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The government has been urged by members of its own party to take action on water storage in Canterbury.

Attendees at the National Party Mainland Conference in Ashburton on Saturday passed a remit that asked the government to initiate a significant increase in water storage in Canterbury.

The proposal cited the severity of drought in the region and the impact of global warming as reasons to support the remit.

Much of Canterbury has been suffering through a significant drought in recent times, and those at the conference believed it was time the government stepped in and took more

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The remit will now be put forward at the party’s national conference.

Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis said the government getting involved was a “no brainer”.

“Water supply is key, we’ve said that for years,” he said.

“The challenge is obviously financing it.”

Ashburton District Mayor Angus McKay believed that the government needed to invest in water storage in Canterbury, in such a way that it enhanced the environment, given that it was involved in transportation and

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‘NZ needs new identity’

Artist Otis Frizzell has offered New Zealanders a radical departure from the current flag with a proposal combining a koru design and a night sky version of the Southern Cross. Frizzell said the three designs he put to the selection panel all left out the Union Jack because it was outdated and New Zealand needed to assert a new identity. “I think [soldiers] didn’t fight for the flag, they fought for what it represented and alliances and for morals and for freedom. It didn’t matter what the flag was; it was just what was there at the time.”

His preferred flag portrays a white Southern Cross on the black night sky, separated from green land and sea by a “Maori design element referencing the first people of New Zealand” – the white koru swirl representing the long white cloud and whitecaps on water.

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Spice girl celebrates with hen’s night British pop star Geri Halliwell celebrated her upcoming wedding by throwing a hen’s night party in London. The Spice Girls star is reportedly due to marry her fiance Christian Horner at a stately home just outside London on Friday, and she marked her last few days as a single woman by partying with a small group of friends at the weekend. Halliwell was joined by eight of her closest friends and family for an intimate gathering at a private dining club.

The singer shared a Twitter picture of a chocolate-covered cake baked by her sister and wrote, “Thank you to all my great friends.” Her Spice Girls bandmates did not attend the celebration.

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The world’s most famous military tattoo is coming to New Zealand next summer. Wellington will host a rare outing of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in February. John Key and local political and military leaders announced the arrival of the event at a ceremony in Westpac Stadium, Wellington, yesterday. Mr Key said yesterday’s announcement marked a “very special day for Wellington and for New Zealand”. The event is part of next year’s New Zealand Festival.

Manly’s Willie Mason has described as “hilarious” an incident in which Newcastle forward and former team-mate Korbin Sims pinched his genitals. Sims was caught on camera grabbing at Mason’s crotch as the Sea Eagles front rower prepared to play the ball during the second half of Manly’s 30-10 NRL win over Newcastle at Brookvale Oval on Sunday.

Video and images of the incident quickly went viral on social media. Mason did not react to the grope and after the game laughed it off, saying he hoped no punishment would come to Sims as a result of it.

“Offended? Please. I think it’s hilarious,” Mason said.

“I hope he doesn’t (get charged for the incident) because me and Korbin are really good mates and I think it was unlucky because of the timing of it all. I knew what he was doing.

I was talking to him as he was doing it. I didn’t even flinch.” The two were teammates at Newcastle from 2012-14 and Mason, 35, described it as a bit of fun between two mates.

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■ ASHBURTON SUPERMARKET

Make a spectacle of yourself with Countdown

By Caitlin Porter

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Big or small, round or square Countdown Ashburton wants your old spectacles.

The supermarket is asking for people to drop in their old glasses so they can be sent over to the Pacific Islands to give to people who are not able or cannot afford their own.

The idea was pioneered by Countdown’s health and safety committee and chairwoman Janine McLean said so far the response had been great.

She said the supermarket had received at least 30 pairs.

Collecting glasses was mooted during a recent health and safety meeting, when the committee read information that showed many optometrists and ophthalmologists went to the Pacific Islands to help, but a shortage of glasses was an issue.

“A pair of $100 glasses here to a lot of people is nothing, but over there that’s huge,” Ms McLean said.

The initiative has been running for a fortnight now, but will end this week.

All glasses need to be dropped in by Sunday.

They will be collected and sent to head office who will ensure the glasses get to their destination, Ms McLean said.

Countdown staff members Melissa Bradley (left) and Leonie Tew have been keeping an eye on the growing number of spectacle donations.

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■ EARTHQUAKE STRENGTHENING

Wong: New quake rules a plus

By Sue newman

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Proposed changes to building earthquake strengthening requirements could offer a lifeline to some Ashburton commercial and public building owners.

At the weekend’s National Party Mainland conference in Ashburton, Housing Minister Nick Smith announced major changes to the rules around assessment and strengthening of buildings, away from a one-sizefits-all regime to a new model where districts are graded according to risk.

And for Ashburton that is good news, says Ashburton District Council building services manager Michael Wong.

Currently buildings must be assessed to determine their earthquake strength within five years and any work required carried out within five, 10 or 15 years depending on their use.

Under the rule change, Ashburton has been given a medium earthquake risk with inspections required within 10 years

BUSINESS DECISION For several Ashburton building owners, the changes to standards will come too late to save their buildings.

One of those, Skip Muir, is philosophical about a change that could have impacted on plans for his Burnett Street shop.

Yes, simply trading on and doing nothing could have been an option, but he believes he’s made the right business decision in

opting to demolish his building and rebuilding as part of the Eastfields development.

“We could have sat here for another 25 years and done nothing. If I’d been 10 years older, I might have done that – just sat back – but we’ve made a business decision that we’re comfortable with.”

Once the three-tier risk plan becomes law, there will still be

requirements for earthquake strengthening to be carried out if a building is structurally renovated, but it is unclear how much work needs to be involved for this to be a requirement, Mr Muir said.

While the changes would have opened up other options for his building, he was happy to have been proactive in going down the rebuild path, he said.

and strengthening work within 25. The change is not immediate and there are still some grey areas in terms of building definitions, Mr Wong said.

“If I’ve given a person a 10-to15-year time-frame to strengthen a building then that’s still the law,” he said.

The changes will be debated

by Parliament in July and are

unlikely to come into effect before the end of the year.

While a number of Ashburton’s commercial buildings have already been demolished, Mr Wong does not believe they could have been avoided.

What does not change is the national requirement for a building to meet at least 34 per cent of the building code;

in the council’s current earthquake prone buildings policy, it matches the Christchurch requirement of 67 per cent.

When the changes become law the upper limit will no longer apply.

“To date I haven’t forced anyone up to 67 per cent; we allow strengthening to be incremental,” he said.

A big win for the district will be the exemption of farm buildings from assessments, but Mr Wong said clarity was needed around what constituted an exempt farm building.

The other significant change comes with the ability for a portion of a building to be declared earthquake prone without a requirement for the entire building to be closed.

In Ashburton this could see St Stephen’s Church able to be used in spite of having a bell tower that is deemed earthquake prone, Mr Wong said.

He described the proposed changes as a commonsense approach.

“He (Nick Smith) has had a lot of feedback from different sectors and he’s taken a lot of this on board.”

The changes will reduce the number of buildings, nationally requiring an assessment from 500,000 to 30,000 and will cut the estimate cost of fixing those buildings from $1.36 billion to $777 million.

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■ MAINLAND MINISTERS’ FORUM

Threat effect downplayed

By Daisy HuDson

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Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew has downplayed the effect of the 1080 poisoning scare on New Zealand’s international reputation.

Ms Goodhew was asked about the effects of the scare during the Mainland Ministers’ Forum at the National Party Mainland Conference in Ashburton on Saturday.

In November last year, both Fonterra and Federated Farm-

ers received threatening letters and milk packages laced with the poison.

The letters threatened to contaminate infant formula if New Zealand did not stop using 1080 by the end of March.

Dairy prices at Fonterra’s GlobalDairyTrade auction fell by 8.8 per cent following the threat, although the drop was blamed on oversupply.

Ms Goodhew said more than 1000 people were looking into the supply chain before

the threat was made public in March. “It’s a heinous threat, babies were going to die if they got away with it,” she said.

However rather than damaging New Zealand’s reputation, Ms Goodhew believes the scare did the opposite.

“I think that we came out of it showing that we have a comprehensive way of dealing with such threats,” she said.

She said other countries received similar threats “quite often”, but this was New Zea-

land’s first experience dealing with one.

“I think we’ve learned a lot from it, and we’ve come out the other side in remarkably good shape,” she said.

However she did warn the audience that the threat was still not over.

“People should still be checking all of those products to make sure they haven’t been tampered with,” she said.

“It’s a new normal for us now.”

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A telephone survey will be carried out by independent research company, Research First from May 14 to May 29 with a randomly selected sample of residents asked key questions about the council and its performance. Council Policy Advisor Shivani Makwana says the survey focuses on residents’ views and opinions on council services and other council-related matters.

“Our annual residents’ survey is a valuable and accurate means to keep abreast of how satisfied our residents are with the services we provide and whether or not we are meeting residents’ expectations,” she said. Results from this year’s survey will be available in July.

Ruapehu cooling

The smallest Mid Canterbury netballers took to the indoor courts yesterday, playing the first ever game in the new EA Networks Centre.

The Future Ferns were the first ones to use the stadium part of the complex, with the rest of the Mid Canterbury Netball teams following suit throughout the week.

Eager spectators lined the perimeter of the stadium as the Year 1 and 2 players practised their ball skills before playing a friendly game.

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Two hunting deaths

By Regan scHoultz The last time Ginny Bellamy saw her son, he was on his way to buy a Mother’s Day gift with his father.

Whakatane teen Jamie Johnston, 15, had been given a ride to a mate’s place by his father Colin “Bones” Johnston shortly after picking out the present on Sunday morning.

The Trident High School student then headed out to go duck hunting at Matata, near Whakatane, with two friends and a parent.

But Jamie never got the chance to give his mother her present in person, after the firearm he was using accidentally discharged.

He died at the scene.

The teenager’s death came just hours prior to a second hunting fatality on Sunday. A 21-year-old man was shot in the chest while hunting in Ruatiti, near Raetihi.

Police believe his own firearm discharged while he was crossing a fence. The death has been referred to the coroner.

Ms Bellamy said yesterday that news of her son’s death had left her feeling numb. “It is truly unfair. We were just so happy and so lucky with our sons ... They are all just great, all hard working and focused. I don’t know how I got so lucky. “I don’t know that Mother’s Day is going to be my favourite holiday anymore.”

Mr Johnston said it was just an accident.

The father of three said Jamie was an experienced duck shooter and practised in gun handling.

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New Zealand’s highest volcano has mellowed in the past fortnight after its crater lake warmed and caused the strongest volcanic tremor signals in nearly a decade Volcanologists said Ruapehu’s crater lake was cooling down and seismic activity had decreased since April 28. The temperature had declined to about 37°C in late April and was at 34°C yesterday, GNS Science said. “During April we recorded intermittently moderate to strong levels of volcanic tremor at Mt Ruapehu, however since April 28 the level has more than halved,” volcanologist Brad Scott said yesterday.

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Stoush over beard A Christchurch high school has denied standing down a bearded student who allegedly refused to comply with its facial hair policy.

Kay Peebles says her son – whose name she wants to protect – was sent home from Hornby High on April 30 in breach of its cleanshaven rules. He has not returned since. The boy’s mother has written to Education Minister Hekia Parata and the Human Rights Commission over the school’s rules. But the Ministry of Education denies that the school never stood down or suspended the pupil who is “able to return to school at any time”. Hornby High principal Richard Edmundson confirmed that is the case. He refused to comment further. “We want to give the boy privacy. It’s a matter between the student, his family, and the school,” Mr Edmundson said.

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Tattoo in capital The world’s most famous military tattoo is coming to New Zealand next summer. Wellington will host a rare outing of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in February. John Key and local political and military leaders announced the arrival of the event at a ceremony in Westpac Stadium, Wellington yesterday. Mr Key said yesterday’s announcement marked a “very special day for Wellington and for New Zealand.” The event, part of next year’s New Zealand Festival, will feature a replica of Edinburgh Castle, mass military bands, pipes and drums and Highland dancers.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Long-term plan submissions flood in

By Sue NewmaN

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When staff emptied the Ashburton District Council mail bag this morning, the number of individuals and organisations having a say on the district’s long-term plan could create a record.

Late yesterday more than 130 individuals and organisations had filed comments on a plan that details spending and subsequent rate rises for the next 10 years and through the submission process the community has stated what it thinks of the way in which the council plans to spend rates money.

One of the big ticket items is a $16 million spend up on a new headquarters for council staff.

This may or may not include the district library.

Because the civic building is also the district’s civil defence headquarters it must meet 67 per cent of the building code in terms of earthquake strength.

Currently both this building and the library meet 34 per cent of the standard. Staff numbers have also outgrown the ability of the civic building to accommodate all employees.

While the council has tagged $16 million to be spent over the next three years on a new building, mayor Angus McKay said no decisions have been made on

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where the new complex will be built or when.

“Right now we haven’t decided on any site or type of building. We’ll look at the options that are there and put those out for consultation,” Mr McKay said.

First, however, the project has

Anti-fluoride submission

By SuSaN SaNdyS

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At least two Methven residents are planning a fight against fluoride, and were working on a submission to the Ashburton District Council Long Term Plan yesterday.

Ann Hamilton, who lives outside the town boundary so does not have to drink from its fluoridated water supply, was meeting with longtime anti-fluoride campaigner Margaret Johnson, who lives in the town.

The pair were going to draft a Long Term Plan submission seeking the council take fluoride out of the town’s water supply, and submit it before the deadline of 5pm yesterday.

The council adds fluoride to the water supply according to Canterbury District Health Board advice that it prevents tooth decay.

Ashburton residents voted in 2002 to take it out of their supply, while Methven residents voted to keep it in, in 2008.

The vote in the small ski and farming town was resounding – 195 wanted it removed and 632 wanted it kept in.

Mrs Hamilton said as she was preparing for the meeting that things had changed since the

referendum. There had been more studies reinforcing the element as being detrimental to health, and the town’s population had changed.

“There’s lots of young families coming in, with babies and children, and they don’t want them drinking the water,” Mrs Hamilton said.

She said she and Mrs Johnson, who travels out of town to source her water, were planning to take a different tack on arguments put to the council in the past.

“We are asking the council to prove that it’s safe rather than that it’s not,” she said.

She understood that in a code of conduct for the Methven Community Board there were stipulations it could not make a decision which negatively impacted an individual or a group.

Mrs Hamilton expected there could be more submissions come in from other Methven residents, and the topic had already triggered heated debate, on a community Facebook page.

Mrs Hamilton said even though she did not have to drink the town’s water, she felt passionately about the principle of the issue.

to be given the green light by ratepayers.

Indications from submissions are that the community is divided on the need for the $16 million spend up.

While many submitters simply agreed there was a need to look at options for the future,

many of those who opposed the idea wanted the project put on hold until debt on the art gallery and museum and the EA Networks Centre was reduced.

Others had strong opinions on location, with several wanting the option of building at the North East Business Park taken

■ ROYAL VISIT

Prince Harry keen to settle down Prince Harry has revealed he would love to settle down and have children right now.

In a candid interview on Stewart Island, the prince, fifth in line for the British throne, said it would be great to raise children and have “someone to share the pressure” with.

