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Work accidents holding steady

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Serious workplace accidents appear to be holding steady in Ashburton despite a recent spike in incidents.

Workplace accidents in the Ashburton District hit the headlines after an employee at Anzco Foods was crushed by a door on June 3.

Hisham Almansi, 20, reportedly received multiple broken bones and serious injuries, and remains in a coma following the incident.

Canterbury site manager Chris Baird said Anzco took every accident seriously and investigations were ongoing.

An employee at Silver Fern Farms in Fairton was also hospitalised last week after receiving burns to his hands and face. However, figures released to the Guardian by Worksafe New Zealand show the number of serious workplace accidents has not increased.

Worksafe has received 20 serious harm notifications so far this year,

while a total of 42 incidents were recorded in 2014.

That was a decrease of over 30 per cent from 2013 when 61 notifications were received.

However, prior to July, 2013, any notification was recorded as it was received, whereas after that period only notifications that met the legal definition of serious harm were recorded.

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Singer Miley Cyrus is teaming up with bosses at Instagram to launch a campaign showcasing the issues facing transgender youth. The Happy Hippie Presents #InstaPride campaign will feature stories about young, transgender people and the singer has turned photographer to post pictures of her subjects on the social media site. Cyrus is hoping to boost awareness about people across the gender spectrum. In a post on Instagram, she writes, “I’m launching #InstaPride today, in partnership with @Instagram, to share stories of transgender and gender expansive people from around the country. Over the next 2 weeks, you’ll meet them and the people in their lives who support them, as we highlight their stories of resilience.”

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A son for Swedish princess Swedish Princess Madeleine, the youngest daughter of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, has given birth to a baby boy, her second child, the Royal Palace announced yesterday. The baby – born at Danderyd University Hospital, just outside Stockholm – weighs 3.8kg and measures 49 centimetres. Both mother and baby are doing well, obstetrician Sophia Brismar Wendel told reporters. Madeleine, 33, attended the weekend wedding of her brother, Prince Carl Philip, in Stockholm with her husband, British-American banker Christopher O’Neill, and their one-yearold daughter Leonore.

Log put to good use A Papamoa log that was auctioned online has raised at least $150 for charity. The Papamoa log was listed on Trade Me on June 8. The log’s seller Rosalie Crawford said the log had become a feature on Papamoa Beach and since Monday morning, the sale had raised $150 for food parcels. People were also buying extra groceries and dropping them off at Evans Road Community Church.

How much to wear dress?

Hollywood stars don’t just get free designer dresses to wear to red carpet events, it appears they also get paid to wear them, according to one A-list stylist. And it’s not exactly a nominal fee. Stylist Jessica Paster, who has worked with Cate Blanchett, admitted at a recent panel discussion at the Vulture festival in New York that an A-list actress can receive up to $US250,000 ($NZ360,000) to wear a dress on the red carpet. Paster, who counts Blanchett as one of her clients along with Emily Blunt, Miranda Kerr, Sandra Bullock and Rachel McAdams, said it is a pretty common occurrence. “Jewellery people are paying, shoe people are paying, tampon companies are paying, everyone is paying,” Paster said at the panel, according to AOL.com. “It could be just paying the stylist and we get anywhere between $US30,000 to $US50,000. Or it’s paying the actress something between $US100,000 and $US250,000,” she said.

No matter how much money is offered, though, Paster says if the dress looks awful the client won’t wear it and nothing is ever signed. But she sees no problem in accepting money if the dress works. “If it looks gorgeous on you and this is the dress we were going to pick anyway, why not be paid?” Paster said. The stylist explained that she calls the paid relationship between a designer brand and a celebrity an ambassadorship. “They’re ambassadorships and you start relationships with them (the brand), and then eventually, the actress often does get a campaign from them because they have a relationship with her,” she said.

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Chicken lawsuit dropped An aspiring pop star has dropped a bizarre lawsuit against Mila Kunis in which she alleged the actress stole her pet chicken when they were kids. Singer Kristina Karo filed a lawsuit against the Ted star earlier this year, claiming she suffered emotional distress stemming from her childhood in the Ukraine, accusing Kunis, who lived in the country before moving to the US, of stealing her favourite pet chicken called Doggie.

Karo claimed she needed therapy because she was so upset over the incident, while Kunis mocked her claims in an online video in which she joked: “I was devastated (when I heard the claims). I was weeping. I was dumbfounded.

I was like, ‘Which chicken did I steal?’ I apologise to this woman, who was maybe or not a month old.”

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Gold star for low debt levels

By Sue NewmaN

them against net debt levels relative to asset base, and population, their ability to repay debt and to cover interest obligations and on population forecasts.

Ashburton scores well on all counts.

The council’s net debt of $33.718 million at the end of April equates to $1053 per head of population. Local authorities are graded from five (best) to one. Ashburton has a rating of

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Ratepayers in the Ashburton District might be raising flags of concern over ongoing rate rises, but when it comes to debt levels, the Ashburton District Council receives a gold star.

Local Government New Zealand commissioned analyst Grant Thornton to provide a financial snapshot of territorial local authorities, measuring

four ($1005 to $2000).

Of the 31 local authorities in the provincial group (20,000 to 90,000 people) Ashburton is one of just four with a ranking of four. Only one scored a five.

Ashburton also had the benefit of receiving a top ranking for population growth.

The council has $725.313 million worth of assets, with $543.463 million of those ‘nonsaleable’ infrastructural assets.

Total debt over saleable assets is 18.5 per cent, and earns the council another excellent ranking.

Those rankings have pleased mayor Angus McKay who said the council’s solid financial performance was due to good management by past councils and councillors.

By making payment for large projects and products intergenerational, the burden of debt

Scott’s enjoying life as a circus performer

By SuSaN SaNdyS

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Studying towards his law and philosophy degree at the Canterbury University library, Methven’s Scott Mackenzie would sneak a look at old text books on gymnastics.

It was some light relief from the heaviness of study, and he was not to know it would soon turn into a full-on passion and end up with him running away to the circus.

The 24-year-old has the stage name Scotty Sparkles, and is an aerialist with Circus Aotearoa which arrived in Ashburton yesterday as part of its annual nationwide tour.

Mr Mackenzie’s interest in gymnastics developed into him buying a set of aerial straps and training in a studio. He was soon spending almost more time on his new hobby than study, but nevertheless managed to complete his law degree and Bachelor of Arts with honours in philosophy last year.

As he was finishing off final assignments, through a friend he was presented with an offer to perform with Circus Aotearoa, so was soon heading off to the North Island to join

Methven’s Scott Mackenzie has run away to the circus, and will be performing in Ashburton this week.

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the seven-member troupe.

His act is doing aerial straps which involves hanging suspended from the circus tent roof and undertaking a variety of acrobatic moves.

“In some senses it’s been a bit of a learning curve, being thrown in with a whole bunch of people you have never met

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before where you eat, sleep, work together,” he said.

The six-month tour finishes in Christchurch next month, after which Mr Mackenzie will be off to Sydney to meet up with his girlfriend who is studying there.

His ultimate career goal is to teach philosophy or continue

with performance, or perhaps a bit of both.

“If you had of asked me two years ago if I would be doing this … but now that I am, I don’t think I can see circus not being in my life. After living and working with the people here, they really do become your family,” he said.

was spread so that everyone who benefited now, and in the future, paid a share, Mr McKay said.

“I’ve never believed our debt was high, but council always has to look at the costs around niceto-have projects.

“They do get there in the end but this year, because of the downturn due to the milk payout we’ve pulled back on these.”

Workplace accidents steady

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Worksafe does not require notification of minor incidents.

In 2012 Worksafe received 6307 notifications nationwide, while that figure dropped to 3503 in 2014.

Workplace safety has been a contentious issue nationwide in recent months after a backbench revolt in the government caucus delayed progress on the Health and Safety Reform Bill.

The bill, which was introduced following the Pike River Mine disaster, would make workplaces responsible for the health and safety of their employees.

The select committee considering the bill was forced to delay its report to Parliament by at least two months after National MPs raised concerns.

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■ POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

In brief

Survey results disputed

BY DAISY HUDSON

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The government is disputing claims that teachers are turning away from taking on management positions.

The Post-Primary Teachers’ Association conducted research that found a quarter of management jobs advertised early in the year had few or no applicants.

The research also found that the numbers of teachers applying for jobs overall decreased for the third straight year.

Mt Hutt College principal John Schreurs said he was aware that for some teachers,

taking on management positions simply wasn’t worth it.

He believed teachers were put off by the salary for management positions, which often did not match the heavy workload.

However the Ministry of Education has refuted the findings of the PPTA research.

Deputy secretary for student achievement Dr Graham Stoop said the ministry disagreed with the PPTA survey’s findings that there was a lack of interest in management roles.

“Our data, which covers every person who works in these

positions, shows there are fewer and fewer people leaving these positions in the last three years,” he said.

“The turnover in these roles has been falling.”

He believed the PPTA survey results may be explained by the fact that it was a very small survey, covering 172 out of more than 500 secondary schools.

The PPTA also found there was serious shortage of maths and science teachers.

Mr Schreurs said it could be difficult to find maths teachers, particularly for schools in more remote areas.

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Mr Stoop conceded there was high demand for teachers in those areas.

He said the ministry supported schools in recruiting teachers by subsidising the cost of recruiting for schools with difficulties finding staff, providing allowances for schools which are hard to staff, and reimbursing relocation costs for teachers.

“We also want to make teaching a more attractive profession for young people deciding on their future careers, including young people with science and maths backgrounds,” he said.

Motueka High School at odds over puffer jackets

BY DAISY HUDSON

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A stoush over puffer jackets at a Motueka school has surprised Mid Canterbury principals.

Motueka High School became the centre of a uniform row yesterday after Year 11 student Jennifer Guthrie started a petition to allow students to wear puffer jackets.

The school has regulation jackets as part of the uniform, although students claim they are not warm enough to combat the chilly Motueka climate.

Principal Scott Haines, who previously held a deputy principal position at Ashburton College, believed the students were more concerned with fashion than a desire to stay warm.

He said it was disappointing that the student had not contacted the school or board of trustees about the petition.

For Mid Canterbury principals the drama was essentially a non-issue.

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Incidents reported yesterday: - Police were notified at 7am yesterday that a car had collided with a power pole on Thompsons Track. There was nobody at the scene when emergency service crews arrived, but inquiries led police to a 23-year-old male from Oxford. The man was assisting police with their inquiries.

- Police attended a crash on Mainwarings Road in Dorie yesterday morning after a truck lost control, crashed through a fence, and rolled. The driver sustained a minor head injury.

Corpse flower blooms After days of anticipation the Auckland Domain Winter Garden’s ‘corpse flower’ began to bloom yesterday. The flower, officially named Amorphophallus titanium but more commonly called the “corpse flower” because of its smell in bloom, began to open yesterday, revealing a dark and velvety purple colour inside.

Auckland Domain manager David Millward of city park services said: “It’s been a bit quiet over the past few days but this morning it was starting to smell and there is some movement in the spathe, which looks like it is starting to open.”

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Puffer jackets have sparked a uniform row at Motueka High School.

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said the school did not have a jacket as part of its uniform and his main concern was that pupils were warm.

Both Mount Hutt College and Ashburton College allowed students to wear plain,

dark jackets with the rest of their uniforms.

Ashburton College deputy principal Helen Shore-Taylor said it was important to strike a balance between warmth and staying true to the uniform.

Mr Haines said he believed the majority of the petition’s 250 signatories had no connection to the school, and feedback from the school community was overwhelmingly in favour of the uniform’s jackets.

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a two-car crash on State Highway 6 in the Lower Buller Gorge at about 11.15am yesterday. Two men, one in his 30s, sustained serious injuries and were flown in separate helicopters to Christchurch Hospital emergency department, said St John communication advisor Ian Henderson. The cars were travelling in opposite directions when they crashed near Fuschia Creek, Tasman District communications manager Barbara Dunn said. Ms Dunn said the two people in the other car, a man and a woman, were able to walk away from the crash, but were taken to Buller Hospital to be checked. The NZCC Rescue Helicopter from Greymouth, and a second helicopter, as well as two fire trucks, three ambulances and a rapid response vehicle attended the crash.

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Gold in the kitchen - 35 medal haul!

Temperatures may have reached boiling point in the kitchen, but Aoraki Polytechnic hospitality students kept their cool to scoop a pool of medals at the Southern Light Salon Culinaire competition held in Invercargill at the weekend.

the competition. I was up until 3am on the Friday before getting it ready.’’

The prestigious event is in its 17th year, and sees budding chefs, bakers, and front of house students vie for medals in various categories.

“I am very proud of their efforts. It takes a lot for students to put themselves forward for judging. We have some very talented students here.’’

Aoraki Polytechnic had 22 students from cookery, bakery and front of house programmes competing. The students took home a total of 35 medals in all colours – gold, bronze, and silver.

Talented young chef Joelle Snook was awarded Trainee Chef of the Year, one of the major titles up for grabs.

Joelle was both excited and surprised by her win, which came after hours of preparation the evening before.

For her category she had to create both a cold dessert, which was sampled by the judges, and a pre-prepared dish.

“This was food I had prepared during the week and had to present at

Tutor Rob Coulter said the students did themselves and the polytechnic proud.

The judges were industry professionals.

“The judges commented that our students were the type of people they wanted and needed in the hospitality industry.’’

The Southern Light Salon Culinaire is becoming a major draw card on the South Island calendar, growing every year.

The event is open to schools, polytechnics and all levels of industry, with the aim of promoting excellence in the industry. The competition attracted more than 70 competitors from all over the southern region.

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Rental units benefit from insulation

By Caitlin Porter

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■ HOUSING NEW ZEALAND

Move to warm and dry

By Sue newman

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Housing New Zealand is investing heavily in ensuring its Ashburton homes are warm and dry, and over the past two years has spent more than $163,000 upgrading 16 properties.

And while not all of Ashburton’s homes might be as warm as tenants would like, acting general manager, property service Robert Galvin said the upgrading of insulation, curtains, smoke alarms and heating is ongoing.

“All of our Ashburton properties have a primary heating source with the majority of these (105) having a solid fuel burner. A further 79 homes have heat pumps, and 12 have electric panel heaters for our tenants, Mr Galvin said.

The last round of upgrades saw an average of more than $10,200 spent on each of the 16 properties included

in the work project.

The assurances that the housing agency is taking upgrading heating in its Ashburton homes seriously comes just days after a coroner found that living in a cold, damp Housing New Zealand house was said to be a contributing factor in the death of a South Auckland toddler.

Nationally in the coming financial year, Housing New Zealand would spend $308 million on 42,000 of its properties. It would also carry out 368,000 ‘unforseen repairs’ on its properties.

An additional 6200 properties would have ‘turnaround’ maintenance and upgrade work carried out as they were vacated between tenancies, he said.

The average age of Housing New Zealand’s 68,000 properties was 43 years and that inevitably included homes that are old, cold and difficult

to maintain, Mr Galvin said.

“This is why we are investing heavily ($3 billion over three years) to upgrade and build new homes that support the health and wellbeing of our tenants.”

As a social landlord, Housing New Zealand’s role was to provide a fit-forpurpose home for those in need, for the duration of that need and heading into winter, it was important that tenants who had repair or maintenance issues with their property let the organisation know, he said.

