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River captured on silver screen The Rakaia River is one of seven Canterbury rivers to star in a film called Seven Rivers Walking, which will premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival next month.

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Skier warns others after ban

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Mt Hutt skier Scott Higgins wants to remind others not to ski in closed areas after he had his season pass confiscated for a week.

The 20-year-old from Christchurch was among the 4000 snow bunnies who flocked to Mt Hutt on Saturday. Enticed by the fresh powder conditions, he succumbed to temptation and ventured into Mid Towers around 9am, despite closed signs.

He saw others in the area, but unbeknown to him avalanche heli-bombing was still under way.

After a few turns a ski patroller ap-

proached him and confiscated his lift pass and asked him if he had not heard the blast of avalanche control work above him.

He had headphones in and had not heard it, but understood straight away the dangers of being in the area.

“It was completely legit what they did,” Higgins said yesterday.

The worst case scenario in such a situation could see him and others in the closed area buried in an avalanche, and then have to be rescued.

The Mid Towers run was opened shortly afterwards, once avalanche control work was completed.

Higgins wanted to remind others to

obey closure signs and is looking forward to skiing back on Mt Hutt when his seven-day ban is completed.

He said at first he thought he was going to get banned for two weeks, but management had responded to his good attitude and made it just one week.

He believed there would have been others banned on the day as well, because he saw one or two other skiers approached by ski patrollers.

Mt Hutt manager James McKenzie said management took into consideration a skier’s attitude when deciding the length of bans and it was important skiers obeyed skifield signage.

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Skills shortage, policing hot election topics

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Rangitata National candidate Andrew Falloon wants to improve the outlook for Mid Canterbury businesses coping with skills shortages.

Addressing a Business Mid Canterbury (BMC) breakfast meeting yesterday, Falloon talked about the points system which favoured migrants moving to parts of New Zealand outside of Auckland.

“My personal view is that we can make further changes, with additional regional variations, based on the skills that are needed in each region,” Falloon told the 10 attendees.

“Truck drivers and dairy farmers to Mid Canterbury, fruit pickers to Central Otago, Marlborough and the Hawkes’ Bay,” he added.

Additionally, it was important to continue to train youngsters for the jobs that were available now, and for the jobs of the future.

“The first battle there is to break down the notion, prevalent in so many of our high schools, that their role is to train kids for university,” Falloon said.

“Farming and the trades have to be given a far more equal weighting when educating our young people about their career options.”

Thirdly, New Zealanders, particularly in higher unemployment areas, needed to be encouraged to come here and fill skills

shortages. Falloon’s talk triggered wide-ranging discussion among attendees, and topics also included the challenges of identifying vulnerable families, and policing.

Falloon talked about increasing police numbers with 70 new police positions for Canterbury over four years, allocated by police headquarters after government announced funding earlier this year for 1125 new police throughout the country. Police have recently announced the first year’s allocation of ten positions, which includes just one with duties specifically in Mid Canterbury.

However, four are in a Mobile Policing Unit to be deployed in response to crime or events across the region.

Falloon had to respond to concerns that was still one hour away, and an “ambulance at the bottom of the cliff” approach.

He agreed with sentiments it would be good to have more police based in the district, and planned to advocate on the issue at government level.

Mayor Donna Favel in particular was concerned about less than adequate numbers in the district, saying compared to South Canterbury the allocation was disproportionate.

Attendees believed a presence of police walking the streets would be a good crime deterrent and add a much-needed community perspective to policing.

Rangitata National candidate Andrew Falloon addresses a Business Mid Canterbury breakfast meeting yesterday at Reflections, with (seated from left) Mayor Donna Favel, Neil Pluck, Jane Fowles, Carl Gourdie and John Falloon.

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MOBILE POLICING UNIT TO COVER MID CANTERBURY Based on new funding for 1125 police across New Zealand over four years, police national headquarters have allocated 70 of those to Canterbury.

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Wheelie bins on their way Ashburton District Council will begin delivering wheelie bins to properties from August 1, ahead of the start of the new collection service a month later.

The new collection service includes a 240 litre yellow recycling wheelie bin; a 45 litre green recycling crate for glass bottles and jars; and an 80 litre red wheelie bin for rubbish. It will replace the current bag and recycling crate

system operating in Ashburton, Chertsey, Methven, Mt Somers, Mayfield and Hinds, as well as the bag system in Rakaia. It is also being introduced to some properties who haven’t previously received council kerbside collection services, including Lake Hood, Fairton and Winslow.

Council Waste Recovery Manager Craig Goodwin says the new service is focused on helping the

community reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill.

“The new kerbside collection service is part of council’s vision for ‘zero waste,’ which we’ve been working towards since 2011.

The community has made good progress on improving its waste practices, and the new service will further support this effort by providing a greater recycling capacity.”

Although the new bins will be delivered early next month, they are not to be used until the new collection starts on September 1. Residents who already receive council kerbside collection services may already have a green crate, and they are encouraged to keep this for the new service.

From September 1, the crate will be used to recycle clean glass bottles and jars, and all other re-

cycling that is currently put in the crate will go in the yellow recycling wheelie bin.

When bins are delivered in August, residents will receive a handbook detailing how to use them and when they will be collected.

To check if your property is in the collection zone for the new service or for more information on the wheelie bins, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz/binitright

Sandy’s shooting for the stars

By Katie todd

Sandy Bennett is the second star in our series about hard of hearing individuals overcoming hurdles within the Ashburton Community.

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Deaf Olympics hopeful Sandy Bennett was born without any capacity to hear – but certainly not without an extraordinary capacity for get-up-and-go.

And as she ambles around the clubrooms of the Coronation Target Shooting Club, it is clear that “Sniper Sandy” has found her home in the world of sports, and true happiness peering down the sight of her Anschutz target rifle.

The mother of one made the move from her hometown of Blenheim to Ashburton 17 years ago.

Over the years she’s excelled in endurance riding on Aratika Penny Royal, represented Marlborough Premier Women’s soccer, and tramped her way through Marlborough, with her favourite spot being Mount Fishtail in the Richmond Range.

Nowadays, when she’s not hard at work in the butcher’s department at New World Ashburton, Sandy is biking, walking, fishing or working to perfect her target shooting scores.

She says her penchant for sport comes from her upbringing.

“I’m thankful for my closest friend and my family,” she says.

“They always knew how to take the time and communicate with me … and my father knew it was good for me to be out and about.”

