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Winchmore District Church has been a landmark on the Methven Highway for over 100 years, but its long history is drawing to a close as parishioners FULL STORY P5 consider selling the building.

Decile rate change ‘a joke’

BY DAISY HUDSON

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Mid Canterbury’s school decile changes are in – and at least one principal is very unhappy.

Rakaia School principal Mark Ellis is fuming after his school had the biggest change in ratings in the district and now looks set to receive thousands of dollars less funding.

The school has jumped from decile four to decile six – a change that could cost it $12,000 in government funding – while many other schools have either stayed as they are or

received a lower rating.

Mr Ellis said the increase was “a joke”. He would appeal the rating and would be “rattling some cages”, including raising the issue with Selwyn MP Amy Adams this week.

“I thought we’d stay the same, or go down to a three,” he said.

“I don’t for a minute think we’re a six.”

The decile system gives schools ratings based on the socio-economic circumstances of the community, which determines the level of funding schools receive.

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Mr Ellis said the funding decrease would result in cuts to professional development sessions for teachers, which were originally planned for next year.

A snapshot of Mid Canterbury schools yesterday showed that Mount Hutt College has also seen its decile increase, rising from a decile eight to a decile nine.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the increase would mean a loss of funding, but it would bring the school in line with other schools in the

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area. Chertsey School principal Kerrin Lester said she had been given a “heads up” about her school’s rating change, but declined to comment until she received official confirmation from the ministry.

Most Mid Canterbury schools spoken to yesterday said they had verbal confirmation of their decile ratings with some looking to receive a small funding windfall after their decile rating decreased.

Other changes include Allenton School, which has dropped from a decile eight to a decile

seven, Ashburton Christian School, which has dropped from a decile seven to a decile six, and Mount Somers Springburn School, which has decreased from a decile 10 to a decile nine.

Detail from other schools was unavailable yesterday.

The changes come as Education Minister Hekia Parata considers scrapping the decile system altogether.

The latest round of decile changes are the first in seven years, after delays caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.

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Travolta flies flag for Qantas roo Qantas poster boy John Travolta has launched the airline’s latest purchase – a Boeing 737 complete with a retro roo.

What’s a retro roo? It’s the airline’s iconic kangaroo logo, as it first appeared 70 years ago, designed by Gert Sellheim. The 737-800 has been kitted out with original Qantas livery used from 1971-1984 with an ochre band around the window line.

Travolta, resplendent in his pilot’s uniform, emerged from the plane to the rune of Fly Like An Eagle by Seal, at the unveiling at the Boeing hangar in Seattle. Walking down the stairs and on to a red carpet with a Qantas stewardess on either arm, the actor talked about his affinity with the airline.

He said his long love affair with Australia was linked to his love of planes and further enhanced by his role as a Qantas ambassador.

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Lawrence: Paparazzi takes toll Jennifer Lawrence says she knew being a movie star would bring with it a certain loss of privacy. What she didn’t know, she says, was the deep emotional and even physical toll it would take. “I knew the paparazzi were going to be a reality in my life,” the 24-year-old Oscar winner said.

“But I didn’t know that I would feel anxiety every time I open my front door, or that being chased by 10 men you don’t know, or being surrounded, feels invasive and makes me feel scared and gets my adrenaline going every day.” Lawrence was recently in the news when private nude photos of her and other celebrities were hacked, then posted online. She took the forceful position then that the hacking was not a scandal but “a sex crime.”

“You can say, ‘This (invasion of privacy) is part of my job and this is going to be a reality of my life,”‘ Lawrence said, “but what you don’t expect is how your body and how your emotions are going to react to it.”

Celebs marry in NZ Singer Anthony Callea and actor Tim Campbell have tied the knot three months after their engagement.

The couple of seven years travelled in New Zealand, where same-sex marriage is recognised, and said their vows in front of their parents and closest friends before flying back to Melbourne for a celebratory dinner. Australian Idol star Callea, 31, shared the news via social media yesterday, posting a photo of him and Campbell, 39, showing off their wedding rings.

Geldof’s Band Aid calls ignored Bob Geldof has conceded Adele did not take part in his Band Aid 30 project because she kept ignoring his phone calls. The Boomtown Rats rocker recruited a host of stars including One Direction, Bono, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran to record a new version of the Band Aid festive charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? to raise funds for countries affected by the Ebola virus.

The singers headed to a recording studio in London at the weekend, but Adele did not turn up, and chief organiser Geldof now admits he tried to get her involved but she was not interested.

“Adele is doing nothing, she’s not answering the phone... she’s not writing. She’s not recording.”

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Diplo disses Lorde DJ Diplo, Lorde and Taylor Swift are having the Twitter version of a high school spat on social media.

Diplo, 36, threw the first jab by tweeting that Swift should get a booty, then her friend Lorde got involved, referring to Diplo’s “tiny penis”. Now the DJ, who is working on Madonna’s new album and rumoured to be dating Katy Perry has fired back retweeting Lorde’s comment, adding: “the moment u realise she’s a high school student.” Ouch.

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■ SAFER ASHBURTON

Family violence on rise in rural areas

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Reported family violence in rural parts of the Ashburton District has almost doubled over a three-year period.

Figures released by Safer Ashburton show that in the year to June 30, 2010, Rakaia and Methven police stations investigated 40 reports of domestic violence; by June 30, 2012 this had increased to 72. Over the same period in Ashburton family violence investigations dropped from 318 to 283.

The figures, however, do not paint the true picture of family violence in the district, Ashburton’s Families Without Violence network co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith said.

“While those numbers have risen in rural areas, that doesn’t necessarily mean there’s been an increase in domestic violence; reporting to police has also increased. It means education and awareness has had a significant impact.”

Safer Ashburton, however, was under no illusion that the reported figures reflected the degree of violence within families, she said.

“We know that just 18 per cent of domestic violence is being reported to police and that domestic violence costs New Zealand $8 billion every year

in things like property damage and support services. There’s a callout every seven minutes for domestic violence now.”

While people were more likely to know their neighbours in a smaller community, they were also less likely to report incidents, Mrs Arrowsmith said.

“It’s that mentality we’re working to change and there has been a lot of progress over the past 10 years with people talking and facing up to this.”

A family violence action plan has been produced, building on an initiative started in 1998 when community agencies and organisations developed a family violence prevention campaign.

A think tank was held in 2007 and the families without violence network was formed.

While there had been positive change, more education was needed around awareness and attitudes and understanding that family violence was no respecter of education, socioeconomic grouping or race, she said.

“People often think if they can’t see it, then it’s not happening.”

While the latest report also identified other areas needing work, including providing a safe place for local youth to stay in their own community rather than be moved out of town,

greater knowledge of local services, support for isolated rural families, early intervention of at risk children and local family violence response teams. It also identified a significant lack of funding in the family violence area.

Ashburton Police family violence co-ordinator Jim Sole said that family violence reporting was one area of crime police were happy to see go up.

“I think people are feeling more confident about ringing police. Ignoring it only fuels the problem. Imagine being a victim calling for help and no one comes, that reinforces the message that no one cares.”

That numbers were rising in rural areas was no surprise.

“We know from Federated Farmers figures nationally that rural family violence is higher than urban. What sits behind this is multi-faceted series of issues such as rural isolation, access to services and a more patriarchal society.”

More reported incidents indicated that progress was being made but there was still as long way to go, Mr Sole said.

One of the keys was having all the links in the family violence prevention chain working at the same strength. “This involves so many agencies sharing information and expertise.”

Total family violence investigations To June 30

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2011

2012

Ashburton Methven Rakaia

318 12 28

291 27 28

283 30 42

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2011

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180 16 22

169 15 20

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Toot for Tucker

The tooting of vehicles could be heard around the streets of Mid Canterbury last night when Toot for Tucker made the rounds, collecting non-perishable food items for the St Vincent de Paul foodbank and Community Foodbank run by the Salvation Army. Noel Lowe (above) was collecting items from Sarah Baker. Anyone else who wants to make a late donation can do so at Ashburton New World.

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Violence surprises McMillan Methven Community Board chairwoman Liz McMillan is surprised at an increasing rate of reported family violence in the town.

Board members discussed the newly-released Family Violence Community Action Plan at their six-weekly meeting yesterday.

However, Ms McMillan was heartened by the assurances of the Ashburton’s Families Without Violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith, that an increase in figures represented an increase in reporting.

Ms McMillan added there was still a long way to go in preventing family violence, with the trend for most incidents to be unreported. Many people in Methven believed it was something which was not happening in the town, “but you know it does”, she said.

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■ NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT

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New leader plans growth

By Caitlin Porter

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The number of Neighbourhood Support groups in Ashburton has more than doubled in recent years.

The jump in numbers is due to the hard work of previous district co-ordinators, says new co-ordinator Avis Page.

Mrs Page said there is now a total of 368 Neighbourhood Support groups throughout the district. That number is up from 161 in August of 2011.

The groups cover some areas in Allenton, Hampstead, Netherby, Tinwald, Seafield, Rakaia, Methven, Staveley/Springburn, Mt Somers and Mayfield and range in size from about five to 17 members.

Mrs Page took over the role of district co-ordinator from Sue Wragg earlier this week.

She said she is excited for her new role and there are already plans in the works for 2015.

The most prominent of which is to expand the number of Neighbourhood Support groups to the new subdivisons that have popped up, as well as to better cover the rural areas of Mid Canterbury.

There are 12 more groups that are under way that will cover areas all over the district.

Mrs Page said there are many benefits to being a part of a Neighbourhood Support group, including getting to know neighbours, being part of a group and understanding what practical steps can be taken to keep a neighbourhood safe.

She said she is excited by the challenges that her new role will bring.

“I look forward to further developing the work that has so far been completed.”

Anyone wanting to be proactive in forming a group should contact Neighbourhood Support.

Police calls Ashburton police attended two car crashes over the weekend. The first occurred on Anne Street at 8.30pm on Friday, where a driver was arrested for driving while disqualified. The second crash occurred on Archibald Street at 8pm on Saturday. Police were unable to provide details about any injuries resulting from either crash.

Vehicle stolen A vehicle was stolen from a Trevors Road address over Saturday night, and was later found burnt out.

Christmas market The Merry Little Christmas Market is taking place this Sunday between 11.30am and 4.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

The market is the first of its kind in Ashburton and there are around 40 stalls with stall holders coming from Timaru, Christchurch and of course Ashburton. Displaying a variety of high quality products.

A gold coin donation will get you entry as well as a glass of bubbles or juice.

Proactive job hunt Avis Page is the new Neighbourhood Support district co-ordinator and she is excited about her new role.

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CERA boss quits over harassment claim The wife of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton is struggling to comprehend how her husband’s “hugs and jokes” have led to him quitting over a sexual harassment claim.

Roger Sutton resigned as chief executive of Cera yesterday after the State Services Commission investigated a complaint that he harassed a senior female staffer.

The allegations centred around Mr Sutton giving hugs and making inappropriate jokes and comments.

The father-of-three walked in to a press conference hand-inhand with wife Jo Malcolm to announce his resignation, of his “own free choice”, effective from January 31 next year.

“Hugs, jokes ... I do do those things, and I’ve hurt somebody with that behaviour and I’m

very, very sorry about that,” Mr Sutton said. “But I am who I am. I have called women ‘honey’ and ‘sweetie’, and that is wrong.

That’s a sexist thing to do, and I’m really sorry.”

Ms Malcolm was shocked by the chain of events that led to his resignation.

“I think he kind of forgot that he was the leader of the public service and he’s too informal, he’s too relaxed ... but that’s

who he is. That’s what makes him amazing, and why his staff, the Cera staff, love him.”

She supported his decision to resign. “I want him to be with us. I’ve been raising my boys on my own,” she said.

While the State Services Commission’s report found Mr Sutton’s conduct did not always meet the standard expected of public service leaders, it did not recommend dismissal.

■ ROADSIDE SALES

Roadside sellers breach council bylaws Parking up on the road side, popping a for sale sign in your car and hoping for a buyer might be one way of getting top dollar for your vehicle, but it might also earn you a hefty fine.

The Ashburton District Council’s bylaws make it clear that the street is not a car lot, but it takes a softly-softly approach to enforcement rather than a heavy hammer.

Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle said an informal warning is usually sufficient to ensure the vehicle is moved without the need for further action.

Cars parked on state highways and advertised for sale are breaching New Zealand Transport Agency legislation.

“We follow this up informally by leaving a polite warning advising the owner that this is an NZTA issue which may result in the vehicle being towed away. During this

Stephen Laidler was made redundant last Friday. Yesterday by 8.30am he was standing on the corner of Taupo Quay and Victoria Ave in his suit, holding a sign saying “Employ me please!”

“My goal is to be employed again

by Friday,” he said. The single dad received numerous toots, waves and thumbs-up from passers-by as well as five definite job leads.

“To be honest, I expected to stand out here and be embarrassed and shamed, but people have been so supportive. I’m feeling very encouraged.” He intends to stand on the same corner until he is employed. He’s also applied for “every job I can” online, and has sent out 300 letters and emails to local businesses.

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Shower intruder A Queenstown family was woken by a stranger having a shower in their bathroom, police say.

Queenstown police were called to a Man Street property at 2.30am on Saturday and arrested a 22-year-old man. Acting Sergeant Mark Caswell said: “He told the occupants it was his backpackers’ apartment, there was no problem and they should leave him alone.

He was very intoxicated and had no idea where he was.”

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past year five such informal warnings have been issued which the owners acted upon positively,” Mr Catchpowle said.

The council’s transportation and parking by-law states that “without the prior written permission of the council, a person

cannot park a vehicle or trailer displaying advertising or sales material on any road or part of a road, or on any piece of land owned or controlled by the council. This restriction includes vehicles and trailers displayed for sale, and mobile billboards.

Eleven children were taken to Thames Hospital after a packed school bus carrying 50 students from Howick College crashed and rolled into a ditch yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the incident near Thames at 10.44am, after the bus carrying about 50 children left the road.

The Year 10 students from east Auckland were taking part in an overnight tramping trip to the Pinnacles hut, the school said on its website. Earlier, a St John Ambulance spokesman reported that 11 children taken to hospital in a serious condition following the crash. He said a further 35 students were treated at a triage tent at the scene for minor injuries. - NZME

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■ WINCHMORE CHURCH

Days numbered for Winchmore Church

By SuSan SandyS

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The historic Winchmore District Church, which has stood as a landmark on the Methven Highway for over 100 years, looks set to close.

Winchmore residents are invited to a meeting at the church on Thursday night to discuss its future, and options include selling and relocating the building, or selling the land and building together.

Parishioner Langtry Maginness said regular services had not been held at the ecumenical parish for a year, and with the area being so close to Ashburton churches, there seemed no reason to keep it open.

Mr Maginness said it was up to the community itself to decide whether to make the closure permanent, and what to do with the facility. The building and quarter acre of land it sat on were independently owned by the community.

“Being a district church we feel people have every right to argue the point,” Mr Maginness said.

He said there had been interest in buying the church building from nearby farmers, however consents required complicated the matter. And the building itself, with a plaster over weatherboard exterior, would be difficult to move.

He could see that a business person might be able to buy the site and operate there.

The time has come to make some serious decisions on the future of the Winchmore District Church, says parishioner Langtry Maginness.

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The 71-year-old could remember attending services at the church as a child, and one in particular where the parson told him off for talking.

Money from the sale would go towards the nearby Winchmore Hall, owned by an associated body.

The small church was built in

1911, and its resident bible commemorates its first service in cursive handwriting, of Sunday 27th of August that year.

In reporting on the building project, the Ashburton Guardian detailed how Mr J S Bland, the oldest resident of the district, laid the first stone. He reminded the rising generation of

Pike River mine being dismantled Solid Energy is starting to strip the Pike River mine, 10 days after announcing the re-entry would not go ahead. It was previously announced the nitrogen machine was heading offshore to another mine.

Solid Energy spokesman Bryn Somerville said that following its decision to not re-enter the mine drift and to relin-

quish the mining permit, the remaining commitment was to clean up the site and get ready to to hand it over to the Department of Conservation.

“The company has commenced this process, including returning rental equipment and preparing for additional work required to fulfil our obligations.”

B Inglis thanked the ladies of the district for the work they had done at the bazaar’s opening ceremony.

“It would be an entirely undenominational church, and it was to be hoped that there would be no quarrelling over it,” the newspaper reported him as saying.

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“We will provide, you maintain in the years to come,” he said.

Mr Thos. Capon, another old resident laid a second stone.

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■ HERITAGE CENTRE

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Gallery staff prepare new space

By SuSan SandyS

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The Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre will open in February.

Mayor Angus McKay is trying to secure a “relatively high profile” person to officially open the building, while art gallery staff and volunteers are busy putting the finishing touches to the upstairs indoor spaces.

Curator Shirin Khosraviani and technician Simone Barnsdale moved themselves, along with office equipment and other chattels, to the building a month ago.

Next month they plan to relocate the gallery’s collection of approximately 2700 art works from the former gallery, a drive of about 300 metres.

Despite the small distance, Ms Khosraviani said the move would be a big logistical undertaking, as each work would require soft-packing and careful handling, and transit insurance was required.

“It seems trivial, but it’s very important because if we dam-

A Chinese driver whose rental car collided with another vehicle near Queenstown was a “classic case” of why tourists should sit a driving test, a judge says.

Judge Kevin Phillips made the comments in the Queenstown District Court yesterday while sentencing Shanghai man Yichen Sun, 27, who admitted a charge of dangerous driving relating to two incidents near Queenstown earlier this month. Speaking through an interpreter, Judge Phillips told Sun his driving was “nothing short of atrocious”. Sun was convicted and fined $600, with court costs of $130, and disqualified from driving for eight months.

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Poverty before flag

Ashburton Art Gallery committee members and volunteers Linda Petrie and Sarah Harper (front) sand exhibition walls in preparation for painting yesterday.

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age anything along the way, we haven’t done our jobs properly.”

Meanwhile, Ms Khosraviani and Ms Barnsdale are getting used to their new space, which is triple the size of the former gallery’s interior.

As much as they are enjoying conceptualising how amazing it will be once completed, and working with volunteers on

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jobs such as painting exhibition walls, they admit to suffering “cabin fever”.

“We like having people interact with art. People and art the two things that are missing from our day to day worklife.”

Mr McKay said once the guest to officially open the building was confirmed, he would announce an opening

date. February had been decided as the month, as this was when the building and the two tenants of the heritage centre and gallery would all be ready for members of the public. The tenants wanted to make sure everything was perfect before opening.

“They just want it absolutely 100 per cent,” Mr McKay said.

New Zealand First has pulled out of a committee which will decide how the public votes on the national flag, saying it was an expensive exercise which took attention away from greater priorities. Leader Winston Peters said the flag referendum will “cost us dearly” and take the public’s eye off more pressing social and economic challenges. “A change of flag might need to be considered but now is not the time. Poverty and housing are at crisis level, it’s no time for a government to be raising a distraction,” Mr Peters said.

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■ UNITED STATES

Beheading ‘pure evil’ US President Barack Obama has condemned as “pure evil” the Islamic State’s beheading of American aid worker Peter Kassig after the group released a video showing his body.

Kassig’s parents say they’re “heartbroken” by their loss after IS made public the recording in a warning to Washington as it prepares to send more troops to Iraq.

“We are heartbroken to learn that our son, Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig, has lost his life as a result of his love for the Syrian people and his desire to ease their suffering,” Ed and Paula Kassig said in a statement posted on Twitter.

“We are incredibly proud of our son for living his life according to his humanitarian calling.”

Kassig, who took the name Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam, was captured last year and was threatened in an October 3 video showing the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning. He was 26.

In a statement released aboard Air Force One, as Obama returned home from the G20 summit in Brisbane, the President said: “Abdul-Rahman was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity.”

The video also showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a series of mass executions and other atrocities carried out by IS in Syria and Iraq.

“Like (American journalists) Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff before him, his life and deeds stand in stark contrast to everything that ISIL represents,” Obama added.

“ISIL’s actions represent no faith, least of all the Mus-

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Elephant kills trainer An elephant killed his trainer in Thailand and ran into the jungle with two tourists still on its back.

Local television said the bull elephant was on a routine tour in the resort province of Phang Nga, 500 kilometres south of Bangkok, when the accident happened. The elephant was in heat and went wild, trampling its mahout to death before running into the jungle with two Russian tourists still on its back. Officials later found the elephant three kilometres away with the two stranded tourists clinging on.

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Qantas targets China A new deal struck by Qantas and China Eastern could open new routes between Australia and China. Already in a codesharing agreement, the two airlines plan to create a five-year joint venture that will bring together operations at Shanghai International Airport, cutting transit times and widening the range of connections. Qantas hopes the deal will ultimately open new routes between the countries, such as between Brisbane and Perth to Shanghai. The new agreement requires approval from regulators in both countries, but is anticipated to commence in mid2015.

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This file photo shows Peter Kassig standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees.

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lim faith that Abdul-Rahman adopted as his own.”

In the undated video, a man who appears to be the same British-accented jihadist who beheaded previous Western hostages stands above a severed head.

“Here we are burying the first American crusader in Dabiq, eagerly waiting for the remainder of your armies to arrive,” the black-clad masked executioner says, referring to a northern Syrian town.

He also urges Obama to send more troops back to the region

to confront IS, just as Washington prepares to double its military personnel in Iraq to up to 3100 as part of the international campaign it heads against IS. Kassig, who was a former US soldier, had founded a group through which he trained some 150 civilians to provide medical aid to people in Syria.

His group also gave food, cooking supplies, clothing and medicine.

He was the fifth Western hostage killed by IS in recent

months, after the two US reporters and two British aid workers were beheaded.

Sunday’s video was substantially different from previous IS recordings.

Kassig was not shown alive in the footage, and no direct threats were made against any other Western hostages.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was “horrified” by the “cold-blooded murder”, which French President Francois Hollande called a “crime against humanity”.

- AFP

The US State Department had to shut down its unclassified computer network over the weekend after evidence emerged it may have been hacked, US media reports. The State Department said in an email late on Friday that the shutdown came as scheduled routine maintenance to its main unclassified network, and would impact email traffic and access to public websites. But yesterday reports emerged there was evidence a hacker may have breached the security in portions of the system handling non-classified emails. If hacked, the State Department would be the latest in a series of government agencies to face cyber security breaches.

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President elected Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Faso’s interim president of the west African country and will head the country until 2015. Kafando was selected after several hours of negotiation, which had begun the previous day. The 72-year-old described the appointment as “more than a honour”.

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Moscow expels Polish diplomats in spy row Russia has expelled a number of Polish diplomats accusing them of activities “incompatible with their status” in response to expulsions of Russian diplomats

by Warsaw.

The foreign ministry confirmed Polish media reports that several Russian diplomats had been expelled earlier, “allegedly for activities incompatible with their status”, a diplo-

matic phrase generally used to refer to spying.

“The Polish authorities indeed took such an unfriendly and absolutely groundless step,” Moscow said.

“The Russian side took appropriate measures and a number of Polish diplomats have already left the territory of our country for activities incompatible with their status,” the min-

istry said in a statement, without giving any further details.

The diplomatic row comes as Russia has made espionage allegations against citizens of several other nearby NATO member countries, heightening tensions as Moscow finds itself in increasing international isolation over its actions in Ukraine.

Russian television reported

on Sunday that a former member of the Latvian parliament, Aleksejs Holostovs, had been expelled from Russia for spying.

Russia has also charged an Estonian police officer with espionage and has held him in detention since September despite calls from Western leaders for his immediate release.

- AFP

World leaders may have tweeted and instagrammed Queensland onto the top of tourism wishlists, industry heads say. Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said the G20 summit provided the sort of publicity that could not be bought.

“Countless photos of Brisbane and of the leaders and their partners getting close to koalas and other iconic wildlife were beamed around the world through news coverage and social media,” he said. “Literally hundreds of millions of social media followers were receiving messages about Queensland from our prominent visitors. This type of exposure is virtually impossible to replicate through traditional promotional channels.”

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free trade deal with South Korea is great news for Mid Canterbury beef farmers and meat workers but the hard-fought concessions confirm how difficult things are for their mates in dairy.

The deal for a staged reduction in tariffs on a host of products was announced on the weekend. Plenty of Mid Canterbury farmers will want it to cross the line because the tariffs imposed on their sectors have added such a premium to their products that they have been virtually squeezed out of the market.

