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Orion the Siberian Husky and Merlot the golden retriever were helping spread a positive message about dogs at the Ashburton Public Library yesterday.

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High winds caused havoc for emergency services in Mid Canterbury as vegetation fires re-ignited and vehicles struggled to stay on the road.

An out-of-control blaze off Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge burned about six hectares of farmland before firefighters from the Methven area had it under control, while Ashburton firefighters were called back to the site of a farm burn-off on Mitcham Road to make sure the area was safe.

Wind gusting up to 100km/h at times blasted Mid Canterbury from Mt Hutt to the plains, where emergency services responded to four accidents in the space of two hours.

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spent several hours on Tuesday night at the Mitcham Road farm, wetting the area after winds re-ignited a vegetation fire; they were back at 1.30pm yesterday repeating the process.

Meanwhile, the Methven, Lauriston and Alford Forest fire appliances were called into Blackford Road about the same time where a previous burn-off had re-ignited.

The burn-off grew from an initial burn area of 2ha to 6ha before it was under control.

A New Zealand Fires Service spokesman said fire engines from Methven and Lauriston, plus fire tankers from Lauriston, Alford Forest and the Ashburton District Council’s rural unit, had trouble moving on the wet and boggy ground.

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But the fire was eventually tamed about 6pm.

Driving was also hard going on some roads around the district as winds buffeted vehicles. St John ambulance units attended a crash at the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road about 1pm where a car left the road. One male patient was assessed at the scene for minor injuries.

Paramedics attended another crash at Lismore Mayfield Road about 3.40pm when another car left the road, injuring a male occupant. He was taken to Ashburton Hospital’s emergency department with moderate injuries.

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Enlisting the help of reading assistance dog The Ashburton Children’s Library is enlisting the help of a ginger norwich terrier called Riff Raff to help beginner readers.

Four-year-old Riff Raff belongs to head librarian Jill Watson and is undergoing special training to be a reading assistance dog.

Ms Watson said trained dogs were used in other libraries around the country and Riff Raff’s job would be to sit quietly and listen as young library users read books out loud to him.

She said dogs were great as reading assistants because they were co-operative and attentive, and not critical or judgmental.

“They can practise their reading aloud and develop skills in a fun way by reading to dogs. We decided Riff Raff would be ideal and he is in training.”

The reading programme will be open to children between the ages of 6 and 10 and those wanting to take part should contact the children’s library.

Riff Raff had his first outing at the library yesterday, as part of a Dog Smart presentation

by Ashburton District Council animal control officer Andrea McMurray.

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Ashburton District Council animal control officer Andrea McMurray sees firsthand the damage caused by dog bites.

The sad part, she says, is that some could have been prevented if children had been taught how to be safe around dogs.

Mrs McMurray and her 18-month-old black labrador Roxy were special guests at the Ashburton Public Library yesterday spreading a positive message about dogs and teaching about

From P1 An ambulance also attended a crash on Tramway Road at Mt Somers, where a car hit a power pole. One male patient was also taken to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries. On State Highway 1 near Dunsandel, traffic was held up while a motorcyclist was treated after an accident about 3pm. He was taken to Christchurch Hospital with serious injuries. Meteorologist Tom Adams said two distinct batches of winter weather had hit the country, one bringing heavy rain and the other high winds.

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Jill Watson introduces Riff Raff the reading assistance dog to young readers at the Ashburton Public Library yesterday.

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40 youngsters some basic rules on how to approach dogs.

Central to the Dog Smart programme is the message that a dog on his own should be left alone and that dogs should be petted on their chest not head – and only after asking the person holding the lead.

There are around 7000 registered dogs in the Ashburton District and they generated about 1200 complaints a year.

Animal control officers also deal with wandering cows and horses, and other livestock like

chickens. She said children taught how to approach a dog, or keep away from it, were less likely to be bitten.

Dogs on their own, eating, tied up or in cars should not be approached. Children approached by an unknown dog should also stand still as running was often misinterpreted by the dog as part of a game.

She also covered basic dog owner’s responsibilities, including picking up dog poo and making sure they had food and water, and could not escape a section.

Mrs McMurray delivers the Dog Smart programme to Mid Canterbury schools and said she was pleased that around 40 children and their parents attended the library session yesterday.

The youngsters had a chance to practise their new skills on Roxy and two dogs from the Mid Canterbury Dog Training Club.

Merlot the golden retriever and owner Lynn Clearwater, and Orion the Siberian husky, and owner Olivia Bufton, were on hand to help reinforce the positive petting.

Dog owners have until the end of the month to register or re-register their pets and working dogs with Ashburton District Council.

“All dogs three months old and over must be registered before the end of July to avoid a late penalty,” environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle said.

“New dogs as well as those whose details have changed since their last registration need to be registered in the council office on Baring Square West, not on the council website.

Existing dog owners with the same registration details can re-register their pets using the council website. Residents can reregister their dogs using the most up-to-date web browser at ashburtondc.govt.nz/our-services/ dogs-and-animals.

Mr Catchpowle said it was important for dogs to be registered on time, as unregistered pets could be seized from September 12.

“Unfortunately, if dogs are left unregistered, infringements will be issued from September 1.

Dogs may then be seized if they continue to be unregistered, so please don’t forget to register your pet.” Dog registration forms were posted to owners at the start of the month.

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Plains Rotary Club helps out Manio-O-Roto

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A classic car run organised by the Ashburton Plains Rotary Club was good news for the Mania-O-Roto scout park yesterday.

The car run, which featured 240 cars, was a fundraiser and resulted in a $2000 cheque for the scouts to put towards renovating an outdoor shower and ablutions block.

Club spokesman Owen Moore said he spent time at the scout park on Chalmers Avenue as a youth and had fond scouting memories.

The club recognised the renovation project needed some help.

Scout zone leader Lori Rusbatch said there were showers in the park’s new dining and accommodation building, but the outside ablutions block was an important part of the infrastructure when big groups were staying.

The renovation project included installing gas to heat hot water for the old brick block.

“The money from Plains Rotary will be a big help, we are grateful.”

Owen Moore from the Ashburton Plains Rotary Club hands over the cash to Mania-O-Roto leader Lori Rusbatch and scouts (from left) Callum Kingsbury, 8, Juliet Kingsbury, 7, Fleur Kingsbury, 5 and leader Phil Crozier (back).

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■ FEDERATED FARMERS

Meth use on farms rising

BY MICHELLE NELSON

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Rising methamphetamine use in the rural sector should be raising flags for farmers – particularly where accommodation is offered.

Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Katie Milne said the federation was in discussions with Rural Health Alliance Aoteroa New Zealand (RHAANZ) to determine the extent of onfarm drug use and formulate a multi-pronged plan.

While the federation has incorporated a drug and alcohol policy into new employment contracts, not all farmers were following up with testing for illicit drug use and those who were could be left dealing with a raft of problems.

Seventy-five per cent of the staff recently tested on a Waikato

farm reportedly returned positive results for illicit drug use.

“The anecdotal evidence after some testing was done came as a shock as to how many issues there may be and what should be done about it,” she said.

“It unlocks a whole can of worms around insurance and stand-down periods.”

Farmer landlords face an additional dilemma, particularly where on-farm rental accommodation is used to manufacture meth. “Every industry is facing this problem and we are not immune, but there’s other issues with farmers who supply accommodation,” Ms Milne said.

“In more remote areas there is no choice but to provide rental accommodation, which does fall under the Tenancy Act, but

there are some rural properties, where P (meth) has been manufactured.”

Farmer landlords were often reluctant to instigate routine rental inspections, which could come at a cost to them in the case of meth contamination.

“We need to get better at doing regular three-monthly tenancy inspections, which all landlords are entitled to do. “We should activate the notices and be more on top of that – often we’re a bit relaxed about that and don’t want to invade our staff’s space.”

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cause severe health problems for future occupants of a dwelling.

Some dairy farmers had also reported a significant drop-off in job applications when drug testing is stipulated as a requirement.

“You might have got 50 applicants but mention drug testing and it can drop off to five. A couple of people reported a zero response,” Ms Milne said.

“We don’t really know the level of use, at the moment most of the evidence is anecdotal – we know it is prevalent but nobody has any firm facts.

“On the other hand, if people are addicted they need help to be able to remain viable workers – how do you travel through that maze and come out at the other end with reliable employees?”

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Volunteers needed for snow project Mid Canterbury people living in the foothills and high country are being asked to help out with a snow-measuring job if snow eventuates at their place this week.

Niwa is asking for public help to measure how much falls, and all they need is a ruler and some of the wintry white stuff.

Niwa snow scientist Christian Zammit says there is very little scientific data about snow in New Zealand but it was important to help understand risk to buildings and infrastructure, such as power lines, and the impact on ground water and how weather develops.

“We need help to build our databases and to better understand how snow falls and how much it varies between locations.

This week is an ideal time to start taking measurements and we would really appreciate the help.”

There are two measurements that are helpful to scientists. The first is the depth of the snow and the second is the snow density, or how heavy the snow is.

This is important when it comes to the amount of snow buildings can withstand or how much snow melt is to recharge the local groundwater system.

The first thing to do is choose a location – Niwa recommends somewhere typical like a lawn or park. Then put a ruler vertically into the snow down to ground level and record the depth in millimetres. Do this 10 times, each time at a different place in that location between 10 and 100m apart.

Repeat the measurements at the same places throughout the day – or at least once in the morning and again in the afternoon.

If there are several days of snow, repeat the measurements at the same general location each day when it’s fine, not when it’s snowing.

The snow density measurements are a little more time consuming but are important to estimate snow loadings for buildings.

All the instructions on how to make accurate snow measurements are on Niwa’s website: www. niwa.co.nn/niwasnow where you’ll also be able to download a snow measurement form.

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■■GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP

New look for Ford site

By Linda Clarke

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Work will begin at the weekend on a $2 million renovation of the Gluyas Motor Group’s car dealership on Kermode Street.

The end result will be a combined Ford and Nissan dealership, with a new administration building.

Managing director Peter Gluyas said it was an exciting project which would begin this weekend when parts, service and reception staff would move into

the showroom and their brick building could be demolished.

The original building was erected in 1954 and had been added onto and altered over the years, but was not up to new earthquake standards.

At the end of the month, mechanics at Kermode Street will shift to Moore Street, where the Nissan dealership is currently trading. All of the workshop will move back to Kermode Street, along with the Nissan dealership,

by March next year.

Mr Gluyas said work on the new building in Kermode Street would begin on September 5 and the site would be cleared by the end of August.

It would be business as usual at the Ford dealership, for both sales and service jobs. “Customers will come in here as usual and drop their cars off and we will take them to the Moore Street workshop.”

The new building on Kermode Street will be set back from the footpath, allowing for two rows

of cars to be displayed.

“There will be six months of headaches with these changes but eventually we will be on the one site.”

Mr Gluyas said the AA agency would be moving permanently to Paper Plus from the end of this month and the driver testing operation run by VTNZ would also be based elsewhere from August 1.

The Ford dealership has been on the Kermode Street side for 62 years.

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Victim named Police have named the man who died in a two-vehicle accident in Northland on Monday. 83-year-old Kaiwaka resident Scott Dalziell was killed when his car was hit by a truck on State Highway One at Kaiwaka. Police allege the elderly man pulled on to the highway as the truck was passing through.

His wife, who was also in the car, was airlifted to Whangarei Hospital where she has been in a serious condition. The truck driver came out of the crash unscathed. The Serious Crash Unit is continuing its investigation.

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Villas are flying out the door at Lochlea Lifestyle resort in Ashburton.

Resort Manager Tony Sands said stage two of building has begun and the resort no longer has any villas to show prospect buyers because demand has been so high.

“We’ve already sold 12 licenses for villas in stage two. We quite easily could be sold out within the next couple of years,” he said.

Mr Sands said they have a total of 111 spaces for villas at the resort.

“We used to be able to build a number of villas to show people there but because the interest has been so high and so rapid we’re building them to order,” he said.

He said the peak in interest could be because they have completed the hospital and are offering assisted care apartments as well. “A lot more people are aware now what a great facility it is and what it has to offer,” he said.

Radius Rest Homes, who owns Lochlea, last month opened Radius Millstream next door to the resort. Millstream is an 80-room rest home, hospital and dementia care facility.

On opening day, 60 per cent of rooms at the home were booked, according to a press release put out on the day.

Logan Robinson, 18 months, enjoys one of Rakaia Toy Library’s new toys at the open day yesterday.

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Bouncing closer to the goal

By Emma Moody

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Rakaia Toy Library’s open day yesterday brought them closer to their bouncy castle goal.

The toy library started fundraising last year towards a $3000 goal to buy a full sized, commercial bouncy castle.

President Annabelle Percy said they had already raised over half of the money needed. “So far, we have raised $1600, mostly from approaching local businesses

but we have also had some really successful fundraisers,” she said.

At the open day, the toy library also had a bake sale and a silent auction on a Mr Potato Head cake.

The open day also gave the toy library the opportunity to unveil some new toys. One of the toys was a red ride-on tractor-trailer set, donated by Cochrane’s of Canterbury.

The other was a fort, which the toy library paid for and is

already one of the children’s favourites. Mrs Percy said one of the other reasons for the open day was to raise awareness of the toy library.

“It’s also a great way to let people know we’re here, you know, families who have older kids and might have forgotten about us and then had another baby,” she said.

Rakaia Toy Library is open every Saturday from 11am to 12pm in the St Andrew’s Church Hall.

Grabaseat celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday by giving punters the opportunity to hack into a monstrous 1.2 tonne sponge cake to find hidden prizes.

Littered throughout the cake were little green canisters filled with domestic and international flights, headphones and Prezzy cards, and from midday participants in Britomart were given 30 seconds to dig at the cake in the hopes of winning international travel.

Along with the hidden prizes, the first 250 in line received double passes to the upcoming Warriors game against the Rabbitohs.

