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Safe streets plan ready

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A new strategy designed to keep Ashburton’s streets safer after dark is off the drawing board and ready to launch.

The community safety strategy has been developed by a number of key agencies pulled together as a group by mayor Angus McKay after several violent weekend incidents on Ash-

burton streets. From the outset he said solutions would only be found by a number of groups working together.

And now those solutions have been found and packaged in a cluster of initiatives that would go a long way towards improving community safety, Mr McKay said.

The package includes improved liquor ban signage, large

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Ashburton Taxis is upping late night transport options by putting two 10-seater vans on the road at the weekend and this is seen as one of the key fixes in moving people off the streets as quickly as possible, he said.

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Another key in the package was increasing the number of safety officers in the central town during the summer, through the Town Watch volunteers.

“A key role for the safety officers will be to organise groups of people who live in the same area, into taxis so they can get home faster,” he said.

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safety officers, however, comes in the need to recruit additional Town Watch members. Several members left the group recently and it has been struggling to mount the number of shifts required to run patrols every Friday and Saturday night.

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Star Wars theme park to be built in 2016 Work on the two Star Wars theme parks in California and Florida is due to begin in 2016, Disney bosses have announced.

The areas will be the largest single-themed expansions in the company’s history, according to Thomas Staggs, chief operating officer of Walt Disney Co. The 14acre parks will form part of the existing Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Fans of the sci-fi film franchise will be able to live out their Star Wars dreams as they fly the Millennium Falcon, visit a Star Wars cantina, and meet characters from the movies in the “immersive experience”. Disney chairman and chief executive Robert Iger has not revealed when the parks will be ready to open, but insists the new collaboration between Disney Parks and Star Wars will be “jaw-dropping”.

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Caught thanks to Facebook Spanish police have arrested a man for speeding after spotting a video on Facebook of him driving at 184km/h. The 24-second video begins by showing the speedometer of the car and then pans away to a young woman sitting beside the driver who sticks out her tongue and two smiling young men in the back seats. After a “close analysis” of the images, police tracked down the driver of the car and detained him, and fined one of the passengers who is seen in the video without his seatbelt on.

Dead celebs brought back to life The hologram of the late, great Whitney Houston is set to tour the world throughout 2016, allowing fans to once again experience the star’s music and on-stage presence from beyond the grave. Houston, however, isn’t the first celebrity who has passed away only to have their hologram perform in their place. Some of the other celebs who have returned from the grave are: MICHAEL JACKSON: With his life tragically cut short in 2009, Jackson fans once again saw the King of Pop come alive during the 2014 Billboard Awards with his hologram performing the star’s signature dance moves to Slave To The Rhythm from his second posthumous album Xscape.

TUPAC SHAKUR: Nicknamed Holopac, Tupac’s hologram blew the minds of fans at the 2012 Coachella festival rapping alongside Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg.

ELVIS PRESLEY: In 2007 the King of Rock `n’ Roll tore up the American Idol stage performing his 1968 hit If I Can Dream alongside Celine Dion.

FRANK SINATRA: Even Ol’ Blue Eyes got the hologram treatment with the crooners archive footage singing Learnin’ the Blues alongside Alicia Keys at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

NAT KING COLE: Not so much a hologram as projected archival footage, in 1992 Nat King Cole performed alongside daughter Natalie Cole to deliver a performance that was, well, unforgettable.

Kiwi chick hatches in Rotorua Rotorua’s first kiwi chick of the season has hatched. The fluffy native hatched at 11.20am on Saturday weighing in at 346g. The as yet unnamed chick, comes from Tongariro and its father is called Little Moa. The newborn may soon be followed by its sibling, which is close to hatching in the incubation room at Rainbow Springs Kiwi Encounter. There are currently 17 eggs in incubation, that have been brought in from around the North Island, at the hatchery. The new chicks will be raised to a “stoat-proof” weight of one kilogram, before being released back into the wild. Rainbow Springs has hatched and nurtured more than 1450 eggs since 1995 when it first became involved in the “Save the Kiwi” recovery programme.

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NZ lecturer wins film award A New Zealand lecturer has won a major international film award. Jake Mahaffy’s Free in Deed has won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at Venice Film Festival.

Mahaffy is a senior lecturer in film, TV and social media at Auckland University. The film, 12 years in the making, was filmed in Memphis, Tennessee last year and stars David Harewood and Edwina Findley. It is based on real events and tells the story of a single mother who brings her son to a church for healing. The minister is forced to confront the illness and his own demons.

Mahaffy says the win is a huge honour.

“We’ve been working on this film for over 10 years. Making a movie like this we never know who, if anyone, is going to see it. And that’s OK. We are satisfied with the creative process. But it can feel a bit lonely at times.”

The Orizzonti section of the festival is for films representing the latest aesthetic and expressive trends in international cinema.

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Parent volunteers at risk

By DaiSy HuDSoN

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Parents might be put off helping at school camps as uncertainty over new health and safety laws mount.

There are concerns schools and parents do not know enough about the effects of the new Health and Safety Reform Act and what it means for liability when an accident happens.

Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy yesterday said even the school’s in-

surance broker was uncertain about liability until a case was actually presented.

“They don’t even know what way it’s going to go until it’s tested,” he said.

There was also concern that some parents may choose not to volunteer for school activities.

He cited the example of a parent offering to carpool children to a school event and then having a crash.

“We don’t know if those people are classed as volunteers

who are at an event, or if indeed they are on school business,” he said.

“So technically they’re a volunteer, but if you’re using them to complete a task, does that put liability onto the individual.”

Ashburton Borough School principal Sam Winterbourn said the uncertainty of the legislation had principals nervous.

“For as long as that uncertainty exists, people will be tentative of things such as school camps,” he said.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said schools that are complying now have nothing to fear under the new law.

“If a school holds an activity outside the school, or the school has unpaid volunteers (working inside or outside the school), the school has to ensure it has systems in place to manage any risks, so far as is reasonably practicable,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

“The volunteers themselves

have to take reasonable care when they are in the school workplace, but a parent simply driving school pupils to an event would not have a duty under the new law.”

The Ministry of Education has also been working closely with schools and early childhood centres for several months to help them understand their obligations and make sure they have all the information they need, a spokeswoman told the Guardian recently.

Safe streets plan ready for launch

Rotarian Lindsay Holland finds a spot of light relief during the mammoth task of sorting thousands of second-hand books ahead of this year’s Bookarama.

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■ BOOKARAMA

Book lovers’ extravaganza on again

By Sue NewmaN

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They’ve arrived by the bag, by the box and by the household, all in search of new owners; and in two weeks’ time the Bookarama books will be heading out the same way.

And as they’ve done for the past 35 years, members of Ashburton Rotary have spent more than three months sorting and boxing more than 60,000 books ahead of what has become the South Island’s biggest annual second-hand book fair.

The event has cemented itself as a book lovers must attend event and every year thousands of browsers buy thousands of books without spending more than a few

dollars each. Bookarama has earned itself a huge reputation as the ultimate book recycler, taking tomes that are unwanted and giving them a new life with a new owner.

And along the way, the Rotary club has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mid Canterbury charities.

One of the event organisers Phil Godfrey says this year’s event is on target to eclipse the success of each of its predecessors.

“We’ve got some very good quality, excellent in fact books that we’ll be putting out on a very, very special table,” he said.

Those books include a large number of war history volumes that are in mint condi-

tion and he believes they will attract significant buyer interest both from the book dealers who are always front of the queue on opening morning as well as local history buffs.

“We’ve had a couple of deceased estates this year where we’ve got a lot of virtually new books in great condition and among them was a lot of books about trains and a lot of world history,” Mr Godfrey said.

Each year some treasures are found among the thousands of run of the mill books and because all proceeds from the event go to charities, to ensure top prices are received these are sold to private collectors and dealers, he said.

One of the big finds this year has been a set of Punch maga-

zines, dating back to the mid 1800s.

A core group of Rotarians works almost year round collecting and putting books into storage and for some, Mr Godfrey said, it becomes almost a full time – if unpaid – job.

“People don’t seem to keep books as long today and we’ve had a lot of modern paperbacks coming in.”

More than 30 pallet loads of boxes of books will be moved to the Ashburton Sports Hall on Saturday and it will take Rotarians a week to transfer those books to trestle tables ahead of doors opening on the first day of the sale, Monday 28th.

The book sale will run until mid-day on October 3.

From P1 Mr McKay hopes the new safety initiatives will be the catalyst for a surge in new Town Watch volunteers.

“They’re a great group and I want, and the community wants, them to be there. They’re the eyes and ears of the community at night.”

The point where the late night package was almost ready to roll out would not have been reached without a range of organisations including the Ashburton Police, Safer Ashburton, the Ashburton District Council and other key agencies showing a willingness to work together, Mr McKay said.

“All these different parties have acted together and it looks like we have a good, positive outcome. This has not just rested on one lot of shoulders.

They’ve all been motivated by one thing, a safer Ashburton.”

He described it as a well connected strategy, but its final building block would come with improved community input that would not only ensure it worked initially, but that it ensured it continued to work long-term.

“Success long-term will come when the community embraces it.”

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■ ASHBURTON DOCTORS

In brief

Clinics ‘full of children’

By Caitlin Porter

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An Ashburton doctor says general practitioners sometimes feel “like a babysitter” as parents make the most of free GP visits for their kids.

Children under 13 years of age became eligible for free consultations and free prescriptions in July.

All of Mid Canterbury’s general practices opted in to the scheme.

Ashburton GPs spokes-

woman Dr Charlotte Cox said after-hours, weekend clinics were now “full of children”: “I sometimes feel that we [GPs] are becoming babysitters,” she said.

Instead of using extended family networks to assess the extent of a possible medical problem, as they may have in the past, parents were opting to make the GP practice the first stop.

This could be time-consuming for GPs who still had to as-

sess even simple problems with “a full history, examine ears, throat and chest”, she said.

Steve Wise, of Ashburton’s permanent after-hours weekend pharmacy Wises Pharmacy, had noticed an increase of prescriptions for children during weekends.

However, it was still too early to say whether this was solely due to free visits and the move to take children to the weekend doctor.

Winter ills often played a

part in seasonal increases.

Mr Wise said the scheme remained a great way for parents to have their children checked and to eliminate doubt as to their wellbeing.

“Children need attention no matter what day of the week it is.”

East Street Pharmacy pharmacist Carolyn O’Brien, agreed with Mr Wise.

“Anything that removes barriers for access is a great idea,” she said.

■ NETHERBY FIRE

Heater gets blame for fire

By Caitlin Porter

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An electrical fault in a wallmounted heater is believed to have led to a converted bedroom going up in flames in Netherby over the weekend.

On Saturday night the Ashburton Fire Service were called to the Brucefield Avenue address just after 10pm.

Ashburton’s chief fire officer Alan Burgess said there was some substantial damage to a double garage that had been converted to a bedroom on the back section property, but no one was hurt.

Three appliances attended and were on site for just under two hours.

Fire risk management officer Murray Cairns said the tenants at the property were quickly alerted to the fire due to the large number of working smoke alarms in the house, and promptly called emergency services.

While the fire was believed to have been started by a wallmounted heater, Mr Cairns was unsure as to exactly how it started.

“At this stage we just have to wait, it’s really in the hands of the insurance company to see exactly what started it,” he said.

Mr Cairns said now the incident had been referred to the insurance company, the heater will either be examined or sent away.

Anything electrical is also reported to the Energy Safety Service, which will determine if there is a problem, he said. If consistent faults are picked up on in appliances a recall notice may be issued.

The fire service is not advising people to check their heaters, until more was known about what caused the fire.

Embroidery class Youngsters will have an opportunity to learn new skills during the school holidays when the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild holds a young embroiderers’ class to make felt Christmas decorations. The class will be held at Ashfords on West Street on October 6 from 9.30am to 3pm.

The class is for children aged nine and over and bookings can be made by phoning Nola Sim 3088835 or Sue Quinn 308-0397 by October 4.

Gallery anniversary Tomorrow the Ashburton Art Gallery marks 20 years, in conjunction with the unveiling of an exhibition inspired by its collection. Stealing Lines: Drawing from the Collection will be unveiled at 6.30pm. It showcases drawings from the collection alongside new site-specific works produced by two contemporary artists Michael Armstrong and Natalia Saegusa. The two artists have created large-scale drawings directly on the gallery walls. The exhibition also invites the viewer to draw their own inspiration by participating in an interactive drawing programme. The Ashburton Art Gallery began life as a volunteer driven and operated facility, and today employs a curator and fellow full-time staff who maintain a full programme of exhibitions throughout the year.

Garage sale for birds

Mount Hutt College senior students (from left) Devin Francis, Rhys Fitzgerald, Cameron McLeod, Bailey Kinvig and Charlie Jackson are preparing for Top the Knot.

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■ MOUNT HUTT COLLEGE

Top knots’ time numbered

By SuSan SandyS

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Six senior Mount Hutt College boys are sacrificing their vanity in order to raise funds for CanTeen, a cause close to their hearts after they lost a school friend four years ago.