There are a number of ways they can do this, such as talking with their tenancy manager or calling our Customer Services Centre on 0800 801 601. Through our network of contractors, we are able to respond to emergency maintenance call outs within four hours, anywhere in the country, Mr Galvin said.

Sixteen private rentals in Ashburton have been insulated thanks to a Canterbury based community trust.

Community Energy Action Charitable Trust (CEA) has spent the past 12 months insulating homes all around Canterbury, as a way to provide a healthier home for tenants.

Trust chief executive Caroline Shone said communications staff travelled to Ashburton once or twice a year to meet with the staff of many organisations working in the community such as Plunket, Budget Advisory and Age Concern, as well as GPs. As well as the visits, staff also send out information to property managers and the Canterbury Property Investors Association (CPIA).

In terms of how the houses were chosen in Ashburton, Ms Shone said tenants were referred.

“Some of the Ashburton tenants were referred through their GP or the hospital, some through community organisations and others through their landlord who heard about us through the property manager or landlord association,” she said.

From the 16 insulated houses in Ashburton, eight had preschoolers living in the house, and the other eight had people living with a health condition.

“Research has shown that cold-related illnesses are more prevalent and many existing health conditions get worse in cold homes,” Ms Shone said.

The World Health Organisation stipulates that healthy living rooms or lounges should have a minimum temperature of 18 degrees.

That jumps to 21 degrees when there are children, elderly or people suffering from a health condition present.

“Energy poverty exists where households are unable to afford to heat their homes to these temperatures,” Ms Shone said.

Real Estate New Zealand Ashburton property manager Di Skilling is in full support of making sure homes are well-insulated and said a warmer home is beneficial on many levels.

“To have a house warmer and drier is much healthier for the tenant,” she said.

“And it’s cheaper to heat then too.”

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS’ MUSIC FESTIVAL

Something to please everyone I have always loved the sense of excitement during the first night of the Heartland Bank Schools’ Music Festival and last

night didn’t disappoint.

I would like to congratulate all those who celebrated a first last night, the first time per-

forming in the music festival, the first time singing with the representative choir, the first time singing a solo, the first

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time leading a school choir, the first time leading a massed choir, or the first time as musical director, all are amazing achievements.

The massed choir started the show with a moving rendition of the National Anthem followed by a song that set the scene for a fun night.

Netherby was the first school choir to perform last night and set a high standard with a tuneful set. I especially enjoyed the humorous acting during the second song.

I loved the fun and quirky songs from Wakanui with their well timed actions. Tinwald entertained us and I congratulate their soloists.

Ashburton Intermediate 1 had a strong performance sining both songs to perfection.

It began with a soloist who brought tears to my eyes and it was great to see the audience obviously enjoying their music

as they clapped along.

Ashburton College Phoenix Rising impressed the audience when they sung He Honere accompanied.

The variety in their three songs showed their obvious skill and I am sure they inspired many children to join in the future.

Elaine Vallender once again conducted the representative choir to a polished performance and the soloists were standouts.

All massed choir items were performed with clear diction and were appropriate for the age of the children.

The variety of songs ensured that there was something to please everyone.

Well done to the three massed choir conductors: Anna Lischner, Fiona Maw and Kerrin Lester for sharing their obvious passion for music with so many.

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■ HINDS DRAINS WORKING PARTY

Hearing could change face of Hinds-Hekeao farming

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

A hearing under way in Lincoln could change the face of farming in the Hinds-Hekeao Plains catchment.

The area has been flagged as one of the region’s red zones, with questions hanging over the over-allocation of water resources and the threat of increasing levels of nitrates and other nutrients leaching into waterways.

Concerns were also raised about nutrient run-off from agricultural activities in the higher reaches of the Hinds catchment.

The Hinds Drains Working Party (HDWP) was appointed as a sub-committee to the Ashburton Zone Committee to develop recommendations on minimum flows and surface water allocation for the water bodies in the lower Hinds plains.

Variation 2 to the proposed Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) recommends new rules for nutrients, effluent management and grazing on farms in the Hinds catchment, which is one of Canterbury’s most productive areas.

The HDWP proposed topping up man-made drains using ground water, and using them

as conduits for irrigation further downsteam. Co-operative water takes between groups of farmers, an agreement not to increase the water take from the drains and enhancement of habitat were also part of the HDWP proposal.

If accepted it will set the Hinds area aside from the regional rules established under the LWRP. Environment Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) have appointed David Sheppard, Raewyn Solomon and Rob van Voorthuysen as hearing commissioners, with Mr Sheppard as chairperson.

The hearing got under way yesterday, with ECan officials first up. The Upper Hinds Plains Land Users Group (UHPLUG) represented by Michael Salvensen was next up.

The group consists of dryland sheep, cattle and deer farmers with some dairy grazing, who support the establishment of two separate management areas – the upper Hinds catchment and the lower Hinds catchment to reflect the different issues and characteristics of each area.

UHPLUG has recommended a number of revisions to the plan, including rewording the clause around region-wide stock ex-

clusion from waterways.

While supporting the exclusion of intensively farmed animals from waterways during winter grazing, UHPLUG claims the requirement would not be feasible in parts of the hill country.

The group also supports maintaining the status quo in terms of water quality in the upper Hinds catchment, by requiring all farming activities to maintain good management practices to maintain phosphorus losses, rather than cap nitrogen discharges – which tend to be less of a problem in the high country.

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■ GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS

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When friends suggested to local chef Robbie Koller that he should compile a cookbook, he could not see the sense in it. There were just too many on the market.

But he gave it more thought and came up with a niche idea, now his cookbook has been named the best in the world at a prestigious awards function in China.

Mr Koller and wife Christine attended the function and were overjoyed to see the Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook win the vegetarian cookbook section of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015.

“It didn’t sort of sink in really,” Mr Koller said of when he first thought he might be in with a chance of taking the top prize after the field was narrowed down to three finalists.

Mr Koller was representing New Zealand after the cookbook had previously won the national awards. The remaining two finalists were representing India and Malaysia.

Mr Koller had been surprised to make it to the final three, particularly considering the field of six finalists previous to that had included famous chef Yotam Ottolenghi, representing the United Kingdom. To be called up as the winner had been overwhelming, and took Mr Koller by surprise.

Altogether 12,000 books had been submitted for the awards, presented last Tuesday night in the city of Yantai, before the process of narrowing them down.

Mr Koller is not considered a vegetarian cook and is more well known for his

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meat dishes, having won a number of New Zealand Beef and Lamb awards.

“I think if we didn’t do meat, I would not be in business anymore,” he said.

This was because there was not a big market for vegetarian restaurants.

When his guests and friends had originally suggested a cookbook, “I just thought there’s so many out there, the world doesn’t need another one”.

“Then I thought it’s a bit different if I do the vegetables, because we serve meat, but we serve a lot of vegetables with the meat. Sometimes four or five vegetables with the main course.”

The cookbook has 80 recipes with in- Local chef Robbie Koller and wife Christine are back from a whirlwind trip to formation on featured vegetables, such China where Mr Koller’s vegetarian cookbook was named best in the world. as their nutritional makeup and historiPHOTO SUPPLIED cal facts. There are seven signature dishes, which have a page of accompanying information including about the person who inspired them. These dishes include Zucchini Christine, named after Mrs Koller, and which features a zucchini in the form of a rose. They also include Prudence, named after an Ashburton guest who loves olives. It features cauliflower, broccoli and olives.

Mr Koller wrote the material and took the photos for the book himself. The book was launched last year after a small Christchurch publisher did a print run of 1000.

Mr Koller will now have a “Best in the World” sticker to add to the book, of which about half have so far sold.

Mr and Mrs Koller are founders of iconic Mt Somers restaurant Stronechrubie, and today operate Quickenberry, a lodge at Terrace Downs, which provides upmarket meals for its in-house guests.

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■ CHRISTCHURCH

Discharge on breach

Police target synthetic cannabis in raids

Luke Faauga, 24, currently a remand prisoner in Wellington, made the trip south under guard to appear in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

He faced a single charge of breaching prison release conditions last year, in that he failed to report to Ashburton Probation Services on a number of occasions following his release from prison in July last year.

His lawyer Roz Burnside told the court Faauga was released without medication for a serious illness, which had contributed to his difficulty coping with the requirements of the sentence.

Judge Tony Couch had difficulty reconciling the date of the offending coinciding with a date when Faauga was still incarcerated, and the fact he should have been on parole conditions given the serious nature of the charges he was sentenced on.

Fauuga was convicted and discharged on the breach, and returned to custody in Wellington, where he faces sentence on

Seven search warrants were executed at a number of homes and businesses in Christchurch yesterday in an effort to put a stop to the supply of synthetic cannabis in the area.

Operation Mamba, which began in March 2015, culminated in searches that took place at various locations throughout Christchurch, including Sockburn and Hornby, yesterday.

The operation was carried out by police, with the assistance of New Zealand Customs Service and the Ministry of Health.

A number of items were seized in the searches, including cash, chemicals in liquid and powder form, and plant material, that was yet to be identified.

Some of the items would be sent for analysis and results would be available in four weeks.

Detective Sergeant Richard Quested said Canterbury Police were committed to pre-

a number of serious charges.

Brandon Lee Farr-Wilson, 21, of Ashburton changed, his plea on a driving while disqualified charge during a court appearance yesterday.

The matter had been set down for a judge alone trial.

Police responded to a complaint concerning a motorist on Rawles Crossing Road at 3.15pm in October last year. Officers found Farr-Wilson sitting in the driver’s seat of the vehicle in question.

He admitted driving and the fact he was disqualified from doing so, but denied doing burnouts in the vicinity.

Yesterday Farr-Wilson’s lawyer Roz Burnside withdrew the not guilty plea tendered at an earlier appearance.

She said Farr-Wilson was expecting a child, and had recognised he needed to change his ways.

Judge Couch said Farr-Wilson had dragged the matter out

by denying his guilt, and was therefore not entitled to any reduction in sentence.

He sentenced Farr-Wilson to 60 hours of community work, disqualified him from driving for six months and ordered him not to have any interest in a motor vehicle for 12 months.

Reginald Maniapoto had a lucky break yesterday when a charge of drink driving was withdrawn by police prosecutor Greg Sutherland.

When Judge Couch queried why such serious offending was not proceeding to sentence, Mr Sutherland said the name of the road Mr Maniapoto was alleged to have been driving on was wrongly entered on the charging document.

As he wasn’t driving the vehicle when police caught up with him, the decision was made to withdraw the charge.

“Thank you very much,” Mr Maniapoto called as he left the courthouse.

venting the harm illegal drugs caused in the community.

“Canterbury Police investigations are continuing and a number of people have been interviewed today.

“No arrests have been made at this time,” Mr Quested said.

“Unfortunately people in our communities know first-hand the harm that is caused by psychoactive substances and this is a significant concern to police.

“The social harm impacts not only the user but their friends and families. Synthetic cannabis and other illicit substances cause unpredictable and violent behaviour.”

Anyone with any information about any crime or drug related activity in their community was urged to contact local police straight away, or call 111.

Alternatively they could call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Family’s legal bid to exhume body

By Kurt Bayer A judge would require “a very good reason” to allow a Christchurch woman to exhume the body of her partner who died four years ago so that she can have him cremated, a legal expert said yesterday.

The family of a Christchurch father-of-three Jamie Robert Pooley, 27, who died on May 14, 2011, is fighting a legal battle to block his partner, Cheyenne Biddle from disturbing his grave.

The former under-18 New

Zealand rugby league player and Aranui High School student was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch.

Friends and family, including his three sons, often visit his gravesite to pay their respects.

But now Ms Biddle wants to exhume his body for cremation.

Earlier yesterday Ms Biddle declined an invitation to talk to the media.

“My lawyer has advised that it is not in our best interest to discuss the case while it is still before the courts,” she said.

The Pooley family are fight-

ing the move. They are seeking an injunction at the High Court in Christchurch and will be in court in August.

Dr Chris Gallavin, dean of law at Canterbury University, said that “as a basic rule” nobody has proprietary rights over a body.

Executor of the estate, and if there is not an executor nominated, then next of kin, usually decides what happens with a loved one’s body.

But given that Mr Pooley died more than four years ago, Ms Biddle will have “some difficul-

ty” in convincing the court to exhume his body, even if she is his executor, Dr Gallavin said.

“The court will need a very good reason to disturb this person,” he said.

It was a “difficult” case for the courts, Dr Gallavin said.

The High Court judge would likely encourage the parties to solve their differences through mediation, he believed.

Mr Pooley’s family launched a petition on change.org, ‘To keep our brother Jamie Pooley at rest’.

However, the petition was

removed at the weekend, after it had received 275 supporters and started to be shared on social media.

“It’s gone far enough,” Ms Pooley, 34, said yesterday.

A spokeswoman for the Pooley family said they don’t want Mr Pooley disturbed. “It just seems right to leave him where he is,” she said.

When the family first heard of the partner’s sudden desire to exhume him last year, they were stunned. “It definitely came out of the blue,” the spokeswoman said.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Paper flowers project catches on with the public

By Oli lewis Journalism student

The first community project from the new Ashburton Art Gallery aims to take art off the walls and into the streets by decorating local businesses with paper flowers.

Inspired by the exhibition of Christchurch artist Tara Douglas – who painstakingly transformed the walls of the gallery into an oasis of colour with her hand-folded cherry blossoms – the paper flowers project asks members of the public to react to the exhibition by creating their own.

Gallery spokeswoman Nicole Bourke said it was “about people connecting to art in the community”.

“They can respond to the work in any way they like,” she said.

Instead of making cherry blossoms many people had personalised their flowers, which included rata, glittery creations, and elaborately folded designs – something which had proved es-

Lewis Tavendale, 8, Gracie Trotter, 8, and Gretal Tavendale, 8, immersed in making flowers at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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pecially popular with children.

Manager of Todds of Ashburton Tony Todd said he was

excited for the added colour the project would bring to his store.

Another three locations –

the Ashburton i-Site, Somerset Grocer, and the public library – were also slated to receive flow-

ers, and Ms Bourke said other interested businesses could get in touch.

Members of the public were encouraged to sign their creations, so they could recognise them again in the community – and this ownership, Ms Bourke hoped, would encourage people to embrace their creativity.

“Art shouldn’t be restricted to white spaces,” she said; by taking it to the wider public it was hoped more Ashburton residents would engage with the arts, as well as providing a more vibrant atmosphere for local businesses.

Katherine Lorenzo, manager of the Ashburton i-Site, agreed, saying she was looking forward to the flowers – which are expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks – and they would help direct tourists toward the new gallery.

Running until July 19, anyone who is interested in creating one – and, according to Ms Douglas it is therapeutic – should head to the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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■ HYMN WORKSHOPS

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Hymns ‘need to reflect changing times’ Modern hymns need to reflect the change in people’s perception which has come with changing times, says hymn writer Colin Gibson (right).

The Dunedin church choir leader, who has written over 600 hymns, conducted hymn workshops in Ashburton at the weekend, followed by music writing tutorials at Ashburton College on Monday.

In the age of Charles Wesley, the great English hymn writer of the 18th century, the world was a different place, Mr Gibson said.

Today, the environment and people of other religions were often encompassed within the themes of hymns.