A 40 per cent tariff has made New Zealand beef a high-end niche product with limited scope for growth. Other countries with sweeter deals with South Korea have been taking the spoils.

Advocates have warned farmers not to count their blessings until the deal is formally ratified. Meanwhile, the tariffs on many products – including most dairy products – are phased out over more than a decade.

Dairy farmers will lament the retention of tariffs on milk powder, which negotiators say it is a compromise balanced by demand in China.

New Zealand’s free trade agreement with China has given it time to establish its products in a market in part fuelled by low domestic production and international suppliers struggling to get similar access.

The South Korea deal was announced as Australia’s exporters awaited detail of a free trade deal with China. Coincidentally, Aussie’s biggest milk processor is upgrading factories for exports and there’s a $550 million plan to send infant formula from Queensland to China.

In the United States, there is a long and growing list of Chinese companies entering joint ventures to supply their home market. And their governments are open to free trade talks.

New Zealand has blazed a trail to Asia and it has established its agricultural goods as the best in the market. However, as exporters prepare to compete on a more equal footing in South Korea, they know others are preparing to do the same thing in China.

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and Aid’s back with Do they know it’s Christmas and while the latest version is fundraising for ebola victims, 30 years ago it was famine in Ethiopia.

That said multi-millionaire fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood apparently told BBC Radio that people should eat less to afford organic. I am not sure of that advice because food security is a dominant world issue. Sure, climate change is a factor in food production but empty stomachs start revolutions.

Perhaps that’s why everyone wants to talk turkey on trade.

We’ve now got a deal on the cards with South Korea, though I suspect the devil’s in the detail. I also never thought I’d see the day when the Europeans were keen on a free trade agreement with us, but there was our Prime Minister talking to world’s most powerful woman, Angela Merkel at the G20 in Australia.

Yet every time agriculture gets mentioned, so it seems does our emissions profile. Yes, producing food whether rice or a lamb generates emissions but guess what, it also feeds 100 per cent of the world’s population.

There’s also no magic bubble around New Zealand and what’s overlooked in our local discussion is this; 95 per cent of what we produce gets eaten around the world. As Waikato University’s Professor Jacqueline Rowarth said several years ago, “We are only 4.4 million people, but we feed approximately another 20 million overseas.”

There are also two local schools of thought about what we ought to be doing when it comes to agricultural emissions. One is to slash biological emissions by any means, which scores an own goal by forcing at least 20 million people to get their food from less climate efficient producers. The other school is globalist and recognises the world needs to eat, and that was embodied in the

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latest United Nations’ report on climate change.

You also cannot compare the methane and nitrous oxide from farm animals and horticulture in the here and now, to carbon, which has been sequestered in a lump of coal for many millions of years.

Even if we stopped farming today it would have little effect on world prices as our lost production would be taken up by other countries and that’s the rub since we are the world’s most carbon efficient farmers. Not only does it mean less money for NZ Inc to pay for our schools and hospitals, it’s a climate own-goal.

You wouldn’t readily know that farmers are investing millions of dollars on research to mitigate agricultural emissions through the Pastoral Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (we are).

You wouldn’t know farming leaders from Poland, Argentina and Canada were blown away by what we’re doing in this climate efficient farming space (they were).

Our aim is to increase food through reduced methane production while better utilising an expensive farming input like nitrogen. Sadly this isn’t hard

enough news for television news to cover because celebrity gossip and farm accidents apparently tick all their boxes.

On the score of farm safety, I think most people in business would agree that different industries have widely differing levels of injury risk. Yet all businesses must prioritise the safe return of their staff each night uninjured. Agriculture especially.

Forestry recently released its independent health and safety report. We know forestry is a high risk industry and I commend the Forest Owners Association, Farm Forestry Association and the Forest Industry Contractors Association for instigating this independent report.

The three-person panel studied all aspects of industry practice. Ultimately, everybody on any given work site on any given day are like pieces from a complex jigsaw puzzle; they rely on each other for the structure to remain connected, safe and strong.

The one factor that resounds with me is individual responsibility. This is particularly true when a person is working solo. If accident statistics are studied, it becomes evident that

those working alone, like we farmers often do, have often made poor decisions leading up to an accident.

We see poor decisions playing out in everyday life and across all age groups. Often, it seems, the poor decision is based on something we’ve done many times before. Maybe it is something we shouldn’t be doing but until now have got away with.

Do the experiential knocks we take as children mold our future understanding of risk; to climb trees and fall out of them? Or do scrapes and bruises teach us to push boundaries until our luck runs out, making instruction and systematic processes better? Others would argue,” you can’t teach an old dog, new tricks”, no matter how you try.

Changing a mindset around safety is much like getting the media to look at New Zealand’s global leadership on climate efficient farming. It is hard but it starts by honest open talking.

Just what Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure did 30 years ago to create Band Aid. Rick Powdrell is the Chairperson of Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre

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NZ should benefit from G20 commitments

By Tina Morrison New Zealand expects to benefit from commitments secured at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, from the world’s 20 biggest economies, to lift economic growth by an extra 2.1 per cent by 2018.

In a communique released at the end of the weekend summit in Brisbane, the G20 group, made up of countries which represent 85 per cent of global economic activity and 75 per cent of global trade, said it had commitments from member countries to deliver an extra 2.1 per cent of GDP by 2018.

“New Zealand, whilst a physical island isn’t an economic island. To the extent that that’s good for the global growth, it will be good for New Zealand” because it will enhance our ability to export to those markets, said Mark Adamson, who is chief executive of Fletcher Building, New Zealand’s largest listed company, and the nation’s representative on the B20 business group.

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This year’s G20 leaders.

“I see a lot of positive likely to come out of the communique.”

The G20 commitments are slated to add $US2 trillion to the global economy and create millions of jobs as the countries focus on improving infrastructure and bolstering investment, trade and competition. New Zealand, which was invited to the G20 this year as a special guest of the Australian host, expects to benefit from a pick up in growth in

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economies and so there aren’t big obvious steps that New Zealand could take to add that much growth that quickly.”

The New Zealand economy expanded at a 3.5 per cent annual rate in the second quarter and Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has said he expects the local economy to expand 3.7 per cent this year, supported by building activity, consumer spending and business investment.

English said the latest G20 aimed to get finance ministers and governments focused on structural reform to increase the productivity and efficiency of their economies rather than relying on stimulation from central banks dropping interest rates or printing money “which deals with the short-term problem but doesn’t actually lift long term growth rates”.

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the rest of the world.

“We’ve submitted a plan which is consistent with existing government policy and with existing growth forecasts so our plan won’t be adding a lot to global growth – for a developed country we are already doing our bit,” Finance Minister Bill English told reporters on the sidelines of the meeting. “The New Zealand economy is travelling pretty well relative to most of these other

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$18m payday for Rural Women NZ The ownership may change but it should still be business as usual for Ashburton’s Access Homehealth clients and staff.

Green Cross Health has paid $18 million for the not-for-profit home healthcare services company owned by a grass-roots charitable organisation, Rural Women New Zealand.

The organisation operates across New Zealand and grew from the early “bush nurse” service where homecare was provided by the Women’s Division Federated Farmers (now Rural Women New Zealand.)

Access has annual sales of about $85 million and employs around 4000 people nationwide.

As part of the deal Rural Wom-

en will gain representation on the Green Cross board.

The purchase will add to earnings immediately, said Green Cross, formerly known as PharmacyBrands and the owner of the Life Pharmacy and Unichem pharmacy chains.

The purchase price, which includes assumed debt, will be funded from existing cash and bank funding, Green Cross said.

Buying Access would follow Green Cross’s purchase of medical centre business Peak Primary and a 50 per cent stake in in community nursing and health care business Total Care Health and will further establish the company as a leading provider of primary health services in New

Zealand, said chairman Peter Merton.

“As a group we will be well positioned to offer comprehensive primary health services to communities throughout the country,” Merton said.

“Our first investment in this service area was Total Care Health Services in March 2014, and we indicated then that we intended to continue to grow through appropriate acquisitions.

By combining services from our medical, pharmacy and community healthcare and nursing businesses we believe we have the opportunity to deliver better and more efficient primary healthcare, which will result in better patient outcomes,” he said.

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Dressed as chickens and posing in giant cages, more than 20 protesters gathered outside a resource consent hearing of a proposed caged chicken farm in South Auckland yesterday.

With about 310,000 chickens, Craddock Farms will be New Zealand’s largest caged hen farm if consent is granted.

That decision was being considered by a panel which includes three independent commissioners and one Franklin Local Board member, an Auckland council spokeswoman said.

The hearing was to occur yes-

terday and today at the Franklin Art Centre. Safe for Animals head of campaigns, Mandy Carter, said it was a “colourful” protest with lots of passing motorists showing their support, too.

“It was to send a message about colony cages to those councillors considering the Craddock Farm application,” she said.

Colony cages are an alternative to battery cages, which were banned from being newly installed in New Zealand in 2012.

The colony farming method gives hens slightly more room and access to a nesting area, perches and a scratching area conditions that activists say are

still far from good enough.

“They are a credit-card sized bigger,” said Ms Carter. “They offer hens just marginally more space than traditional cages – it is just another cage system in which hens spend their entire life caged and unable to express their most natural behaviours.”

Craddock Farm was also condemned by the Royal New Zealand SPCA, said chief executive Ric Odom. “We believe the establishment of this farm is a backward step that flys in the face of current trends towards improved animal welfare in the commercial farming of animals.”

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More spring variability this week with wind, hail, rain and warm weather all occurring in Show week Some areas had useful thunder induced rains but others missed, and grass growth rates fluctuated on moisture and temperature.

The cow kill is well ahead of the norm as managers are being ruthless on animals not performing to ensure only the most productive animals are kept and costs kept to a minimum.

Advisers are suggesting silage be cut sooner rather than later as production from early quality feed outweighs extra volumes of poorer product from later harvests.

No changes were announced to the forecast payout at the Fonterra AGM giving shareholders hope but the next review is in on the 12th of December and the rising currency is adding more pressure to adjust below $5.

Leonie Guiney’s election onto the board at Fonterra was a recognition that NZ dairy farmers should return to low cost pastoral systems, if they want to compete in the world market.

Lamb

More export schedule easing as frozen production builds although local trade prices lifted significantly reaching $7/ kg for NI farmers.

Dryland areas in the east are drafting lambs steadily and farmers are pleased saleyard prices are $10 per head above last year.

Lincoln University launches its new sheep research initiative as it strives to improve production and profits of sheep farming systems in different environments.

Wool

A small North Island wool sale of mainly hogget, crossbred fleece and second shear wools sold at easier prices as the currency strengthened in a subdued market.

The next South Island sale will comprise a big percentage of mid micron wools which have failed to attract the demand of crossbred wools.

Beef

Again more schedule rises as beef slaughter capacity increases and procurement pressure builds in a market desperate for product.

Saleyard prime cattle are now selling for over $3/kg lwt and store prices have lifted significantly for all weight ranges.

Feed conditions will determine future pricing for younger animals over the dry summer in New Zealand but the depletion of herd numbers in both the US and Australia should ensure years of strong pricing.

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■ RAKAIA GORGE BREEDER

Black limousins impress Chch A&P Show judges

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Black limousin beef cattle seem to be more docile than their red counterparts, according to a Rakaia Gorge breeder.

John and Jean Mawle had a successful day out with their black limousins, collecting a handful of ribbons at the Christchurch A&P Show on Thursday.

The Mawles operate a 2000head dairying operation in the Rakaia Gorge, along with the Pinedale Black Limousin Stud.

“I used to breed black limousins in the UK, along with belgium blues,” Mr Mawle said.

“I prefer the black (limousins) over the red because they are generally quieter to handle.

“They are good carcass beasts, but people have shied away from them because they have a reputation as being quite feisty.”

The foundation Pinedale herd consists of 12 heifers and six bulls, and represent a combination of top North American,

Canadian and UK genetics, imported as embryos and transferred into dairy cows.

The resulting calves were then artificially raised with the dairy replacement stock.

At 14 months the first crop is averaging about 450kg, with one bull having hit the 565kg mark.

Three of the bulls are currently under assessment in the South Island Limousin Bull Trials in Dunsandel.

