the questions the children at Carew Peel Forest School put to Dan Carter today, and what he told them… Who helped you most with your kicking? My dad, but he used to kick the ball with his toe. What do you eat for breakfast? Porridge and a couple of poached eggs. Who is the best halfback you’ve played with? The current All Black halfback, Aaron Smith.

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Dan Carter underwent some intense questioning at Carew Peel Forest School yesterday. He was asked everything from what he ate for breakfast, to who had helped him most with his goal kicking, what impact his wife Honor had had on his career, and whether fatherhood had changed his outlook on life and rugby. No question went unanswered. The All Black is this weekend expected to play his first game of rugby in many months, using Southbridge’s clash with Glenmark to return from his sabbatical, but yesterday he took time out of his busy schedule to visit the rural Mid Canterbury school with a cheque for $10,000 in his hands. The money is to go towards sports gear for the school and was all thanks to Peel Forest woman Rachael Linklater, who won a nationwide promotion run through Healtheries and Countdown supermarkets. She won

a $1000 sports package for her own family, which includes three young boys, and a $10,000 sports package for the school of her choice, delivered by Carter. Carew Peel Forest School was her school of choice. The school has a roll of just 75 students and they came dressed in Crusaders and Southern rugby jerseys, rugby socks and even netball uniforms for yesterday’s special visit. When Carter arrived, an excited group of students was waiting for him at the gate before he was ushered away to speak to waiting media, and then into the school hall for the presentation and questions and answers. The children delved deep, asking Carter what he liked to do in his spare time and where his favourite holiday destination was. He answered Fiji – where he was just a couple of weeks ago – and spending time with his family, including 14-month-old son Marco. That’s something he’s got to do a

lot of in recent months while on sabbatical and while he loved it, he was itching to get back on the rugby field this weekend. Carter had questions for the children too, asking them what they wanted to do when they grew up; a question that drew answers including a rugby player, a netballer and an artist. Carter told them to chase those dreams. “There’s nothing more satisfying than living your dream,” Carter said. “When I was your age I always thought it was going to be too tough but anyone can achieve their dream with a lot of hard work and dedication.” Carter said it was great to visit such a small rural school, and to bring such great news with him in the form of the $10,000 surprise. “It’s a great way to give back to a little community like this and hopefully inspire a few kids here to go on to greater things,” Carter said.

Who is the best coach you’ve had? My first coach was my neighbour, but the best would be Wayne Smith. I learnt the most from him. How fast can you run the 100m and who is the fastest All Black? I haven’t run 100 metres in a long time actually but my best time used to be just under 12 seconds. And the fastest All Black used to be Joe Rokocoko, but now it’s possibly Israel Dagg, or Julian Savea. Who are your closest rugby friends? Richie McCaw and probably Ma’a Nonu, but they are all my friends. What role has your wife Honor played in your success? She’s very healthy so she makes sure that I eat all my vegetables and fruit. My diet is all about eating healthy and she makes sure I do that every day. Has your son Marco changed how you feel about rugby? Yes. Before I had a baby you played a game and if you didn’t play so well you’d go home and feel bad for a couple of days, but having a baby … they don’t care if you had a bad game or a good game, you’re just their father. How do you cope with being in the public eye continuously? It’s all part of the job and I remember being your age and being lucky enough to meet people like me, so I’m happy to return the favour. You do have to be careful, well behaved and polite, but in a couple of years I probably won’t be playing anymore and everyone would have forgotten about me.


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■ SOLE PARENTS AND STUDY

Study carrot for sole parents By Toni Williams and nZ Herald

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Mid Canterbury solo parents will be offered a carrot to get into full-time study, but they have to wait until next year to benefit. As of mid next year a sole parent who starts full-time study will get the same amount of accommodation support as they do on a benefit. It was announced by the Government this week. Ashburton’s Salvation Army captain Ken Smith said it was unfortunate those who legitimately wanted to study did not get that consideration until next year.

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“It is a shame because if there is legitimate opportunity for study, to get a solo parent back into the work force through study, why should they be penalised?” said Captain Smith. At present, there was a disincentive for sole parents to take up full-time study because they no longer receive accommodation support as a student. The support is worth up to $165 a week. The Government said they would invest between $18 million and $24m over four years to align student support payments with welfare payments. It was estimated that 3000 more solo parents would take up full-time study in the first four years.

Captain Smith said a qualification gave people a different perspective on their life. “Qualifications perhaps represent a different outlook on life, it speaks about motivation,” he said. “For some it has been about the right opportunities. They have been in the right place at the right time and they have had an opportunity and they have seen that they can succeed. “It’s motivated them to go further, to get ahead rather than say this is my lot in life.” Social Development Minister Paula Bennett said sole parents with no qualifications spend an average of 17 years on welfare, compared to seven-and-a-half years for a sole parent with a

tertiary qualification. The policy partly reversed changes made in welfare reforms last term, in which the Government scaled back access to the training incentive allowance, currently $106 a week. As part of the new changes, the Government planned to allow sole parents to continue to receive child support while they claimed a temporary benefit during academic breaks. It will also abolish an up to two week stand-down period for support when students begin their academic break. The change to child support and the abolition of the standdown period will require a law change and was expected to be in place at the end of 2016.

■ BIODIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

Driving charges The following people appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday. • Tongia Vakaafi, 37, of Netherby, admitted drink-driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 595 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 595mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. He was convicted and discharged on a count of driving while forbidden. • Nathan Peter Neil Chesmar, 21, of Tinwald admitted charges of drink-driving (EBA 928mcg/l) and careless use. Chesmar lost control of his car and crashed into a business premises on the corner of Moore and West streets after doing a burnout on April 26. He will be sentenced on July 24. • Dylan Timothy Duffy, 23, of Netherby, admitted drinkdriving with an excess blood alcohol level of 134 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood (173mg/ml). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $400, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and medical and analyst’s fees of $168. • Tessa Ann Robin, 28, of Allenton, admitted charges of drink-driving with a blood alcohol level of 173mg/ml, careless use and possessing cannabis. She was convicted and disqualified from driving for six months, fined $800, ordered to pay court costs of $130, and medical costs of $130. Robin was convicted and discharged on the cannabis and careless use charge. • A warrant was issued for the arrest of James Robert Grant.

Chickens destroyed At least 500 chickens have been destroyed in a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) operation at a property near Hokitika. The Kaihinu property, a former market garden, remained cordoned off and under quarantine on Tuesday as MPI set about euthanising the birds, which it is understood were infected with tuberculosis (Tb). Acting Sergeant Jason Martin, of Hokitika police, said about 450 had been killed on Monday, and the destruction continued on Tuesday. - APNZ

Kiwi safe and well A New Zealander who was known to have been in Syria is safe and well in California, according to his family. A New Zealander who Prime Minister John Key said the Government had “lost contact” with is believed to have been killed fighting in Syria. The unidentified man would be the first New Zealand casualty in the Syrian civil war, where a small group of Kiwis has joined the rebel forces. Chinese-born artist Weiming Chen has a New Zealand passport and has travelled to Syria to fight alongside the rebel forces. His nephew, Alexander Karsten-Chou said Mr Chen had been in touch with family from California, so they knew he was alive and safe, after news broke of a New Zealander being killed in Syria. - APNZ

Body found in house The body of a woman found on Tuesday in a Dunedin house may have been there for some time, police said. The body was found around midday on Burnett Street, Calton Hill. The house is cordoned off by police as they investigate the circumstances of the death. However, police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the death and it appeared the body had been there for some time. - APNZ

Trapped in mud A Lake Heron crested grebe will be among creatures on display in wildlife photographs at the Methven Heritage Centre from this weekend. Photo Peter LangLands

Wildlife captured on film By susan sandys

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Keen Mid Canterbury wildlife photographers will find out how their work has been received this week by renowned natural history photographer Rod Morris. Mr Morris, based in Dunedin, will be at the Methven Heritage Centre tomorrow for the unveiling of the Biodiversity Photographic Competition exhibition, which will be open to the public from Saturday until June 27. There were 113 entries received for the competition, held by the Ashburton branch of the Forest and Bird in conjunction with the Ashburton Photographic Society. Entries are mostly from Mid Canterbury and further

afield, and photographs are of wildlife, taken in Mid Canterbury. Organiser Warren Jowett said results would be announced at the competition opening, where there would be about 40 of the works framed and on display. They were the works chosen by Mr Morris, among which will be the prize winners. Due to his involvement in organising the competition, Mr Jowett, himself an entrant, was party to the results. “The standard was high,” Mr Jowett said. “I didn’t do as well as what I thought I would have, it’s a humbling sort of experience and that’s the nature of photographic competitions, you have a judge who has standing

and recognition and he or she makes the call. “It will be a good learning experience hearing what he thinks.” As well as the photos which were entered, there were additional photographs of a wrybill and a crested grebe which would be on display. “We thought we couldn’t have an exhibition of Mid Canterbury wildlife if you didn’t have a wrybill and a crested grebe.” Following the heritage centre, the exhibition would be at the Ashburton Arcade from July 1 to 11. Later in the year it would be passed on to the Ashburton museum, to be held as a permanent record of Mid Canterbury’s wildlife in 2014.

A 69-year-old women was found trapped in mud and hidden by bamboo down the Matarawa Stream in Kowhai Park in Wanganui yesterday. A man walking along the stream heard the women’s cries for help before alerting authorities. Police, ambulance and fire officers arrived at the scene at about 9.45am. The women was pulled out and taken to Whanganui Hospital. - APNZ

Strep A outbreak Five elderly residents of a Christchurch rest home have died after an outbreak of strep A. Six female residents, aged between 86 to 97 years, were rushed to Christchurch Hospital on May 30 after contracting the infection. Five of them have subsequently died, with one remaining in hospital in a stable but serious condition. The rest home, owned by Ultimate Care Group, has swabbed and tested the other 70 residents, but none have tested positive. But as a preventative measure, all other residents have been give a course of antibiotics, said Ultimate Care Group general manager operations Ron Spraggon. It’s still not known how the infection made its way into the Addington rest home. - APNZ


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■ UNITED STATES

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In brief Bizarre hazing The navy is taking action against eight sailors following allegations of bizarre hazing rituals aboard the frigate HMAS Ballarat. Some could be booted out while others receive formal warnings. The eight have the opportunity to respond before any formal action is taken. Claims of misconduct aboard Ballarat emerged last year and the navy has never disclosed the substance of these allegations. But after the defence investigation was made public, a former naval member claimed sailors were “set upon, stripped off and had things essentially put in their bums”. That was apparently to mark sailors’ birthdays. - AP

Too much driving

Students look for family members after arriving at a shopping centre parking lot in Wood Village, Oregon, after a shooting at Reynolds High School. AP Photo

Teen gunman kills student A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a 14-year-old student and injured a teacher before he likely killed himself at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon, authorities said. The Oregon violence yesterday came less than a week after a gunman opened fire on a college campus in neighbouring Washington state, killing a 19-year-old man and wounding two others. It follows a string of mass shootings that have disturbed the nation, including one on Sunday in Nevada that left two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian dead. After the shooting stopped at the Oregon school, police spotted the suspect slumped on a toilet in a bathroom at Reynolds High School. Officers used a robot with a camera to investigate and discovered the sus-

pect was dead and that he had likely killed himself, Troutdale police spokesman Sgt. Carey Kaer said. His victim was identified as freshman Emilio Hoffman, who was “loved by all,” police Chief Scott Anderson said at a Tuesday news conference. He said Hoffman was found in the boys’ locker room. A girl who used to be Hoffman’s girlfriend said he was “a good kid” and a “down-to-earth guy.” “He was very caring, he loved to joke around,” said Savannah Venegas, 16. Hoffman lived with his mother and had an older brother and two younger sisters, both in elementary school, Venegas said. Anderson said he spoke with Hoffman’s family, saying they had a difficult road ahead and sought privacy.