Dunedin fire Firefighters were battling a fierce blaze at a panelbeaters in Dunedin last night. Flames engulfed Bodyline Collison Panel and Paint in Wharf Street. Explosions were coming from inside the warehouse and two cars parked outside were well ablaze. Flames about 30m high exited the building and black smoke billowed across Otago Harbour. The roof caved in and glass was smashing as firefighters with five fire trucks battled the blaze.

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Fireworks spark alert An amateur backyard fireworks display triggered a full-scale armed police callout yesterday in Hastings. Police were called after neighbours of the Huia Street property reported hearing gunshots coming from the property. Cordons were set up by armed police and the Hawke’s Bay Armed Offenders Squad was also called. Shortly after police arrived, they spoke with three people in an alleyway near the property. Further investigations revealed the loud bangs were caused by fireworks in the backyard.

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Chen’s partner found not guilty

BY ROB KIDD The morning Cissy Chen went missing she allegedly told a close friend that if she died her partner of eight years would be the killer.

Yesterday in the High Court at Auckland the jury acquitted that man – Yun Qing ‘Jack’ Liu – never having heard that evidence.

Midway through the sevenweek trial Justice Sarah Katz ruled “with some reluctance” the testimony of Ms Chen’s friend Cindy Chin would be too prejudicial.

“The statement could almost be seen as a premonition by Ms Chen of her own death, and an accusation from beyond the grave as to who is responsible,” the judge said.

“There would inevitably be a huge temptation [for the jury] to rely on the statement for truth of its contents, perhaps even subconsciously.”

Throughout the trial the Crown attempted to paint the picture of a relationship in turmoil, characterised by the victim planning to cut the 58-yearold Mr Liu out of her will in favour of her family in China.

Prosecutor Brian Dickey said the defendant uncovered his partner’s plans on the day she went missing – allegedly a clear motive for murder.

He argued during an admissibility hearing to include the friend’s evidence that Ms Chen’s words on the morning of her disappearance were “the sharpest, best and most contemporaneous” evidence of the

state of a relationship, which he said was unstable and becoming dangerous.

On the morning of November 5, 2012, Chen, a former North Shore accountant, called her friend and ex-workmate Ms Chin to discuss finding a lawyer to help her with her will.

The woman said it was a good idea and spontaneously gave the example of Mr Liu poisoning her.

“Cindy if one day I am dying [if I die] you please quickly call the police and Jack he’s the one who kill me,” Ms Chen allegedly said.

Ms Chin asked what she meant but the victim said she was in a rush and had to go.

Less than 12 hours later Mr Liu called the police to tell them his wife was missing after she

had gone for a walk to Long Bay. She was not seen again until 16 months later when about two-thirds of her remains were found in a bushy reserve 11km away from the couple’s Torbay property.

Mr Liu’s lawyer Michael Kan suggested that Ms Chin’s recall of the conversation may have been inaccurate.

But it was his argument about the “immensely” prejudicial nature of the evidence that swayed Justice Katz.

“With some reluctance, given the clear probative value of the evidence, I have concluded that the ‘reverberating clang’ of the deceased’s accusatory words, made in such close proximity to her disappearance, would ‘drown out all weaker sounds’ in this case,” she said.

When the jury foreman read the verdict yesterday, Justice Katz formally discharged the defendant and told him he could “leave court whenever you wish”.

After the direction had been translated to Mandarin, Mr Liu strode out of the dock bowed to the judge and walked out leaving Ms Chen’s family shaking their heads.

Outside court, her brother Philip, who had spent every day watching the trial with his brother Peter, said he was heartbroken.

“For all of our family members we feel very very disappointed and can’t accept this result,” Mr Chen said.

Police said they had not yet decided whether they would reopen the case.

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Huge quantity of drugs seized

BY NICHOLAS JONES A New Zealand frigate involved in an international operation in the Western Indian Ocean has seized almost 260kg of high-grade heroin worth about $235 million.

The HMNZS Te Kaha has been working in a United States-led operation and seized the huge quantity of drugs after searching two boats.

Because the frigate was operating outside New Zealand waters, the boats’ crews were allowed to sail on after the seizures.

Small quantities were kept for testing, but the rest of the heroin was dumped into the ocean, using a fire hose that ran through a modified green wheelie bin.

The drugs were likely destined for

Africa and then onwards to Europe and other markets.

It is not known who or what organisations were behind the shipments, but the NZ Defence Force said such drugtrafficking was known to fund terrorist organisations.

NZDF Maritime Component Commander Commodore John Campbell said at a media conference yesterday that the haul was a great outcome.

The involvement of New Zealand came after approval from Cabinet.

“Under the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, there are articles in there that allow us ... to be able to board vessels on the high sea if we have reasonable reason to think they are involved in illegal activities.”

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Fears UK family in Syria Three British sisters are feared to have travelled to war-torn Syria with their nine children, one of whom is aged as young as three.

The news emerged as calls mounted for more to be done to tackle radicalisation of teenagers online after 17-year-old Talha Asmal was reported to have become Britain’s youngest ever suicide bomber.

It was also revealed yesterday that Thomas Evans, a Muslim convert from Buckinghamshire, is believed to have died fighting in Kenya fighting for extremist group Al Shabaab.

It is feared 12 members of the Dawood family, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, travelled to Syria where it is understood one of their relatives is fighting for extremists.

According to Balaal Khan, a lawyer acting for the fathers

British teenager Talha Asmal.

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of the missing children, sisters Khadija Dawood, 30, Sugra Dawood, 34, and Zohra Dawood, 33, left Britain on May 28 to go on an Islamic pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

They travelled with their

nine children, aged from three to 15, and were supposed to return to the UK on June 11.

Their family have not heard from them in almost a week, and it is believed that on June 9 they boarded a flight from Ma-

dina in Saudi Arabia to Istanbul in Turkey - a commonly used route into Syria.

Khan said: “They are concerned that their children’s lives are in danger.

“The concern is for the well-being and safety of the children. The fathers are distraught, they feel helpless and they don’t know what to do.

They want the children out of harm’s way.”

“The suspicion, and main concern, is that the women have taken their children to Syria,” said Khan.

He said police were notified five or six days ago, but are limited in what they can do because it is out of their jurisdiction.

A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman confirmed they have received a missing persons report concerning the Dawood family.

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■ UNITED STATES

Killers used hacksaws for US jail break The two murderers who escaped from a US jail used hacksaw blades supplied by an enamoured prison worker and equipment stolen from a toolbox left by construction workers.

Richard Matt, 49, and David Sweat, 35, escaped 10 days ago from a maximum security jail in New York state, in a carefully rehearsed prison break that officials are still piecing together.

About 800 officers are chasing more than 1000 leads but

there have been no confirmed sightings of the pair and state Governor Andrew Cuomo has admitted they could be “in Mexico by now”.

Their escape has gripped America, and been likened to Hollywood movies The Shawshank Redemption and Escape from Alcatraz.

Joyce Mitchell, 51, who worked at a tailoring shop at the Clinton Correctional Facility, has pleaded not guilty to promoting prison contraband

and criminal facilitation. Officials say the married woman was made to feel “special” by Matt, who was convicted of dismembering his 76-year-old former boss, and Sweat, who shot dead a sheriff ’s deputy.

She has confessed to giving them hacksaw blades and other contraband, and planning to bring a getaway car to drive them seven hours away, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said.

He refused to comment on

reports that the inmates and Mitchell possibly plotted to kill her husband.

But at the last minute, she changed her mind and checked into a hospital on June 5, suffering from a panic attack.

She said she loved her husband and did not want to throw her life away, Wylie said.

The murderers appear to have acquired power tools from a box they found in the tunnel system after slipping out of their cells, Wylie said. - AFP

■ GREECE

Greece agrees to EU, IMF budget targets Greece has agreed to budget targets for 2015, conceding on a key red line in talks towards unlocking crucial bailout cash before the end of the month, a European Commission spokeswoman says.

“The Greek authorities agreed to these targets, the question is how credible the commitments are to achieve (them),” Annika Breidthardt, spokeswoman for the EU executive, said at a news briefing yesterday, a day after crunch talks between Greece and its creditors ended with no deal.

Earlier Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was defiant after the collapse of lastditch debt talks raised fears of Greece’s exit from the euro and

the Athens stockmarket spiralled downward.

Tsipras said Greece would “wait patiently” until its creditors - the International Monetary Fund and the European Union - become “more realistic”.

He lambasted the creditors for “political opportunism” in trying to force Athens to further trim its pension system, a concession the leftist anti-austerity government has steadfastly refused to make.

“One can only see a political purposefulness in the insistence of creditors on new cuts in pensions after five years of looting under the bailouts,” Tsipras told Greek newspaper Efimerida Ton Syntakton.

But Athens immediately came under intense fire from its EU partners, with a German finance ministry spokesman saying “the ball is in Greece’s court” and French President Francois Hollande urging Athens not to “waste time”.

“This message is for Greece,” Hollande told reporters at the Paris Air Show. “It should not wait and should restart discussions with the institutions ...

Let’s not waste time.”

European Commission VicePresident Jyrki Katainen said: “A solution is possible but this depends on the Greek government ... We continue to hope.”

Quoted by the Austrian daily Der Standard, he said: “There is a lot of goodwill ... You can

always provide more liquidity but this is nothing without structural reforms.”

Greek officials on Sunday blamed the failure of the latest round of talks on the IMF, the country’s most hardline creditor. “The demands of the creditors are irrational,” an irate Greek government source said.

But EU spokeswoman Breidthardt said the EU and IMF have already made “major concessions” to Greece.

The bailout expires on June 30, and to meet that deadline, a reform deal must be resolved by a meeting in Luxembourg tomorrow of the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers, who control the bailout purse strings.

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In brief Mt Everest shifts The world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April.

The 7.8-magnitude quake reversed the gradual northeasterly course of the mountain, according to a report in the state-run China Daily, citing the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation. Before the quake, Everest had moved 40cm to the northeast over the past decade at a rate of four centimetres a year, the report said. The mountain also rose three centimetres over the same time period.

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Colt in trouble Colt Defense, the 179-year-old creator of the legendary “gun that won the West”, has announced that it filed for bankruptcy due to weak popular sales and government orders. Colt, which makes recreational guns as well as the M4 and M16 military rifles, said yesterday it initiated the voluntary chapter 11 filing after creditors rejected an appeal to restructure its debt. However, it said creditors agreed to provide $US20 million ($NZ26 million) in emergency funding that will permit it to keep operations running.

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14 dead in floods Nine people are missing in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi after freak floods killed 14 people and swept away zoo animals, some of which were shot after being found prowling the streets. The death toll from the worst floods to hit Tbilisi in decades climbed to 14 after rescuers found an elderly man in the rubble of a destroyed house and another dead person in a park, officials said. Nine people were still missing as of yesterday, a government official said, down from an earlier count of 20. The small Vere River running through the city of 1.2 million burst its banks early on Sunday after hours of torrential rain, paralysing Tbilisi and wrecking the city’s zoo. - AFP

Jeb Bush enters race Vowing to take nothing and no one for granted, Jeb Bush is jumping into the presidential race, hoping his image as a sober conservative rather than his family pedigree stands out in a crowded Republican field. While he is the son and brother of two former presidents, Bush will highlight his own successes as a two-term governor of Florida, where he claimed high job growth and other economic and social gains. - AFP

Fire ravages basilica A spectacular blaze has ravaged the roof of a 19th century basilica in western France, causing major damage but no injuries, authorities say. The fire in Nantes is “probably linked to waterproofing work that was taking place on the roof”, said the city’s chief fire officer. About 60 firefighters fought the inferno at the basilica Saint-Donatie. Two workers on the roof when the blaze broke out escaped injury.

The back part of the basilica has been seriously damaged and some of the wooden beams have given way, authorities said.

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OUR VIEW

Take another look at GM Stu Oldham

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t is time to take another look at New Zealand’s position on genetically modified organisms if only to make ensure policy makers are sure the country is on the right track.

The Secretary to the Treasury suggests the country’s strict biotechnology rules – both the genetically modified and unmodified kind – put it at a distinct competitive disadvantage.

When new technologies related to either kind come along, our current system denies us the choice over whether we want them, he says. Meanwhile, overseas competitors have the option.

The Environment Ministry has been saying for a while that the rules for genetically modified organisms need to be reviewed so that the way they are considered keeps pace with science.

Genetic modification is strictly controlled by the Environmental Risk Management Authority, as per a 14-yearold law change relating to the cautious control of hazardous substances.

The authority considers each application to, say, plant genetically modified crops and can approve them if the benefits outweigh the risks. Only six GM field trials have been approved in the past decade.

No matter how you look at it, that is slow going for an economy that pundits say must further diversify to smooth the shocks it experiences when the likes of dairy prices slump.

But slow does not necessarily mean bad. It is difficult to see how New Zealand agriculture could be any better, and its yields any stronger, if GMOs were aggressively pursued and grown.

Arguably, remaining nominally GMO free has provided something of a competitive advantage for Mid Canterbury food producers selling their products in picky overseas markets.

Consumers in European and many Asian countries, and in Australia, have been demonstrably prepared to pay for products untainted by genetic modification or genetically modified ingredients.

Revisiting the law will show whether there is any appetite to deny the benefits of our GMOfree brand.

YOUR VIEW Salmon decline I was interested to read Bruce McLaren’s comments on the cause of the decline in the Canterbury salmon runs over the years (June 13).

I doubt anyone will argue that there has been a degradation of the environment in which salmon live, both up river and out at sea. This is sad because I thought we had sorted all this out back in the 1970s.

However, my view is that the cause of the decline is more complex than just abstraction and modification of water courses.

For instance, wild salmon runs on the west coast of Canada have seen similar declines since the 1990s.

Two factors that, with a high degree of certainty, caused the Canadian collapse were the establishment of intensive aquaculture operations and global

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trade in fresh salmon and roe.

This combination resulted in infectious diseases from farmed salmon (mainly in Norway) entering the wild populations in Canada, to devastating effect.

And with Norwegian and North American salmon being available in the supermarkets here in New Zealand, plus the intensive farming of salmon taking place at several locations around the South Island, it is equally possible that the wild Cantabrian fish have been similarly affected.

I am therefore cautiously optimistic that, as time goes by, our wild salmon runs will become stronger as they develop a natural resistance to the viral and bacterial contamination that is an inherent part of intensive aquaculture.

Enabling the Ashburton River to benefit from such a revival will also require Mid Canterbury to be optimistic about

by David Fletcher

what is achievable in terms of river restoration.

There are many good examples globally where degraded rivers have been successfully restored to the benefit of all stakeholders.

It just takes positivity, the application of science, and a mind-set that a healthy river is something to be proud of.

Greg Martin

Bedside manner After reading the article (Complaint laid over treatment, June 15) we’ve had a similar experience as Kathy Jack which we suspect was with the same GP. After shifting to Ashburton we were on the hunt for a GP. It was a case of ‘shut your eyes and put a pin on a name in the phone book’.

When my husband attended for his first appointment he put his hand out to shake the doc-

tor’s hand and it was ignored.

He considered that an insult.

The next time was when my mother was taken ill and we had to get the doctor in question to call on her on a Saturday as he was the emergency GP. After examining my mother he packed up his bag and proceeded to leave without a word.

I chased after him and asked him what he thought was wrong with her and after a grunt and mumble under his breath I voiced my disapproval and he said “I’ve been up all night with a patient and I’ve had hardly any sleep.”

The last time I visited this GP his manner had not changed. I mentioned to the receptionist that he was rude and she said if you want bedside manner don’t come to him.