Sandy describes the move away from them to Ashburton as challenging and “very lonely” at first, but says she has adapted and found happiness in her workplace, within support groups like Sign for Life, on the sideline of her son Jayden’s rugby games and as a member the South Island Women’s Shooting Team. She even describes herself as “lucky” to have been born deaf.

“Of course, I’d like to hear noise, but I’ve never had to adapt like other people who lose their hearing at a certain age,” she says.

“I like being a part of both worlds – hearing and non-hearing. And a lot of (hearing) people don’t understand how hard we

work to be a part of their world … but I will respect you if you respect me.”

She says she appreciates faceto-face communication above texting, and loves it when people have patience with her – people like her shooting coach Bryan Hunter, who has guided her from a novice to a fierce competitor sitting impressively high on the Coronation Target Shooting Club’s scoreboards.

Sandy’s now set her sights on the Deaf Olympics, where she hopes to one day take her skills and gun to compete internationally.

“I like working hard and I like a good challenge … and my favourite thing ever is when it’s just me, the target and nothing else.”

Right – “Sniper Sandy” Bennett won’t let deafness stop her shooting for the stars.

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Film highlights rivers’ plight

BY KATIE TODD

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An entry to the New Zealand International Film Festival next month hopes to inspire a “consciousness shift” in the way Canterbury’s rivers are cared for.

Seven Rivers Walking is a film exploring the poisoned, depleted state of Canterbury’s rivers. It is produced and directed

by Christchurch-based Gaylene Barnes and Kathleen Gallagher, and will premiere on August 19.

In creating the film, Barnes and Gallagher consulted a number of local experts and “guardians” who have dwelled near the Avon, Ashley, Heathcote, Orari, Rakaia,

Selwyn and Waimakariri rivers for several decades. Through their experiences, the filmmakers seek to uncover the drastic degradation that has occurred chiefly in the past 10 to 15 years.

Barnes said a big problem is lack of flow in rivers like the Rakaia, due to the cumulative effect of extraction, water tanks, climate change and diversions like the one at Lake Coleridge.

“The Orari has become so dry it can no longer be classified as a braided river.”

She said this becomes a serious problem when weeds lodge in the riverbed and threaten the local biodiversity.

“New Zealand is a very young country geologically, yet these rivers are draining totally because of human activity.”

Barnes believes we need to take on a “three-pronged approach” and change the way we interact with rivers as individuals, collective groups and via governmental regulations.

“It’s about going smaller, gentler and slower as a species.”

The film also explores the state of city rivers like the Heathcote, which was revealed to contain the “unhealthiest water in Christchurch” in a Christchurch City Council survey last year, and which Barnes lives alongside.

Barnes and Gallagher are both experienced filmmakers, and say it has been “really special” being able to work collaboratively on Seven Rivers Walking as joint directors and producers.

“We’re both interested in the kind of projects that inspire a consciousness shift,” Barnes said.

The film premieres at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch on August 19, but will also be screened in a number of venues across the country including Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Dunedin and Timaru.

Tickets and more information are available from the NZIFF website.

Impressive headway on headstones project

BY KATIE TODD

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More than 26,000 headstones at 20 cemeteries in the Ashburton district have now been photographed by members of the Ashburton Family History Group who want to make them available online.

Michael Sheate and Lindsey Holland have been voluntarily working for nearly six years to take photographs, check records and archive details of the deceased on the Ashburton District Council website.

They’ve successfully uploaded 3500 photographs and those are currently available online.

“It’s an ongoing project though,” Holland said.

“Often we have to go back and revisit places if the sunlight is at the wrong angle or something doesn’t match up – plus each year there’s about 500 more.”

People accessing the records can see data on the cemetery, plot location, plot depth, celebrant, denomination of the deceased, purchaser of the plot and date purchased.

Holland said the early records are more difficult because in early days, only about a third of people could afford proper headstones. The headstones that do exist may have lost

Fire in garage Ashburton firefighters were called to the scene of a garage fire on Alford Forest Road about 5.15pm last night. Thick smoke could be seen pouring from the building at the rear of the property as firefighters arrived. The road was closed while three crews worked on the fire. The alarm was raised by workers at an adjacent business.

More rain coming Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. It’s the tune children around the country may be singing soon, as the second week of the school holidays starts to look dismal; with heavy rain, strong winds and chilly temperatures forecast. The MetService has issued a severe weather outlook, warning of dramatic changes from today through to Thursday and early Friday. A broad low moves onto the country on Thursday, bringing with it heavy rain to many areas. There is also high confidence that rainfall amounts in the South Island will reach “warning criteria’’ in Westland on Thursday and moderate amounts in Fiordland, Buller and the ranges of Nelson.

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Cameras on beach Auckland Council is investigating two cameras set up on a North Shore beach. The cameras are on Cheltenham Beach in Devonport.

They are attached to a fence extending from a property at the end of the road which shares a boundary with the beach. North Shore resident David MacGregor said he was “concerned” by their presence. “It concerned me because people surveilling the beach and making recordings seems inappropriate,” he said.

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Honour for Sir John Key The Ashburton Family History Group have made impressive headway on a project to record Ashburton district cemetery information online.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN their infill writing, or be carved from soft rocks like sandstone or limestone which are easily eroded.

He also said the early records, transcribed by Sextons, could sometimes have inaccuracies.

“Sometimes there are transcription errors so we have to be careful with cross checking.”

Holland says he is largely in

charge of taking the photos, whilst Sheate, the project manager, does the record checking.

Holland says the project mirrors similar undertakings in Timaru, Kaiapoi and Christchurch cemeteries.

The online records will enable people from overseas or other parts of New Zealand to gain instant access to information that

may only otherwise come from a visit to the district.

The district council provided Sheate and Holland with a $5000 grant for equipment and travel costs, but the otherwise voluntary work is being carried out alongside other family history projects, such as the archiving of birth and death certificates.

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Sir John Key has been given Australia’s highest honour in Canberra yesterday, described by Australia’s Governor General Peter Cosgrove as a “most admirable New Zealander” and a great friend of Australia. Key was appointed an Honorary Companion in the Order of Australia – the highest ranked grade in the order and reserved to 35 people in any one year.

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By Jaime Pitt-macKay With Ranfurly Shield fever soon set to hit Mid Canterbury, one Trade Me user has the perfect gift for any Hammers-mad rugby supporter.

User “bjubes”, has a broad collection of New Zealand Rugby memorabilia, including jerseys, old match tickets, and even match programmes from Mid Canterbury shield challenges past.