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Injured after dispute A man has received minor injuries following a dispute in Levin involving an air rifle. Police were called to the dispute between two men who knew each other yesterday afternoon. They say they are seeking the other man involved in the dispute but they didn’t believe there was any danger to the public. They aren’t releasing any further information at this stage.

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SuperGold cards failing to shine in Ashburton

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SuperGold cards are failing to shine in Ashburton with a lack of visibility on where they can be used.

Cardholders wanting to strike gold with discounts provided by the membership are finding Ashburton to be a dull prospect.

Members can claim discounts from a range of services, businesses and councils, including free public transport.

However, with no public transport and few businesses advertising the discounts, the SuperGold cards are getting little use in Ashburton.

Some members spoken to at the 206 Club yesterday said they’d never used their gold cards.

“They need to put a notice in their windows saying ‘we accept gold cards’,” Una Green said.

“I suppose you can use it for petrol but half of us don’t drive so we don’t need petrol,” she said.

Age Concern Ashburton has a

list of places in Ashburton that accept the offer discounts to SuperGold cardholders.

As of February this year, there were 85 places in Ashburton where SuperGold members could receive discounts.

They included Regent Cinema, ANZ, ASB, BNZ, and the Ashburton District Council, where the holder receives discounts on the Elderly Persons Scheme, Rates Rebate Scheme and Rates Postponement Scheme.

Cardholders also get discounts on casual swim fares at the EA Networks Centre.

SuperGold cards are given to any New Zealand resident over 65, or anyone under 65 receiving the veterans pension.

Right – 206 Club members (from left) Val Snowball, Margaret Walker, Joy Dunlop, Rae Cameron and Una Green hold up their SuperGold cards.

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■■EMERGENCY HOUSING PLAN

$60m will go a long way

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Ashburton state houses in disrepair are to be processed more quickly through Labour said candidate Jo Luxton.

Labour candidate for Rangitata Jo Luxton said the $60 million policy will in part focus on the state homes around New Zealand, of which Ashburton has 186.

Labour dropped its $60 million plan last week and was quickly panned by National for being too light on information.

National released its own $41.1 million plan to provide 3000

more emergency homes in May. It was later revealed part of the 3000 emergency homes would come from existing providers who could request the funding through Winz.

Mrs Luxton said Labour’s emergency housing plan would focus on building new state houses, and not selling them off.

She said Labour would also maintain and repair the homes in a timely manner, something she said was not being done under the current government.

“Maintaining state houses means ensuring that they are of good quality, warm and dry, re-

pairs and meth decontamination are done in a timely manner.”

“Houses are sitting for ridiculously long periods of time empty, waiting to be repaired or decontaminated while people are desperately looking for housing,” she said.

Mrs Luxton said of the 186 state houses in Ashburton, 10 are empty because they need meth decontamination and repairs, and two are pending sale.

She said 95 per cent of state houses failed Housing New Zealand’s warrant of fitness and under Labour none of the state housing stock would be sold.

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The warrant of fitness is a proposed bill to ensure rental homes meet a number of health and safety standards, which is being trialled by Housing New Zealand.

“The Emergency Housing Plan is a nationwide programme that we expect will provide services to where they are needed and in an equitable way, so Ashburton would get a fair share of those resources, this is not just about Auckland,” she said.

Mrs Luxton said it was an excellent and comprehensive plan that could go a long way in improving people’s lives in Ashburton and New Zealand.

Shot dead A 36-year-old Hamilton man was shot dead on Tuesday night as police searched a possible gang premises involved in the supply of methamphetamine and firearms.

Police say the man picked up a long-barrelled firearm and cocked it “in very close proximity” to officers. People at the scene identified the shot man as Nick Marshall.

His father Nelson Marshall said on Facebook: “Not a good day to say the least. The police smashed my son’s door down and shot him dead tonight.”

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China rejects ruling China risks violating international law if it continues to strike a defiant tone and ignores an arbitration court ruling that denies its claims in the South China Sea despite calls from the US and the head of the UN for the peaceful resolution of disputes in the oilrich waters.

In a case that was seen as a test of China’s rising power and its economic and strategic rivalry with the US, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that China had breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights by endangering Philippine ships and fishing and oil projects.

China’s ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, said that the arbitration case “will probably open the door of abusing arbitration procedures.

“It will certainly undermine and weaken the motivation of states to engage in negotiations and consultations for solving their disputes,” Cui said. “It will certainly intensify conflict and even confrontation.”

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should be treated as final and binding.

The ruling is significant as it is the first time that a legal challenge has been brought in the dispute.

US State Department spokesman John Kirby said Washington has seen signs in recent weeks of continued militarisation by China in the South China Sea. President Barack Obama’s top Asia policy adviser, Daniel Kritenbrink, said the US had

no interest in stirring tensions in the South China Sea as a pretext for involvement in the region.

“We have an enduring interest in seeing territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia Pacific, including in the South China Sea, resolved peacefully,” Kritenbrink said at a forum of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

China boycotted the arbitration hearings and described them as a farce. China’s for-

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Among the possible picks are former US House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn.

“I have it down to five people,” Trump said.

Pence introduced Trump at a campaign rally in Westfield, Indiana, on Tuesday evening.

Gingrich and Christie have also campaigned with Trump in recent weeks.

The Republican National Convention, where Trump is set to be formally nominated as the party’s candidate for the November 8 election, begins early next week in Cleveland.

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Sky Italia TV said one of the drivers had died, with no word yet about the fate of the other one.

“I dug through the wreckage and managed to save my husband. But I saw people cut to pieces,” said an elderly woman standing alongside her husband, whose head was swathed in bandages.

Another survivor said he was thrown to the floor by the impact.

It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision.

By mid-afternoon a giant crane had arrived at the scene to start lifting the smashed carriages to see if any bodies were trapped under the wreckage.

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At least 25 people have been killed and dozens are injured after two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in southern Italy.

Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns of Corato and Andria in the southeastern Puglia region.

Rescue operators raised the death toll to 25 after a day of frantic rescue operations, and warned that it could climb higher as some of the 50 injured were in serious condition.

There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy’s worst train disasters in recent years.

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eign ministry rejected the ruling, saying its people had more than 2000 years of history in the South China Sea, that its islands did have exclusive economic zones and that it had announced to the world its “dotted line” map in 1948.

International law experts and China observers described the ruling as a legal blow to its claims in the disputed waters.

The ruling has brought China, the US, Southeast Asia a to a dangerous crossroads, with one path leading to negotiations but the more likely one towards growing tensions in a politically and economically vital area.

Finding for the Philippines on a number of issues, the court said there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within its so-called nine-dash line, which covers almost 90 per cent of the South China Sea. None of China’s reefs and holdings in the Spratly Islands entitled it to a 322km exclusive economic zone, it added.

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Odom removed from flight Lamar Odom was removed from a flight for being “wasted” and for vomiting in front of passengers. The troubled basketball player - who suffered a nearfatal overdose in a Las Vegas brothel last October - reportedly downed beers and whisky in the Delta Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport while waiting for a late-night flight to New York. After boarding the plane, he left his first class seat as the aircraft was about to take off, threw up in the galley and then vomited again in the bathroom.

Onlookers said that flight attendants “gently” escorted him from the plane, the flight eventually took off, arriving at its destination 40 minutes late.

Aniston sick of paparazzi Jennifer Aniston has penned a damning essay about paparazzi culture, and in it, she confirms she’s not pregnant.

However, she is fed up with predatory tabloid culture that defines women by their looks and maternal status.

Further speculation over whether she looks as though she’s pregnant or may have eaten too much “reflects the warped way we calculate a woman’s worth”. “For the record, I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up. I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of ‘journalism,’ the ‘First Amendment’ and ‘celebrity news’,” she wrote. She wrote that she hoped consumers would become more aware of the messages such publications put forth.

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ominations for this year’s local body elections open tomorrow and the Ashburton District will be looking for plenty of strong, new leaders.

Indications are that the urban ward of the Ashburton District Council might have only a couple of returnees seeking re-election, the eastern ward just one and the western ward, none. This year, there will be change.

Standing for council is not for everyone. It requires free day-time hours and plenty of free eveninghours for the reading and understanding of issues that’s required.

And it requires people whose motivation is for what is best for our district.

It’s not about being a one issue candidate or for furthering your own ambitions. It’s about having an all-encompassing view of the district, urban, rural, rich, poor.

And it’s not about seeking personal glory or the media spotlight.

This year we are losing a wealth of local body experience from around the council table, that’s knowledge that takes years to acquire. The gaps that those departures will leave make it even more important we replace those councillors with the best possible team.

Ask any councillor and they’ll tell you it’s not always an easy job.

If you do it right, you won’t always be liked – by the public or by your fellow councillors. But local body service is not a popularity contest.

There are so many people in our community who would make outstanding councillors, people with open minds, a broad view of the district and who have a wealth of life, business and community experience. That we’re not seeing these people come forward as candidates is a real concern. They say one person, one lone voice, can’t fight the establishment and that’s a real worry if that is the public perception of what goes on not just around the council table but behind closed doors.

We have the right individuals with the right credentials and they could be a powerful force for the right kind of change. To encourage them to put their hands up, we’ll have to change the public’s perception of how the council’s elected members run their business.

GIVE US A CRACK!

YOUR VIEW Lot 9 I see Ashburton’s Bung the Bore camp is claiming credit for the council’s decision to halt the sale of lot 9.

I believe they can also claim credit for the loss of a hundred jobs, they can claim credit for stopping the railway moving out of town, they can claim credit to the half a million plus dollars that will not be spent in Ashburton and the ripple effect carries on when there was another way.

George Rendall ****************** I believe Sue Newman, Angus McKay, the councillors who

voted for this purchase, and the people who supported it were extremely naïve in doing so.

As the two weavers in the tale of The Emperor’s New Clothing were able to do, all of these people were hoodwinked into believing that this company could produce 100 jobs, and be able to shift the railway yard to the new industrial estate. And for Angus McKay to come out in Tuesday’s Guardian and say that we need to protect water resources for the future, has an enormous amount of irony to it.

I don’t believe the next council will want to touch this tainted consent!

Simon Blissett

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Food prices rise in June

The Reserve Bank is trying to understand why inflation has consistently undershot expectations over the past six years, which it sees as a strategic priority this year, assistant governor John McDermott said.

In a speech explaining how the central bank arrives at policy decisions, McDermott told the Manawatu Chamber of Commerce that the RBNZ’s forecasting team hadn’t predicted the “persistent weakness in inflation or the persistent strength in the New Zealand dollar”. The bank’s team isn’t alone in being baffled by protracted low inflation, and the RBNZ has been shifting resources to boost its understanding.

“The persistent period of

weaker than expected inflation remains a focus for the bank, and the bank’s research programme is shedding light on the drivers of low inflation,” McDermott said.

“Increasing our understanding of low inflation is a strategic priority for the bank.”

The RBNZ is projecting the consumers price index will have risen 0.6 per cent in the June quarter when the figures are released next week for an annual pace of 0.6 per cent. The bank’s mandated measure of inflation has tracked below the target 1 per cent-to-3 per cent band since September 2014 as a strong Kiwi dollar and cheap oil prices keep imported inflation low, while record migration removes pressure on wage increases.

The bank refrained from cut-

ting interest rates last month, waiting instead for the June economic and inflation figures. Governor Graeme Wheeler has been balancing the weak level of inflation against the risk posed to the country’s financial stability by rising house prices.

McDermott yesterday outlined how the bank makes its policy decisions, without providing any guidance for next month’s review, saying the greater role of committees “mean the bank now relies less on the single decision maker model” and “ allows the consideration of a greater range of viewpoints”.

Governor Wheeler will only have the final say if there isn’t a majority or consensus view on policy options, he said.

-AP

NZX proposes change to price sensitive announcements

BY PAUL MCBETH NZX wants to change the way it flags price-sensitive announcements which attract brief trading halts, putting the onus on issuers to identify what’s material.

The Wellington-based stock market operator is seeking more feedback on a proposal to change the way it uses administrative halts after initial submissions were divided on whether to drop the practice altogether. NZX now plans to rely on an issuer’s

assessment of whether an announcement is material, which would then be flagged to the market and attract a short trading halt, it said in a statement.

NZX asked for submissions last August on a plan to stop flagging some announcements as price sensitive, which was supported by law firms Chapman Tripp and Russell McVeagh, as well as ANZ Bank New Zealand, and the Listed Companies Association. However, the New Zealand Shareholders Association

and Securities Industry Association “indicated that investors do rely on the identification of price sensitive information” and dropping the practice “would have a disproportionate impact on retail investors,” NZX said in its response paper.

The local stock market operator is working with its Australian counterpart to try and align practices, but doesn’t plan on waiting for the ASX to complete its own review.

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

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RBNZ trying to understand unexpected weak inflation

which fell 20 per cent.

Restaurant meals and readyto-eat food advanced 1.6 per cent over the year.

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average price of a kilo of cheddar cheese dropped to $7.68, from $9.12 a year earlier and marking the lowest level since September 2007, the statistics agency said.

Meat, poultry and fish prices dropped 0.9 per cent over the year as chicken fell 5.3 per cent, processed meat slid 2.9 per cent and lamb sank 5.2 percent. Beef bucked the trend, advancing 4.3 per cent.

Fruit and vegetable prices increased 2 per cent over the year, with continued record high prices for avocados, up 146 per cent, partly offset by lower prices for tomatoes

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New Zealand food prices rose in June, led by seasonal gains for vegetables.

Food prices increased 0.4 per cent in June from May, Statistics New Zealand said. Prices were 0.5 per cent lower than June last year, the agency said.

Vegetable prices led the gains in June, advancing 8.4 per cent from May due to seasonally higher prices as cucumber jumped 72 per cent, capsicum rose 44 per cent, lettuce increased 16 per cent, and tomatoes were up 13 per cent. After adjusting for seasonal variations, food prices fell 0.9 per cent as vegetable prices dropped 6.5 per cent.