Eighteen bulls, born between July 1 and October 31, 2013, entered the trial in August and will remain involved through to sale in May next year.

Impressive weight gains with an average gain of 2.3kg/day on a grass-only diet, have been reported, with one animal averaging 3kg/day for the month.

Mr Mawle said at this point the black limousin herd is more of a hobby than a commercial venture.

“I think they complement the angus well,” he said.

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EuroAgri: Top trade site Bringing home the silverware for the best large site trade display at this year’s Christchurch A&P Show is something to be proud of – especially for a relatively small Mid Canterbury business.

Last week agricultural machinery company EuroAgri did just that.

EuroArgi general manager James McCloy said it was exciting stuff for the team, in particular Hamish

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Wilson who spent three days in Christchurch at the A&P grounds organising team who built the display.

The company, which is the New Zealand importer of Heva cultivation equipment, Bredal fertiliser spreaders and Househam sprayers, had 15 machines on display.

“We had very strong enquiry throughout the show,” Mr McCloy said.

“Overall it was a very successful event.”

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From 80 entries, Mayfield farmer Paul Gardner won the overall award in the Mint Lamb Competition with his Texel lamb. Entries in the competition were judged for best overall yield before being tender-tested

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Baby bottles have done a lot of evolving

By Kathleen Stringer

I Above – The Kiwi Feeding Bottle marketed by the New Zealand Drug Company, but made in Belgium.

Below – Pyrex bottle made in the UK for S. Maw and Son, London. Pyrex was a brand of toughened glass that could withstand boiling.

’m in a quandary. I have been invited to attend a baby shower next month and as my knowledge of babies and their requirements is, thankfully, limited I have no idea what to buy.

Toys seem an easy option; especially as we know the little one is a girl, but I think something more practical may be better. I was thinking about this when I spied a baby feeding bottle in our collection and thought how they have changed over the years Feeding bottles date back from the dawn of time, and were used for both feeding infants as well as invalids.

Originally ceramic, they had two openings, one for the liquid to be poured into and a smaller nozzle for the recipient to draw from.

Although metal was also used for a time, glass bottles were far more practical as they could be boiled as well as hold hot liquid.

They came in a variety of shapes and sizes. The main

Above – Allenbury’s Feeder dated AD 1715 (possibly the founding of the company) with a plough trademark.

Left – Pyrex TruFlo bottle from the 1970s, with a plastic top and insert allowing the teat to be stored inside.

Below – Siphonia bottle where the milk is drawn through a long tube. This one has had a modern plastic tube and teat fitted.

problem with feeding bottles was manufacturing a teat which could withstand constant boiling and use. In 1845 a rubber teat was patented which made life a lot easier for mothers or those looking after babies.

Some of the bottles look rather large and cumbersome for a mother to hold, especially the long- tubed Siphonia brand which was patented in the mid1860s. However, they were designed so that a child could hold its own bottle.

It may seem odd that a mother could be so busy as to not find time to feed her baby, however when one considers that our ancestors may have a baby alongside a couple of toddlers as well as domestic chores to preside over, bonding with one’s newest addition (or even sitting and having a rest) was a luxury few Victorian mothers could afford.

While I’m sure these bottles would be a novel gift to give a young mother-to-be I’m not sure it would be the most practical gift, so my search continues.

Above left – Old-fashioned flat feeding bottle, the writing on the side says.

Left – Still in its original packaging is the Eugenic double-ended bottle, complete with rubber teat, made by S. Maw & Sons, London.

Left – Double-ended Plunket feeding bottle, made for ease of filling and ease of cleaning.

Right – Bronx feeding bottle, made for a rubber teat.

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A call to cyclists The Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club is inviting all under 17 riders to come and race around the river tracks tonight. The club meets at 6.30pm at the rest area at the north end of the Ashburton Bridge with all age groups having a ride for a time to try out their skills with the top club riders acting as guides. Depending on numbers on the night, the club will also put on race courses ranging from 3km to 10km.

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Pearce off the pace Victorian Anthony Brown won the NSW Open golf at Stonecutters Ridge, making birdie at the second extra hole to defeat New Zealander Josh Geary in a playoff on Sunday.

Starting the final round three shots off the lead, 32-year-old Brown’s victory is the biggest of his career and best since finishing tied for second at the 2012 Australian PGA Championship. Ashburton’s Daniel Pearce finished tied for 58th after narrowly avoiding the cut by one shot, even after two rounds. He then shot a 66 to jump up to 26th heading into the final round eight shots behind Geary but a final round of 79 had him fall back to finish +1 over the four rounds. - AAP

A happier summer Kiwis halfback Shaun Johnson says their thrilling Four Nations tournament triumph has eased the pain of a disappointing Warriors NRL campaign. Speaking at the post-match press conference, alongside Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney and captain and club team-mate Simon Mannering, the man of the match playmaker admitted Saturday night’s 22-18 victory over the Kangaroos would ensure his offseason break was more enjoyable after the Warriors again failed to make this season’s NRL playoffs. Yesterday, having had time to reflect on his first tournament success in the black jumper, Johnson took to social media to thank fans for their messages of support and declared the Four Nations title win the best moment of his career so far. - NZH

Lee third in Mexico Danny Lee gave up his best chance yet for his maiden win on the PGA Tour, after handing over the lead to finish third at the OHL Classic in Mexico. Lee was leading by one stroke seven holes after recording seven straight birdies on the front nine. But three bogies over the final stretch saw him fall back to third place at 15-under following a four-under 67. Charley Hoffman won the tournament.

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New woman at the helm As a young schoolgirl, Suzanne Young broke her nose playing rugby league. Now she’s breaking glass ceilings by becoming the most powerful woman in the NRL. Young was announced yesterday as the organisation’s new chief operating officer. She replaces the highly regarded Jim Doyle, who quit in June so he could return to New Zealand as boss of the Warriors. Asked if her appointment was part of an attempt to end the apparently “blokey” culture of the NRL, Young said male-dominated work environments were hardly new territory.

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Tinwald Cycling Club juniors (from left) Abe O’Donnell, Caitlin Titheridge and Connor Leov work their way around the Wakanui Beach block on Sunday.

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Ward takes Wakanui honours The evergreen Tony Ward took the win in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 48km handicap around the Wakanui Beach block on Sunday.

With club patron, long time rider and supporter, 85-yearold Merv Ineson, on hand to watch the race and present his cups, it was fitting that Ward, one of the longest standing riders in the club, secured the victory.

Riding off the scratch mark,

DRAWS ■ Bowls Lowry Cup Finals to be held Methven Bowling Club – 9am start November 23 The following players have qualified: E. Maw, G. Clark, A. Kemp, C. Fowles, J. Drayton, B. Mayson, G. Eder, M. Grice, D. Turner, J. Moore, C. Youngman, A. Miller, R. Gutberlet, B. White.

■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Veterans Golf Club At Ashburton Golf Club November 21 Canadian Foursomes 9.0am for 9.30am

Ashburton Golf Club Captains vs Presidents match play November 22 Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon report at 11.30 for an 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Graham Bellamy; Afternoon Match Committee Results Match Committee

Ward and his co-markers steadily made their way through the field to find the front inside the last 4km.

It was Ward who had the final say in the kick to the line to edge out Nathan Tew in a bunch sprint.

Steve Hands claimed third with Brad Hudson and Nigel Douglas in the thick of the finish to round out the top five.

As well as the win Ward clocked fastest time, riding the

course in 68.07 minutes.

Earlier the juniors and division 2 had raced over 16km.

Matt Clough opened his season account with a strong ride to secure victory in the junior event.

Oliver Davidson produced his best ride of the season to charge into second.

Front markers Maddie Lowry and Maddison Clark showed plenty of fight to take third and fourth respectively, with Ryan

Jackson coming home in fifth.

Bailey O’Donnell covered the course in 28.03 to claim fastest time honours from Abe O’Donnell and Connor Leov.

Kerry Clough mirrored his son’s efforts to take the division 2 honours from Janette Hooper, who secured fastest time second place. Rachel Russell was third and Tony Tarbotton fourth.

Next week the club travels to Mt Somers for a 45km mass start event.

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(Plate & Base: Rustys); D.2 Demons Renegades V Bedrock Panthers (Plate & Base: Rustys) 3.00pm: D.1 Nosh Café Hampstead Warriors v Rusty Demons (Plate & Base: Rebels)

November 22 1st round of the summer trophy, CJ trophy for women and summer championships will be at the clubhouse for an 8am and 12.30 pm start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

Starters; am B Collins, pm C Hart. Cards.

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■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Mitre 10 Mega Twilight Netball November 18 Round 3 Heartland Court – 6pm: Hotties v High Raters; 7pm: Superheroes in Training v Highschool Dropouts Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court – 6pm: ANZ v Seeds R Us; 7pm: Fossils and Fillies v Kool Chips Ashburton Guardian Blue Court – 6pm: RMF Gangstaz v Swish; 7pm: The Invincibles v The Dark Knights Ashburton Guardian Red Court – 6pm: Childs Play v Zebras; 7pm: Midnight Quest Warriors v Tolly & Co AMI Insurance Court – 6pm: Silver Thorns v Grazing Unicorns; 7pm: Black Thorns v S & Giggles Colourplus Court – 6pm: BeyQuisha and the Ratchets v The A Team; 7pm: After Dark Divas v Mixers

Mid Canterbury Softball November 22 T-Ball Under.7: 9.00am: TD.2 Longbeach Stars V Tinwald Dolphins; TD.3 Allenton Giants V BNZ Rakaia Rangers; TD.4 Allenton Strikers V Wakanui Wackers; TD.5 Hampstead Catchers V Mighty Red Midgets; TD.6 Hampstead Pitchers V Borough Bashers; Hampstead Gold Bye T-Ball Under.9: 10.15am: TD.2 Allenton Tigers V Longbeach Strikers; TD.3 Allenton Blue Jays V JFM Rakaia Royals; TD.4 Hampstead Blue V Wakauni Wrecking Balls; TD.5 Hampstead Fielders V Hampstead Strikers; TD.6 Netherby Nomads V Borough Black Little League Division.1: 9.00am: D.1 Elite Panthers V Metalcorp Hampstead All Stars (Plate: Hampstead); D.2 Pearsons Rakaia Red Soxs V Quigley Contracting Tinwald Black Sox (Plate: Rebels); Demons Cubs Bye Little League Division 2: 10.15am: D1 Fairfield Juniors v Rookie Panthers (Plate: Hampstead); D2 Rakaia Bridgestone Battlers V Resolve Tax Rakaia Ravens (Plate: Panthers); D.3 Demon Tigers v Demons Cardinals (Plate: Renegades) Senior Mixed: 1.00pm: D.1 Nosh Café Hampstead Hawks V Demons Rebels

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis Draw Round 5, November 22 All games to start at 9am sharp B Grade - played at ATTC Duty Team Tinwald Orange Wakanui Southern Stars v Hampstead; Tinwald Red v Tinwald Purple; Rakaia Blue v Tinwald Orange; Methven Green v Methven Bronze.

Junior A: Hinds Southern Smash v Hampstead at Hampstead; Dorie A v Allenton at Allenton.

Junior B: Longbeach/Willowby Southern Strikers v Tinwald at Tinwald; Allenton v Methven Silver at Methven Domain; Hampstead v Methven Red at Hampstead.

Junior C: Methven White bye. Rakaia v Allenton Maroon at Rakaia; Hinds Southern Stingers v Methven Black at Hinds; Longbeach/Willowby Wakalong Wolves v Dorie C at Dorie Hall; Hampstead Blue v Allenton Indigo at Hampstead; Hampstead Gold v Mayfield Silver Racquets at Mayfield.