The oldest programme comes from August 22, 1956, which was Mid Canterbury’s first Ranfurly Shield challenge.

Back in the day, the programme would have set you back one shilling, and was not free of advertising, with Griffin’s catching the eye, advertising their Snax cracker.

The front also contained an encouraging cartoon, with keeper of the shield, A. K. Johnson, saying, “All right boys, here it is again, let them come and get it (if they can)”.

Programmes also date right through the 1980s, with the most recent programme from the shield challenge between Canterbury and Mid Canterbury at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Wednesday, July 4, 2002.

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This year’s shield challenge will take place at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Friday, August 4, kicking off at 2.35pm.

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Silver Fern Farms has begun mothballing the meat processing facilities at its Fairton plant.

The company’s head of communications and sustainability Justin Courtney said its coldstore, pelthouse and farm were still operational and being maintained as usual.

Around 25 people are currently working on site, including pelthouse staff, tradesmen, watchmen, office staff and farm staff.

“This will rise to around 40 people when the pelthouse returns to full operation when the new season begins.”

Emergency services were called to the plant on Sunday when an ammonia gas leak was discovered. Firefighters and plant staff contained the leak and dispersed the gas safely.

Courtney said a round-the-clock presence at the plant was being maintained for both security and safety.

The company has no details to release at this stage regarding the future of the site and says it will continue normal operations at both pelthouse and coldstore.

Around 370 workers were made redundant last month when Silver Fern Farms confirmed meat processing at the site would cease.

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General manager John Wright said the project had worked through a few concerns raised by the application to build the pond, which will have capacity for 1.6 million cubic metres, and was hoping for the go-ahead soon.

The pond will allow the scheme to better manage its already-consented water take from the Rakaia River. The scheme has around 200 shareholders and already delivers water into the Barrhill, Chertsey and Acton areas; it also has shareholders in the Mayfield area, which it is able to supply by means of water swap arrangements with the neighbouring Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme.

Wright said the planned Akarana Storage Pond was important for operational purposes and for the future expansion of the scheme.

The scheme is planning for a long-term demand for surface water as farmers con-

sider alternatives to groundwater consents.

Underground aquifers in the Mid Canterbury area are already vulnerable after three dry winters and little recharge.

“There will be a point in the future when groundwater consents are reviewed and it will be more logical to switch over.”

Wright said reliability was important for its river take, hence the need for storage, and BCI was weighing up the level of future capacity for its infrastructure.

The scheme also uses Lake Coleridge for storage, with the water able to be released into the Rakaia River and pumped up into the Rangitata Diversion Race at Trustpower’s Highbank power station.

The Akarana pond would reduce reliance on Highbank.

Wright said it could be 15 years before there was a big swing to surface water consents.

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Men holding the casket of Chris Tobin and Jack Kronfeld-Tobin at the Manukau Memorial Gardens.

Horror Mt Eden crash: Dad, son share coffin at funeral Friends and family have farewelled a father and his baby son who died in a crash after their car collided with a bus in Mt Eden.

Christopher Tobin, 51, and his baby son Jack, 15 months, will be buried together, sharing a coffin which had been decorated with colourful messages.

A joint funeral service was held for the pair yesterday at Manukau Memorial Gardens in south Auckland.

Tobin’s daughter Elle, 2, also injured in the crash, was able to attend the service in a tiny wheelchair.

She has been recovering in Starship Hospital since the crash last Tuesday.

Tobin’s other daughter Vivienne, 5, spoke at the service saying, “I love my dad so much, he always makes me laugh.”

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his three youngest children – also spoke briefly, as did his eldest son, saying: “He always told us he was going to live till 500 – I think everyone just believed him.”

About 200 mourners packed the church, many of them dressed in yellow – Tobin’s favourite colour.

Friends wore black T-shirts with yellow writing reading: “Rock n’ roll forever. Rest in peace Chris.”

The celebrant said Tobin was an “outrageous, hardcore man who loved his family and loved his friends.

Songs played included the Beatles’ Let it Be and Come Together and Elvis’ All Shook Up. Jack was described as a “cheeky, loving, adorable boy. Placid and chilled”.

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lthough simple in its uses and in its appearance, it would appear the humble wheelie bin is quite the hot topic here in Ashburton.

News came through yesterday that the Ashburton District Council were to start delivering the new-look bins to homes from August 1 in preparation for the launch on September 1 and the district reacted.

On the Ashburton Guardian Facebook page there were more than 100 comments within the first hour which, in the grand scale of things, is quite impressive – especially when at the end of the day you are dealing, quite simply put, with garbage.

To put that into context, the announcement of the new site for the Civic Centre received less than 20 comments overall. So some things in life are seemingly more important than others.

Many have been crying out for the bins to be introduced locally and many have now had their prayers answered.

So while Civic Centre debates are important to the district, it’s a decision that doesn’t affect everyone, so a good portion of the region probably isn’t that fussed with whatever the outcome might be. We are simple people.

We worry about simple things, like how we can best sort out our rubbish.

What it does go to show – and the Ashburton District Council should take notice here – is that people are more concerned about the little things, the parts of life that impact them directly and play a part in their everyday life.

And our elected councillors would do well to take that into consideration when they’re sitting around the big table. As elected officers, it is their role to make key decisions that will see everyday life get a little easier or a little less stressful for the people of this district.

It will be action on subjects such as wheelie bins, sugar free policies and rates that will be the key deciders when the next election rolls around.

Not who stood their ground on whether we should knock down a damaged building and where we should build its replacement.

Food for thought.

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YOUR VIEW Ashburton Citizens’ Association On reading Monday’s paper I was pleased to read the letter from the official spokesperson from the Ashburton Citizens’ Association, it was pleasing to read that they can increase their membership from negative letters, and they can certainly look forward to increasing it more in the future.

I feel however that the writer did not grasp Mr Spencer’s letter as his complaint was with Ashburton Citizens’ Association members that are now councillors and their inability to make decisions.

I have been noticing headlines in the papers the past few weeks, one telling us that building costs have risen by 10 per cent in the last year, and another stating that the decision to place the new council offices at Bar-

ing Square, where I believe the outgoing council were going to place it 18 months ago and it’s going to save the ratepayers $3 million!

The Ashburton Citizens’ Association members who are now councillors, tell us ratepayers how much their delay has increased the cost.

I know from headlines it will increase by over $3 million.

As one of the many rural ratepayers who pay over 80 per cent of the paid rates, we are getting very disenchanted with the indecisions of this council.