Head boy Rhys Fitzgerald, 17, deputy head boy Cameron McLeod, 17, Bailey Kinvig, 17, Charlie Jackson, 17, Devin Francis, 18, and Frederick Wright, 17, have been proudly growing their hair for the past few months, and this week are styling it daily into a top knot.

They are using the hairstyle to publicise their unique fundraising event, called Top the Knot. It will see the privilege of cutting off their top knots go to the highest bidder, on Friday night, 7.30pm

at the college hall, and everyone from the community is invited.

Rhys and Cameron said the idea for the fundraiser began when Cameron started wearing his hair to school each day in a man bun, fashionably placed at the back of his head.

“And everyone wanted to cut it off,” Cameron said.

Although he did get some compliments, “from mainly females, not any males”.

While the attention it attracted was not all positive, it inspired the idea for Top the Knot. And the group of boys had been particularly motivated to organise such an event after losing school friend Brad Verheul to leukaemia in Year 9.

It was a cause close to their hearts, and one they felt was

important to support considering how tragic it was when cancer struck young people in the prime of their lives.

Principal John Schreurs applauded the students for taking the initiative to hold the event. Rhys had come up with the idea and head girl Mikaeli Lalor had helped out in a number of areas including creating promotional material.

Mr Schreurs was planning on attending, and had a reserve he would pay in order to keep his hair, just in case it came to that.

Rhys said there was potential for others to come on board, however they would have to be in touch with him prior to the event. His email address is fitzgeraldr@ mthutt.school.nz

A garage sale dedicated to birds will be held in Ashburton on Saturday. The Ashburton Bird Club is holding a bird and accessory sale that is open to the public both as buyers and sellers. While club members will have range of surplus birds and bird accessories on sale, people can also turn up with their own birds and equipment to sell. The event will run from 9am to 2pm at 67 South Street.

Teen still missing Police say a teenager missing for two weeks may be hiding and they are worried for her. Tauranga police have asked for the public’s help to find Elisha Jade Smith, 16, who went missing on Tuesday, September 1. She was still missing last evening, Tauranga police said.

Police appealed to anyone with possibly helpful information to phone Tauranga police on (07) 577 4300. Information could also be provided anonymously to the Crimestoppers organisation on 0800 555 111.

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School locked down Armed police swooped on a Tauranga school which went into lockdown after reports of two men carrying what looked like firearms yesterday. Police said no sign of the men or the guns was found and Tauranga Boys College was cleared to reopen about 3.30pm. A member of the public called police after spotting the men at the corner of of 15th Ave and Devonport Rd, near Memorial Park, about 2.45pm yesterday. The school was put into temporary lockdown, and anxious parents were left waiting outside to pick up their children.

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■ DAIRY DOWNTURN

Confidence ‘key to survival’ By michelle NelSoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

The Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust has linked up with local rural professionals to support farmers in an initiative thought to be the first of its kind in New Zealand.

The aim of the recently formed network is to offer a wraparound service to assist farming families to survive the dairy downturn.

Support trust chairman Peter Reveley said the focus of the trust had shifted from one of providing physical support during natural events to ensuring farmers had access to the services they required in tight economic times – from professional to emotional support.

“We do not go out and advise farmers – we find someone with the right expertise to offer advice – if they don’t connect with the particular professional we find someone else,” Mr Reveley said.

Rural professionals are the “eyes and ears” who will be out there with clients, Tavendale and Partners’ lawyer Tim Silva said.

The group was well positioned to respond with a range of expertise, but good communication was the key to getting through the current “blip”, he said.

The group met yesterday to hear “old timers” accountant John Falloon and farm advisor Bob Engelbrecht speak about the farming recession of the late 1980s, by comparison with

Ashburton accountant John Falloon speaks about the 1980s farming recession.

the current downturn. Their message was largely positive.

Mr Falloon called the situation “the same but different”.

“In 1987 a lot of farms were over leveraged – there were problems servicing debt,” he said.

In Mid Canterbury this was compounded by low commodity prices, the removal of farming subsidies, very high interest rates and a major drought, he said.

Mr Engelbrecht said the situation dairy farmers were in was difficult but “more favourable” than it was in the 80s, with low interest rates and irrigation infrastructure in place to offset the impact of an impending El Nino drought this summer.

Land prices have also held firm, driven by continued interest from the North Island and Southland, and the burgeoning world population offered confidence for future markets.

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“In the 80s the recovery was much quicker than expected,” Mr Engelbrecht said.

“Hopefully bankers will take that lesson into account – another 18 months or two years would have saved a lot of farmers who were forced off their land.

“We have learned to act sooner to keep these farms productive.”

Rural bankers at yesterday’s meeting agreed the future

looked positive, and a long-term approach was required to get through this “cyclical downturn”.

“As long as no one loses confidence, particularly in the banking sector, we will be alright,” Mr Falloon said, predicting the milk price will hit the $5kg/MS mark by the end of the season.

To contact the Rural Support Trust call 0800 787 254, or Mid Canterbury co-ordinator Allan Baird on 027 435 0141.

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■ ASHBURTON TRUST

By Sue NewmaN

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With the opening games in the Rugby World Cup just days away, the Ashburton Trust is finalising the line-up of out-of-trading hours venues it will make available to fans.

To provide locals with an opportunity to watch the All Blacks in action in a bar, rather than from the comfort of their lounge, the Tinwald Tavern, Devon Tavern and Turf Bar at the Hotel Ashburton will be pulling some early opening hours.

Just which games they’ll be offering viewing with a breakfast option is still to be decided said trust acting chief executive Robert Reid, but it’s likely the three bars will open for the quarter-final, semi-final and finals – if the All Blacks are still in the mix.

The trust has, however, applied for an extended trading licence for all All Black matches to ensure it’s covered all bases, he said.

“We won’t be opening for the first All Blacks game against Argentina at 3am, if it had been 8am, yes, but we possibly wouldn’t get enough people in for this.”

And the three bars are unlikely to open for pool games against Georgia or Namibia either but the jury is still out on the match against Tonga, Mr Reid said.

He will be meeting with bar managers early this week to finalise which bars will open for which matches.

Bars that are open will have breakfast available and for anyone wanting a beer with breakfast, alcohol will be available. He’s hoping people planning to watch the rugby from one of the trust’s bars will pre-buy a breakfast ticket to make catering a little easier.

The trust has opened its doors in the early morning for rugby world cup matches in the past and last time round about 40 enthusiasts turned up.

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■ ENTERPRISING RURAL WOMEN AWARDS

In brief

Win had plenty of spin-offs

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Winning the 2014 Supreme Enterprising Rural Women Award has changed the stars for Ashburton-based company Irricon Resource Solutions.

When Irricon principals Keri Johnson and Haidee McCabe entered the awards they underestimated the impact it would have on their business.

Irricon philosophy has been to develop the business with the flexibility to work around family and farming commitments, with professional women in mind.

This mindset, combined with the publicity winning the Rural Women award provided, has resulted in Irricon expanding the business.

“The awards have given us and the Irricon team, a lot more recognition not only in our core region of Canterbury and North Otago but further afield in New Zealand,” Mrs McCabe said.

“A very skilled young rural woman by the name of Lilian Sherman living in Matawai, about two hours inland from

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Gisborne, who lives on the family farm with two young children approached us in January this year after reading about us in the local newspaper.

“She loved the philosophy of the way we worked, and thought she had nothing to lose by giving us a shout. So, from August, we will officially have a North Island branch, and that is very exciting!”

“It’s a fantastic opportunity for Lilian, and a chance for us to share our knowledge and experience and assist her along the way.”

Irricon has also expanded further into North Canterbury, this time with Amberley farmer

Paul Reece, who has worked for Irrigation NZ for some time.

“It’s not only women living rurally that have professional skills that we use. Paul’s big project is the environmental management of the Waimakairiri Irrigation Scheme, as well as consultancy and running his own farm,” Mrs McCabe said.

“We have also since employed a groundwater specialist and environmental administrator to keep up with the demands of a growing business and industry that continually challenges our team and the farming community.”

The experience, and the work Rural Women do, prompted

Mrs McCabe and Mrs Johnson to become a sponsor for this year’s competition and they encourage anyone who has been sitting on the fence to get their entries in before Friday.

The awards offer women who run their own rural businesses, the opportunity to boost their profiles and gain.

To enter the awards, women have to own and operate a small business with less than 10 full time equivalent staff, based in a rural area. The business must have been running for at least two years. If in partnership, women must be an active partner of 50 per cent or more in the business.

The awards will be presented at the Rural Women NZ national conference in Nelson on Saturday 21 November.

Each category winner will receive $1000 in prize money and a trophy, with a further $1000 going to the supreme winner.

For more information email enquiries@ruralwomen.org. nz, or to enter visit www.ruralwomen.org.nz/news-andinspiration/enterprising-ruralwomen-awards-open-for-2015

■ ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

War anniversaries marked at special service By susaN saNdys

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About 100 people gathered for a special war remembrance church service at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday.

Ministry assistant Dellwyn Moylan said the parish had taken the opportunity of using the traditional commemoration service date of the Battle of Britain to remember a number of other significant dates relating to past conflicts.

This year was not only 75 years since the Battle of Britain in World War Two, but also 70 years since the end of World War Two, 65 years since the beginning of the Korean War, 55 years since the end of the Malayan Emergency, and 40 years since the end of the Vietman War. Miss Moylan said the service had been a time to reflect on lessons learned from past wars.

“And take those lessons and move on into the future.”

Bible readings had been undertaken by Alex Thomson, from Scotland originally and a former first battalion of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers member, as well as Ashburton Air Training Corps flight sergeant Daniel Binsted.

Candle lightings were held to commemorate various conflicts,

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Ambulance calls Ashburton’s St John Ambulance travelled 3568 kilometres last week, attending 98 calls. Of those 44 were urgent. Seventy-eight calls were to medical events and 20 to accidents.

Kiwi arrested in Texas Former Shortland Street and Spartacus star Manu Bennett has been arrested and charged with assault in Texas. Bennett was in San Antonio for the Alamo Comic Con, a convention for comic book enthusiasts, when the alleged incident happened.

The San Antonio Express News reported that Bennett was arrested on Sunday morning following an altercation. Few details are available, but arrest records filed in the Bexar County Magistrate’s Office stated the 45-year-old actor was charged with assault causing bodily injury and was being held on a US$1600 ($2527) bond.

Bennett was released later on Sunday. Court documents show he was arrested at 6am and appeared in front of a magistrate at 10.10am San Antonio time. He was released at 12.55pm and court records state he left the area.

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Crash victims named Three of the four victims of the beach crash at Muriwai on Sunday were working at Queens Academic Group in Auckland and the fourth was a friend of theirs.

Imad Dib, 31, Dilpreet Singh, 32, and Syed Haris Jafri, 29, had been working at Queens since last year and were at Muriwai with one other friend when the crash happened. Mr Dib, originally from Lebanon, was a Middle Eastern marketing executive, India-born Mr Singh was an Indian marketing executive and Pakistan-born Mr Jafri was a lecturer in business and accounting. The fourth man was Pulkit Malhotra, 27, a recently arrived visitor to New Zealand from India. Police have asked witnesses of the fatal crash at Muriwai beach to come forward.

The men were travelling along the beach in a Mitsubishi Pajero when it rolled, just before 5pm. They were thrown from the vehicle in the crash.

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Alex Thomson undertakes a bible reading at a special war commemoration service on Sunday.

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and those participating were Rosemary Case, whose father served with the British Royal Air Force, Ellis Buchanan, whose brother was killed in World War Two, Vietnam War veteran Devon Wells, Malayan Emergency veteran Jim Leak and Korean War veteran Ian Campbell.

Miss Moylan said about 20 of those attending had brought photos of their relatives who had served in the conflicts, and several had worn war medals.

Compulsory military training participants were well represented, and there were about 12 Ashburton Air Training Corps members in attendance.

There was a flag parade as part of the service, where the New Zealand flag, navy flag and airforce wreath were placed at the front of the church.

The service began with a PowerPoint presentation of local family and friends who had or were continuing to serve in the military.

Fifteen inner-city Auckland schools on cramped sites are fighting a new $90 charge for holding their end-of-year picnics and running races on public parks. The first the schools knew that a charge was brought in from July 1 was when Pt Chevalier School called Auckland Council to book the local seaside park for its end-of-year junior picnic, as it has done for more than nine years. “We rang to let them know what we were doing as a courtesy and we discovered that actually now there’s a charge,” said principal Sandra Aitken. The school wrote to the mayor and Councillor Christine Fletcher, who is chair of the parks, recreation and sport committee. Ms Fletcher said she was shocked to learn that schools were being charged because that was not the intention of the councillors who approved the new bylaw. She said she would ask council managers to review the charge to reflect the wish of the elected representatives.

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In brief

Border controls reinstated Germany is reinstating border controls, admitting it is stretched to the limit trying to cope with a record influx of refugees.

The announcement came as tragedy struck again off the coast of Greece, with 34 more migrants - among them babies and children - drowning when their overcrowded wooden boat capsized in high winds.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said border controls would be reintroduced with immediate effect, and the Czech Republic announced similar measures on the border with Austria.

“The aim of this measure is to stop the current influx to Germany and to return to an orderly process,” de Maiziere said, as the city of Munich recorded an influx of 63,000 asylum seekers in two weeks.