The food price index accounts for about 19 per cent of the consumers price index, the Reserve Bank’s mandated measure, and

is typically seen as a barometer of wider inflation. Annual inflation rose at a 0.4 per cent pace in the March quarter, and Statistics NZ will release data for the June quarter on July 18.

ASB Bank economist Kim Mundy said the food prices data was softer than expected, prompting it to pull down its forecast for second quarter inflation to 0.5 per cent, below the Reserve Bank’s 0.6 per cent forecast.

ASB didn’t change its view for interest rates and continues to expect the Reserve Bank to cut in August and November, she said.

Today’s data show the decline in annual food prices was led by lower grocery prices which dropped 2.3 per cent. Dairy product prices weakened, with cheese prices down 9.5 per cent, fresh milk slipping 3.9 per cent and yogurt falling 9.2 per cent. The

17/6

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S&P/NZX 50 Gross q

7,064.32 –15.14 –0.21%

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q S&P/NZX All Gross

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p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,388.5

+35.3

+0.66%

At close of trading on Jul 13, 2016

p Dow Jones Indust.

18,347.7 +120.7 +0.66% At close of trading on Jul 12, 2016

FTSE 100 index q

6,680.7

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p Nikkei 225 index

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q Gold

1,342.40

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q Silver London – $US/ounce

20.35

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p Copper London – $US/tonne

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Country

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TT sell

Australia 0.9726 0.9407 Canada 0.9697 0.9344 China 0.1761 4.5457 Euro 0.6736 0.6448 Fiji 0.5429 1.4229 Great Britain 0.557 0.5378 Japan 77.75 74.51 Samoa 1.9103 1.6749 South Africa 10.6078 10.2283 Thailand 26.00 24.80 United States 0.7428 0.7166

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■■RURAL HEALTH

Be mindful of on-farm hygiene

By Michelle Nelson

michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Calving and lambing is set to get under way but farming families should be aware those cute cuddly babies can transmit debilitating illnesses.

Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Katie Milne said it was important to be mindful of hygiene, especially where children were concerned.

“With school holidays in full swing and children out on farms more it’s important to remember about endemic diseases, like norovirus, which can be caught from young animals,” she said.

Small children in particular are vulnerable as they are more likely to allow lambs or calves to suck fingers and less able to wash hands thoroughly.

“Carrying a bottle of hand sanitiser or a packed of wet wipes on the farm with you to wipe the kids’ hands can help prevent tummy bugs,” Ms Milne said.

Diseases which spread between animals and humans are known as zoonoses and take dif-

Cute lambs can carry nasty illnesses. ferent forms, from bacterial to fungal.

Cryptosporidium is a common cause of calf scours and is transmitted to humans by direct contact with animal faeces or

contaminated food or water.

Campylobacter causes bouts of diarrhoea and abdominal cramps and can be passed on through contact with ruminants, poultry and other domestic animals.

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Salmonella causes gastrointestinal infection in humans and is transmitted through infected faeces. Many animals may carry the disease without showing any signs. It can also multiply in food

products, particularly if stored at room temperature.

Leptospirosis is the most wellknown of the zoonosis illnesses in New Zealand. It is also one of the most serious and common occupationally-acquired zoonoses in the world. About a hundred cases are reported in New Zealand each year and up to 60 per cent of those require hospitalisation. However, many more cases are believed to go unreported.

The disease is largely spread through contact with infected urine and, despite vaccination, up to 30 per cent of dairy herds contain cattle shedding lepto at some stage. Sheep, deer, rodents and pest animals can also spread the disease.

Rural Women New Zealand has spearheaded a campaign to raise awareness of leptospirosis for many years, and has raised money for research into the disease.

Ringworm and scabby mouth can also be spread from animals to humans.

■■RURAL TRAINING

Training key to surviving dairy downturn With the right information and an understanding of how to apply it, it is possible to prosper during economic downturns, according to leading consultants.

Scarlatti director of primary sector consultants Dr Adam Barker said farm businesses have to cut costs in a downturn, but it takes training and knowledge to make the right cost cutting decisions.

“There is a growing body of evidence that the difference between farms that just get by and those that thrive irrespective of conditions comes down to the

quality of farm management,” he said.

Studies done in both New Zealand and Australia show that skills make a significant difference to the bottom line. A Study in Tasmania found skill levels explained the difference between the top 10 per cent of dairy farmers who make over 10 per cent return on capital, relative to the average farmer, making a little over two per cent return on capital.

Dr Barker said that work done

by Scarlatti demonstrated vocational skill level training for farm staff would return two or three

dollars for every dollar invested, while management training yielded between 10 and 20 times that.

“Taking an average-sized farm as an example, profitability can vary by up to $200,000 – and most of that difference is down to the skills of management running that farm. It’s not just soil and rainfall, but the people.

“Many factors determine profitability, but training is a very large part of it.”

Dr Barker said that it takes a combination of three things to make a good manager; experi-

ence; innate ability and training.

DairyNZ strategy and investment leader Dr Mark Paine agreed cutting the right costs is important in a downturn.

“Training is critical not only for helping farmers identify what costs to reduce, but also other areas for gain, such as lean management systems, reducing wastage and building effective teams,” Dr Paine said.

“Each one is important to surviving a downturn in good shape,” he said.

“But the ability to observe what is happening in the market right

now, and to use those observations to anticipate what the impact will be six, nine or 12 months down the track is critical to success – and the ability to do that comes with study and training.

“Top performing businesses are regularly setting targets based on factors such as previous years’ performance, and comparing with others in the district and comparing by physical and financial parameters. For example, total pasture grown, total pasture utilisation and keeping farm expenses under $3.50 per kilogram of milk solids.”

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Hunter Morrow, 18, from the small town of Luggate, out-quacked more than 20 competitors on his way to victory in the national duck-calling championships on Saturday.

The grand prize includes a trip to compete in the world championships in

Arkansas in November.

The building apprentice is hoping it will be second time lucky, after finishing fifth in the same competition last year.

Morrow said thanks to his upbringing, duck calling came naturally to him.

“I’ve been duck hunting with dad since I was a little kid,” he said.

He said he also practises at home, which can get irritating but his family is supportive.

Competitors cup their hands around the duck callers to change the pitch and tone of the varying types of duck calls.

The calls were judged by John Meikle, a Rotorua Fish & Game Officer armed with the unenviable job of trying to pick a winner.

In the end, Morrow beat Hamilton’s Owen Robinson, and Callum McKenzie from Christchurch for national honours.

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■■AMBULANCE, PART TWO

Stories that connect S

ometimes one story leads to another and sometimes another and another as well.

Even if we say so ourselves, our “ambulance” story from two weeks ago has done just that.

The comments have been fascinating and they started while the paper was hot off the press.

Quite early on the morning of publication – before the writer had actually seen the story in print – Roger Vessey commented on it.

Roger. who is well known around these parts and has always kindly taken an interest in our motoring stories, said he could remember the Austin ambulance and he confirmed its age.

Maurice Ward was also able to confirm our deductions about the vehicle’s age.

He had good reason to remember the Austin ambulance because he spent time in it – as a St John Ambulance officer.

Maurice is pretty sure the officers photographed in the ambulance are the late Bill Soal and the late Ernie Hight, who were often on duty at the races where the photo was taken.

But interestingly we may also have a photo of Maurice on duty with the Austin ambulance at a rugby match.

Photos taken at the particular game show an injured player being stretchered off and taken to the ambulance.

Maurice hasn’t seen those photos yet, but chances are he is one of the two officers on duty that day.

No doubt readers will agree this has been fascinating, but wait, there is more!

Another reader Graeme Thomas contacted us to say he has a photo of another ambulance taken at an Ashburton race meeting.

This ambulance is a Humber Super Snipe, which other readers also recall.

The Humber was probably a

While the punters were interested in the winners on the day (including Graeme Thomas’ Matador), the St John Ambulance in the background has its own story, probably manned on the day

by Bill Soal and Ernie Hight.

stablemate of the Austin ambulance and it is likely they were both in use before the International ambulances were put into service.

That’s right, International ambulances, plural.

We now know there were at least two of those, the one depicted in the last story and another slightly different model as well.

But getting back to the Humber Super Snipe ambulance, readers may be wondering why Graeme Thomas has a photo of it.

Well funnily enough, or maybe considering the series of coincidences this story has unearthed, maybe not, the reason Graeme has the photo possibly goes back to a part time job he had many years ago.

For this newspaper!

Back in the day Graeme’s stepfather Reg Downes was the editor of this publication.

While still at school Graeme was keen to start making a bit of money so Reg said to him “get on your pushbike and earn some”.

So that’s exactly what Graeme did, by biking out to the racecourse and bringing results back to the newspaper office.

Certainly a bit different than the way results are transmitted these days!

Always entrepreneurial, Graeme saw another opportunity and supplied results to another newspaper as well.

Anyway, probably as a result of getting on his pushbike and making some money, Graeme developed an interest in horse

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racing and his first racehorse Matador (number 3) won the 1963 Penscroft handicap race for 3-year-old colts.

And in the background of Graeme’s prized photograph taken at the finishing post is the Humber Super Snipe ambulance with two Saint John officers (maybe Bill Soal and Ernie Hight) looking on.

Graeme would go on to enjoy further racing success.

While the race was the first win for Graeme it was probably the last South Island ride for Matador’s jockey Noel Eastwood, who soon after moved to the North Island, but not before having ridden over 300 winners.

Now just when you may be thinking this is a long story the plot thickens a little more.

At their meeting this week a local group questioned the writer and discussed the story, with many of those present including Ruth Martin remembering both the people and the vehicles involved.

For Ruth the ambulance story has been a reminder of the involvement of her family, especially her late husband Jarves, with St John.

Jarves served in various roles, including president, in the late 1960s.

During his term a new ambulance was purchased.

Some of our historical ambulance photographs were taken by the late Gordon Binsted who was a well-known local photographer and Ruth has pointed out that the Binsted family were also actively involved with St John.

The original ambulance article from a fortnight ago, which came about because our Auckland friend Tony Kloet sent an historic photograph of the Austin ambulance, has turned out to be a story which has kept on giving.

We are very grateful for the feedback we’ve received and the story has reminded us how fortunate we are to be so well served

by St John.

Photos from the files of the late Ashburton photographer Gordon Binsted include a series taken at a rugby match played at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

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■■CITROEN C3

Social media specialist

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itroën has unveiled its new C3, revealing a fresh take on styling and technology for the compact hatch segment.

Arriving in New Zealand mid-2017, the new C3 receives segment-first features including Citroen’s unique Airbump technology and Citroën ConnectedCam™, an on-board HD camera that lets drivers share their photos and videos directly to social media.

Citroën’s ConnectedCam™ also covers drivers by automatically recording in the event of an accident and locating their new C3 via integrated GPS. The very latest in Citroën technology is set to take the C3 drivers experience to a new level including 3D-connected navigation with speech recognition, reversing camera, lane departure alert and blind spot monitoring.

A significant shift and change in direction from the current C3 design, the new C3 will be an undeniable trendsetter, responding to demand for drivers to express their own personal style.

‘Like relaxing in a living room’ T

he Nissan IDS concept hit both themes of the 2015 Tokyo auto show, being both an autonomous car and an EV. The name stands for Intelligent Driving System, and Nissan calls its autonomousdriving setup Piloted Drive, and says it will be rolled out in two phases.

Piloted Drive 1.0 will be for single-lane driving at sub-highway speeds.

Piloted Drive 1.0 will be offered first in the Japanese market, starting in 2016, before going to China, Europe, and the United States.

Piloted Drive 2.0 will add the ability to deal with highway speeds and multiple

lanes, including merging and changing lanes.

Introducing the IDS, CEO Carlos Ghosn said that Nissan’s automated-driving technology would be available on multiple models worldwide by 2020.

“It’s like relaxing in a living room,” says Nissan.

Nissan cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 22.4 per cent N issan Motor Co. Ltd has published its annual Sustainability Report showing that the global automaker’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have fallen by 22.4 per cent over the past decade.

Nissan’s success in reducing emissions, promoting zero-emis-

sion vehicles and saving energy at its facilities has made it the highest-performing automotive company tracked by the Carbon Disclosure Project, which works with thousands of companies to tackle climate change.

Improvements in sustainability reflect initiatives such as the Nis-

san Energy Saving Collaboration (NESCO), which measures energy loss at Nissan plants.

Last year, the company also formed a new team – Resource NESCO – with a mandate to improve water usage and increase the use of recycled materials by 25 per cent for newly-launched

models in fiscal 2016.

Progress on sustainability at Nissan has accelerated thanks to the success of the Nissan Green Program, first introduced in 2002.

The most recent version, NGP2016, set ambitious targets to cut Nissan’s environmental impact by 2016.

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ere at Guardian Motoring we were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bryan O’Hara.

Bryan had a lifelong interest in motoring and vehicles of all types particularly motorcycles.

His passion for motorcycle racing, in which he competed well into advanced age, combined with his commitment to the community led Bryan to become a prime mover in establishing the now famous Mountain Thunder street racing in Methven.

That racing which attracts large numbers of riders and spectators has become a major event, not only for Methven but on the

national racing calendar too.

Bryan’s foresight in seeing the potential for the event has had numerous benefits for the sport and his name will always be associated with it.

Mountain Thunder racing is a legacy to Bryan’s foresight.

His foresight is evident in many other achievements as well, including his farming practices which have seen significant tree planting of the family farm which has provided valuable shelter, noteworthy environmental benefits and aesthetic appeal.

We know Bryan will be missed and we offer his family our condolences.

Nissan UK has installed 19,000 solar panels to join 10 wind turbines at its Sunderland plant, generating enough power to build more than 31,000 cars every year. The power derived from the solar panels and wind turbines accounts for seven per cent of the plant’s total usage.