Can someone please tell us if the councillor who, after four years as a councillor, and can not make his mind up is still drawing thousands of dollars of ratepayers’ money to sit on the council?

John D. Clark

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With Ashburton’s economic growth anticipated to be 33 per cent over the next 15 years, and more than one third of this coming from dairy, meat production, and sheep, cattle, and grain farming, the future for agribusiness and our community is certainly looking bright.

Ashburton’s future continues to look rosy L

ast month I was fortunate to attend a presentation by Kelvin Davidson, a senior economist at Infometrics, that added to my growing confidence about the future of our district.

Kelvin said that despite the recent effects of a strong dollar, weak dairy prices and low sheep farming returns, Ashburton’s economy had remained steady.

Our district’s dairy cattle farming continues to perform extremely well.

Based on current milk prices, estimates suggest a growth in revenue of $331 million on last year.

This is also great news for specialist seed growers across Mid Canterbury, who supply grass and other forage seeds to dairy farmers.

Donna Favel

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There has been a lot of activity in the construction sector too.

Residential building consents have remained steady, and the new Carrfields/Tavendale office development and Scenic Hotel project in the Eastfield precinct, are a real show of confidence in the future of the district.

Despite the disappointing closure announcement by Silver Fern Farms sheepmeat processing plant, our unemployment

rate is still sitting 3 per cent lower than the national average.

In recent months, I’ve met with many local employers and am greatly heartened by their plans and confidence.

Since 2000, the Ashburton economy has generated 311 new jobs a year on average and we’re on track to continue that trend over the next few years.

Over time there is, however, expected to be increasing disparity between employment growth and population growth.

People will need to be encouraged to stay in the Ashburton workforce longer and to move here.

Thankfully, our district continues to be an attractive destination for migrants, with 121 new migrants arriving in the area in

the 2016/17 financial year.

The affordability of our housing market has had a role to play in this and will assist us to attract more newcomers in the future.

With Ashburton’s economic growth anticipated to be 33 per cent over the next 15 years, and more than one third of this coming from dairy, meat production, and sheep, cattle, and grain farming, the future for agribusiness and our community is certainly looking bright.

Thanks once again to Kelvin Davidson – an ex-pat Ashburtonian – for presenting such a comprehensive and useful economic overview for our community.

Donna Favel is the Mayor of Ashburton

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White House cameras off Cameras remained off yesterday at the White House press briefing on orders of the Trump administration, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features on the same day that ABC announced new digital programming tied to it.

The last on-camera White House briefing was on June 29.

Following rules set by the White House, news networks only began airing press secretary Sean Spicer’s questionand-answer session until after it was done. With still pictures of Spicer onscreen as he talked off-camera, it didn’t make for gripping television.

Fox News Channel and MSNBC both broke away to other stories before the session was finished.

ABC News’ The Briefing Room started airing live yesterday. The network has streamed past briefings online and on Facebook over the past several months; the new programme is expected to air each day there is a White House briefing.

ABC’s Rick Klein, the network’s political director, said ABC, like other television networks, is pushing for the briefings to go back on camera and be shown live. It’s a sentiment most prominently expressed

Alba expecting again Jessica Alba is pregnant with her third child. The Sin City: A Dame To Kill For star and her husband Cash Warren are set to add to their family with a new baby on the way. Revealing the news on her Instagram account, Jessica posted a cute video of her daughters – Honor, nine, and Haven, five – holding big number one and two balloons, with the actress holding one that read number three as she displayed a visible baby bump.

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by CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta, who last month repeatedly asked Spicer, “Why don’t we turn the cameras on, Sean?” without getting an answer.

Acosta, on the air, has complained about the Trump administration “taking us into a

strange new world where accountability doesn’t exist.”

To a fan base that has delighted in Trump repeatedly deriding CNN as “fake news,” Acosta’s protests aren’t likely to gain much traction.

News executives and White House correspondents have

yet to find a strategy to change the way things are going.

Trump has given only one free-wheeling news conference since taking office nearly six months ago, and has lately restricted most of his interviews to friendly outfits like Fox News Channel.

– AP

Conduct ‘unacceptable’

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OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole OJ Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

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he approaches the nine-year minimum of his 33-year sentence for armed robbery and assault with a weapon. Plus, the parole board sided with him once before.

No one at his hearing is expected to oppose releasing him in October – not his victim, not even the former prosecutor who persuaded a jury in Las Vegas to convict Simpson in 2008.

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“Assuming that he’s behaved himself in prison, I don’t think it will be out of line for him to get parole,” said David Roger, the retired Clark County district attorney.

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Two of those men testified that they carried guns.

Another who stood trial with Simpson was convicted and served 27 months before the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that Simpson’s fame tainted the jury. Simpson’s conviction was upheld.

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The Muppets Studio is blaming “unacceptable business conduct” for its dismissal of Steve Whitmire as the longtime performer of Kermit the Frog.

This explanation, issued yesterday, follows Whitmire’s emotional blog post last week after his firing was made public. He said he learned last October that the role of Kermit would be recast.

Whitmire had been with the Muppets since 1978, and took over as Kermit after the untimely death of Muppets founder Jim Henson in 1990. The Muppets Studio did not detail the nature of Whitmire’s “repeated unacceptable business conduct,” but said it spanned “a period of many years,” adding that “he consistently failed to address” his employers’ feedback.

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The Labour Party would target multinationals operating in New Zealand to ensure they don’t avoid paying tax if it wins power and is targeting $600 million over three years through a “diverted profits tax,” says leader Andrew Little.

A Labour government would increase funding to Inland Revenue to chase unpaid taxes and give it the power to impose tax “at a penalty rate if they believe that tax has been deliberately avoided,” he said.

“Even on current tax settings, multinationals should be paying more. Labour is budgeting to collect an additional $600 million over three years. We will resource IRD’s investigations unit to do their job properly with an additional $30 million injection each year, Little said in a statement.

Andrew Little He said the UK has had a positive experience adopting such measures and companies such as Amazon were now booking their profits in the UK rather than in jurisdictions with lower tax requirements.

Little also released an open let-

ter written to multinational companies in which he invites them to a round-table meeting immediately after the September 23 election, assuming Labour wins power.

“I intend to address the rising discontent among New Zealanders regarding multinational companies not contributing fairly,” he says in the letter. “I invite you to attend this meeting and work together to ensure New Zealand is a fair place to operate and a great place to live. I look forward to discussing this with you further.

“A diverted profits tax is an important tool to encourage multinationals to behave appropriately and pay their fair share of tax like every New Zealander who works for a living,” he said. “They don’t have tricky accountants to help them dodge their obligations.”