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RESULTS ■ Athletics Ashburton Junior Athletics Club, November 5 Shot Put Girls 9yrs 1 Felicity Pye 5.39m 2 Emma Becroft 5.37m 3 Rosaria Gibson 4.92m 4 Sarah Wilcox 4.67m 5 Leilani Davis 4.29m 6 Eva Body 3.28m, Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 8.15m 2 Chaedis Peters 5.52m 3 Loren Hay 4.89m 4 Jessica Grey 4.82m, Girls 13yrs 1 Emma Stag 5.71m 2 Amy Pearson 5.11m Boys 10yrs 1 Reuben Davis 6.79m 2 Matheson Colquhoun 6.35m 3 William Joyce 6.31m 4 Bradley Cumberland 5.60m 5 Jack McKenzie 4.53m, Boys 11yrs 1 Phoenix Andrew 8.63m 2 Jake Jackways 6.08m 3 Ryan McNulty 5.75m Discus Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 9.46m 2 Amelia Chambers 9.26m 3 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 7.69m 4 Kasey Higson 7.18m 5 Brooklyn McHaffie 5.97m 6 Gracie Trotter 5.60m Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 13.03m 2 Henrietta Harford 8.95m 3 Lydia Hooley 7.38m 4 Holly Trotter 6.34m Girls 11yrs 1 Mia Pearson 15.69m 2 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 14.98m 3 Lydia Pye 11.51m 4 Isabella Gibson 10.86 Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 14.34m 2 Grayson McLean 13.48m 3 Ben Hooley 13.06m Boys 14yrs 1 Oliver McKeown 21.47 2 Logan McCorkindale 17.99 Long Jump Girls 7yrs 1 Georgina Gibson 2.62m 2 Emily-Jane Elliot 2.46m 3 Adasyin McLean 2.46m 4 Marlie Ross 2.43m 5 Jasmine Harley 2.42m 6 Eleanor Ross 2.09m 7 Ella Colquhoun 2.08m 8 Casey Cousin 2.03m 9 Hope 1.53m Girls 8yrs 1 Kasey Higson 2.87m 2 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 2.83m 3 Angel Spooner 2.81m 4 Brooklyn McHaffie 2.36m 5 Nevaeh Green 2.36m 6 Amelia Chambers 2.26m 7 Gracie Trotter 2.21m 8 Rhiana Shaw 2.08m Boys 7yrs 1 Ty Holderness-O’Neill 2.94m 2 Joshua Eketone 2.77m 3 Jan Steenkemp 2.70m 4 Samuel Pye 2.56m 5 Ben Pearson 2.54m 6 Ollie Jackways 2.54m 7 Tomas Harrison 2.49m 8 Elijah Arrowsmith 2.40m 9 Q McHaffie 2.04m 10 K Chambers 2.03m 11 Finn Gibson Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 3.08m 2 Jonty Ross 2.74m Boys 9yrs 1 Daniel Cousins 3.43m, Boys 10yrs 1 Jackson Ross 3.71m 2 William Joyce 3.60m 3 Matheson Colquhoun 3.07m 4 Rueben Davis 2.98m 5 Bradley Cumberland 2.86m 6 Jack McKenzie 2.60m, Boys 11yrs 1 Ryan McNulty 3.97m 2 Phoenix Andrew 3.94m 3 Jake Jackways 3.45m High Jump Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 1.05m, Girls 11yrs 1 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 1.17m 2 Mia Pearson 1.10m 3 Isabella Gibson 1.05m 4 Lydia Pye 1.00m, Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 1.27m 2 Loren Hay 1.10m 3 Chaedis Peters 1.05m 4 Jessica Grey 1.00m, Girls 13yrs 1 Amy Pearson 1.27m 2 Emma Stagg 1.21m Girls 14yrs 1 Vikki Derik-Westaway 1.18m Track – 60m Girls 7yrs & Under 1 Marlie Ross 11.11 2 Georgina Gibson 11.22 3 Emily-Jane Elliot 11.40 4 Adasyin McLean 11.54 5 Eleanor Ross 11.56 6 Jasmine Harley 11.82 7 Ella Colquhoun 12.05 8 Casey Cousins 12.25 9 Hope Peters 13.38 10 Gretchen Ross 14.97 Girls 8yrs 1 Kasey Higson 10.26 2 Angel Spooner 10.35 3 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 10.71 4 Brooklyn McHaffie 11.13 5 Gracie Trotter 11.45 6 Rihana Shaw 11.75 7 Amelia Chambers 12.07 8 Nevaeh Green 12.31 Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 9.65 2 Rosaria Gibson 10.53 3 Sarah Wilcox 10.83 4 Lelani Davis 11.30 5 Felicity Pye 11.56 6 Eva Body 11.93.

Boys 7yrs & Under 1 Ty Holderness-O’Neill 9.88 2 Jan Steenkemp 10.20 3 Joshua Eketone 10.22 4 Tomas Harrison 10.89 5 Ben Pearson 11.24 6 Elijah Arrowsmith 11.46 7 Kevin Chambers 11.51 8 Ollie Jackways 11.80 9 Samuel Pye 12.00 10 Reuben McKeown 12.83 11 Finn Gibson 13.48 12 Quintin McHaffie 13.03. Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 10.20 2 Jonty Ross 10.98 3 Luke Harley NT Boys 9yrs 1 Daniel Cousins 9.87 Track – 200m Girls 8yrs 1 Angel Spooner 35.63 2 Kasey Higson 37.05 3 Charlotte Bota-Wilson 41.35 4 Brooklyn McHaffie 43.05 5 Gracie Trotter 43.69 6 Amelia Chambers 44.04 7 Rihana Shaw 44.14 8 Nevaeh Green 50.19 Girls 9yrs 1 Emma Becroft 36.57 2 Rosaria Gibson 37.36 3 Sarah Wilcox 38.86 4 Leilani Davis 41.86 5 Felicity Pye 45.66 6 Eva Body 47.99

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Boys 7yrs & under 1 Ty Holderness-O’Neill 36.93 2 Jan Steenkemp 37.76 3 Tomas Harrison 38.10 4 Joshua Eketone 41.00 5 Samuel Pye 41.10 6 Ben Pearson 41.29 7 Ollie Jackways 41.37 8 Kevin Chambers 41.90 9 Elijah Arrowsmith 44.62 10 Finn Gibson 49.72 11 Quintin McHaffie 50.72 12 Reuben McKeown 51.97.

Boys 8yrs 1 Tom McKenzie 36.67 2 Jonty Ross 39.19 3 Luke Harley 40.15, Boys 9yrs 1 Daniel Cousins 33.91, Boys 12yrs 1 Ben Nordqvist 33.04 2 Ben Hooley 46.31, Boys 14yrs 1 Logan McCorkindale 31.00 2 Oliver McKeown 34.41 Track – 400m Girls 12yrs 1 Jade Peters 1.15.66 2 Jessica Grey 1.18.27 3 Loren Hay 1.23.14 4 Chaedis Tamahaka 1.23.51, Girls 13yrs 1 Amy Pearson 1.12.21 2 Emma Stagg 1.15.33, Girls 14yrs 1 Vikki Derick-Westaway 1.27.97 Track – 800m Boys 12-14yrs 1 Logan McCorkindale (14y) 2.45.80 2 Ben Nordqvist (12y) 3.35.78 3 Ben Hooley (12yrs) 5.09.07 Track – 1500m Girls 10yrs 1 Amelia McKeown 7.35.40 2 Holly Trotter 8.04.34, Girls 11yrs 1 Isabella Gibson 5.46.05 2 Mia Pearson 6.21.50 3 Aleesha Haselmore-Smith 6.34.94 Boys 10yrs 1 Matheson Colquhoun 5.39.00 2 Jack McKenzie 6.44.01 3 Reuben Davis NT Boys 11yrs 1 Jake Jackways 5.35.03 2 Jack McKenzie 6.43.66 3 Phoenix Andrew NT 4 Ryan McNulty NT.

19th Hole Tournament

■ Bowls

OHL Classic

November 15 Men’s section: Paul Hefford and Neil Rayner 126, Matt Fine and Nigel Joyce 127.5, Pete Summerfield and Dave Hunt 128.5, Terry Reynolds and Richie Watson 128.5, Snow Pierce and Adam Marshall 129, Tony Sheppard and Pete Ranson 129.5, Ray Wards and Cameron Miller 129.5, Andrew Barrie and Steve Kennedy 129.5. Mixed and women: Maxine and Kerry Whiting 120, Barb MacGregor and Sally Lane 122, Sue Newman and Jo Peacock 126, Debbie and Paul Boon 126, Kirsty McAuliffe and Linda McClea 127.

Lorena Ochoa Invitational Final round scores from LPGA Tour event, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational (par-72).

273: Christina Kim (USA) 65 69 68 71 (won on second playoff hole), Feng Shanshan (CHN) 72 67 68 66 277: Park In-Bee (KOR) 70 70 69 68 279: Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 70 69 69 71, Brittany Lincicome (USA) 70 71 69 69 280: Pornanong Phatlum (THA) 69 68 71 72 281: Jenny Shin (KOR) 71 71 71 68, Azahara Munoz (ESP) 66 71 71 73 283: Lydia Ko (NZL) 68 69 74 72, Angela Stanford (USA) 73 73 69 68 284: Paula Creamer (USA) 70 65 76 73, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 71 66 75 72, Karine Icher (FRA) 70 73 71 70, Morgan Pressel (USA) 70 72 73 69 Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the OHL Classic yesterday (par-71).

267: Charley Hoffman (USA) 66 68 67 66 268: Shawn Stefani (USA) 66 65 68 69 269: Danny Lee (NZL) 66 69 67 67, Andres Gonzales (USA) 69 67 66 67 270: Jerry Kelly (USA) 69 66 67 68

Ashburton Bowling Club Ladies Rowntree Cup played Nov 5 V Red Cliffs/Mt Pleasant loss 7 -11.

Played 12 Nov at home v Barrington United win 21- 7 Mens interclub 3 3’s at home Ashburton 1 played Ashburton 3 Nov 12 G.Eder, C Bird and D Kinvig v G Taylor, R Keeling and M Jacob win 24 - 6 after 15 ends.

C Dennis, W Lee and G Sparks v J Smart, J McLay and C Cross win 19-3 after 14 ends J Ryk, M Anderson and H Kemp v C Leech, M Goodall and J Withington win 20-15 after 14 ends. Ash No. 1 team 3 wins.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Christina Kim celebrates after winning the Lorena Ochoa Invitational LPGA golf tournament yesterday. It was Kim’s first LPGA Tour title in nine years. Lydia Ko made another top ten finish.

■ Bridge

Games Waireka White 4 v West End 6; Singles: Edmund Fordyce 7 v Jill Day 1; Heather Kaye 4 v Colleen Woods 7; Lyn November 14 Jones 6 v Nola Richardson 7; Richard Monday Evening – Duplicate Turpie 7 v Val Howard 6; Edmund Fordyce N/S 1 G Brown and D Fisher, 2 S Lyons and J 7 v Colleen Woods 7; Heather Kaye 7 v Jill Lovett, 3 Paul Fergus and A Gilbert Day 4; Lyn Jones 3 v Val Howard 7; Richard E/W 1 G McCormick and D Sewell, 2 P Wise Turpie 2 v Nola Richardson 7; and A Clelland, 3 G and N Baker Doubles: Edmund Fordyce and Heather Tuesday Evening – Duplicate Kaye 5 v Colleen Woods and Jill Day 7; Lyn N/S 1 M Buckland and T Downward, 2 M Jones and Richard Turpie 6 v Val Howard Stowell and S Rosevear, 3 B Smith and J and Nola Richardson 7; Knight. E/W 1 T Coulter and E Taylor, 2 J Rooney and E Segers, 3 J Irwin and B Macaulay Wednesday Afternoon – Valetta Trophy Mid Canty Social Wheelers N/S 1 V Palmer and E Lattimore, 2 M Stowell 14km – 9 riders, November 15 and S Rosevear, 3 M Buckland and B Smith, 1st. Luke Skinner CT. 28m 22.09s. HT. Go. E/W 1 I Taylor and P Jowers, 2 P Downward RT. 28m 22.09s. 2nd Caitlin Titheridge F/T. and K Robb, 3 A Gilbert and S Harris CT. 25m 25.72s. HT. 3.10m. RT. 25m 15.72s.

Thursday Evening – All Grades 3rd. Bill Hood 3f/t. CT. 28m 50.62s. HT. N/S 1 J Fechney and S Rosevear, 2 B and 3.10m. RT. 25m 40.62s. 4th Andy Skinner M Holmes, 3 B Smith and J Knight, E/W 1 T 4f/t. CT. 28m 55.67s. HT. 3.10m. RT. 25m Downward and M Buckland 2 M Moore and 45.67s. 5th Janette Hooper CT. 28m 56.12s.