Hoffman didn’t have enemies and “didn’t stir up trouble,” Venegas said. “They wouldn’t have just picked him,” she said. “It had to be, just, random.” Authorities have tentatively identified the gunman but his name is being withheld until his family is notified, Anderson said. The teacher, Todd Rispler, had injuries that were not lifethreatening, and he was treated at the scene. Rispler, a 50-yearold physical education instructor and former track coach, went to the office and initiated the school lockdown, Anderson said. The attack panicked students and they were told to go quietly to their classrooms. On Tuesday evening, teens on skateboards and others accompanied by their parents joined Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber at

a prayer vigil at a church about 8km from the shooting scene. “I’m here for him, for Emilio,” 15-year-old Jose Medel told The Oregonian. Medel is a freshman who said he played soccer for several years with Emilio Hoffman. Earlier, freshman Morgan Rose, 15, said she hunkered down in a locker room with another student and two teachers. “It was scary in the moment. Now knowing everything’s OK, I’m better,” she said. Anderson said two on-campus police officers were the first to respond to reports of a shooting. The officers and a tactical team sent to the school “brought this to a conclusion,” the chief said, without elaborating. “Oregon hurts as we try to make sense of a senseless act of violence,” Kitzhaber said. - AP

■ PHILIPPINES

Child labour up in typhoon-hit villages More children are doing harsh and dangerous work in Philippine villages hit by Typhoon Haiyan last November, the United Nation’s labour agency says. The International Labour Organisation said a joint assessment made in March and April by the UN and other humanitarian organisations and Philippine authorities showed 54 per cent of 112 surveyed villages reported that children were involved in harsh and dangerous labor, with 39 per cent of them saying the number of

such children increased after the typhoon struck. The typhoon killed more than 6300 people and displaced 4 million others, worsening pov-

erty in the central Philippines. The villages and 125 schools surveyed were randomly selected from two central regions most affected by Haiyan, with individuals interviewed from each village or school. Giovanni Soledad of the ILO’s child labour program said it was not clear how many more children started working in dangerous conditions after the typhoon. He said further assessments will be done to find out where the children are so services can reach them. But government data prior to

the typhoon showed as of 2011 that there were 1.6 million child workers aged 5 to 17 in the two regions covered by the assessment. Of that number, more than 450,000 were engaged in hazardous work. The joint assessment said 82 per cent of villages reported that the children had volunteered to do harsh work to support themselves or their families. Many work in farms and as household workers. Others are vendors, construction workers, fishermen, scrap collectors or pedicab drivers. - AP

Driving too much is bad for your health, according to a a study of 40,000 middle-aged Australians. Two hours a day is too much, with these drivers much more likely to be fat and inactive than other people in their age group. They are also more likely to smoke and to be stressed and sleep-deprived. “The more time people spend driving, the greater their odds of having poor health and risk factors for poor health,” said study leader Dr Ding Ding, from the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health. “The study’s findings are relevant to middle aged and older people who drive on a daily basis, for any reason, not just professional drivers,” Dr Ding said. - AAP

Ferry owner on run Thousands of South Korean police officers stormed a church compound Wednesday in their hunt for a fugitive billionaire businessman over April’s ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing, officials said. Authorities believe the businessman, Yoo Byungeun, owns the ship and that his alleged corruption may have contributed to the sinking. Police and prosecutors have been after Yoo for weeks and are offering a $500,000 reward for tips about him. Yoo is a member of a group called the Evangelical Baptist Church, which critics say is a cult. About 5000 police officers, accompanied by prosecution investigators, raided the group’s compound yesterday. Four church members were detained for allegedly helping him. - AP

Terrorist arrested A senior Philippine Islamic militant on the US government’s “most wanted” list has been arrested in Manila, authorities say, after a man-hunt lasting seven years. Khair Mundos, who had a $NZ540,979 US government reward on his head, was detained yesterday close to the capital’s airport where he was staying with relatives, the police and military said after a joint raid. The US State Department’s “Rewards for Justice” website describes him as a “key leader and financier” of the Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group blamed for the worst extremist attacks in the Philippines. The group, founded with seed money from al-Qaeda, is believed to have only a few hundred militants. - AP


Opinion 10

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

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OUR VIEW

Growing bigger – it’s hard work Stu Oldham

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shburton District is on the cusp of opportunity – but there is every chance it will have to keeping working hard to make the most of its chances. On the face of it, census figures discussed at a seminar in Ashburton this week suggest the district is riding a wave of growth that could set up a secure future. The population last year hit 31,000, up 13 per cent on the 2006 census. Indications are that the population will grow to 38,000 by 2031. That growth has affected the property market. At 12,761 dwellings, Mid Canterbury has 12.5 per cent more homes than it did eight years ago. Growth-fuelled demand has helped to push the median house sale price to $310,000 from $271,500 last year. As prices rise, it is heartening to note 66.7 per cent of people aged 15 years and over either owned or partly owned their home. The national average is just 49.8 per cent. Of course, all this growth is fuelled by something. Our economy continues to grow on the back of graft, innovation and strong markets for what we produce. That meant, at nearly 4800, close to 10 per cent more business locations were recorded. At 15,700, there was also 17.3 per cent more paid employees in the district. The unemployment rate is 2.9 per cent compared with 7.1 per cent for all of New Zealand, reaffirming the area as having among the best employment rates in the country. These figures paint a picture of a province in the ascent. That the median income in Ashburton District is $32,900, compared to $28,500 for all of New Zealand, suggests it must be. Business, government and community groups continue to plan for a district on the rise and many understand the need for our infrastructure, urban areas and social services to meet projected demand. But in a year the Budget Advice Service warned of a 60 per cent increase in demand; when people complain about access to affordable rentals, and where housing is almost five times the median household income, the numbers suggest we will have to work to ensure growth benefits everyone.

YOUR VIEW Standing for council office The first question any person considering standing for council office would need to consider is: Why would I want to subject myself to insults and innuendo from often uninformed and self serving members of the public for financial recompense which, for the hardest working of our councillors must struggle to equal the minimum wage? Our local councillors are presumably all honest, sincere, intelligent members of our community, if they are not, then we have no one else to blame but ourselves for having elected them! The recent meeting at which the bridge issue was aired was a good example of why so few people are prepared to stand for public office. Council meetings are also

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public meetings, the councillors present had, after careful consideration of the facts as they saw them, made their decisions and voted accordingly. That those councillors who voted for the motion to continue with placing the bridge aligned with Chalmers Avenue, to be booed and jeered at and otherwise intimidated by the opponents of the motion, reflected badly on the calibre of those people involved, and on the people of Ashburton generally. As the council’s CEO stated in the Guardian (11/06/14,) some councillors believe they are elected to reflect the collective will of the people, others believe they are elected to use their own judgement. How any councillor could know what the collective will of the people is eludes me, often single issue groups make their feelings and opinions

by David Fletcher

known to all, but those opinions cannot be presumed to reflect those of the silent majority who only exercise their choices every three years at the ballot box. That leaves the councillors with only one choice, to use their own judgement. When they do so we must remember, we elected them. D. E. Oakley

Conspiracy? Don McLeod claims no conspiracy (Ashburton Guardian, June 7) [but] I’ve still got my doubts. Even if there is no conspiracy, Cr McLeod’s [incorrect information] blocked him from voting and resulted in the bridge motion being lost. Cr McLeod now finds it a problem because he has been misreported by the media. What you have done, Cr

McLeod, has far more effect on hundreds of people than what the media has done to you, and committed millions of dollars of ratepayers’ money - maybe even much more now that we find that the [New Zealand Transport Agency’s] subsidy might change. The call is still the same, conspiracy or no conspiracy: you need to do the decent thing and resign. Ross Hawthorne

Lake camp salmon If Mr Graybill and his staff spent as much time checking for fishing licences and pursing poachers in the south branch of the Ashburton river, instead of all the time and money they have spent on finding the people that released salmon into Lake Camp they would be doing more for the salmon stocks. Gary Webb


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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s

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Q: Do you plan to ski at Mt Hutt this year?

Yes 94%

Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL

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ur power company has a positive approach to helping us reduce our monthly power bills. They don’t charge us. Follow this story and see who is at fault. It all started after the earthquake when we got a shock to discover our boiler house was unrepairable and would have to come down. At that point the boiler was not overloaded as it only heated four rooms in the school. Being down to earth people, the Ministry of Education decided to get rid of the boiler house and install four heat pumps. Located on the side of the boiler house was the main meter for the school. We have three other meters, one in the caretaker’s shed (it used to be for the swimming pool pump), one for the dental clinic and one for the hall. There should have been nothing terminal about this decision, in fact it was just another neutral occurrence at school. So once the new meter was installed no more than 15m from the site of the old one, we should have been back to conducting the business of education. Next month the power bill arrived and just to amp up the goodwill that was flowing between the school and this national entity, the account was for approximately 10 per cent of what we would pay normally. Given this was the middle of winter and now four extra heat pumps were added to the circuit, I was positively charged about the new bill. During the next four months I watched similar accounts being sent to us. I was tempted to hook up my house supply,

No 6%

Today’s online poll question Q: What do you think is the right name for the sport nicknamed the beautiful game? Football or soccer?

CONTACTS For a power account to be correct all the meters have to be read.

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Maybe the adviser was a little unplugged, because nothing changed. It took another battery of calls down the line to zap them into action.

such was the frequency of the reductions. Eventually the resistance to confront this negative situation was overcome. I phoned in and confessed to watt had been happening. There was some con-fuse-ion at first. The customer solutions adviser said maybe we needed more meter readings, however I persuaded her to look at previous accounts before the change and did she discover anything that was revolting? Yes, she could see that continuing to under-charge us, definitely hertz their bottom line, and this would be attended to. She assured me this would be rectified and relayed to the

correct people. Maybe the adviser was a little unplugged, because nothing changed. It took another battery of calls down the line to zap them into action. I was assured that the current situation would have an alternate ending after my transforming call. Sparked into action, a senior adviser contacted me and said due to our ability to always pay promptly; we would be discharged from any penalties; we would receive a discount on what was owed; and we could select how we would pay back the overdue amount. He had the capacity to transform and switch this situation to one that was in phase with

the past. Well nothing changed, in fact just to socket to us that they were so happy with the current mess, they altered the look of the accounts, changed the account numbers and as of last week, we have still not been correctly charged. Summoning up the energy to confront this, I made one more call to ion this out, and I believe we should finally get a correct account generated for the school one year after I began untangling this auxiliary distraction. If not, I think I will be incandescent and blow my filament. The story is true and contains at least 40 really bad puns or power terms along with the name of the power company. Can you work it out and find the puns and terms? Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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■ ASHBURTON BP EXPANSION

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Ashburton’s BP 2Go store is trebling in size and is hoping to boost in-store sales as it undergoes a major redevelopment. The independently owned State Highway 1 store will likely resemble those in its neighbouring major centres Rolleston and Timaru, with store front parking and a greater selection of food and barista coffee. Owner-operators Rasek and Margaret Ganda were reluctant to reveal the price tag of the “significant investment”, but were impressed with how their new 288 square metre tilt slab building was progressing to-

wards its mid-August deadline. The store will feature the ‘Hungry As’ food offer, consistent with other 2Go stores which form the independent dealers’ network. That will greatly expand food and drink choices for customers. “We can’t grow the shop anymore, and there’s a real need there for barista coffee. This will hopefully drive the non-fuel sales which form a big part of the business,” Mrs Ganda said. With the external and internal walls up and windows installed, the shop is now being wired for electricity and security systems. Mr Ganda said once construction was completed the current

85 square metre shop would be demolished to make way for store front parking. Despite a blip in the consenting process, meaning they had to carve two metres off the side of the structure to ensure it did not impede future NZTA road works, Mr Ganda was excited about the development. It was an idea that has been in the making for at least the past five years, he said. “We are excited absolutely, it’s been a lot of work to get it to this stage. There’s been three parties involved, being us the landlord and BP, so we have had to co-ordinate everything, but we have enjoyed it.”

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House sales volumes fell but prices still rose sharply in the Auckland and Northland regions, the latest Harcourts data showed. Hayden Duncan, chief executive, released figures showing written sales volumes fell 6.7 per cent from 567 sales in May last year to only 529 sales last month. But average sale prices shot up $76,911 or 12 per cent, from $619,136 to $696,047. The average price for the past quarter has consistently sat between $695,000 and $697,000 and Har-

courts said the data suggested residential properties were still selling well. Auctions accounted for 40 per cent of all listings and Harcourts calculated there was only enough property on hand in its northern region to last 3.5 months. “This statistic highlights how limited the pool of housing is, with well-priced properties sold quickly,” the agency said. Mr Duncan said Harcourts backed fast-tracked construction of good houses, needed to keep up with the region’s growing population. “We also remain on the side

of first home buyers, who need more choice and the removal of LVR restrictions to help them achieve the Kiwi dream of home ownership,” he said. Mark Smith, ANZ senior economist, said in the bank’s latest market focus that Real Estate Institute figures would be out this week too and would also show volume changes. “We are likely to see a May bounce in sales volumes,” he said, predicting a 7 per cent seasonally adjusted month-onmonth change “but this would still leave volumes down more than 10 per cent on a year ago.” - APNZ


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Netherby WI held a Finger Food lunch at their May meeting which was held LAMB (15kg) STEERS V BULLS at the Senior Centre, the president, and Wakanui $86 400 Pauline Palmer welcoming 29 members. April was Wakanui WI’s 81st Birthday The meeting followed, with Secretary which395 was celebrated with lunch at the $84 Patsy Huggins reading the minutes and 390 Store. Eleven members and Staveley Joy Blee, the financial report. Remits 385 one visitor from Australia took part in $82 for the forthcoming conference were a short 380meeting then had a very enjoyread out Denise Clark $80and discussed. able lunch, 375 sampling the Staveley Store’s then reported on the trip to Waimate for famous 370sausage rolls. the concert $78 and Drama final which was A trip to Midland Apiaries followed 365 enjoyed by the good number of memwhere John Symes talked about how his $76 attended. bers who Netherby WI is father360 started out with bees. Members going to trial a craft working-bee which were 355 then shown how honey was ex$74 will take place on the fourth Monday of 350and creamed, tracted and then given a Steer Bull the month. chance to sample some clover honey and $72 345 Birthday17-Mar greetings were sung to five 14-Apr 12-May 09-Jun honey dew. All enjoyed interest17-Mar 14-Apr a very 12-May 09-Jun members and Golden Threads was read ing afternoon. by Adrienne. It’s good to see the monthWakanui held its May meeting on the ly competitions supported, the Moylan 28th at the Sinclair Centre, with 13 preVENISON (stag) WHEAT Trophy going to Molly Amos and the sent. Members talked about the ring 7.00 432 Northchurch Trophy to Barbara Hurst. they were wearing, most were diamonds, Mrs Elaine Busby, a new member, some430 having been inherited from mothgave a6.00 short talk on her experiences as ers, grandmothers and aunties. Some an Occupational Nurse at Mt. Crawford 5.00 items428 of jewellery were also on display. Prison. She had some interesting tales The guest speaker was Nicola from to tell4.00 us. Elaine was thanked by PaulTime426 for Diamonds who spoke on diaine who then closed the meeting when monds and the trip she made to buy 3.00 tea was served. 424 afternoon some of these. Nicola then carried out a check 2.00 422 of the claws on members’ rings. Rakaia Members provided a good selection 1.00 meeting of the Rakaia Wom420 of biscuits for the 206 Club, and then The May en’s Institute was held on Thursday the finalised catering arrangements for a 0.00 a very good attendance. A 418 ploughing match to be held on the Sat16th with 17-Mar 14-Apr 12-May 09-Jun 17-Mar urday. Afternoon14-Apr tea was 12-May served at 09-Jun the new member was made welcome. As May 11th was Mothers Day, our end of the meeting.