“Of course, I would love to have kids right now, but there’s a process that one has to go through and ... tours like this are great fun,” he told Sky News.

He said he was currently doing “all right” by himself, but left the door open for romance.

“It would be great to have someone else next to me to share the pressure,” he said.

“It will happen when it’s going to happen.”

He told Sky News he was looking forward to meeting his new niece, Princess Charlotte. “[William] sent me two photos; one before everybody else, which was nice, and then

another – one with her back with George back home,” he told Sky News.

“She was a little bit late, hence I missed her. So she’ll have to work on that,” he quipped.

Harry yesterday arrived in a Wanaka for some private time, after leaving Stewart Island in the morning.

Heavy rain greeted the prince when he arrived at the Wanaka Airport just before midday. A small crowd had gathered to watch him run from the helicopter to a van, before he was whisked away to an unknown destination.

Prince Harry was understood to have stayed overnight in the Wanaka area.

Harry will spend his fourth day in New Zealand today learning about the effects the Christchurch earthquakes have had on the city.

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off the list. “It’s too far out of town…” one submitter said.

Another wanted the council to consider leasing a premises rather than buying while there was also a plea for the new building to be ‘all encompassing’ including the library as well as a headquarters for Experience Mid Canterbury and Grow Mid Canterbury.

All options were on the table, Mr McKay said.

Those options include among others, council owned land on the corner of Cameron and Cass Streets (Balmoral Hall site), the current council site and adjoining car park and villa, as part of the Eastfield site development bounded by Cass, Burnett and Tancred Streets.

The former county council building, most recently the home of the district’s museum and art gallery is also in the mix.

The project was not a guaranteed runner, he said.

“We have to get the okay to proceed first.”

The council has completed an assessment of its space needs and this will be key to determining which site options will be viable for the new complex, Mr McKay said.

The council is likely to go the community with options next year.

In brief ACC levy slashed Motorists will next year pay around a third of the ACC levy they do now, under cuts announced yesterday by the Government.

ACC Minister Nikki Kaye said this month’s Budget would signal further levy cuts of about $375 million in 2016/17, and $120 million in 2017/18. “These indicative levy cuts represent a total saving for New Zealanders of around $500 million, and will be spread across the motor vehicle, work and earners accounts,” Ms Kaye said.

“The indicative reductions, if confirmed, will take total levy cuts since 2012 to around $2 billion, benefiting businesses, workers and motor vehicle owners alike. - NZME

Barnett star dancer Former Ashburton College head boy Simon Barnett has been named one of the contestants in Dancing with the Stars. Show hosts Dominic Bowden and Sharyn Casey announced the show’s line-up of stars and their dancing partners on last night’s The X Factor New Zealand. Mr Barnett co-hosts More FM’s popular breakfast radio show, and has hosted television shows.

Other celebrities include Chrystal Chenery of The Bachelor New Zealand fame, Ben Barrington of The Almighty Johnsons, professional boxer Shane Cameron, former politician and broadcaster Pam Corkery and international model Colin Mathura-Jeffree.

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■ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Chance to see home-grown show Mid Cantabrians have the chance to see the home-grown To Whom It May Concern tonight.

Fresh from the Nelson Fringe Festival, writer/director Georgie Sivier and her trio of young actors will stage the farcical comedy at Aeroview at 8pm.

Miss Sivier said the play had been a great success at the festival last week. Staging on Thursday night at The Refinery, it had attracted a sell-out crowd.

“We had people in tears just laughing so much,” she said.

Following the festival, which drew to a close at the weekend, organisers had told her the play had come within a whisker of achieving the people’s choice award, which went to Same Same Different.

Its popularity with voters did not surprise her, considering the feedback after the show.

Audience members had come up and said how much

they enjoyed the play, and how impressed they were with the talent and commitment of the actors.

To Whom It May Concern stars Mid Canterbury teenagers Mykie Sostinto, Abby Eastwood and Brooke Sandys.

Miss Sivier hoped the show would create a similar buzz at Aeroview tonight.

“I really hope a lot of people come and watch, because it’s so much fun and high quality theatre doesn’t get cheaper.”

Admission would be a gold coin donation.

Miss Sivier said she was considering taking the play to a one-act festival run by the New Zealand Theatre Federation, which would begin in Christchurch later this year, and also staging it in the city at Orange Studio.

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First strike warning An 18-year-old woman received a first strike warning following sentencing on her first conviction, in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Judge Joanna Maze sentenced Nature Ratima, 18, of Ashburton, to 80 hours of community work and placed her under intensive supervision, accompanied by judicial monitoring, on a charge of robbery by assault.

Ratima, who was described as having a “natural propensity for violence”, punched her victim in the mouth in order to steal a cellphone worth more than $900. She was “very drunk” at the time.

Her lawyer alluded to her difficult childhood and limited education.

“You are 18, you are pregnant, you have no assets and no job, intensive supervision will provide you with some support,” Judge Maze said.

She warned Ratima the first strike warning meant she would be denied early parole, should she be sentenced for any violence-related matter other than murder. Ratima must also pay reparations of $500 to her victim.

Nicola Jane O’Reilly, 43, of Hampstead admitted several charges of fraud involving stolen cheques, drink driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 460 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 460mcg/l), driving without a licence, giving false details, possessing cannabis and breaching bail conditions.

On October 31, O’Reilly visited the address of a family member who was not at home, and stole blank cheques. In a 10 day period in November, she cashed cheques to the value of $674.

In early November, O’Reilly stole

eight cheques from another family member, forged signatures and obtained cash and goods to the value of $7279.

When she was pulled up drink driving in March, O’Reilly gave her twin sister’s details, because there was a warrant out for her arrest. At the same time a small amount of cannabis was discovered in her handbag. She was remanded on bail for sentencing on June 29. O’Reilly denied two further charges relating to cheque fraud, and elected trial by jury.

Brandon Lee Farr-Wilson, 21, of Netherby, admitted possessing an offensive weapon. In February Farr-Wilson became embroiled in an argument with another occupant of his house. It escalated into steak-throwing, before the defendant picked up a knife, which he “waved around” before going outside – where he stabbed several items. Three children were present at the address.

Farr-Wilson was remanded on bail for sentencing on July 6.

Hamish Neil Stevens, 33, of Lismore, was sentenced on charges of failing to stop and ascertain injury, and drink driving causing injury. Stevens was driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 487mcg/l, when his vehicle collided with another. The driver sustained whiplash and a pinched nerve, and has ongoing problems with the injuries. Stevens has completed restorative justice and paid $600 in reparation. He will spend the next six months on community detention, received 100 hours of community work, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and a confiscation order was made for the vehicle.

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Nicaragua’s Telica volcano, the country’s most active, has spewed fiery rocks and gases, dusting nearby towns with ash.

The volcano has registered 30 small eruptions since it rumbled to life on Thursday, the strongest yet occurring on Sunday night, according to the Nicaraguan Geological Institute. “It spat hot rocks, gas and ash, reaching a height of 400 metres,” the agency said in a statement.

- AFP

At least 72 fighters have been killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged regime loyalists under rebel assault, a monitoring group says. President Bashar al-Assad had personally pledged to rescue the trapped troops and civilians who have been holed up in a hospital complex since rebels captured the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughur two weeks ago.

As the relief column fought its way to within two kilometres of the complex yesterday morning, the rebels launched an all-out assault, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

- AFP

Baby born on flight

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha are applauded by staff upon entering 10 Downing Street in London after their election victory last week.

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stand up and speak up for membership of an improved Europe if we are to capitalise on the opportunities that the future now offers.”

There was double relief in the City that, as well as a Conservative victory, the election delivered the stability of a single party majority Government.

The FTSE 250 hit a record on Saturday as investors gained confidence.

Michael Sherwood, joint chief executive of Goldman Sachs International, said: “I am very encouraged by the result and happy David Cameron will

be able to present the European debate to the country as a majority Government.

“I hope that after extensive discussion, the case for remaining in Europe will resonate with the British public.”

More vocal support from business is a boost to the Prime Minister, who wants to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership but retain a seat at the table and the benefits of free trade within the bloc.

Cameron made the promise of a referendum during the last Parliament under pressure from Eurosceptic backbenchers who

believed they were being outflanked to the right on the EU by the UK Independence Party.

Ukip’s failure to take any seats from the Conservatives could also strengthen his hand in the debate.

Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of advertising group WPP, said the collapse of the Liberal Democrats could loosen ties as EU support was a main policy pledge.

On the other hand, he said, the SNP now dominates Scottish representation at Westminster and is in favour of membership.

- AFP

Bali Nine bribe probe takes evidence A probe into bribe claims at the sentencing of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has started taking evidence, two weeks after the central witnesses were executed.

On the eve of the Australian pair’s executions, their lawyer from their 2005 trial, Muhammad Rifan, alleged judges who sentenced the men to death asked for more than $130,000 for a lighter sentence.

The Bali Nine pair’s current lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis,

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By GaBrielle Dunlevy

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In brief

Britain ‘must stay in EU’ Business leaders are preparing to fight to keep Britain in the European Union after David Cameron’s election triumph set the stage for a referendum on membership of the bloc.

There was widespread relief in boardrooms after the electorate rejected Ed Miliband’s anti-business rhetoric, but corporate concern soon turned to Cameron’s pledge to hold a vote within two years.

Attempts were being made to build a coalition of Britain’s biggest companies to lobby to stay inside the EU. Blue-chip firms held meetings during the election campaign about how to mobilise public support, amid concerns business had hitherto failed to speak up effectively on the issue.

Business leaders lined up to back the plans for a new campaign this weekend.

Gavin Patterson, chief executive of British Telecom, which employs 85,000, said the EU was a good thing for business in spite of its problems.

He said: “Like most business leaders, I think we will be campaigning on the basis that the EU, for all its idiosyncrasies, is a positive thing for business.

“We do a lot of business across Europe. We have significant businesses in Italy, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and it will create uncertainty.

“Companies generally will look to move investment away from the UK.” Sir Roger Carr, chairman of the defence giant BAE Systems, said: “With a Conservative victory, we have the certainty of both a pro-business Government and a referendum on Europe.

“British business must now

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had already referred the matter to the judicial commission when Mr Rifan first aired it in February.

Mr Lubis and his colleagues attended the commission in Jakarta yesterday to hand over what information they have, including newspaper clippings and recordings of conversations he had with Mr Rifan.

Mr Rifan is now expected to appear before the commission next week.

Mr Lubis’ colleague Leonard Arpan said before they left Bali’s Kerobokan jail, Sukumaran

and Chan had relayed to them information about the “pressure” from judges at the trial.

He wasn’t sure if the men had directly met the judges who were asking for payment, but believed the requests had gone through Mr Rifan and other lawyers.

“It would be better if Andrew and Myuran, while they were still alive, had been questioned by the judicial commission,” he said. “But the judicial commission tell us they are committed to following up the remaining people, including Mr Rifan.”

The lawyers encouraged Mr Rifan to tell-all to the commission when he is summonsed.

The ethics body can summons a witness three times before asking police to escort them if necessary, however this step has never been taken.

Mr Rifan first made claims of “interference” in February, but waited until two weeks ago to explain the sum was asked in exchange for a sentence of less than 20 years. The offer was taken off the table, he said, on orders from Jakarta to impose the death penalty.

- AAP

A Canadian woman has given birth aboard a plane to Tokyo after going into labour over the Pacific Ocean. The 23-year-old woman delivered a baby girl mid-air with the help of a doctor who volunteered after crew asked passengers for medical help. The plane was given priority to land at Tokyo’s Narita Airport but by the time it taxied to a halt, it had one more passenger than it had started with. “I couldn’t imagine.

This happened completely unexpectedly,” the father, whose name was not revealed, told Japanese television.

- AFP

Putin’s parade snubbed Tanks growled across Red Square and fighter jets streaked overhead as Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two with a mass-ranked display of military might. Moscow’s rift with the United States and Europe was strikingly apparent as anti-Western leaders lined up with President Vladimir Putin to watch 15,000 troops march below the walls of the Kremlin. The stands in front of Lenin’s tomb were filled with a motley group including leaders from Central Asia and the Caucasus, Raul Castro of Cuba, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Abdel-fattah al-Sisi, the leader of Egypt.

- AFP

1400 migrants rescued Four boats carrying some 1400 Rohingya migrants have been rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia yesterday, a day after almost 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel off Indonesia’s Aceh. All the boats appear to have been abandoned as Thailand, their usual destination, cracks down on the trafficking of ethnic Rohingya Muslims bound for neighbouring countries, after the discovery of dozens of remains in mass graves at “slave camps” in the Thai south.

Authorities are bracing for further arrivals.

- AFP

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OUR VIEW

Road toll circuit breaker needed Stu Oldham

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horror weekend on New Zealand roads has prompted new concern – but still no circuit-breaking consensus – about the frequency at which there is a horror weekend on New Zealand roads.

The dreadful story is becoming all-too-predictable: cars crash, many people die, police ask for more tools, and drivers cry “revenue gathering” and blame everyone else for the problem.

The country’s top road policing cop now wants a mix of speed limit reductions, demerit points and driver education to stem a road toll that looks likely to outstrip last year’s sorry total.

Speed reductions would target rural roads where the 100km/h open road speed limit is considered too fast for the terrain and prevailing conditions, and where crashes have happened before.

There are signposted, variable limits on rural roads in Australia but our government has no appetite for the same thing. Prime Minister John Key yesterday pointed to costly road improvements instead.

Demerit points are still on the table. They will be applied to speeding offences to deter speedsters who value their licence over the threat their driving might pose to the lives of others.

They are used on speeding drivers in Australia and the United Kingdom. The crash death rate in both countries is vastly lower than in New Zealand, where fines are the norm.

Driver education hints at a sense of collaboration; that bringing the road toll down is a collective responsibility and so we must all have the tools to drive safely.

Overseas jurisdictions compel people to take remedial driver training, a step further than our defensive driving courses, after they are involved in a crash or speeding incident.

Many drivers need education – on things such as speedometers and indicators – but policymakers must wonder how many more ways they can tell people to drive safely.

Protecting your privacy

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ast week, in my role as Minister of Justice, I was promoting Privacy Week 2015. Privacy Week is an annual Asia Pacific initiative to promote awareness of privacy issues.

In this digital age we need to be ever vigilant about the information we provide about ourselves to others and what is done with that information.

You may have heard of people who have been tricked into handing over control of their computer to overseas phone scammers claiming to be from Microsoft, resulting in the loss of their private information such as passwords and credit card details.

One of the best ways we can ensure that we protect the privacy of our information is steps we can take ourselves such as being cautious about requests for information such as passwords and PIN numbers from unverified sources and having and regularly updating passwords on phones and

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Some recent reports have found that while 83 per cent of New Zealanders have experienced a cyber-security breach, only 39 per cent changed their online behaviour as a result.

A further 40 per cent of New Zealanders never or hardly ever change passwords, and 43 per cent do so only occasionally, while only 66 per cent of us secure our personal smartphone with a password.

Only half of us secure our work smartphone.

It is also important for agencies, organisations and businesses to think about how they look after people’s personal information. With huge growth in recent years in

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collecting, compiling, analysing and disseminating personal information, customers and staff should understand clearly the rules about using and storing personal information.