– NZME

Netflix passes 100 mln customers The streaming powerhouse Netflix has cleared more than 100 million subscribers and now counts more of its customers abroad than in the US, the company announced yesterday (NZ time) in a better-than-expected earnings report.

Netflix added more than 5 million new subscribers in the second quarter, beating its forecast for both domestic and international customers. Netflix had projected earlier this year that it would add 600,000 new subscribers in the US and another 2.6 million international customers while Wall Street analysts expected similar figures.

The company said its membership grew more than anticipated due to its programming offerings, which included new seasons

of Orange is the New Black and House of Cards. In after-hours trading, the company’s stock price climbed as high as $US179.20 or by more than 10 per cent.

Netflix said in a letter to shareholders that the competition for audiences’ attention is “intense”, but the company described the streaming ecosystem – filled with major players like HBO, Hulu, Amazon and YouTube – as complementary, rather than winnertake-all.

“We are all co-pioneers of internet TV and, together, we are replacing linear TV,” Netflix said.

“The shift from linear TV to ondemand viewing is so big and there is so much leisure time, many internet TV services will be successful.”

Netflix said it added 1.07 mil-

lion customers domestically and 4.14 million abroad for the second quarter. The majority of Netflix’s subscriber base is now found outside of the US, the company said. The iInternet TV service is offered in more than 190 countries and in 27 languages.

The company also said that it took in $US2.8 billion in total revenue in the second quarter, up by more than 30 per cent from the same period last year, and it projects roughly $US3b next quarter, another 30 per cent jump from 2016.

For Netflix, their rising revenue and subscriber numbers is a sign that investing in original programming is paying off. The company said it expects to see positive momentum carry into next quarter.

– Washington Post

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Local body rates eased 0.1 per cent on the quarter and were up 3.2 per cent on the year while refuse disposal and recycling fell 1.3 per cent on the quarter but rose 4.5 per cent on the year. Household energy, which includes electricity, gas and solid fuels rose 1.5 per cent on the quarter and 1.8 per cent on the year.

The tradables consumers price index, which includes goods and services that compete with international rivals, fell 0.2 per cent in the quarter but rose 0.9 per cent on the year.

Non-tradables inflation, which focuses on domestic inflation, rose 0.2 per cent on the quarter and was up 2.4 per cent on the year. Prices for the purchase of newly-built houses, excluding land, made the most significant upwards contribution to the annual result.

– NZME

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Little: Labour would target $600m in unpaid taxes

an annual rise of 1.2 per cent. Domestic airfares were down 14.5 per cent on the quarter while international air transport rose 3.7 per cent.

The slide was offset by a 0.7 per cent rise in food prices on the quarter, with vegetable prices jumping 19 per cent, reflecting poor weather and growing conditions.

Dairy prices were also up, with prices for butter reaching their highest price since the series began, Stats NZ said.

Housing-related prices continued to increase, up 0.8 per cent on the quarter and 3.1 per cent on the year.

Prices for new housing rose 1.8 per cent in the June quarter for an annual increase of 6.4 per cent.

Rental prices rose 0.4 per cent on the quarter and 2.1 per cent on the year.

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fects are temporary and may lead to some variability in headline inflation.”

Yesterday’s data will likely add to that view and quell any expectations that the central bank might soon join others – like the Bank of Canada – that have lifted or are expected to lift rates soon.

The central bank’s forecasts show it does not expect rates to lift until September 2019 at the earliest.

Petrol prices fell 1.9 per cent on the quarter and were up 4.5 per cent on the year. The average price of 1 litre of 91 octane petrol was $1.86 in the June quarter, down from $1.90 in the March quarter but up from $1.78 in the June quarter a year earlier.

Overall the transport sector – which includes fuel and other services such as airfares – fell 1.3 per cent on quarter and showed

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New Zealand consumer prices were unchanged in the second quarter as weaker fuel prices offset rises in household basics like rent, food and electricity.

The kiwi dollar dropped to 72.61 US cents after the figures were released from 73.26 cents immediately before. It fell to 93.18 Australian cents from 93.88 cents and the trade-weighted index declined to 77.33 from 77.96.

The consumers price index was unchanged in the three months to June 30 while annual inflation was 1.7 per cent, Statistics New Zealand said.

Economists had expected inflation of 0.2 per cent in the second quarter, for an annual rate of 1.9 per cent, according to the median in a poll of 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The data

also undershot the central bank’s forecasts for inflation of 0.3 per cent in the second quarter for an annual rise of 2.1 per cent.

Second quarter inflation eased back from the first quarter when it was 1 per cent and the annual rate was 2.2 per cent.

The Reserve Bank is mandated with keeping annual inflation between 1 and 3 per cent, with a focus on the mid-point.

At the June rate review, Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler kept the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent and said the bank viewed a recent pick-up in inflation as a temporary spike in the tradables sector.

“The increase in headline inflation in the March quarter was mainly due to higher tradables inflation, particularly petrol and food prices,” Wheeler said in a statement at the time. “These ef-

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Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until tender.

■ Place in serving dish and serve hot, or allow to cool slightly, then toss through leafy greens to make a salad.

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■ Add prepared yams, pumpkin, kumara and cook on medium heat, turning frequently until golden brown and softened, about 8-10 minutes.

■ Add garlic and spices and cook for two minutes until fragrant.

■ Add salt, coconut cream and chutney and stir to combine.

■ Reduce heat and cook for 10

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■ Serve with steamed basmati rice. Sprinkle each serving of curry with roasted cashews and chopped coriander.

Winter vegetable gratin 300g yams 200g parsnip 200g kumara 200g pumpkin 50g butter 100g gruyere or edam cheese, grated Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1T caraway seeds and chopped thyme, mixed together 3 or 4 cloves garlic, crushed 200ml cream 200ml milk 400ml vegetable or chicken stock 1C fresh breadcrumbs (or 1/2C dried breadcrumbs)

■ Slice yams lengthways, then peel and slice parsnip, pumpkin and kumara into similar-sized chunks.

■ Grease baking dish, place one layer of vegetables and dot with butter. Over this, evenly sprinkle some of the caraway-thyme mix, grated cheese and salt and pepper. Repeat this process for each layer until there are no vegetables left (don’t add the cheese on the final layer yet).

■ Pour stock, cream and milk over the vegetables and cover.

■ Bake for 45-70 minutes, until tender.