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Our President, Joy Keen welcomed members to our May meeting. Aspirations were recited, two apologies were accepted and the Motto: “God couldn’t be everywhere, so he created mothers” was read by Colleen Cockburn The Roll Call, “Wear a white flower for Mother’s day” received a good response. Joy read the schedules for Cup Day and the A&P Show. Raffles were won by Yvonne Challis and Margaret Jamieson. The guest speaker, Alison Donald from St. John’s shuttle service, spoke on her work. The shuttle operates five days a week, departing from Ashburton and transporting patients to hospitals and clinics in Christchurch, even Christchurch patients now residing in Ashburton can get to their doctors. Advance booking is essential. The shuttle can accommodate nine patients of any age, including support people if required. No charge is made but a donation is appreciated. Members showed their appreciation with a donation for St John’s. Afternoon tea and a chat followed.

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The May meeting of Hinds WI was held on Wednesday, May 28 at the Ashburton Public Library, commencing at 10.30am with fifteen members attending. Rosa Bennett opened the short meeting with the Aspirations. The roll call – biscuits for 206 club saw a great response of home baking. The roll call for June – the mini show is tinned food for Ashburton Food Bank Business included reminders for Meals on Wheels on August 15, and floral posies for Ashburton Hospital on July 18. Members were then given interesting and informative talks and computer presentations on the many services offered by the library, by librarians, Nicky, technical services and Dianne, customer services. Card-holders can access up to 35 items at any one time. There are 90,000 items in the library and 4500 new items brought each year Cancelled books are sold and some are given to the hospital and rest homes. There are also available DVD’s talking books (tape and CD) audio online, e-Books, internet and Books on Wheels, the latter are delivered fortnightly by Altrusa members to housebound people in town. Internet is very popular with 2593 local people and visitors using the service last month, with an average time between 25-30 minutes each. By logging onto the website of the Ashburton District Council newspapers from 1878-1921 can be accessed. In the Newspaper Room microfilm readers display newspaper articles from 1878 to the present day. Also, one can access the local history collections by looking up index cards. There is also a community notice board and a display area for Ashburton Groups to use. Thank you Dianne and Nicky for sharing your knowledge with us.

motto was: “Man builds a House, Mother builds a Home” and our Roll call: “My mother told me…” proved to be very timely. A raffle was organised to boost funds: 1st prize A mid-winter Christmas Dinner; 2nd Christmas Cake; 3rd Christmas Goodies. Members are willing to supply all the items required. The remits were discussed at length and our findings will be passed on to the Federation member who will represent us and vote at the National Conference in Weilington in July. Posy bowls, assistance at the Anzac Service and baking for people who are unwell have been generously provided by members. The competitions table was well supported. The Monica Johnson Memorial Trophy was won by Pam Dolan.

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■ YOUNG FARMER OF THE YEAR

Contest down to grand final By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

In just over three weeks the winner of this year’s Young Farmer contest will be announced and tickets for events are selling out. Over a demanding three days Hinds Young Farmers’ member James Davidson, flying the flag for the Aorangi region, will go head-to-head with the six other grand finalists in a number of challenges. Lincoln University Library will play host to the Official Opening, on Thursday, July 3 at 4.30pm, as the grand finalists come together for the first time. Then it will be an early night for the competitors with the practical day kicking off at 8am (July 4) at Lincoln University. Throughout the day contestants will go through a series of practical modules in a test of speed, skill and stamina. They will also give presentations, face interview panels and be tested in human resource challenges. After the practical day it’s straight to the ANZ Sponsors and Speeches Dinner at Wigram Airforce Museum. Here, contestants will put their rhetoric talents

to the test to deliver a convincing speech to the audience and judges on a topic specific to each of them. The next morning, (July 5), is the AGMARDT agri-business breakfast will be held at Russley Golf Course, featuring high profile speakers John Brackenridge (The New Zealand Merino Company CEO), Calvin Smith (K9 Natural Food CEO), Andy Borland (Scales Corporation managing director), Steve Smith (Craggy Range Vineyards managing director) and AGMARDT chairman Dean Nikora. The competition concludes with the live-televised evening show held at CBS Arena in Christchurch. The quick-fire quiz round, hosted by Mark Leishman, is the last hurdle contestants must overcome in New Zealand’s ultimate rural challenge. By the end of the evening one will be named the 2014 ANZ Young Farmer Contest Champion. Once the formalities are over the festivities will carry on into the evening with a black-tie celebratory ball at the Addington Raceway. For more information visit www.youngfarmers.co.nz

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DairyNZ again seeks aspiring directors DairyNZ is again seeking aspiring directors who are interested in taking up an opportunity for an associate position on its board. DairyNZ chairman John Luxton says the two non-voting positions will each serve for six months consecutively. “We appointed our first two associate directors last year and it’s been a great success. Elaine Cook and Grant Wills were our pioneers and they have proven that it’s a worthwhile experience for those wanting to be directors. The DairyNZ board has also certainly gained from having fresh voices at the table,” he says. “I think we have a responsibility to help others get some first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to sit around a board table and see gov-

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Chairman John Luxton believes DairyNZ has a responsibility to help others get some first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to sit around a board table and see governance in action.

■ FIELDAYS FOOD

Forget pies, chips, try cheeses, specialty meats By James Ihaka Gone are the days of Fieldays visitors being happy with a pie, chips and a hot dog. These days it’s more about gourmet cheeses, specialty meats, fine wines, cooking demonstrations from a Michelinstarred chef and a decent brew

to wash it all down. Fieldays started yesterday at Mystery Creek with more than 900 exhibitors on 1380 sites across 50ha, making the four-day farming event the biggest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere. But despite the event showcasing the latest in farm tech-

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nologies and innovations – it’s in the kitchen where things are getting busier. The Kiwi’s Best Kitchen features celebrity chef Josh Emett who will again demonstrate his cooking prowess to packed audiences. Among the exhibitors is Good George brewery owner

Jason Macklow who said Kiwis were taking a more discerning approach about their food. He said the popularity of food exhibitions at Fieldays was likely due to shows such as Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules. “Fieldays is not just about buying tractors and a new shed.” - APNZ

Our April meeting was held at St Paul’s Lounge on the 15th, Mary Simpson presiding. We had two roll-calls this month - biscuits to be donated to 206 Club and telling of favourite music – were both well supported. Our speaker for the day was Maxine Hooper, from Senior Citizens, who gave us a very informative talk on all the services available through her organisation. We were very surprised at the number of services that are offered. Maxine was thanked for her informative talk, and given a small gift in appreciation. The raffle was won by Linda Voyce, and the meeting closed after a welcome afternoon tea. May saw us celebrating our 30th birthday, with a lunch at Bedrock Café in Allenton. We were joined by Denise Clark from Federation. After a short meeting which included handing out schedules for Cup Day, and during which we observed a minute’s silence to remember our late member, Bev Cornwall, we enjoyed a lovely meal. Our birthday cake, which was made by Jeanette van der Nagel, was cut by President Mary Simpson, and Denise Clarke. A lovely day to celebrate our birthday.

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TOP 5 ONLINE

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz:

1 – Bruce Wills is President of … a. Fonterra b. NZ Employers Association c. Federated Farmers

1. East Street assault 2. Horrific message delivered 3. Fourth person appears in court 4. Cards all the rage 5. Big changes for Hinds School

2 - Where can you find London Bridge today? a. London b. Ontario c. Arizona

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3 - What would you do with a Yashmak? a. Wear it b. Smoke it c. Eat it 4 - Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel? a. Charles Lindberg b. Louis Bleriot c. John Alcock 5 – Who is the head coach of the Warriors? a. Andrew McFadden b. Simon Mannering c. Stephen Kearney 6 – Who puts shoes on a horse? a. A vet b. A croupier c. A farrier 7 – Playstation is the product of which company? a. Nintendo b. Radioshack c. Sony 8 – NZ’s kakapo population numbers approximately … a. 57 b. 127 c. 197

Featured today:

All that hard effort ends in a draw Mid Canterbury’s Hamish Dewhirst sends a cross into the box against Nomads 16B in Mainland Football’s 16th grade division three match at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. The match ended in a 4-all draw. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 070614-TM-074

GOODIE GIVEAWAY If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of 21 Years a Slave DVD, write your name, address and the DVD’s title on the back of an envelope and send to:

Each week the Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment. Winners will be announced in this column the following week, so keep looking! If you see your name in the winner’s box, come into the Guardian and claim your prize. ID may be required. Winners have two months to claim their DVDs.

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Alternatively you can email goodies@theguardian.co.nz with the above details. Entries must be received no later than 9am, the following Wednesday. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD

Winners of Top Gear Series 21 are: Peter Lumsden, Grant McKenzie, Nic Jansen

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■ FOOTBALL

Local division four derby By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury Eastern and Methven square off for the second time this season in Mainland Football’s division four competition on Saturday. Eastern won the first encounter 2-1, which was only Methven’s second game after an early-season promotion from division five. Eastern are third on the league ladder, with five wins and three draws from nine games, to be two points adrift of frontrunners FC Twenty11 Thunder Panthers while Methven are on the bottom of the table with just the one win from their eight games. In their most recent run Methven went down to Western 3-4 after playing 63 minutes with only 10 men after but will like to play as well with the full complement against their local rivals. Eastern were held to a 0-0 draw with Parklands their second draw in as many games after a 2-2 result with the league leaders. After back-to-back losses the Mid Canterbury Masters are at home to Waimak Wanderers. Mid Canterbury 18th are at home to Christchurch Boys’ 2nd XI, 16th are at home to Papanui Redwood, and 15th are also at the Ashburton Domain against Cashmere Technical. The Mid Canterbury women are leading the way in the district, as they look to maintain top spot in women’s division two away to Halswell United on Sunday, the penultimate game in their league competition.

The New Zealand Indoor Bowls Championships has post-section play in the triples today, following qualifying yesterday in Napier. So far the nationals have been a case of so near and yet so far for 20-year-old Teri Anderson on Tuesday. While no Ashburton bowlers advanced to the last 32, for the second time in three days she had to settle for the runnerup prize, having lost the singles to Ashley Diamond Canterbury on Sunday and then the pairs to now nine-times national champion Grant L’Ami. Anderson and Joy Archer (Waikato) held a small lead for much of the championship final against L’Ami and Mike Phipps, but conceded two shots on the final end to lose 6-5. L’Ami is now only one win away from becoming the first indoor bowler to gain two gold stars for 10 titles. For Mike Phipps today was his seventh national title.

AshColl girls’ XV Ashburton Eastern’s Paul Nittman (right) in action against a Universities opponent earlier in the season.

Celtic shoots for blackjack

Selection headache ahead of semis

Celtic’s unbeaten streak in premier netball is at an impressive 20 but standing in the way of their blackjack on Saturday is College A. In blackjack the odds of reaching 21 from 20 are low but the defending premiers have not lost a game of netball since the 2012 final. College pushed Celtic to within one goal in their first encounter, and with midweek outings in the Supernet secondary schools competition they are a side on the rise, shown in their comprehensive 35-11 win over Hampstead A – a team that had also beaten them by one in the first round. Celtic coach Angela Leadley said her squad has been hit by “injuries and pregnancies” but still they keep win-

Bowls play-offs

Canterbury’s initial Wider Training Group for the 2014 ITM Cup campaign contains three new faces to the Canterbury Rugby environment. Waihora’s Mark Maitland, Christchurch’s Sake Aca and James Owen are the new trio in coach Scott Robertson’s initial 28 man squad. Four players are currently involved in the Junior World Cup - Kaveinga Finau, Richie Mo’unga and Tom Sanders with the NZ U20 team, and Nathanial Apa with the Samoa U20 team.

■ RUGBY

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■ NETBALL

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ning, and will need to draw on their experienced heads to quash a confident college side and reach 21. In the other games Hampstead will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses against Collegiate, who have been competitive since their promotion. United are on a roll to start the second round, beating Hampstead and Collegiate, and are favourites to go three-from three against Methven. The 2013 runners-up may be without a win but Methven have steadily improved this season, demonstrated by the 15 goals the clawed back on Celtic (losing by eight last weekend after a 23-goal loss in round one) and will want a similar improvement against United who claimed the win in round one 26-12.

New Zealand’s convincing win on Tuesday night over Scotland did not greatly impress coach Chris Boyd but he admits there will be looming selection headaches ahead of Sunday’s unexpected Junior World Championship semifinal appearance. The 54-7 victory, the most convincing display of the day in slippery conditions, only rated a “five or six out of 10” for Boyd, given the quality of the opposition and his rotation policy for the match. “We made 12 changes, so everyone’s had a gallop now and we’ve got a few selection headaches looking ahead to South Africa. We did what we needed to do to win, so I was very pleased with that,” he said. “There’ll be five of six discussions around positional changes. That’s how we like it.” Among those to put their hand up were the loose trio of Tom Sanders, Mitch Jacobson and Kyle Harris who scored tries, made tackles and pulled

down lineout ball, and halfback Josh Renton, who picked up a brace. The midfield combination of Kaveinga Finau and TJ Faiane asked questions of Scotland, the latter scoring a try and the former setting one up. Tevita Li was his usual handful on the wing, while Damian McKenzie scored a nice try off the bench. In the wet conditions, New Zealand’s set-piece looked far sounder, despite Scotland’s scrum prowess, but Boyd was realistic in stating that more work was needed in this area to trouble South Africa. Renton, who made nine appearances for Otago last season, relished his first start of the Junior World Championship. “It was good to get the opportunity. I thought the boys got a bit of go-forward, and we looked good when we hung onto the ball,” said Renton. New Zealand were in full control into the second half. - APNZ

The Ashburton College girls’ 1st XV chalked up another win without breaking a sweat yesterday as St Kevins defaulted in the Aoraki Secondary Schools Rugby Competition. Ashburton were unbeaten in the first round, which included a 64-7 win over St Kevins, and are now off to a winning start in round two but not in the way they would have wanted.