Consequently I changed my doctor.

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ast week I was pleased to be involved in the Trustpower Community Awards ceremony as the opening speaker.

These awards recognise the hard work and dedication of our volunteer groups in the community.

As many of you know, I am passionate about celebrating the unsung heroes in the Ashburton District who play such an essential role through the volunteer sector – these men and women who give their time and skills generously to help make Ashburton a great place to live.

The awards were handed out in five different categories and one for the overall winner. I’d like to share with you the highlights of some of the winners’ entries for their categories.

For Education and Youth Development first place was awarded to Fruit Fund, with second place going to the Ashburton Cadet Unit and a commendation for Mid Canterbury Children’s Day. Fruit Fund has 20 volunteers who have helped distribute fresh fruit to primary schools and preschools, have planted 70 fruit trees, helped educate children about growing food, harvesting, preserving and nutrition, and last year also helped to provide warm clothes and firewood to 20 homes.

Arts and Culture first place was awarded to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre volunteer ushers. Eighty volunteers take it upon themselves to help provide the “wraparound” services to this facility; they look after the gardens, provide all the technical support for sound, staging and lighting, and perform all the front-of-house duties that enable the productions to stay at a reasonable cost for patrons.

Health and Wellbeing awards went to the Park St Day Centre volunteer drivers for first place, SEEDS Family Wellbeing Programme for second, and the Ashburton Menz Shed receiving commendation for the work it does providing positive male role-models for young men in the community.

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Above – Supreme winners in this year’s Trustpower Community Awards, Ashburton’s Combined Rural Fire Forces, Bryan Pitt (second from left) and Greg Bruce (second from right) with Trustpower’s community relations manager Graeme Purches (left), Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay (centre) and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew.

Below – Winners of the sports and leisure section of this year’s Trustpower Community Awards, Ashburton Mountain Bike Club members Neil Wylie (centre left) and Del Phillips with Trustpower community relations manager Graeme Purches and Ashburton mayor Angus McKay.

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Mid Canterbury SPCA took out the Heritage and Environment award for the services it provides in helping to look after the region’s animal welfare issues, and the Sports and Leisure award went to two organisations who look after our mountain and motorbikers’ interests – the Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club came first with the Ashburton Motorcycle Park as runner-up.

The supreme winner was the Rural Fire Forces of the Ashburton District, which represents the volunteer fire brigades of Alford Forest, Ashburton

Rural, Hinds, Lauriston, Mayfield, Mount Somers, Pendarves, Upper Rakaia Valley, and Willowby.

There are 183 volunteers trained to protect people and properties from the threat of fire, as well as responding to motor vehicle accidents, medical responses and any other emergency situations where they are required.

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their families in times of financial hardship or accidents.

It was heartening to see the people who came along to the ceremony in support of all the entrants.

Although only 11 went away with an actual award placing, all 29 of the volunteer organisations who made the final cut can be congratulated for their achievements.

I take my hat off to all of you and thank you again for the work that you do.

Angus McKay is the Mayor of Ashburton

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Better support services ‘necessary’

BY HAMISH FLETCHER Better support services, such as good childcare, are necessary to ensure more women reach the top corporate spots, TVNZ chairwoman Joan Withers says.

It comes after it was revealed that no women are in charge of any of the top New Zealand companies in the Business Herald’s executive pay survey.

Only one woman, former Summerset Group chief executive Norah Barlow, made this year’s pay rankings and she retired from that position in April 2014.

The pay survey examines the remuneration of the heads of New Zealand’s top listed companies and this year showed bosses had received average pay of $1.6 million – an increase of 10 per cent.

One top entrepreneur, Diane Foreman, said the lack of women in the survey was “heartbreaking”.

TVNZ chairwoman Joan Withers said support services such as good childcare were necessary to allow women to proceed to the top ranks.

“Those sort of things make it possible to function not just

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as a corporate animal but someone who is fully rounded,” she said on NewstalkZB yesterday morning.

She said sometimes all women needed was encouragement that they were fit for the job.

“Women are less inclined to think they tick all the boxes and won’t put themselves forward ... where generally men are a bit more bullish.”

Programmes targeting strong-performing women, including mentoring and career guidance, should mean more women in top jobs.

“We are addressing it further and there are so many work streams going on at the moment ... those courses are tailor-made to help them.”

On Monday she told the Business Herald it appeared the position for women had gone backwards from when then-Westpac boss Ann Sherry and former Telecom chief Theresa Gattung made the list.

“It does look like regression,” Withers said.

It is very likely that ASB chief executive Barbara Chapman would have been included in this year’s survey if that bank’s Australian parent disclosed her pay.

ASB would not reveal it when approached last week.

Other high-profile female chief executives, such as NZME boss Jane Hastings and Pumpkin Patch’s Di Humphries, don’t feature in the survey because their companies are not on the NZX 50 index.

Foreman also pointed out women were running “amazing businesses” which were privately held and therefore weren’t included in the survey.

While traditional roles were starting to change, Withers said women were generally still taking primary responsibility for families.

“Having been a CEO of two large companies myself, The Radio Network and Fairfax Media, for women it’s a lot harder to stay through and manage the workload that you need to manage to become a CEO and stay in a CEO role. They’re extremely good when they get there and they’re able to do that but it’s difficult especially now that we’ve got women having families probably later than they did in my day,” Withers said.

Withers said lifting the number of women on boards should help get women into chief ex-

ecutive positions and while this was improving, the pace of change was too slow.

“It’s boards who make decisions about CEOs ... you get women sitting around a board table making sure that the longlist and the shortlist for the CEO role actually does contain women,” Withers said.

“There are a number of us who are working very actively to try and increase the number of women in the pipeline coming through from those level two, level three executive roles up into CEO positions and then on to governance,” she said.

Withers also said leadership development for businesswomen was very important.

As well as this, Foreman said more young women needed to be encouraged into business in the first place.

“You get a very bright girl in New Zealand and nobody ever says to them, ‘Go and be a businesswoman’. Everybody says, ‘Go be a doctor, lawyer, accountant or an architect’. Our education system doesn’t grow good women businesspeople because it’s not seen as a sexy option,” Foreman said.

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Motueka restaurant has been ordered to pay $5000 to its sacked worker after posting Facebook comments calling her a “money hungry b**ch” and saying she was “going to bleed us dry”.

Sarah Hunter, a chef and waiter at the Mot Hot Roasts restaurant and delivery business, was employed in August 2013 on a permanent full-time basis.

In November, 2013, the company director, Shane Holtham, told Ms Hunter she was no longer required to work because the work had dried up and her employment was terminated immediately.

Mr Holtham later commented that he ended her employment because of poor work performance.

Ms Hunter says that she was very stressed and shocked at being dismissed and that it was

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once she consulted a lawyer who wrote to Mr Holtham that he made his post on Facebook.

In his post on Facebook, Mr Holtham, amongst other things, said “some b**ches are just greedy” and that he would let the rest of Motueka’s cafes and restaurants know about her and to watch out for her.

Ms Hunter said that she was very upset when she read the message which was horrible to read.

She felt that everyone in Motueka would know that it was her that the post was about, despite her not being named,

because she was the only female employee who worked during the day. She felt that she was being attacked by Mr Holtham and that it was intimidating.

Mr Holtham admitted he was angry when he posted what he did on Facebook. He later regretted what he had done and took down the post on the same day.

Ms Hunter says that no fair process was followed. Employment Relations Authority member Christine Hickey agreed and awarded compensation for the unjustified dismissal and the aggravating effects of the Facebook post on her of $5000.

She was also awarded $1105 in unpaid wages and notice.

Christine Summerville of Chapman Employment Relations is an employment and HR advisor for businesses in Ashburton christine@chapmaner.co.nz

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Primo pasta When the days are short, the temperatures are low and you’re arriving home from work in the dark, whipping up a tasty, nourishing meal as quickly as possible is top of your mind. And when that’s the call, then you can’t go too far wrong if you reach for a packet of pasta from the pantry.

Countless sauces can be whipped up with pantry and fridge ingredients, and if you keep a chunk of parmesan and the odd packet of salmon or salami in the fridge, then a tasty meal can be on the table in under 30 minutes.

Creamy salmon pasta 250g crème fraiche 1/4 C chopped fresh herbs, eg, chives, parsley, dill 2t finely-grated lemon zest 400g penne pasta 200g hot-roasted salmon, flaked ■ In a small bowl, mix together the crème fraiche, herbs, lemon juice and lemon zest.

■ Cook the penne in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to the packet instructions.

■ Drain well, return the pasta to the pot, stir in the creamy herb mixture and gently fold in the salmon.

■ Serve with a green salad.

Basic tomato sauce 2T olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1t crushed garlic 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, finely chopped 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2t sugar 2t chopped fresh basil or 1t dried Italian herbs, oregano or sweet basil salt and pepper, to taste ■ Heat oil in a heavybased pan.

■Cook onion and garlic for a few minutes over a medium heat.

■ Add celery and carrot. Cook for a few more minutes.

■ Add remaining ingredients.

■ Simmer sauce for about 30 minutes.

■ Season to taste.

■ Purée if you prefer a smooth, creamy sauce.

Mushroom pasta sauce 500g linguine, cooked ala dente, drain 6T butter 1t minced garlic 6C mushrooms, sliced 1t dried basil 1/4 t salt pepper 2T olive oil

2T fresh parsley, chopped parmesan cheese, grated ■ Melt 2T butter.

■ Add garlic, allow to brown, then add mushrooms, basil, salt and pepper.

■ Cook until the mushrooms are just tender.

■ Add remaining butter and olive oil.

■ Stir and remove from heat.

■ When pasta is cooked reheat the sauce, add parsley.

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Pumpkin, cashew & coriander soup The full version of chef Marg Brownlie’s pumpkin, cashew & coriander soup from Saturday’s YOU magazine.

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Cheese pasta sauce 250g pasta 1-2T butter 1-2T plain flour 1/2-1 pint milk 4-5oz grated cheddar 2g salt, pepper 1T cream (if needed) 1T mayonnaise 2 diced gherkin 1 finely diced chilli 100g cooked chicken in small pcs 1/2 C sweetcorn ■ Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

■ Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan.

■ Add flour, stir to form a roux, cooking for a few minutes.

■ Whisk in milk a little at a time.

■ Add cream and mayonnaise.

Cook for 10-15 minutes till a thickened and smooth sauce.

■ Add chicken and heat slowly, stirring often for 10 mins.

■ Remove sauce from hob and add cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.

■ Add pasta, mix well and heat five mins.

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1/4 t freshly ground pepper 1C cashews 1T chopped coriander leaves, plus extra for garnish

■ Dry roast all the seeds in a frypan, being careful not to burn them. As soon as you smell them, they are ready to take off the heat.

■ Let them cool, then grind in a mortar and pestle and combine with the remaining spices.

For the soup: 2T vegetable oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 x 400g cans coconut cream 1/4 C sweet chilli sauce 1kg peeled and chopped pumpkin

■ Heat oil gently in a large frying pan then add a heaped tablespoon of the spice blend and heat through until fragrant. Add the onion and garlic and fry gently, stirring so they don’t burn.

■ Add 1 can of the coconut cream, chilli sauce, pumpkin, pepper and enough water to cover by 1cm. Cover the pan and cook gently until the pumpkin is soft.

■ Blend everything together with a stick blender or food processor. Add the rest of the coconut cream and the cashews and continue to blend to a thick creamy consistency.

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New Zealand jeweller Frida Methusalemsdottir is inspired by the wilderness landscapes of New Zealand and Iceland.

Originally from Iceland, the Nelson resident has been here since 2002, after living in New York for 12 years, where she was a freelance make-up artist.

“I enjoy working from my home-based studio, which gives me the flexibility I need, as a mother to my son Jesse Thorir,” she said.

She credits nature for being her primary inspiration.

“The unspoiled natural wilderness of both Iceland and New Zealand, with their perfectly imperfect textures, organic forms and irregularities are evident in my designs.

“I like to reveal sophistication through simplicity.”

Her chosen materials are sterling silver, brass and gold.

Ms Methusalemsdottir is among guest artists for the upcoming Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition, to open July 6.

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To June 18 – Mid Canterbury Schools’ Music Festival involving schools from throughout the district, nightly at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

To June 18 – Mount Hutt College production Law and Order Nursery Rhyme Unit (NRU) nightly at the school hall.

June 17 – Art Addicts at the Ashburton Art Gallery, 3pm to 5pm, weekly art space for all ages.

June 17 – Reflections from the Edge, an illustrated lecture featuring a brief look at art in the US by New Zealand artist Michael Armstrong.

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by Philip Trusttum and LesserKnown Tales featuring works from the collection, at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

July 3 – Closing date for the Ashburton Writers’ Group annual competition.

July 6 – Ashburton Society of Arts 51st annual exhibition opening at the Ashburton Art Gallery. Exhibition open to the public the following day, and will run through to July 24.

July 6 – The Magic of Jonathan Usher at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, school holiday entertainment, face painting, balloon animals, fancy dress.

Ninety years old and still going strong The Ashburton Musical Club is going strong after 90 years, but is nevertheless on the look-out for new members.

The club held one of its regular concerts at the weekend, featuring the HSP jazz trio from CPIT, and about 50 members and visitors attended.

Spokesperson Janice Allen said the club was always looking for new members.

“Perhaps newcomers to town who play an instrument reasonably well or singers would be most welcome,” she suggested.

Club patroness Joan Wilkinson cut a celebration cake to commemorate the 90th anniversary at the concert, held at the Sinclair Centre.

The club’s next concert, arranged by June Barrett and Margaret Hawkey, is Soul Music and it will be at the Sinclair Centre on the Sunday afternoon of July 12.

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Going full throttle Guardian sports sub-editor Steve Devereux fulfils a dream of watching Isle of Man motorcycle racing not on the telly, but right on the side of the road where the action is and where the word insanity springs and stays in your mind.

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few months ago I wasn’t even exactly sure where the Isle of Man was; all I knew was that the biggest, baddest motorcycle race in the world was there, and I’d always wanted to see that action live, rather than second hand on the telly.

This year I finally achieved that aim, and after a few days familiarising oneself with the Monopoly board that is London, it was time to jump on one of those little pencil planes and head to the middle of the Irish Sea (because that’s where the island is).

An early morning bus ride across the island, which is a great deal larger than I had envisaged, with tour guide Matt (an ex-pat Aucklander, but don’t hold that against him, a real good guy), and we’re into Douglas, the capital of the island, and again a place far larger than expected.

Matt drops us off near the top of a hill in the middle of town, points up towards a makeshift fence thing where there’s a crowd of folks, and says “See you soon, off to park the bus”.

Walk up to fence, find a gap and lean over to see what’s what – then all hell breaks loose.

The width of a normal footpath away, a man on a Kawasaki superbike smashes your equilibrium into a thousand tiny pieces as he blasts past; you can nearly reach out and touch him, and he’s doing 180mph+.

The effect is truly mindblowing, verging on frightening, nothing you’ve seen on any racetrack can prepare you for monstrous sensory overload on a grand scale as another one rockets through your field of vision and they’re gone, suddenly a very, very long way down the

road, a road with kinks, bumps, slippery white lines – and solid stone walls lining either side.

There are race marshals standing on the side of the track (I’ve figured out by this time I’m on the top of Bray Hill), hiding behind lamp-posts; I don’t know why they bother, if the rider loses it and goes in their direction, there’s no more lamp-post, no more race marshal.