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Allenton Bowling Club Our winter bowls programme is well under way with full rinks at every fixture. Well done to our organizers for this.

Result of the Pairs held July 9 - 1st Richard Smitheram and Bob Harrison 2nd Murray Anderson & Wendy Watson (The old grey mares!!) 3rd Murray Smallridge & Richard Kane. The 2nd team speech was arousing rendition of “The Old Grey Mares ain’t what they used to be” scary!!!!

Aussie Pairs June 25A huge thankyou to all folks who braved the elements and made up our full field. Wearing the yellow hats were Clarkie and Heather who are our current aggregate leaders on 44 points.There were three 3 winners with the two top teams both having 18 ends and 38 points. Murray Smallridge and Richard Kane won on count back from Mike Quinn and Shirley Doig. Third place went to Brent Mayson and Millie Foggo with 3 wins 16 ends and 42 points.President Alex is leaving the country for a couple of months so raffled off his car park for a bit of fun. This was won

by Shirley Doig who has been known to sneak into that car park on the odd time! Now you are all legal Shirl.

We had a visit from Temuka Monday with a great attendance and another cool but very enjoyable day had by all. Fay threw together a great lunch which was relished by all on such a cool day. Real Winter Bowls material and Allenton have the trophy back in our cabinet. Very friendly and relaxed day had by all.

Allenton Ladies are having a Pink Ribbon Fund Raiser on July 28 in the format of a High Tea Afternoon, if interested please get in touch with Fay McKnight. Cheers

Ashburton Bowling Club Last week we had a great team of volunteers, 32 in all, who delivered meals for the Meals on Wheels.

To them all, and to those who were on standby, I want to thank you as co-ordinator for the great job that was done. It made my job a lot easier to have so many of you willing to take the time for this community effort.

The club has been doing this for a number of years and we hope that will continue. Thank you again Cards are still being played on Mondays and again on Wednesdays at 1.15 MahJong is played on Wed only. The room will be warmed so come along and join in.

Ashburton Club & MSA Golf Section What a great day members had Sunday July 3 we travelled by bus to Waimairi Beach Golf Club to be hosted by Charlie and Elaine Reid for a mixed game of golf.

It is a challenging course situated near the beach ,but what a pleasure it was to pack away our gear without having to cope with clingy mud ,Good scores were recorded ,best team stableford was Lyndsay Jackson Janice Dunlop Elaine Reed 89 Womens best nett Trish Cates 70 Madeliene Smith 73 .Men Bruce Sampson 67 Steve Thomas 69 Twos Trish Cates Steve Thomas Some players put put putted their way round a few holes but had it “Foxed” out towards the finish To finish an enjoyable day we stopped at the Papanui Country Club for a meal on the way home. It is a brand new building and a credit to their members. Facilities have been well thought out and the Peppertree Restaurant is well worth a visit next time you are in Christchurch Next month (August) we are visiting Rakaia Golf Club, but please check our Notice Board for correct information.

Ashburton Indoor Bowls The NZ Mixed Fours and Mixed Pairs zone final was recently played in Ashburton, with

Mid Canty kids get active On your mark . . . Active Kid (from left) Liam Trembath has some fun at the EA Networks Centre yesterday during a holiday programme organised by Sport Canterbury. The theme of the day was Olympics, with participants asked to come along dressed as their favourite Olympian. There were a few rugby sevens players and at least one basketballer. The programme will run all week and includes swimming and a movie.

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Simon and Julie Thomas qualifying through to the National final in the Mixed Pairs event!

We wish them all the best for this which is being held in Lower Hutt on July 24. In the Mixed Fours, Russell Ellis’s team was unable to progress in their zone play off by missing out on a count back on ends. So close guys!

The Open Championship Fours has been played with Graeme Chapman, Grant Wilson, Murray Bassett and Robyn Atkinson taking the title! With winning this event, Murray and Grant both earn themselves their gold stars with 5 titles each. Runners up were Michael Lawson playing with Ken, Rowena and Laura Mackenzie.

After the latest round of Interclub, it has become a closely contested event. In division 1, MSA 1 and Wakanui are tied at the top on 40pts, with Willowby 1 closely behind on 36pts. It will make for an interesting next round as the two top teams will play each other. Division two sees MSA 2 leading on 33pts, with Allenton 1 sitting next on 31pts.

The next round in this division will also be interesting as the top 5 teams are all only separated by 5pts.

The representative team travelled to Oamaru to play in the annual triangular tournament and in doing so came away victorious! Ashburton finished on 45pts, Timaru 34pts and Oamaru 17pts. Well done team! Best performing teams on the day with 4wins from 4 were Ken Mackenzie, Mark Sheard, Rowena Mackenzie, Helen Rennie, and the team of Michael Lawson, Matt Markham, Neil Atkinson and Joan Hardy. Great effort Guys!

Good Luck to the Paterson team who will be determined to win back the trophy after losing to Canterbury last year. They are playing this weekend in Christchurch at the newly renovated Kearney’s road stadium. A good chance for supporters to travel up the road and support the team!

Ashburton Musical Club

Ashburton Musical Club concert “Ad Libitum” held in the Sinclair Centre on Sunday July 10. The programme was as follows: Bagpipes, Hamish Sloper – Three jigs. Written music presented by Margaret Hawkey.

Violin solo, Brianna Sloper - Minuet in G – Beethoven. Trombone and Piano – Margaret Van Ginkel and Carolie Andrew – Gone, Not Forgotton – Guy Pankhurst. Violin Solo – Charlotte Sloper – Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean. Ted Wood – presentation – Repititive music – Heyken Serenade & Moto Perpetuo – Paganini. Trombone & Piano – Margaret Van Ginkel and Carolie Andrew – Albumblatt – Max Warnecke. Accompanist: Deborah Sloper. Afternoon tea and a chat concluded the afternoon. The programme for August is “Music in Adversity” which will be presented by Alister Argyle.

Ashburton Travel Club Ashburton Travel Club have been enjoying some amazing speakers at the monthly meetings. Some of the members have given short talks on interesting places they have visited.

At the May meeting Judith Early and her husband travelled Route 66 on a motorbike also some freedom camping in America – great adventure.

June meeting Craig Hanson spoke on Mongolia Adventure once again an amazing adventure and speaker.

July meeting our speaker will talk on her visit to India.

Travel Club meets third Wednesday of the month at St David’s Church, Allens Road at 7.30pm. All welcome.

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Valentines Day, Easter, Anzac, Bastille Day, Halloween and Christmas with songs, sketches and tableau. Enjoyed by members and friends. The preparation and weekly practices provide a lot of fun and fellowship followed by the challenge of doing the best on the night!

The second ‘Hui’ held in early June followed the theme of ‘Music Hall’. Entertainment included a reading on the history of music hall, musical mime, sketches, tap dance and a skiffle band for variety.

A collection of songs in a Soir’ee setting with members attired in costume complementing the ‘theme’ rounded off the evening entertainment.

A social evening with our fellow Savage Club members and friends was held last week. Starting with a Pot Luck tea, this was followed by several items from both clubs.

Very enjoyable with song. Instrumental items and sketches with plenty of humour!

The evening was completed with a delightful dessert supper, a lovely way to spend a winter evening.

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RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 9 and 12 Women’s Section Barnett Vase (Nett): Mary-Lou Watson 74, Alison Grant 76, Pauline Bell 76, Deirdre Simmons 77.

Nearest the Pins: No. 4 Gabites: Alison Grant, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Sally Lemon, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Not struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Pauline Bell, No 18 2nd shot to Green: Margaret Bean.

July 7 Nine Hole Section Rnd 4 Heather Smith Trophy (Stableford) – Brian Tutty 16

Mayfield Gold Club Active Kids (from left) Olivia Broker, 5, Eva Woolley, 5, and Libi Sowman, 6, get ready to move at the EA Networks Centre yesterday during a holiday programme organised

by Sport Canterbury. The theme of the day was Olympics, with participants asked to come along dressed as their favourite Olympian.

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Cavendish Club Garden Circle We had a most interesting afternoon recently when we viewed a DVD about “The world’s most famous gardens”.

This was produced by the Burke’s Back Yard TV Company. We saw amazing gardens from many countries including Britain and France, where we visited the Palace of Versaille with its endless and immaculate gardens and Monet’s famous garden where artists loved to paint. Others were from Australia, Thailand and USA – all so different, so beautifully created and thoroughly enjoyable to watch.

Sandra Grant, our Convenor thanked everyone for coming and afternoon tea was served.

Drama Circle The Drama Circle entertained our club members with two sketches and two readings.

The first sketch “The Crown Prosecutor” acted

by Rona and Judith and the other “Talking the Census” acted by Jean and Betty. Lots of laughter from members as each sketch had several humorous lines. To end the programme Joan and Noeline read two readings both different but amusing. So all in all it was a fun afternoon.

Music Club Music Club on Friday 3 arranged to have Mr Danny Lysaght as guest speaker – he is a very talented and diverse man who told of speedboat racing both in New Zealand and abroad – the courage of racing in the Manawatu Gorge while in flood sounds a little more than just thrilling, however his great success must be greatly rewarding.

Mr Lysaght then delighted us by playing his electric organ his choice of programme gave nothing but delight and a desire to dance to melodies from great musicals the world loves. Mr Lysaght is also a very talented caterer and one can’t help but wonder what he does in his spare time, a very full and busy life and so willing to share his talents.

Thank you Mr Lysaght.

Coronation Target Shooting Club Another good week with some great scores being recorded.

Nick Stewart 100.3, Steve McArthur 100.7, Nina McKenzie 99.7, Savanna McArthur 99.3, headed the Monday night field while Andrew McKenzie 95.2, Richard Pearce 96.2, tried hard to break the strangle hold the Smith family have on the Tuesday night group Michaela 96.3, Emma 95.3 and Morgan 95.3. Shanaia Harrison-Lee advanced to the Monday crowd and announced her arrival with a personal best 93.1.

In response to recent changes in the law relating to Health and Safety the Club H. & S. Officer and the head coach conducted a course for current and intending Range Officers. The course looked at ex-

July 12 District Teams Stableford Round Mayfield 1st - Sue Graham and Sharon Duthie 30, Hinds 2nd - Betty Wilson and Anne-maree Blair 29.5, 3rd Lismore - Lal Mulligan, Jan Clucas, Judy Fielder 29.3; Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd shot 2 & 11 Jan Clucas 0-29, Joan Stocker 30+ ALT nearest pin 5 & 14 Sharon Duthie (two).

Tinwald Golf Club isting rules and how to recognize and deal with potential hazards, as well as the proper conduct of a shooting competition. Eighteen club members attended and completed the written test. It was heartening to see so many of our juniors attend even though it will be some time before they can actually control a competition. A much better understanding of the rules and procedures will help to keep our sport accident and incident free. In the time since ACC was introduced there has never been a reported incident involving smallbore rifle shooting, a record we are determined to keep intact.

Now the big news: The South Island teams have been announced for the Inter-Island competition at the end of August. Coronation will have eight shooters in the various teams. Sandy Bennett (open and Women) Mark Stewart (open) Steve McArthur (open) Hailey Beevor (women) Nina McKenzie (women) Savanna McArthur (Junior) Lanelle McArthur (junior) and Megan Snowden (Junior) we are so proud. Congratulations also to John Fleming (veteran) Phillippa Fleming (women and Junior) of the Mayfield club and Greg Menzies (open) of Ashburton Club.

Tinwald Branch New Zealand Red Cross The AGM of the Branch was held Tuesday July 12 in the Tinwald Hall. President Elizabeth Davies presided and welcomed 14 members and Carol Ball – Humanitarian Services Manager based in Christchurch. Red Cross Principles were said by all present.

The General meeting included Pat O’Brien giving a report of a Canterbury Mid South Area meeting in Timaru held July 9 where the National President Jenny McMahon spoke on Red Cross matters. Pat also spoke of attending World Refugee Day held in Wellington and of meeting two new Kiwis who have been resettled, with their families, into New Zealand through the United Nations Commission for Refugees, one from Rwanda and one from Syria.

Two large thank you cards from two schools were shown, after the Knitting project group delivered hand knitted fingerless mittens to the New Entrants classes in 13 schools.

The meeting adjourned for lunch and then the Annual meeting was held with the President giving her Report of the Year’s activities and the Treasurer presenting the Balance sheet for the year.

Election of Officers: Patroness Moira Mackenzie, President Pat O’Brien, Vice President Elizabeth Davies, Secretary Lyn Gutry, Treasurer Audrey Bruce. Carol Ball spoke giving thanks for all the work of the Branch during the year and commented on how much branches collectively contribute to New Zealand Red Cross which is much appreciated. She then spoke of the Red Cross Community Transport programme being returned in Christchurch, of moving the Service Centre to new premises, of the Psychological First Aid Course that is now available and an update of a possible resettlement of Refugees back to Christchurch in two to three years, and on the NZRC App for First Aid and a new App to be launched in September. Carol was thanked for her attendance.

July 12 Women’s Division - L G U Silver Sue Newman 91 16 75 Bronze 1 Pat Bell 99 25 74 Bronze 2 Marion Oakley 117 36 81 Nearest the Pin 2nd Shot No2 Murray Young Property Brokers Di Bell No 6 Pat Bell No 12 Mac &Maggies Judith Smith Outdoor Adventure 2nd Shot Lyn Bird 9 Hole Competition Nancy Costin 38

■■ Shooting Rep shoot July 11 Rep shoot, won by Ashburton 2488.99 vs South Canterbury 2480.75 at Gleniti range Timaru Ashburton, Greg Menzies 199.14, Carl Nordqvist 198.12, Martin Fleming 196.12, Phillippa Fleming 196.9, Sandy Bennett 194.10, John Fleming 194.7, Andrew Donaldson 189.3, Robbie Hewitt 192.10, Dave Millichamp 184.3, Brent Frame 193.8, Stephen Millichamp 187.2, Hamish Dalzell 191.7, Wayne Tubb 175.2.