Asylum seekers must understand “they cannot choose the states where they are seeking protection”, he said.

Under EU rules, the first

A family from Iraq sit outside the local coast guard office at Lakki port on the southeastern Greek island of Leros. AP PHOTO

country of entry is required to deal with an asylum seeker’s request for protection, but Germany had waived the rule for Syrian refugees.

Local authorities in Germany, which has earned praise for its welcoming stance towards refugees, have buckled under the sudden surge of migrants at the end of an exhausting and

often perilous journey.

European Union home affairs ministers will hold an emergency meeting this week to discuss deeply divisive European Commission plans to introduce compulsory quotas for refugees.

“The German decision of today underlines the urgency to agree on the measures proposed by the European Com-

mission in order to manage the refugee crisis,” the EU said.

Europe’s biggest economy has become the destination of choice for many, particularly for Syrians, after Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to relax asylum rules for citizens of the war-torn country.

In Greece, on the frontline of the massive surge of people trying to reach Europe, the coastguard said 34 people - including four babies and 11 young children - perished when their boat capsized off the Aegean island of Farmakonisi.

The coastguard was also still searching for four children missing after another boat capsized at the weekend off Samos, a Greek island just off the Turkish coast.

While Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey are housing millions of refugees from Syria, many wealthy Gulf states are facing increasing scrutiny over their apparent reluctance to take in people fleeing the conflict.

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Crane investigation Two days after a crane collapse killed 107 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia, the region’s governor has filed an investigative report. Prince Khaled al-Faisal “has submitted today the results of the investigation”, the Saudi Press Agency said.

Faisal sent the findings to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef for presentation to King Salman, it said, without disclosing any contents. Salman vowed at the weekend to reveal what caused the crane to topple into a courtyard of the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of Muslims have converged ahead of the hajj pilgrimage later this month. - AFP

Death toll rises The death toll from floods in Japan in recent days has risen to seven, as rescuers searched for 15 people still missing. Police yesterday found the bodies of two men in rice paddies in Joso, the worsthit city. Earlier in the day they discovered the body of a 68-yearold man inside a submerged car in a flooded ricefield in the town of Tochigi, north of Tokyo. Parts of Joso, a community of 65,000 residents, were washed away on Thursday when a levee on the Kinugawa river gave way, flooding an area spanning 32 square kilometres.

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Safety act fires new concerns Stu Oldham

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ncertainty about how health and safety laws affect schools cannot undermine the unqualified support of the many parent volunteers that keep so many school activities going.

Last month, schools were worried the new Health and Safety Reform Act might be so proscriptive that it might be easier to stop sending kids on school camps and extra-curricular trips.

They were assured by the Workplace Relations Minister that this won’t be necessary and that, in the event of an accident, they would not be accountable if they followed robust policies.

But now principals are vexed as to how health and safety laws will affect parent volunteers if something goes wrong when they are supervising children under the school’s care.

They say they do not know who will be liable if, say, a parent helper crashes their car while transporting children to a school-sanctioned event or if a child has a fall in parent care.

On one hand, they hope everything will be okay as long as the relevant health and safety forms are filled in: on the other, they are worried they won’t know for sure until something happens.

This is clearly not how the schools want to manage their health and safety obligations and how they communicate with parents will be crucial to how would-be volunteers respond.

I’ve no doubt that most right-thinking parents will simply carry on helping, regardless of the unnecessary uncertainty caused by poorly described, inadequately promoted safety laws.

But as they do so, government agencies need to help schools understand how they and volunteers will be affected should the accidents that happen, from time to time, happen again.

The new law comes into effect in April, which ought to be plenty of time to sort out how it will work in an environment where – like the real word – some activities come with risks.

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ith spring-like weather finally taking hold in most parts of the country we have hopefully closed the door on what was a fairly gruelling winter.

From floods in my neck of the woods, to consistent heavy rain in other parts of the country to very little rain elsewhere, we are all dreading what an El Nino might bring.

From what mother nature chucked our way, the global markets have continued to put the boot in, though thankfully the last two GDT events have been positively spring-like with their promise of better times ahead.

This week, thanks to some fairly kind sponsors, I’m off to the World Dairy Summit in Lithuania. This is likely to be fairly interesting, given most of my international colleagues will be arguing for subsidies and things like supply management.

I dare say I might end up as Johnny no mates at this event.

I do recall reading in the rural media many years ago when Malcolm Bailey was at one of

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

these events while he was in Federated Farmers.

Malcolm got a bit of a hard time from the Europeans. From experience I have noticed that everyone is all keen to take on the halfback, but never the tighthead prop, so I might not get the same treatment!

I see often in some of the foreign farming media they like to use the example of the New Zealand dairy industry suffering currently along with everyone else, as an example of why the free market doesn’t work.

They fail to note that this current strife we are all enduring is driven by and largely due to politicians and lobbyists interfering in the market, which the foreigners seem to be content to let them to do more of.

The Canadians, for example,

seem to love this concept of supply management, and they get very upset when it’s compared to communism.

But the reality is you have the government or some central body deciding how much gets produced, and who cares if consumers want less or more, sounds like a Politburo in action to me.

I guess my argument would be for all Canadian dairy farmers, to put the shoe on the other foot, if supply management is great for you, why can’t this be good for everyone else.

How keen would these farmers be on supply management if it was extended to all the input products that they purchase to run their farms?

I also had a rather interesting conversation last week on Twitter with fellow Kiwi farmers and a collection of foreign farmers.

The foreign guys seem to think that while we don’t have subsidies we get all this other preferential treatment. It was a bit of a shock to them that we get treated no differently than any other New Zealand business.

In those areas where we do get more focus than other aspects of New Zealand, it’s usually in an unpleasant, regulatory way. One simply needs to compare how effluent management is enforced on farm to what local bodies can get away with, to realise we don’t get a free pass on anything.

Still, overall we wouldn’t have it any other way. Yes, it’s damn tough right now, but we will get an upswing at some point.

One of the more interesting aspects of the summit and its location will be getting an understanding of what potential competition exists from the parts of Europe like Lithuania, which we don’t often consider.

We hear lots about the Irish, French and Germans. But not so much about the former Warsaw Pact countries, who in the future might be our international competition.

So I am sure you can guess what my next column will be about.

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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■ ONLINE SCAMMERS

Big increase in scammers Microsoft New Zealand and NetSafe say there’s been a “significant increase” in reports of scammers trying to rip people off by claiming there’s something wrong with their computer.

Netsafe’s executive director Martin Cocker said the scammers try and legitimise their ruse by claiming to call from Microsoft.

The cold callers offer to fix compromised computers and ask for remote access to computers, which can reveal credit card details or bank account numbers.

Some people have allowed access and one is reported to have lost around $5000.

Mr Cocker said this pattern of scamming was not new and the scammers use the Microsoft brand as the company is known to have trusted experts.

“Unfortunately some people believe the calls are genuine and

If you are contacted by a scammer, Microsoft says hang up immediately and report the incident to NetSafe.

are led to believe they are doing the right thing by handing over private passwords or details.

They can find themselves losing money or ending up with a computer infected with viruses or other malware that compromise

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross

28/8

Company CODE

At close of trading on Monday, September 14, 2015

21/8

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

5,665.87 +17.65 +0.31%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

4,196.65 +16.98 +0.41%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

6,071.35 +20.05 +0.33%

p Rises 58 q Falls 39

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,096.5

+25.4

+0.5%

At close of trading on Sep 14, 2015

p Dow Jones Indust.

16,433.1 +102.69 +0.63%

At close of trading on Sep 11, 2015

FTSE 100 index q

6,117.8

–38.05

–0.62%

At close of trading on Sep 11, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

17,965.7 –298.52 –0.63% At close of trading on Sep 14, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,100.25

London – $US/ounce

–9.25

–0.83%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.58

–0.14

–0.95%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,352.0

–48.0

–0.89%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

CLASSIC CLAIMS ■■ Overseas caller states they are from Microsoft or a Microsoft certified technician.

■■ Suggests the victim’s computer is infected and harming others online or that their ISP has identified their system as a problem.

■■ Will get the computer owner to give the caller remote access using a genuine networking service or website like logmein123 or teamviewer.

■■ They will use the ‘Event Viewer’ tool on the computer to highlight error messages which are supposedly signs of an infection.

■■ The cold caller will offer to clean up the infection and/or install security software and provide an ongoing support service costing anywhere up to $500.

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their security,” Mr Cocker said.

Microsoft NZ marketing and operations director Frazer Scott says the big message they want to get out to New Zealanders is that the company will never call them asking for remote access to

their computer. “We do not call customers at home saying that we have detected a problem with their computer. We will never ask for passwords or other private details in any forum,” Mr Scott says.

Mr Cocker says their advice is to hang up immediately and report the incident to NetSafe.

“If you have given someone on the phone access and start to worry, then disconnect the machine from the internet and then hang up and report the incident to us. If you have given any bank details to a caller, then advise your bank as soon as possible.”

Both companies are beginning a nationwide advertising campaign and writing to community groups to alert as many people as possible to be wary of these calls.

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As at 4pm Sep 14, 2015

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

TT buy

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TT sell

0.8762 0.821 3.7581 0.545 1.2985 0.4017 74.42 1.5743 8.3937 22.10 0.6215

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Milford leads the way with fastest-growing house prices

By Jonathan Underhill Milford has the fastest-growing house prices, based on Barfoot & Thompson data, and was one of five suburbs where the median prices topped $1 million.

Auckland’s biggest realtor said Milford led the top 20 suburbs with a 46 per cent jump to $1.16 million in the median house price in the six months between February and July this year compared to the same period of 2014.

Epsom had the second-biggest increase, of about 43 percent, taking the median price to $1.7 million, while Sandringham was third with a 41 per cent jump to $981,000 and was one of three suburbs “long tipped as up and coming” to make the fastestgrowing list.

Of the other two, Sunnynook was in fourth place, with a 39 per cent gain to $681,500 and Te Atatu Peninsula was fifth, with a 35 per cent increase to $619,000.

Five of the top 20 were on the North Shore.

The average price growth for the top 20 suburbs was 35.8 per cent, exceeding the 24 per cent rate for Auckland suburbs as a whole.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said last week that

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says rising house prices in Auckland are becoming more unsustainable.

rising house prices in Auckland “are becoming more unsustainable” and that it would take some time for increasing construction to “correct the imbalances.”

Strong migrant flows into the city were being compounded by an increase in activity by investors, who now accounted for 41 per cent of the market, up from 38 per cent two years ago.

The house price-to-income ratio for Auckland put it among the top 10 most expensive cities in the world, he said.

Tax changes on property investment, the imposition of a ‘bright line’ test and tighter loan-to-value ratio lending rules for the city would all help to moderate the Auckland market, “but it is very difficult to pick the turning point,” Wheeler said.

Barfoot managing director

Peter Thompson said it was unlikely that the “hot spots” identified in his firm’s latest list would continue to experience the same pace of growth, although those with good schools, transport links and close to beaches would remain attractive.

He said Milford and Epsom were holding their ground “thanks to a perfect mix of location, good transport links, sought-after school zones, quality infrastructure and lifestyle aspects.”

Quotable Value figures released this month showed national property values advanced 11 per cent in the 12 months through August to an average $543,331, while values in Auckland jumped 20.4 per cent over the same period to $874,851.

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■ KIWI LAMB

Supermarket tries to pass off Kiwi lamb as Scottish British farmers are bleating after a supermarket was accused of trying to pass off Kiwi lamb as Scottish.

A British farmers’ union was furious with Tesco after reportedly finding shelves of imported New Zealand lamb sitting under a banner stating “The Best Scottish Lamb in Season”.

However, Tesco said the meat’s origin was correctly identified on the label of each pack, the Herald of Scotland reported.

“The deep felt anger being directed towards Tesco over this debacle is wholly justified,” National Farmers’ Union Scotland president Allan Bowie said.

“This is totally unacceptable. Scot-

land’s sheep farmers and our consumers deserve much, much better than this,” the Herald Scotland website reported.

“Secondly, this kind of point of sale abuse of the Scottish brand makes Scottish farmers’ blood boil.

“It is difficult to put into words just how angry hard-working sheep farmers feel when they spot some excellent promotion of Scottish lamb in a Tesco store only to find the shelves below are filled with imported product,” Mr Bowie added.

A Tesco spokesman said lamb was in season and the vast majority of lamb sold in Scotland was Scottish.

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MARKET REPORT

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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 68 - 92 Prime 111 - 121  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 210 - 294  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 309 - 328 last week

Dairy More small indications that spring is getting closer with pasture growth rates climbing to 20kgdm/day in the region, and welcome rain for soils that are still drier than average.

Feed in many parts is short, with temperatures limiting production, and with an El Nino forecast hanging over the summer, strong spring growth is crucial for a successful season.

Irrigation lakes have replenished well, with the new Carew storage lake full, and Opuha nearing capacity, and the main snow melt still to come.

The recent positive recovery of milk prices has been tempered by analysts comments that the upturn will be slow, hampered by big stocks of powders in China, European production that is well ahead of last year, and retailers that will try to cash in on the low prices for as long as possible, after enduring the pain of past high price levels.