The Government’s cyber awareness initiative Connect Smart (www.connectsmart. govt.nz) is helping people learn how to protect their security and privacy online, so they can become more active and confident online citizens.

Here are some helpful tips to help protect your privacy: ■ Think before you give out personal information, and check what it will be used for. Make sure requests from companies or individuals for identity or financial information are authentic.

■ Limit the amount and type of identity information you share online. Tighten your privacy settings on social media sites.

■ Help keep your kids safe online by encouraging them to talk to you about what

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they’re doing. Warn them about the dangers of sharing information online with people they do not know.

Limit your risk when buying online. Have a separate, low-limit credit card.

Make sure you’ve got adequate firewalls and upto-date anti-virus and operating software on your computer, especially if you’re doing banking online. Ensure you have information safely backed up.

Ensure all your devices including desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones are secured with different passwords. Use strong or complex passwords and change these passwords regularly.

Protect your wireless connection with a strong password and encryption settings. Be cautious about operating on an unsecured wi-fi connection. Don’t use unsecured wi-fi for banking or other transactions.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you check out the EA Networks Centre over the weekend?

No 70%

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Yes 30%

FROM THE FARM

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he Council of Trade Unions’ Helen Kelly has been demanding a punitive approach to farm safety.

This approach will not work.

We take this view not because we are complacent about farm safety. The death and accident rate on farms, for owners and workers alike, is too high.

More prosecutions, which Helen Kelly wants, and even higher fines for non compliance, which WorkSafe demands, might satisfy ideology or make for impressive graph lines. But, according to WorkSafe itself, a heavy-handed approach is not an effective way to reduce the rate.

A culture change is indeed required. Farmers must assess risks on their farms objectively and do something to lessen those risks.

Technology and training must be harnessed to make equipment and jobs safer.

Of course a regulatory fallback should still be there.

But any enforcement must be evidence based.

So far we have seen WorkSafe treat wearing helmets on quad bikes as the apex risk on a farm. For a regulator this is easy to enforce – wearing a helmet versus not wearing a helmet.

Sharemilker Maria Carlson and her partner Phil Jones were fined a total of $40,000 just before Christmas, for not wearing helmets and carrying passengers. There was no accident.

WorkSafe’s obsession with enforcing helmet wearing has worked in one way. Many more farmers are wearing helmets on their quads. But crucially it has made no difference to the injury rate. The enforcement scheme has not been clearly evidence based.

ACC figures for new quad accident concussion or brain injury claims between 2006 and 2012 are less than two per cent of total quad bike injuries. Entitlement claims for the same period are less than one per cent. And helmets could not have prevented all of these

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CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7958 After hours news tips sue.n@theguardian.co.nz Advertising Call 03 307-7936 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz Quad bikes are far from the only risk on farm. Animals and heavy machinery are inherently dangerous. Accidents with animals far exceed those from quad bikes.

injuries. Wearing a helmet may in fact be more dangerous. A caught chin strap has killed a child on a quad. The operator is less aware of their environment with a helmet on.

The main risk on a quad bike is rollover and a crushing injury. Yet WorkSafe is ambiguous on whether installing roll-bars on the quad actually works and whether farmers ought to in-

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be mag wheels, leather trim and more power. Now it’s all about safety braking and danger sensor systems.

Farmers will pay more for a machine they can be convinced is safer. They hold their lives as no less valuable than anyone else’s.

Of course quads are far from the only risk on farm. Animals and heavy machinery are inher-

WorkSafe’s obsession with enforcing helmet wearing has worked in one way. More farmers are wearing helmets on their quads. But crucially it has made no difference to the injury rate.

stall them. We need WorkSafe to provide evidence that they either work or they don’t.

If they do, then farmers will fit them. Just look at the safety technology which goes into the modern car, and which customers are willing to pay for.

The difference between a cheaper model of a car and its more expensive variant used to

ently dangerous. I have seen what an entanglement with a power take-off can do, and witnessed a serious run-in with an angry cow.

More safety training is essential. I share skepticism with Kelly that paper forms and civic events can be presented as a substitute for practical action.

Older farmers especially have

a wealth of knowledge on safe stock management which we need to collect and share. Accidents with animals far exceed those from quad bikes. Let’s get clever to reduce the frequency of these injuries.

Younger workers, city raised youth and immigrant workers would appear to be most vulnerable. They were not brought up for instance learning never to walk too close to the back of a horse and so avoid being kicked by it.

We have worked with WorkSafe in the launch of its Safer Farms programme in February. We welcome its strategy of education and collaboration with farmers as its own culture change.

The real work is ahead for both of us. Our members want to be safer. WorkSafe wants fewer deaths and injuries on farm.

Pointing the finger from the sidelines however is not going to make farms safer places nor reduce the risks to the people who work on them.

Kate Milne is national health and safety spokesperson, adverse events spokesperson and West Coast provincial president for Federated Farmers

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■ NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY

Deficit smaller than expected

BY JONATHAN UNDERHILL New Zealand recorded a smaller-than-expected budget deficit in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as government spending came in lower than expected, and the tax take was higher, although some of that is seen reversing by year-end.

The operating balance before gains and losses (Obegal) was a deficit of $358 million in the nine months ended March 31, compared to the forecast in the half year economic and fiscal update in December of a $1.2 billion deficit.

Core Crown tax revenue of $48.2 billion was 1.8 per cent above forecast, although the Treasury expects about half that variance to reverse by June 30, while core Crown expenses were 0.2 per cent below estimate at $53.7 billion.

Finance Minister Bill English on May 1 warned that achieving a budget surplus next year is becoming more difficult, with the Treasury forecasting tax revenue will be $4.5 billion lower over the next four years than was expected a year ago.

In his traditional pre-budget speech, English said the May 21

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At close of trading on Monday, May 11, 2015

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5,747.95

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+0.22%

p NZX 20 index

4,324.39

+8.39

+0.19%

p NZX All index

6,162.27 +13.66 +0.22%

p Rises 59 q Falls 36

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q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,625.2

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18,191.1 +267.1 +1.49% At close of trading on May 8, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

7,046.8

+159.9

+2.32%

At close of trading on May 8, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

19,620.9 +241.7 +1.25% At close of trading on May 11, 2015

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–0.08%

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16.31

Copper London – $US/tonne q

6,396.50

–40.5

–0.63%

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stoked speculation the Treasury will pull back its forecasts for economic growth.

“We’re getting on top of spending, but lower inflation, while good for households and businesses, means Treasury’s budget forecasts will show a small deficit for 2014/15,” English said.

The nine-month statements yesterday show gross debt was $88.2 billion, or 37.1 per cent of gross domestic product, which is bigger than the $83.7 billion, or 35.2 per cent of GDP projected in the HYEFU. Net debt was $63 billion, or 26.5 per cent

of GDP, under-shooting the projection of $64.8 billion, or 27.2 per cent.

Much of the higher tax take was driven by corporate tax being $545 million, or 9 per cent, above forecast. Of that some $300 million was likely related to timing of payments and would reverse out through the June quarter, the Treasury said.

Other individuals’ tax was $357 million, or 10.4 per cent above forecast, while the excise paid on tobacco resulted in Customs and excise duties being $129 million, or 4 per cent above expectations.

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budget would show how very low inflation would eat into the tax take because the dollar value of all economic activity rises more slowly than when inflation is higher, meaning less total available taxable revenues.

Since then, prices of dairy products have extended their decline, prompting analysts to trim their forecasts for Fonterra Co-operative Group’s 2016 payout after the dairy company slashed its payout for the current season to $4.50 per kilogram of milksolids, from a previous forecast of $4.70/kgMS. The continued decline has also

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Crackdown results ‘outstanding’ A crackdown on tradies’ cash jobs is yielding “outstanding” results, says the tax department.

Inland Revenue has launched an advertising campaign targeting cash jobs in a bid to recoup unpaid income tax from the country’s multi-million dollar ‘hidden economy’.

Sub-contractors in north and south Auckland - specifically Flatbush, Takanini, Silverdale and Albany - were being targeted in the ‘declare it all or risk everything’ campaign, which will run until the end of June.

Around a week into the campaign, the IRD has praised its effectiveness and say more tradies are coming forward to declare income.

Inland Revenue’s marketing and communications group manager Andrew Stott said the results of the campaign so had been “outstanding”.

“It’s early days but already we’re seeing a shift in attitude.

What’s also clear is there’s a common misconception we only target ‘small fry’ evaders - this is not the case.

We have identified tradespeople as being a high risk sector but we take all levels of tax evasion seriously. We’re finding

people who receive $30,000 in cash for a job and put it straight into their pocket.

“Our concern is when individuals or businesses don’t pay their fair share of tax they’re basically cheating those who are doing the right thing and expecting others to pay their way,” he said.

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Expectations low for milk price Fonterra will late this month release its milk price forecast for 2015/16 and indications are that it will be towards the lower end of market expectations.

The Reserve Bank will be mindful of the increasing fragility in the dairy sector.

“On the dairy sector, the Reserve Bank will be particularly mindful of what the current weakness in incomes could mean for the broader economy and financial sector,” ANZ

economists said.

“What we feel is not widely appreciated is that even with the modest recovery forecast in the 2015/16 payout, farm cash flow will likely be under severe pressure well into 2017.”

The bank added that it was already detecting increased stress in the rural regions.

“Elevated rural land values look particularly vulnerable,” it said.

Fonterra is expected to re-

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lease its forecast after its next board meeting on May 27.

“Current spot prices on GobalDairyTrade are somewhere around the low $4/kg of milksolids at present, so it would seem a stretch that the opening price will be pitched around the mid-$5/kg MS,” ANZ rural economist Con Williams said.

“To us a more prudent forecast in the current environment would be $5.00-$5.25/kg.”

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Another very mild week in the region helped those that had moisture, but was another blow to the northern drought areas whose farmers have heavily destocked to skeleton capital stock numbers.

Winter dairy cow grazing rates in the Canterbury area are being quoted at 30c/kg dm, which is higher than last year and an added burden for financiallystrapped farmers, but reflective of the supply of volumes of feed in the region.

More fodderbeet has been grown and its heavier yield and quality, even during a drought year, has helped cushion the expected shortfalls.

The mild weather conditions nationally have delayed the dry-off and produced more milk than was expected, but this extra production has been a negative for price lifts in a global market awash with milk.

Another falling global dairy auction has further shaken farmer confidence and analysts are now suggesting the financial upturn may take until 2017.

Lamb More static lamb schedules this week in a global market well supplied with product, and reports that domestic production out of China and the UK are ahead of the norm.

The recent easing in the NZ/Euro

currency has helped steady prices and demand into that region, but exporters who sold forward and kept stocks low will benefit most from this downturn.

A nervous silence has been heard from Silver Fern Farms on the capital restructure of that company, and some feel this could be pivotal in the future direction of the red meat sector.

Average SI prime lambs at saleyards have languished in the $90s since the start of the year, with pessimistic export prospects nullifying supply shortages from the early kill.

Wool A weaker currency and limited volumes drove the wool market to heady levels at last week’s South Island auction.

That saw indicator levels jump between 37-45c/kg clean and fine crossbred and lambs wool reach yearly highs.

Beef Big early beef supplies into the US market by both NZ and Australia have finally taken their toll, with prices easing into this important market, and here in NZ schedules for both bull and manufacturing cow eased accordingly.

The final high country weaner beef sales in the region finished on a high, with prices getting stronger all season driven by improving feed supplies and sound beef prospects.

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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 57 - 63 Prime 93 - 97  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 168 - 227  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 267 - 275 last week

4 wks ago

Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 74.41 74.93 17.5 kg YX SI 83.36 83.94 19.0 kg YX SI 90.58 91.22 21.0 kg YX SI 99.55 100.25 Local trade (c/kg) SI 520 540 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 54.19 54.19  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 487 477 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 337 333 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 455 458 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 510 510 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 306 306 AP Stag 60kg SI 373 373 AP Stag 80kg SI 466 466 Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 796 796 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 613 563 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 544 493 Lambs 685 643

3 mths ago

52 week high low

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Source: Midlands Grain 438 452 405 428 445 375 429 445 365

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4,898 3,367 3,569 4,982

2013/14 final $8.40** 2013/14 0.10

Source: PF Olsen 108.46 84.83 5,393 4,763 4,870 5,462

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2014/15 f'cast $4.50 2014/15 f'cast $0.20 to $0.30 NZX FGG $5.30

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International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Apr - 15 96.34 101.3 98.83 4,597 3,572 3,671 4,696

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Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 405 410 415 Wheat, feed 375 380 380 Barley, feed 365 370 370

4,510 3,164 3,500 4,712

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Comprehensive data is available from the supplier www.interest.co.nz/rural

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New leaching Winterfeed crops healthy levels may alter consents ■ MAYFIELD WINTERFEED COMPETITION

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.N@theguardiaN.co.Nz

NadiNe Porter

NadiNe.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

Dramatic changes to irrigation nitrogen leaching values could mean that farmers who previously did not require a consent to farm may now need one under the Farm Environment Plan.

Under FEP all Canterbury farmers are required to undertake complicated nutrient loss calculations using a computer software programme called Overseer from 2009 to 2013 to establish their average nitrogen loss.

However, the programme has been dogged by problems frustrating farmers and fertiliser field officers alike as they struggle to make some farming systems fit the model.

The most recent update significantly changed irrigation values and meant arable farmers with a 20kg/ha or lower base rate have now jumped to 80kg/ ha and above.

This now means that dryland arable or sheep farmers who want to shift to irrigation in future years may find they could be blocked by ECan if they require a land use consent change within a nitrogen leaching hot spot.

ECan director of science Ken Taylor said previous irrigation efficiency assumptions had been “unrealistically high”. But a plan

change would resolve the situation.

“In the meantime we will work with individuals, industry and zone committees to focus on achieving the outcomes anticipated when the proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan was drafted.”

Mr Taylor said it was not ECan’s intention to penalise farmers who have made investment decisions based on previous versions of Overseer or to immediately require more farmers to seek consents.

Arable farmers have been particularly confused by Overseer with many finding specialist crops not allocated in the programme as it was initially built for pastoral systems.

However, Mr Taylor said the Foundation for Arable Research had tested Overseer in arable situations and had carried out a peer review of the cropping model component.

“They determined that the model was the best tool currently available for estimating longterm leaching from arable farms, although further development was required to enable it to meet the needs of arable farmers.”

Mr Taylor did not rule out nutrient value trading within irrigation schemes in the future, but said trading between farmers would be unlikely.

It may have been a dry summer, but it produced some good winterfeed crops nonetheless.

Jo Morgan, Mark Lock and Peter Lowe were out in the Mayfield A&P catchment on Thursday judging crops in the association’s winterfeed competition.

“There were some very good crops, considering the summer that we’ve had – these guys can be proud of themselves,” Mr Lowe said.

“It shows good management practices in a difficult season.”

Competition convenor and overall winner Martin Fleming said the crops entered in the competition were better than expected, in particular on the dry land.

“One of the dry land fodderbeet crops produced 25 tonnes of dry matter,” Mr Fleming said.