Spurs take lead Patty Mills and his red-hot San Antonio Spurs have taken the upper hand in the NBA Finals, trouncing the Miami Heat with one of the best shooting displays in playoff history. The Spurs won 11192 on Miami’s home court to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The damage was done in the first two quarters, with the Spurs shooting a playoff-record 75.8 per cent from the floor and taking a 7150 lead into the halftime break. “I don’t think we will ever shoot 76 per cent in a half ever again,” Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. - AP

Wicks to return? Parramatta are one of a number of NRL clubs who have expressed an interest in signing Danny Wicks for the 2015 season. Wicks is set to return to the rugby league next year, after serving a four-year WADA ban and an 18-month prison sentence for drug supply. The former Newcastle and St George Illawarra forward was released from jail in March, after being found guilty of drug dealing. On a contract worth around $300,000 a year before his arrest, the 28-year-old is unlikely to command that now. - AAP


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Living to ride Everything about it was perfect. The weather, the route, the activities along the way and of course the camaraderie of the people involved. It was the Jokers Social Club Queen’s Birthday ride. Leaving their clubhouse, the Jokers, who were joined by lots of friends, set off on a tour which took them to Rakaia, up the Rakaia Gorge and back home via Methven.

And of course once back, the Jokers provided the hospitality which they are renowned for. There were some great bikes to be seen, all sounding incredible and going well. On any tour much of the talk is about catching up and talking about the vehicles, or in this instance the bikes and trikes. But there was other discussion going on amongst the Jokers too; its only around five months now until they stage their biennial Ashburton Bike Show, and planning is well under way for this massive internationally-rated event.

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hose of us who were fortunate to attend a concert staged by pupils from Janet Glassey’s music school last Saturday night heard some great music performed by the students and some guest artists. The performers ranged in both age and experience, some have just started their tuition, and others have been performing for a while. It’s not easy especially for very young people to perform in front of an audience, some for the first time, but none of them seemed nervous and each of them were crowd pleasers. The concert showcased the value of groups like Janet’s music school, the wonderful contribution which she and those involved in the school are making to the

lives of the pupils and it was a reminder that we have some truly remarkable talent among our young people. One of the last songs was Mustang Sally, a real top tapper which featured in the soundtrack to the movie The Commitments, released in 1996. The song had been written way back in 1965, when the original Ford Mustang was taking the world by storm. The lyrics, which include the words Ride Sally Ride, and suggest Sally should slow her Mustang down, also became a newspaper headline when Sally Ride became an astronaut. There was no slowing the audience down when those talented performers sung that song on Saturday night.

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ometimes people ask Roger Hart and I about the procedure for getting our stories into the paper. For example an oft asked question is do we write them and take them around to the Guardian office, are they handwritten or do we type them? Well the answer is we use computers and email them. As most people know electronic mail is marvellous, but it has one downside which is we hardly ever need to go the office, and consequently we don’t catch up with the recipients of our messages in person. Our contributions go to the sub

editing team, and specifically to Steve Devereux. Recently we did have the pleasure of catching up with Steve in person, not at the office but at a function held to mark a special milestone in his career. Steve has now been at the Guardian for 40 years, serving the paper in a variety of roles. We think this tremendous achievement will be recorded in print sometime soon so we won’t say too much now, but we do want to acknowledge the wonderful support and encouragement Steve has given his motoring contributors. Of course we have to submit our copy to Steve so it will be

interesting to see if this gets published! And just a little aside to all of that, Steve told us he finished the school term prior to the May holidays and then started work at the paper. He can’t recall if he took his books. So maybe they are still in a desk or locker at Ashburton College! Oh and that’s right not long before he left school he told a classmate he was heading for a career in the newspaper industry. The other chap followed and is about to clock up 40 years. Guess who!

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mongrel dog named Pickles found it. But the Nazis couldn’t. Thieves have got their hands on it. But Australians haven’t touched it. It’s considered priceless. But you can get a knock-off mini version for a few bucks. It’s the most coveted trophy in sport: the Jules Rimet Trophy, for winning the World Cup. So just how did Pickles the dog sniff it out? Blame the Poms. They lost it, before they won it, in 1966. The solid gold trophy was stolen in London while on a pretournament exhibition. A week after the theft, a geezer called Dave Corbett was walking Pickles in south-east London when the mutt sniffed a garden hedge. Inside the hedge was something wrapped in newspaper: the Jules Rimet Trophy - named after FIFA’s longest-serving president, the Frenchman who initiated the first World Cup. The dog’s owner was given a 5000 pound reward - five times as much as the England players got for winning the trophy - and Pickles instantly became a national hero. He dined out on his fame, was given a year’s supply of treats from a pet food company. But the next year, he died: chasing a cat, Pickles’ lead got caught in a fallen tree branch and he choked. Brazil, who held the trophy before the Poms won it in 1966, thought the incident laughable not the dog’s death, the fact the

Pickles and the world cup he found in a hedge.

trophy was pinched. “This shameful theft would never have happened in Brazil. Even Brazilian thieves love football and would never have committed such a sacrilegious crime,” thundered Brazilian Sports Confederation official Abrain Tebel. But karma came knocking in 1983 when thieves stole the trophy from Brazil’s possession. Brazil had earnt keeper’s rights: FIFA decreed the first nation to win the trophy three times, could keep it forever. After the Selecao’s third tri-

GAMES NOT TO BE MISSED Brazil v Croatia Spain v Holland Group A Group B Sao Paulo, Friday, 8am The first game of the World Cup could set the tone, not just for Brazil but for the tournament. Can the Selecao deal with expectation? Are they good enough? Will the stadium be finished? Croatia will be no pushovers with Luka Modric in midfield and Mario Mandzukic up front.

Salvador, Saturday, 7am A repeat of the 2010 final, but hopefully with a bit of football thrown in. Neither team are as strong as four years ago but Spain’s big plus is the recruitment of Diego Costa, assuming he is fit. There will be plenty of interest in Louis van Gaal, the new Manchester United manager and, even if this Dutch side do not appear to be contenders, they do have Robin van Persie in prime condition.

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umph in 1970, the Brazilian FA kept the trophy at their Rio de Janiero headquarters. Five days before Christmas 1983, hooded thieves tied up the nightwatchman and stole the trophy from its display box. It was never recovered - police believe it was most likely melted down. Decades earlier, during World War II, many feared the same fate if Germany’s Nazis got their iron fists around the trophy. The inaugural trophy, won by Uruguay at the first World

Cup in 1930, depicted Nike, the Goddess of Victory, holding an octagonal vessel in her outstretched hands. Italy won it in 1934 and again in 1938. And to ensure its safe-keeping as the Nazis tore through Europe, Italian sports official Ottorino Barassi took it from a Rome bank vault and hid it in a box under his bed until the end of the war. FIFA has - justifiably, given the history - become super-protective of the trophy. A new trophy was designed in

the 1970s, depicting two players holding up the globe. The 18-carat gold trophy weighs five kilograms, stands 36 centimetres high and will be replaced in 2038 when there’s no more room for the winner’s plaque. FIFA now guard the solid gold trophy at its Zurich headquarters and no longer offer keeper’s rights for three-time winners. They give World Cup winners the original and then take it back - the champions get a gold-plated replica to keep. - AAP

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Manaus, Sunday, 10am It is a daunting start for England and not just because of the quality of their opponents. This is a journey into the unknown given the conditions they will also face in the capital of Amazonas. Italy have not won in seven but England have also not beaten them in five, and never looked close to doing so at Euro 2012. In Mario Balotelli and Wayne Rooney there are two players who can light up the Cup, or stink it out.

Salvador, June 17, 4am Possibly the most fascinating match of the round, particularly if Cristiano Ronaldo shrugs off a bout of tendinitis. If he can hit the ground running it could be extremely exciting, but he could hardly have asked for a sterner test. The Germans brim with talent: they averaged 3.6 goals per game in qualifying.

Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 4am Can Fabio Capello stop the exciting Belgians? The latter are everyone’s dark horses and there is no doubting their ability. There is plenty of Premier League interest in the squad, including Adnan Januzaj from Manchester United. Russia look average, but Capello will want to atone for his disaster with England four years ago.

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Brazil hope first-game referee is no omen By Andy Scott Brazil will be handed an unwelcome reminder of the manner in which their 2010 World Cup bid ended by the presence of Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura in the opening game of this year’s finals against Croatia. Nishimura was the man in the middle when Brazil lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in 2010 in Port Elizabeth, and this week FIFA announced that he will take charge of the Group A opener at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo.

Midfielder Ramires, now 27, is one of the few members of this year’s Brazil squad to have featured in 2010, although he was forced to watch the Dutch debacle from the sidelines due to suspension. “Back then I was the youngest player in the squad at my first World Cup, surrounded by more experienced players,” said the Chelsea star. “Everything was wonderful, but then I got a second yellow card (in the last 16 against Chile) that ruled me out of the game against the Netherlands. The team played very well

in the first half of that game,” admitted Ramires, who saw Robinho give Brazil a 1-0 halftime lead. However, a second-half Wesley Sneijder brace turned the game around before Felipe Melo’s sending-off ended the fivetime world champions’ hopes. Seeing Nishimura in charge against Croatia will give many Brazilians bad memories, but Ramires had a simple message for his compatriots as tension grows ahead of the big kick-off. “All sorts of things can happen in 90 minutes. Sometimes

referees can make mistakes so it is up to us to do our best to overcome anything that goes against us,” he said. Under Luiz Felipe Scolari, the current Brazil side are practically unrecognisable from that which faced the Netherlands four years ago, with goalkeeper Julio Cesar and right-back Dani Alves the only members of that team who are likely to line-up against Croatia. Nevertheless, the current squad has experience of winning last year’s Confederations Cup and they can call on a back-

room staff featuring Scolari, the coach of the 2002 World Cup-winning side, and technical co-ordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira, who coached Brazil to glory in 1994. Ramires added: “There are no comparisons between the team of 2010 and today. We are talking about two excellent sides, but we can’t say that this squad is better. “We have a very young squad but we have an experienced coaching staff. They know about all the difficulties we might face along the way.” - AFP

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Club news 22 Ashburton Guardian Ashburton Ladies Probus Club The May meeting of the Ashburton Ladies Probus Club was held in the Doris Linton Lounge, with a good attendance of members. The national Anthem was sung, and apologies accepted. Several members celebrated birthdays this month. Our mini speaker was Fairlie Matsinger who spoke of her life. After morning tea, our speaker, Rebecca O’Callaghan,Continence Nurse at the hospital, spoke about her speciality. This was very informative and at times amusing. She was thanked and given a fruit tray. After the meeting, 16 ladies had lunch at The Stables On Tuesday 17th June, we have a mystery trip. Meet at the RSA car park at 11.30am.

Ashburton Musical Club Musical Moments was the theme of the June meeting and brought a large turnout of members on a chilly, wet day to enjoy and support the performers. Vice President Ted Wood welcomed everyone and thanked Margaret and June for putting the programme together. The large floral arrangement gracing the stage was beautifully created by Michelle Rumping. First performer to take the stage was Hamish Sloper, suitably attired in traditional Highland attire who set the scene with a toe-tapping medley of bagpipe music. Violinists Charlotte Sloper, Elise Ford and Mae Patterson then presented an accomplished range of solo and duet items from the classical repertoire of Bach, Becker and Kuechler and were followed by pianist Lydia Ford who played Gershwin’s Prelude No.3. The audience was then treated to the

Thursday, June 12, 2014 lovely soprano voice of Angela Petrus who sang an unaccompanied trio of traditional British and Irish folk songs after which she was joined by her husband Michael as they sang the haunting Anima Christe in Latin. We welcomed a newcomer to the Musical Club, Zoe Scott who travelled up from Geraldine to entertain us with the first of her two brackets of modern songs holding the audience spellbound with her heartfelt understanding of the lyrics she was singing. A change of scene then brought Darfield’s Saba Charles to the stage with two contrasting piano solos of Schumann and New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn. Saba was followed by Peter Rumping who charmed us with two solos in lighter vein, Moon River and Memory after which Michael Petrus returned with his own arrangement of Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent and own composition ‘Angel’ self accompanied on Spanish guitar. An ensemble from the John Waugh Group put us all in Celtic mood with a selection of items from the Shetland Isles, Argyle and Northumberland and in their second bracket taking us on a journey with the Arran Boat Song, to Ireland and the Road to Leeston. Local lass Olivia Pike delighted us with her piano renditions of Debussy’s Dr. Gradus Parnassum and The Little Shepherd bringing a magical afternoon of beautiful music to a happy conclusion. The accompanists were Deborah Sloper and Graham Gunn. The Vice President thanked all the performers. The next meeting will be held at The Sinclair Centre on Sunday July 13 at 2pm. The programme will be entitled ‘Patchwork’ arranged by Carolie Andrews.