Fonterra have suggested that the 2-3 per cent forecast drop in milk production could be conservative as the present daily flow is behind last year already and the late cow cull yet to influence these volumes. Graziers are being urged to firm up contracts before committing to growing crops for the dairy sector as 2016 estimates suggest winter grazing numbers may fall by 25 per cent.

Lamb Late season lamb supplies are short keeping the pressure on present chilled requirements and lifting schedules, but raising concerns by processors on how they will fill the Christmas orders, especially with much of the early regions of North Canterbury affected by the drought.

One exporter is reporting signs that Chinese consumers are buying frozen product again, but UK farmers are voicing their concerns about the volumes of NZ chilled product entering their domestic market.

More uncertainty on Silver Fern Farms future direction, ‘helped’ by their silence and claims Chinese interests have $300 million to spend, and that their bankers are encouraging this company into a big debt reduction.

Beef+Lamb NZ’s new season outlook

is forecasting a lift in lamb revenues helped by a weaker currency and shortage of supply, but whether farmers can cash in on this will as always depend on the weather.

Wool This week’s South Island auction saw all micron classes including merino sell for yearly highs as the currency and low stocks drove the market to new levels.

Wool is again contributing significantly to incomes of the average sheep and beef farm, and Beef+Lamb NZ predict a 9.6 per cent lift in profit compared to last year.

Beef Prices stabilised this week for all beef classes as the uncertainty over the quota puts a dampener on the golden run for beef. South Island prime steer prices are still rising as supply shortages and strong local trade pricing is driving demand, and heavy store animals become hard to source.

Deer The spring lifts in venison schedules continue as national kill figures and currency drop, and the European market now more diversified, and also helped by strong chilled sales into the US and UK. Some concern is being expressed about the Chinese financial markets and how this might affect velvet sales as NZ now sends nearly two-thirds of its production to that destination.

4 wks ago

Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 89.39 81.90 17.5 kg YX SI 100.28 91.82 19.0 kg YX SI 108.95 99.77 21.0 kg YX SI 119.85 109.35 Local trade (c/kg) SI 560 550 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 55.87 55.87  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 575 575 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 373 410 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 492 515 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 590 590 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 416 358 AP Stag 60kg SI 510 436 AP Stag 80kg SI 648 550 Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 1,061 1,055 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 691 668 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 614 578 Merino 1,561

3 mths ago

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103 138

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Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 380 390 390 Wheat, feed 335 350 370 Barley, feed 320 335 350

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■ IRRIGATION WORKSHOP

■ WINTER FEED

Winter feed could be in short supply

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury dairy support graziers are looking at their options in the face of a possible decline in demand and a forecast El Nino summer, arable experts say.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury executive member David Clark said the majority of dairy farmers were adjusting their business models to accommodate this season’s low milk payout.

Fonterra last month cut its forecast farmgate milk price payout to farmers for the 2015/16 season to $3.85/kgMS after dairy prices slumped to a six-year low amid increased supply and weak demand.

The lower prices have prompted some farmers to pull back on production, with lower volumes on the GlobalDairyTrade platform underpinning price hikes in the past two auctions.

In the worst case scenario dairy farmers have cancelled winter feed contracts, culled up to 10 per cent from the bottom of the herd in an attempt to reduce stock on the milking platform and cut back on costs,

Haylee Preston

David Clark

Crowe Horwath agribusiness specialist Haylee Preston said.

“In many farming operations, supplementary feed and grazing are a significant cost, this means they will be some of the most closely scrutinised costs given the current drive to save,” she said.

Ms Preston estimated the demand for winter dairy grazing could drop off as much as

20-25 per cent due to the move toward more self-sustaining milking platforms, and farmers taking advantage of the favourable beef schedules.

Mr Clark said it was imperative feed contracts were honoured, and that applied to both sides of the arrangement.

“If it’s a forward contract, written or verbal, people need to act in good faith,” he said.

“The grazier is also relying on that income for his or her business.

“Everyone has a right to put a meal on the table for their family at the end of the day, it’s not about trying to get one over somebody else.”

While more cattle could be held on the milking platform, dairy farmers will have to generate the necessary feed surplus without adversely affecting production, he said.

“That’s the balancing act – and if we go into an El Nino year, and a decision has been made not to go back to the regular grazier, they could find that feed isn’t available – it might either be sold elsewhere or not planted at all.

“There could well be a feed shortage next winter.”

Arable farmers are also considering their options – some maize growers have reacted to the slow demand for their product by picking up contracts to grow alternative crops, such as peas or borage.

“They have been able to adapt to the market and find alternatives – that’s actually a positive in this whole thing,” Mr Clark said.

Scenes like this were common afte 2013.

Mid Cant

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardain.co.nz

A Mid Canterbury student has been selected for this year’s Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) graduate programme.

Sophie Blair and Tim Brooker will replace the programme’s inaugural graduates Hannah McCulloch and Angus McKenzie.

Sophie, who grew up on a farm in the Lagmhor district, will soon graduate from Massey University with a Bachelor of Science with majors in animal science and agricultural science.

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Lessons learnt since wind storms outlined at Ashburton workshop

er gale force winds wreaked havoc in Mid Canterbury in September PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

The severe wind storm which laid waste to many irrigators in September 2013 will be the topic of a workshop on an Ashburton farm later this month.

Ashburton farmer Greg Lovett will speak about his experiences during the storms and preventative steps since taken to protect irrigation machinery.

IrrigationNZ project manager Steven Breneger will host an irrigator track walk as a practical way to highlight maintenance issues for the coming irrigation season.

“We’ll walk around one of the farm’s irrigators to look at what they should check to ensure good operation this season,

as well as the more strategic decisions that protect your irrigation assets,” Mr Breneger said.

“We won’t just be talking about wind storms. We’ll be looking at all of the factors that impact on the safety, performance and effectiveness of irrigators.”

Water efficiency application, scheduling and measurement tools essential for farmers wanting to achieve SMART Irrigation (Sustainably Managed, Accountable, Responsible and Trusted Irrigation) will also be discussed. FMG Rural Insurance has partnered with IrrigationNZ to deliver the workshop.

FMG general manager ad-

vice and insurance Conrad Wilkshire said the event was designed to remind farmers of ways to minimise risks to irrigation infrastructure.

The September 25 workshop is open to all irrigating farmers in Canterbury.

IrrigationNZ’s checklists and resource materials will be available and lunch will be provided.

To register, visit https:// www.fmg.co.nz/irrigator-onfarm-workshop-rsvp/ More information about IrrigationNZ’s pre-season advice and checklists can be found at http://irrigationnz.co.nz/newsresources/irrigation-resources/ irrigation-system-checklist/

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im is a FAR post-graduate olar finishing an honours ree in agricultural science at coln this year. he pair will spend their first r in the workforce gaining a ds-on understanding of the w Zealand cropping industry. ophie will begin in December ime for the trial harvest sea, and Tim in February. Both be based at FARs Templeheadquarters but will have opportunity to work on triacross the country.

Having completed secondary ooling at St Margaret’s Col-

lege in Christchurch in 2012, Sophie headed off to Massey the following year with a clear sense of purpose.

“I have always had a passion for agriculture, and had an interest in production animals when I first began, hence the animal science major as well as the agricultural science major in my degree,” she said.

However, that changed on the journey as Sophie’s interest turned more to plant and soil sciences.

“Growing up on a farm let me learn the ins and outs of the in-

dustry, and its ability to bring success but also hardship,” she said.

“Ideally, I want to help farmers. That’s the bottom line. I am interested in nutrient management in cropping systems and ideally, I want to help farmers to perform as profitably as before, while farming within the new limits that are being imposed on them through new rules and regulations.”

FAR CEO Nick Pyke said the calibre of applicants has been extremely high over both years.

“The graduate programme

was introduced with the intention of attracting to students into the cropping industry, and it has been heartening to see such interest in our sector,” he said.

For Sophie the programme offers the perfect opportunity gain exposure to all aspects of the arable industry.

“This will give me the opportunity to consider other career options that I otherwise might not have thought of.”

Tim is also looking forward to getting his “foot in the door” as he launches his career.

Sophie Blair and Tim Brooker are this year’s recipients of the FAR graduate programme.

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1 – Which city has the largest population in Africa? a. Cairo b. Nairobi c. Johannesburg 2 – In which novel does Bill Sikes appear? a. Vanity Fair b. Treasure Island c. Oliver Twist 3 – If you had a pet tetra, where would you be most likely to keep it? a. Cage b. Tank c. Kennel 4 – Robert Allen Zimmerman is the original name of which singer/songwriter? a. Bob Geldof b. Bob Marley c. Bob Dylan 5 – Which artist is commonly associated with paintings of ballet dancers? a. Degas b. Gaugin c. Renoir 6 – Which country represents the letter I in the phonetic alphabet? a. Iran b. India c. Italy 7 – What is the name of the Pope’s bodyguard? a. Swiss Guard b. French Guard c. Spanish Guard 8 – On a compass, which point lies directly opposite north-northwest? a. South-southeast b. North-northeast c. South-southwest

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

The Ashburton Museum has a supply of animal medications, all labelled as being prepared by J. P. McLeod of Ashburton.

A tale of two vets

By Michael hanrahan

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shburton Museum has in its collection a small wooden display case, painted white and bearing the legend “J.P. McLeod, Phone 441, Vetinarian [sic] and Dentist, 158 East Belt, Ashburton”.

Along with the case goes a supply of animal medications, all labelled as being prepared by J. P. McLeod of Ashburton.

Looking at the sign on the case, the obvious things to comment on, other than the misspelling of veterinarian, are that dentist probably referred to horse dentist, that East Belt became Chalmers Avenue in the 1930s and that it’s a long time since Ashburton had three figure phone numbers.

So, who was J. P. McLeod?

The newspapers told us that in August 1903 the Ashburton A&P Association brought 27-year-old John McLeod (MRCVS) from Brisbane to practise in the Ashburton area alongside the only other veterinarian here at the time, Government Vet Mr McHattie.

John McLeod lived in the Commercial Hotel in East Street and worked out of an office in the adjacent Saunders Buildings, where today’s Countdown carpark is. He was by all accounts a very good vet, being appointed as official practitioner by the racing club and the Cage Bird Society as well as the A&P association. Tales of his exploits often made the papers.

However, after three years he left Ashburton for Christchurch. Such was his reputation a farewell dinner was held for

him by representatives of commercial and farming sectors and he received a second farewell from his fellow boarders at the Commercial Hotel.

That might have been the end of the matter, but it didn’t explain the East Belt address or the phone number, as there were no phone numbers in Ashburton in 1906.

Further searching found a will for John McLeod, aged 70, veterinarian of Ashburton, probated in Timaru in 1956. Had John come back from Christchurch to Ashburton and set up in East Belt? The problem with this theory was that working to the age of a 70-year-old back from 1956 made him 17 when he came to Ashburton in 1903, not 27.

Then we found in our files a letter from John McLeod’s nephew Ken Stoddart, who lived in Lawrence. He talked about his uncle, known as Jock McLeod, or Old Mac, being a veterinarian and dentist at 90 Chalmers Avenue (street numbers can change) with an entry from Eton Street, that his first wife had died and he had remarried Frances Chapman from Willowby.

He had been in World War One where he was promoted to farrier sergeant and became interested in animal husbandry.

He bought a blacksmith’s shop at Elgin (very likely in Wakanui Road, just west of Stanley Road), grew crops on land in the area and used the proceeds to travel to Sydney between harvests where he trained as a vet.

He was also something of

an inventor, making many gadgets which he displayed at shows in Australia, displaying his trophies in his Ashburton dispensary. He patented some inventions including a hay stacker and a rotary clothesline.

Mr Stoddart included copies of his patent documents.

That information plus the age discrepancy was enough to make us think we were perhaps dealing with two different people with the same name, the same profession and working in the same town at almost the same time.

We found uncle John’s war record and found he invariably used his second name, Porter.

His parents were James and Mary Jane McLeod of Outram where John had been a blacksmith in 1911.

He served in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles but was invalided home with recurring bouts of malaria contracted in Palestine, receiving a disability pension. He had several hospital admissions in Ashburton and Christchurch.

At the same time as John McLeod was blacksmithing in Outram in 1911 John McLeod, veterinary surgeon, was practising in Christchurch, living at Tattersalls Hotel. This was the man who had been employed as a vet by the Ashburton A&P Association and who was 10 years older than John Porter McLeod. We were definitely looking at two people with the same name and the same profession who, at slightly different times, practised in the same town.

John Porter McLeod married

This small wooden display case, once owned by Ashburton veterinarian J. P. McLeod, is part of the Ashburton Museum’s collection.

Agnes Cochrane, daughter of James and Helen Cochrane, in 1922. Cochrane is a Wakanui name which may explain the blacksmith shop at Elgin and the farming in that area. Agnes died in 1931 and in 1933 John married Fanny Matilda Chapman.

When John died in 1956 he was buried in the Ashburton

cemetery. Fanny died just two years later, in November 1958.

There were no children from either marriage, and in his will John made provision for a home for Fanny and her sisters, and he left generous bequests to 19 nieces and nephews. Possibly some of his inventions had been successful enough to create an income.