A Maude, 3 L Leadley and R McLaughlin HT. 3.10m. RT. 25m 46.12s. 6th Dean Rattray 2f/t. CT. 29m 19.39s. HT. 4.00m. RT. 25m 19.39s. 7th Nigel Chatterton CT. 29m 19.66s. HT. 3.10m. RT. 26m 09.66s. 8th Bella Waireka Croquet Club Roulston CT. 30m 10.17s. HT. Go. RT. 30m Interclub 10.17s. 9th Ethan Titheridge CT. 32m 50s.

Advanced Grade, November 10 HT. Go. RT. 32m 50s.

Waireka Hoops 41 v Awamoa Gardens 60,

Ashburton Bridge Club

■ Cycling

■ Croquet

Games Waireka 1 v Awamoa Gardens 9 Singles: Sue Lamb 5 v Ethel Johnston 7; Audrey Leath 5 v Tom Weir 7; Bev Blair 3 v Cheryl Hopley 7; John Lobb 5 v Ray Chalmers 7; Sue Lamb 7 v Tom Weir 6; Audrey Leath 2 v Ethel Johnston 7; Bev Blair 1 v Ray Chalmers 7; John Lobb 4 v Cheryl Hopley 7; Doubles: Sue Lamb and Audrey Leath 5 v Ethel Johnston and Tom Weir 7; Bev Blair and John Lobb 6 v Cheryl Hopley and Ray Chalmers 7; Primary Grade, November 12 Waireka Red Hoops 67 v Ashbury 53; Games Waireka Red 6 v Ashbury 4; Singles: Dulcie Pierre 7 v Mildred Malins 3; Eva Kircher 3 v Gavin Pike 7; Jackie Rollinson 3 v Evelyn Milliken 7; Donna Lobb 4 v Marie Pike 7; Dulcie Pierre 7 v Gavin Pike 6; Eva Kircher 7 v Mildred Malins 0; Jackie Rollinson 7 v Marie Pike 6; Donna Lobb 7 v Evelyn Milliken 5; Doubles: Dulcie Pierre and Eva Kircher 7 v Mildred Malins and Gavin Pike 5; Jackie Rollinson and Donna Lobb 5 v Evelyn Milliken and Marie Pike 7; Primary Grade November 12 Waireka White Hoops 54 v West End 57;

■ Football

AL Results Standings A-League Round 6 BRISBANE ROAR 4 ( Henrique 49m, 72m, 89m, Steven Lustica 66m) bt NEWCASTLE JETS 0 at Hunter Stadium. Crowd: 10,216.

ADELAIDE UNITED 2 (Nigel Boogaard 37m, Sergio Cirio 90+4m) bt WELLINGTON PHOENIX 1 (Roly Bonevacia 15m) at Coopers Stadium. Crowd: 9,726.

SYDNEY FC 0 drew MELBOURNE VICTORY 0 at Allianz Stadium. Crowd: 21,242.

PERTH GLORY 2 (Dino Djulbic 9m, Scott Jamieson 78m) bt WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 1 (Jaushua Sotirio 85m) at nib Stadium. Crowd: 12,166.

MELBOURNE CITY 2 (Mate Dugandzic 10m, Erik Paartalu 53m) drew CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 (Glen Trifiro 80m, John Hutchinson 90+4m) at AAMI Park.

P W D L GF GA GD Pts Standings Perth Glory 6 5 0 1 10 7 3 15 Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 4 5 14 Melbourne Victory 6 3 3 0 14 6 8 12 Sydney FC 6 3 3 0 8 3 5 12 Wellington Phoenix 6 3 0 3 9 8 1 9

Melbourne City 6 1 3 2 10 12 -2 Central Coast Mariners 5 1 1 3 4 7 -3 Brisbane Roar 5 1 0 4 8 10 -2 Newcastle Jets 6 0 2 4 5 14 -9 Western Sydney Wand 4 0 0 4 4 10 -6

6 4 3 2 0

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Friday night teams, November 14 Top Team: MACCAS 91.5 – Geoff Ackerley, Jance Ackerley, Mary Buckland, Alan Thompson. Ladies: Periwinkles 89 Men: Occasionally Available 91, Henpecked 88.5, X-Cockies 86. Mixed: Hit n Miss 90.5, New World 87.5. Top lady: Win Carter 34. Top man: John Heskett 34. Nearest Pins: Templeton Motors – P Bradford; Paul May Motors – M Kingsbury; Mac & Maggies – not struck; BP Ashburton – D Morrison. Gabites Lucky Player – Rhonda Gallagher, BP Lucky Player – Owen Everest. Twos: D Morrison, J Morrison, M Moorhead, L Blain, T Sa, P Bradford AM Sutherland Cup, November 15 Winners: Charlie Alexander and Brian Brown with a combined stableford score of 85pts.

Second were Bruce Day and Mel Trewavas with 80 and third were Tufuga Sa and Peter Bain also with 80. Top individual scores Terry Molloy 43; Paddy Bradford, Derek Prebble and Kevin Smith all 41; Tony Gimblett 40.

Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Graeme Berhnes, Braided Rivers: Terry O’Reilly, Rothburys Insurance: Wendy Parr, Netherby Meats: Bill Doak, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Peter MacAulay.

Twos: Bill Doak, Ken Clucas, Paddy Bradford, Graeme Berhnes and Mel Trewavas.

Nett Eagles: #4; Birdy Jackpot: # 13

Tinwald Golf Club Twilight results Stroke, November 13 0-6: Regan Stills 32, Mark Argyle 33, Jason Feutz 35 b/l. 7-10: Snow Pierce 31, Craig Meyrick 32, Alton Fletcher 32, Kevin Bishop 32, Ray Wards 33, Pete Ranson 33, Greg King 33 b/l . 11 plus: Cawte Whiting 31, John Harris 32, Clarrie Whiting 33, Darren Green 33. Women 0-14: Elizabeth Collins 32, Marg Jones 32, June Bruhns 33. 15 plus: Karen Young 29, Debbie Boon 31. Non-Handicap: Chris Harvey 35. Bayley’s nearest the pin; # 6 Barb Harris. # Andrew Barrie. Two’s: Leen Bell, Steve Mealings, Barb Harris, Paul Boon, Val Prendergast, Regan Stills, Andrew Barrie, Ray Wards, Elizabeth Collins, Selwyn Munro. Radio Hokonui longest drive: Amanda Gray.

Waipukerua Flock, November 16 4 flyers – 25 Birds: Winners Flying Time 7 Hrs 40 Mins 19 Seconds. 1st M. Davidson 1211.120 m.p.m, 2nd L. Quinn 1209.380 m.p.m, 3rd L Quinn 1205.193 m.p.m, 4th L. Wilson 1199.680 m.p.m, 5th M. Davidson 1133.742 m.p.m, 6th L. Wilson 1093.360 m.p.m, 7th R. Cornwall 1074.320 m.p.m Waipukerua Yearling Cup 4 Flyers – 18 Birds: Winners Flying Time 7 Hours 40 Minutes 35 Seconds. 1st L Quinn 1209.380 m.p.m, 2nd L.Wilson 1199.680 m.p.m, 3rd M.Davidson 1133.742 m.p.m.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Pat Summerfield drew with Mick Hooper 2-2, Ian Dolden lost to Mark O’Grady 1-2, Cath Blacklow beat Jess Dargue 2-1, Chrissie Stratford beat Susan Dargue 3-0, Billy Nolan lost to Paul Cousins 1-2, Jess McCloy lost to Rebecca Abernethy 0-3, Jimmy Hunn beat Nigel Tew 2-1.

Adam Clement lost to Rob Beale 0-5, Nik Millichamp lost to Paddy Kennedy 0-3, Steve Devereux beat Jimmy Hunn 3-1. Sam Harrison beat Brendon Adam 3-1.

Pete Blacklow beat Di Ness 3-0, Jock O’Connor lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-2, Scott van den Bemd lost to Ron Carlson 1-2, Kieron Gray beat Charlotte Smith 3-0, Pete Blacklow beat Mark O’Grady 2-1.

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club 700 yards, November 16 John Snowden 48.3, 46.3, 94.6, Kevin Hooper 47.2, 46.2, 93.4, Allan White 44.1, 48.4, 92.5, Coby Snowden 44.3, 48.2, 92.5, Charlie Ledbrook 46.2, 43.2, 89.4, John Miller 42.2, 46.1, 88.3, Murray Cook 45.1, 42.3, 87.4, John Fleming 43.2, 44, 87.2, Brian Hawksby 42.3, 43, 85.3. F, Harvey Westland 47, 51, 98.

FTR, Daniel A 52, 49, 101, Hamish Fleming 44, 41, 85, Nigel Fleming 44, 40, 85, Brian Graystone 33, 32, 65.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis Twilight Competition, November 12 Division 1: Property Brokers 13 v Tridents 20; Council Crew 14 v Famous Grouse 19; Misfits 16 v High Raters 17; Electric Donkey Bottom Biters 17 v ACA’s Hackers 16; Spare Parts 17 v Balls of Steel 16; 5 Shades 18 v What’s The Score 15.

Division 2: Rob’s Mates 12 v Bubbs Downs 10; The Young and the Reckless 19 v Baseline Bandits 14; The Racqueteers 19 v Team Alpha Sandrey 4.

Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief Special sale for couple Cambridge trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young hope to be active again at Karaka this week.

They have enjoyed a good run of success with past NZB Ready to Run Sale purchases with first-up winner Smarts Encosta their latest success story. “We bought Sangster and Six O’Clock News there as well as Atmosphere,” Busuttin said. Atmosphere is currently spelling following a first preparation that earned him placings in the Gr.2 Vase at Moonee Valley and the Listed UCI Stakes at Flemington.

- NZME

Sprinter stays home Plans for an Australian assault on New Zealand’s Group One sprinting features have been shelved. Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan was considering starts in the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie and the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham with his Gr.2 Danehill Stakes winner Charlie Boy. “We’ve called it off and he will be gelded and turned out,” he said.

- NZME

Stakes winner flying high

Bonniegirl sore Bonniegirl pulled up sore after tailing the field home in Saturday’s Gr.1 NZB 1000 Guineas at Riccarton. Rider Mark Du Plessis told stewards the Darci Brahma filly travelled comfortably in the running, but she failed to respond under pressure 400 metres from home.

- NZME

Steven Ramsay believes Silver Eclipse may be much more than just a speed merchant.

With his partner Julia Ritchie, he produced the Darci Brahma four-year-old for a career-best performance with a flying victo-

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up this year and I think she will be able to get further than 1200 metres,” Ritchie said. “She does relax in her races.”

Silver Eclipse has won five of her nine starts and as a threeyear-old she did finish fifth in the

Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial at Ellerslie over 1500 metres.

He has no immediate plans to try the mare over more ground with the focus on the Gr.1 Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on January 17.