Ashburton Savage Club The second korero (concert) was held

www.guardianonline.co.nz in the Savage Club Hall on Tuesday 10th June. A very good programme had been arranged by Great Chief John, but unfortunately, winter ills and a very wet, cold evening, meant our numbers were slightly reduced. The evening commenced with a gettogether at 7.00pm., followed by the programme at 7.30pm. A highlight of the evening was the presentation to Past Chief Russell Anstiss, of his 50 year service award, by Tohunga Ray Mitchell. Members saluted Russell with a rousing “Ake”. It was pleasing to welcome a number of visitors & also our guest artist, Manny Sim. After the formalities, the singing of our Opening Ode, National Anthem & March-in, the following items were presented. Savage Club orchestra. 2.Vocal with guitar. (Peter White-Driver. 3.Electronic Keyboard.(John Davis). 4.Sketch.(Harold Kemp & Tony Blain). 5.Instrumental. (The Grey Lads. John Davis, Geordie Robinson, Dowell Peterson). 6.Chorus Group. 7. Instrumental (Bill & William Lowe) 8.Vocal & Guitar (Manny Sim). Following the sing of our Closing Ode & “The Queen”, supper was served.

Ashburton Senior Citizens The monthly Social Afternoon was held on Tuesday 9th June 2014 at the Seniors Centre. Hope played a pleasing selection on the piano to welcome the audience as they were being seated. Arthur Berry welcomed the audience and thanked Hope for her entertainment. He then told one of his famous jokes and led the singing of “Happy Birthday”. Yvonne then greeted everyone and spoke on the forthcoming mid-winter dinner to be held on the 17th July at Speight’s Ale House, cost $16. Yvonne introduced Irene Williams and her piano

accordion. She played a lovely selection of tunes. Jim Burgess told an amusing joke and then sang “Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover”, followed with “When they sound the last all clear”, “Get out those old records”. Yvonne played on her keyboard “A walk in the Black Forest”, followed by Arthur who told more amusing jokes and sang “Tenderly he watches over me”. Irene played “Two loves”. Raffles were drawn. A sing-a-long conducted by Jim and Arthur, starting with the “Tennessee Waltz”, “Beautiful Brown Eyes”, “When the Irish eyes are smiling”, “Happy Wonderer”, “Baby Face” and ending with “Now is the hour”. Yvonne thanked the entertainers. Afternoon tea was then served. For Total Mobility please ring 3081237.

Ashburton Writers’ Group The June meeting of the Ashburton Writers’ Group was held recently. Marion had sent a quotation – “One small step for man, and a giant leap for mankind” by Neil Armstrong. Short Story And Poetry Contest: Rae gave a report on the Short Story and Poetry Contest, e-mails had been sent to schools. The Assignment for the meeting was to use the cliché “keep your fingers crossed”. Members wrote of crushed medication, singing audition, auction – grandfather clock, winters day, Dad’s clichés, President Julie, phone help. The instant exercise was to write about a water melon. Members wrote of hard shell, childhood favourite, hungry man, cold liquid, supermarket and runaway soccer balls. The meeting concluded at 2.50pm with the serving of afternoon tea. At the next meeting the short stories and poems sent by children will be judged. Visitors are welcome to the meetings,

please phone Rae at 308 8927.

Coronation Smallbore Rifle Club Coronation Smallbore rifle club visit to Seafield resulted in a win to the home team in a matched grades team. Some good scores were recorded with Nina McKenzie coming out best with a possible 100.7. Tuesday night continues to gain in popularity with 30 shooters taking part, Alden Thomas scored well and will be pressured to graduate to Monday night. Matt Batty also shot well while Lanelle McArthur and Megan Snowden proved that the club is in a strong position with up-coming juniors. Individual scores were: Seniors at Seafield: Bryan Hunter 96.5, Hevin Hooper 89.2, Nick Squires 91.1, Erin McLaren 83.3, Jayden Collett 88.1, Nick Stewart 96.3, Alex Watson 85.2, Shirley Herridge 94.1, Graeme McLaren 96.3, Steve McArthur 96.3, Savanna McArthur 95.4, Murray Cook 90.2, Sandy Collett 96.5, Mark Stewart 97.5, T.J. Stewart 97.5, Dean Smith 94.2, Heather Ross 79.0, Bill Rankin 94.2, Nina McKenzie 100.7. Tyro from sling: Matt Batty 92.3, Emma Smith 84.0, Michaela Smith 89.1, Megan Snowden 92.0 & 87.2, Liam Hydes 88.3, Connor Hydes 77.1, Ken Smith 70.0, Alden Thomas 95.4, Logan McArthur 83.0, Dallas Watson 83.3, Lanelle McArthur 92.2, Tyro from rest: Susan Peattie 78.0, Bradley Johnson 68.0, Daniel Doak 70.0, Jarrod Ward 82.0, Clark Stewart 82.0, Olivia Stewart 74.0, James Sheate 84.1, Angelo Hendricks 82.0, Matthew Beveridge 75.0, Harry Green 68.0 & 70.0, Ben Fenwick 74.0 & 77.0, Andrew Tait 79.0, Mark Ackerley 82.1, Ashleigh Donaldson 61.0, Libby Badham 81.0 & 78.0, Stu Ross 87.1 & 86.0.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women June 17 Draw Steward: Janice Dunlop 308 3910 Tuesday Starters: Kathryn Green and Janice Dunlop Rnd 2 Smallbone Trophy, Rnd 2 Bermaline Cup Please report at 9.30 a.m. for a tee off from10.00 a.m.onwards. Draw will be done on the day. Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section Thursday June 19th – Rnd 2 Medal – Stroke, Rnd 4 Jean Drummond Trophy

M9 Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Cambridge Raceway. Meeting Date: 12 Jun 2014. NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12. 1 12.01pm (NZT) PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SERIES HEAT 1 C1q, 457m 1 41632 Thrilling Evie 26.30............... K Walsh 2 76565 Hair He Is 25.95 ...................... R Udy 3 67868 Thrilling Tremor 25.62.......... I George 4 74332 Doro Foot nwtd........................ J Foot 5 28253 Joker Man nwtd......................B Craik 6 14331 Teemaria 26.03 .............. A Lawrence 7 68476 Obi Wan Kenobi nwtd.K Sutch-Jones 8 73345 Cawbourne Penny nwtd .........C Hore 9 58x28 Tepirita Jazil nwtd .............. H Mullane 2 12.19pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 1 C0q, 457m 1 333 Hashtag Josh nwtd ..................B Craik 2 5676 Miss Votchka nwtd B &.............. Steele 3 434 Boston Lass nwtd F & .............Turnwald 4 87825 Mystik Nite nwtd ................ M J Lozell 5 875 Who You nwtd........................ H Mullane 6 27742 Queen Of Mean nwtd ......M Mathews 7 54567 Procrastination nwtd R U & .....L Bliek 8 7x687 Sudden Explosion nwtd....... G Parker 9 88 Comet Foot nwtd ........................... J Foot 10 75788 Leroy Jethro nwtd.................... R Udy 3 12.37pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SERIES HEAT 2 C1q, 457m

– putting. Report 9.45 a.m. Nine Hole Convenors – Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 and Wendy Smith 308 9201 Saturday June 14th Rnd 2 Smallbone Trophy, Rnd 2 Bermaline Cup - report 8.40 a.m. for 9.00 a.m. start All women players welcome to join weekend ladies Club Captain – Jenny Williams 308 2081

Tinwald Golf Club June 14 1st Qualifying RSA Trophy Draw for the first qualifying round for the R.S.A. Trophy and Cup to be played on Saturday June 14th. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times. No 1 Tee.12.30, R Feutz, R Harris, D Busch, B McFarlane.12.36, G Rennie, W Edding-

ton, R Kirdy, P Marshall.12.42, P Hefford, C Miller, A Pierce, No 10 Tee.12.30, L Jackson, O Everest, B Kirdy, D Allan.12.36, B Collins, T Clarke, K Bonnington, C Whiting.12.42, N Rayner, S Kircher, T McAndrew, D Green.No 13 Tee.12.30, W Stevenson, S Newman, S Lane, 12.36, E Collins, B Kirdy, J Beardsley, M Moore Starters: am B Collins, pm P Hefford, C Miller. Cards: K Bonnington

Tinwald Women’s Golf June 17 Four Square Cup L.G.U 4th Norma Bradford 4th Judith Sheate (B3)Bradford Nine Hole Women Stableford Round. Club House Meeting and Draw.Report 9.30 Starters J Undy M Bennett, Cards M Kennedy J Smith; A M Tea N Costin P M M Moore D Lowe.Draw Steward P Bell

RESULTS

89.2, J. Collett 88.1, E. McLaren 83.3. Seafield R. Hewitt 94.2, B. Doig 94.2, N. Martin 90.3, J. Duncan 88.1, P. Wilson 89.2

■ Shooting

■ Golf

Seafield Rifle Club

Mayfield

June 2 R. Hewitt 98.4, 95.4; N. Martin 91.2, 90.2; R. Duncan 93.1, 93.4; J. Duncan 90.2 June 9 Coronation visited Coronation: N. MacKenzie 100.7; T. Stewart 97.5, M. Stewart 97.5, N. Stewart 96.3, S. Collett 96.5, S. McArthur 96.3, G. McLaren 96.3, B. Hunter 96.5, S. McArthur 95.4, S. Herridge 94.1, D. Smith 94.2, B. Rankin 94.2, M. Cook 90.2, 94.2; A. Watson 85.2, N. Squires 91.1, K. Hooper

Men’s Golf - June 7 3rd Putting and Stroke 0-15; T Hoban 76-9-67; S Cross 83-15-68 ; 16-36 ; M Keir 84-22-68; D Ingold 9322- 71 Putting; L Tasker 26; T Kingsbury 27 Aon Insurance No.2; T Kingsbury; John Mc Auliffe Bayleys No 11; T Hoban; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5; A McLeod; ANZ Bank No 14 ; A Lake Nett Eagle T Hoban Ashburton Player of the Day; T Hoban.

2 11724 Explosive Osti 20.94 ..............C Hore 3 81478 Hands Off nwtd ...............D Schofield 4 14313 Uno Lachlan 21.12 ..........D Schofield 5 42114 Big Jamesy 21.13 F & .........Turnwald 6 47258 Ghost Writer 21.70 .................S Ross 7 13445 Zipping Tay nwtd F & ...........Turnwald 8 54162 Up There Herbie 20.89........P Henley 9 82418 Gibbonator nwtd F & ...........Turnwald 10 52135 Rotovegas Rat 21.35 ...........S Payne 9 2.22pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE STAKES C5, 457m 1 45172 Magico 25.75 ....................... L Martin 2 11648 Valain’s Flyer 25.51 ..............T Patton 3 1127F Zipping Orrick 25.57 R M & .. J Smith 4 82136 Jannik 25.62....................D Schofield 5 1326x Bornato 25.51................. A Lawrence 6 78311 Pink Bouquet 25.28.........D Schofield 7 27653 Call Me Ralph nwtd G &....... J Clarke 8 11115 Thrilling Carter 25.34 ........... K Walsh 9 11865 Mercenary 25.87 F & ..........Turnwald 10 84166 Zagato 25.68 .................. A Lawrence 10 2.40pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SERIES HEAT 2 C2q, 375m 1 21882 Gem’s Conquest nwtd ............. R Udy 2 4F253 Belrani 21.54....................... G Farrell 3 x2314 Armistice Day nwtd ............. I George 4 24635 Thrilling Might 21.44 G &...... J Clarke 5 87342 Exciting Dream 21.50 R & N O’ ......... Regan

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Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 1 23415 Who Bobby nwtd.............. H Mullane 2 57122 Uncle Romilly nwtd ................B Craik 3 44235 Very Chilly 26.46 .............M Mathews 4 2114 Atom Bomb nwtd..................... S Clark 5 78658 Under Milkwood nwtd R & N O’ ......... Regan 6 77555 Offensive nwtd B &.................. Steele 7 68567 Cawbourne Logan 25.95......... R Udy 8 65763 Benghazi 26.13 ......................S Ross 9 58x28 Tepirita Jazil nwtd .............. H Mullane 4 12.54pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 2 C0q, 457m 1 35758 Midnight Loafa nwtd ........ W Toomath 2 57583 Bella Forza nwtd M O’ ..............Bryan 3 27356 Westerly Wind nwtd........... M J Lozell 4 235 Auckland Vending nwtd F & ....Turnwald 5 Ez Feretti nwtd ................................ L Martin 6 72444 Miss Veyron nwtd P & ........ J Cleaver 7 65874 Lichfeild Lady nwtd..........M Mathews 8 8256x Odditties nwtd ..................... G Farrell 9 75788 Leroy Jethro nwtd.................... R Udy 10 88 Comet Foot nwtd ........................... J Foot 5 1.12pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SERIES HEAT 3 C1q, 457m 1 21 Shandell 25.98 .................... A Lawrence 2 22236 On The House nwtd B & ......... Steele 3 21512 Cawbourne Alpha nwtd ..........C Hore 4 56566 Ike Jones nwtd ...........K Sutch-Jones 5 58387 Cool Foot Luke nwtd ............... J Foot