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■ Pigeon racing

RESULTS

Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club September 12 Kaikoura Flock 8 flyers entered 141 birds Winners Flying Time 2 hours 56 minutes 11 seconds 1st S. Davidson 1321.897 mpm 2nd T. Drummond 1321.345 mpm 3rd R. Cornwall 1319.635 mpm 4th L. Quinn 13174.670 mpm 5th L. Wilson 1316.237 mpm 6th M. Davidson 1285.542 7th L. Davidson 1282.887 mpm

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers September 12 29 riders 1st Alan Cox 35m 06s. 2nd Lewis Kaye 24m 11s F/T. 3rd Rob Hooper 24m 12s 2f/t. 4th Mark Smitheram 24m 12s. 3f/t. 5th Ross Templeton 24m 13s. 4f/t. 6th Kristine Marriott 24m 13s 5f/t. 7th Donald Sutton 28m 24s. 8th Shane Gerken 26m27s. 9th Roger Wilson 27m 28s. 10th Richard Kirwan 24m 20s.

■ Tennis US Open results Collated results from US Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final: 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt 2-Roger Federer (SUI) 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4.

Women’s Doubles, Final: 1-Martina Hingis (SUI)/Sania Mirza (IND) bt 4-Casey Dellacqua (AUS)/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-3 6-3.

Tinwald Supervalue Supermarket (Training Series) September 13 16km. 4 Riders.

1st Maddie Lowry 35m 06s. 2f/t. 2nd Kerry Clough 35m 06s. 3f/t. 3rd Isabella Roulston 35m 05s. F/T. 4th. Connie Davidson 36m 48s. 4f/t.

Open 32km. 25 Riders. 10.30am start. 1st Roger Wilson 57m 23.61s. 2nd Caitlin Titheridge 57m 25.39s. 3rd Donald Sutton 57m 26.12s. 4th Janis Crawford 57m 26.78s. 5th Alex Crawford 57m 27.52s. 6th. Kevin Hurley 57m 28.58s. 7th Dave Shurrock 57m 33.98s. 8th. Brendan Davidson 57m 46.15s.

9th Ryan Jackson 57m 59.36s. 10th Abe O’Donnell 55m 02.48s.

Development Cyclists (Wakanui) 32km Senior U17 A Grade. 1st. Caitlin Titheridge 57m 25s. 3f/t. 2nd Ryan Jackson 57m 59s.

4f/t. 3rd Abe O’Donnell 55m 02s. F/T. 4th Mitchell Fitzsimons 55m 30s. 2f/t. 16km. A. Grade. 1st Isabella Roulston 35m 05s F/T. 2nd Connie Davidson 36m 48s. 2f/t. 16km.

B Grade. 1st Maddie Lowry 35m 06s. F/T.

■ Football English Premier League Leicester City 3 (De Laet 72, Vardy 82, Dyer 89) Aston Villa 2 (Grealish 39, Gil 63), Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Mason 82), Manchester United 3 (Blind 49, Herrera 70 pen, Martial 86) Liverpool 1 (Benteke 84), Crystal Palace 0 Manchester City 1 (Iheanacho 90), Arsenal 2 (Walcott 31, Giroud 85) Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0 Southampton 0, Watford 1 (Ighalo 59) Swansea 0, Norwich City 3 (Jerome 35, Hoolahan 52, Jarvis 67) AFC Bournemouth 1 (Cook 81), Everton 3 (Naismith 17, 22, 82) Chelsea 1 (Matic 36).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester City 5 5 0 0 11 0 15 Leicester City 5 3 2 0 11 7 11 Manchester United 5 3 1 1 6 3 10 Arsenal 5 3 1 1 5 3 10 Crystal Palace 5 3 0 2 8 6 9 Everton 5 2 2 1 8 5 8 Swansea 5 2 2 1 7 5 8 Norwich City 5 2 1 2 8 9 7 Liverpool 5 2 1 2 3 6 7 West Ham 4 2 02 9 6 6 Southampton 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 Watford 5 1 3 1 3 4 6 West Brom Albion 5 1 2 2 3 6 5 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 AFC Bournemouth 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 Chelsea 5 1 1 3 7 12 4 Newcastle United 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 Stoke City 5 0 2 3 3 7 2 Sunderland 5 0 2 3 6 11 2

■ Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Golf September 11 Womens 9 Hole Pennants Best 3 Stablefords: Temuka 44, Waimate 43, Ashburton 43, Pleasant Point 41, Lower Waitaki 41, Timaru 31, Tinwald 31 September 13 Women’s Weekend Pennant Semi Finals Maungati 3 1/2 Timaru 2 1/2 (Maungati names first): R Allport lost to M Hogan 3 and 2, J Hamer lost to C Preen 7 and 6, Allport and Hamer beat Hogan and Preen 1 up, P Duffy beat W Parkes 4 and 3, D Campbell halved with W Smith, Duffy and Campbell beat Parkes and Smith 1 up Geraldine 3 1/2 Gleniti 2 2 1/2 (Geraldine Names First): J Lawson lost to J Austin 1 down, N Rix lost to R Cowles 1 down, Lawson and Rix beat Austin and Cowles 3/2, S Bensemann beat S Behrnes 3 and 1, M Blackmore beat S Kenton 3 and 1, Bense-

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby

Spain’s Marc Marquez gets very, very low on his Honda on his way to victory in yesterday’s San Marino Moto GP, at the Misano circuit, in Misano Adriatico, Italy.

AP PHOTO mann and Blackmore halved with Behrnes and Kenton

Ashburton County Veterans Golf Combined Stableford, Mayfield Golf Course 1st. Peter McLauchlan 43 points and Raymond Suttie 36 points = 79 points; 2nd.

Trevor Watson 41 points and Ray Goodman 32 points = 73 points; 3rd. = Ian Beach 38 points and Graham Moore 33 points = 71 points, Eddie Tulip 41 points and Mike Holmes 30 points = 71 points; 5th. Des Green 35 points and Malcolm Fechney 34 points = 69 points.

Twos: Pat Molloy and Philip Kerr.

Ashburton Golf Club September 12 Murray Webb Memorial Salver Winners: Jamie Stone & Trevor Watson with a nett score of 60. Other winning scores: Tony Bennett & Gavin Johnson 63, Ken Clucas & Paul May 63, Brent MacGregor & Brent Clarke 66, Geoff Kean & Bevan Rickerby 66, Terry O’Reilly & Kevin Smith 66, Brian Hawksby & Paddy Bradford 66. All players seeking to qualify for the Watson Cup made the cut.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies: Murray Isaacs, Braided Rivers: Kevin Smith, Rothburys Insurance: Kay Fox, Netherby Meats: Peter Wright, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Shane Beavan.

Twos: Murray Wackrow, Paul May, Kevin Smith, Murray Isaacs and Peter Wright (2).

Birdy Jackpot: # 10, Nett Eagles: # 14

Mayfield Golf Club September 9 Mid-Week Stableford Competition Jeff McNeily 47 Stableford Points Harley Davies 43, Bill Allan 42, Hayden Tasker 41, Craig Campbell 41, Ian Beach 38, Steve Cross 37, John Low 37, John Low 36, Nearest the Pin, Steve Cross Two’s Ian Beach & Steve Cross two September 10 9 Hole Division Best Nett Men 1st E Graham 49:14:35, 2nd R Thompson 57:18:39 Ladies 1st B Morrison 62:22:40, 2nd S Graham 64:22:42 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Excavators and Builders 2nd Shot No. 2 – E Graham, Mayfield Transport Ltd No. 5 – E Graham

Methven Golf Club September 9 Ladies Division Club Championships 2nd Round Silver Gayle O’Duffy bt Lyn Scott; Bronze B Bev Isherwood bt Sandra Ilton; Sandra Marr bt Fay Redfern Nearest The Pin: Silver #6 Methven Supervalue Gayle O’Duffy; Bronze A #17 Methven Foursquare Heather Santy; Bronze B 2nd shot Methven Travel Sandra Marr; Open

#13 Methven Pharmacy Gayle O’Duffy Saturday #13 Arabica Sally Jones 2’s & Nett Eagles, Sandra Marr x 2, Jenny Senior, Flora Lowe, Gayle O’Duffy x2 September 12 Men’s Division, Semi Final Club Flights Senior: Craig Middleton 74-10-64; Intermediate: Phil Elliott 80-17-63; Junior A: Ian Lucas 84-20-64; Junior B: Kevin McCloy 92-24-64.

Other Good Scores: 66 Graham Gunn. 67 Athol Mcalpine, Geoff Kelk. 68 Kevin McCloy, Les Topping, Keith Middleton, Richard Leith. 69 Peter Harper, Les Linton, Andy Gorman, Jim Lattimore Two’s: Martin Hickman, Peter Moodie, Phil Lalor, Craig Middleton, Rob Fensom 2, Ian Lucas, Doug Hamilton, Bruce Dickson.

Dubliner – Best Nett: Phil Elliot 63; Topnotch Four Square Supermarket- 2nd best Nett: Craig Middleton 64 by lot; Methven Travel - Best Gross: Graham Gunn 73.

Closest to Pin - Arabica Café No 4: Bernie Walsh; Hunters Wine No 6: Phil Elliot; Ski Time No 13: Lloyd Dungay (Hole in One); Green Parrot No 17: Bruce Bickson; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ian Lucas.

Next Week: Club Day, Men & Ladies play Championship Course, 12.30pm.

Sunday: Finals Day.

Rakaia Golf Club September 9 Ladies Division - 2nd round Championship Matchplay Bronze A: Bev Sutherland beat Teresa Booker, Wendy Watson beat Marion Wederell. Bronze B: Fiona Rushton beat Sue Martin, Mandy Hurst beat Freda Bierema. 9 Holers: Judy Moore beat Lillian O’Hanlon.

Everyone else stroke round: Sandra Quinn 85-17-68, Jean Evans 101-2972, Marg Lloyd 47-14-33 Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Fiona Rushton, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Sue Martin, V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Marion Wederell, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Freda Bierema, S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Wendy Watson Two’s: Marion Wederell, Sally Smith

Tinwald Golf Club September 12 Par Leading scores in the par round: Brian Rouse 4 up, c/b Lucas McGee 4 up, Rod Harris 3 up, Lyndon Moore 3 up, Poko Paraia 2 up.

Women; (stroke) Linda McClea 69, Wendy Stevenson 74. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; P K Ngutu. Gluyas Ford # 6; Gordy Kenton. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Rod Harris. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Dave King. Two’s: Keith Bonnington, Tony Clarke, John Smitheram, Dave King, Mark Ewing, Adam Marshall, Rod Harris. Eagle; Jeff Hewitt #3 .Net Eagle; # 12 not struck.

2nd round championship winners were: Senior; Nigel Heney, John Smitheram,

Adam Marshall, Josh Smith. Intermediate; Brock Peddie, Terry Reynolds, Steve Anderson, Gordy Kenton. Junior A; Tony Clarke, Pete Summerfield, Cameron Miller, Richie Watson. Junior B; Dave Allan, Roger Bruce, Lindsay Jackson, Arthur Pawsey.

September 13 Foodstuffs Trophy against Ashburton won

by Tinwald with an average 32.05 stableford points to Ashburton’s 28.63. Best individual scores: Women; Val Prendergast 34, Mary-Lou Watson 32, Barb MacGregor 32. Men; Bruce Collins 45, Kieron Gray 38, Gordon Rennie 38, Kevin Bishop 35, Troy Kingsford 35, Vince Carr 35.Two’s; Troy Kingsford (2).

Evian Masters scores Final round scores from Ladies European Tour event, the Evian Masters yesterday (par-71).

268: Lydia Ko (NZL) 69 69 67 63 274: Lexi Thompson (USA) 66 72 66 70 276: Feng Shanshan (CHN) 68 68 70 70 277: Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 71 67 69 70, Lee MiHyang (KOR) 66 67 70 74 278: Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) 71 72 65 70, Alison Lee (USA) 70 70 72 66 279: Amy Yang (KOR) 72 66 68 73, Ji EunHee (KOR) 67 73 67 72, Park In-Bee (KOR) 72 69 70 68 280: Kim Sei-Young (KOR) 68 71 73 68, Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN) 68 67 71 74, Morgan Pressel (USA) 69 65 71 75, Candie Kung (TPE) 71 71 71 67, Minjee Lee (AUS) 68 72 68 72 281: Jennifer Song (USA) 70 72 69 70, Stacy Lewis (USA) 73 70 70 68, Michelle Wie (USA) 75 66 70 70, I.K. Kim (KOR) 71 67 74 69

■ Motor racing World Championship MotoGP Results from the MotoGP World Championship MotoGP yesterday: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 48:30:819 2. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha) +7.288 3. Scott Redding (GBR/Honda) 18.793 4. Loris Baz (FRA/Yamaha) 26.427 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 33.196 6. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 35.087 7. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 36.527 8. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 37.434 9. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 39.516 10. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Suzuki) 39.692 Overall Standings 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 247 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 224 3. Marc Marquez (ESP) 184 4. Andrea Iannone (ITA) 159 5. Bradley Smith (GBR) 135 6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 128 7. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 109 8. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) 93 9. Pol Espargaro (ESP) 81 10. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) 79

September 12 Representative Heartland The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury 36 West Coast 26, Mid Canterbury A Mid Canterbury A 10 South Canterbury 44, Under 18 Mid Canterbury 19 South Canterbury 29, Under 16 Mid Canterbury 32 South Canterbury 30, Under 14 Mid Canterbury 32 South Canterbury 34

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton County Golf Club September 18 Ladies Vets at Tinwald 9.30 for 10.00am start.