The word ‘insanity’ springs instantly to mind, and sort of hovers near the top of your thought patterns for the next several days.

This is racing Isle of Man style, and there’s truly nothing to match it, anywhere, anytime.

Methven’s Sound of Thunder is lots of fun, and I’ve been to the Greymouth road races back in the day when the big bikes would roar around with the crowd protected by a piece of twine, but this stuff is in another stratosphere altogether.

Once you’ve got over the assault and battery on all your senses (actually you don’t) you can start exploring the island, and everything else the racing offers.

Pit lane, in keeping with the whole tenor of the place, is like no other race meeting.

At any self-respecting GP meet you’re not going to get within a bull’s roar of the pits; here the team tents are wide open to everybody, you’re right up close and personal with the mechanics and pit crews as they are feverishly working on the bikes between races, and mostly if they’re not in desperate straits they are happy to talk, answering questions that anywhere else would be tantamount to industrial espionage.

You nearly feel part of the team as the experts pore over their problems, the mechanics tear things to bits, and the boss-types confer quietly in the background, all just a couple of feet away.

There’s just so much heavyhitting firepower on show in the pits that the usually banal becomes fascinating; a Suzuki 380GT and a mint Yahama RD400 (some folks will remember them!) attract more than their fair share of attention from the wandering crowds, and these are just the get-around-thepaddock bikes for the assorted crews.

The teams range from the multi-zillion dollar outfits with acres of tent space at their disposal, to a couple of blokes operating out of the back of a truck, but their desired end result is the same for all, getting that bike up, running and out on the track for another gruelling round or three.

And, oddly enough, they’re not all here expecting to win.

The Brunel Universitysponsored team knows they are never going to be on the podium, but they’re back year after year, with new young riders learning the ropes and gaining valuable experience for their future careers, all hoping that one day their name will be up with the Dunlops, Kiwi Bruce Anstey, current champ John McGuinness and past heroes like Agostini and Hailwood.

Ironically you won’t see the

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in the Isle of Man likes of Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez on this track – it’s way too dangerous and there’s no way their managers would let them anywhere near it.

There’s a new phenomenon on track too – the electric bikes are rapidly gaining huge credibility, in fact their best lap times are getting pretty close to the 600s, and that is just ridiculously fast for a machine that makes virtually no noise, they take off with a sort of hiss, but when they go past at 165mph there’s plenty of ‘whoosh’ from the massive amount of air they have suddenly displaced.

The sidecars are another story altogether; I’m not sure what the step up from insanity is, but these boys have taken that step, they are wearing big, big boots.

Off the track is another complete culture shock, the island is transformed into bike city.

There’s bikes, bikes and more bikes.

Acres of Aprilias, bevies of Beemers, dozens of Ducatis, hundreds of Hondas, heaps of Harleys, a number of Nortons, screeds of Suzukis, tons of Triumphs, and literally thousands of others of every size and denomination you can think of, and some you’ve never even heard of, cruising around like circling sharks, preening in front of their peers and generally joining in one massive mutual admiration society.

And leathers.

Green, red, pink for the ladies, and basic black, with very few patches in sight.

A sea of black in fact, thousands of blokes waddling about in that peculiar gait that their similarly-clad womenfolk (I’m far too politically correct to call them sexy biker chicks) somehow manage to avoid, maybe they just work at it a little harder.

In the evening sunshine they arrive in town from their vantage points all over the island, with a mass of different languages and dialects, but with one aim, having a good time.

I saw lots of very happy people; I didn’t see anyone out-ofcontrol drunk.

The town is littered with bars, cafes and restaurants in a myriad of tiny back streets, but if you want loud and raucous, as the vast majority do, you go to Bushy’s Beer Tent, a fine establishment situated at the end of the main street, which is exactly as the name suggests,

with no pretensions whatsoever.

It rocks, all night.

About 8pm there’s a sort of semi-organised burnout competition, which leaves a whole lot of rubber on the road, and a whole lot more smoke wafting over the town, but the only people who would complain have already left town for the duration of the racing festival, letting out their houses at exorbitant prices, houses which are quickly snapped up year after year.

In fact the whole island transforms into a money-making venture while the racing is on; it seems that every corner on the track has a grandstand built beside it, with juicy price tags attached to them all, if you’re actually there early enough to grab a seat.

Undoubted highlight of the week was a tour of the track, with top rider John Hillier giving us his thoughts and impressions on every corner, every bump in the road, every danger point (there’s a constant, steady stream of those), and dishing up plenty of racecraft tips.

This guy did the commentating job at about a minute’s notice, after the original bloke was a no-show, and if he had any rensentment at all about showing a bunch of complete strangers around his workplace, then he’s the best actor in the world, he was simply brilliant, talking to us as he would a group of mates.

His insights into what happens on track were enlightening to say the least – while desperately hanging on to life and limb at 200mph, he can recall flying past one of the many campsites dotted around the course and getting a huge waft of the sausages and onions someone was happily cooking up on their barbie.

That line about insanity comes back into focus when he tells us about hitting various corners at eye-watering speeds all the while not having any idea what might be around them – like the pheasant he and Bruce Anstey encountered sitting quite contentedly in the middle of the road early in the week, the margin between staying on the bike and throwing it down the road (or into the aforementioned solid stone walls) is one of micro-seconds, and centimetres.

Think about that little bump in the road when you come down Racecourse Road; I’m told that if you hit it at over 90mph

you’re going to fly. The island course is chock-full of such bumps, and these guys are doing over twice that speed.

Hillier suggested that it was better to be on one wheel coming off most of them anyway: “The wheels have different ideas about what they want to be doing, you might as well be on just the one”.

Asked if he’d had any ‘moments’ on the course, he paused for a bit, and said the riders immediately consigned moments to history, if you dwelt on them you simply wouldn’t be racing for much longer.

Creg ny Baa is a spectacular corner to take in the action from, but on this rest day there’s thousands of bikes heading out to experience the course for themselves, and a severalmile portion of the course heading up to this spot has no speed limit for the day.

The bus is passed by hundreds of these cowboys as we head up the hill, all going as fast as they possibly can (and faster, the ambulances have a very busy day), under the watchful eyes of the constabulary who won’t be issuing any tickets today.

There’s a high-end Maserati mixing it with the boys on their bikes, but despite the fact it’s keeping up with some very slick machines, it still somehow looks out of place – today is the day for bikes to have their glory.

The whole place appears to

run a bit on island time, which is fair enough I suppose, considering its geographical position, and the races may or may not be running on time, with a hundred things to take into consideration, not the least being that there have to be a specific number of hospital beds ready, otherwise - no racing.

Fans at the start-finish line sitting in bright clear skies and sun can get grumpy if races are delayed, but the course is just so big that it can be raining somewhere else – no racing.

The island bus service is great – when the buses actually turn up.

But there’s always another one due soon, so folks tend to exercise patience when trying to get somewhere, understanding that the whole island builds up all year for this fortnight, and there’s so much strain on the infrastructure that things are sometimes not going to happen quite according to plan.

It’s all part and parcel of the experience that is the Isle of Man, as is the injury count.

This year a helicopter pilot died, a French rider died in a practice session, one other rider is still in critical condition after crashing in the big race on the final day, and there’s a long list of others, racers and otherwise, who have seen hospital time in the last couple of weeks.

Among the crowd there’s a scary number of wheelchairs being pushed around, and any

number of bandages and plaster casts.

But everyone accepts the risks, and just try to minimise them, as the greatest motorcycle show on earth rumbles on.

I’m not sure if placing the main staight and start-finish line right next to the town cemetery was a random occurrence, or someone’s macabre sense of humour a very long time ago, but it’s certainly a grim reminder of what the riders face every time they hit the track.

There’s so much more going on; the carnival on the promenade is in full swing, there’s a couple of world champion trials riders climbing up, over and all around their massive big rig doing things that bikes shouldn’t be able to do, you can try out a virtual trip around the course on Robert Dunlop’s bike, and so much more, but it’s still all about the riders thundering their way around the track.

As they wrest their hugely over-powered machines around the island, they’re not so much on the edge, as way, way over any semblance of what any normal person might consider that edge to be.

They put on a week-long show of shock and awe, and if you’re ever wondering whether it would be worth saving up all those pennies to go halfway round the world to witness it, then this spectator is telling you that yes, it’s worth every one of those pennies, and more.

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■ FOOTBALL

In brief

Football Ferns blow chances

By Michael Burgess The World Cup dream is over for the Football Ferns, after another premature exit on the big stage.

Before the tournament the squad had been vocal in their belief that they could actually lift the trophy, but they will be coming home at the earliest possible point.

The 2-2 draw with China yesterday left New Zealand stranded on two points in their group.

It could have been so different, as the Ferns, needing to win, had a 1-0 lead and all the momentum close to halftime before China grabbed an equaliser through a highly contentious penalty. Fine margins.

“It’s the third game in a row where we’ve said the same thing,” said coach Tony Readings.

“The performances we’ve put in haven’t got the results we deserve. We’ve underachieved but we haven’t underperformed.

“Football is such a close game – a referee decision or a ball bouncing the wrong way can make all the difference.

“But we need to be better so that these things go in our favour,” Readings said.

Yesterday was unfortunate and the Ferns were definitely dudded by the referee’s penalty call.

They will also rue conceding a poor second goal, where a moment’s indecision by goalkeeper Erin Nayler proved fatal.

But they had left themselves on a knife edge after the first two games; against Holland

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Smith pulls out Black Ferns head coach Greg Smith has pulled out of his team’s upcoming tour to Canada following his misdemeanor in a club match. In reality, Smith would not have been eligible to coach the Black Ferns anyway after Waikato Rugby’s decision to suspend him from coaching for 14 weeks due to his verbal abuse of match officials.

New Zealand Rugby will appoint an interim head coach this week and the Black Ferns tour will go ahead as planned. They will play Canada, USA and England in the series from June 27 to July 5.

- NZME New Zealand’s Hanna Wilkinson (17) scores on China’s goalkeeper Fei Wang (12) as Guixin Ren (23) defends during FIFA Women’s World Cup action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, yesterday.

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they failed to create many meaningful chances and versus Canada they were better but couldn’t take their opportunities, including a penalty.

Yesterday was a frustrating day. They played their best football of the tournament – and scored two impressive goals – but that wasn’t enough.

In front of a crowd laden with vocal Chinese support, Rebecca Stott broke the Ferns’ goal drought at this tournament in the 28th minute, the defender blasting home a halfvolley from a corner.

However the lead was short lived, with China gifted a penalty in the 41st minute, for an alleged hand ball by mid-

fielder Betsy Hassett. It was a poor decision by Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsar, as the ball struck the chest and made no contact with her hands and arms.

It’s always difficult for referees – who have to make judgments in a split second – but Kulcsar should have done better; she has been an international referee for more than a decade and if there is any doubt, penalties should not be given.

It was rough luck for the Ferns, but it got worse with China’s second goal just after the hour mark, as Shanshan Wang beat Nayler to a long cross-field ball.

It was a courageous header

by Wang but Nayler should

have done better.

The Ferns rebounded three minutes later, with Ali Riley’s deep cross headed back across goal by Amber Hearn, before being expertly tucked away by Hannah Wilkinson.

There were further chances for both teams – with Abby Erceg desperately close with a header.

The Ferns were also frustrated by deliberate time-wasting and gamesmanship by the opposition in the closing minutes, which eventually saw the Chinese coach sent off for interference in added time by handling the ball on the touchline on a Ferns’ throw-in in the final minutes.

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■ RUGBY

Junior All Blacks crush France in semi-final New Zealand are much closer to that elusive 80-minute performance after dispatching France 45-7 in their World Under 20 Championship semi-final in Calvisano yesterday.

A Tevita Li hat-trick, a brace from Akira Ioane, flawless goalkicking by Otere Black, a sterling effort by centre Anton Lienert-Brown, more accuracy at the breakdown and some parsimonious defence highlighted a much sharper allround effort by the young national side and secured safe passage into this Sunday’s final.

Their opponents will be two-time defending champions England, who accounted for South Africa 28-20 in the other semifinal.

New Zealand started with more intent after being too

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profligate early in all of their pool games. But after a penalty goal to first five Otere Black, the old demons resurfaced.

France put the shunt on at scrumtime and scored a wellexecuted lineout drive try to tighthead prop Clement Costets.

Li hit back, running a nice angle off a superb Lienert-Brown break - one of four tries set up by the centre, who gave his finest attacking display - and New Zealand were away.

But before they could fully exert their dominance, we saw a ridiculous intervention by the TMO, who ruled out a tremendous team try by TJ Faiane due to a marginal high tackle several phases beforehand by Lienert-Brown. It was not the last of this type of interfer-

ence, as hooker Liam Polwart was later scrutinised for a high tackle, even though the referee had already penalised him for that offence!

New Zealand opted for quick scrum ball, and Ioane ploughed over for his first try at 27 minutes.

Lienert-Brown, with a sweet inside ball, again set by Li for his second. By now the North Harbour flyer had sole possession, superseding Zac Guilford, of the New Zealand tryscoring record at this tournament. He extended that record to 13.

Ioane’s second score was too easy, just picking up the ball from the base of the ruck and putting a big fend on the lone French defender in his path.

At 31-7 by halftime, the contest was over, and New Zealand

were not as clinical in the second spell, if still fully in control. France were able to slow their ball, but it was too little, too late.

Incredibly, Lienert-Brown set up Li for a third try with a chip over the top, with the bounce favouring the flying left wing.

Jack Goodhue, who had tackled solidly all day on the wing, finished off another LienertBrown break to put the exclamation point on this New Zealand display.

Ioane was powerful and prominent in the pack, while the rest of the low numbers were industrious. Black was composed and authoritative with his play, barring one knock-on off a difficult pass, while the midfield of Faiane and Lienert-Brown combined sweetly.

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A taste of Origin?

New Zealand might soon get a taste of State of Origin, with Auckland Nines promoters Duco Events eager to enter formal discussions with the NRL about hosting a match in Auckland. NRL chief executive Dave Smith said one interstate clash every three years would continue to be played at a neutral venue, with plans for games to be played in Perth and Auckland. Duco Events are willing to pay for the rights to host an Origin game at Eden Park, and keen to build upon their existing association with the NRL, after successfully staging the Nines preseason tournament over the past two years.

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Funds to fire Capello A group of Russian football lovers has started a fund-rising campaign aimed at collecting 21.4 million euros ($NZ34.5 million) to buy Fabio Capello out of his contract as coach of the national team. “Dear friends! We believe that everyone who is not indifferent to the fate of Russia’s football has been bitterly disappointed with our national side’s recent performances,” the group said on its FabioGoHome website. Capello signed a lucrative new contract last year to stay in the job through to the end of the 2018 World Cup. - AFP

Tomkins left out Injured fullback Sam Tomkins has been left out of the Warriors side named to play in Saturday’s away clash with the Gold Coast Titans, but State of Origin forwards Jacob Lillyman and Ryan Hoffman will be given every chance to take the field. Queensland prop Lillyman and New South Wales secondrower Hoffman go head to head again in Origin II at the Melbourne Cricket Ground tonight and an assessment on their fitness will be made tomorrow. Tomkins trained well yesterday but his PCL knee ligament injury remains a concern and after withdrawing from the last two games against the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters, a final call on his fitness will again be made later in the week.