■ Uncover, add a final layer of cheese mixed with the fresh breadcrumbs. Bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown.

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50g butter, melted or 1T vegetable oil 1T maple syrup or honey ■ Cut bacon rashers in half and wrap a piece around each yam.

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Local boy in spotlight He is the poster boy of the upcoming British Open, his flowing hair and stubbly face adorning the banners draped across lampposts on the approaches to Royal Birkdale.

Tommy Fleetwood has the looks of a rock star and the popularity of one in this seaside town in northwest England, especially this week.

Golf’s oldest major is back in Southport for the first time since 2008 and, in Fleetwood, one of the sport’s rising stars, the locals have one of their own to cheer for.

“I’ll have the most support I’ve ever had in my life, from people I’ve grown up with, friends, family, you name it,” Fleetwood said yesterday. “It’s going to be a different experience, for sure.”

Growing up, Fleetwood lived in a house just round the corner from Royal Birkdale. The place always held a mystical quality to a golf-loving kid who dreamed of winning the Open Championship from the age of 5.

He’d play at the local municipals – Southport, Formby Hall, and Southport & Ainsdale, where he’d sweep the paths – and would

Tommy Fleetwood still smiling despite the pressure. get on Birkdale only when accompanying his father, Peter, on evening dog walks.

“I might have bunked on the odd time and hit the odd shot,” Fleetwood recalled. “But that was about as far as it goes.”

The first British Open he went to watch was at Royal Birkdale in 1998. He remembers defending champion Justin Leonard being on the front cover of the programme, being in awe of a

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22-year-old Tiger Woods walking past him, and faking golfers’ signatures in his autograph book because he failed to get any himself.

Nineteen years on, it’s his signature in demand.

Fleetwood is at his highestever world ranking of No. 14, he’s currently the No. 1 player on the European Tour, and played in the final group on the Sunday of a US Open last month.

To a former coach and mentor, Fleetwood is not just a sentimental pick this week but a logical one.

“He’s the player in form, he’s one of the best players in the world, and he’s playing a course he knows,” Jim Payne said. “Some people talk about pressure he’ll be under but I don’t see that. I only think he can do well. It’s set up for him, really.”

Fleetwood was also aged 11 – with a handicap of 11 and already hitting the ball 230 yards – when he was voted as junior sports personality of the year.

Peter Fleetwood said at the time that the costs of his son’s early golfing career “will all come back the day Tommy wins the Open.”

How fitting if he achieved that at Birkdale and became the first Englishman to win an Open in England since Tony Jacklin in 1969.

“Recent results have clearly put me in the eye and made people talk about me as a chance,” Fleetwood said. “It’s nice to be spoken of in that light, to be honest. I find it very flattering and, I mean, it doesn’t affect me in any way, apart from it’s very nice and makes me smile, really.”

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Ryan Fox

Fox into top 100 Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has broken into the top 100 in the world rankings for the first time.

Fox has improved from 122 to 95 following his tie for fourth in the Scottish Open.

He replaces Mike Hendry as Kiwi number two with Hendry ranked 110.

Danny Lee remains number one at 77 on the list.

Fox and Hendry are both at Royal Birkdale for this week’s British Open.

Fox tees off at 1.37pm in the opening round, having been paired with American Matt Kuchar and Scot Richie Ramsay.

Hendry is paired with American Brian Harman and Scotland’s Martin Laird and will tee off at 12.31pm.

However Hendry is struggling with a back problem hindering his preparation. - NZME

Spanish success excites Garcia

By Carl MarkhaM Masters champion Sergio Garcia is looking to complete an unprecedented Spanish golfing hat-trick at the British Open and extend his country’s successful summer of sport.

Compatriots Jon Rahm and Rafael Cabrera Bello were victorious at the Irish and Scottish Opens respectively in the past two weeks and Garcia, whose two runnersup finishes in pursuit of the Claret Jug include the last time the event was in the north west at Royal Liverpool in 2014, wants to complete the treble.

With Spain’s Garbine Muguruza winning the Wimbledon women’s title at the weekend and Rafael Nadal picking up a 10th French Open title last month, the country is currently riding the crest of a sporting wave.

“Yeah, it would be amazing,” said Garcia, who finally broke his major drought at Augusta in April, when asked about continuing the run of Spanish success.

“It’s so great to have not only that (Rahm and Cabrera Bello winning) but Muguruza winning at Wimbledon, too.

“So Spanish sports it’s at a good stage. It’s been up there for a while, obviously with Rafa winning Roland Garros.

“It’s been a fun year for Spanish sports but for Spanish golf it’s been great.”

Garcia gets married next week to fiancee Angela Akins but he insists even his impending nuptials will not affect his focus at Royal Birkdale.

And arriving as the current Masters champion, with the confidence a major victory gives him, means the 37-year-old is happy in his surroundings.

“It’s The Open so don’t worry.

It’s going to be where it has to be this week,” he said.

“Angela has been doing a great job of getting everything ready for the wedding and obviously we’re really excited for next week.

“But we have something that we’re also extremely excited about this week, and we want to be here giving everything we have and hopefully with a big chance on Sunday, it would be great.”

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■ NETBALL

Family support huge boost

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Around the traps

By Jaime Pitt-macKay

By Dana Johannsen

While taking on the best at the recent Netball World Youth Cup 2017 in Botswana, Ashburton’s Kate Lloyd was not alone.

Alongside her team-mates, she also had the support of her parents Sharon and Wayne.

“We have all had an amazing time and are so proud,” said Sharon.

“Botswana is an amazing place and they have really turned it on for the World Cup. “Their hospitality is fantastic and above and beyond what we all expected.

“The event is massive for the whole country and they wanted it to work well so everyone can tell the world how great their country is, and we certainly will be.”

With a strong passion for their national team evident from day one, the country was nearly sent in to hysterics when they nearly made it in to the top eight.

“Every game was like attending a concert,” she said.

“We had a school supporting us all tournament and the singing and dancing that went along with them was amazing.

“The girls were treated like VIPs throughout with police escorts to take them everywhere and kids just swamping them wherever they went.”

Lloyd said the three years of preparation and dedication that had gone in to the tournament from a lot of the players showed.

The most testing game, naturally, would prove to be the final against Australia.

“It was an amazing, close, rugged game and the girls held their composure and fought to get the win,” she said.

“Who would of thought Ashburton would have a world champ.

“I can’t explain how proud we all are of Kate and these girls.”

The trio will now spend some time in Kate Lloyd (centre) with proud parents Wayne (left) and Sharon (right).