South Canterbury, W King 195.10, Raylene Peattie 189.8, Dave Kingsbury 193.8, Fiona Kingsbury 190.6, Darian Miller 191.10, John Miller 193.7, Rex Hobbs 193.5, N Curtis 190.6, Chrissie Miller 191.5, A Dixon 189.4, Keith Smith 190.6, Albert Peattie 187.2, S Cleveland 189.3, and emergencies, R Davie 186.4, J Neville 187.4, N Jarvis 187.2, Evan Miller 179.2, P Hansen 186.4, M Fassbender 192.5, G Black 187.7.

Club scores July 12 Ashburton Rifle Club Bruce Dellow 93.3, Allan Mitchell 91.1, 94.3, Courtney Menzies 97.1, Greg Menzies 100.9, Rodney McDowell 98.7, Garth Wright 83, 88.2, Grant Glassey 94.3, Tony Houston 86.2, 94.1, James Storey 90.1, Paul Fletcher 74, 76.

Mayfield Rifle Club Daniel Gould 70, 69, Robert Spencer 94.4, Nicholas McDowell 83, Adrien Holden 88, 92.2, Jayden Glaser 67, Hamish Kirk 83, Kyle Hansen 73, Grace Austin 67, Mellissa Verney 86.1, Ben Nordqvist 85, Andrew Donaldson 95.3, Brent Austin 94.2, Carl Nordqvist 98.7, John Fleming 95.2, Hamish Dalzell 96.2, Alan Wakelin 93.2, Martin Fleming 99.7, Phillippa Fleming 96.3.

Lynnford Rifle Club Geof Deal 89, Don Smart 95.4, Nick 88.1, Geof Bird 88, Alan McLaughlan 95.4, Roger Smith 91.1.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Nico Holgate 70, Jess 73, Nick Holgate 91.2, Stephen Millichamp 92.3, 93.2, 92.1, Jacob Smith 85.1, Mark Smith 88.1, 90.2, Julian Evans 86.1, 89.2, Brent Frame 96.3, 92.2, Dave Millichamp 98.4, 95.3, Wayne Tubb 91.1, Andy Oram 96.3, 95.5, Kevin fews 80.1.

Hinds Rifle Club Leanne Moore 90.2, Fiona Kingsbury 97.4, Ian McIlraith 97.3,Dave Kingsbury 98.5, Scott Palmer 93.1.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club July 16 Weekend Ladies. Rnd 3 Truman Trophy (Putting). Report 8.30 am.

July 19 Mid-Week Ladies. Rnd 3 Truman Trophy (Putting). Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393.

Starters: P. Bell & K. Green.

No. 1 Tee. 10.00 J. Welch, E. Porter, J. Dunlop. 10.06 S. Elliott, B. Turton, M. Watson. 10.12 H. Robertson, K. Green v. M. Bean, J. McArthur. No. 7 Tee. 10.12 V. Moore, K. Read, J. Sheppard.

10.18 P. Bell, R. Bennett, H. Ward. No. 10 Tee. 10.00 L. Wackrow, S. Simpson, A. Hunt. 10.06 S. Lemon, C. Emery, F. Matsinger. 10.12 D. Hinton, H. Trott, D. Simmons. 10.18 A. Grant, B. Williams, J. McKeown.

July 21 Nine Hole Men & Women. Stroke & Putting. Please report: 9.45 am. Convener: Joy Nicholas 3086464 Club Captain: Leigh Wackrow 3083790.

Tinwald Golf Club July 19, Women’s Division 1st Lloyd Trophy 4th Foundation Cup 9Holes 5th Judy Johns Trophy stableford Clubhouse draw and meeting Report 9.20 for 10.00 start.

Starters M. Smith S. Vucetich; Cards M. Kennedy P. Bell; Tea duty M. Reddecliffe; Draw steward J. Bruhns.

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Are cricket bats about to shrink?

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Networks Centre yesterday during a holiday programme organised by Sport Canterbury.

The theme of the day was Olympics, with participants asked to come along dressed as

their favourite Olympian. There were a few rugby sevens players and at least one basketballer. The programme will run all week and includes swimming and a movie.

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Golf drug-testing system ‘easy to beat’ Rory McIlroy says golf needs to get tougher in its drug-testing procedures if it “wants to be seen as a mainstream sport.”

McIlroy says the infrequent urine tests performed by golf’s major governing bodies aren’t nearly enough to root out any doping cheats who might be looking for an edge on the course. He says blood tests must become part of the regimen “to get in line with the other sports that test more rigorously”.

McIlroy says he knows of no illicit drug that would help a golfer in all facets of the game. He calls the threat of doping in golf “pretty low”.

But he also says that it’s easy to beat the current testing programme. For example, McIlroy says he could be using human growth hormone “and get away with it”.

He believes “blood testing is

something that needs to happen in golf just to make sure that it is a clean sport going forward”.

McIlroy has taken aim at Olympic golf, saying he’s not even sure he’ll watch it on television.

McIlroy says he’s “very comfortable” with his decision not to go to Rio. He also said he will “probably watch the Olympics, but I’m not sure golf is one of the sports I’ll watch”.

Asked which sports would get his attention, McIlroy mentioned athletics, swimming and diving.

He called those sports “the stuff that matters”.

McIlroy goes on to say he didn’t become a golfer “to grow the game” one of the reasons often cited by boosters of Olympic golf as a reason to support their efforts.

He says his main goal is to win major championships.

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Rory McIlroy says the threat of doping in golf is ‘pretty low’.

A change in cricket bat sizes could be closer than we think.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee met at Lord’s this week and called for bat sizes to be limited, as the “balance between bat and ball ... has tilted too far in the batsman’s favour”.

The committee also said that laws should be amended to introduce limitations to bat edges, depths and weights.

“One proposal would be for the maximum thickness of the edge to be between 35mm and 40mm, and the overall depth of the bat to be between 60mm and 65mm.

(Some bats in current use have edges of 55mm and can be up to 80mm deep),” the committee said.

The debate on bat-size regulation has gained some fresh momentum in recent weeks with Ricky Ponting, Ian Chappell and Josh Hazlewood all calling for some form of limit.

Meanwhile, David Warner, who carries one of the largest bats in the game, insisted that an innovative bat was a credit to its maker.

The MCC committee, who has Ponting as one of its members, agrees with the former Australian captain and even added that bigger bats can be a safety concern.

“The overwhelming (but not unanimous) view of the committee was that it has become too easy for batsmen to clear the boundary in all forms of cricket, even with mis-timed shots,” it said.

“Furthermore, it was felt that there is a clear safety concern for close fielders, bowlers and umpires, whilst the recreational game is also suffering, as balls are flying into nearby residential properties with increasing frequency, thus threatening the existence of some smaller cricket clubs.

“The time has come to restrict the size of bat edges and the overall width of bats,” Mike Brearley, the former England captain who heads the committee, told Wisden India after the meeting was over.

“It was pointed out to us that, in 1905, the width of bats was 16mm and that, by 1980, it had increased to 18mm. It is now an average, in professional cricket, of 35-40mm and sometimes up to 60mm. That shows how fast the change has been.”

Rodney Marsh, Brearley’s fellow committee member and the head of Australia’s selection panel, said: “The one thing we don’t want to see is batsmen unable to hit fours and sixes. That’s so far from what will happen. But when you see a guy try to hit the ball through midwicket and it flies for six over cover, you know something is wrong.”

The committee suggested that the amended law should be included as part of a revamped Laws of Cricket and be scheduled for introduction in October 2017, pending further discussion with other stakeholders.

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Parker taking one step at a time

By Patrick McKendry

The Canterbury Country under 15 crew off to Wellington includes (back row, from left) manager Vicki McArthur, Danielle McArthur, Ashlee Strawbridge, Sophie Adams, Milly Ford, manager Michelle Adams and coach Mark Douglas; (front row, from left) Hayley Tallentire, Hannah Soper, Tori Kelland, Poppy Kilworth, Jess Davidson and Roi Makatu.

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U15 Canterbury Country team ready to roll

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Top young basketballer Ashlee Strawbridge is nursing nasty burns to both hands just a week out from the national under-15 basketball tournament in Wellington.

Coach Mark Douglas said a freak accident at home had interrupted Strawbridge’s buildup, though he and the rest of the team had their fingers crossed she would recover in time to be able to play.

The tournament starts next Wednesday and her Canterbury

Country team is one of 20 girls’ teams vying for a national title.

Canterbury Country, featuring Strawbridge and some of the same players, finished ninth last year.

Douglas said Strawbridge was “doing all the right things” to aid her recovery. She has blisters on her palms and fingers after coming in contact with part of a log burner.

“No-one is sure yet whether she will be able to play, but we are leaning towards having her on the court.

“It would be a shame if she

couldn’t play. She has just spent the past six months embedded in the New Zealand system with the under 16 age-group team and it is her chance to show what she has been working on.”

The side lost another leading player earlier in the season when Sami Arnold injured her ACL. Douglas said the absence of Strawbridge would present some challenges but she was gearing to travel with the side on Tuesday.

“She brings a tremendous amount of energy to the team, on or off the court.”

The side, which includes sev-

en Mid Canterbury and three South Canterbury girls, has been training twice a week for several months in preparation for the tournament.

Douglas said their aim was to finish top or second in their pool to advance to the top eight section. They have a crucial game against Hutt Valley in their first outing.

“We’re all really looking forward to the trip.

“It is not only about the basketball though, this is the stage they start forming friendships with players all around the country.”

School’s not quite out yet for the Blues

By Patrick McKendry There is an end-of-term feel about the Blues this week. Their farewell awards dinner was held on Monday, with skipper James Parsons, lock Josh Bekhuis and midfielder Piers Francis major beneficiaries, but they are determined to finish on the right note against the Waratahs at Eden Park tomorrow. School’s not out quite yet.

They want to prove a couple of things against a team who still have a slim chance of making the playoffs – that their 40-15 thrashing of the Brumbies was no fluke and that they are a capable of putting in consistently highquality performances.

If, in their last match of the season, they can harness the excitement which has carried on from their six-try demolition of the top-ranked Australian team, and align it with similar discipline and accuracy, they should make life very difficult for the Waratahs, who were knocked about in their 28-17 defeat to the Hurricanes in Sydney last weekend in a loss which put a big dent in their playoff ambitions.

“Our major focus is Friday night,” Umaga said. “Probably what everyone remembers is your last game ... for us the next thing is consistency, that’s what good sides have, they’re able to back up their performances week after week.”

Umaga isn’t ready to reflect publicly on his first season in Super Rugby yet. That will come after the game.

But another victory, no matter how it is achieved, will make it a success.

Currently on seven wins for the season, one more would put last year’s woeful haul of three wins in true perspective.

A big boost to the team is the potential naming on the reserves bench of prop Charlie Faumuina and midfielder George Moala, both injured in the final test against Wales in Dunedin last month but both available should they come through training with no adverse reaction to their respective knee and elbow injuries.

If passed fit the pair are likely to come on in the second half, adding impetus and mobility to a side already playing with plenty of both over the past fortnight.

It will be a last Blues hurrah for lock Bekhuis, named as the coaches’ player of the year on Monday, and he will be eager to carry on his stand-out season, along with hooker Parsons, named as the team’s most important player, and Francis, named rookie of the year.

All three have been at the forefront of a steady team improvement under Umaga, who is likely to have watched closely how the Hurricanes went about dismantling the Waratahs last weekend.

– NZME

The large and muscular figure of IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is looming, but New Zealander Joseph Parker won’t mention the Englishman’s name until after his fight against Australian Solomon Haumono in Christchurch next Thursday.

It is a rule instigated by trainer Kevin Barry and agreed upon by 24-year-old Parker, who knows a loss against the 40-year-old Haumono would potentially rob him of his mandatory challenge to Joshua’s title.

“I won’t mention his name, the other guy, because Solomon is the guy who is in front of me,” Parker said.

Barry added: “That was something we did in camp. When Joshua fought [Dominic] Breazeale [in his first defence] we did a lot of media in the US and the UK and some here in New Zealand.

“He had to answer those questions, but straight after that I said ‘I don’t want to hear Anthony Joshua’s name mentioned for the rest of this training camp. The only person I want you concentrating on is Solomon Haumono’.

“We have a very big target on our back now. A lot of people want what Joe has. I’ve been in this game a long time now and I’ve seen a lot of guys look past the man in front of them at the big prize and come unstuck.”

Parker and his team have arrived from their Las Vegas base in good spirits following a five-week camp.

Parker had some time off following his 12-rounder against Carlos Takam which earned him his precious title shot against Joshua, a fight won by unanimous decision which challenged him like none before, but said an intensive camp with quality sparring has him in good shape for Haumono.

The three-month Takam camp, and tough fight, exacerbated a left elbow problem which Parker and his team have been managing carefully. The pain comes and goes, and perhaps most worryingly is now occasionally felt in his left shoulder.

“The body adapts better to the shorter camps,” Parker said. “During the 12-week camp there were a few weeks there when the body hit the wall ... we were lucky to be able to build back up to the fight in time, but for this fight I feel in great shape.

“It would be nice to stop him, but Solomon has been taking this fight very seriously,” Parker said when asked if he would like a knockout victory ... For him this is make or break, he wants what I have, the mandatory position to fight for the IBF world title.”