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■ WHAKATANE GALLOPS

Cameron not letting up in title defence Matt Cameron is taking nothing for granted in his bid to defend his jockey’s crown.

With 133 winners to his credit so far in 2014-15, he has a buffer of 11 on Danielle Johnson and he will continue to take every opportunity to make it back to back premierships.

“It’s nice to have that lead, but there’s still a long way to go and getting winners at this time of the year isn’t easy,” said Cameron, who has seven bookings at Te Teko today.

“I’ll try and keep it ticking over and I’ll be going to Oamaru on Thursday, I’ve got seven rides down there as well.”

Cameron, who won last season’s title with 143 winners, rode a hat-trick at Ruakaka on Saturday and took particular satisfaction from the debut victory of Hasselhoof.

The Tavistock three-year-old’s ownership syndicate includes his partner Blair Alexander, who also has a share in the laststart Gr.2 Championship Stakes placegetter Vive La Difference.

“Hasselhoof is out of a Zabeel mare and he will make a really nice stayer if he stays in New Zealand,” Cameron said.

“There are a few buyers around for him so I’m not sure what will happen.

“Vive La Difference is a top filly and she’s going to be even better around Christmas time.”

Cameron will head to Te Teko for an even book of rides with the Matamata stablemates Trevita and Jehanne to open his day.

“My better rides are probably those two Lance Noble horses, I’ll keep kicking away and they are not overly strong fields,” he said.

A relative of the multiple Group One winner Veyron, Trevita (HR Fisken & Sons Maiden) has two placings from her last three starts while Jehanne (Coquetdale Trust 3YO) was fourth at Te Aroha at her most recent appearance.

– NZ Racing Desk

Matt Cameron rode a hat-trick at Ruakaka on Saturday, including the debut victory of Hasselhoof.

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M2 Whakatane gallops Today at Te Toko Raceway

Fields for Whakatane RC meeting at Te Teko today. NZ Meeting number: 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 RACE 1 11.30am (NZT) HR FISKEN & SONS LTD MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 050x6 Sir Francis (7) 58.5........................M McNab 2 7x5 Pompeii Tiger (1) 58.5 .....................S Collett 3 6 Monarch Chimes 58.5 .................. Scratched 4 0 Run Forrest Run (5) 58.5 .........A Jones (a2) 5 24353 Go Teena (2) 56.5 ......................M Coleman 6 x6440 Trevita (8) 56.5 ...........................M Cameron 7 520x8 Mary Poppins (11) 56.5............... D Johnson 8 0x06 Chili Pepper (3) 56.5 .........................M Chui 9 00x06 Amparo 56.5 ................................ Scratched 10 x6680 In Memory Of 56.5 ....................... Scratched 11 8 Miss Chief (4) 56.5 ......................C Lammas 12 80. Pinterest (6) 56.5 .................... R Smyth (a1) 13 Purposeful (9) 56.5 ......................... R Jones 14 6x0 Sheema (10) 56.5 ........................... S Spratt RACE 2 12.00pm GOLDEN GRAINS LTD 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 553x Warner (7) 57.5 .......................B Hutton (a2) 2 McCullum (11) 57.5..................... D Johnson 3 Remind Me Again (3) 57.5 .............. R Jones 4 88x77 Scandinavian (8) 57.5 .................C Lammas 5 35352 Jouet Cuvee (9) 55.5 6 6 Absolute Gold (12) 55.5 .................. S Spratt 7 0 Champagne Tastes (6) 55.5 ........T Thornton 8 Intheparkafterdark (4) 55.5 ...........M McNab 9 Mariposa (5) 55.5 ............................S Collett 10 468x0 Reachin’ Out (10) 55.5 ...............M Sweeney 11 So True (1) 55.5 ...................... R Smyth (a1) 12 88x Zadiffra (2) 55.5 .........................M Coleman RACE 3 12.35pm COQUETDALE TRUST 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 05 Larceny (11) 57.5 ........................C Lammas 2 6x Pete’s Secret (8) 57.5...............A Jones (a2)

M3 Fields for Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Hatrick Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 3. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12.

Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1 12.09pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 6 Allegro Title nwtd..............................L Ahern 2 6 Elusive Babe nwtd..............................W Kite 3 Casual Sipper nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 4 43446 La Ventana nwtd ...............................M Flipp 5 7 Mad Music nwtd G & ..........................Denby 6 Harsh Mistress nwtd .......................C Steele 7 87625 Goodtime Lady nwtd ........................ I Moore 8 43535 Another Pearl nwtd.................J T McInerney 9 666 Nui Magic nwtd .................................M Flipp 10 67x58 Em Cee Dee nwtd L & ....................... Morris RACE 2 12.26pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 1 57552 Kilimanjaro nwtd G & ...................... J Clarke 2 4 Blue Movin nwtd................................M Flipp 3 Vee Sintilating nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 4 3 One Broke Girl nwtd...........................W Kite 5 Electric Dandy nwtd .......................... B Hunt 6 28887 Bigtime Ranson nwtd .......................L Ahern 7 87665 Pistols Princess nwtd ........................M Flipp 8 63324 Cawbourne Legs nwtd ...........J T McInerney 9 8x846 Mighty Ba Ba nwtd G R & ............... S Voyce 10 8 Jobs Rite nwtd G & ............................Denby RACE 3 12.44pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C0 C0, 305m

3 Takeonme (3) 57.5 ..................B Hutton (a2) 4 0x326 Tranky Doo b (2) 55.5 5 2x764 Jehanne (6) 55.5 ........................M Cameron 6 06x Embraceable You (10) 55.5 ........V Gatu (a3) 7 00x06 Amparo (1) 55.5 ............................M McNab 8 Backhand (5) 55.5......................M Coleman 9 Lady Ferner (7) 55.5 ..................M Sweeney 10 869x Pinstripe (12) 55.5...........................S Collett 11 Pipi Fastpins (4) 55.5 ..................T Thornton 12 0 Social Kay (9) 55.5 ...................... D Johnson RACE 4 1.10pm TEAM WEALLEANS LTD MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 553x Warner (10) 58.5 2 5209x Meeska Mooska (6) 58.5 ...........M Cameron 3 05 Larceny (1) 58.5 4 McCullum 58.5 ............................. Scratched 5 0x985 Planned (3) 58.5 ..................... R Smyth (a1) 6 Shane O’ (2) 58.5 ....................B Hutton (a2) 7 08 Goldchi (11) 58.5 ........................T Thornton 8 64676 Reset The Turbo (5) 58.5 ............C Lammas 9 35352 Jouet Cuvee (9) 56.5....................... S Spratt 10 0x326 Tranky Doo b (7) 56.5 ................. D Johnson 11 90249 Bella Mossa 56.5 ......................... Scratched 12 50x My Shantilly (8) 56.5 .......................S Collett 13 00x Hugandakiss (4) 56.5 ........................M Chui 14 Karaka Dawn (12) 56.5 .................M McNab 15 Lady Ferner 56.5.......................... Scratched 16 Takeonme 58.5............................. Scratched 17 88x Zadiffra 56.5 ................................. Scratched 18 6x0 Sheema 56.5................................ Scratched 19 869x Pinstripe 56.5 ............................... Scratched Emergencies: Lady Ferner, Takeonme, Zadiffra, Sheema, Pinstripe RACE 5 1.45pm J SWAP CONTRACTORS LTD MAIDEN 2200 $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 29843 The Talisman (8) 58.5 .................C Lammas 2 20562 Cruiseo (3) 58.5 ............................M McNab

3 x0504 Silverado (7) 58.5 ........................T Thornton 4 57x05 Strategicleigh (4) 58.5 ..................... R Jones 5 45884 Excitar (11) 56.5.......................... D Johnson 6 96574 The Kakahu Express (2) 56.5 .B Hutton (a2) 7 90040 Minted Black (1) 56.5 ....................P Holmes 8 0x955 Just Mist (10) 56.5 .....................M Coleman 9 9x57 Tainesupreme (6) 56.5 ...............M Sweeney 10 0x696 Ina Jam (9) 56.5 .........................M Cameron 11 08897 Mia Rose (5) 56.5 ............. U Holmquist (a3) RACE 6 2.22pm NZI/SWEENEY TOWNSEND & ASSOCIATES LTD R65 2200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 00x84 Le Bon Fin tm (2) 59 ................A Jones (a2) 2 4x077 Top Choice m (5) 59.................... D Johnson 3 93916 Zah Off dm (7) 58.5.....................C Lammas 4 60000 Payday (6) 57.5 ...............................S Collett 5 28x00 St Saturnin m (4) 57.5 .................T Thornton 6 32781 Anna Kaye m (9) 56.5 ................M Cameron 7 08x70 Varro (11) 56.5 .................. U Holmquist (a3) 8 79x99 Amity Dane dm (1) 56 ............. R Smyth (a1) 9 x003P Noah Jon dm (14) 56 .................... R Norvall 10 0x607 Pioneer m (3) 56 ............................. R Jones 11 0x007 Heistheone (8) 55.5 ................B Hutton (a2) 12 3x585 High Tail It m (17) 55 ..................M Coleman 13 35339 Silver Minx (15) 55 ........................M McNab 14 08084 Running Scared t (18) 54 ................ S Spratt 15 9x007 St Rhythm 55.5 ............................ Scratched 16 08x00 Magic Memories 54...................... Scratched 17 98936 Le’vantos (10) 55 18 x0878 The Nott (12) 55 19 96065 Bagsagold t (16) 55 20 36x00 Istimagic m (13) 55 Emergencies: St Rhythm, Magic Memories, Le’vantos, The Nott, Bagsagold, Istimagic RACE 7 2.57pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE RATING 65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1600m

1 42122 Tavis Star 59.5 ............................. Scratched 2 31916 Adriatic Pearl 59........................... Scratched 3 x4712 Victoria Heights d (5) 59 ...............P Holmes 4 95x13 Meritaggio (13) 58.5 ................B Hutton (a2) 5 6x674 Sheez Torkin m (8) 58.5 .... U Holmquist (a3) 6 51 She’s All Clang 58 ........................ Scratched 7 3x821 Beyond Reach m (16) 57.5 ............. S Spratt 8 534x8 Fairy Cake d (1) 57.5 .................M Sweeney 9 23414 Iffitel dm (11) 57.5 .......................T Thornton 10 97x34 Victoryshallbemine dm (10) 57.5 D Johnson 11 41759 Ana d (15) 57 .............................M Cameron 12 0x615 Darting m (2) 57 ..........................C Lammas 13 42064 Our Kismet (14) 55.5.....................M McNab 14 10x09 Sweet Molly m (12) 55.5 ......... R Smyth (a1) 15 80395 Katorie m (7) 55 ..............................S Collett 16 6875x Sophisticate (6) 55 ...................A Jones (a2) 17 8x377 Manaia Rose (4) 54 ........................ R Jones 18 05x60 Our Queen Bee m (9) 54 19 00987 Labels (3) 54 Emergencies: Katorie, Sophisticate, Manaia Rose, Our Queen Bee, Labels RACE 8 3.32pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION RATING 65 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 328x0 Draw The Line m (14) 59.............T Thornton 2 26104 Laddie Of Oakview (1) 59 ..........M Sweeney 3 2212x Les Silk dmb (5) 58.5 ................. Z Moki (a3) 4 319x0 Kanali 58.5 ................................... Scratched 5 25500 Gerry Merito dm (8) 58 ........... R Smyth (a1) 6 09x26 Whatwedo dm (11) 58..................... R Jones 7 78x27 Aluka 57 ....................................... Scratched 8 310x Twice Smitten d (9) 56.5 ............M Coleman 9 1300x La Chica (3) 56 ............................... S Spratt 10 100x0 Queen Of Clubs (4) 56 ....................S Collett 11 19x00 Anuka (12) 55.5 ......................B Hutton (a2) 12 7100x Raisedinasandpit m (6) 55.5 ....A Jones (a2) 13 8579x Presume d (7) 55 .............. U Holmquist (a3) 14 3360x Zanotti (16) 55............................. D Johnson

15 907x7 Tinder (13) 57 ...............................M McNab 16 0379x Cardon Boy m (2) 55.5 17 5508x Hug A Ginga dm (10) 54 18 8x809 Nectacolecta tdm (15) 54 19 7087x Ima Perfect Guy 55.5 ................... Scratched Emergencies: Tinder, Cardon Boy, Hug A Ginga, Nectacolecta, Ima Perfect Guy RACE 9 4.07pm NEW WORLD WHAKATANE MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 x5332 Lucky To Be Cool (11) 58.5 .....B Hutton (a2) 2 323x3 Son Of Civics (7) 58.5 ....... U Holmquist (a3) 3 969x3 Idaho’s Choice (14) 58.5 .............C Lammas 4 830x8 Cox Road (10) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 5 30x75 Heath (13) 58.5 ....................... R Smyth (a1) 6 Pilgrim (16) 58.5............................P Holmes 7 20 Vita Bella (4) 56.5 ....................... D Johnson 8 55x54 Fortune Kept (3) 56.5 ......................S Collett 9 08044 Four Day High (5) 56.5.................... R Jones 10 65359 Hot Topic (1) 56.5 ..........................M McNab 11 05585 Mings Girl (12) 56.5 ........................ S Spratt 12 58x5 Roc’s Are Diamonds (17) 56.5 ...M Cameron 13 x0759 Fort Street Dancer (15) 56.5 ......M Coleman 14 Cheeky Hobson (6) 56.5 ..........A Jones (a2) 15 0 Buster Abbott 58.5 ....................... Scratched 16 0806x Toy Story (9) 56.5 17 0x80 Bordeaux (8) 58.5 18 70x00 El Healo (2) 56.5 19 0x955 Just Mist 56.5 ............................... Scratched Emergencies: Buster Abbott, Toy Story, Bordeaux, El Healo, Just Mist Blinkers on : Reachin’ Out (R2), Larceny, Amparo (R3), Larceny (R4), Bordeaux (R9) Blinkers off : Pinstripe (R3) Winkers on : Noah Jon (R6), Four Day High, Toy Story (R9)

1 77618 Fortis Memories 17.89 .........J Woolston-Bell 2 183 Rosie Fosi 18.06 ...............................M Flipp 3 23587 Nikka Century 17.65 ........................ A Clark 4 71321 Kiribati Girl 17.89 ..................... S Gommans 5 72622 Opehu Flyer 17.78 ...........................R Waite 6 72835 Wicked Tycoon 18.09 .......................T Agent 7 85273 Jinja Pat nwtd G R & ....................... S Voyce 8 65842 Asia Ostee 17.92 ............................ M Mann 9 45645 Otto Baxter 17.69 ...................J T McInerney 10 4675x Boot The Cash 17.98 ......................L Wright RACE 9 2.33pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 HT1 C1q, 520m 1 52757 Nicksta nwtd...........................J T McInerney 2 42217 Fox In Box nwtd........................ T Mischefski 3 6434x Sheza Hum Dinga 30.88 ............ G Holswich 4 52383 Goodtime Mike nwtd ............... T McCracken 5 48612 Nero 30.80 ..................................B Hodgson 6 53863 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......... T McCracken 7 43888 Mariah 30.72 ....................................P Taylor 8 35663 White Legs 30.93 ............................. C Clark 9 78763 Carolina Moon nwtd .........................T Agent 10 37647 Procrastination nwtd U & ......................Bliek RACE 10 2.50pm THE DOGZONE C1 HT2 C1q, 520m 1 25345 Acapella 30.74 ..................................D Edlin 2 8x81 Daisy Dear nwtd...................... T McCracken 3 46267 Rikki’s Rebel 30.83 ..........................R Waite 4 67685 Cawbourne Aries nwtd ............. S Gommans 5 46756 Sue Sews Socks 30.62 ............ T Mischefski 6 77465 Sheriff Roscoe nwtd ................... G Holswich