Bali for some rest and relaxation.

It has been a month of interesting developments on the netball recruitment front, with the confirmation of the squad lists of the Australian Super Netball franchises sparking a wave of fresh angst about the New Zealand competition.

Dana Johannsen shares her thoughts on netball’s silly season.

What exodus?

The loss of former Silver Ferns Leana de Bruin and Cathrine Tuivaiti to the Australian Super Netball competition has prompted much hand-wringing over the state of NZ netball, with several commentators lamenting the “exodus” and “player drain” to Australia.

Oh my god! If it carries on at this rate, in circa 75,000 years we’re not going to have any players left in New Zealand!

Losing two players who have both admitted they initially had no intention of playing next year hardly constitutes an exodus.

But there is no getting around the likes of Tuivaiti and de Bruin, who have both signed with the Adelaide Thunderbirds, will be missed in the ANZ Premiership.

Selection drama Speaking of Tuivaiti, anyone who was surprised she missed out on a Silver Ferns trial has not been paying attention for the past two years.

The crafty shooter is a brilliant, creative playmaker and produced typically impressive shooting stats this year. But she has failed to address the key concerns of her game that saw her dropped – conditioning and consistency.

Tuivaiti may be able to dance her way around some New Zealand defences, but she is not as effective against the Australian style of play as she doesn’t have the fitness to cope with the relentless one-on-one pressure.

Laura Langman Netball NZ are doing the right thing in not making an exception for Laura Langman.

Langman’s decision to re-sign with the Lightning next season means New Zealand’s best player will be ineligible to play for the Silver Ferns in next year’s Commonwealth Games.

This is disappointing for all, but you only need to look at the state of Australian Rugby to know Netball NZ’s unwavering stance on their eligibility rules is the right move. Pinnacle year or not, Netball NZ need to hold their ground.

Once they begin making exceptions for players they will need to start making exceptions for others.

Conversely, Langman cannot be blamed for wanting to stay on the Sunshine Coast and continue to challenge herself. The veteran midcourter has found a new lease on life across the Tasman, where the training and playing intensity is consistently high.

Don’t panic about Maria The star shooter is yet to resign with the Northern Mystics, prompting speculation she may be ready to hang up her bib.

She’s not.

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■ CRICKET

Honeymoon over for new skipper South Africa cut short Joe Root’s honeymoon as England captain with an emphatic 340-run win in the second test yesterday, levelling the four-match series and shifting the pressure onto the home team and its rookie skipper.

South Africa needed little more than 40 overs to take all 10 wickets on Day 4 as England succumbed at Trent Bridge, all out for 133 in its second innings facing an almost insurmountable target of 474.

England only just scraped past 200 in its first innings to go with that second-innings collapse, while South Africa made 335 and 343-9 declared.

From the highs of his first test in charge, when England won by 211 runs at Lord’s and he made a magnificent 190, Root now has to muster his men for the two remaining tests with doubts growing over the makeup of the top three batsmen, a crucial part of the team.

Opener Keaton Jennings and Gary Ballance, Root’s Yorkshire team-mate and reportedly his

choice to bat at No. 3, are yet to make significant scores in this series and South Africa’s quicks exploited that area especially at Trent Bridge.

England was 3-2 in the first innings and 28-2 in the second, and never got going with the bat.

“No, I don’t think it (the top three) is a concern.

“They just need some runs and to spend some time out in the middle,” Root said.

“I’m sure if they get the opportunity to do that in the next game they will go on and make big scores.

“We’ll sit down with selection and make sure we’re happy with what we have going into the next one.”

England has time to ponder the problem, with the third test at the Oval starting in 10 days.

The second test at Nottingham was a tale of two captains: While Root learned how quickly things can go wrong as a captain in test cricket, Faf du Plessis’ return to lead South Africa provided an immediate lift for the tourists after missing the Lord’s defeat for

England skipper Joe Root the birth of his first child.

Du Plessis led impressively – tactically and with a valuable innings of 63 in the second innings – to give South Africa momentum heading into the second half of the series.

“Faf brings a sense of calmness and his intellect on the field, there’s not many people who can compare,” South Africa spin bowler Keshav Maharaj said.

South Africa’s players said they were prepared for a two-day scrap to win the test. In the end, England didn’t last two sessions on the fourth day. Chris Morris took two key wickets before lunch, knocking over Root’s off stump and then bouncing out former skipper Alastair Cook, who top-scored with 42.

At 79-4 at lunch, England collapsed in an hour after the break, losing its last five wickets for 11 runs.

Duanne Olivier wrapped it up for South Africa with two wickets in two balls, while seamer Vernon Philander and left-arm spinner Maharaj collected three wickets each.

South Africa took England’s last three wickets for no runs in four balls, hammering home its big victory and completing a dramatic turnaround in the series after the Proteas were the ones who appeared vulnerable in the first test.

“I think we were all disappointed after the Lord’s test match and we all knew we had to step up,” Philander said.

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■ SUPER RUGBY

In brief

How the play-offs work Super Rugby has slightly changed the playoffs format this year where the eight quarter-finalists have been split on two sides of the draw (think tennis tournaments).

It means teams can book flights and accommodation in advance for potential semi-final trips instead of jumping on Grab A Seat minutes after the fourth quarterfinal on Sunday.

Unfortunately for a victorious Hurricanes, it still means they’d have to wait until Sunday morning to see where they are travelling, almost 30 hours after their quarter-final.

So the Hurricanes can’t face a New Zealand team until the final?

Yes. Last year’s champions are on the same side of the draw as the Lions, Sharks and the Brumbies, their quarter-final opponents on Friday.

A victory on Friday and the Hurricanes are either heading to Johannesburg to face the Lions, or heading on the much shorter flight to Wellington to prepare for the Sharks.

Can there be an all-NZ semifinal?

Yes. If the Chiefs win in Cape Town on Sunday then there will be a New Zealand team in the final.

With three New Zealand teams on the same side of the draw, the Stormers are the odd-one out.

A Chiefs’ victory will mean an all-New Zealand semifinal in either Christchurch or Hamilton.

So there could be two semifinals in New Zealand?

Yes. The Hurricanes could host one semi-final (with a win over the Brumbies and a Sharks upset of the Lions) while the Crusaders or the Chiefs could host the other semi-final.

But the Highlanders can’t host a semi-final?