6 22557 Pearl Tiara nwtd W &............T Steele 7 11 Boston Strike nwtd F & .............Turnwald 8 52648 South Bay Dream nwtd R & N O’ Regan 9 58x28 Tepirita Jazil nwtd .............. H Mullane 6 1.29pm (NZT) GREYHOUNDS NORTH GRADUATION DISTANCE C1d, 650m 1 57756 Par nwtd B & ........................... Steele 2 23468 Phone Tap nwtd F & ............Turnwald 3 33874 Ramah Reason nwtd ........... T Green 4 64478 Seven Iron nwtd ....................T Agent 5 65455 Radlee Reason nwtd....... G Pomeroy 6 16134 Way Too Crude nwtd F &.....Turnwald 7 17677 Jonesy’s Fortune nwtd F &..Turnwald 8 21222 Pirate Lore nwtd .................... S Clark 9 32362 Deposit Ted nwtd.................. T Green 7 1.47pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SERIES HEAT 1 C2q, 375m 1 86732 Urban Combat 22.06 P & ... J Cleaver 2 65378 All The Milk nwtd G & ........... J Clarke 3 56275 Call Me Blue 21.17..........K R Toomer 4 18186 Riba Lorda nwtd G &............ J Clarke 5 61134 Little Dreams 21.64 ............. G Farrell 6 57342 Teegz nwtd ..................... A Lawrence 7 41651 Fancy My Luck 21.51 ......D Schofield 8 72552 Hot Pootie 21.31 U & .............Cottam 9 46747 Thrilling Abra 21.57 .................L Bliek 10 64577 Addicted nwtd B &................... Steele 8 2.05pm 0800 4 DOWN COW SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 17163 Tayla Rose 21.26 ...................B Craik

87761 Crazy A Gogo nwtd ..............P Green 82344 Beau Rivage nwtd W & ........T Steele 31758 Distasteful nwtd B & ................ Steele 33757 Opawa Johnny 21.59 ........R McPhee 87687 Shelby King nwtd ............ G Pomeroy 11 2.57pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 31521 Josh Hart 21.50 .....................B Craik 2 27333 Don’t Talk 21.08 .....................C Hore 3 43745 Harvey Nichols 21.22 .............B Craik 4 88146 Cosmic Pearl 21.17 .........D Schofield 5 44167 Sectioned 21.48 U & ..............Cottam 6 63652 Calamity Free 21.14 ........D Schofield 7 14272 Gus 21.03 F & .....................Turnwald 8 23178 Viva Vane 21.01 .................... S Clark 9 35111 Tayla Hart 21.15 .....................B Craik 10 65462 Predator Drone 21.19 W & ...T Steele 12 3.16pm FOND FOODS STAKES C4, 457m 1 34625 Caesar Chance 25.80 F & ..Turnwald 2 82138 Royal Runner nwtd F & .......Turnwald 3 21432 Botany Junction 25.81..........P Green 4 32116 You’re Lucky 26.03 .................B Craik 5 33223 Coal Sack 25.63............. A Lawrence 6 62757 Ninjago 25.76 ........................ S Clark 7 25576 Rotovegas Dot 25.69 ...........S Payne 8 15775 Cold Turkey nwtd B & .............. Steele 9 13544 Trilise 25.56 .................... A Lawrence 10 57454 Hajime nwtd P & ................ J Cleaver


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Think Pink nets $7000 for breast cancer

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting at Forbury Park on June 12. NZ Meeting number: 7. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12. 1 5.45pm (NZT) DUNEDIN CITY FORD TROT $5500, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2700m 1 23382 Snow Boy (1) fr ..........R McIlwrick (J) 2 52x3 Day Tourer (2) fr .............. T Woodward 3 56084 Lima Lad (3) fr......... B Williamson (J) 4 D0620 Zachary Smith (4) fr........... K Barclay 5 70909 Desolation Row (5) fr .......... A Faulks 6 Poppymalda (6) fr .................... N Williamson 7 64656 Hazel Alice (7) fr ................B Orange 8 70595 Och Aye The Noo (U1) fr................ M Williamson 9 0 Indefinite (U2) fr .............................M Love 10 30x77 Sunnivue Sadona (U3) fr.C Ferguson (J) 2 6.15pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 1 873 Major Overdrive (1) fr ....... T Woodward 2 7 Webb Ellis (2) fr ............................. D Dunn 3 Regal Ideal (3) fr ............................ K Barron 4 85036 Bryleigh Star (4) fr ........ M Williamson 5 0x095 Kazzacan (5) fr ............ S Walkinshaw 6 Diamond Dragon (6) fr .................. A Armour 7 89x56 Millwood Charity (7) fr M Prendergast 8 P Cut Loose (8) fr..............................J Dunn 9 64060 Forgotten Runner (U1) fr ....... A Milne 3 6.40pm SPEIGHTS MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 Px0 Wozniacki (1) fr ..................... A Armour 2 Dixon (2) fr .............................. M Williamson 3 7958x Miss Judgeford (3) fr ............. D Dunn 4 04845 Cleos A Badgirl (4) fr..............J Dunn 5 52063 Expressive Art fr................ Scratched 6 547x2 Leigh Major (5) fr ..............B McLellan 7 7 Agent Three (6) fr ........................K Larsen 8 74945 Leo (7) fr ...................... N Williamson 9 52647 Rip Roaring (8) fr ...............B Orange 10 x358x Change Time (21) fr ............ K Barron 4 7.05pm KEEP IT CLEAN MOBILE PACE $5500, 4yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 83642 Blazing Bracelet (1) frR McIlwrick (J) 2 82456 Chapel Lane (2) fr ...............K Larsen 3 235x4 Dark Dana (3) fr ...................J W Cox 4 70605 Panadean (4) fr ............ M Williamson 5 34985 Matai Bryan (5) fr .................. A Milne 6 52433 Domino Denario (6) fr . S Walkinshaw 7 30479 Set Me Ablaze (7) fr .........B McLellan 8 84x26 Fern Fever (8) fr ...... B Williamson (J) 9 06272 Nothingforthemedia (U1) fr .............N Williamson 5 7.30pm NZ COURIERS HANDICAP TROT $8000, 3yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

1 03610 The Sweedish Filly (1) fr ....... D Dunn 2 1D3 Father Christmas (U1) fr ...B Williamson (J) 3 08938 Spin Doctor (U2) fr D O’ ........ Connell 4 0x211 Sixty Plus (1) 10 .......... S Walkinshaw 5 23457 Mr Mayfly (2) 10 ................T Williams 6 20814 Goodboy Tiger (1) 20 ... M Williamson 7 99208 Sundons Comet (1) 30 ...........J Dunn 8 33652 Nickelson (U1) 30......... N Williamson 6 8.00pm PRYDE’S EASIFEED MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c2 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 14124 Speights Girl (1) fr ................. D Dunn 2 62452 Repeat After Me (2) fr ......B McLellan 3 702x1 Alta Jerome (3) fr ...................J Dunn 4 28417 Northview Major (4) fr .. N Williamson 5 15639 Gino D’Acampo (5) fr ...........J W Cox 6 58608 McCracken (6) fr ................B Orange 7 43762 Scotty’s Image (7) fr ..... M Williamson 7 8.25pm SOUTHERN GOLDEN GIRLS SERIES (HEAT 5) MBL PACE $7500, 4yo+ mares c0 to c2 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 57458 Newmans Jet (1) fr .....R McIlwrick (J) 2 88770 Tachma (2) fr ................ N Williamson 3 04008 Party Girl Deb (3) fr .. J Harrington (J) 4 2x130 Remiss (4) fr.......................B Orange 5 0x600 Lady Godiva (5) fr................. G Smith 6 x9936 Caesars Gamble (6) fr ..........J W Cox 7 85161 Miss Pembroke (7) fr ............. D Dunn 8 9x514 Curragh’s Princess (8) fr .................S Walkinshaw 9 52649 Tricky Girl (21) fr ................. A Armour 10 70615 Fleets Classy Jet (22) fr C Bourke (J) 8 8.50pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 85160 Canderdel (1) fr ............ M Williamson 2 64506 Alexy (2) fr ............... B Williamson (J) 3 30903 Nothing But Girls (3) fr ........ K Barron 4 10 Beaudiene Cheekychic (4) fr.... A Armour 5 61P87 Queen Of The Crop (5) fr..T Williams 6 00651 Amelia Pond (6) fr ..................J Dunn 7 78647 Franco Joaquin (7) fr ............J W Cox 8 76523 Dark Side (8) fr...................... D Dunn 9 82898 Tartan Trilogy (9) fr ....... S Golding (J) 10 21 Smiling Armada (21) fr ...... S Walkinshaw 9 9.15pm RICOH HANDICAP PACE $6000, 4yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 24922 Taieri Wings (1) fr .............. A Armour 2 28836 The Witch Doctor (2) fr . M Williamson 3 10 Shya (3) fr ..................................J W Cox 4 73255 Hudson Sully (4) fr .................J Dunn 5 49P57 Rome (5) fr ................R McIlwrick (J) 6 565x9 Franco Caliph (6) fr ...... N Williamson 7 13059 Vedika (7) fr ........................... D Dunn 8 26608 Go The Stags (1) 10...........K Barclay 10 9.40pm WASHINGTON VC MOBILE PACE $6500,

3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 85719 Uncle Ben (1) fr ...................K Larsen 2 54581 Tellthetruth (2) fr .......... S Walkinshaw 3 x0001 Ares (3) fr ...............................J Dunn 4 66763 Double Impact (4) fr ..... N Williamson 5 P8968 The Tisbury Terror (5) fr .......J W Cox 6 43945 Elusive Edgar (6) fr ............ A Armour 7 7x184 Digital Art (7) fr ...................... D Dunn 8 32141 Imperial Ace fr ................... Scratched 9 85651 Can’t Explain It (8) fr ........... K Barron 10 18042 Sage (21) fr .................. M Williamson 11 10.05pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT CLAIMERS CHAMPS MOBILE PACE $5500, claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x2323 Hi Gun (1) fr .......................... D Dunn 2 89654 Here’s Shifty (2) fr ........ N Williamson 3 x1212 Cullen’s Finest (3) fr ..... S Golding (J) 4 46135 Debs Pal (4) fr ........................J Dunn 5 00004 Jerry Fitz (5) fr........... C Ferguson (J) 6 79145 Chief Kapai (6) fr ......... S Walkinshaw 7 51022 Lionels Meddle (7) fr .... M Williamson 8 07806 Vic N Art (8) fr ...................T Williams 9 66547 Motu Speedy Star (9) fr.B Williamson (J) 10 12212 Tagataese (21) fr ..................J W Cox 12 10.30pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES TROT $6000, 3yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2700m 1 0P984 Face Value (1) fr ....................J Dunn 2 03143 Jelly Bean (2) fr ....... B Williamson (J) 3 66558 Earls Buller Girl (3) fr .........N Buchan 4 03003 Desert Blue (4) fr .............T McMillan 5 700x7 Salute The Monarch (5) frC Ferguson (J) 6 x0746 Forrest Heights (6) fr ...A Malcolmson 7 46920 Sappy’s Brite Star (7) fr ......B Orange 8 90000 City Courage (8) fr .............K Barclay 9 79676 John Henry Galleon (9) fr... A Armour 10 57412 Beyond A Joke (U1) fr .. M Williamson 11 53842 Armori (U2) fr ........................ D Dunn - APNZ

The Otago Racing Club (ORC) has made a significant contribution to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. Their Think Pink Raceday on Queen’s Birthday raised nearly $7000 through numerous on-course activities with the principal earner being the ABC Business Sales Charity Rider Oaks. “The success of the day was made mostly possible by the outstanding efforts of the riders who lined up in the Charity Riders Race, which took place at the end of what had been a thoroughly enjoyable race day,” ORC secretary Andre Klein said.

“The contestants in this initiative raised over $3500 - a fine effort by each and every one of them. This amount was topped up by people placing bets on the equalisator tote that we ran on the race.” Other activities on-course included an auction, a raffle, the sale of NZBCF merchandise and also a fund-raising cocktail function branded Tickled Pink. “We had around 150 guests in at The Tickled Pink Function. The feedback from the event has been really very positive. It is certainly a hospitality option we look forward to hosting again next year.”

Weather wipes Avondale The wild weather that hit Auckland Tuesday night forced the cancellation of the Avondale meeting yesterday. High winds and heavy rain caused extensive damage to the stabling area and part of the roof of the main stable block was torn off, along with fallen trees and extensive debris.