“The rain came at the right time for the dryland crops.”

“The warm weather we are seeing at the moment is helping – these crops will still put on more weight before grazing starts.

“Some of the kale and beet on dryland suffered but others were very good.”

Mr Fleming said most of Mid Canterbury’s winterfeed crops were destined for dairy grazing and were in high demand, due to pressure on crops in other parts of Canterbury.

“The crops to the north and south of us have been poor because of the dry summer,” he said. “There are a lot of cows due to come into Mid Canterbury for the winter – more than we usu-

ally see.”

Local arable farmers have also been buying store lambs from North Canterbury, where farmers still waiting for rain have been forced to sell stock.

The winners from the Methven, Ashburton and Mayfield

A&P competitions will go headto-head to determine the district’s best crops in the overall competition on May 27.

Results: Rape 1st James Wright 36.085 points 2nd Martin Fleming 34.384

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despite drought David Clark

Wheat may drop by $25/t

By NadiNe Porter

NadiNe.P@theguardiaN.co.Nz

Above – Judges Jo Morgan, Mark Lock and Peter Lowe examine Martin Fleming’s brassica crop during the Mayfield A&P Association’s winterfeed competition.

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Kale 1st Martin Fleming 48.524 2nd Andrew Donaldson 46.4 3rd Tom Corbett 45.829 4th Nick France 45.352 5th Marteen Stolp 45.003 Grass 1st A Spencer 25.037

Turnips 1st Ian Ludeman 36.345 2nd James Wright 34.265 Swedes 1st Nick France 43.726 2nd Ian Ludeman 28.909 Green feed cereals 1st Andrew Donaldson 35.48

2nd Andrew Spencer 31.92 Fodderbeet 1st Martin Fleming 60.697 2nd Barry Daly 57.651 3rd Carl Shannon 51.702 4th Mike Salvesen 50.182 Mixed 1st Johnny Harrison

Best dryland crop Mike Salvesen, fodderbeet Dennis Corbett Memorial Trophy Tom Corbett Overall winner – Ravensdown Trophy: Martin Fleming Runner-up: Barry Daly

Unconfirmed reports of milling wheat contracts expected to be at least $25/t less than last season is fair, according to Federated Farmers grain and seed industry group vice chairperson David Clarke.

Mr Clarke said if Guardian reports were accurate the price is “probably fair”, but farmers should wait to see the detail in the contracts.

The earliest contracts are expected out within the next seven days. This has been delayed due to a further softening of the market and could mean a further devaluing of the grain.

Overseas commodities were back in value, Mr Clarke said.

At the end of the day it was up to individual farmers to make their own decisions as to whether they signed the contracts.

Last year the average medium grade wheat price was $455/t with around 102,000t harvested. As at the start of April 14 200t (around 14 per cent) remained unsold.

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1. What’s your zodiac sign if you were born on July 15? a. Capricorn b. Cancer c. Virgo 2. Who co-wrote and performed the hit song Stand By Your Man? a. Dolly Parton b. Tammy Wynette c. Emmylou Harris 3. How many points is the bullseye worth in a game of darts? a. 10 b. 25 c. 50 4 – Who was Elvis Presley’s manager? a. Tom Parker b. Bob Palmer c. Ron Barton 5 – Which Shakespeare play features the characters Ophelia and Horatio? a. Othello b. Hamlet c. Macbeth 6 – Which of these is not a Royal Park in London? a. Greatfields Park b. St James’ Park c. Green Park 7 – Which artist had a hit album entitled The Fame? a. Lady Gaga b. Rihanna c. Justin Timberlake 8 – What is the most common surname in Italy? a. Ferrari b. Rossi c. Romano

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Herb-stuffed butterflied leg of lamb

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■ Green herb paste: Place all the ingredients, except the oil in a food processor and mix for 30 seconds. Drizzle in the oil until it forms a paste. Season and set aside.

■ Lamb: Open out the lamb, trim off excess fat and skin and place with the flesh side up. Spread over the green herb paste. Starting from one narrow end, roll up neatly into the best shape you can and tie at intervals with kitchen string to secure.

■ Place lamb in a roasting dish and place in preheated oven. Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 190°C and roast for a further 40 minutes together with the shallots and potatoes. Transfer lamb and roasted vegetables to a warm plate, cover loosely with foil and keep in a warm place while you make the gravy.

■ Beetroots and dressing: While the lamb is roasting, prepare beetroots. Put the vinegar and maple syrup in a bowl and whisk in the oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside. Boil beetroot in lightly salted water for about 35 minutes or until just tender when tested with a skewer. Peel beetroot either by using a small sharp knife, or by using your fingers to rub off the skins under slowly running cold water. Cut beetroots in half and place into the dressing and toss. Set aside.

■ To serve: Slice lamb and place down the centre of a large platter. Surround lamb with roasted shallots and potatoes on one side and beetroot and steamed green beans on the other.

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These Crown Lynn cups date from the 1950s. Originally the cups simply had NZR, but after the war, Kiwis began to prefer British products thinking they were ‘better’. To combat this Crown Lynn mimicked the British motifs – hence the addition of an official looking crown.

■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

The indestructible railway cup

By Kathleen Stringer

I

’ve seen quite a few of the old Crown Lynn railway cups in my time.

My aunt managed the tearooms at the Oamaru Railway Station and as part of a railway family all my holidays involved some form of railway fare as we bussed or trained through the country.

Like others, I can recall the mad rush through a crush of frantic passengers to get to the counter to order a pie, sandwich and that special concoction that was railway coffee (made from chicory essence).

However, I remember too, the rush in the kitchen to replenish the food supplies and wash the dishes before the next train pulled in.

While they serve as a reminder of when people travelled via NZR’s comprehensive network, the crockery also tells a story of how local potteries flourished in a time of restriction.

Two, now well known, New Zealand potteries – Crown Lynn and Temuka Potteries – were rather small companies, with limited lines, before World War Two. Before then most

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Email museum@ashburton.co.nz, mail to PO Box 573 or phone 308-3167 Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum pottery came from Britain.

It was almost impossible for local companies to gain contracts for such government departments as the railways, as they had neither the equipment

nor staff to compete.

Then came the war and supplies were restricted.

England was concentrating on supplying its own needs and ships were less frequent to

our shores. Also, tea cups and chamber pots weren’t top of the list of priorities to be imported, so local companies filled the void.

Crown Lynn gained the first

railway contract, producing a straw-coloured mug without a handle.

Temuka obtained its contract in 1947.

With different supplies and changes in design there are a number of varieties of railway cups out there for collectors to purchase.

While they may look different, all were known for their robustness, including the ability to bounce if dropped from a height, as well as their heatholding properties.

Although well sought after as mementos of the travelling past, oddly they are not always easy to find.

One reason may be that people “pocketed them” as passenger services such as the Southerner (which ran from Christchurch to Invercargill) were discontinued.

Another reason was that the railways were aware of their collectability and ordered them to be destroyed.

On at least a few occasions my aunt was told of hostesses on the train throwing boxes of these unbreakable ceramics out of the guards’ van every time they crossed a bridge.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return - almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 - the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: May 16: George Percival Pitt May 19: James Happer; Leonard William Miller

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RESULTS ■■ Basketball NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association second-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Chicago Cleveland Cavaliers 86 Chicago Bulls 84 (Chicago Bulls 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 2) Western Conference at Los Angeles LA Clippers 128 Houston Rockets 95 (L.A. Clippers leads series 3-1)

■■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers May 9, 15 Riders 1st Rob Redmond CT. 39m 01.54s. HT. 11m. RT. 28min 01.54sec. & 4f/t. 2nd Doug Coley CT. 39m 16.85s. HT. 8m. RT. 31min 16.85sec. 3rd Ross Templeton CT.39m 17.95s. HT. 12,50m.

RT. 26min 27.95sec. F/T. 4th. Mark Smitheram CT. 39m 20.37s. HT. 12.50m. RT. 26min 30.37sec. 2f/t. 5th Matt Marshall CT. 39m 22.08sec. HT. 12.50m. RT. 26min 32.08sec.

6th. Dean Rattray CT. 39m 27.12s. HT. 11m. RT. 28min 27.12sec. 7th Shane Gerken CT. 39m 42.75s. HT. 9.20m. RT. 30min 22.75sec. 8th Pam Harcourt CT. 39m 43.19s. HT. 9.20m. RT. 30min 23.19sec. 9th Dave Shurrock CT. 39m 43.56s. HT. 11m. RT. 28min 43.56sec. 10th Andy Skinner CT. 39m 44.00s. HT. 8m. RT. 31min 44.00sec.

■■ Football Mid Canterbury United Football May 9 Mainland Football Competition MCUFC 12th 5 v Western Wizards 0, MCUFC 13th 12 v SUFC 13th A 1, MCUFC 14th 5 v SUFC 14th A 2, MCUFC15th 2 v HU 15 Force 3, MCUFC 15th Girls 1 v SUFC 15th Girls7, MCUFC 16th 2 v Coastal Spirit 2, MCUFC 18th 6 vs HU Force 0, MCUFC Eastern 2 vs Parklands United 4, MCUFC Masters 4 vs Parklands United Black 3Mid Canterbury Football May 9 Mid Canterbury Football Local Competition 12th/13th Grade Condors 4 v Hawks 5, Eagles 8 v Falcons 7 10th Grade Longbeach Spurs 7 v Wakanui Warriors 1, Red Scorpions 0 v Tinwald Elite 7, Methven Black 13 v Wild Wolves 7 Fun Kicks Round 1Allenton Aces 3 v Tinwald Blue Thunder 0, Allenton All Stars 2 v Rakaia Ravens 3, Cheeky Cheetahs 1 v Methven Black 3, Longbeach Galaxy 2 v Mount Somers Glory 0, Methven White 0 v Wakanui Whisperers 3 Fun Kicks Round 2 Allenton Aces 2 v Rakaia Ravens 1, Allenton All Stars 3 v Wakanui Whisperers 1, Cheeky Cheetahs 1 v Tinwald Blue Thunder 2, Longbeach Galaxy 2 v Methven Black 7, Methven White 1 v Mount Somers Glory 5

■■ Golf Aorangi SC Vets Pennants Round 4 Zone 1: Mayfield 8 ½ Methven 3 ½; Ashburton 7 ½ Rakaia 4 ½ Zone2: Temuka 6 Geraldine 6; Ashburton 2 8 Pleasant Point 4 Zone 3: Maungati 8 Lower Waitaki 4; Timaru 9 Gleniti 3 Zone 4: Lower Waitaki 11 ½ Ben Ohau ½

Ashburton Golf Club May 9 Top score in the second round of the Brandon Cup was a 71 by Adrian Hopwood giving a stableford score of 43pts. Other winning scores were: Mike Holmes, Derek Shaw and Muri Ngutu all 41; Pat Turton, Terry Molloy and Clarrie Galway all 40; Hamish Niles and Paddy Bradford 39 by c/b. The cutoff for the RMF Cup was 39pts.

Nearest Pins: Robbies: Tim Newton, Braided Rivers: Paul May, Rothburys Insurance: Greig Sparrow, Netherby Meats: Bevan Rickerby, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Bruce Day. Twos: Miti Daniel, Terry O’Reilly, Muri Ngutu, Tim Newton and Adrian Hopwood.

Nett Eagles: # 4; Birdies # 6

Mayfield Golf Club May 7, 9 Hole Division Handicap and Putting Ladies 1st S Graham 60:24:36, 2nd J Cook 58:21:37 Men 1st G Jacobson 65:27:38, R Thompson 58:17:41

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Putting 1st J Cook 16 o/c, 2nd S Graham Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – R Thompson, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – B Morrison

Methven Golf Club May 6, Ladies Division 2nd Eclectic, 4th Tuis & Currie Button Lyn Schott 85-17–68, Jenny Senior 83-13-70, Sandra Ilton 96-25-71, Tania Wilson 95-22-73, Eclectic, Jenny Senior 63, Tania Wilson 65 Tuis Stableford, Jenny Senior 39, Sandra Ilton 38, Tania Wilson 37 Bev Owen 36, Cinema Paradiso Best Nett Lyn Schott, Nearest Pin Silver No 6 Methven Supervalue Sara Gallagher, Bronze A No 17 Methven Foursquare Mary Stone, Bronze B 2nd Shot No 4 Methven Travel Heather Middleton, Open No 13 Methven Pharmacy Jenny Senior, Saturday No 13 Arabica Angela Mowbray May 8, Methven 9 Hole: 4th Mary Fahey 4th Putting 3rd Stableford Annette Maw 5318-35; 13 Putts, 20 Stablefords Kate Totty, 64-28-36; 22,20; Mike Markillie; 53-18-35 116 ; 20, BNZ 2nd shot Satoshi Otaki May 9, Men’s Division Club champs qualifying, Medal round Senior: Craig Middleton 80-9-71; Intermediate: Stuart Wilson 78-13-65; Junior A: Kevin McCloy 92,22,70; Junior B: Andy Gorman 97-28-69. Other Good Scores: Les Topping 68, Frank Sandys 70, Mike Gray 71 by lot.

Twos: Geoff Kelk, Frank Sandys, Keith Middleton, John O’Duffy, Barry Wackwitz, Bernard Walsh, Pete Wood, Richard Leith, Piers Rolton, Dale Lucas.

Aqua Japanese – Best Nett: Stuart Wilson 65; Topnotch Four Square Supermarket2nd Nett: Les Topping 68; Methven Travel - Best Gross: Stuart Wilson 78.

Closest to the Pin-Arabica Café No 4: Graham Gunn; Ski Time No 13: Frank Sandys; Green Parrot No 17: Barry Wackwitz; Dubliner 2nd Shot No 14: Tim Robinson.

Next Week - Semi Final Duff & Middleton Trophys

Rakaia Golf Club May 6, Ladies Division LGU, Bryant Cup, 1st round Qualifying Richards Cup Silver: Teresa Booker 96-19-77, Bronze A: Sally Smith 98-22-76, Bronze B: Val Bell 100-27-73, Bronze C: Bronwyn Oakley 11134-77. J. Watts Trophy: Val Bell/ 9 Holers Stroke and Putting, 3rd round Sue Bunt: Lillian O’Hanlon 56-18-38, 18 putts Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Sally Smith Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Sally Smith. V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Marion Wederell. Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Robyn Copland. S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Teresa Booker

Tinwald Golf Club April 30, Women’s Division Captains Salver 1st Joyce Van der Heide &Betty O’Neill 78 net 2nd Phylis Smith & Barb Cochrane net 79 9 Hole Competition Stroke and Putting Rosie O’Brien 47 net 17 putts Tuesday May 5 LGU: Silver Phyllis Smith 73 c/b Joan Undy 73 Bronze 1 Barb MacGregor 74 Bronze 2 Phylis Bishop 71 Bronze 3 Ina Divers 79. Nearest Pins No2 Dairy Business Centre Di Lowe No 6 Stables Restaurant Phyllis Bishop No 12 Mac & Maggies Ann Dwan No16 Outdoor Adventure Maree Moore 9 Hole Competition Pauline Boon Kath Carr May 9, Par Leading scores in the par round: Senior; Kevin Greenaway 3 up, Simon Ross 2 up. Intermediate; Dave Cockburn 6 up, c/b Dave Gill J up, Ray Wards 3 up. Junior; Wayne Ross 7 up, Richard Thompson 5 up, Roger Duff 3 up. Women; (Stroke) Joyce VanderHeide 69, Linda McClea 71 c/b. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Richard Hewson. Gluyas Ford # 6; Warren Scott. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Neil Rayner.

Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Wayne Ross.

Two’s: Pete Marshall, Kevin Greenaway, Warren Scott, Wayne Smith, Linda McClea, Richard Hewson. Net Eagle; # 16 Warren Scott Findlay Cup finalists were found on Saturday with Brent and Wayne Smith defeating Steve Anderson and Lucas McGee in the top half of the draw and in the bottom half Paul Hefford and Neil Rayner defeated Tony Clarke and Robin Simms. Plate finalists are Chris Hart and Phillip Roulston, Pete Marshall and Snow Pierce.

■■ Motor racing Spanish Grand Prix Results from the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday (66 laps):

www.guardianonline.co.nz 1. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 1hr 41m 12.55s 2. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) +17.551 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 45.342 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 59.217 5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 1min 0.0 6. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 1min 21.3 7. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 1 lap 8. Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 1 lap 9. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/TOR) 1 lap 10. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/RBR) 1 lap

■■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball May 6, Social Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold 38 v Tinwald South 9; Rakaia B 52 v Celtic Social 5; United KFC Zinger Chicks 33 v Collegiate Social 13; United KFC Colonels Chicks 44 v Southern Mayfield Service Centre Social 12; Mt Somers Social 21 v Rakaia C 29; Methven Brown Pub White 45 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue 16 May 7, ACL Premier and Senior A Premier: Methven Wareings A 38 v United KFC A 18; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Senior A 17 v Celtic A 24; Collegiate A 24 v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A 36 Senior A: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 25 v Celtic B 22; Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 26 v Methven Euro Agri B 20; Rakaia A 28 v Ashburton College B 32 May 9, Senior B – 2nd Grade Senior B: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18 20 v Ashburton College Y10A 17; Celtic Green 13 v Ashburton College Y9A 27; United KFC B 22 v Ashburton College U18 20 Senior Reserve A: Ashburton College Y10B v Ashburton College Y9B 19; Allenton C 9 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 44; Allenton B 15 v Celtic C 25 Senior Reserve B: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties 24 v Ashburton College U17 19; Celtic U18 14 v Methven U15A; Celtic D 45 v Southern Livestock Exchange 7 2nd Grade: Ashburton College Y9 U15 19 v Ashburton College Y9 U14 5; Ashburton College Y10 U16 v Allenton D 4; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue 16 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 27 May 16: Senior B – 2nd Grade Netball ACL Ct: 1.30: Ashburton College Y10A v Celtic Green, Meg Witterick and Tracey Wylie; 2.30: Ashburton College U18 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, Brooke Williams and Carolyn Polson; 3.30: United KFC B v Ashburton College Y9A, Charlotte Waddell and Makayla Cromie Vetent Ct: 1.30: Celtic U18 v Southern Livestock Exchange, Victoria Coley and Shannon Crequer; 2.30: Ashburton College U17 v Celtic D, Emma McDowell and Jenna Steer; 3.30: Methven U15A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties, Jemma Rotch and Renee McCleod Carrfields Ct: 1.30: Allenton D v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, Tori Kelland and Sophie Bell; 2.30: Ashburton College Y10 U16 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue, Rachel Wilson and Zoe McCormick; 3.30: Methven U15B v Ashburton College Y9 U14, Courtney McClintock and Mikayla Stroganov Ashburton Trust Ct: 1.30: Methven R&R Haulage U18A v Allenton B, Amy Huggins and Louise Opele; 2.30: Celtic C v Ashburton College Y10B, Vicki Pluck and Hannah Kirwan; 3.30: Allenton C v Ashburton College Y9B, Zoe Diedricks and Liberty Ross

■■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club May 9 Cape Campbell Flock & 200 mile Cup 8 flyers, 178 birds Released Winners Flying Time 3 hours, 56 minutes,16 seconds 1st S. Davidson 1345.463 m.p.m 2nd K. Shaw 1342.812 m.p.m 3rd L. Quinn 1338.020 m.p.m 4th M. Davidson 1336.523 m.p.m 5th L. Davidson 1332.540 m.p.m 69th R. Cornwall 1332.537 m.p.m 7th T. Drummond 1329.463 m.p.m 8th N. Martin 1322.337 m.p.m Cape Campbell Derby 7 flyers, 67 birds Released Winners Flying Time 3 hours, 53 minutes, 38 seconds 1st L. Quinn 1337.638 m.p.m 2nd M. Davidson 1336.523 m.p.m 3rd L. Davidson 1332.540 m.p.m 4th R. Cornwall 1332.537 m.p.m 5th T. Drummond 1329.463 m.p.m 6th N. Martin 1322.337 m.p.m 7th S. Davidson 1295.828 m.p.m Triple Crown Final 5 Flyers, 23 birds Released 1st L. Quinn 2nd L. Quinn 3rd R. Cornwall 4th L. Davidson 5th N. Martin 6th R. Cornwall 7th R. Cornwall 8 L. Quinn 9th N. Martin 10th R. Cornwall

Nico Rosberg salutes the fans as he charges to victory over Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday.

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby May 9 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One Lincoln 13 v Southbridge 13, Kaiapoi 24 v West Melton 19, Oxford 30 v Prebbleton 15, Darryl Phillips Motor Celtic 36 v Hornby 12, REL Rakaia 33 v Glenmark 47, Section Two Saracens 20 v Ashley 19, Darfield 29 v Devon Tavern Hampstead 24, Ohoka 13 v Waihora 37, PWL Methven 12 v Claas Harvest Centre Southern 18, Rolleston 18 v Burn/Duns/Irw 39, Senior B - Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 8 Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar 36 v Collegiate Eclipse Services 0, Methven R&R Haulage 17 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 15, Mt Somers 10 v Tinwald Senior B 28, Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 8 v Hampstead KFC 24, Bye: Allenton UC Championship Ashburton College 15 v Christ College 12, Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Combined – Colts Celtic 22 v Waihora 13, Ellesmere/Mid Cant/North Cant Combined - Under 18 Methven/Rakaia 20 v Waihora 19, Celtic 31 v West Melton/Rolleston 21, Ellesmere/Mid Cant/North Cant Combined - Under 16 Section One: Celtic 40 v Hampstead 7, Ellesmere/Mid Cant/North Cant Combined - Under 16 Section Two: Methven 0 v Waihora 45, MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Methven Seed Cleaning 21 v Hampstead Lemacon 27, Allenton 29 v Southern/Tinwald 27, MCRU Competition – Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Celtic Lysaght Glass 35 v Tinwald RDI Petroleum 34, Methven Snowfed Builders 51 v Southern Allfarm Engineering 22, Rakaia Synlait 12 v Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 46, Bye: Allenton MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 (John Smitheram Shield) Celtic Ashburton Online 47 v Collegiate Cranfield Glass 5, Methven Purple Pear 41 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 10, Rakaia Synlait 5 v Hampstead Subway 47, Tinwald Geoff Frew 31 v Allenton 38,

Super Rugby Round 13 CRUSADERS 58 (Nemani Nadolo 2, Dominic Bird, Andrew Ellis, Jone Macilai-Tori, Colin Slade, Matt Todd, Sam Whitelock

tries Slade 6 cons 2 pens) bt QUEENSLAND REDS 17 (Chris Feauai-Sautia, Samu Kerevi tries James O’Connor 2 cons pen) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Mike Fraser.

REBELS 42 (Jack Debreczeni, Colby Fainga’a, Scott Higginbotham, Dom Shipperley, Toby Smith tries Mike Harris 4 cons 3 pens) bt BLUES 22 (Jamison GibsonPark, George Moala, Melani Nanai tries Ihaia West 2 cons pen) at AAMI Park. Referee: Angus Gardner. Crowd: 8,913.

HURRICANES 32 (Reggie Goodes, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Jeremy Thrush tries James Marshall 3 cons 2 pens) bt SHARKS 24 (Bismarck du Plessis, Odwa Ndungane, S’bura Sithole tries Francois Steyn 3 cons pen) at Westpac Stadium. Referee: Chris Pollock.

FORCE 18 (Matt Hodgson, Ryan Louwrens tries Luke Burton con 2 pens) bt NSW WARATAHS 11 (Taqele Naiyaravoro try Bernard Foley 2 pens) at nib Stadium. Referee: Rohan Hoffman. Crowd: 10,115.

LIONS 28 (Jaco Kriel, Courtnall Skosan, Harold Vorster tries Elton Jantjies 2 cons Jantjies 2, Marnitz Boshoff pens) bt HIGHLANDERS 23 (Gareth Evans, Malakai Fekitoa tries Lima Sopoaga 2 cons pen Ben Smith, Sopoaga drop goals) at Ellis Park.

Referee: Craig Joubert.

STORMERS 25 (Schalk Burger try Demetri Catrakilis con 5 pens drop goal) bt BRUMBIES 24 (David Pocock, Joe Tomane tries Christian Leali’ifano con Leali’ifano 3, Jesse Mogg pens) at Newlands Rugby Stadium.

Referee: Stuart Berry.

Bye-Bulls, Chiefs, Cheetahs NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Hurricanes 11 10 0 1 312 197 115 8 48 Chiefs

11 8 0 3 274 197 77 6 38 Highlanders 11 7 0 4 282 234 48 6 34 Crusaders 12 6 0 6 353 253 100 7 31 Blues

12 2 0 10 236 303 -67 8 16

■■ Squash Ashburton Squash Club Winter League F: Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra v I: Canterbury Long Run Roofing Josh O’Malley Beat Matt Speedy 3-0 (15/12; 15/9; 15/11), Grant Smith Lost to Ash Flannery 0-3 (7/15; 11/15; 16/18), Niki-Lee Francis Lost to Ben Kruger 2-3 (15/13; 15/17; 10/15; 15/11; 12/15), Skip Muir Lost to Stephen Blain 0-3 (11/15; 6/15; 6/15), Hamish Mander Beat Donna Brown 3-0 (15/6; 15/4; 18/16), Adam Marshall Beat Bronwyn Flannery 3-1 (no game Scores), Jarod Hopwood Lost to Devon Flannery 1-3 (10/15; 15/6; 13/15; 13/15), Jordan-Lee Francis to Catherine Wells 3-0 (15/9; 15/5; 17/15), Logan Havis Beat Leonie Brown 3-0 (15/6; 15/8; 15/8) G: Nesslea Farms v H: Geoff Read Builders Matt Ness Beat Brad Going 3-0 (15/8; 15/11; 15/9), Dean Harrison Lost to Matt Stoddart 1-3 (14/16; 10/15; 12/15), Armand van der Eik Lost to Chris Lovelock 2-3 (11/15; 18/20; 15/12; 15/9; 12/15), Nick Swift v Philippa Westwood - NO RESULT, Matt Fine Lost to Ian Dolden 1-3 (13/15; 15/10; 15/17; 6/15), Wayne McDowell Beat Chris Redmond 3-2 (no game scores), Jesse McCormick Lost to Campbell Bedward 0-3 (7/15; 4/15; 11/15), Jeffrey Rutten Lost to Bradley Johnson 1-3 (15/10; 3/15; 7/15; 10/15), Kathryn Gray Lost to Lisa Clarke 0-3 (6/15; 8/15; 10/15) D: DPI/EmbroidMe v B: Chilton & Mayne Ltd Tim Stoddart Lost to Steve Leckie 1-3 (5/15; 15/13; 11/15; 9/15), Scott Broker Lost to Garry Mayne 1-3 (13/15; 15/13; 14/16; 5/15), Mark Kennedy Lost to Andrew Watt 2-3 (15/13; 7/15; 6/15; 15/12; 11/15), Michael Burton Lost to Peter Blain 2-3 (15/7; 12/15; 14/16; 15/12; 15/9), Julie Smith Lost to Andrew Quigley 2-3 (15/12; 9/15; 10/15; 15/10; 10/15), Poppy Sparrow Lost to Greg Jopson 2-3 (15/12; 15/13; 10/15; 12/15; 7/15), Scott Punselie Lost to Karen Nieman 1-3 (15/11; 10/15; 13/15; 12/15), Eric Rutten Beat Sam Woolf 3-0 (15/12; 15/8; 15/10), Lynnie Scammell Beat Zac Woolf 3-2 (9/15; 11/15; 15/8; 15/9; 15/7) E: Cates Grain & Seed Ltd v A: Auric Energy Corey Hastie v Pete Summerfield – No Result, Craig Lambie Lost to Devin Francis 0-3 (12/15; 12/15; 7/15), Justin Quaid Lost to Mike Redwood 0-3 (7/15; 6/15; 11/15), Ben Schnackenberg Beat Jason Francis 3-1 (11/15; 16/14; 15/9; 16/14), Jonathon Simpson Lost to Ian McBride 0-3 (10/15; 15/17; 12/15), Phil Keir Beat Hamish Tait 3-1 (15/13; 15/10; 14/16; 15/8), Tom Ravenscroft Beat John Woolf 3-1 (15/12; 14/16; 15/13; 15/11), Terry Hutchinson Beat Mitchell Woolf 3-1 (15/13; 15/8; 8/15; 17/15), Isaac Bazley Beat Toby Woolf 3-0 (15/6; 15/11; 15/10)

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DRAWS ■ Bowls Ashburton Indoor Bowls May 21: Ashburton vs Ellesmere at Lincoln 7:30pm start. Travel arrangements will be advised.

The following players have been selected: G Wilson, M Markham, L Mackenzie, R Ellis; M Lawson, W Lee, G Chapman, G Smith; M Sheard, Mat Bassett, K Mackenzie, D Turner; M Nordqvist, R Bennett, G Hurst, J Gibbs; A Crawford, B Laird, R Mackenzie, G Anderson; K Smith, J Cuthbertson, G Lee, H Mitchell.

May 23: Ladies 10s competition at Avonhead School in Christchurch 9am start.

Travel arrangements will be advised.

The following players have been selected: C Talbot, G Smith, L Mackenzie, G Hurst, B Laird, R Mackenzie, G Lee, H Mitchell, A Richards, S Guildford, K Taylor, M Bensdorp. Manager: John Cuthbertson.

■ Football Mid Canterbury Football May 16 Mid Canterbury Football Local Competition Discovery/First Kicks (4-6years) 8.45am Meet IFANZ Skills Sessions 9.00am - 9.30am 9.45am FK1 Ash Christian School v Team Brazil, FK2 Methven v Tinwald Blue Tigers, FK3 Mt Somers Phoenix v Mustangs, FK4 Rakaia Rovers v Rangers, FK5 Longbeach Stars v SuperSubs/Bye Fun Football (7-8 years) 9.45am Meet IFANZ Skills Sessions 10.00am-10.30am 10.45am FF1 Allenton Aces v Wakanui Whisperers, FF2 Allenton All Stars v Methven Black, FF3 Cheeky Cheetahs v Methven White, FF4 Longbeach Galaxy v Rakaia Ravens, FF5 Mount Somers Glory v Tinwald Blue Thunder 10th Grade Juniors 9.00am Meet 9.30am Kick of f- J1 Longbeach Spurs v Wild Wolves, J2 Red Scorpions v Methven Black, J3 Tinwald Elite v Wakanui Warriors 12th/13th Grade Youth 9.00am Meet 9.30am Kick off - I8 Condors v Eagles, I9 Falcons v Hawks (Remove Nets after game I9 only)

■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club May 16 The third and final round of the Brandon Cup will be played.