– NZME Parker on Joshua, P24

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 14 Jul 2016 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 5.33 JUST ESSENCE CATERING HANDICAP TROT $5500, 3yo+, c1 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 Game Commando (1) fr................ A Lethaby 2 8 Mon Archie Way (2) fr.............. M Williamson 3 63569 Lucky Pat’s Son (3) fr............ C Ferguson (J) 4 5x892 Topnotch Eagle (4) fr............... J Morrison (J) 5 96763 Foursharesmorebeers (5) fr...........B Orange 6 5D27x Trouble Del (6) fr..............................J W Cox 7 7x0x Here We Are (7) fr.................... N Williamson 8 23534 Loxi Clairborne (8) fr........................B Morris 9 17077 King Kone (1) 30...............................R Close 10 0090x Sheza Trendy Monarch (2) 30........... D Dunn 11 99049 Scottie Trouble (3) 30.............. S Walkinshaw 2 5.58pm FORBURY SPORTS BAR PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 1 x6407 Callmekiwi (1) fr....................... M Williamson 2 22052 Silver Dale (2) fr....................... N Williamson 3 73342 Canardly Remember (3) fr..............H Hunter 4 76955 Mossdale Sue (4) fr................. S Walkinshaw 5 09x60 Pure Grit (5) fr....................... C Ferguson (J) 6 00004 Millwood Charity (6) fr......... B Williamson (J) 7 Magical Matty (7) fr....................... A Lethaby 8 Joe Louis (8) fr..................................S Ottley 9 00 Blue Jean Diva (9) fr...................... B Barclay 10 x2686 Tuas Delight (10) fr.......................... P Hunter 11 44707 Carrie Miss Mach (11) fr......................G Lee 12 60098 Ladies Mile (12) fr............................J W Cox 13 7740x Mustang Bullitt (13) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 14 04997 Glenstone (U1) fr...........................B Orange 3 6.26pm KEEP IT CLEAN TROT $6000, 3yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2200m 1 x4182 Dusky Eyre (1) fr............................... D Dunn 2 82717 Jackofdiamonds (2) fr...........................G Lee 3 5x250 Royal Kenny (3) fr.................... N Williamson 4 60632 Evander D Go (4) fr.........................N Burton 5 23301 Sundons Flyer (5) fr.......................B Orange 6 38003 Ygritte (6) fr......................................J W Cox 7 46844 Moon Countess (7) fr..................... B Barclay 8 69326 Cheeky Pat (8) fr................... C Ferguson (J) 9 0090x Sheza Trendy Monarch fr.............. Scratched

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Samantha Ottley will be driving Glenferrie Classic, one of the favourites in the Terminating Pick 9 Mobile Pace at Forbury tonight.

10 1P980 Ko Wrected (9) fr........................... A Lethaby 11 45020 Bobbins (10) fr.................... B Williamson (J) 12 63756 Montmorensy (11) fr..........................S Ottley 13 03285 Belmont Invasion (12) fr........... M Williamson 14 8180P Bourbon And Dry (U1) fr....................J Dunn

15 x500x Wishes Star (U2) fr................. J Morrison (J) Emergency: Sheza Trendy Monarch 4 6.55 WASHINGTON VC MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 87038 Rostriever Victory (1) fr.................. K Butt (J) 2 95667 Sancy (2) fr....................................B Orange 3 04444 Porsche Canardly (3) fr...................H Hunter 4 70958 Aveross Ferrari (4) fr................ N Williamson 5 30690 Finger In The Till (5) fr........... C Ferguson (J) 6 35920 Tilly Patron (6) fr................................ A Milne 7 005 Kohen Connor (7) fr..........................R Close 8 Scotlynn Beach fr.......................... Scratched 9 04997 Glenstone (8) fr 10 09842 Flyin Sue (21) fr...........................J Young (J) 11 50809 Atom Express (22) fr...................... B Barclay 12 37373 Trendy’s Bad Girl (23) fr...... B Williamson (J) 13 Eamon Maguire (24) fr...................... D Dunn 14 423 Cooky (25) fr 15 44707 Carrie Miss Mach (26) fr......................G Lee 16 P0306 Kezza’s Lass (27) fr.........................R Swain 17 09 Robyn J (U1) fr............................ C Smith (J) Emergencies: Finger In The Till, Glenstone, Carrie Miss Mach 5 7.20 1ST LEG $50,000 TERMINATING PICK 6 MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 67302 Bold Ruler (1) fr............................... P Hunter 2 60974 Hopes And Dreams (2) fr......... N Williamson 3 20010 Melanie Ohara (3) fr....................... K Butt (J) 4 77700 Starry Delight (4) fr................. S Walkinshaw 5 33137 Really Desirable (5) fr....................B Orange 6 09605 Themailman (6) fr................ B Williamson (J) 7 10075 Feel Real (7) fr.................................. D Dunn 8 13980 Arthur Lowe (8) fr............................K Larsen 9 02143 Glenferrie Classic (9) fr.....................S Ottley 10 08060 Leander Lily (21) fr..........................H Hunter 11 26759 Justasip (22) fr......................... M Williamson 12 08446 Rockefeller (23) fr..............................R Close 13 76870 Tuherbs Two fr............................... Scratched 14 855x0 Chief Kapai (24) fr................. C Ferguson (J) 6 7.45 MIKE HURRING LOGGING LTD HANDICAP TROT $7000, 3yo+ c2 to c7 discrhcp, stand, 2700m 1 13977 Starlight Invasion (1) fr............ S Walkinshaw 2 000x8 Bono Hest (2) fr.................................S Ottley 3 41653 Mr Majestic (3) fr..............................R Swain

4 27902 Blazing Under Fire (U1) fr........ N Williamson 5 12645 Grace Lightning (1) 10...................... D Dunn 6 45809 Mokosun (U1) 10.............................J W Cox 7 02323 Pyramid Magic (1) 20..................... B Barclay 8 30018 Ruby’s Jewel (U1) 20............... M Williamson 9 1481x Pegasus Dream (1) 45.......................J Dunn 7 8.10pm PRYDE’S EASIFEED MOBILE PACE $7000, 4yo+ c3 to c6 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 73384 Best Of The Bunch (1) fr......... S Walkinshaw 2 61155 Culler Coded (2) fr................... N Williamson 3 59205 Odette Jaccka (3) fr....................... B Barclay 4 45322 Graduate Under Fire (4) fr.................J Dunn 5 16013 Mr Meddle (5) fr................................R Close 6 x6547 Perissa (6) fr.....................................S Ottley 7 74959 Machie Mach (7) fr................... M Williamson 8 59011 Expresso Martini (8) fr...................... D Dunn 9 91188 Music (9) fr 8 8.25pm SOUTHERN SPOUTING AND FASCIA MOBILE PACE $6000, 2yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00x80 Hanna’s Boy (1) fr.................... M Williamson 2 23104 Hurricane Banner (2) fr............ N Williamson 3 87832 Mordecai (3) fr....................... C Ferguson (J) 4 45592 Raphoe (4) fr........................... S Walkinshaw 5 83740 Desirable Styx (5) fr...................... A Lethaby 6 65405 Ansett Flight (6) fr........................... P Hunter 7 07x00 Georgie Mach (7) fr........................B Orange 8 79271 Hayden’s Meddle (8) fr...................... D Dunn 9 x5238 Highview Illusion fr........................ Scratched 10 63078 Live To Tell (21) fr.........................J Young (J) 11 0x331 Itz Risky Business (22) fr..................S Ottley 12 4008x Leading The Way (23) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 13 48043 Balius (24) fr................................... K Butt (J) 9 8.54 THANK YOU PINELEA FARM MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 54416 Melina Lowe (1) fr...........................K Larsen 2 30417 I Try (2) fr.........................................H Hunter 3 61325 Celestial Arden (3) fr......................B Orange 4 58781 Hudson Sully (4) fr............................R Close 5 00847 Chal Shocked (5) fr................. S Walkinshaw 6 2P696 Be Me (6) fr.................................... K Butt (J) 7 22814 Risk Factor (7) fr............................ B Barclay 8 44522 Arden’s Concord (8) fr....................... D Dunn 9 31335 Atchoo fr........................................ Scratched 10 80889 Aveross Rustler (21) fr............. M Williamson

Dexter Dunn drives Four Starzzz Shiraz in the get-out stakes at the Forbury meeting tonight.

11 85050 Spirit Of Chronos (22) fr....................S Ottley 12 84422 Pat Campbell (23) fr................. N Williamson 10 9.20 NEXT MEETING 11TH AUGUST CLAIMERS MOBILE PACE $5500, claimers mob. pace, 2200m 1 x0800 Play Action (1) fr..................... S Walkinshaw 2 48905 Washingtons Chance (2) fr..............R Swain 3 40186 Eli Lowe (3) fr.................................B Orange 4 6x789 Ideal Denario (4) fr.....................M Parker (J) 5 19966 Vanhalem (5) fr........................... C Smith (J) 6 56345 Jerry Fitz (6) fr......................... M Williamson 7 67636 Laughing Cavalier (7) fr.................. K Butt (J) 8 81126 Four Starzzz Shiraz (8) fr.................. D Dunn 9 32328 Elusive Flight (9) fr 10 35547 Atom Hanover (21) fr........... B Williamson (J) Pacifiers off : Hopes And Dreams (R5) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Stratford gallops Today at Stratford Raceway

Stratford RC Venue: Stratford Meeting Date: 14 Jul 2016 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.08 DAIRYMASTER/ELTHAM VETERINARY SERVICES MDN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 02 Popcorn (7) 58.5..............................D Turner 2 8x472 Ram Sam Sam (5) 58.5....................K Smith 3 9074x Brother One (9) 58.5.................M Singh (a3) 4 9x8 Geronimo (8) 58.5................. T Johnson (a3) 5 08 The Imp (10) 58.5.................. H Andrew (a3) 6 23x2. Art Deco (11) 56.5....................... R Hannam 7 22333 Crafty Crim bh (3) 56.5.............. D Hirini (a3) 8 x408x Della Lamour h (2) 56.5.............. Z Moki (a3) 9 7x80x Chilli Milli (12) 56.5..................J Fawcett (a4) 10 Glorios (4) 56.5................................R Myers 11 53708 My Mustang Molly (6) 56.5.............. C Perrett 12 Osbourne Torun h (13) 56.5...........M Tanaka 13 Such A One h (1) 56.5................L Hemi (a1) 2 12.43pm CENTRAL TYRES AUTOMOTIVE MDN 1480 $7000, MAIDEN, 1480m 1 63x23 Marcellus b (12) 58.5 2 084 Hidden Agenda h (15) 58.5............M Tanaka 3 69x57 Touch ‘N Go h (9) 58.5........... H Andrew (a3) 4 Put The Billy On (3) 58.5....R Goldsbury (a2) 5 Test The Game (11) 58.5............L Hemi (a1) 6 3x020 Skuffle (10) 56.5 7 30x64 Hotshot Lass h (2) 56.5.............. D Hirini (a3) 8 879x3 Ma Belle Kate (19) 56.5......... N Teeluck (a2) 9 0x945 Dream Lover (6) 56.5.....................L Allpress 10 57379 Zimmabelle h (13) 56.5................... J Parkes 11 006x8 Avatrix h (8) 56.5.......................... R Hannam 12 Let Her Go (16) 56.5................... Z Moki (a3)

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 14 Jul 2016 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 4.14pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 51743 Tip The Babe 17.46 C &...................... Fagan 2 88742 Barnicle Bullet 17.33........................ M Grant 3 16517 Cawbourne Peejay 17.23.................J Tanner 4 4F352 Chokehold 17.27 M &........................Jopson 5 F348x Kinloch Power nwtd S &...................B Evans 6 14831 Chippy Jordy 17.47.............................C Weir 7 26533 Harsesis 17.42...........................R Blackburn 8 67x64 Solstice nwtd..................................... B Dann 9 77657 Goldstar Chumlee 17.22 S &...........B Evans 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans 2 4.29pm GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY DASH C3, 295m 1 44541 Sally 17.18.................................... L Waretini 2 87548 Om Nom Nom 17.22...............J T McInerney 3 32537 Extra Credit 17.26............................. B Dann 4 13152 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L &.................... Wales 5 54346 Gump’s The Name 17.31.....................A Lee 6 34765 Greet The Judge 17.27 H &.................Taylor 7 6644x Know Magic 17.14..........................G Cleeve 8 73867 Ester Action nwtd S &......................B Evans 9 55758 Red Margin nwtd.............................. M Grant 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans 3 4.46pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C3, 295m 1 32612 Cawbourne Craig 17.34................C Roberts 2 63274 Thunder Storm 17.32..............J T McInerney 3 83467 Goldstar Bomber 17.33 S &.............B Evans

13 00. Porotene Mhia (17) 56.5.............D Turner 14 87x Stormy Red (18) 56.5............ T Johnson (a3) 15 86x77 Funny (4) 56.5 16 80x76 Twist The Wind (5) 58.5 17 58x70 Sidart (1) 56.5 18 7x00 Deemico (7) 56.5 19 4x800 Marquateer (14) 58.5 Emergencies: Funny, Twist The Wind, Sidart, Deemico, Marquateer 3 1.18 NATHAN BOLTON LIVESTOCK/ELECTROMECH R75 1480 $7000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1480m 1 30584 Red King m (2) 60.5............... H Andrew (a3) 2 23226 Brave Kat tdm (5) 59.5................. R Hannam 3 30x98 I Suggest tdmh (7) 57.5........ T Johnson (a3) 4 87241 Silver Court mh (4) 57......................D Turner 5 51350 Teddytwinkletoes (6) 57.............. Z Moki (a3) 6 02210 All In Luck m (3) 56.5.....................L Allpress 7 80x58 Ollie’s Note (1) 56..............R Goldsbury (a2) 8 10243 Smoke House Bay h (8) 54.........L Hemi (a1) 4 1.53pm RAVENSDOWN AND SPREADERS MAIDEN 2000 $7000, MDN, 2000m 1 x3244 Master Patrick (1) 58.5...................L Allpress 2 49424 Blazing Opal h (8) 58.5 3 0x2 Red Bro (12) 58.5............................R Myers 4 267 Dale Doback (16) 58.5.................... J Parkes 5 x6260 The Great Guru (2) 58.5.............. R Hannam 6 08x38 Zamora (6) 58.5........................V Ravikumar 7 9x477 Shinkitover (13) 58.5........................D Turner 8 00. Desmond Dee (15) 58.5... N Teeluck (a2) 9 88 Doctor Hook (17) 58.5................ D Hirini (a3) 10 77 The Grubbyduck (18) 58.5.......... Z Moki (a3) 11 3370x Cartagena (19) 56.5...........R Goldsbury (a2)