- NZME

1 54546 Opawa Webby 32.77 L & ................... Wales 7 33341 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 2 21416 Runaway Taxi nwtd M & ....................Jopson 8 42524 Phat Pants nwtd M &.........................Jopson 3 65444 Opawa Stretch 32.85 L & ................... Wales 9 47888 Genia Haka nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 16788 Cawbourne Axe nwtd .........................C Weir 10 88615 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 6 1.55pm PRESIDENT’S HOLIDAY SPRINT C3, 310m 5 55344 Cawbourne Witch 32.75 ...............C Roberts 6 57554 Opawa Casper 32.50 L & ................... Wales 1 25437 Know Wisdom 18.48 ......................G Cleeve 7 86227 What I Like 32.78 ......................J McInerney 2 45334 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 8 41361 Invidious nwtd ...................................J Dunn 3 11483 Yaldhurst Edward 18.88 ............J McInerney 9 13675 Punch On Jaime 33.23 .............J McInerney 4 16541 Know Skill 19.07 ............................G Cleeve 5 31614 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 10 7777x Know Chaos 33.23.........................G Cleeve 6 11625 Homebush Ariel nwtd ................J McInerney 9 2.55pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C5, 545m 7 31241 Aniu 18.55 J &.................................D Fahey 1 12163 Know Danger 32.44 .......................G Cleeve 8 42134 Sheza Gamble nwtd ...........................C Weir 2 37715 Homebush Chopper 32.18 ........J McInerney 9 44364 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & ............. B Evans 3 48816 Cawbourne Abbi 32.55 ................C Roberts 10 36764 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S & ................ B Evans 4 16248 Opawa Zara nwtd L & ........................ Wales 7 2.15pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES 5 14337 Botany Kevin 32.33 ...................J McInerney 6 42274 Stolen Money 32.64 .......................G Cleeve C2/3, 545m 7 12245 Lunar Tom nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 1 58686 Botany Seaton 32.49 ................J McInerney 8 43137 Doleuze 32.77 ...................................J Dunn 2 61565 Rob’s Mate 32.55 M &...........................J Hill 9 11466 Dyna Filbert nwtd ......................J McInerney 3 87888 Grunt Rodgers 32.51 ................J McInerney 4 66531 Thumb Print Tony 33.11 ............J McInerney 10 67265 Cawbourne Philip 32.44 ............J McInerney 5 24376 Opawa Stella nwtd L & ....................... Wales 10 3.18pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLD DASH C5, 310m 6 84565 Opawa Jed nwtd L & .......................... Wales 1 268F3 Oscar Tuivasa 18.10........................L Philips 7 87687 Flying Moe nwtd M & ........................Jopson 2 85218 Homebush Kelso 18.55 .............J McInerney 8 61x85 Opawa Sam nwtd L & ........................ Wales 3 14426 Star Dreamer 18.61 C & .................... Fagan 9 52668 McJopson nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 4 75145 Flying Swan 18.63 ....................J McInerney 10 86867 Pukeko Thunder 32.80 ...................B Healey 5 21354 Cawbourne Jelly 18.41 ......................C Weir 8 2.35pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES 6 32443 Angelic Star 18.47.............................J Dunn C4, 545m 7 13714 Drysdale nwtd .....................................A Lee

8 67616 Cracking Chain nwtd S & ................ B Evans 9 71548 Red Hot Fury 18.75 M & ...................Jopson 10 16x58 My Squizzy 18.62..............................J Dunn 11 3.35pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C4, 310m 1 46671 Stirling Dann 18.69 C & ..................... Fagan 2 54157 Neddy Seagoon nwtd..........................A Lee 3 22472 Harlem Haka nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 72422 Bump nwtd ...................................C Roberts 5 54112 Rick’s Terra 18.49 C & ........................ Fagan 6 15153 Last Explorer nwtd .............................C Weir 7 62156 Que Tee Pix 18.97 M & .....................Jopson 8 87582 Fireman’s Legacy 18.82 ....................J Dunn Emergencies: 9 22287 Team Dream 18.50 C & ..................... Fagan 10 33657 On The Level nwtd .......................C Roberts 12 3.53pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER C5, 310m 1 15527 Cawbourne Queen 18.22 .............C Roberts 2 74671 Wunzee 18.54 ...........................J McInerney 3 82752 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & .......... B Evans 4 42532 Opawa Colin 18.22 L & ...................... Wales 5 27214 Clone Your Own nwtd ..........................A Lee 6 11353 Quedrago 18.53 C & .......................... Fagan 7 21332 Keramus 18.51 ...............................G Cleeve 8 63125 No Leaf Clover nwtd...........................C Weir 9 88275 Dillmanstown 18.63...........................J Dunn 10 136x8 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park C1, 545m Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Nov 2014 NZ Meeting num- 1 68385 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen ber: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 2 33354 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 3 46414 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 4 55377 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 10, 11 and 12 44725 Opawa Paul nwtd L &......................... Wales 1 12.15pm OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 65 75674 Shez Keen 33.04...............................S Keen 1 76833 Pukeko Warrior nwtd ......................B Healey 7 313 Opawa Born 33.18 J & ....................D Fahey 2 77764 Da Last Chook nwtd.................... B I Conner 8 F1622 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 3 77683 Zulu Chanel nwtd .........................C Roberts 9 37635 Kinloch Power nwtd S & .................. B Evans 4 46584 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 5 48 Kinloch Belle nwtd S & .................... B Evans 10 148 Subterfuge 33.61 ...............................J Allen 6 2 May May Last nwtd ...........................J Dunn 4 1.15pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C2, 545m 7 8 Em Cee Dee nwtd .......................D Kingston 1 35411 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 8 63435 Chaimbo nwtd ...........................J McInerney 2 26187 Earn Me Some nwtd ....................C Roberts 9 Cloudy Noir nwtd................................J Allen 3 88375 Stich Up 32.99 S &.......................... B Evans 10 6 High On Vee nwtd .............................J Dunn 4 21232 Scotsome Power 33.21 M &..............Jopson 2 12.35pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 5 15141 You’re So Free 33.27..........................C Weir 6 24562 Opawa Tania 32.83 L & ...................... Wales C1, 310m 7 32174 Soumillon 32.61 ................................J Dunn 1 3321 Another Fortune 19.07 ............. P Hammond 8 22552 Opawa Margorie nwtd L & ................. Wales 2 48868 Massage Only nwtd ....................D Kingston 9 52668 McJopson nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 3 23333 Tricky Zorro 18.61 .....................J McInerney 4 37524 Bizarro 18.92 S & ............................ B Evans 10 86867 Pukeko Thunder 32.80 ...................B Healey 5 5211 Jinja Coll 18.86 J & .........................D Fahey 5 1.35pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2, 310m 6 88513 Zulu Mercedes nwtd.....................C Roberts 1 58784 Two Ways 18.48 S & ....................... B Evans 7 22541 Homebush Errol 18.66 ..............J McInerney 2 8x464 Know Favours 19.18 ......................G Cleeve 8 38734 Homebush Spike nwtd ..............J McInerney 3 4163x Harpic 18.56......................................J Dunn 9 148 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 4 78143 Mamalulu 18.77 C & .......................... Fagan 10 72247 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 5 52122 Go Bridie nwtd ...............................G Cleeve 3 12.55pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STKS 6 87741 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill

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ry in the Listed Pegasus Stakes.

Silver Eclipse was taking on the open class sprinters for the first time and she was far too slick in cutting out the 1000 metres at Riccarton in 56.86.

“She really has strengthened

PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 1 31255 Rua Rama 17.75 ...............................M Flipp Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Nov 2014 NZ Meeting num- 2 62568 Too Much Rebel 17.82 ................. A Waretini ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 3 8388F Fergie’s Belle nwtd L &....................... Wales 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 55225 Homebush Ramona nwtd .........J McInerney 10, 11 and 12 5 56254 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 1 12.05pm (NZT) FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 1 C1q, 295m 6 46217 Tee Time 17.34 .............................R Adcock 7 22278 Hareeba Time 17.88 ..................D Stapleton 1 63846 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 8 72284 Petra Haka nwtd........................J McInerney 2 33734 Know Laughing 17.54 ....................G Cleeve 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 3 34446 Ohoka Joka 17.55 ........................ L Waretini 4 122 Vee Man Sparky nwtd ..................C Roberts 10 55688 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce 5 15757 Tony’s Choice 17.54 ...................D Stapleton 4 1.05pm LIVAMOL STAKES HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 6 47865 Look At Lucy 17.56 M & ...................... Smith 1 45146 Homebush Ninja nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 64367 Duco To Duco 17.73..........................M Flipp 2 16863 Jewel Apache 31.30 S & ................. B Evans 8 76575 Goldstar Frankie 17.49 S & ............. B Evans 3 456x4 Jinja Pop 30.47 ......................... A Bradshaw 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 4 55746 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 10 58677 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07................. I Fensom 5 23F64 Know Clown 31.26 .........................G Cleeve 6 46322 Cawbourne Miami nwtd ...............C Roberts 2 12.25pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 2 C1q, 295m 7 47654 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 1 65758 Homebush Spook nwtd .............J McInerney 8 53554 Mr. Johnny 31.00.............................J Goode 2 58372 Valldemossa 17.52............................M Flipp 9 54478 Vincent Gallo nwtd ....................R Blackburn 3 55547 Mr. November 17.60 ...................D Stapleton 4 47387 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 10 85877 Opawa Gavin 30.92 L & ..................... Wales 5 84657 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd ................J McInerney 5 1.25pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 4 C1q, 295m 6 58224 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & .................. B Evans 1 5515 Budgie Right 17.63 H & ......................Taylor 7 36346 Turbo Tundra 17.52 ......................... M Grant 2 64783 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 8 88568 My Foolish Heart 17.52 ....................A Joyce 3 67864 Jasper Haka 17.72 ....................J McInerney 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 4 25517 Ohoka Strika 17.49 ...................... L Waretini 10 6887x Oche nwtd ................................. A Bradshaw 5 18268 Collecting Money 17.63 .................. M Grant 3 12.45pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 3 C1q, 295m 6 44324 Cala Rapita 17.55 .............................M Flipp

7 87685 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &................. B Evans 8 14453 Homebush Zane 17.64 .............J McInerney 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 10 58677 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07................. I Fensom 6 1.45pm LIVAMOL STAKES HEAT 2 C1q, 520m 1 x2215 Big John Canon 30.79 ...........M K Dempsey 2 61668 Opawa Viv 31.29 L &.......................... Wales 3 16348 Lady Mui 30.81 S &......................... B Evans 4 53316 Know Judge 30.86 .........................G Cleeve 5 72277 Paddy Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 74345 Protonic Pedro 31.10 ....................... B Dann 7 73782 Goldstar Junior nwtd S & ................ B Evans 8 12 Jemima Tee nwtd ..........................R Adcock 9 54478 Vincent Gallo nwtd ....................R Blackburn 10 68786 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 7 2.05pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 5 C1q, 295m 1 77521 Verbatim nwtd .................................. B Dann 2 44687 Uno Flash 17.42 L & .......................... Wales 3 83638 Ganache 17.71 .................................M Flipp 4 26144 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ............... B Evans 5 44666 Camray 17.38............................... L Waretini 6 56265 Starburst Benny 17.55 .................... M Grant 7 41274 Fear Marina nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 58764 Blazing Hot 17.81.......................D Stapleton 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 10 88777 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 8 2.25pm LIVAMOL STAKES HEAT 3 C1q, 520m 1 8x671 Homebush Coral 31.11 .............J McInerney

2 26212 Lagoon Belle nwtd .......................C Roberts 3 28645 Speedy Swede nwtd L & .................... Wales 4 71171 Kinloch Action 30.85 J & .................D Fahey 5 78778 Starburst Clemmy 30.54 ................. M Grant 6 54254 Dusty Rider 31.34 ..................M K Dempsey 7 65372 Nicky Noir 30.54 ............................... B Dann 8 36325 Goldstar Rosie 30.75 S & ............... B Evans 9 54478 Vincent Gallo nwtd ....................R Blackburn 10 75887 Opawa Natty 30.85 L & ...................... Wales 9 2.45pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 6 C1q, 295m 1 42323 Sarah’s Domain nwtd ................J McInerney 2 17858 Gypsy Hunter 17.50 ...................D Stapleton 3 76665 Homebush Ginger nwtd ............J McInerney 4 41624 Grand Apache 17.48 S & ................ B Evans 5 41818 Liz Watto 17.54 H & ............................Taylor 6 75767 Norman Jewel 17.62 ....................C Roberts 7 53657 All About Jazz 17.87 .........................M Flipp 8 84516 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 10 55688 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce 10 3.08pm LIVAMOL STAKES HEAT 4 C1q, 520m 1 37514 Jinja Cookie 30.71 ........................... B Dann 2 167x5 Token Kay 30.48 J & .......................D Fahey 3 x6363 Louisa’s Girl 31.32 ....................... L Waretini 4 23156 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &.................. B Evans 5 21225 Know Smiggle 31.31 ......................G Cleeve 6 84467 Sally West nwtd......................M K Dempsey 7 45411 Opawa Jean 30.68 L &....................... Wales

8 82265 Lagoon May nwtd .........................C Roberts 9 54478 Vincent Gallo nwtd ....................R Blackburn 10 67876 Quattro nwtd ............................. M Robinson 11 3.26pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 7 C1q, 295m 1 12376 Rangitata Raider 17.80 ..............D Stapleton 2 37348 Harper’s Bizarre 17.49 ..................... B Dann 3 32757 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 ................. M Grant 4 57438 Botany Pete nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 85765 Homebush Buck nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 7477F Runway Queen 17.41 ....................G Cleeve 7 61285 Wears The Gold 17.55 .................C Roberts 8 42772 She’s Smashing 17.62 ......................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 10 76888 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 12 3.43pm FLAIR SPRINT HEAT 8 C1q, 295m 1 57343 Puma Pants 17.49.....................J McInerney 2 46686 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve 3 77558 Business Review 17.56 ..............D Stapleton 4 23458 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd .................. M Grant 5 74476 Botany Win 17.52 ......................J McInerney 6 64672 Ohoka Faith 17.52........................ L Waretini 7 27326 Royal Apache 17.43 S & ................. B Evans 8 77555 Opawa Lucky 17.46 L & ..................... Wales 9 58478 Charles Fredrick 17.31 ...............D Stapleton 10 88777 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ HOCKEY

Black Sticks in series decider

By Jonathan Leask

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The New Zealand Women’s Black Sticks will look to level the three-test series with Australia in Wellington tonight.