Please bring own lunch and an item for the raffle table. Thank you.

Ashburton Golf Club September 19 A Stroke Round will be played for the Santa Maria Cup. This will also be the final round for the RMF Cup with a presentation in the Clubhouse after play.

The leading 12 players are drawn to play from #1 tee.

Number 1 Tee 12.00 Chris Robertson, Charlie Alexander, Noel Sutton, Pieter van Vollenhoven. 12.07 Paddy Bradford, Ian Rive, Adrian Hopwood, Greig Sparrow. 12.15 David Fisher, Chris Lovelock, Muri Ngutu, A N Other.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Afternoon Steve Richards and Graham Berhnes.

Results Match Committee

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby September 19 Representative draw Heartland The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury v East Coast, Ashburton Showgrounds, 2.30pm Mid Canterbury A Mid Canterbury A v North Otago, Ashburton Showgrounds, 12.50pm Under 18 Mid Canterbury v Otago Country, Whitestone Stadium Oamaru, 1.30pm Under 16 Mid Canterbury v Buller, Sheffield, 1.30pm Under 14 Mid Canterbury v Ellesmere, Dunsandel, 1pm Under 65kg Hanan Shield XV v Otago U65, Whitestone Stadium 1, Oamaru, 12.30pm Under 48kg Hanan Shield XV v Otago U48, Whitestone Stadium 2, Oamaru, 2pm SI Fixture Game Marlborough B vs Otago B, Celtic 1, 12pm

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■ SWIMMING

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In brief

College swimmers get among the medals

Aussies thrash England Australia have sealed their one-day series victory over England with an eight-wicket win in Manchester on the back of a starring bowling effort from Mitch Marsh and John Hastings. The pair took seven wickets between them as England were skittled for 9-138, with captain Eoin Morgan retired hurt after being struck in the head by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in a distressing incident which briefly halted Australia’s celebrations.

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New-look test squad Thirty-year-old paceman Andrew Fekete and opening batsman Marcus Bancroft are newcomers named in Australia’s new-look 15-man squad for the two-Test tour to Bangladesh. Allrounder Glenn Maxwell, batsman Usman Khawaja and spinner Steve O’Keefe are other notable inclusions in the squad named yesterday by Cricket Australia for the series starting on October 9. Adam Voges has been named vice-captain in the injury-enforced absence of David Warner.

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By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Ashburton College swimmers brought home some silverware from the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Swimming Championships in Hamilton last weekend.

The meet was held over five strenuous sessions from Friday to Sunday, and Lucy Clough and Caitlin Johnstone continued the swim team’s fine form this year.

The first medal came on Saturday, with Clough producing a solid performance to win a bronze medal in the girls’ 16-18 years 400m freestyle.

Later on Saturday, Johnstone secured a silver medal in the girls’ 16-18 years 50m breaststroke in a fine display.

College’s swimmers will next be in action at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships at the Moana Pool in Dunedin later this month.

Power from the jersey The power of the All Blacks jersey is New Zealand’s World Cup edge and not the superstars within the team - says one of the most gifted and skilled players to have ever worn the iconic shirt. Writing in the London Telegraph, Zinzan Brooke told English readers hoping their national team can win the Webb Ellis Trophy on home soil that they under-estimated the motivation the All Blacks drew from their storied history at their peril.

Pulling on the jersey, he wrote, was “something almost spiritual”. The 58-test backrower who retired in 1987 said the All Blacks’ results in the past four years, where they have lost just three times in 55 games, could not be achieved by player strength only.

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Right - Caitlin Johnstone won a silver medal in the girls’ 16-18 years 50m breaststroke at the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Swimming Championships.

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■ RUGBY

All Blacks ‘hot favourites’ The All Blacks are more than twice as likely to win the Rugby World Cup than the next best team, according to analysis from Forsyth Barr.

While local fans might take heart from this number crunching, the brokerage firm also points out that no team has ever successfully defended the Webb Ellis Cup and that New Zealand has never won it away from home.

Blending together five different methodologies, Forsyth Barr says that the All Blacks have a 41 per cent chance of victory in the big tournament, ahead of the home team England at 16 per cent.

“Heading into the tournament, New Zealand is being led by arguably one of the best players ever to play the game.

Richie McCaw has played more Richie McCaw: The winningest captain in world rugby.

tests than anyone (142), captained more than anyone (105), and has a staggering 88 per cent win ratio,” the firm said.

This year’s probability for the All Blacks to win is slightly lower than in 2011, when Forsyth Barr proffered that team had a 43 per cent chance of winning.

The five methods that were used to come to its prediction include world rugby rankings, historic head-to-head results, past cup performance, bookies’ odds and a Forsyth Barr survey.

“Like when valuing companies, we prefer forward looking or recent form based approaches and hence we have weighted the World Rugby Ranking and bookies odds approaches ahead of past performance based methodologies,” the firm said.

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The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be the most expensive sporting event in history, with the average price of a normal ticket more than $254.

The tournament begins on Saturday morning (NZT) when England play Fiji at Twickenham and the majority of the 2.4 million tickets available for the tournament have been sold, with an average price of $254.57. While some tickets will be as cheap as $17 in pool games, more than half of all tickets will cost more than $244. The second most expensive tournament was the cricket World Cup New Zealand hosted last year. The average price for a ticket was $248.

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Kiwis playing in Europe Joe Rokocoko may not be the player he was in 2003, but the former All Blacks wing is still capable of exerting an influence in his rugby. The 32-year-old scored a vital try as his Racing-Metro club beat Grenoble 23-14 in the French Top 14 over the weekend.

Yellow cards to former Crusaders wing Marika Vunibaka and former Highlanders prop Chris King did not prevent Pau from edging Corey Flynn’s Toulouse 9-6 in a southwestern derby. Clermont, with Hosea Gear at No 12, fought to a 26-all stalemate with BordeauxBegles, for whom Peter Saili played at openside flanker. - NZME

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In brief Ennis free to play A relieved Cronulla hooker Michael Ennis has joined a growing chorus of those calling for an NRL fine system after escaping a ban for his grade one high tackle on South Sydney’s Chris McQueen.

The 95-point charge means the Sharks rake is free to play in Saturday night’s semi-final against North Queensland in Townsville.

The winner takes on Melbourne the following week for the right to play in this year’s grand final, while defeat will end a season that promised so much.

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Mate against mate . . .

Canterbury second-rower Josh Jackson reckons he’s got some inside knowledge on the Sydney Roosters’ lethal left edge - but even that might not help him.

The Bulldogs face off against the Tricolours in the NRL’s first semi-final on Friday night, with the winner moving on to meet Brisbane for a place in the grand final. The loser is consigned to another summer of what ifs.

Jackson lines up against NSW team-mates Boyd Cordner, Michael Jennings and Daniel Tupou, who have scored a combined 30 NRL tries between them on their favoured left flank.

- AAP Ashburton College’s Ben Wakelin in action during the South Island Secondary Schools’ Ski Championships on Saturday.

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By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Ashburton and Mt Hutt College’s skiers performed creditably at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Ski Cham-

pionships held at the Cardrona skifield on Saturday and Sunday.

The Mt Hutt mixed team of Michael Breading, Max Goodwin, Ellie Boekholt and

Vikki Derik-Westaway placed second in the giant slalom behind winners Mackenzie College, while the Ashburton College team of Ben Wakelin, Will Kelly and Sarah Taylor

placed fourth in fine conditions.

It was also a good day for the snowboarders, with Mt Hutt’s boys’ team placing second in their competition.

Thurston hot favourite Johnathan Thurston is set to walk away with his fourth Rugby League Players’ Association Players’ Player Medal this week. Another stellar season from the North Queensland superstar has him as the favourite for the award to be announced in Sydney tonight. It would be the third successive season Thurston has won the award. The Cowboys’ skipper is one of five finalists for the award alongside Ben Hunt, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, James Tedesco and Greg Inglis.

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Pearce back for Sydney

■ TENNIS

Djokovic edges Federer By darren Walton Novak Djokovic has again denied Roger Federer another slice of tennis history to land his second US Open crown in New York.

The world No.1 repelled a spirited fight-back from Federer to carve out a 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 victory in a riveting final at Flushing Meadows.

Djokovic’s triumph secured the 28-year-old Serb his 10th grand slam title, placing him alongside American 1920s champion Bill Tilden in equal seventh place on the all-time men’s grand slam leaderboard.

At 34, Federer had been bidding to become the oldest US Open men’s champion in 45 years.

But just as he did at Wimbledon, Djokovic crushed the superstar Swiss’s hopes of an

18th major with a pulsating four-set victory.

Federer’s latest near-miss will inevitably again raise questions about whether the father of four and arguably the game’s greatest ever player will win another slam.

While Federer has managed just one grand slam crown in almost six years, Djokovic has now amassed nine in that time.

One more and Djokovic will join legends Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg with 11 majors.

Only Federer (17), Rafael Nadal (14), Pete Sampras (14) and Roy Emerson (12) have more.

The tennis titans had to endure a three-hour rain delay before resuming world sport’s most compelling individual rivalry finally, which is now also the most enduring in men’s grand slam history.

It was their 14th meeting at

the majors and 42nd overall. and Djokovic’s success squared his career series with Federer at 21 wins apiece as Federer was unable to defy the doubters and father time.

Both players entered the showpiece final in sublime form.

Djokovic qualified for all four grand slam deciders in a season for the first time with a record-setting semi-final rout of Marin Cilic, while Federer had swept 28 straight sets since Wimbledon.

But just like their high-stakes showdown at the All England Club, Federer was slow to find his A-game. After dropping serve only twice all tournament, Federer was under the pump from the get-go.

The five-times champion featuring in his first final in New York in six years and an unprecedented 28th grand slam

title match in all - had to fend off two break points in the opening game and then dropped serve to fall behind 3-2.

Federer’s big opportunities came in an epic ninth game when he garnered two set points, only to net a backhand return and then drive a relatively routine by his supreme standards - forehand overhead long.

Djokovic finally held after a 20-point game - but he couldn’t hang on a second time when Federer converted his third set point that again had the Serb spread-eagled. The thunderous applause almost raised the halffinished roof at Ashe.

But there was no coming back for Federer when he was broken early in the fourth set, as Djokovic stayed cool to stave off three break points and serve out the final after three hours and 20 minutes.

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Sydney Roosters playmaker Mitchell Pearce looks set to return and give his side some much needed direction as they face the embarrassing possibility of exiting the NRL finals in straight sets. The minor premiers are becoming increasingly confident the NSW half will come back from a hamstring injury for the side’s must-win semi-final against Canterbury on Friday night. Pearce has been telling team-mates he expects to take the pitch after missing the last fortnight.

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Hayne’s first sponsor Jarryd Hayne’s “torturous” days of living in hotels will soon be over.

The San Francisco 49ers’ new recruit has signed a lucrative deal with major sportswear giant Under Armour, joining a high-profile stable that includes NBA star Stephen Curry, quarterback Tom Brady and golfer Jordan Spieth. The former NRL and Parramatta Eels champion gave up his comfortable lifestyle and glittering career in Sydney to follow his American dream and with that came many hardships like living in hotels. “I have been in here (hotel) for about four months now so it has been torture. I am not keen on hotels. Just little things like that, just having the comfort of your own place, little things that were sacrificed along the journey,” Hayne said.

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In brief Big win for Te Akau Te Akau’s famous tangerine colours were carried to victory at the Curragh in Ireland on Sunday when Torcedor was successful in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders’ Fund Northfields Handicap worth €150,000. A three-year-old son of Fastnet Rock out of Magnolia Lane, a sister to four-time Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats, Torcedor was purchased by David Ellis from the Deauville Sale in France for €70,000.

Trained by David Wachman, he is raced by Sir Peter Vela, Sir Patrick Hogan, Mohammed Moussa and Laurie Laxon.

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Injury claims Gifted Lad A tendon injury has put the career of the Australian stakes performer Gifted Lad on indefinite hold. The Cambridge-trained son of Zabeel won twice over ground last season for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young before a two start autumn campaign in Melbourne. Gifted Lad made an immediate impact when runner-up in the Listed VRC St Leger. “He had a good break of three months and he had done six weeks of work before his injury,” Busuttin said. “He’s going to be out for a while and we might not see him as a four-year-old.”

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Million dollar jockey Russell McKay scored his 100th win as a trainer with Kodema at Ashburton on Saturday.

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McKay notches 100th winner

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Ashburton trainer Russell McKay reached the milestone of 100 trainer wins at Ashburton when his daughter Ashley crossed the line on six-year-old Kodema on Saturday.

McKay, who won his first race with Comprato Lad in 1984, said he felt relieved to get his 100th win and is pleased Kodema has come right after having issues with his feet.