12 0x559 Nippa Mary (10) 56.5.....................M Tanaka 13 00x07 She’s A Rock (7) 56.5........... T Johnson (a3) 14 668x0 Thirtylove (9) 56.5...................J Fawcett (a4) 15 x9x08 Cool Wonder (14) 58.5 16 080 Any Champers Left h (3) 58.5 17 0x894 Kings Kite (5) 58.5 18 98x00 Northern Seas (4) 56.5 19 5x767 Honey Queen (11) 56.5 Emergencies: Cool Wonder, Any Champers Left, Kings Kite, Northern Seas, Honey Queen 5 2.28pm KEANO@SENTRY HILL FARM/ITM STRATFORD R75 2000 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 x6112 Ngario mb (2) 64.5.................. S Wahab (a4) 2 9P659 Share The Blame m (6) 58.......... Z Moki (a3) 3 51473 Nek Minnit (5) 56.5...................... L Satherley 4 45083 Perfectlyenchanted (4) 56...........L Hemi (a1) 5 x4927 Doiknowyou mb (8) 54.5................M Tanaka 6 x0391 Itsallbelt m (7) 54...........................L Allpress 7 305x8 Good Risk mh (10) 54........... T Johnson (a3) 8 x0007 Needs To Play m (9) 54....................R Myers 9 880x0 Savarose m (11) 54...................... R Hannam 10 x0077 Vitali m (1) 54......................... H Andrew (a3) 11 5x767 Honey Queen (3) 54.................. D Hirini (a3) 6 3.08 FIELD TORQUE/AITKENS TRANSPORT R65 2000 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 x4927 Doiknowyou 60............................. Scratched 2 0x409 Clapathunda tm (13) 59.5 3 86510 Red Fox m (1) 58................... H Andrew (a3) 4 82400 Bang (3) 57.5....................................K Smith 5 8x080 Windermere Lad m (4) 57.5....... D Hirini (a3) 6 04100 No Deal d (5) 57 7 x1055 Mountain Princess (9) 56.5............L Allpress

FORD RC R65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 7x952 A Red Prince d (5) 60...............M Singh (a3) 2 75358 Stanley d (13) 59..............................D Turner 3 24915 Gordys Gesture dmh (2) 58.5......... J Parkes 4 01309 Master William (15) 57................L Hemi (a1) 5 x5773 Mr Ink t (8) 57.............................. L Satherley 6 691x0 Rangatira dmh (9) 56.5................... C Perrett 7 407x6 Cuzzie Charlie (14) 56.....................R Myers 8 x8441 Ready Eddie dm (7) 55.5...R Goldsbury (a2) 9 8x204 Handlemewithcare dm (10) 55..... R Hannam 10 800x2 Queen Of Clubs d (6) 55........... E Smith (a3) 11 79306 Jewel Of The Naki d (4) 54.5.........L Allpress 12 x0028 Ellies Empress (16) 54.......... T Johnson (a3) 13 639x0 Don’stopgirl d (11) 54.....................M Tanaka 14 66x05 Empire Lass d (1) 54.................. D Hirini (a3) 15 09x99 Pentime dm (12) 55 16 0000x Paddy Jo mh (17) 55 17 000x0 Cavalry dm (3) 55......................B Hong (a4) 18 x0077 Vitali 55......................................... Scratched Masa Tanaka is down to ride Doi- Emergencies: Pentime, Paddy Jo, Cavalry, Vitali knowyou in the Sentry Hill 2000 at Blinkers on: Marquateer (R2), Desmond Dee (R4), Cuzzie Charlie (R7) Blinkers off: Brave Kat (R3), Shinkithe Stratford meeting today. tover (R4), Stanley, Paddy Jo (R7) Pacifiers on: Red King (R3) 8 76151 The Big Opal dm (8) 56.5............ Z Moki (a3) SELECTIONS 9 x0918 Zed Case m (7) 56.......................... J Parkes Race 1: Art Deco, Popcorn, Ram Sam Sam, Such A One 10 0x900 Coolangatta (11) 55.5.............J Fawcett (a4) Race 2: Skuffle, Marcellus, Dream Lover, Hotshot Lass 11 x7655 In A Trance m (2) 55.........................R Myers Race 3: I Suggest, Red King, Brave Kat, All In Luck 12 00045 En Suite d (12) 54.5................ S Wahab (a4) Race 4: Blazing Opal, Dale Doback, Red Bro, Zamora 13 7000x Eyeful Tower (10) 54......................M Tanaka Race 5: Doiknowyou, Perfectlyenchanted, Itsallbelt, Good Risk 14 x0007 Needs To Play m (6) 54...............L Hemi (a1) Race 6: En Suite, In A Trance, Mountain Princess, Red Fox 7 3.43 MCDONALDS REAL ESTATE CONGRATS STRAT- Race 7: A Red Prince, Cuzzie Charlie, Handlemewithcare

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 36216 Jackpot Jake 17.27........................... B Dann 5 41737 Sparkling Terra 17.32 C &................... Fagan 6 55274 Must Desire 17.17...........................G Cleeve 7 62112 Ohoka Coby 17.13........................ L Waretini 8 87862 Mark Be Good 17.23 H &.....................Taylor Emergencies: 9 17765 Ultra Action 17.24 S &......................B Evans 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans 4 5.05 AMBER CLEANING SERVICE STKS C2, 520m 1 75856 Nina Baxter 30.53...................J T McInerney 2 48215 Tamara May 30.26........................... M Grant 3 56416 Homebush Howard 30.22.......J T McInerney 4 43615 Opawa Peaches 30.24 L &................. Wales 5 88552 Opawa Gumisie 30.50 L &.................. Wales 6 26243 Plutonium 30.37 H &............................Taylor 7 74874 Botany Alan nwtd....................J T McInerney 8 53386 Know Worth 30.72...........................G Cleeve 9 34586 Know Neglect 30.42........................G Cleeve 10 34451 Opawa Tracy 30.29 L &....................... Wales 5 5.23pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES DASH C3, 295m 1 52173 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 S &................B Evans 2 73765 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C &................... Fagan 3 67387 Car Bootle 17.42........................ M Robinson 4 51558 Royal Bash 17.32.............................. B Dann 5 35386 Wunzee 17.21.........................J T McInerney 6 83321 Budgie Right 17.50 H &.......................Taylor 7 65123 Cawbourne Sarah 17.28...............C Roberts 8 34171 Jinja Brian 17.15...........................A Waretini Emergencies: 9 17765 Ultra Action 17.24 S &......................B Evans 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans

6 5.48pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES C3, 520m 1 45336 Opawa Cookie 30.22 L &.................... Wales 2 74334 Country Crossing 30.31.....................J Dunn 3 11841 Mina Allen 30.08...........................C Roberts 4 27687 Homebush Kelso 30.31...........J T McInerney 5 4F317 With Pride 30.15............................... B Dann 6 44225 Idol Leanne 30.18 J &......................D Fahey 7 73422 Fekitoa 30.10.................................R Adcock 8 54711 Majestic Action 30.00 J &.................D Fahey 9 55652 Cawbourne Patty 30.25................C Roberts 10 63836 In The Boot 30.14 M &.......................Jopson 7 6.18pm I PAVE CONCRETE DASH C3/4, 295m 1 27564 Trust Issues nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 2 17275 Rand 17.19.............................J T McInerney 3 64435 Aiden Baxter 17.07.................J T McInerney 4 45622 Rapaki Kath 17.21 H &........................Taylor 5 48168 Breaking Mad nwtd.......................... M Grant 6 18533 Opawa Crusade nwtd L &................... Wales 7 37866 Maudie’s Babe 17.18 C &................... Fagan 8 33376 Jinja Billy 17.47............................. L Waretini 9 77657 Goldstar Chumlee 17.22 S &...........B Evans 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans 8 6.44pm FLAIR SPRINT C3/4, 295m 1 F4544 Speedy Return 17.14 H &....................Taylor 2 18387 Another Belle nwtd..................J T McInerney 3 43344 Fliberty Jiberty 17.32........................ B Dann 4 21123 New Thang 17.01.......................A Bradshaw 5 58187 Opawa Val nwtd L &............................ Wales 6 21758 Roadworks 17.16............................. M Grant 7 73621 Air Express 17.30....................J T McInerney

8 86261 Adroit 17.18................................... L Waretini 9 17765 Ultra Action 17.24 S &......................B Evans 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans 9 7.12 GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND C5, 295m 1 61347 Chicago Black 17.46...............J T McInerney 2 53242 Ohoka Billy 17.22.......................... L Waretini 3 11111 Swimming Goat 16.86.........................C Weir 4 13523 Kihael Kaluna 17.25 J &...................D Fahey 5 38235 Harkonen Bale 17.08....................C Roberts 6 75221 Miss Fanning 17.36........................... B Dann 7 45117 Collecting Money 17.27................... M Grant 8 61551 Smash Rumour 17.19...................... M Grant 9 43367 Norman Jewel 17.13.....................C Roberts 10 35734 Technic 17.21.................................R Adcock 10 7.37 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C4/5, 520m 1 61786 Another Message 30.42..........J T McInerney 2 42441 Southern Lights 30.50....................... B Dann 3 73184 Black Crow 30.49.......................A Bradshaw 4 77131 Luminary 30.16..........................R Blackburn 5 41111 Can’t Catch Tim 30.09...................R Adcock 6 17171 Dirk The Jerk 30.32............................J Dunn 7 5x242 Dyna Vikkers 29.94.......................C Roberts 8 22415 Dad’s Ambition 30.49....................... M Grant 9 35223 Boston Billy 30.40 H &.........................Taylor 10 Fx276 Albie Jay 30.20 L &............................. Wales 11 7.54pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DASH C5, 295m 1 11415 Wheelchair Norm 16.95..........J T McInerney 2 26116 Dyna Quirk 17.11..........................C Roberts 3 83831 Carnegie Hall 17.07......................... M Grant 4 52254 Magic Mike 17.29..........................C Roberts 5 31461 Patchwork Alice 17.09...................... B Dann

6 27822 Know Thanks 17.34........................G Cleeve 7 34623 Dream Large 16.99........................... B Dann 8 11413 Mickey Tee 16.95...........................R Adcock 9 65617 Smash That 17.21............................ M Grant 10 71758 Opawa Lean Meat 17.24 L &.............. Wales 12 8.19pm PROTEXIN DASH C3/4, 295m 1 24121 Time Slayer 17.26 M &......................... Smith 2 64316 Replay 17.26 M &..............................Jopson 3 82772 Culvie Godfather 17.20 H &.................Taylor 4 77156 Homebush Paige 17.33...........J T McInerney 5 57584 Another Liz 17.25....................J T McInerney 6 65283 Gold Vipa 17.37 S &.........................B Evans 7 51277 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 8 63111 Jinja Loch 17.30..........................H Wanhalla 9 55758 Red Margin nwtd.............................. M Grant 10 67878 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S &.................B Evans SELECTIONS

Race 1: Tip The Babe, Chippy Jordy, Solstice, Harsesis Race 2: Sally, Om Nom Nom, Ester Action, Extra Credit Race 3: Thunder Storm, Mark Be Good, Must Desire, Ohoka Coby Race 4: Opawa Peaches, Tamara May, Plutonium, Opawa Gumisie Race 5: Jinja Brian, Goldstar Rosie, Royal Bash, Rick’s Treasure Race 6: Mina Allen, Majestic Action, Opawa Cookie, With Pride Race 7: Rand, Aiden Baxter, Rapaki Kath, Maudie’s Babe Race 8: Roadworks, New Thang, Adroit, Fliberty Jiberty Race 9: Swimming Goat, Kihael Kaluna, Norman Jewel Race 10: Dirk The Jerk, Luminary, Another Message Race 11: Mickey Tee, Patchwork Alice, Dream Large, Dyna Quirk Race 12: Jinja Loch, Replay, Culvie Godfather, Another Liz LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome. Enquiries to Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open for toy hire Thursday and Saturday, Methodist Baring Square Church hall.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell pre-loved second hand clothing.

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An evening of song. The Phoenix chorus raises funds to compete in the Gold Coast final of the Australia National Performing Arts competition – Glee! 2016. With past and present members of the Phoenix Chorus.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. OP shop second time around used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock and Cass Street, entry Havelock Street.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Open day for all members. 182 Methven Highway (Old Allenton Nurseries Packing Shed).

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

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1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome. Waireka Club rooms, Philip Street.

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

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social day, come and try it yourself. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

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ACROSS 1. Refuse sleep when it’s about right (5) 4. A lover whose tall nag can be sorted out (7) 8. Use one ‘L’ instead if it’s turned into a dead language (9) 9. It is unintelligent to put one in German currency (3) 10. Moderate the way one will fit oneself for a certain position (7) 12. Copper it’s best to halve if it’s square on six sides (4) 14. Calf returned by the plain-clothes men is limp (7) 17. Credit a bet of a sort for those working the boat (4) 18. Might adopt the French frog when small (7) 20. It isn’t the weight return (3) 21. Half record return that somehow keeps coming back (9) 23. Can then be ordered to captivate one (7) 24. Live with women in a deep hollow (5)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): One strategy will be to come to the situation with big energy so everyone knows you’re on the scene. Adjust to what’s happening, back it down, and go slow to earn their trust.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Where are the other people (especially the ones you admire so much) getting their inspiration? This is what you’re curious about, and finding out will open new avenues for you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): A one-sided deal isn’t a deal; it’s a proclamation. Deals include the agreement of multiple parties, equally committed to making something happen. Who do you need to include?