Start Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12noon start.

Saturday Starters: Afternoon Steve Richards and Terry O’Reilly. Results Match Committee

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey May 15 Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Hampstead 4.00pm Turf One: Tinwald Orange v Allenton Storm (K O’Reilly L. Begg ) Turf Two: Tinwald Black v Collegians Netherby Meats (W Wallis, J Gray) 4.50pm Turf One: Wakanui Blue v Methven White (K Donald, L Begg) Turf Two: Hampstead v Allenton Thunder (J. Gray, K O’Reilly) 5.40pm Turf Two: Wakanui Black v Methven Black (W Wallis, K Donald) 1st Grade Women 6.40 pm Methven v Hampstead (Collegiate 1st Gr W, Hampstead SW) 7.50 pm Collegiate v Hampstead/Methven (Methven 1GW, Hampstead 1st Gr W) Bye Collegians May 16 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Hampstead Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.00am Turf One: Collegians Green v Collegians White; Turf Two: Hampstead Gold v Allenton Eagles; Turf Three: Tinwald Black v Wakanu Black; Turf Four:Tinwald Orange v Rakaia Blue; 9.50am Turf One:Allenton Hawks v Wakanui Blue; Turf Three: Methven Black v Hampstead Blue; Turf Four: Methven White v Rakaia Black Bye: Methven /Mayfield Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.00am Collegians v Tinwald Red, Hampstead v Tinwald Orange, Allenton Aces v Wakanui Wildcats, Allenton Magics v Wakanui Wizards; Rakaia v Tinwald Black Senior Women at Ashburton 1.30pm Cambridge v Hampstead 1 (C. O’Neill, C Watson) 3.00pm Geraldine v Hampstead/Collegians (C.O’Neill, R. Turnbull) Senior Men at Ashburton 4.30pm North-

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ern Hearts v Wakanui Blue (R Turnbull, C Watson); at Timaru 2.30pm Wakanui Black v Cambridge May 17: 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Wakanui v Allenton (Tinwald 1st Gr M, Collegians 1GM) 6.15pm Tinwald v Collegians (Wakanui 1st Gr M, A Kelland) May 17: 2nd Grade Boys 5.30pm Wakanui v Methven Meercats (A Kelland, Wakanui Blue SM) 6.30pm Methven Madmen v Hampstead (R Law, C. Cannan) Bye Allenton May 19 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pm Wakanui v Hampstead (D Bennett, K. O’Reilly) 5.00pm Collegians v Methven White (E Connolly-Whyte, D. Baker) 6.00pm Allenton Vipers v Allenton Hornets (M Baker, K Donald) Bye: Methven Black

Fundraiser for Shanan The Celtic Rugby Club were able to raise $2190 for injured player Shanan Mactier on Saturday.

Mactier suffered a split kidney, hole in his spleen and urinary tract from a shoulder charge in a senior B match against Mt Somers last month that will have him off work for at least four months. The main item to be auctioned off was one of their special Movember edition senior B jerseys signed by several All Blacks and Crusaders.

The jersey sold for $1475, and the successful buyer has donated it back to the club to be framed and mounted.

■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball May 13: Social Competition ACL: 6.30: Rakaia B v Southern Mayfield Service Centre Social, Laura George and Carmeena Heney; 7.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold v Celtic Social, Brans Surridge and Barbara Adam Vetent: 6.30: Methven Brown Pub White v Rakaia C, Meg Witerick and Tracey Wylie; 7.30: Tinwald South v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue, Lauren Fitzgerald and Sharon Dunstan Carrfields: 6.30: United KFC Colonels Chicks v Collegiate Social, Barbara Adam and Kirsten Clarke; 7.30: Mt Somers Social v United KFC Zinger Chicks, Collette Anselmi and Rachel Brown Ashburton Trust Court – Warm Up Mid Canterbury Netball ACL Premier and Senior A Competition May 14 ACL: 6.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v United KFC A, Wendy Hopwood and Vicki McArthur; 7.30: Celtic A v Collegiate A, Claire Tappin and Vicki McArthur Vetent: 6.30: Methven Wareings A v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A, Jan Lee and Jose Zanderberg; 7.30: Rakia A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, Steph Polson and Kiani Smith Carrfields: 6.30: Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A v Ashburton College B, Barbara Adam and Kiani Smith; 7.30: Celtic B v Methven Euro Agri B, Aimee Elliott and Kari Graham Ashburton Trust Court – Warm up May 16 Ashburton Trust Junior Ct 1: 8.45: St Josephs Celtic Blue v Allenton Crusaders, Mia Pearson and Hayley Dickson; 9.35: Hampstead B v Borough A, Hayley Tallentire and Zoe Beckley; 10.25: Methven B v Longbeach A, Ashleigh Strawbridge and Julie Mushonga; 11.15: St Josephs Celtic Gold v New World Allenton A, Hannah McDougall and Vicki Pluck; 12.05: New World Allenton B v Soutehrn Taylor Groundspreading, Ella Hurley and Sala Bueta; 12.55: Methven Shearmac A v Hampstead A, Danielle McArthur and Grace Adams Ct 3: 8.45: St Joseph’s Celtic Red v Allenton Diamonds, Lara Alves and Michelle Jones; 9.35: Hampstead Blue v Wakanui, Willow Diedricks and Abby Wallington; 10.25: Rakaia A v Methven Professionals, Sarah Alexander and Jessica Cowan; 11.15: Allenton Eagles v Borough B, Sophie Watson and Ellie Lawn; 12.05: Methven Winslow v Southern Hayden Mackenzie; 12.55: Hampstead gold v Longbeach B, Georgia Bent and Ashleigh Strawbridge Ct 4: 8.45: Allenton Firebirds v Tinwald Royals, Jane Cribb and Katie Danielson; 9.35: Southern Hyde Brothers Spraying v Methven SPS, Kate Ahearn and Charlotte Gray; 10.25: Borough C v Netherby Diamonds, Brea Roderick and Donna Watson; 11.15: Wakanui Blue Ferns v Rakaia B, Nikitta Banfield and Lauren Pluck; 12.05: Allenton Giants v Hampstead School C, Tenielle Booth and Annabel Murphy; 12.55: Mt Somers Springburn v Fairton ACS, Lydia Wilson and Sabrina Irvine Ct 9: 8.45: Netherby Magic v Hampstead School B, Roi Makutu and Millie Ness; 9.35: Hampstead School A v St Josephs Celtic Orange, Harriett Leverton and Rhea Conde; 10.25: St Josephs Celtic Green v Methven Cissy’s, Isabelle Wilson and Jenna Pannett; 11.15: Tinwald Tall Ferns v Southern Harrison Spraying, Ruby Williams and Emma Lake Hill; 12.05: Borough D v Lonbeach C, Kate Hatley and Ellen Westwood

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby May 16 Club Day – Allenton & Southern (Mayfield)

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Big loss for College

The Ashburton Barbarians’ Rafeal Talosaga on the charge against the Woolston Rams in Canterbury Rugby League division one at Collegiate South on Saturday. The Barbarians’ winning run was ended by the Rams, going down 30-44. The Rams had run out 56-12 winners against the Barbarians in week one so the hosts expected a tough encounter - and that is exactly what they got. Things don’t get any easier for the Barbarians as they are set to take on the other unbeaten side next weekend when they face the Shirley Hawks in Christchurch.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 090515-JJ-051

Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One: Prebbleton v Lincoln, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, A Hotop, G McMillan, T Rowlands; Hornby v REL Rakaia, Denton Oval, 2.45pm, K Fitzgerald, R Amyes, B Moir; Southbridge v Oxford, Southbridge 1, 2.45pm, G Peddie, S O’Reilly, C Love; West Melton v Glenmark, West Melton 1, 2.45pm, K Hancox, P O’Brien, M Quinlivan; Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic v Kaiapoi, Celt 1, 2.45pm, M Gallagher, M Bell, P Hill Section Two: Devon Tavern Hampstead v Ohoka, Hamp 1, 2.45pm, G Welch, A McGirr, A Chapman; Ashley v PWL Methven, Lwr Lob 1, 3pm, S Laird, C Rowe, B Egerton Claas Harvest Centre Southern v Burn/ Duns/Irw, Mayfield 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, P McKnight, P Everest; Waihora v Darfield, Tai Tapu 1, 2.45pm, H Labuschagne (North Harbour), H Cook, T Lagerwall; Rolleston v Saracens, Roll 1, 2.45pm, R Goodman, P Hudson, K Jones Senior B - Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 9 Allenton v Methven R&R Haulage, Allen 1, 2.30pm, G Shaw, S Bennett, J Kilworth; Mt Somers v Collegiate Eclipse Services, Mt Some 1, 2.30pm, D McKibbin; Southern Tinwald Tavern v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Mayfield 1, 1pm, P McKnight; Tinwald Senior B v Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar, Tin 1, 2.30pm, C Kelland; Bye: Hampstead KFC UC Championship Christchurch BHS v Ashburton College, Combined Competition – Colts Bye: Celtic Combined Competition - Under 18 Celtic v Lincoln, Celt 1, 1.15pm, M Bell; Methven/Rakaia v Malvern Comb, Allen 1, 1pm, A McGirr Combined Competition - Under 16 Section One: Celtic v Oxford, Celt 2, 1.15pm, P Hill; West Melton/Southbridge v Hampstead, Southbridge 2, 12.30pm, C Love Section Two: Ashley*/Amberley v Methven, Lob 5, 1pm, D Chinnery MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required: Allenton v Hampstead Lemacon, Allen 5, 1.45pm, Club Referee; Southern/Tinwald v Methven Seed Cleaning, Mayfield 2, 12.30pm, P Everest MCRU Competition – Under 13 – (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required: Allenton v Tinwald RDI Petroleum, Allen 5, 12.30pm, S Bennett; Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Hamp 1, 1.30pm, Club Referee; Southern Allfarm Engineering v Rakaia Synlait, Mayfield 3, 1.15pm, G Brown; BYE: Methven Snowfed Builders

MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 – (John Smitheram Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Methven Purple Pear, Allenton 4, 1.15pm, J Kilworth; Celtic Ashburton Online v Tinwald Geoff Frew, Celtic 3, 1.30pm; Hampstead Subway v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Hampstead 1, 12.15pm; Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Rakaia Synlait, Mayfield 2, 1.45pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton M v Allenton G, Allenton 2, 1.15pm; Southern Latitude v Celtic Blacklows, Mayfield 4, 1pm; Southern/Tinwald Moore Mechanical v Collegiate/Hampstead HnB Services, Mayfield 4, 2pm; BYE: Methven Mt Hutt Station MCRU Non-Competition – Under 9 Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Blacklows v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Celtic 4, 12.30pm; Rakaia/Allenton v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators, Allenton 3, 1.15pm; Hampstead v Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring, Hampstead 2, 1.30pm; Southern Riverlea v Methven Black, Mayfield 4, 12pm; Bye: Collegiate Ash Painters & Decorators MCRU Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Celtic The Finishing Company, Allenton 6, 1.15pm; Celtic Summerfield Builders v Methven Professionals, Celtic 5, 12.30pm; Hampstead Metalcorp v Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge, Hampstead 2, 1.30pm; Southern Agspread v Rakaia Synlait, Mayfield 3, 12.15pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton G v Collegiate Countdown, Allenton 2, 12.30pm; Allenton M v Methven The Laundry, Allenton 3, 12.30pm; Collegiate Regent Cinema v Methven Black, Collegiate 2, 1pm; Hampstead Spark v Rakaia Synlait Farms B, Hampstead 2, 12.30pm; Southern Coleman Ag v Rakaia Synlait Farms W, Mayfield 3, 12.15pm; Tinwald Canvas v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Tinwald 3, 1.30pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton G v Celtic Anderson Joinery G, Allenton 7, 12.45pm; Allenton M v Methven Black & White, Allenton 7, 1.30pm; Hampstead Netherby 4 Square v Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed, Hampstead 2, 12.30pm; Methven MC Freight v Tinwald AIS, Methven 2, 1pm; Methven The Laundry v Collegiate Redpaths, Methven 2, 1pm; Southern H Mackenzie Contracting v Celtic Anderson Joinery W, Mayfield 1, 12.15pm; Southern Progressive Livestock v Rakaia Synlait, Mayfield 1, 12.15pm

The Ashburton College boys’ 1st XI hockey team suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Cashmere on Friday night in the Porritt Cup Canterbury Secondary Schools’ competition. Having made a strong start in their maiden season, with a 3-2 win over St Andrew’s 2nd Xi and then a 7-1 win over Lincoln, College were dealt a big 1-7 loss from the competition leaders.

Hurrell in trouble Warriors centre Konrad Hurrell will be charged with grade three dangerous contact for the raised knee that left Cronulla Sharks forward Anthony Tupou with a quadruple fracture of his jaw. The match review committee’s decision means Hurrell faces a three week ban with an early guilty plea and four weeks if he unsuccessfully fights the charge. Warriors coach Andrew McFadden believed the incident was accidental and said Tupou’s tackling technique may have contributed to his injury. - NZME

Kenny Dowall stays put Newly re-signed Roosters centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall admits he was close to leaving and took a pay cut in the hope of becoming a one-club NRL player. The Roosters announced the 27-year-old had signed a two-year extension with the club yesterday, a deal that will see him stay in Bondi until the end of 2017. The New Zealand international is now likely to end his career with the club he made his debut with in 2007.

- AAP

‘I’m no Jonah’ Giant Waratahs winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has played down comparisons with his childhood idol Jonah Lomu following his sensational try at the weekend.

The Fiji-born powerhouse provided one of the few highlights of the Waratahs’ loss to Western Force when he stopped to pick up a loose pass behind him then burst through four tackles to score on a 40-metre sideline run. It brought comparisons with All Blacks great Lomu’s famous tackle-busting try against England at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa but a modest Naiyaravoro dismissed that. “He (Lomu) was a huge idol for me,” said Naiyaravoro yesterday. “I have just been hearing things comparing me with him but I am nowhere near him.”

- AAP

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■ SWIMMING

Matthew scoops the pool

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

He didn’t quite match last year’s prolific haul but Ashburton swimmer Matthew Harford still laid claim to two national titles and four gold medals at the New Zealand Age Group swimming championships in Wellington.

Harford, who won nine medals at the meet last year, had a full schedule of 10 events and two relays, collecting four gold and three silver medals.

He won gold medals in the 14-year-old boys’ 200m and 400m freestyle, while also chiming in to help win gold in the Under 15 boys’ 400m and 800m regional relays.

He won silver in the 100m and 200m butterfly and 100m freestyle, while in his other five events he finished in the top 10, with personal best

Matthew Harford has continued his super form in the pool, picking up two national titles and four gold medals last week.

times across eight of the 10 swims.

The Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team had five other swimmers attend the age group nationals, with

each having at least one top 10 finish in either their scheduled events or relays that they qualified to swim in.

Overall - excluding Harford’s superb haul - the club

came away with seven individual medals, two gold, three silver and two bronze), as well as two relay golds and 12 top 10 finishes.

Caitlin Johnstone received a bronze in the 17-18-year-old girls’ 50m breaststroke and had four top 10 placings with commendable PBs in five of her nine events.

Lucy Clough won bronze in the 16-year-old girls 400m individual medley and had two top 10 finishes out of her five swims.

Matthew Clough’s best effort was a seventh place in the 14-year-old boys’ 1500m freestyle, Aimee Elliott was in the 15 and under 800m freestyle regional relay team that placed ninth and Bailey Tait was in the 15 and under 400m freestyle regional relay team that also placed ninth.

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Victory a confidence-booster for 1st XV

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton College opened their account in the UC Rugby Championship with a 15-12 win over Christ’s College at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

Fresh off the bye following a first-up loss to Burnside, the hosts were intent on registering a first win, making their big play late in the match to take the win.

They were again a little slow to start as the visitors hit the lead with a converted try midway through the first half.

Fullback Kieran Hunt put college on the board with a penalty before college caught Christ’s napping to go ahead.

Having botched an early tryscoring opportunity, captain Benji Barry didn’t disappoint second time around.

He took a quick tap from 5m out and the lock barged his way over for the try. Hunt converted to lead 10-7 at the break.

The sides were evenly poised, trading attacking raids with solid defence to start the second half until Christ’s charged down a box kick and won the race to the ball to snatch the lead, but the missed conversion had them only up 12-10.

Conceding the try seemed to spark college into gear.

Their forwards took control and were on the march to the goal line, with Barry turning down a potential go-ahead pen-

First-fives scarce The Hurricanes could be facing a first-five crisis with James Marshall sent for scans on his knee. Marshall is filling in for the injured Beauden Barrett who will likely miss another two weeks due to a knee injury of his own and the next man in line, Otere Black, has played only one game of Super Rugby. Black, 20, came off the bench during the round seven win over the Melbourne Rebels in March. - NZME

Another buzzer-beater LeBron James hit a jump shot from the corner at the final buzzer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers an 8684 victory over the Chicago Bulls yesterday, levelling the Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2.

James finished with 25 points to help the Cavaliers win in another wild finish, returning the favoUr after Chicago took Game 3 on Derrick Rose’s banked 3-pointer at the buzzer. In yesterday’s other playoff, DeAndre Jordan scored 26 points, surviving Houston’s intentional-foul fest in the first half as the Los Angeles Clippers took a 3-1 series lead to put the Rockets on the brink of elimination in the Western Conference semis.

- AP

Dramatic playoff American Rickie Fowler, labelled overrated by anonymous peers in a players poll earlier in the week, has produced a stunning finish to win the lucrative Players Championship in a three-man playoff. Fowler takes home $US1.8 million after playing the final six holes in regulation in six-under-par - including finishing eagle, birdie, birdie across the daunting last three holes at TPC Sawgrass - to shoot a five-under 67 and post 12-under for the tournament.

He then overcame 2008 Players champion Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a playoff, seeing off Garcia in a three-hole aggregate playoff and then taking down Kisner on the first hole of sudden death.

- AFP

AB sevens downed Fiji moved to the top of the rugby sevens standings in Glasgow after beating New Zealand 24-17 in the Cup final yesterday, while England defeated the US to finish third.

South Africa saw off Scotland in the Plate final to finish in fifth spot. Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa are all guaranteed Rio qualification.

- AAP

Murray shocks Nadal

Ashburton College captain Benji Barry reacts to dropping the ball with the try line in sight against Christ’s College in the UC Championship match at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 090515-JJ-035

alty goal to chase the try.

The decision paid off when loosie Cameron McLeod dotted down out wide to put his side in front 15-12, with Hunt able to pierce the uprights from wide out. The hosts were then able to close out the match to collect their first win of the season.

College had claimed an historic 15-10 win over Christ’s College in 2013 - the school’s first win over the prestigious Christchurch school in the Canterbury secondary schools’ competition.

The sides had a 12-all draw last season and it was another close encounter on Saturday, but again College came out on top and a big confidence boost before they head to Christchurch in round four to meet defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High School.

CBHS remain unbeaten after taking down St Thomas 45-8 in round three.

St Andrew’s College also remain unbeaten after a 4019 win over Rangiora as did

Shirley with a 40-19 win over Lincoln, and Burnside are also three from three after they were too good for Waimea 43-7.

Nelson recorded the biggest win of the day with an 83-7 romp over Roncalli and St Bede’s College took care of Timaru Boys’ 22-5, both in Timaru.

Meanwhile, coming off a first-up loss the Ashburton College Girls 1st XV are at home to Geraldine in the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ girls’ rugby competition tomorrow.

Andy Murray has claimed his first Masters title on clay with a stunning display to beat favourite Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 at the Madrid Open.

Yesterday’s victory is also Murray’s first ever on clay over Nadal in seven attempts and stretched the Scot’s perfect start on the surface this season to 9-0 after winning his first ever clay court tournament earlier this week in Munich.

- AFP

QPR relegated Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City sealed Queens Park Rangers’ relegation from the Premier League with a 6-0 victory yesterday. Meanwhile Liverpool’s hopes of a Champions League place were all but ended despite Steven Gerrard’s goal in a 1-1 draw with English Premiership titlewinners Chelsea.

- AFP

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M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 12 May 2015 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 12.02pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 625x4 Berridale King nwtd ......................C Roberts 2 58887 Our Charlotte 17.68 ...................H Anderton 3 87568 Blazing Hot 17.58.......................D Stapleton 4 64883 Homebush Naki nwtd ................J McInerney 5 65825 Showroom nwtd ..............................J Tanner 6 75674 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 7 73315 Know Contest 17.30.......................G Cleeve 8 66353 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 9 57636 Token Muscles 17.61 L & ................... Wales 10 66287 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 2 12.22pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C1, 295m 1 22532 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor 2 87768 Ohoka Strika 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 3 54622 Homebush Nark nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 13233 Boltin Archie 17.28 M & ....................Jopson 5 5x854 Gracy Racer 17.60 C & ...................... Fagan 6 38453 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 7 78548 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 8 14754 Hampden On Tap 17.59 .............D Stapleton Emergencies: 9 57636 Token Muscles 17.61 L & ................... Wales 10 48865 Kiwiana nwtd .................................. H Cairns 3 12.42pm DOGZONE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 58865 Opawa Goodie 17.54 L & ................... Wales 2 17477 Know Struggle 17.53......................G Cleeve 3 14675 Tony’s Choice 17.50 ...................D Stapleton 4 57413 Magic Arrow 17.47 .....................D Stapleton 5 33586 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 6 18274 Feral Helen 17.92.........................M A Butler 7 43388 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 8 6F184 Zippora Blaze 17.50 M &...................Jopson 9 x8736 Homebush Craig 17.29 ...................... I Kaye 10 15687 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 4 1.02pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 1 13313 Know Hero 30.32 ...........................G Cleeve 2 56278 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ..................D Stapleton 3 8x475 Air Flow 30.75 ........................... M Robinson 4 87855 Sparrow 30.88................................ H Cairns 5 22243 Boston Billy nwtd H &..........................Taylor 6 27776 Opawa Viv 31.29 L &.......................... Wales 7 45334 Opawa Kuru 31.03 J & ....................D Fahey 8 33212 General Action 30.42 S & ...............B Evans 9 26685 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve 10 37676 Star Apache 30.74 S & ...................B Evans 5 1.22pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO DASH C1, 295m 1 54457 Cawbourne Beau 17.49 ..................J Tanner 2 47563 Ohoka Joka 17.16 ........................ L Waretini 3 88425 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd M & .................Jopson 4 44631 Our John 17.84 ............................S Hindson 5 72621 Fair Cruzin nwtd ........................J McInerney 6 15877 Look At Lucy 17.48 M & ...................... Smith 7 13387 Cabarita 17.83 ................................ M Grant 8 855x3 Earn Me Some nwtd ..................D Stapleton 9 67376 Adjudicator 17.47 S & .....................B Evans

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1 74857 Tell The Boys 17.72 H & ......................Taylor 2 77528 Business Review 17.44 ..............D Stapleton 3 86113 Abbas Junior 17.36 M & ..................P Binnie 4 54287 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 5 63542 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 M &..............Jopson 6 44228 Terra Alert 17.58 C & ......................... Fagan 7 25586 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 8 68587 Too Much Rebel 17.82 .................A Waretini Emergencies: 9 24567 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 S & ................B Evans 10 6647x Homebush Buck nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 3.04pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES HEAT 4 C1q, 520m 1 37558 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 2 71745 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 3 1734 Jinja Jaffa 30.72 J & ........................D Fahey 4 53444 Belfast Eejit nwtd H &..........................Taylor 5 23313 Goldstar Coco 30.76 S & ................B Evans John McInerney will be chasing 6 13768 Candyboy nwtd C & ........................... Fagan winners in most races on the 7 64335 Know Clown 30.80 .........................G Cleeve 8 65652 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales card at Addington today.

9 26685 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve 10 34777 Hareeba Time 17.88 ..................D Stapleton 10 76787 Opawa Jed 30.06 L &......................... Wales ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 6 1.42pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 111 3.19pm 88x56 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith STAKES HEAT 2 C1q, 520m 2 F2564 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ............C Roberts 1 27752 Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 3 12621 Token Ace 17.36 ............................... J Rush 2 27455 Know Smiggle 30.78 ......................G Cleeve 4 31253 Air Express 17.59......................J McInerney 3 28783 Cawbourne Alpha nwtd ................... M Grant 5 18468 Know Cheers 17.50 .......................G Cleeve 4 573F7 Opawa Bro 30.38 L & ......................... Wales 6 88886 New Thang 17.62 ...................... A Bradshaw 5 11 Goldstar Avery 30.42 S &................B Evans 7 62312 Vincent Gallo 17.52....................D Stapleton 6 38455 Country Crossing 30.31 J & ............D Fahey 8 47475 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 7 26F21 Jewel Apache 30.66 S & .................B Evans 9 68456 Big John Canon nwtd .............M K Dempsey 8 76438 Mega Surge 30.85 ......................... H Cairns 9 26685 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve 10 78486 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 10 68888 Opawa Extreme 30.95 L & ................. Wales 12 3.35pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 46773 Opawa Natty nwtd L & ....................... Wales 7 2.02pm CAROL’S TAB SPRINT C1, 295m 2 65822 Bad Week 17.33........................J McInerney 1 85447 Laudable nwtd............................D Stapleton 3 83638 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 2 75446 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 4 46848 Liz Watto 17.54 H & ............................Taylor 3 35356 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M & ..................... Smith 5 24523 Rockwood Archie 17.58 .............D Stapleton 4 33631 Bella Grace 17.40 C & ....................... Fagan 6 31573 Stenson 17.31 ................................. M Grant 5 24448 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 7 78658 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 6 43575 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 8 15867 Miss Jolt nwtd .............................. L Waretini 7 151 Replay 17.38 .......................................A Lee 8 75627 Cawbourne Rowan nwtd ..............C Roberts Emergencies: 9 16466 El Sid nwtd ....................................R Adcock Emergencies: 9 33767 Homebush Fine 17.65...............J McInerney 10 687x7 Wigmore 17.59........................... D T Barnes SELECTIONS 10 876x7 Come On Dolly nwtd ..............M K Dempsey 1: Know Contest, Will Excite, Blazing Hot 8 2.25pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH Race Race 2: Boltin Archie, Budgie Right, Hampden On Tap STAKES HEAT 3 C1q, 520m Race 3: Magic Arrow, Know Struggle, Tony’s Choice, Feral Helen 1 12431 Albie Jay 30.50 J & .........................D Fahey Race 4: Know Hero, Opawa Kuru, Boston Billy, Air Flow 2 8F454 Tui Time nwtd ................................. H Cairns Race 5: Ohoka Joka, Earn Me Some, Cawbourne Beau Race 3 55858 Know Taste 30.85...........................G Cleeve 6: Goldstar Avery, Long Stockings, Cawbourne Alpha 4 34423 Goldstar Junior 30.66 S & ...............B Evans Race 7: Replay, Bella Grace, Hayley James, Smash Easy 5 37877 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 L & .................. Wales Race 8: Albie Jay, Goldstar Junior, Know Neglect, Tui Time 6 56436 Know Neglect 30.83 .......................G Cleeve Race 9: Abbas Junior, Business Review, Lil Danny Rascal 7 83371 Kinloch Power 30.35 S & ................B Evans Race 10: Jinja Jaffa, Opawa Gavin, Know Clown 8 18445 Glory Hog nwtd .........................J McInerney Race 11: Token Ace, Cawbourne Shadow, Know Cheers 9 26685 Know Worth 30.72..........................G Cleeve Race 12: Bad Week, Stenson, Opawa Natty, Rockwood Archie 10 74778 Mega Volt nwtd................................ M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 9 2.44pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS DASH C1, 295m - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

M10 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 12 May 2015 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 12.12pm OTAGO FIRST 4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 4434 Must Desire nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 2 22 Another Jamie nwtd ..................J McInerney 3 Thunder Dragon nwtd ........................J Allen 4 45 Apollo King nwtd ................................J Allen 5 8x66 Fiesty Fortune nwtd ................. P Hammond 6 53465 Another Key nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 Deborah Bay nwtd..........................J Guthrie 8 87656 El Movin nwtd............................J McInerney 9 7776x Pee Cee Plod nwtd M & ........................J Hill 10 7F Another Way nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 12.32pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 310m 1 87861 Fair trading nwtd .......................J McInerney 2 46175 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 3 88287 Homebush Button nwtd.............J McInerney 4 74448 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ...................B Evans 5 28684 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 6 17646 Big Ben nwtd .............................J McInerney 7 25372 Cawbourne Pirate 18.69 ....................C Weir 8 66x58 Thrilling Henry nwtd .................... B I Conner 9 66788 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 3 12.52pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER MAIDEN STKS C0, 545m 1 Opawa Spice nwtd L & ....................... Wales 2 8x76 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 3 75344 Opawa Larry nwtd L & ....................... Wales 4 745F2 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 5 Heritage Watch nwtd ......................J Guthrie 6 7672 Private Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 7 86253 Infernal Majesty nwtd M &.................Jopson 8 84322 Cawbourne Roman nwtd ...................C Weir 9 78767 Zahra Moon nwtd .............................S Stone 10 7 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 4 1.12pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C1, 545m 1 25638 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 2 172F3 Holivia Lass nwtd M &.......................Jopson 3 441 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 4 64676 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 5 65872 Homebush Ninja nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 77861 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney 7 17875 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 8 52664 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 9 25356 Hyperparadise 33.00 S & ................B Evans 10 62676 Wairio Dee Jay 33.59 .................. B I Conner 5 1.32pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT

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C1, 310m 1 31667 Another Queen nwtd .................J McInerney 2 33767 Homebush Fine nwtd ................J McInerney 3 51742 Sarah’s Domain 18.84...............J McInerney 4 56276 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill 5 83387 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 6 22646 Mitchell Dean 18.81 M & .......................J Hill 7 63577 Opawa Hog 18.41 L & ........................ Wales 8 26136 Cawbourne Peejay 18.94 ...................C Weir 9 66788 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 6 1.52pm BAGLEY LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 87678 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney 2 67455 Pukeko Warrior 19.11.....................B Healey 3 87766 Another Cover 19.02 .................J McInerney 4 18754 Homebush Slinky nwtd .............J McInerney 5 38354 Opawa Laz 18.66 L &......................... Wales 6 64465 Sailors Collar 19.09........................J Guthrie 7 52534 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 8 64756 Bita Banta nwtd M & .........................Jopson 9 66788 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 7 2.12pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 1 47831 Jasper Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 15551 Fancy Kiwi 18.66 ......................... B I Conner 3 28118 Kyla Rose 18.71 ........................J McInerney 4 74321 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 5 84621 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 6 55523 Homebush Flyte nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 16F14 Ilabb nwtd M & ..................................Jopson 8 25654 No More Beersies 18.58 ............. B I Conner 9 83257 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 10 34646 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 8 2.36pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING C2/3, 545m 1 45454 Stich Up 32.62 S &..........................B Evans 2 36314 Memory Lapse 33.38 ................J McInerney 3 23521 Gold Vipa nwtd S & .........................B Evans 4 51425 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock 5 15862 Goldstar Rosie nwtd S & .................B Evans 6 41616 Know Laughing 32.77 ....................G Cleeve 7 37311 Homebush Howard nwtd ...........J McInerney 8 14633 Flying Amelia nwtd .............................C Weir 9 34646 Pukeko Prowler 32.86 ....................B Healey 10 54776 Flip Flippa nwtd L & ........................... Wales 9 2.56pm DUNEDIN AUTO ELECTRICAL STAKES C4/5, 545m 1 12231 Robbie 32.43.................................R Adcock 2 11822 Botany Kevin 32.33 ...................J McInerney 3 68527 Cawbourne Philip 32.41 ............J McInerney 4 48125 Homebush Chopper 32.18 ........J McInerney 5 74423 Can’t Catch Tim 32.61 ..................R Adcock 6 13271 Know Mention nwtd........................G Cleeve 7 15781 Opawa Stella 33.23 L & ..................... Wales 8 13536 Know Mayhem nwtd .......................G Cleeve

9 67377 Thrilling Marty 32.93 ................... B I Conner 10 14455 Know Ambition 32.72 .....................G Cleeve 10 3.12pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C2/3, 310m 1 24727 Matty Hooky 18.81 ....................J McInerney 2 83332 Botany Win 18.52 ......................J McInerney 3 87888 Another Colt 18.63 ....................J McInerney 4 37757 Homebush Zane 18.98 .............J McInerney 5 17576 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 76413 Umaga Rama 18.37 ......................R Adcock 7 15134 Eye Adam nwtd .........................J McInerney 8 46638 Know Knowing 18.68 .....................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 65566 Homebush Errol 18.44 ..............J McInerney 10 72368 Cherry Crusher 18.79 M & ....................J Hill 11 3.29pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2/3, 310m 1 77844 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 .................J McInerney 2 87315 Homebush Bruno 18.76 ............J McInerney 3 46265 Chaimbo 18.71..........................J McInerney 4 34243 Opawa Opal nwtd L & ........................ Wales 5 46445 Know Magic nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 6 F3226 Cawbourne Danial 18.58 ...................C Weir 7 11144 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 8 13875 Another Groom 18.57 ...............J McInerney 9 65566 Homebush Errol 18.44 ..............J McInerney 10 14677 Lots Of Beersies 18.93 ............... B I Conner 12 3.48pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY MAY 19 C4, 310m 1 46752 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 2 76178 Run For Sophie nwtd M & .................Jopson 3 42111 Cawbourne Jelly 18.41 ......................C Weir 4 43542 Abound 18.60................................R Adcock 5 12331 Sprinkles 18.58 .........................J McInerney 6 12864 Red Hot Fury 18.75 M & ...................Jopson 7 18F36 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 8 38843 Homebush Paige 18.69.............J McInerney 9 34554 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 10 54687 Homebush Kelso 18.31 .............J McInerney SELECTIONS Race 1: Must Desire, Another Jamie, Deborah Bay, Apollo King Race 2: Cawbourne Pirate, Fair trading, Lemaquis Willow Race 3: Private Action, Opawa Spice, Opawa Larry, Goldstar Po Race 4: Pukeko Bolt, Holivia Lass, Subterfuge, Homebush Gru Race 5: Cawbourne Peejay, Sarah’s Domain, Another Queen Race 6: Monaco Denver, Bita Banta, Homebush Slinky Race 7: Fancy Kiwi, No Bro, No More Beersies, Jasper Haka Race 8: Know Laughing, Gold Vipa, Homebush Howard Race 9: Robbie, Homebush Chopper, Botany Kevin Race 10: Botany Win, Know Knowing, Eye Adam, Matty Hooky Race 11: Another Fortune, Cawbourne Danial, Whitey’s Gone Race 12: Cawbourne Jelly, Sandi Claws, Homebush Paige LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

■ RECITE

Career in the balance A decision has yet to be made on the future of the dual Group One winner Recite.

The Oaks Stud-bred and raced mare has been side-lined since she was successful in an open sprint when resuming at Te Rapa in February for trainer John Bary.

“It’s not a race or stress-related injury, she probably did it playing in the paddock,” the Cambridge nursery’s manager Rick Williams said.

“It’s an upper limb injury so the next two or three weeks with her will tell the full story.

“She’s already done a fantastic job for us, but it’s frustrating because physically she’s finally there and the best might be ahead if we can get her back to being sound again.”

Recite’s recovery has been further hindered by a more recent front foot abscess.

Meanwhile, The Oaks will have classic ambitions next

Recite’s trainer John Bary.

season for their promising Group One performer Reminisce.

“She was very good at Awapuni and she’ll be set for the 1000 Guineas,” Williams said.

Trained by Graeme and Debbie Rogerson, Reminisce was a fast-finishing third in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes. She had previously won at Trentham and ran fourth in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes.

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Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, 9.30am Tinwald.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. 9.45am Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 ASHBURTON MENS PROBUS CLUB. Allens Road, Allenton.

Monthly meeting with guest speaker.

9.30am Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

M.S.A TAI CHI. 10.00am Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street. NEWCOMERS. Social group coffee morning, All welcome.

9.30am - 12.30pm Nosh Cafe in the Ashford Village, West ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH Street.

GOODWILL SHOP. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass Wednesday and Havelock Street.

6.00am 9.45am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, Allens Road, Allenton.

R.S.A. Cox Street.

8.30am 10.00am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Mellish’s Stream, medium grade, all Holy Communion, Park Street. welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862.

10.00am 9.00am - 11.00am ASHBURTON POTTERY SOCIETY INC. HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton, Every Wednesday, new comers welcome.

Nixon Street, Tinwald.

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10.45am 9.30am - 1.30 pm M.S.A. TAI CHI. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

11.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Class for beginners, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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

Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122

Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. For new and regular players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon, sales table, raffles. Senior

Centre, Cameron Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON KIDNEY SOCIETY INC. Annual General Meeting, Speaker Jan McClelland , director of nursing, all welcome. St John Rooms, Tancred Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social Hall, Havelock St. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15pm TINWALD 500 CARDS. Playing cards and fellowship. Tinwald Hall,

Graham Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, friendship, fun, afternoon tea.

Waireka Croquet clubrooms, Philip Street.

6.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players. M.S.A. Sports grounds, Racecourse Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP.

Annual General Meeting, evening of colourful slides. 30 Catherwood Avenue.

7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Rd. 7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Puzzles Tuesday, May 12, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Gave one a hitch to get married (5) 4. Sparkling spot in lens, gap being created for it (7) 8. It takes place the day before the National Trust finishes (5) 9. A boy in an elegant setting lasting a long time (7) 10. Not being well, one needs only half a pill (3) 11. There’s no reason for it to be unconscious (9) 12. Is joshing the children (4) 13. Round the spot a halfblue is given to old boy (4) 18. It’s lucky for fish am leaving the team (9) 20. The pull that upsets the alimentary canal (3) 21. The smallest idea might link gin with it (7) 22. Result of one’s actions discovered in changing a mark (5) 23. If it never stops it will finish up with fewer (7) 24. Make verses do so with time (5)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) This scene is set for a communication breakthrough, with sitting on unsaid words no longer an option.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) You’ll have no problem picking up Mars’ return to your income sector today, as a fight to break through glass ceilings becomes more serious.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With heart and mind looking to the future, as both a competitive spirit and your passions and fighting spirit kick in, so too will a new sense of enthusiasm.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Mars returns to a reflective part of your chart to wind up a Mars cycle that began in July. There’s a need to slow down and start pacing yourself.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) A new team spirit comes into play that makes connecting both personally and professionally a lot more important.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) With head and heart in the game, it’s now that your professional passions and fighting spirit kick in that things are really going to take off.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Today is more about a sense of what’s possible, just as a new passion for adventure and a hunger for life’s richer experiences is taking hold.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Hold on to things that have fuelled your passions and fighting spirit, especially with your annual relationship review having 9 days to run.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Just as Mercury moves into his final week in direct motion in your relationship sector, Mars returns to fire and spice things up.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Ensure you know exactly where the money is as Mars returns to your work sector to fire up your work drives, passions, fighting and competitive spirit.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) For the first time since Christmas Eve you’ve got planets in one of your professional houses, giving you the chance to seize opportunities.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Mercury is focused on communication and getting ideas on the table, whereas Mars is in your home and family sector to make things happen.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.7 19.3 Max to 4pm 6.6 Minimum 0.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 0.4 Avg May to date 22 2015 to date 231.2 242 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 30 At 4pm Strongest gust N 59 Time of gust 3:25pm

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Wind at 2000m: NW, rising to severe gale 90 km/h for a time.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Mucking In 3 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Robert’s guilt eats away at him; Laurel lies to Marlon; Gabby asks Harriet if she will go to their school to talk about her career in the police.

0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad PGR Tauranga Delta dog team Derek and Turk track down wrongdoers on the streets and in the sand hills; Customs drug dog Waldo sniffs out drugs in a pornographic DVD case. 0 8pm SCU – Serious Crash Unit 0 8:30 Person Of Interest AO 0 9:25 Unforgettable AO 0 10:25 One News 0 10:55 Major Crimes AO 11:50 Beyond The Darklands AO 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 7am Buying Alaska 7:30 Beat My Build 8:30 Hairy Bakers 9am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 9:30 Holmes Makes It Right 10:30 Baggage Battles 11am Buying Alaska 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Travels With The Bondi Vet 12:30 Destination Flavour Down Under 1pm Lost Kingdoms Of South America 2:30 Trish’s French Country Kitchen 3pm Beat My Build 4pm Planet Food 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Full Frontage Mike Pero, landscape designer Justin Newcombe and the Full Frontage team transform New Zealand front yards from the worst house on the street to number one on the block.

8pm A Place In The Sun Discover new destinations in the international property market for investment or relocation.

8:30 My Dream Home Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott help couples find, buy and transform extreme fixer-uppers into the ultimate dream home.

9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Better Homes And Gardens

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Piggy Tales 3 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Art Attack 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men AO 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm Dog With A Blog 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules As the first MKR mother and son contestants, Victoria’s Rose and Josh hope they have what it takes to impress Manu and Pete. 0 8:45 F How To Get Away With Murder AO Flashback meets present day to reveal what really happened the night Lila was murdered. 0 10:45 Revenge AO 0

TV THREE 6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Rick finds Brooke passed out in Eric’s living room, and becomes angry when he realises why his mother had been drinking.

11am All New Rachael Ray One of the doctors from The Doctors answers viewer questions.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR (Part 2) 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 3 5pm Survivor – Worlds Apart 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Bachelor New Zealand – After The Final Rose Special PGR 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:30 NCIS – LA AO Sam is shot while trying to arrest a spy contracted by the CIA. 0 10:25 3 News 10:55 The Good Wife AO

11:45 Scandal AO 11:55 Infomercials 12:40 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under AO 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Shameless AO 3 0 3:30 The Protector AO 3 4:15 Kickin’ It 3 0 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 Grojband 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 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 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Face Off PGR The challenge is to create alien creatures afflicted with interplanetary ailments.

8:30 M Not Another Teen Movie AO 3 2001 Comedy.

A parody of previous teen movies.

Jaime Pressly, Chyler Leigh. 0 10:35 Witches Of East End PGR 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show.

2pm The Jeff Probst Show Jeff Probst hosts a daytime talk show.

3pm Storage Wars 3 A big pay day is waiting in the deserts of California for the buyers, if only Darrell can get there in time.

3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Rick Stein’s India 3 8:35 Prime Rocks – Thin Lizzy AO 9:35 Ross Kemp – Extreme World AO 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

6am The Hunters Club 6:30 Fishing And Adventure An adventure show featuring some of New Zealand’s top fishing destinations.

7am Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles.

From the Adelaide Oval.

10am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Hurricanes v Sharks.

Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Rabbitohs v Dragons.

12:30 Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Swansea City.

3:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Central Pulse v Canterbury Tactix.

4pm Netball Zone 4:30 Netball – College Netball (Replay) Lower North Island – Play-off Two. 5:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) 7pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Rebels v Blues.

7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Hurricanes v Sharks. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

8pm Rugby – World Rugby Sevens (Highlights) Glasgow, Day One. From Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland.

9:30 Rugby – World Rugby Sevens (Highlights) Glasgow, Day Two.

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

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Olympic track cyclist Lauren Ellis was in unfamiliar territory trading the boards of the velodrome for grass, dirt and even a kale paddock when she rode in the Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club’s Six-Hour race on Sunday.

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Six-hour challenge proves popular

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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There were plenty of laps tallied in the Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club’s Six-Hour race with numbers well up for the Wheels Week event on Sunday.

A total of 311 riders rode a 10km circuit of the Ashburton River trail for six hours, with 84 teams and 35 taking up the chal-

lenge solo - including one rider who had turned up to ride as a two-man team but was stood up.

It was a husband and wife combo that dominated the solo riders.

Dunedin’s Johnny Van Leeuwen chalked up an impressive 14 solo laps to be the overall and men’s solo winner, finishing just ahead of Thomas Kissel who also had

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14 completed laps. Third place Mike Smart, Steve Halligan in fourth and fifth placed Nigel Douglas also had 14 laps.

Haley Van Leeuwen racked up 13 laps of the course, one more than Sia Svendsen, to be the women’s winner.

Despite fielding an Olympian cyclist in Lauren Ellis, the Ellis family team could only come in

third place in the family teams.

The Christchurch father and son team registered as Batman and Robin proving too quick to have 14 laps, with the Blair family second with 13 and the Ellis quartet third.

The men’s team of Defend Fire Protection reached the dizzying heights of 15 laps - aided by the fastest lap of the day when they

clocked a 22.19.25 in just their second lap.

Club spokesperson Kerrin Lester said that after two weeks of hard work by the club the track was in pristine condition and resulted in fast times.

Fast times and competitive spirit also resulted in a few minor crashes and even a bit of blood was shed on the track.

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