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“He had quite soft feet and the shoes would just break off all the time, so there was a few problems, but this year we’ve had no problems, touch wood,” he said.

McKay’s wife Robyn bought Kodema two years ago with her sister, Debbie Gibson, and Francis Renner for $1000, and were pleasantly surprised when they got him on the track.

“We thought we might just be buying a hack, but once we

got him home and looked at his racing record we realised he wasn’t a bad nag at all,” said McKay. “I think the first day we started galloping him we knew he had a wee X-factor about him.

“We’re not saying he’s a champion, but he’s a really good bread and butter horse.”

The 100th win was made even more of a family affair with 24-year-old daughter Ashley riding Kodema, and McKay

predicts the pair will one day train together.

Ashley said she was pleased her dad brought up his 100th training win before quickly pushing on to 101 with Peggy’s Choice, ridden by Terry Moseley, also taking a win.

“He works really hard for it.

“He skipped clear so I knew I had it in the bag and just thought ‘good on you dad’.

“I was pretty stoked,” she said.

James McDonald loves those million dollar races. The 23-yearold Sydney-based Kiwi hoop has won seven races worth A$1 million or more in the past 18 months.

The A$1m Gr.1 Golden Rose on Exosphere highlighted a full house of group races for McDonald at Rosehill last weekend. McDonald won half the card on the Rosehill programme and was also successful in the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes and the Gr.3 Sheraco Stakes.

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Habibi runner up 2013 New Zealand Derby winner Habibi finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes at Woodbine in Canada yesterday.

Ridden at the rear of the field, Habibi showed her customary dash, narrowly failing to run-down the winner Interpol. Habibi has had four starts for trainer Mark Frostad and was a winner of the Listed Flaming Page Stakes.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 2 77883 Opawa Shiloh 31.30 L & .................... Wales 6 1.43pm (NZT) HURUNUI HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Sep 2015 NZ Meeting num- 3 63452 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 1 37787 Nina Baxter nwtd....................J T McInerney ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 4 24848 What I Like 30.59 ...................J T McInerney 2 24431 Spine Chilling 31.43 ......................... B Dann 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 5 32443 Jinja Jaffa 30.59 ........................R Blackburn 3 88x52 Lektra Spider nwtd H & .......................Taylor 6 1672 With Pride 30.86 .............................. B Dann 10, 11 and 12 4 16788 Uno Marguerite 31.09 L & .................. Wales 7 87746 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 5 45184 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd ..............J T McInerney 1 12.03pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 8 46658 Crystall McBell nwtd...............J T McInerney 6 13635 Opawa Gumisie 30.99 L & ................. Wales 1 73543 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 9 48586 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 7 x5245 Luminary nwtd...........................R Blackburn 2 24462 Candyboy 17.66 C & .......................... Fagan 10 48686 Rangitata Raider nwtd ...................B Pringle 8 55664 Hip Hop Sofia 30.78 ..................A Bradshaw 3 88827 Kyla Rose 17.32 .....................J T McInerney 9 48586 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 4 46664 Technic nwtd .................................R Adcock 4 1.03pm DOGZONE DASH C1, 295m 5 4x867 El Grand Shadow nwtd S &.............B Evans 1 41881 Kentaro Baxter 17.74 .............J T McInerney 10 48686 Rangitata Raider nwtd ...................B Pringle 6 18555 Ohoka Too Soon 17.77 ................ L Waretini 2 36355 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 7 2.03pm LITTLE BROWN JUG DASH C1, 295m 7 28655 Blazing Hot 17.58.......................D Stapleton 3 37587 Ohoka Strika 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 1 22775 Know Fault 17.24 ...........................G Cleeve 8 77414 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 4 35885 Opawa Laz 17.61 L &......................... Wales 2 36883 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................B Evans 9 15867 Robbie McBell 18.06 ..............J T McInerney 5 41 Screw And Bolt 17.88 ........................C Weir 3 64367 Tracey nwtd ................................D Stapleton 10 26888 Malcy 17.55................................D Stapleton 6 54455 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 4 17278 Cawbourne Tick nwtd.............J T McInerney 2 12.23 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRSTY TAYLOR SPRINT 7 46855 Midnight Sprite 17.45 .................D Stapleton 5 84554 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 8 52657 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 6 88873 Terra Alert 17.58 C & ......................... Fagan C1, 295m 9 25677 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 1 4F422 Cec Divine 17.40............................G Cleeve 7 22356 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 10 56786 Slingo 17.75 ..............................

M Robinson 2 85274 Eug The Scrooge 17.74 .............D Stapleton 8 26147 Harden Faster 17.38 ..........................C Weir 3 3477x Thrilling Echo nwtd M & ....................Jopson 5 1.23pm BUSINESS TIME AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 9 25677 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 4 78857 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd ..............D Kingston 1 35515 Timely Reminder 17.66 .......................A Lee 10 68668 Opawa Goodie 17.54 ................A Bradshaw 5 53677 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 2 46877 Token Jump 17.60 ......................D Stapleton 8 2.24pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 6 18486 Morning Gypsy 17.75 C & .................. Fagan 3 156x Cosmic Chelsea 17.99 M & ............P Binnie 1 11221 Homebush Zippy 17.37 ..........J T McInerney 7 68437 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 4 1112 Homebush Rufus 17.62 .........J T McInerney 2 78778 Rosa Gallica nwtd ...........................J Tanner 8 87687 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 5 33648 La Fontaine 17.36 ...........................J Tanner 3 13474 Will Excite 17.28 .......................... L Waretini 9 15867 Robbie McBell 18.06 ..............J T McInerney 6 55733 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 4 6554F Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 10 14787 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 7 6F364 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 5 56241 Charlie Next Boy 17.42 ..............D Stapleton 3 12.43pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES 8 22326 Memphis Girl 17.42 S & ..................B Evans 6 25425 Sally 17.61 ....................................R Adcock 9 25677 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 7 85167 Foxy Babe 17.87 C & ......................... Fagan C1, 520m 8 16884 Archies Dijon 17.61 M & ...................Jopson 1 85168 Opawa Crusade 30.73 L &................. Wales 10 67787 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson

9 15867 Robbie McBell 18.06 ..............J T McInerney 10 688x7 Star Apache nwtd S & .....................B Evans 9 2.47pm C0/C1D ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DISTANCE C1d, 645m 1 87457 Opawa Tania 37.78 L & ...................... Wales 2 21622 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 3 85372 Opawa Gavin nwtd L & ...................... Wales 4 44121 Know Worth 38.55..........................G Cleeve 5 21636 Stich Up 38.69 S &..........................B Evans 6 75221 Kinloch Power 38.04 S & ................B Evans 7 6368F Opawa Paul 38.70 L & ....................... Wales 8 14233 Goldstar Coco nwtd S &..................B Evans 10 3.06pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 1 68525 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 2 66676 Homebush Riley 17.45 ...........J T McInerney 3 36524 Token Muscles 17.61 L & ................... Wales 4 16822 Pagani 17.47 ..............................D Stapleton 5 88278 Culvie Godfather 17.53 H & ................Taylor 6 83533 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & ..............B Evans 7 71786 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 8 54261 Bhuja 17.61 ...............................R Blackburn 9 25677 Brandish nwtd ...............................R Adcock 10 x6x77 Quattro 17.66 ............................ M Robinson 11 3.29pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 24441 Theseus nwtd............................R Blackburn 2 11773 Opawa Tommo 30.92 L & ................... Wales 3 78745 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 4 66876 Opawa Larry nwtd L & ....................... Wales 5 47567 Homebush Coral 30.85 ..........J T McInerney 6 12626 Jinja Billy 30.68 ............................ L Waretini

7 8 9 10

68x78 Good Girl Nina nwtd..................A Bradshaw 43521 Benjamin Black 30.29 .............. A Botherway 48586 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 78778 Susan Jewel 31.02 ..........................J Tanner 12 3.48pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C1, 295m 1 34756 Sacajawea 17.71........................D Stapleton 2 83324 Uno James nwtd L & .......................... Wales 3 86738 Zulu Deb 17.51 ...............................J Tanner 4 64344 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 5 13348 Definer 17.64 ................................R Adcock 6 7142 Mighty Mac 17.80...............................C Weir 7 46656 Homebush Crash nwtd...........J T McInerney 8 25866 Hyperparadise nwtd S & .................B Evans 9 15867 Robbie McBell 18.06 ..............J T McInerney 10 77668 Marty McMoth 18.19 M &.................... Smith SELECTIONS Race 1:Candyboy, Technic, Kyla Rose, El Grand Shadow Race 2:Cec Divine, Eug The Scrooge, Morning Gypsy, Verbatim Race 3:With Pride, Jinja Jaffa, Opawa Shiloh, What I Like Race 4:Must Desire, Screw And Bolt, Giganaire, Hooray For Hazel Race 5:Homebush Rufus, Timely Reminder, Memphis Girl Race 6:Lektra Spider, Spine Chilling, Luminary, Hip Hop Sofia Race 7:Know Fault, Terra Alert, Bizarro, Mr. November Race 8:Homebush Zippy, Sally, Will Excite, Rosa Gallica Race 9:Kinloch Power, Goldstar Po, Goldstar Coco, Opawa Tania Race 10:Bhuja, Pagani, Petra Haka, Goldstar Chyna Race 11:Benjamin Black, Theseus, Jinja Billy, Another Belle Race 12:Uno James, Not So Cute, Definer, Sacajawea 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 - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST 9.30am PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Walking group, meet at the Methodist Church, Cnr Main Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Road and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am 9.45am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. OP-SHOP. Golf croquet singles. Waireka, Good second hand clothing.

Philip Street.

Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr 10.00am Cass and Havelock Streets.

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

10.00am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis, M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank).

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

1.30pm

M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

7.00pm - 9.00pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night section club night, new players welcomed, racquets available. EA Networks Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

Wednesday

Cafe, East Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility.

Social Hall, Havelock Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service with communion, followed by lunch.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY

HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

4.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Open day to learn to play. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members

welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 3085437. Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Closed, watch this space for next open clinic. Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-Shop, good second hand clothing. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

9.45am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Waireka

Club, Philip Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles, Association Croquet. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Coffee morning, Robert Harris, West Street.

10.30am MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS NETWORK Coffee morning, come for a coffee and a chat. Reflections

Puzzles Tuesday, September 15, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. A frolic round the park with natural leader (5) 4. How might one catch nothing, being in a hopeless mess? (7) 8. A small flame for one of 5 (5) 9. From elbow to wrist it is far more flexible (7) 10. Very chilly starts, in cold years (3) 11. A disembodied spirit that lent me ale for brewing (9) 12. Pan and Mercury were in the gallery (4) 13. Must otherwise represent unfermented grape-juice (4) 18. Tried cute sort of proper conduct (9) 20. An eternity it takes to finish off lunch (3) 21. Héloïse’s love led Arab astray (7) 22. Mother swallowed meat without a starter of snake (5) 23. Say how it is pixel needs an adjustment (7) 24. A hold-up for 24 hours around American railroad (5)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your cosmic gift of the day will be an uncanny ability to identify people’s strongest ideas while pinpointing their weakest notions without calling so much attention to the matter that it causes embarrassment.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Lies often have the aim of bringing people closer, but when uncovered, they do the opposite. If not uncovered, lies eat away at relationships. It’s harder, but the truth will be worth it.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The No. 1 rule of crowd control, known by magicians and politicians, is: Control their focus. The crowd you’ll be dealing with may be small today, but the rule will apply to your situation.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Whether a person does the wrong thing, fails to do the right thing or does the right thing wrong, the result is the same. Prevent mistakes with your vigilance, especially in regard to those you manage.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The process is complicated, and the stakes are high — a recipe for exhilaration, fright or any emotion in between. Take it slow and keep a positive mindset.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are people in your circle who know and love you but nonetheless can’t possibly understand your depth, intelligence, humour and other choices.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You know things can’t bring you happiness, but when they don’t work, they can sure cause you distress. It’s a day for repairs, upkeep and upgrades.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There are times you have to slog through something miserable because it’s the right thing, there’s no alternative or for some other reason. If it’s making you miserable, quitting could be a winning move.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Powdered creamer won’t dissolve in lukewarm coffee. Some people are like that, too — they won’t mix and blend in unless it’s heated. You’ll make it exciting for someone.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There are certain unavoidable pressures to do with your basic survival, identity and relationships. Your attitude: Bring it on.

You’re strong, able and ready for the challenges.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Small problems that occur independently in different parts of your life will ultimately interact in stressful ways — unless you fix them early. Handle the small stuff ASAP. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): It’s time for part two of that interesting connection you made last week.

This is where the plot thickens: You learn a little more about each other and realise something intriguing that you have in common.

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WILLIAMSON, Greta Hutton, (nee Haugh) – On September 11, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Aged 89 years. Dearly loved wife of Alex for 65 years. Loved mother, mother in law and nana of Donald and Carol, Tash and Dan, and Amy; Lindsay and Margaret; Brent and Jo, Courtney, and Todd; Janine, and Sharnah (Perth); Neroli and Maurice, Lucy, and Thornton Hellewell. Loved great nana of Tabitha, Edward, and Harriet.