Selections 1 Poppymalda, Snow Boy, Zachary Smith, Day Tourer 2 Regal Ideal, Major Overdrive, Webb Ellis, Kazzacan 3 Leigh Major, Change Time, Rip Roaring 4 Set Me Ablaze, Blazing Bracelet, Dark Dana, Domino Denario 5 Father Christmas, Nickelson, Sundons Comet 6 Alta Jerome, Speights Girl, Repeat After Me 7 Remiss, Miss Pembroke, Curragh’s Princess 8 Franco Joaquin, Dark Side, Amelia Pond, Beaudiene Cheekychic 9 Vedika, Taieri Wings, Shya, The Witch Doctor 10 Uncle Ben, Digital Art, Ares, Double Impact 11 Lionels Meddle, Hi Gun, Cullen’s Finest 12 Jelly Bean, Desert Blue, Beyond A Joke, Salute The Monarch

Several of the advertising hoardings had also blown over as well as a part of the running rail with debris across the track, including a fallen tree in the back straight. The racing surface remained in good condition, despite approximately 100 millimetres of rain in the past 36 hours. - Racing Desk

M4 Wanganui gallops Today at Wanganui Raceway

Wanganui Jc meeting at Wanganui on June 12. NZ Meeting number: 4. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7. 1 12.10pm (NZT) GUDSELL CLAN 1600 MAIDEN HWT $7000, MDN HWT, 1600m 1 x7222 Chopper b (3) 68 ..................J Riddell 2 202x0 Oh That’s Nice h (7) 68 .... B Lammas 3 x7363 Petone Prince (9) 68 ............ T Harris 4 Crash Bandicoot h (8) 68 ...........J Rathbone 5 97x06 Exwhywhat (10) 68 ................S Doyle 6 x507x Mendean h (4) 68 ............N Quinn (3) 7 00 Parker h (6) 68 ........................ M Mitchell 8 240x5 St’ruth (5) 66...................R Hutchings 9 80x08 Jitzu (1) 66 .......................... C Singer 10 Converted h (2) 66 ..........................M Gillies 2 12.45pm THE WHANGAEHU O’LEARYS 1600 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 6x221 Another Bachelor 69 ......... Scratched 2 59880 Mash d (6) 69 ........................S Doyle 3 728x7 Jimmy Mac m (11) 67.5........J Riddell 4 x9x51 Little Benny dmh (10) 67.5 ... N Quinn

(3) 5 34062 Taipa Tiger tdb (2) 67 ........... T Harris 6 3066x Bill Breaker h (3) 66.5 ..........M Gillies 7 80x20 Grey Guru tdh (4) 66.5 ...... M Mitchell 8 00x05 Viceroy (9) 66.5 ...............C Studd (3) 9 1000x Prince Federico dm (5) 66 B Lammas 10 9x007 Reeperbahn dmh (7) 66 .S Fannin (3) 11 80450 Nova Scotia td (1) 65 .......... C Singer 12 0800x Joe Cool (12) 65................A Kuru (3) 13 43676 Kitty Russell h (8) 65 .......J Rathbone 3 1.20pm TURAKINA CLAN 1600 RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 58x3x Dancing Diamond tdm (8) 59........B Lammas 2 3555x Gagarin mh (1) 59 ........... M Dee (a1) 3 4x853 Flippant dm (6) 58.5 ............D Walker 4 59x57 King Nero m (7) 58 .......... V Johnston 5 509x0 Savarhys d (3) 57.5 ..............R Myers 6 65171 Anniesstar dm (5) 57............J Riddell 7 9x329 Time For Gold m (2) 56.5R Hutchings (a) 8 5x214 Propulsion tm (9) 55.5 N Teeluck (a4)

9 94x04 Kalgoorlie Bomber dm (4) 55.5. M Dravitzki (a1) 4 1.55pm AVOCA HOTEL 1200 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 2 Zorrali (10) 57.5 ...................... M Dee (a1) 2 46x Rushin h (4) 57.5.......... R Hutchings (a) 3 Hangten (7) 57.5 ............................ J Parkes 4 Mission Free h (3) 57.5 ..................H Tinsley 5 Reefed (12) 57.5 ................... N Teeluck (a4) 6 Umunga (5) 57.5 .............................J Riddell 7 3535 Aly’s Belt (8) 55.5 ........... D Turner (a2) 8 679x3 Honey Queen (9) 55.5. B Murray (a3) 9 449x6 Elleva (11) 55.5 ..................D Bradley 10 79x55 Signorina (1) 55.5........ K Chiong (a3) 11 Black Pudding h (2) 55.5............... T Russell 12 Endure (13) 55.5 ......................... B Lammas 13 98x Runway (6) 55.5 ........... M Dravitzki (a1) 5 2.30pm JOLT COFFEE HOUSE 1200 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 26. Vui bh (7) 58.5...........................R Myers 2 x5406 Canthassleme (3) 58.5 B Murray (a3)

3 Altiplano (9) 58.5 ................. M Dravitzki (a1) 4 00x Yin Dragon (1) 58.5 ..................J Riddell 5 2322. Miss Kaylee h (11) 56.5........D Walker 6 735x9 Golden Shells (6) 56.5 .......D Bradley 7 4 Speed Queen (4) 56.5 ........ K Chiong (a3) 8 5x0x7 Aplomb (2) 56.5 .......... N Teeluck (a4) 9 6 Chela Choi (12) 56.5 ............... M Dee (a1) 10 87x Cheyenne Princess h (8) 56.5 .............C Anderson (a4) 11 30x68 Luck At Last h (5) 56.5 ...R Hutchings (a) 12 Lucy Locket (10) 56.5..................... J Parkes 6 3.05pm DIAL A PRAYER-O’CEIRIN CLAN 1360 RATING 85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1360m 1 39x52 Aldebaran Star (4) 59 . B Murray (a3) 2 L6x71 Unbelieveabelle t (1) 56K Chiong (a3) 3 5119x Go Thunder mb (6) 55.5 .....N Teeluck (a4) 4 556x5 Gold Card m (2) 55 ............. J Parkes 5 010x0 Royal Haze m (5) 54 ............R Myers 6 8109x Galway (7) 54 .................. M Dee (a1)

7 0708x Mint t (3) 54 .............C Anderson (a4) 7 3.40pm B CONNORS FAMILY CLAN 1360 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1360m 1 63533 Mountbatten (2) 58.5 .........D Walker 2 402 Seconds Out (3) 58.5 ........... B Lammas 3 2350x Tigger (8) 58.5 ............... A Taylor (a2) 4 3 Lincoln’s Excuse (17) 58.5 ...........J Riddell 5 Bishopbriggs (5) 58.5 .......... R Hutchings (a) 6 06 Richie (15) 58.5..................... M Dee (a1) 7 Sir Carlos (7) 58.5 ...........................R Myers 8 Tandarra Gold (10) 58.5 ........ N Teeluck (a4) 9 Windermere Lad (12) 58.5 .............H Tinsley 10 36x23 Let Me Think b (4) 56.5 ......D Bradley 11 7256x MacKenzie h (18) 56.5 ..........K Smith 12 x8720 Kirra Belle (14) 56.5 .... K Chiong (a3) 13 09384 Galleta (16) 56.5 .......... D Turner (a2) 14 65536 Shezakiwi (1) 56.5 ...... B Murray (a3) 15 76799 Kahui Lass (13) 56.5 .............S Doyle 16 497x7 Unique h (9) 56.5 ................ J Parkes 17 007x I’m Your Man (6) 58.5 . M Dravitzki (a1) 18 800 Dame Wynnie (11) 56.5 -

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M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway. Meeting Date: 12 June 2014. NZ Meeting number: 10. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12. 1 4.25pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 47333 Mildred Lillian 17.35 ...............M Flipp 2 12221 Wellywood 17.52 W & ............ Nissen 3 68588 Georgie Wong 17.16 .............. J Rush 4 11222 Abound 17.36.....................R Adcock 5 52337 Run For Sophie 17.30 W & .... Nissen 6 88213 McJopson 17.36 S & ............B Evans 7 51481 Mulberry Brook 17.51........ K Cassidy 8 53381 Cawbourne Plunge 17.56 ................J McInerney 9 64885 Botany Prancer 17.20 ....J McInerney 10 74433 My Squizzy 17.42...................J Dunn 2 4.45pm (NZT) OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 45454 Pick The Tip 17.07 ............... D Voyce 2 25512 Wee Terra 17.34 C & ............... Fagan 3 21583 Homebush Violet 17.80 ..J McInerney 4 37755 Bugsy Bangles 17.16 ............S Stone 5 78275 Wandy Jewel 17.39 ..........D Kingston 6 16x23 Fireman’s Legacy 17.34 .........J Dunn 7 34562 Bad Week 17.33.............J McInerney 8 31263 Mer De Noms 17.28 .......R Blackburn 9 57671 Swip And Tear 17.28 H & .........Taylor 10 71757 Team Dream 17.44 C &........... Fagan

3 5.03pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 1 43533 Sheza Gamble 17.33 W &...... Nissen 2 37116 Homebush Kelso 17.47 ..J McInerney 3 44613 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 .........C Roberts 4 17441 Ohoka Coby 17.38 ............ L Waretini 5 22164 Opawa Colin 17.23 J & ........D Fahey 6 37512 Out Back Bill 17.31 .....M K Dempsey 7 11427 Claremont Pizzaz 17.34 .....R Adcock 8 14131 Wonkey Donkey 17.33 ...A Bradshaw 9 64885 Botany Prancer 17.20 ....J McInerney 10 72881 Marbella 17.48 .......................M Flipp 4 5.20pm (NZT) ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C5, 295m 1 67327 Know Lies 17.37 .................G Cleeve 2 23114 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & ... Nissen 3 56146 Popstar Rocket nwtd ..............M Flipp 4 58838 Admire 17.58..................A Bradshaw 5 23515 Sprinkles 17.33 ..............J McInerney 6 11753 Quedrago 17.25 C & ............... Fagan 7 62114 Will Excite 17.33................ L Waretini 8 26517 Drysdale 17.17 .........................A Lee 9 65385 Roqette 17.10 ...................C Roberts 10 73658 Angelic Star 17.33..................J Dunn 5 5.37pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB SPRINT C5, 295m 1 74375 Cawbourne Dasher 17.19 W & .......... Nissen 2 51371 Know Fault 17.24 ................G Cleeve 3 5158x Spud Gun nwtd .................... M Grant

4 23643 Butterbean 17.29 M & ..........P Binnie 5 13157 Cracking Chain nwtd J & ......D Fahey 6 16211 On The Level 17.46 ...........C Roberts 7 12248 Angel Noir 17.39 ................... B Dann 8 61452 Another Jewel 17.27 ......J McInerney 9 58617 More Better 16.99 W &........... Nissen 10 18626 Zebidiah 17.02 ...............A Bradshaw 6 5.58pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 22426 Runaway Taxi nwtd M & .........Jopson 2 52662 Chill Out Ralph nwtd L & ......... Wales 3 7324F Deanne’s Fantasy 38.48 J & D Fahey 4 64767 Claretown Leroy nwtd S &....B Evans 5 26811 Opawa Stretch 38.90 L & ........ Wales 6 34543 Stich Up 38.69 S &...............B Evans 7 11437 Opawa Tania 37.78 J & ........D Fahey 8 76634 Thrilling Sound nwtd S & ......B Evans 9 87385 Scotsome Power nwtd M & ....Jopson 10 58336 Wagon Wheel nwtd M & .........Jopson 7 6.25pm KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C3, 520m 1 42624 Know Security 30.54 ...........G Cleeve 2 34131 Cawbourne Axe 30.62 W & .... Nissen 3 42554 Fear Go 30.48 .....................G Cleeve 4 85224 Opawa Stella 30.60 L & .......... Wales 5 46885 Opawa Jed 30.06 L &.............. Wales 6 22325 Rambunctious 30.63 ......A Bradshaw 7 25521 Know Ambition 30.53 ..........G Cleeve 8 35633 His Lordship 30.49 .............R Adcock 9 45646 Idol Girl 30.51 J & ................D Fahey

15277 Even Seven 30.46 W & .......... Nissen

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1 31175 Grunt Rodgers 31.49 .....J McInerney 2 86281 False Notion 30.46 J & .........D Fahey 3 86317 Botany Dave nwtd ..........J McInerney 4 66334 Not A Know 30.33 .............A Waretini 5 36774 Opawa Rapid 30.54 L & .......... Wales 6 37856 Brighton Bullet 30.01 J & .....D Fahey 7 57766 Bob’s Eye 30.69 .............J McInerney 8 24663 Opawa Andrea 30.53 L & ........ Wales 9 37622 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L & .......... Wales 10 52651 Cawbourne Abbi 30.37 .....C Roberts 9 7.17pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT FINAL C5f, 295m 1 11211 Sozin’s Comet 16.94 ......J McInerney 2 14322 Mary Marlow 17.17 .............. M Grant 3 72713 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ................G Cleeve 4 28131 Hetfield 17.28 ....................C Roberts 5 23231 Life’s A Laugh 17.17.......R Blackburn 6 12232 Keramus 17.09 ....................G Cleeve 7 76622 Trans Tasman 17.23 .......R Blackburn 8 11211 Mr. Whippy 17.17 W & ............ Nissen 9 23643 Butterbean 17.29 M & ..........P Binnie 10 11753 Quedrago 17.25 C & ............... Fagan 10 7.45pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C5, 520m 1 13112 Russell Hart 30.03 .........J McInerney 2 75531 Culvie Magic 30.23 ............R Adcock 3 36451 Cawbourne Philip 30.34 .J McInerney

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2x111 Dream Collector 30.15 J & ...D Fahey 12243 Botany Kevin 30.56 ........J McInerney 83347 No Undies Sundy 30.39 .J McInerney 53545 What I Like 30.59 ...........J McInerney 28221 Stolen Money 30.24 ............G Cleeve 46275 Cawbourne War 30.22 ......C Roberts 88644 Opawa Casper 30.20 L & ........ Wales 8.13pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C5, 295m 12553 Oscar Tuivasa 17.23.............L Philips 33324 Sophie’s Terra 17.10 C & ........ Fagan 56244 Rusty Knife 17.26 W & ........... Nissen 43766 Two Ways 17.30 S & ............B Evans 12537 Take No Prisoner 17.17.......G Cleeve 75551 Smash Rumour 17.26 .......... M Grant 11445 Explodable 17.27 ...................M Flipp 11235 Cawbourne Queen 17.03 ..C Roberts 41667 Know Jealousy 17.29 ..........G Cleeve 88168 Ketut 17.42 ........................C Roberts 8.37pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 11632 Starburst Terry nwtd ............. M Grant 68324 Homebush Churro 17.29 J McInerney 61418 Rite Round Range 17.67 A Bradshaw 73215 Maker’s Label 17.54 H & ..........Taylor 74881 Iona Haka 17.33.............J McInerney 41F26 Opawa Lean Meat 17.53 L & .. Wales 53763 Wandy Luck 17.44...............G Cleeve 74642 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & .....B Evans 63674 Star Dreamer 17.34 C & ......... Fagan 61683 Motley Man 17.32 ..................J Dunn