7 78558 Sarah Campbell 30.69 ................B Hodgson 8 43585 Cawbourne Tip 30.46 ...................M Roberts 9 73488 Homebush Misha nwtd ................... M Mann 10 83886 Opawa Lachlan 30.75 ........................ N Udy RACE 11 3.08pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C2 C2, 305m 1 77273 Spot On Maggie 17.52 .............A Duganzich 2 21312 Brilliant Ashlee 17.67 ...................M Roberts 3 53157 Snow Demon 17.85 G R &.............. S Voyce 4 57823 Waimak Dave 17.75 ...............J T McInerney 5 15126 Miss Mowhawk 17.79 ................... P Denbee 6 12526 All About Jazz 17.86 .........................M Flipp 7 74347 Chocdee Alice 17.62 ..............J T McInerney 8 34364 Working Jewel 17.83 .......................L Doody 9 4286x Gold Stone 17.83 ............................L Wright 10 x8x7x Regina Haka 17.78 ......................P Blanche RACE 12 3.25pm INDULGE SKIN SPA WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 31212 Brilliant Jayla 17.71 ......................M Roberts 2 84721 Allegro Boom 17.71 .........................L Ahern 3 25732 Cawbourne Teash 17.77 ..............M Roberts 4 21686 Homebush Dodger 17.78 .......J T McInerney 5 44665 Manu Rama 17.65 ..........................L Doody 6 x4441 Momma Rae 17.84 ...........................M Flipp 7 63763 Venga Guapa 17.88 ........................M Olden 8 88658 Uno Heidi 17.88 ............................... A Clark 9 64683 Kasim 18.08 ......................................D Edlin 10 86258 Homebush Limbo 17.64 .........J T McInerney

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway 1 57436 Takeaway nwtd L & ............................ Morris 2 33 Petite Joy nwtd ..................................M Flipp 3 53764 Peajay Pringles nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 4 64756 Belk Road nwtd G &........................ J Clarke 5 37473 Jack Rob nwtd..................................T Agent 6 64743 Watch That Gypsy nwtd ............... H Mullane 7 2 Pink Shellac nwtd.............................L Ahern 8 63 Sprite On Time nwtd G & ...................Denby 9 32588 Homebush Inquiry nwtd .......... T McCracken 10 25468 Lily Ma’s Smoking nwtd...................S Maher RACE 4 1.01pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 FINAL C0f, 305m 1 54221 Sedgebrook Magic nwtd .....................F Kite 2 x3521 Boston Thunder 17.77.................A Turnwald 3 2 Plaiting Puss nwtd............................L Ahern 4 1 Al’s Girl 18.00 ......................................L Udy 5 442 Don’t Muzzle Me nwtd G & ................Denby 6 1 Rapper Dash 18.11 ............................W Kite 7 25211 Peaknuckle 17.86......................... H Mullane 8 11 Gully Flaherty 18.08 G & ................ J Clarke 9 57552 Kilimanjaro nwtd G & ...................... J Clarke 10 2 Pink Shellac nwtd.............................L Ahern RACE 5 1.19pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 23131 Cheap Shot Matty 17.92 .....................L Udy 2 64861 Big Ben 18.06 ................................. M Mann 3 21335 Brilliant Ava 17.97 ........................M Roberts 4 34365 Opportunist 18.09 L & ........................ Morris 5 76144 Do More 17.92 .................................... L Bell

6 646x4 Loo Loo Blue nwtd ............................D Edlin 7 871 Bigtime Reign 17.91.........................L Ahern 8 81244 Bigtime Redfoo 17.96.............G Fredrickson 9 26347 Sunday Driver nwtd ..........................P Taylor 10 42775 Botany John nwtd ..................J T McInerney RACE 6 1.36pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 34525 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 2 42337 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 3 65641 Cawbourne Josh 17.93 ....................... L Bell 4 53633 Pixie Dust 17.80 ..................................L Udy 5 36887 Box Of Fluffies 17.77........................L Ahern 6 52265 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ............M Roberts 7 72663 Wellywood nwtd ...................... T McCracken 8 37435 Homebush Bounce 18.03 ......J T McInerney 9 14745 Lynny Southcombe 17.56 ......J T McInerney 10 67753 Dazzling Di 18.13 G R & ................. S Voyce RACE 7 1.53pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 1 67426 Kiss of Death 18.04.........................M Olden 2 43764 Vinnie Baxter 18.25................J T McInerney 3 55452 Gummy Gumpsta 18.18 G R & ....... S Voyce 4 52744 Banbit nwtd ......................................T Agent 5 55442 Flirt With Me 18.02 .................. T McCracken 6 153 Whatu Trendy 18.10 .........................L Ahern 7 74627 Denali 18.00 G &............................. J Clarke 8 52261 Making Time 17.86..............................S Kite 9 7662F Not Bad 18.24 ............................ B Johnston 10 88653 Miss Razz nwtd ........................ S Gommans RACE 8 2.09pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m

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Gallen slams ‘grubby’ Queensland

BY JAMES MACSMITH AND LAINE CLARK NSW captain Paul Gallen has slammed Queensland as “grubby” and “disrespectful”, setting the scene for a volatile encounter in State of Origin II at the MCG tonight.

In his match eve press conference, Gallen handed the Maroons a clear warning that the Blues would not tolerate a repeat of some incidents that upset them in their game one defeat in Sydney.

“We have been used to their grubby tactics for years now,” said enforcer Gallen, who returns after missing the opening game loss in Sydney with injury.

“In game one I suppose the boys were a bit naive to think that some of the so-called angels of the game don’t get up to any of it.

“I’m sure that none of the boys will take a backward step this time. They know what is coming and I’m sure Queensland do as well.

“We are not out there to fight, we are not out there to play dirty, we are out there to play hard and tough but we won’t be taking any a backward step and if those tactics start to sneak into the game I’m sure our boys will adapt to that.”

Gallen again identified Nate Myles as the Maroons’ chief niggler and said Billy Slater putting “his shoulder into” Josh Morris as he lay on the ground was among incidents that upset NSW in Sydney.

The Blues have taken motivation from reports that Slater may be headed for season-ending surgery on his troublesome shoulder following Origin II. “If he is planning on having surgery on Thursday, I think that is a sign of where their team is at the moment,” Gallen said.

“They think they are that much better than us.

“They think they are going to get this win and it is going to be the end of the series and Billy is going to get surgery and have the rest of the year off.

“It is a little bit disrespectful to us. But it is easy to be talking about it and having a

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 SITUATIONS VACANT

CENTRE PIVOT SPANNING TEAM MEMBERS Due to the continued growth in irrigation development in Canterbury, and with our Reinke centre pivot sales increasing, we have vacancies within our organisation, for energetic people to be part of our spanning teams.

What we require: • Fit active people • Full drivers licence • Can work overtime - including Saturdays when required • Be capable to operate equipment cranes, diggers, telehandlers etc • Be good thinkers who can learn tasks quickly • Be self motivated with good communication skills • Team players What we offer: • Good working environment • Good wages to the right people • Good promotional opportunities • Good variety of work • Immediate start A current CV showing previous work history is required.

All enquiries should be made to: Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd., P O Box 247, Ashburton Please contact Ray Mayne, 308 6022, or ray@raymayne.co.nz

Rendering Process Operator Wallace Corporation Limited (WCL) is a family business operating in the Waikato since the 1930’s providing a range of services to the food industry.

Our main site is at Waitoa and includes a large scale rendering plant and tannery along with compost manufacturing and dairy farms. Wallace Corporation has satellite operations in Feilding and Northland and a rendering plant in Canterbury.

A full time position for a process operator at our Hororata Rendering site has become available.

The role is wide and varied giving the successful applicant the chance to learn skills in Rendering including:

• Raw material receival • Cooking and sterilisation process • Milling and finished products • Process to HACCP principles

Applicants will need to have their own transport and NZ car license, and will be required to obtain, a fork lift license and undertake first aid and chemical handling training. Training will be provided to the successful applicant if required.

The successful applicant will be required to follow processing instructions, have excellent time management skills and the ability to record process data accurately. The role requires the ability to work unsupervised, be able to work as part of a team and will include both day and night shifts.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre employment medical and drug test.

Please email a cover letter and CV to: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz

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We require staff for the up and coming season starting September 2015 and finishing mid April 2016.

Must have clean full car licence.

Applications close July 31, 2015.

Please forward a CV with two referees and a copy of driver’s licence to office@quigleycontracting.co.nz

Paul Gallen

OFFICE JUNIOR ORIGIN STATS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Series Wins (Since 1982): Played 33, QLD 18, NSW 13, Drawn 2 All Origin Matches (19802014) - Played 103; Queensland 55, NSW 46, Drawn 2 In Victoria: Played 7; NSW 3, QLD 4 At MCG: Played 3, NSW 2, QLD 1 Total Points Scored - QLD 1692 points (293 tries, 261 goals and 11 fg), NSW 1586 points (270 tries, 252 goals and 13 fg)

go at him.

“We have to go out there and get the win and prove that we are the better side.”

Maroons skipper Cameron Smith said Queensland were not bothered by NSW’s tough talk and that both sides were guilty of niggling tactics in Origin I. “I don’t think there was much difference between the way the two teams played to be honest,” he said.

“They are entitled to their opinion. It doesn’t faze us.

“We are out there to win and do whatever we have to do to win.”

- AAP

We are seeking a bright, outgoing and eager to learn Office Junior to join our firm.

The successful applicant will possess: • A pleasant personality • An excellent telephone manner • Accuracy in message taking • Word processing skills to a high standard • Driver’s License preferable You will be working in a busy environment and be expected to handle telephone enquiries, reception work, typing and general office duties.

This is an entry level position with opportunities for an aspiring legal secretary or a person wishing to pursue a career as a legal executive (involving qualification at tertiary level).

Please apply in your own handwriting, enclosing a copy of your CV, to: The Office Manager Argyle Welsh Finnigan Solicitors PO Box 454, Ashburton 7740 Or email: jan@awlegal.co.nz Applications will close on Friday, June 19, 2015

Truck Driver Hororata

Wallace Corporation Limited (WCL) is a family business operating in the Waikato since the 1930’s providing a range of services to the food industry. Our main site is at Waitoa and includes a large scale rendering plant and tannery along with compost manufacturing and dairy farms. Wallace Corporation has satellite operations in Feilding and Northland and a rendering plant in Canterbury.

A full time, permanent position for a Driver with a Class 4 (minimum) license, has become available starting June 22, 2015.

This position will be based at our Hororata Rending Plant.

The successful applicant will need to work six days per week, when required, undertake a pre-employment medical and drug test and licence review. Full training will be given.

Please email your CV in the strictest confidence to: jeff.liddle@wallace.co.nz If you require more information on the role please phone Jeff (07) 887 0332 or 027 240 9173.

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ASHBURTON FANCIERS SOCIETY

124th ANNUAL SHOW Exhibition Of Poultry, Ducks, Bantams, Pigeons And Aviary Birds.

Friday 19th, 2 to 5pm Saturday 20th 10am to 3pm.

Saturday to include Cats, Cavies, Rabbits.

Ashburton Sports Hall, Tancred Street West.

Admission $5.00 Children Free Kindly sponsored by Ashburton Trust.

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

WANTED WANTED: old bottles, stone jars, stone jars with lids, bone handled knives (old), old egg beaters with ball bearings, gem irons, cast mincers, old china, old advertising wooden boxes. Phone 308 4870 or 027 430 1075.

TRADES, SERVICES CHIMNEY sweep. For a professional, clean, tidy, fully insured service please call Dan McKerrow, Chimney Sweep and Repairs. Phone 021 118 7580 (please leave a message).

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Public notice of application for on-licence, off-licence, or club licence (or application for variation of conditions of onlicence, off-licence, or club licence) Foothills Oasis Limited, 244 Boyds Road, RD1, Staveley, Business Owners, has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the issue of a On and Off licence in respect of the premises situated at 2006 Arundel, Rakaia Gorge Road, Mayfield known as “Panthers Rock Cafe & Bar”.

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is Tavern and Bottle Shop.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: Tavern On Licence Monday to Sunday 8am - 1am the following day.

Bottle Shop Off Licence Monday to Sunday 8am - 9pm.

Across the bar Monday to Sunday 8am - 12 midnight.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Committee at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wished to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with: The Secretary, Ashburton District Licensing Committee, PO Box 94, Ashburton District Council No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 105 (1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. The first publication was made on June 10.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICES

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FOR SALE

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Massive discounts on bespoke bed linen and display lengths.

Cushion covers from $10!

20% off all floor stock and accessories!

140 Forest Drive, Methven Phone 302-8062 Opening hours 10am to 4pm SITUATIONS WANTED

LIVESTOCK, PETS

LINCOLN grad looking for permanent roll on a Sheep/Beef Farm in Canterbury. Phone Georgina 027 774 8720 or 03 685 5722.

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

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

REAL ESTATE BUYING OR SELLING real estate.

Contact Sue Prendergast, Real Estate New Zealand, ph 027 322 8422 - REAA 2008.

KITTENS, British blue cross to sell. Two long haired, one short haired, six weeks old.

Toilet trained and wormed $100. Phone 03 303 7993 or 0274 864 013.

MOTORING

GRAZING

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

MEETINGS, EVENTS Mid Canterbury Anglers Club

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes & offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety & security. Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ..

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Honda TRX 420 & 500 Quad Bikes Assorted Side x Sides and Two Wheelers Toyota Hilux Utilities New Holland Tractors

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AGM and Prize Giving

Auctions held in conjunction with Turners Online Trademe Store.

South Island Auction Commencing 17 June - Prior Inspections welcome at Turners Auctions, 1 Detroit Place, Christchurch Tractor Contact: Marc Wells: Mob 0274 327 694, Email: Marc.wells@turners.co.nz Truck & Motorbike Contact: Daymond Yee: Mob 027 801 9669, Email Daymond.yee@turners.co.nz

FOR SALE OREGON 8 seater dining table, 1.2m by 2.1m long, drawers in either end. Eight high back, split leather chairs.

New price $4,000 plus; offers over $1,500. Fridge/freezer $200, washing machine $150. Phone 307 0305.

SERVE your food with style!

On a Acacia Wood Collection serving or chopping board, for only $25.00 from Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade.

Entree, Main, Dessert, Platters anything will impress FOR SALE being served on one of these.

CLEARING sale - 2000 EX Get yours today!

75 digger, 1989 Nissan Safari, 14.5 ft 1978 Zephyr CARAVANS, TRAILERS caravan, 2 sea cat kayaks, near new 75kg plate WANTED: To buy caravan, compactor and concrete 14-17ft, with awning. All in power screed. Phone 027 good nick. Ph 027 350 1831.

405 5478.

GOOD Quality grazing available with experienced Graziers Mid Canterbury Region. Contact Phone No. 027 227 6075.