Former Mid Canterbury resident, Pippa Hayward, found the back of the net in the series opening 2-2 draw on Saturday and Australia’s Emily Smith then scored in the final 30 seconds of the second test on Sunday to give the visitors a 3-2 win, and be one up in the series heading into tonight’s decider.

Hayward scored the opening goal of the series to put the Black Sticks up 1-0 at halftime and her Canterbury counterpart, Sophie Cocks, then made it 2-0, only for Australia’s Karri McMahon to score a double and tie things up.

In the second test Smith opened the scoring to give Australia a 1-0 lead at the break.

New Zealand captain Anita Punt, who missed the first test, then levelled the scores but 30 seconds later Australia’s Kathryn Slattery got the better of Kiwi keeper Georgia Barnett.

Petrea Webster got the hosts back level inside the final quarter setting up a thrilling finish, but one that went the way of the Australians with Smith’s last gasp winner.

The series goes on the line tonight at 7pm after the New Zealand Men start their fourmatch series against Japan tonight at 5pm.

TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER Black Sticks captain, Stacey Michelsen, celebrates with goal scorer Pippa Hayward during the open test series match against Australia in Wellington.

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Ryder ‘dealing with personal issues’ Jesse Ryder has withdrawn from the himself in the UAE. Ryder had scored New Zealand A tour to the United Arab 116 runs in five T20 games for Otago Emirates. this season. In 48 ODIs, Ryder has averThe troubled batsman has cited per- aged 33.21, which for all his ability is a sonal reasons for his pulling out of the useful, if not overpowering statistic. trip designed to help select New ZeaThe UAE trip was to be Ryder’s opland’s squad for the World Cup starting portunity to push his cup claims. in February.

New Zealand have five ODIs against The Otago lefthander missed a flight Pakistan to come after their three-test north to Christchurch for a Georgie Pie series, which continues with the second Super Smash T20 game at the weekend. match in Dubai (started last night).

New Zealand Cricket’s Ryder’s decision now general manager of national means if he is to make the selection, Bruce Edgar, said World Cup squad, it will be Ryder had made the decision on the basis of his domesafter meeting Otago officials tic form for Otago as they in Dunedin yesterday. squad will be picked before “NZC respects Jesse’s deNew Zealand begin a sevencision and is currently congame ODI series against Sri sidering options for a reLanka in mid-January.

Otago Cricket chief execplacement,” said Edgar. utive Ross Dykes said Ryder The New Zealand A squad departs Auckland for the Thumbs down for Jesse? was dealing with a personal issues and requested privacy.

UAE tomorrow. The team “In terms of his Otago commitments, will play four 50-over games in Dubai one each against the UAE and Afghani- we will continue to work with Jesse with a view to him rejoining our Georgie Pie stan, and two against Ireland.

Ryder, out of favour with New Zea- Super Smash campaign - but a decision land Cricket since being dumped from on this will not be made until later in the the test squad over a late night drink- week,” Dykes said.

“Otago is disappointed for Jesse but ing incident last February, had been included in the NZ A squad with a view to a player’s well-being is paramount and, considering him for the World Cup, pro- with that in mind, our priority is to help vided his form was strong and his off- him towards the best possible outcome.”

Ryder switched from Wellington to field behaviour scrubbed up to required Otago this season and is coming off a standards.

While his batting talent is not in dis- season in English county cricket with - NZH pute it is more about how he handled Essex.

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Friday 21st November 2014 at 12.30pm (Unless Sold Prior)

Open Home: Wednesday 19th November 5.00pm - 5.30pm Renowned architect Billy Thomas’s own family home, relishing its proximity to the Domain and commercial hub. We offer you the opportunity to become the third owner of this distinctive residence, oozing charm and bounteous potential. The home, though not large has wonderful balance, a good spread of living, and all bedrooms on both levels are generous, especially the master. Your imagination and creativity can flourish and your green fingers can work their magic on the 1011 sqm section. Grateful for the last 35 years, the estate has issued strict instructions to sell.

To be Auctioned on site: Friday 21st November 2014 at 12.30pm (Unless Sold Prior)

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section. With compliant inbuilt log fire in the lounge area. Good sized kitchen opening to the rear of the Section. A spacious single garage plus workshop compliments this tidy package. Certainly one to view to be appreciate.

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Ashburton 22 Grove Street

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CBD. Large living area, two double bedrooms with good storage. Galley kitchen with abundance of cupboards and dining area. Large bathroom with shower and vanity also housing the laundry. House is insulated and heated with a heatpump ad nightstore. Single garage and easy care grounds completes the package.

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Ashburton 19 King Street

FIRST HOME - FIRST CHOICE This lovely two bedroom brick home with sunroom is a fine example of an investors starter of first home buyers.

Large double garage - fenced section ideal for children or keeping pets. to main road.

So close to school and easy access 3A1F Netherby 9 Davis Crescent Don’t be disappointed.

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No 9 isAvailable currently rented at $220 per week.

Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 * 4 Bedroom family home Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) * Separate shower room plus bathroom * Good sized lounge * Open plan kitchen/dining * Double garage For Sale: $310,000 * Great family home or Investment View: Wed 19 Nov 5:30 - 6:00pm Urban Urban Urban Consultant Cindy Hayward 027 389 7955

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Ashburton 21 King Street

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This three bedroom home has an open plan kitchen/living area with french doors out to a sunny terrace.

Double garage plus large storage area on a well fenced section must add Ashburton Hut 8 Hakatere appeal for buyers.

Down By The Seaside This hut and all its contents could be yours.

This is a life style that many love in a small caring community. This hut has a small kitchen tucked in the corner of a large dining lounge with an Ashburton 130 Wills Street open fire. Three bedrooms, separate toilet, a bathroom with shower and It’s a BLUE MOON ... !!! has batts insulation. vanity, laundry.

The property Stunning Billy Thomas designed home 4 Large double bedrooms, one with ensuite 2 Separate living areas Four car garage with internal access, PLUS single garage Private, peaceful outdoor entertaining area.

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Great investment property as it is close to the town and you are not paying over the top for your section.

1012 m2 section (approx) Allenton area.

793 metre square (more or less) Clean site, services and vehicle access at gate.

Rectangular section next to the park on Cambridge street.

CERAMIC tiles tile quality Well and pump plus fenced on three sides.

CV $101,000 Ashburton guaranteed Tile Warehouse Primo location for primary schools and only a wander to college.

Potential for investment or build your own new home. 1872m2 (more or less freehold land. Application to District Council for 4 allotment subdivision, subject to resource consent.

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Medical centre, Primary school, and stroll to College.

GFE. Phone calls only. 027 $450,000 View by appointment, 28a Carters Road rwashburton.co.nz / 448 7011.

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ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open, preloved clothing. Cnr Archibald and Jane St. 9.40am MID CANTERBURY MENS PROBUS CLUB. Meeting, mini and main speaker. Senior Centre.

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

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LICENSED (REAA 2008) GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Rd.

Due to a change in circumstances this section needs a new owner This exciting new release of 22 unique peninsula lots provides all The new release of five 3Ha and 4Ha properties marks Stage 7a of 1129m2 section on favoured Ludlow Drive.

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. GROUP. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road.

NOW.9.00am Concept -house plans included in sale price. Be part of this the incredible amenity of this landmark community. this landmark development. Each of the lifestyle blocks, ranging in Access to water (although this section is not water’s edge), 11.00am Association.

The Domain, Philip Street.

Coffee morning, Robert Harris, 361 West St. 10.45am ASHBURTON CLUB. beautiful sub-division now. Golfers takeCLINIC. note..Golf Course very With sections from 843m2 to 1606m2 you can create the size from 3.22 to 4.17 hectares, offer stunning panoramic views boating, swimming, paintball TRAVEL and fine dining.

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TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) The financial reality checks can wait. The money gods are focused on boosting financial confidence and your sense of what’s possible.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) As she spends her first full day in your relationship sector Venus wants a deeper read on your real relationship priorities and expectations.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While things start to move on the work front take time to establish where your heart stands, aware of how busy things are set to become.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

SMITH, Lyndsay Stewart – On 6 November 2014 in Ashburton. Loved son of the late Stewart and Elma Smith.

Loved brother of Valmai Limbrick, and brother-in-law of the late George Limbrick, and also the late Jack Fletcher. Loved brother of the late Des, and brother-in-law of Noreen Smith. Loved brother of the late June, and brother-in-law of Eric Gardiner. Loved uncle and great uncle of all his nephews and nieces.

Patterson, Raymond Ernest, (Flash) – On November 15, 2014.

Peacefully at home, Tinwald.

In his 83rd year. Dearly loved husband of the late Pat, much loved father and father in law of Sharon and Ivan Moore, Raeleen, and the late Neil Molloy, Warren and Dianna (Christchurch), Murray, and Wayne and Sandy. Loved and respected poppa of his 13 grandchildren and old poppa of his 15 great grandchildren.

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Lowry Cup finalists found Allenton’s Bruce White (above) was among the 40 starters in the Lowry Cup qualifying at the MSA Bowling Club on Sunday.

White and 13 others advanced from the initial 40 entries spread across the MSA,

Ashburton and Allenton greens to the premier men’s open singles event, the Lowry Cup final, which will take place at the Methven Bowling Club this Sunday.

Defending champion, Meth-

ven’s Jeff Nowell, failed to qualify but his clubmate and last year’s runner-up, Adrian Kemp, made it through to the final 14. Nowell suffered the same fate as the 2012-13 winner, Darren Turner, in missing

out on qualifying the following summer.

Turner is back in contention this season as is a fellow former winners Roger Gutberlet, winner in the 2004-05 season and White, the winner in 2011-12.

The other finalists are Eric Maw, Graham Clark, Craig Fowles, John Drayton, Brent Mayson, Gavin Eder, Mike Grice, Darren Turner, Jock Moore, Clarrie Youngman and Alan Miller.

Murrayfield gives Hansen plenty of food for thought

BY GREGOR PAUL It’s easy to draw misguided conclusions about the All Blacks strength in depth, or lack of, based on the huff and puff and just about not blow the Scottish house down performance. That the All Blacks were in such disarray suggests they haven’t got the talent many thought: that they aren’t plucking test players off trees.

But throwing virtually all the peripheral talent onto Murrayfield, bound only by the experience of Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter and Ben Smith, the All Blacks were always going to look a rabble. New combinations, inexperience and over exuberance to deliver...bad mix.

Mass changes never work.

Look at Wales - within a whisker of beating Australia one week; make 12 changes and within a

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whisker of losing to Fiji the next.

Continuity flies straight out of the window and of course the All Blacks were shambolic and head coach Steve Hansen, while disappointed, wasn’t surprised.

So why do it? Why take the risk of losing? Why not tinker - keep the guts of the top team and slip in the odd change?

There are two reasons why he didn’t go down that route. The first is that he wants fresh legs,

and eager minds to play Wales this week. He needs the big guns to be firing in a way they didn’t in the respective final tests of 2012 and 2013.

More importantly, though, he needed to put the inexperienced brigade under duress and not have a glut of senior players on whom they could lean for answers.

Ask tough questions and you usually get intriguing answers

- and that’s exactly what happened in Edinburgh.

Did Hansen discover things - both good and bad - about some of those peripheral players? Were some of his opinions changed as a consequence? “Yep. There was,” he said with little hesitation. “There are some guys who played really, really well and others not so well. We will have a good discussion when we come to pick the team.”

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