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): As far as the other person is concerned, your choices define you. But your self-definition is also shaped by the things you wanted to do but thought better of and didn’t.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The exceptional work you did last week will lead to a new assignment this week.

Keep this up and you’ll have more jobs than you can handle alone. There are capable helpers coming.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Nature can be stronger than man, although man is a force of nature, too.

Don’t think of yourself as nature’s opponent. Align yourself with the elements and use them instead.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): No one will be giving awards for the cleanest house today. Consider letting some of that domestic work go in favour of devoting yourself to a task closer to your heart.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Seeing something being made out of nothing is a thrill. What’s even more exciting is making this happen yourself. And when you see the thrill in another person’s eyes because of what you’ve done, it’s even better.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): There’s a restlessness stirring in you – a reaction to recent changes in your environment. So what do you need to do to feel the soothing embrace of calm?

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Something you’re displeased with becomes a topic of conversation.

You’re not the one who brings it up. You have a partner in the grievance, and also in creating the solution.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There’s a way to make the external conditions work for you, though that method may be temporarily disguised by the external conditions themselves. Take a breath and try and look past this. What are you missing?

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Being positive doesn’t always come easily but it’s your natural reflex to be compassionate toward those who need help. Your habit of thinking the best will serve you well today.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

VAN LEERDAM, Cornelis Pieter Catharinus, (Pieter) – Passed away peacefully at Camellia Court Rest Home, Christchurch. Aged 88 years.

Dearly loved husband of the late Willy. Loved father and father in law of Bill and Lee, and Cobi and Merv Johns.

Loved grandad and Opa of Pieter, and Gaylene; Carla, and Laura and all his great grandchildren and respected by his relatives in Holland.

Many thanks for the compassionate care shown by the staff at Camellia Court for their care of Pieter.

Messages to 101 Seafield Road, Ashburton 7772. A memorial service for Pieter will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, July 18, commencing at 2.00pm.

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O’NEILL, Valerie Kay – Passed away 3 years ago today.

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

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

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Fishtronaut 3 0 6:55 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 2:05 M Bad Hair Day PGR 2015 Comedy. Laura Marano, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Christian Campbell.

3:55 Leon 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

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

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 noon Dr Phil PGR 3 1pm M I Know Where Lizzie Is PGR 2016 Crime Thriller.

Nadia Bjorlin, Richard Ruccolo, Vanessa Evigan.

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

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

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

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

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

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 The Zoo 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Iwi Anthems 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Te Iti Kahurangi 3 4:30 2Kaha PGR 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 The Amazing Adventures Of Moko Toa 2 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Walking The Himalayas 7:30 Wildlife SOS 8:30 The Living Room 9:30 Rick Stein’s Spain 10:30 The French Collection 11:30 Shed And Buried noon Live Here, Buy This 12:30 Road Rivals 1pm Walking The Himalayas 2pm Buccaneers And Bones 2:30 Outback Wrangler 3pm The Living Room 4pm Baby Animals In The Wild 5pm The Flying Winemaker Hong Kong-based master winemaker Eddie McDougall sets out to discover the best wines being produced throughout Asia.

5:30 Sophie Grigson In Thailand Sophie Grigson continues her culinary adventure as she travels to Thailand.

6pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 0 8:30 House Husbands PGR Mark feels disoriented about his marriage to Abi; Lewis tries everything to make Gemma reconcile with her best friend. 0 9:30 Beauty And The Beach AO 0 10:35 One News 0 11:05 I Am Innocent AO In 1995, Michael Smith was wrongly convicted of sexually abusing his sons after they were nagged into making a false accusation on video by a family counsellor. 0 12:05 Autopsy AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm N Street Hospital PGR Series that follows the Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics and their work. 0 8:30 Sensing Murder AO 0 9:55 Neighbours At War 0 10:25 F Ground Floor PGR 0 10:55 Police Ten 7 3 0

7pm Story 7:30 M Despicable Me PGR 3 2010 Animated. One of the world’s greatest super-villains meets his biggest challenge when three children enter his life. Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews. 0 9:30 Age Gap Love PGR 3 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Mythbusters PGR The MythBusters team investigates Indiana Jones and his adventures.

8:35 Limitless AO 9:30 Madam Secretary PGR 0 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

7pm Road To The Nats 7:30 Whanau Bake-Off Former All Black Buck Shelford and his wife Jo team up to outbake their son Eru, an accomplished chef.

8pm This Is Piki PGR 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 9pm Billy T James AO 9:30 Super City Series 2 AO 10pm Waka Huia 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm Toy Hunter 7:30 Tiny House Hunting Realtors help two tiny-home seekers to find the perfect mini-space.

8:30 The Truth About Exercise Michael Mosley uses himself as a human guinea pig to discover the truth about exercise.

9:30 The Operatives 10:30 Toy Hunter

11:25 Vampire Diaries AO 12:20 Motorway Patrol PGR 3 0 12:50 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:15 Infomercials 2:15 The Real 3 3:05 Gotham AO 3 0 3:50 My Wife And Kids 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities.

11:30 CSI AO 3 Sara and Greg are quarantined after being at a murder scene contaminated with a lethal pathogen. 0 12:20 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.

2am Home Shopping

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

11:30 Closedown

11pm The Flying Winemaker 11:30 Sophie Grigson In Thailand Midnight Live Here, Buy This 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Living Room 2am Baby Animals In The Wild 3am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 4am The Operatives 5am The Truth About Exercise

Street Hospital 8pm on TV2

BRAVO 9am Million Dollar Listing 3 9:45 Million Dollar Listing 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 11:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 12:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 1:30 Below Deck Mediterranean 3 2:30 Apres Ski 3 3:30 Hoarders 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Flipping Out 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 7:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR After her appearance on Good Day LA, Tamra reveals her feelings toward Heather.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County Express 9:30 N The Real Housewives Of New Jersey Express 10:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11pm Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11:30 Snapped PGR 12:30 Infomercials

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ThE BOx 6am CSI – New York MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Last Man Standing PG 8:05 Survivor – Caramoan PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV 12:15 NCIS – LA MV 1:05 Hardcore Pawn PGL 1:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York MV 3:10 Survivor – Caramoan PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Last Man Standing PG 5pm SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 9:30 Longmire 16V 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

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12:30 Survivor – Caramoan PG 1:20 Last Man Standing PG 1:45 CSI – New York MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 4:45 Longmire 16V 5:35 Hardcore Pawn PGL

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6:55 Danny Collins MLC 2014 Comedy. Al Pacino, Annette Bening.

8:40 10 Days To Destruction MVL 2012 Drama. James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt.

10:20 The Gift MVL 2015 Thriller. Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall.

12:05 Paul Blart – Mall Cop 2 PGV 2015 Comedy.

Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez.

1:40 Southpaw 16VLC 2014 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams.

3:40 Deadly Voltage M 2016 Drama. Mike Dopud, Alaina Huffman.

5:10 Smiley 16VLS 2012 Horror. Caitlin Gerard, Shane Dawson.

6:45 Pixels PGVLS 2015 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James.

8:30 Ex Machina MLSC 2015 Drama. A young programmer takes part in an experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female AI. Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson.

10:20 Hot Pursuit MVS 2015 Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara.

11:50 Would Be Kings 16VLS (Mini-series)

6:15 Bobby MVLC 2006 Drama. Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood.

8:10 Dear John MVS 2010 Drama. Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried.

9:55 Mercury Rising MVL 1998 Action Thriller.

Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride.

11:45 Angels And Demons MV 2009 Crime. Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer.

2pm Duets MLS 2000 Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis. 3:50 Tin Cup ML 1996 Comedy Drama. Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson.

6:05 Transformers MV 2007 Action. Shia LaBoeuf, Megan Fox. 8:30 While You Were Sleeping PGL 1995 Romantic Comedy. Bill Pullman, Sandra Bullock.

10:15 The Interpreter MV 2005 Drama. Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman.

Friday

1:20 Deadly Voltage M 2016 Drama. Mike Dopud, Alaina Huffman. 2:50 Smiley 16VLS 2012 Horror.

Caitlin Gerard, Shane Dawson.

4:25 Ex Machina MLSC 2015 Drama. Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson.

Friday

12:20 Terminator 3 – Rise Of The Machines MVL 2003 Sci-fi. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes.

2:10 Duets MLS 2000 Comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis. 4am While You Were Sleeping PGL 1995 Romantic Comedy.

Bill Pullman, Sandra Bullock.

5:40 Terminator 3 – Rise Of The Machines MVL 2003 Sci-fi. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage 11. 8am European Tour Weekly 8:30 Golf World 9am Netball – ANZ Championship (HLS) New Zealand Elimination Final – Magic v Mystics. 9:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage 11. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three. 11am InCycle 11:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage 11. noon Fox Sports News 12:30 #SkySpeed 1pm NRL 360 2pm Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three. 4pm InCycle 4:30 Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage 11.

5pm Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three. 5:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 6:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 7:30 Grassroots Rugby 8:30 #SkySpeed 9pm Cycling – Tour De France (HLS) Stage 11.

9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Pro Kabaddi League (HLS) 11pm Fox Sports News 11:40 InCycle

Friday

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

3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 4am Rugby League – NSW Cup (RPL) Canterbury Bulldogs v Wests Tigers.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am NRL 360 7am Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three.

9am Back Page 10am #SkySpeed 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild noon Rugby – The Breakdown 1pm Rugby – First XV Revision 2pm Rugby Nation 3pm UFC Now 4pm Fight Night 6pm #SkySpeed 6:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (RPL) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

10pm Super League Fulltime 10:30 NRL Footy Show

Friday

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Grassroots Rugby 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am NRL 360 3am Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Three.

3:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 4:30 Rugby – The Breakdown 5:30 NRL 360 14Jul16

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG Mammoth Channel.

8:30 MythBusters PG Food Fables. 9:25 Uncovering Aliens 10:20 Deadliest Catch PG First Timers. 11:15 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got to Pose as Katrina Refugees. 1:05 I’d Kill For You M First to Die. 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG Space Cowboys.

3:50 Gold Rush PG Mammoth Gold. 4:45 Deadliest Catch PG Legend Of The Wizard.

5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Bering Sea Gold PG The Gamble.

7:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Pressure.

8:30 Moonshiners M Out On a Limb.

9:30 River Monsters PG Terror in Paradise.

10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG Mammoth Gold.

Friday

12:30 Disappeared M 1:25 Momsters – When Moms Go Bad M 1:50 Momsters – When Moms Go Bad M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Auction Kings 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Moonshiners M

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ASHBURTON DOMINATE ON COURT

Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker has avoided the cliche trash-talk saying he and Anthony Joshua are alike and he has nothing but respect for the current IBF champion. Speaking to the Crowd Goes Wild Breakfast on Radio Sport, Parker said his British counterpart is the champion for a reason and he can’t wait to finally meet him in the ring. “He’s just like me. He works hard, he’s put in the work and he’s got a great team behind him,” Parker said. “He seems like a nice guy and I have a lot of respect for him.”

– NZME

Ryan Ford of Newlands (black singlet) gets in amongst Ashburton College defenders (from left) Thomas O’Brien, Abel Wilson and Nick Fechney during a tough encounter at the Oxford Street stadium last night. Ashcoll won in the end 83-53. The game was part of Basketball Mid Canterbury’s senior men’s competition, which has attracted seven teams this season. The sides play two complete rounds before play-offs in August.

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Is it time to bin the Force?

BY GREGOR PAUL

It’s time for Australia to do the right thing and admit defeat with the Western Force. Admit the bold experiment of taking rugby to Perth hasn’t worked and bin the Force.

Admit that giving Australia five teams hasn’t worked and cut them back to four for 2017. The Australian Conference hasn’t suddenly reached this point of hopelessness and awfulness – it’s been in steady decline for the better part of the last decade.

The right thing for the Australian Rugby Union would be to apply a cold, clinical assessment of

the current situation and agree that they have to pack up and leave town for the greater good of not only the game domestically in Australia but for the greater good of Super Rugby.

The position at the moment appears untenable. The Force are being bankrolled by the ARU because the club can’t stand on its own feet financially. The Force don’t have the support from fans or sponsors and it’s wishful thinking of the most harmful kind to believe that ambitious players are going to want to sign with the club just because the ARU thinks they should.

A few big names – Mat Giteau

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and Nathan Sharpe – headed west in the early days, but it was third party money that lured them and they didn’t stay.

In 11 campaigns, they have never made the playoffs or even come close. And since the Force launched in 2006, the Reds, bar a two-year period in 2011 and 2012, have lost any semblance of competitiveness.

The Rebels have only further diluted the playing pool since they launched in 2011 and they look like they could play for another lifetime and still not get any better.

Australia have had one champion side in 11 seasons and that

says it all. This is chronic, terminal decline – not a bad year as a few are trying to suggest.

A bad situation is only going to get worse – worse, because the ARU doesn’t have deep enough pockets to prop up the Force indefinitely. Why give it another year? Why tip more money into what, everyone else can see, is a doomed venture?

The Force can’t be salvaged.

Australia have neither the money, players nor coaches to stretch across five teams and even if they did find a way of fixing the Force, it would only be at the expense of one of their other teams.

– NZME

Second-string Lions Lions coach Johan Ackermann (above) has named a second string side for Sunday’s Super Rugby match against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.

Ackermann has made 15 changes to rest his first string side ahead of the playoffs. It opens up the possibility of the New Zealand conference winner securing top spot on the overall log and home advantage for the playoffs.

In the scenario of the Lions losing they would still host a quarter-final and a semifinal before travelling potentially for the final.

– NZME

Senior signs off Australian golfer Peter Senior is quitting the PGA Tour Champions after seven seasons in which he failed to win a tournament. Golf Australia’s website yesterday quoted his long-time coach, Gary Edwin, as saying Senior will retire to the Gold Coast south of Brisbane and quit touring because of injuries to both elbows. Edwin said Senior expects to continue playing tournaments in Australia, adding “I think he’s made a decision with (wife) June that it’s about time.”

– AP

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