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

Wednesday

MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning, Robert Harris Cafe, 361 West 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 and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

12.00pm CHRISTCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS. Luncheon and outing to Dunsandel area,

meet Dunsandel Store.

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

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

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

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Thursday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www.toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

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

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, 1st time free. St Andrews Church, Bridge

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning next 9 moves. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.00am BALMORAL HALL LINEDANCERS. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, great exercise, new players welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium. River Terrace.

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Daily Events 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. Open today at Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

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

10.00am

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Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Public notice of application for on-licence, off-licence, or club licence (or application for variation of conditions of onlicence, off-licence, or club licence)

Rakaia Rugby Club (Inc.) c/J.M. Lawler, 1 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia 7710 (secretary), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the renewal of a club licence in respect of the premises situated at Railway Terrace West, Rakaia 7710 known as Rakaia Rugby Club (Inc).

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is Sporting Club.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: Monday to Thursday - 6pm to 10pm.

Friday - 5pm to midnight.

Saturday - 2pm to midnight Sunday - 2pm to 10 pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Committee at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wished to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with: The Secretary, Ashburton District Licensing Committee, PO Box 94, Ashburton District Council No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

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

Waireka Croquet clubrooms, 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 UKULELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

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

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7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 308-5437.

Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30am ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Julie Hollings speaking on their holiday to Italy. St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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10.45am 1.30pm M.S.A. TAI CHI. M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Stretching exercises for all abilities. Social Club Day, new members very welcome.

Hall, Havelock Street.

M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Rd. 1.00pm - 3.00pm 7.30pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. A great selection of may aircraft from past Old time /Sequence dancing. Learn to to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

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1.15pm 7.30pm - 9.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Mahjong - no counting, beginners Stitch and chat, all welcome. Senior welcome. Waireka Club rooms, Philip Centre, Cameron Street.

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17 JUNE 2015

ROAD SAFETY CALENDAR COMPETITION We want your artwork in our road safety calendar.

Design a picture with a ‘safe speed’ message and it could be in the road safety calendar for 2016 - and win prizes.

Visit the Road Safety page on Council’s website for an entry form. The road safety calendar competition is for children aged 4-14 years.

You can also email Rachael Boyd, Project Officer at rachael.boyd@adc.govt.nz.

Competition closes on 30 June 2015.

DOG REGISTR ATION

BIODIVERSITY GRANTS

Dog registration fees for the 2015/16 year are as follows:

Funding applications are being sought from groups and organisations for financial assistance from Ashburton District Council’s Biodiversity Grants Scheme.

Rural zone owners (1st and 2nd dog)

$44.00

Rural zone owners (per subsequent dog)

$22.00

Penalty fee for late registration - rural

$22.00

Urban zone owners

$65.00

Penalty fee for late registration - urban

$32.50

Desexed dogs in urban zone or ‘selected owner’

$44.00

Penalty fee for late registration

$22.00

Licence to keep 3 or more dogs (urban area)

$41.00

Renewal of licence to keep 3 or more dogs

$21.00

Dangerous dog - urban

$97.50

Dangerous dog - rural

$66.00

Dog registration starts 1 July 2015. Late fees will apply from 1 August 2015.

Up & Coming

Council provides annual grants to protect and/or enhance indigenous biodiversity in the Ashburton District. The maximum amount per grant can be no more than 50% of the total project cost and $5,000 is the maximum Council can provide per grant.

The applicants’ share of the project’s cost can be in kind, or financial. Application forms and full criteria can be found on the Council website ashburtondc.govt.nz or from the Council office.

For more information contact the Council on 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz Applications close 5.00pm on Thursday 18 June 2015.

SETTLING-IN MEETING

EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Come to the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Settling In evening on Friday 26th June from 7pm at the Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street, Ashburton.

The centre boasts four first class swimming pools, a fitness centre - including group fitness classes and Les Mills classes - and an indoor stadium with four courts.

There’s something there for everyone, all year round.

Find out about memberships, casual prices, programmes at eanetworkscentre.co.nz or drop into the centre and experience it today.

FACEBOOK Ashburton District Council is on Facebook - you can follow us on facebook.com/AshburtonDC

Environmental Services Committee Meeting Thursday 18 June 2015, 1.30pm Service Delivery Commitee Meeting Thursday 18 June 2015, to follow Environmental Services meeting Council Meeting Tuesday 30 June 2015, 1.30pm Methven Community Board Meeting Monday 6 July 2015, 1.30pm

Career Opportunities

Save time, re-register your dog online this year. Learn more at www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

EA Networks Centre, Ashburton District’s newest aquatic and sports centre is now open.

Meetings

The evening will have an Indian flavour with an opportunity to find out about Indian culture and hear from a newcomer about their experience in settling into Mid Canterbury.

Bring along your family and friends for a fun filled evening.

Please bring a small plate of finger food to share.

KEEPING THINGS HUMMING Council provides a 24-hour call centre service 307 7700.

You can also request service through our website. Click the green “Request It” tab on our front page. Urgent requests for service are given a priority response.

Non-essential requests are normally responded to on the next working day. We are working to keep our district humming.

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Sports Facility Cleaner Receptionist Field Assistant Application Specialist Environmental Monitoring Officer • Swim Instructors • Group Fitness Instructors For more information, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at your local council on the Ashburton District Council website. It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the Council offers you.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS BEDFORD, William Lawrence (Bill) – No. 458870, Sgt. J Force.

After a short illness Bill passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Bryant Lifecare, Allen Hokitika. Loved husband of the late Margaret, loved dad of Jeff and Rosie and Alison and Graeme Cox (all of Hokitika), loved grandad of Kim and Hayden, Abbey, Jade, Abel and Jarrah, greatgrandad of Jake, Josh and Cassie, Jerome and Carter, Laura and Dylan, Liam and Emily and Bastian and Esther, loved brother and brother-in-law of Tom and Pat (Rangiora) and the late Len and Joan, Thelma, Charlie and Beryl, Joyce and Jack and Ted and Shona, loved brother-in-law of Ken (deceased) and Jean (Ladbrooks), Barbara and Ian (deceased) (Ashburton), Pam Russ (Richmond), and and Owen Kathleen (Southbridge) and the late Jack and Athalie, Reg, Colin and Catherine and a loved uncle and friend. Messages to 7 West Drive, RD2, Hokitika, 7882. In lieu of flowers donations to the RSA Welfare Fund would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A Service to celebrate Bill’s life will be held at the Seaview Chapel, Seaview Estate, Hokitika, on SATURDAY, June 20, commencing at 2.00pm. Following the service Bill will be laid to rest with Margaret in the Lawn Section of the Hokitika Cemetery.

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Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham.

10:25 The Ringer AO 3

11pm Betrayal AO Jack takes Sara away for a romantic trip, even as the FBI is tracking him down. 0 11:55 Southland AO 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:45 Anger Management PGR 12:10 Undateable PGR 3 0 12:40 Sullivan And Son PGR 3 0 1:05 Moon TV USA AO 3 1:35 Infomercials 2:30 Shameless AO 3 0 3:30 Twisted AO 3 4:15 Ellen PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 NCIS AO 3 After a petty officer is shot in a billionaire’s car, the investigation links the crime to a man Gibbs was named after. 0 12:10 Infomercials

11:15 Entertainment Tonight 11:40 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Love Nature – Africa’s Super Seven 9:30 River Cottage – Hugh’s Three Good Things 10am French Food Safari 10:30 Reno v Relocate 11am Candice Tells All 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon My Dream Room – Kids’ Edition 12:30 Selling New York 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3pm My Dream Home 4pm Love Nature – Secret Shark Pits 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen 6pm Holmes Makes It Right 7pm Auction Kings 7:30 Our Guy In India Guy Martin embarks on a 1,600-kilometre trip across India to compete in a race called Rider Mania.

8:30 Wild Catch Each episode is filmed in a different place around the world in the quest to catch the most elusive and exotic species.

9:30 All 4 Adventure – Across The Top 10:30 Auction Kings 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Trish’s Mediterranean Kitchen

THURSDAY

Midnight Oddities PGR 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am My Dream Home 2am Love Nature – Secret Shark Pits 3am Holmes Makes It Right 4am Wild Catch 5am Our Guy In India

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Tigers About The House 8:30 Shearing Gang PGR (Starting Today) 3 9pm N Life Is Toff AO 9:30 N Game Of Thrones AO King’s Landing prepares for a royal wedding; Dany finds the way to Meereen; the Night’s Watch braces for a new threat.

10:40 Back Benches PGR

6am Rugby – U20 Championships (Replay) New Zealand v France.

8am Red Bull Tip To Tail 8:30 Golf – Lesson Tee 9:30 The Golf Fix 10:30 Football – Fifa Women’s World Cup (Highlights) Football Ferns v China.

11am Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) Quarter-finals.

11:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Gran Prem de Catalunya Races. Noon Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) Honda Indy Toronto. 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Sky Sport Select 1:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Semi-final One – Firebirds v Mystics. 2pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 2:30 Darts – World Cup (Replay) 5:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) 7pm Rugby – First XV (Replay) Auckland Grammar v Kings College.

8:30 The Breakdown With Jeff Wilson.

9:30 Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities.

10pm Rugby – First XV Revision (Highlights)

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Rugby League – State Of Origin New South Wales v Queensland.

From the MCG, Melbourne.

2:10 Home Shopping

11pm Fishing And Adventure 11:30 Deep Water USA Midnight Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Highlights) 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 1am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 1:30 NRL 360 2:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (Replay) 4:30 The Breakdown 5:30 Deep Water USA

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

2pm World War II – Last War Heroes PGR 3 A look at how the Germans fare when Hitler orders a large counterattack in an attempt to cut the Allies in two as Britain presses in from one side, and America from another.

3pm Storage Wars PGR 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Unsung Heroes Of Maori Music 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 Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 3 2

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 The Glades MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 12:15 Rogue 16VLS 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 CSI – Miami MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Simpsons PG 3:35 Raw MC 6:35 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 NCIS – LA MV 10:30 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

THURSDAY

12:30 Counting Cars PG 12:55 Counting Cars PG 1:20 Law And Order MV 2:10 The Glades MV 3am Counting Cars PG 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 NCIS MV 4:45 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

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SKY SPORT 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm He Pou Korero – Tu Pou Tangata 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Te Matatini 8pm Koroua 2 8:30 Whare Taonga PGR 2 9:30 Marae Kai Masters PGR 10pm Te Kauta PGR 2 10:30 Native Affairs 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Happy Days Pinball: Wall of Shame.

6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Fresh Blood. 7:30 Moonshiners M 8:30 MythBusters PG Hail Hijinx.

9:30 Dual Survival M Himalayan Hardship. 10:30 Aftershock – Disaster In Nepal PG 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M Noon Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 12:30 Cry Wolfe M 1pm Cry Wolfe M 1:30 A Crime To Remember M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 X-Ray Mega Airport PG Total Control. 4:30 Gold Rush PG Blowout. 5:30 MythBusters PG Cannonball Chemistry. 6:30 Dual Survival M Himalayan Hardship.

7:30 Gunslingers M Tom Horn – Grim Reaper of the Rockies.

8:30 River Monsters – Legend Of Loch Ness PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Swamp Murders M

THURSDAY

12:30 Tabloid M Bad Reputation.

1:30 Diabolical M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Taken

8:45pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:35 Nature Calls MLS 2012 Comedy. Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville. 7:55 Freezer 16VL 2013 Thriller. Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli. 9:20 Fugly! 16VC 2014 Drama. John Leguizamo, Radha Mitchell. 10:50 The Making Of Mad Max – Fury Road M 11:10 The Hot Potato 16 2011 Crime. Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney. 12:50 Nature Calls MLS 2012 Comedy. Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville. 2:10 Fugly!

16VC 2014 Drama. John Leguizamo, Radha Mitchell. 3:40 Would Be Kings – Part 1 16VLS (Miniseries) Currie Graham, Ben Bass.

5:10 Below The Beltway MC 2010 Comedy. Tate Donavon, Noah Wyle.

6:45 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine.

8:30 Pacific Rim MV 2013 Scifi. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba.

10:45 Love Bite 16VS 2012 Comedy. Jessica Szohr, Ed Speleers.

THURSDAY

12:15 Filth 18VLS 2013 Crime.

1:55 Sex And The Cinema 16LS 2009 Documentary. 2:55 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. 4:40 Filth 18VLS 2013 Crime.

Game of Thrones 9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:05 Alien v Predator MV 2004 Horror. Lance Henriksen, Sanaa Lathan. 7:45 The Making Of Alien v Predator PG 8am 50 First Dates MS 2004 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider. 9:40 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube.

11:35 The Green Mile 16V 1999 Thriller. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise.

2:35 Sanctum MVL 2011 Action.

Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield.

4:25 How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days PGL 2003 Romantic Comedy. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson. 6:20 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe. 8:30 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy.

Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

10:35 Disclosure 16LS 1994 Drama.

Michael Douglas, Demi Moore.

THURSDAY

12:45 About Adam MLS 2000 Romantic Comedy.

Kate Hudson, Stuart Townsend.

2:20 Sanctum MVL 2011 Action.

4:10 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy.

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17Jun15

8am NRL Fulltime The latest round of the NRL Premiership.

8:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

9:30 Inside Supercars 10:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Replay) Quarter-Final One. Brazil v Portugal.

12:30 Rugby Nation 1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Roosters.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

2pm The After Match Awen Guttenbeil and guests discuss the big issues in rugby league.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Tigers v Rabbitohs.

From ANZ Stadium, NSW. 3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Titans v Bulldogs. From Cbus Super Stadium, Queensland.

3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Storm v Eels.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

4pm Super League Fulltime The latest matches in the Super League season.

4:30 Sky Sport Select 5pm NRL 360 6pm NRL Fulltime 6:30 Warrior’s 20 Year Celebration 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 L Rugby League – State Of Origin Game Two – New South Wales v Queensland.

From the MCG, Melbourne.

THURSDAY

12:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Replay) Semi-final One. Brazil v Senegal.

2:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (Replay) Semi-final Two. Serbia v Mali.

4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am NRL 360

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Ashburton College captain Kody Stuthridge eyes the goal in a promotion-relegation basketball match against Rangiora High School at the new EA Networks Centre last night. Rangiora won the match 88-70.

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College denied division one spot Ashburton College senior boys’ basketball team was denied a spot in division one of Canterbury Basketball’s new school competition after losing a promotion-relegation match against Rangiora High School 88-70 at the new EA Networks Centre last night.

Rangiora High School was winless from seven outings in division one and

Ashcoll had lost just once to be top of division two; if the hosts had won last night they would have taken Rangiora’s spot in division one.

But it wasn’t to be, despite plenty of hard work and a bit of blood spilled in the process.

Rangiora held a 15-13 lead at the first quarter and was up 36-32 at half-time.

Full throttle in the Isle of Man P18

At three-quarter time the visitors were up just 64-56 but they fired in the fourth quarter to quell any Ashcoll attack.

Rangiora’s shooting was superior when it counted.

Ashcoll captain Kody Stuthridge led from the front with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Josh Lowe contributed 14 points and Brodie Fransen 13.

Matt Rae was busy on the boards with 14 rebounds.

Ashcoll will be keen to reassert its dominance in division two when the second round of the Thompson Trophy begins next week, and will continue to build to the South Island secondary schools’ tournament in Dunedin in September.

Cameron chasing title P21 www.guardianonline.co.nz