Messages to Williamson Family 30 Methven Highway, Ashburton 7776. A service to celebrate Greta’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton TODAY Tuesday, September 15, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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SMITH, Christine (nee Fitton) – 21-12-1939 - 15-9-2014 Mother, nana, sister, aunty, cousin, friend and neighbour.

One year already it has gone so fast. We are always thinking of you. We miss your lovely home cooking of Cornish pasties, cheese rolls, pork and apple pies and trifle.

We miss playing scrabble, trivial pursuit, cards and talking about your travels from England to New Zealand. What we are all trying to say is we really miss you Chris.

Love from all your family and friends.

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Our news, online, all the time.

NZ Situation

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isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

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rain

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A ridge lying to the north of the North Island moves away on Thursday. A broad trough brings a series of fronts over the country throughout the forecast period. Another ridge begins to build over the South Island on Friday.

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Auckland

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Mainly fine with high cloud further E but the odd morning shower in the S. Wind at 1000m: NW 60 km/h, rising to 75 km/h. Wind at 2000m: NW 75 km/h, rising to 90 km/h.

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Fine with high cloud. Warm northwesterlies, strengthening in the evening.

Mainly fine, with variable high cloud and northwesterlies. Becoming cloudy in the south during the evening and northwesterlies dying out.

TOMORROWFZL: 2000m near the divide, 2400m elsewhere Rain about the divide, with some heavy falls, and snow to 1400 metres. Mainly fine further east, but cloud increasing. Wind at 1000m: NW 70 km/h, easing to 50 km/h and to N 30 km/h later. Wind at 2000m: NW 90 km/h, easing to 80 km/h and to 50 km/h later.

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Cloud and isolated showers, then mainly fine. Showers returning later. Light winds.

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Showers clearing early, but returning later, with some heavy falls and snow lowering to 400 metres. Southerlies developing.

THURSDAY Rain about the divide, some heavy, and snow to 1200m for a time. Cloud and showers further east clearing, but returning later.

Strong NW, changing lighter SW at low levels.

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Showers clearing. Southerlies dying out, northeasterly breezes developing.

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5 Oct 10:08 am

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River Levels

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 1:10 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday 122.8 Nth Ashburton at 12:00 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 12:15 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 1:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Thursday

4:48 10:57 5:05 11:17 5:27 11:39 5:44 11:59 6:09 12:22 6:26 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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TODAY: Fine with high cloud.

Northwest strengthens in evening.

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HASLETT, Raylene – On September 12, 2015.

Loved aunty to Anton, Karl and Chantelle. Great aunty and special friend to Chloe and Sophie. xoxo

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.4 13.6 Max to 4pm 5.2 Minimum 4.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm September to date 28.8 Avg Sep to date 23 2015 to date 453.8 484 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 19 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 30 Time of gust 2:02pm

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Chase 3 0 11am May The Best House Win PGR 3 Four homeowners in Yorkshire invite one another to rate their properties, with a £1,000 prize awarded to the winner. 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Rakesh meddles in Jimmy’s affairs. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 Tina vows revenge on Tracey Barlow; will Kylie ever allow David to see the children? 0 1:30 Jo Frost Family Matters PGR 0 2:30 Come Dine With Me 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad PGR 3 0 8pm Pound Pups To Dog Stars 0 8:30 Autopsy Dr Richard Shepherd pieces together the events of Robin Williams’s last hours with evidence from the autopsy report to find what triggered his suicide. 0 9:30 Kid Criminals AO 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sooty 0 6:40 Sofia The First 3 0 7am My Little Pony 3 0 7:25 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:55 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:25 The Octonauts 0 8:35 Tiki Tour 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle 1:30 Hell’s Kitchen AO 3 0 2:30 N The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Penn Zero – Part-Time Hero 0 4pm I Didn’t Do It 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Reno Rumble PGR The 72-hour challenge begins; Josh and Jenna disagree about measurements; one team must re-think the furniture for its rooms. 0 8:30 Step Dave AO 0 9:30 World’s Worst Disasters Dramatic events caught on camera. 0 10:35 Devious Maids AO 0

6am Paul Henry 9am Infomercials 10:30 Story 3 0 11am Rachael Ray 3 Sunny Anderson, Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri join Rachael; recipes for chicken pot pie, fried chicken, chickennoodle soup and chocolate-chip cookies.

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

1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 3pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 The Block – Triple Threat The teams have a week to renovate their stairwells, studies, and hallways.

6pm 3 News

11pm N American Crime AO Social injustice stirs up tensions in a California city after a serious crime changes the lives of all those involved. 12:05 Perception 3 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:30 Believe AO 12:30 Surgeon Oz 1am NY ER 3 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 The Real 3 3:15 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 4:05 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome PGR 3 0 4:15 Lab Rats 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:05 Awake AO 3 The end of a major football game plays out in different ways in Britten’s dual realms.

12:05 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Dangerous Roads 7:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features Nick delves into the history of homes as their owners begin restoring them to their former glory.

8:30 Love Nature – All Roads Lead Home 9:30 Jamie At Home 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Extreme Frontiers USA 1pm Travel Man 1:30 Getaway 2pm Dangerous Roads 3pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 Cook The Books 6pm Live Here, Buy This 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Location, Location, Location 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers A team of experts helps home owners take their next step up the property ladder.

9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 11:30 Cook The Books

WEDNESDAY

Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Nick Knowles’ Original Features 2am Holiday Home Sweet Home 3am Live Here, Buy This 3:30 Buying The Bayou 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

7pm Story 7:30 Road Cops PGR (Starting Today) 3 Officers are alerted to an armed offender on the loose; New Zealand’s next big rap-star comes unstuck; constables confront a drunken street brawl. 0 8pm Gold Coast Cops PGR 3 0 8:30 Humans AO 0 9:30 Caught On Camera PGR 0 10:35 Newsworthy

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 3 8:35 Hi 5 House 9am The Moe Show 0 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Fireman Sam 0 9:30 Thomas And Friends 9:45 Bob The Builder 3 9:55 Wonder Pets 3 10:15 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Big Time Rush 3 5:05 Victorious 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR The stress of the competition gets to some of the models, causing them to lose focus. At the photo shoot, the guys and girls are suspended in mid-air and made to look possessed.

8:30 M The American AO 3 2010 Crime. George Clooney, Thekla Reuten. 0 10:40 Burn Notice AO 3 11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm MasterChef USA PGR 3 The top 18 face their first team field challenge and find themselves cooking lunch for children at an elementary school.

3pm Storage Wars 3 The team opens two units in a historic college town.

3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 MythBusters PGR 3 8:30 M 28 Days Later AO 2002 Sci-fi Horror. A courier wakes from a coma to discover London deserted and in the grips of a psychological crisis where killers walk the streets. Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy.

10:55 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 11:55 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:25 Home Shopping 1:55 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:25 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am The Fit Club 3 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 Ako 3 2 3pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 5pm Pukana 2

THE BOX 6am The Glades MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 Survivor – Fiji PG 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Shearing Gang PG 11:50 Smashed Palace ML 12:15 CSI MV 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:20 The Glades MV 3:10 Survivor – Fiji PG 4pm Storage Wars PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 CSI – Miami MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Storage Wars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Elementary MV 9:30 Cleaners MVLS 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Survivor – Fiji PG 1:20 Hardcore Pawn PGL 1:45 The Glades MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Elementary MV 4:45 Cleaners MVLS 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

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6am Surfing – Big Wave World Tour Southern Hemisphere Recap.

7am Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Stoke City. 10am Rowing – Gallagher Great Race (Replay) Noon Tennis – US Open (Highlights) Day 13.

12:30 Tennis – US Open (Highlights) Day 14.

1pm Cycling – Grand Prix Cycliste De Montreal (Highlights) 1:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 21.

2pm Golf Central 3pm Surfing – Big Wave World Tour Southern Hemisphere Recap.

4pm Rugby Nation 5pm Squash – British Grand Prix (Replay) Men’s Final.

6:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Rally Australia.

7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Motorsport – Classic TT

11:30 Tennis – US Open (Highlights) Midnight Tennis – US Open (Highlights) 12:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) 1am Cycling – Grand Prix Cycliste De Montreal (Highlights) 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 2am Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) 4am Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 The Big Hit 8pm Native Kitchen 8:30 M Which Way Is The Front Line From Here AO 2013 Documentary.

10pm Paepae 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Mataora 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Iwo Jima Sword; Cathouse Chairs. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Fisherman’s Daughter.

7:30 Gold Rush PG Family Feud. 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Wildest Nature.

10:30 Mythbusters PG Indy Car Special. 11:30 Deadline – Crime With Tamron Hall M 12:30 Fatal Encounters M Killer Swing.

1:30 Deadly Sins M Sunshine State of Delirium. 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG Slippery Slope. 4:30 What On Earth? PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Incredible Engineering Blunders – Fixed PG 8:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 9:30 Treasure Quest M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Unravelled M 1:30 Disappeared M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M 5am Bering Sea Gold PG

Autopsy

8:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE

World’s Worst Disasters 9:30pm on TV2

MOVIES GREATS

6:20 Bafta – A Life In Pictures: Ben Kingsley PG 2012 Documentary. 6:45 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure. Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.

8:40 The Misadventures Of The Dunderheads MVLS 2011 Drama.

Olympia Dukakis, Haley Joel Osment.

10:10 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine.

11:55 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne. 1:35 Reasonable Doubt 16VL 2014 Crime.

Samuel L Jackson, Dominic Cooper.

3:05 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

5pm Last Call 16VLS 2012 Comedy.

6:30 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi. 8:30 Kid Cannabis 16VLSC 2014 Comedy. 10:25 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action.

7:10 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby.

8:55 The Bourne Identity MVL 2002 Thriller. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen. 10:50 My Best Friend’s Girl 16LSC 2008 Comedy.

Kate Hudson, Dane Cook.

12:30 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett. 2:50 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby. 4:35 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 6:30 The International 16VL 2009 Crime.

Clive Owen, Naomi Watts. 8:30 13 Going On 30 PGS 2004 Comedy.

Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Serkis. 10:10 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

12:20 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy. 1:55 Bafta – A Life In Pictures: Ben Kingsley PG 2012 Documentary. 2:20 Last Call 16VLS 2012 Comedy. 3:50 Kid Cannabis 16VLSC 2014 Comedy. 5:40 Bafta – A Life In Pictures: Ben Kingsley PG 2012 Documentary.

Midnight Kinky Boots ML 2005 Comedy. Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor. 1:45 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 3:40 The International 16VL 2009 Crime.

Clive Owen, Naomi Watts. 5:35 13 Going On 30 PGS 2004 Comedy.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

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15Sep15

6am Rugby – ITM Cup Saturday Highlights.

6:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Sunday Highlights.

7am Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Qualifying Final.

10am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Bay of Plenty v Taranaki.

Noon Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Australia – Fifth One-Day International.

12:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Castleford v St Helens.

1pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos.

1:30 Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Wigan v Hull KR. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Qualifying Final One – Roosters v Storm.

5:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby League – NZ Secondary Schools (Highlights) 7:30 Super League Fulltime 8pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Elimination Final One and Qualifying Final Two. 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Back Page 10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Waikato v Southland.

1am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Wellington v Tasman.

1:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Saturday Highlights. 2am Rugby – ITM Cup Sunday Highlights. 2:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Canterbury v Hawke’s Bay. 4:30 Squash – British Grand Prix (Replay) Men’s Final.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Sport

Lydia Ko kisses her trophy as she poses for journalists after winning the Evian Championship women’s golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, yesterday.

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‘Just the beginning’ for Ko Lydia Ko’s world renowned coach David Leadbetter says the brilliant Kiwi will pile on the major victories after her breakthrough in France.

The 18-year-old Ko won her first major at the Evian Championship removing the last nagging doubt hanging over her career, finishing a massive six shots over American Lexi Thompson.

“It’s definitely one of the top rounds of my whole entire life

and I’m sure it will be for my career,” said Ko after claiming a victory that puts her alongside Bob Charles and Michael Campbell as the only New Zealand winners of golf majors.

Despite being so young, her so-called failure to win a major in 16 previous attempts meant there was a question mark hanging over Ko. But the world number two stormed to victory with a brilliant final round of 63, and at 18

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years, four months and 20 days became the youngest woman to win a major.

The previous record was held

by American Morgan Pressel, who was about six months older than Ko when she won the Kraft Nabisco in 2007.

Ko said she put the historymaking aspect out of her mind and simply concentrated on the job at hand.

“It’s very overwhelming - it’s been an amazing week,” she said.

“It is an unbelievable experience to hold the trophy - it’s been so amazing, a dream come true.

“There was a lot of talk about me being maybe the youngest major winner and I’m glad that’s all gone now.

“Overall, I was just thinking about today’s round.

“I’ve put my name in a little bit of history and it’s a huge honour to have that. This has been a great week but I’ve still got to

prepare for the next. Hopefully this is only the beginning.”

And Leadbetter was confident there was plenty more to come.

“She made a steady start then put on the afterburners. It was amazing how she played. She conducted a clinic.

“The difference between the greats and the really good players is when the pressure is on, they find that extra gear.

“That’s what she was able to - NZME do.”

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