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Alker enjoying renewed run By Daniel RichaRDson Sandy, Utah. Population: 89,344. It’s the sixth-largest city in Utah, counts 18 per cent of its residents as accountants or auditors and it was also the birthplace of professional wrestler Jim Fullington, better known by his ring name The Sandman who had a notable run during the glory years of the now-defunct ECW. But Sandy is also the place where Hamilton’s Steven Alker gave his golf career a second chance. Between 2010-2012 the Phoenixbased professional made only 11 cuts from 56 events on the second-tier Web. com Tour and held very limited status as he eyed the 2013 season. Alker staggered through the beginning of last year, although he did make a surprise appearance at the US Open where he finished in a share of 45th after coming through sectional qualifying to get a start. But when Alker arrived in Sandy last July for the Utah Championship at the Willow Creek Country Club, something clicked. “It was just kind of my week,” Alker recalled. He was right too. Spurred by a 10-under 61 in the third round, Alker powered his way to victory in a playoff over Australian Ashley Hall as he picked up his first win in more than four years. “It’s a fine line between playing well and playing really well,” Alker said. “At the time I was putting the ball well and wasn’t quite getting the ball in the hole and it was frustrating. But I knew I had to hang in there, keep working on my putting, stay patient and I just started rolling a few putts in.” Alker eventually finished last season agonisingly close to securing a card for this year’s PGA Tour but returned to

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Jesse Ryder has claimed 10 wickets in a match for the first time in his career, dominating at the bowling crease in English country cricket. Ryder would have been recruited by Essex for his abilities with the bat but he proved equally proficient with the ball in their draw with Kent this week. After claiming 5-54 in his side’s first innings in the field, Ryder followed that impressive haul with a second five-wicket bag, picking up 5-56 as the match petered out to a draw on Tuesday night (NZT). The result saw Essex move to third in the division two table and saw Ryder record new best figures for a first class innings and match (10-110), more than making up for a cheap dismissal with the bat. Ryder had already shown his wares at the bowling crease since heading to Essex for the winter, taking 10 wickets in seven matches since joining the province. The 29-year-old quickly doubled that tally, pressing his case as a genuine all-rounder. - APNZ

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California last week. The last time a Kiwi came through qualifying to play the US Open at the Pinehurst Resort, it ended with Michael Campbell claiming the 2005 title. Alker, who only played Pinehurst No 2 for the first time this week during his practice rounds, didn’t want to make any bold predictions about history repeating. “Stranger things have happened but I’m just going to go up there this week and play,” Alker said. “Obviously a US Open’s a good test, you’ve got to drive the ball on the fairway, no matter what course it is and have your short game going.” After this week, Alker will play Web. com Tour tournaments in Kansas and Indiana before taking a week off ahead of defending his Utah Championship crown next month at Willow Creek. “It’s always good when you come back as defending champion and it’s my type of course too. It’s an old-style, tree-lined, pretty tight course and that’s probably the reason why I did so well last year.” Sandy might not be Utah’s most glamorous city but it will have one willing visitor in July. - APNZ

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 0 11am Selling Houses Australia Brothers Trent and Scott want to sell the family home they inherited from their father, but the house has been on the market for over a year with only one offer. Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK 2pm May The Best House Win USA PGR 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 F Ellen With special guest Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:58 Angry Birds Specials 3 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:50 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:30 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Bethenny 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:30 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 3:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 4pm Good Luck Charlie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

Seven Sharp 0 RPA PGR 0 Agent Anna AO 0 Mrs Brown’s Boys AO Agnes is excited to host her annual New Year’s Eve party – until her guests start dropping like flies. 0 9:35 Best Bits 0 10:05 The Inbetweeners AO 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR Brooke is left wanting more; Chris decides on double trouble; Nicole fights a dangerous attraction. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Highway Patrol PGR 0 8:30 Arrow AO 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 The Originals AO

11:05 World’s Strictest Parents AO 0 12:15 N Passion In Paradise – A Sexual History Of New Zealand AO 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:30 Police Ten 7 3 0 Midnight The Protector AO 3 12:55 RBT PGR 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 3:10 Army Wives AO 3 0 3:55 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 All Grown Up 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:45 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 Bob The Builder 3 9:05 Thomas And Friends 3 9:15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions. 2pm Back Benches PGR 3 3pm Harry’s Practice 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country Aled Jones goes to Somerset to help a couple find a traditional country abode, and visits the world’s only apple-brandy distiller.

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 9pm Family Guy AO 0 9:30 Californication AO 10:05 House of Lies AO 10:40 Nurse Jackie AO

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best of Top Gear PGR 3 8:30 F Idris Elba – King of Speed PGR 9:30 F Dirty Britain PGR 3 10:30 Trollied AO Julie has a blast from the past when the visiting area manager turns out to be an old colleague; Kieran is growing a beard, to the amusement of Katie and Andy.

6am L Athletics – IAAF Diamond League Oslo. From Norway. 8am Sky Sport – What’s On 8:30 Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships (Highlights) Round Three. 9:30 Cycling – Criterium Du Dauphine (Replay) 11am Golf – Live From The US Open 1pm Motorcycling – Speedway European Champs 4pm Motorcycling – Swedish Speedway Elitserien (Highlights) Round Four. 5pm Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships (Highlights) 6pm InCycle 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. 7pm Total Rugby 7:30 Grassroots Rugby 8:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 9pm Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. 9:30 Total Rugby 9:58 L Cricket – International England v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day One. Morning session.

11pm Golf World 11:30 Blue Bloods AO 3 When a former marine war hero who was homeless is murdered, Danny takes the case personally; information about Frank running for mayor is leaked to the press. 0 12:30 Infomercials

11:45 Entertainment Tonight 12:10 Infomercials

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show. Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2am Home Shopping

12:05 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. 12:35 L Cricket – International England v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day One. Afternoon session. 5:30 #SkyRugby – Engage

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 IFish 7am Fishing Expedition Amazonia 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am A Guide To The Good Life 8:30 Belfast Zoo 9am Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 9:30 Bath Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am American Restoration 11:30 IFish Noon Fishing Expedition Amazonia 12:30 Carter Can 1pm A Guide To The Good Life 1:30 Love The Place You’re In 2:25 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft 3:30 Belfast Zoo 4pm Ask The Butcher 4:30 Secret Meat Business 5pm Holmes Makes It Right 6pm A Guide To The Good Life 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Lost And Sold 7:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook 8:05 Sophie In The Souk 8:40 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 9:20 River Cottage Forever 9:55 Italian Food Safari 10:30 LA Frock Stars 11pm Lost And Sold 11:30 Saturday Cookbook

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TV THREE 6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:25 The Nanny PGR Fran decides to get a place of her own. 0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO A lie detector is brought in to settle a teenager’s claim about a pregnancy. 1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz discusses embarrassing health secrets. 2:30 Rachael Ray Tara Lipinski and Chad Hedrick compete in a goldmedal gourmet cook off. 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 The Biggest Loser Australia The contestants weigh-in as singles, and two contestants fall below the yellow line. 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 House Rules PGR The curse of the crooked house strikes two teams; an alliance is formed to divide and conquer. 0 8:40 F CSI AO The CSIs investigate a crime with ties to a mafia robbery that occurred 25 years ago. 0 9:35 F My Tattoo Addiction AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Belfast Zoo 1:30 LA Frock Stars 2am Ask The Butcher 2:30 Secret Meat Business 3am Sophie In The Souk 3:30 Holmes Makes It Right 4:30 Yard Crashers 5am Dream Jobs 5:30 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food

10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast 3 2 4pm Miharo 2 4:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 8:55 Most Shocking M 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 NCIS PGV 12:15 Hawaii Five-0 MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Most Shocking M 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 4pm Parking Wars PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Criminal Intent MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 9:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:35 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV FRIDAY 12:30 Survivor – Australian Outback PG 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 4:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

SKY SPORT 2 Motu Tuohu Kau. 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Iwi Anthems 3 Waiapu Pariha. 8pm Get Your Fish On PGR 8:30 Code 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm The Big Hit Sports show hosted by Te Arahi Maipi. 2 10:30 Hardcase PGR 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

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6am One Step Beyond PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Arctic Quest. 7:30 Man v Wild PG Sahara. 8:30 MythBusters PG Red Flag to Bull. 9:30 Sons Of Guns M Steel Tornado. 10:30 Yukon Men M River Rising. 11:30 Deadly Affairs M 12:30 Nightmare Next Door M 1:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 2:30 Bear Grylls – Extreme Survival M Caught On Camera – Animals. 3pm Bear Grylls – Extreme Survival M 3:30 Moonshiners M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Klondike M 8:30 Game Of Stones M 9:30 Amish Mafia M 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Nightmare Next Door M

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Midnight Disappeared M 1am Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2am Meteorite Men PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Sons Of Guns M 5am Meteorite Men PG

6:10 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. 7:45 Welcome To The Punch 16VLS 2013 Crime. James McAvoy. 9:25 Silent Hill – Revelation 16VL 2012 Horror. Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell. 11am Revenge For Jolly 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Brian Petsos, Kristen Wiig. 12:25 The Marine 3 – Homefront 16VL 2013 Action. Mike Mizanin. 1:55 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan. 3:30 Welcome To The Punch 16VLS 2013 Crime. James McAvoy. 5:10 The Cabin In The Woods 16VL 2011 Horror. Chris Hemsworth. 6:45 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn. 8:30 Olympus Has Fallen 16VL 2013 Action. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. 10:35 Movie 43 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone.

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12:10 The Day 16VL 2012 Horror. 1:35 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. 3:15 The Cabin In The Woods 16VL 2011 Horror. 4:50 Movie 43 16VLS 2013 Comedy.

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MOVIES GREATS 6:15 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo. 8:50 X2 MV 2003 Action. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman. 11am The Making Of Godzilla PG 11:20 Underworld – Rise Of The Lycans 16V 2009 Action. Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy. 12:55 School For Scoundrels MLS 2006 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder. 2:35 Zodiac 16V 2007 Crime. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo. 5:10 Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle 16LS 2004 Comedy. John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris. 6:40 The Omen 16VL 2006 Horror. Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles. 8:30 Ali MVL 2001 Drama. Jon Voigt, Will Smith. 11:10 The Fugitive MV 1993 Action. Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford.

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1:20 Monster 18VLS 2003 Crime. Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci. 3:05 The Omen 16VL 2006 Horror. Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles. 4:55 Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle 16LS 2004 Comedy. John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris.

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10:30 Rugby – IRB Junior World Championships (Replay) New Zealand v Scotland. From the EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe. 12:30 NRL 360 1:30 The Golf Fix Host Michael Breed tackles viewer questions, demonstrates useful drills and takes a look at some of the most exciting shots from the weekend’s professional tour. 2:30 Golf – The Haney Project Ray Romano. 3:30 Golf – Playing Lessons Kevin Streelman. 4pm Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Replay) Oslo. From Norway. 6pm Inside The PGA Tour Previewing and profiling the world of golf across America. 6:30 Being – Mike Tyson 7pm Fox Sports News A complete wrap of the day’s sporting headlines. 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Ultimate Fighter 19 9:30 Sterlo 10:30 NRL Footy Show

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1am #SkyRugby – Engage Hosted by Scotty Stevenson with media personalities and journalists as they test their rugby knowledge and preview upcoming matches. 1:30 UFC Countdown 2:45 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Five. Coverage of the morning session from Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. 5:05 #SkySpeed 5:35 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Five. Coverage of the afternoon session from Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Sport Roly chasing tour spot BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Hayden Roulston will look to make a big push for a Tour de France berth in the Critérium du Dauphiné this week. Defending Tour De France champion, Chris Froome, leads the field heading to the mid-way point in the eight-day eight-stage race with Roulston doing the hard yards for his team to be 134th. In yesterday morning’s (NZ time) third stage a large pile up with 65km to go had Trek’s Giacomo Nizzolo go down and he has since withdrawn from the race.

Trek’s Haimar Zubeldia is the team’s top rider on the general classification and if Roulston can put in some strong rides to keep him there, or help another rider rise up the rankings, he could be in line for a seat on the biggest tour on the calendar. The current New Zealand road champion is hoping to gain selection for the first time since riding in 2009. The tour gets under way on July 5 and runs through until July 27, and either way he has the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow at the end of July - with the road race on August 3.

Carter returns for Southbridge BY ERIN TASKER

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Dan Carter’s long awaited return to rugby on Saturday could be short-lived. Carter will pull on the blue and white stripes of his beloved Southbridge club this weekend when Southbridge takes on Glenmark in the play-offs of the Combined Country Cup, but doubts he’ll play the full 80 minutes. He reckons 40 minutes might be enough as he looks to ease

back into the game, particularly given it’s likely to be a heavy and wet track, but he’s still eyeing a return to the Crusaders’ side following the June international window. Carter said he would train with Southbridge tonight but would not take to the field as a superstar of the game on Saturday – when he plays for Southbridge he’s just one of the team. He’s only just started back contact training in the past two weeks but said his body was feeling fine, with no trace of the

ankle injury which saw him hobble off the field during his 100th appearance for the All Blacks in November, the last time he played the game which made him a household name. During his sabbatical he travelled and spent time with his family, and for the past couple of months he’s been doing some “pretty high intensity” training. “For the past few weeks I’ve been itching to get back. I’m at the stage now that I’m just ready to play, and that’s exciting,” he said.

His months off had allowed him to work on his body and do a lot of rehabilitation, including from the ankle injury which required surgery. Carter watched the first England match on television and will do the same again for the Dunedin match. “When you do watch them play and do the haka and the national anthem there’s a big part of you that wants to be out there playing and I really felt that on Saturday, which is great.” For now though, his focus is

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on Southbridge’s clash against Glenmark. Southbridge’s loss to Lincoln in last weekend’s quarter-finals means it’s not the semi-final he was hoping it might be, but he’s still expecting a tough match against a proud club like Glenmark. Had Southbridge won its quarter-final it would have meant Rakaia would have been facing Carter in this weekend’s semi-finals. Instead, Rakaia plays Lincoln in one semi, and Methven plays Waihora in the other.

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