Coach Daryl Gibson will get his underachieving NSW Waratahs watching the Super Rugby final to see just how much they need to improve after a disastrous 2017 campaign. Gibson on Monday promised there would be a sweeping review of the season, while saying the Tahs board had been incredibly supportive of him despite the team’s poor results. He stressed he wanted to put pride back in the jersey and expected hungrier players after such a disappointing season.

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New Wallabies jersey Kurtley Beale hopes a special jersey will provide the inspiration that will boost the disappointingly small number of indigenous Wallabies. Australia will wear an indigenous jersey for the first time in their final Bledisloe Cup Test of the year, against New Zealand in Brisbane, on October 21. Describing himself as a very proud indigenous man, an emotional Beale said it would be an unbelievable feeling to wear the jersey if selected for the match.

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Waldrom dumped

Not this year. They are the lowest seed on their side of the draw.

They’re either travelling to Hamilton or Cape Town if they beat the Crusaders.

But the Highlanders can host the final if they face the Sharks.

Have any of these teams played each other already this year?

The Crusaders won 30-27 in Dunedin and 25-22 in Christchurch.

The Hurricanes thrashed the Brumbies 56-21 during their previous meeting in Napier in April, while the Chiefs have already travelled to Cape Town this sea-

son where they lost 34-26 to the Stormers.

The Lions beat the Sharks 3429 in round six and again last week.

Which team has the easiest draw?

The Lions and that’s what you get for finishing as the top seed.

They face local rivals the Sharks at home, who they beat 27-10 last week, and if they win that will host either the Hurricanes or Brumbies with their opponents having to had to travel to Johannesburg straight from Canberra.

Which team has the hardest draw?

For the Chiefs to lift the Super Rugby title for a third time they potentially face two exhausting trips over to South Africa to do it.

So what’s the quarter-final schedule then?

Friday 4-Brumbies v 5-Hurricanes, Canberra, 9.35pm Saturday 2-Crusaders v 7-Highlanders, Christchurch, 7.35pm Sunday 1-Lions v 8-Sharks, Johannesburg, 12.30am 3-Stormers v 6-Chiefs, Cape Town, 3am

Coles returns to Canes from ‘dark places’ Dane Coles has the smile back on his dial and a spring in his step, after four months in which he went to “some dark places” with his concussion problems.

The Hurricanes season skipper will wear the No 16 jersey for Friday night’s Super Rugby quarter-final against the Brumbies in Canberra and may see as many as 30 minutes of action, depending on how Ricky Riccitelli goes.

Coles was given a medical clearance last Friday, having already eased his way back into training with the All Blacks and Hurricanes.

A rib injury stymied some of his 2016 playoffs run, but he now looks set to play a full part for the defending champs down the home stretch.

Advice from the likes of James Broadhurst, Charlie Ngatai and a

Tahs to get final lesson

sports psychologist, plus the support of his partner, Steve Hansen, the All Blacks and the Hurricanes, has helped, as his symptoms eased in recent weeks. His time in the All Blacks camp was a real boon for him.

“I’m pretty nervous,” says Coles.

“I’m confident I can get through it [Friday night], and can’t wait to get out and play footy.

“This is the hardest four months of my career and I’m just happy to be back in the routine of being a footy player again.

“I got into some dark places, I couldn’t really do any exercise and I had conversations with my partner about retirement. It was really hard.

“It was constantly on my mind.

“It wasn’t until I saw a sports psychologist at the concussion

Dane Coles clinic I got referred to that I got some structure in my life.

“I was quite negative, not in a bad way, but I thought this might be it.

“You just become so conscious of your brain and the way you think ... you just watch the lads go about their work, but even go-

ing to the stadium, I would struggle with the noise and be down for a couple of days. But I slowly clawed my way back.”

Now he will just need to switch up mentally to rip into his work in Canberra, after four months where he admitted he was a terrible rugby-watcher.

“There’s obviously a bit of fear, that’s usual. Knowing the way I play and my attitude, once I’m in the thick of it, I’ll be just thinking about playing footy.

“I’ve trained with the boys for a couple of weeks and I’ve been getting into them at training. I’ve just built up my contact, and getting that belief and confidence back, and I’m in a good spot.”

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd says Coles will probably assume the captaincy, whenever he enters the fray.

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All Blacks sevens coach Clark Laidlaw is on the hunt for a new assistant coach. Laidlaw has decided to stick with interim coach Tomasi Cama but has axed Scott Waldrom. The Scotsman has expressed interest in tapping into other areas of their game in a bid to improve on their fourth placed finish in the world series. Laidlaw says he and Cama have enough experience around what the sevens game looks like.

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Biggest upset ever The Blues’ 48-21 humiliation at the hands of the Sunwolves is officially the biggest Super Rugby upset this century. Data collected by the Herald has uncovered odds on every Super Rugby game since 2000, and the Blues’ humbling in Japan ranks as the most unexpected at the bookmakers. “We were probably favourites going into that game,” lamented Blues coach Tana Umaga – phenomenally understating the near-certainty that punters and bookies alike had in a Blues victory. The Blues were installed as 29.5 point favourites, a points spread at which no Super Rugby side had ever lost before. - NZME

Lock a quick learner At the start of the 2015 season, Charmaine Smith didn’t even know what a maul was. Now the 26-year-old looms as a key figure in the second-row as the Black Ferns seek to annex a fifth Rugby World Cup next month in Ireland. Her rise has been swift and exponential, having cracked the Blacks Ferns team for their 2015 tour of Canada after just five club games for East Coast Bays.

Now the North Harbour Hibiscus lock has 11 test caps under her belt and has formed a solid combination with the seasoned Eloise Blackwell. “I’ve been lucky enough to have had world-class coaches from the start who have helped me learn so quickly,” says the policewoman, who works shifts on the front-line from her Mt Wellington base.

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■ AWAPUNI

Good times rolling for Vile Gary Vile is enjoying a rewarding season having posted a personal best tally on the stakes front.

“We’ve had five individual black type winners so it’s been a really good time for us,” the Awapuni trainer said.

They include the now-retired Miss Appleton (Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes), Jacksstar (Gr.3 Manawatu Cup), Rock On (Listed New Zealand St Leger), Hard Merchandize (Listed Castletown Stakes) and Slimline (Listed Manawatu Anzac 1600).

The progressive stayer Rock On has returned to the yard following a break after his Australian venture and he will be aimed toward the Gr.1 Livamol Classic, a race won by the stable with Ransomed in 2013.

“He’s been back in the stable for a month and at this stage he will be kicking off on the first day at Hawke’s Bay and then hopefully on to the Group One, if everything goes right,” Vile said.

“His barrier manners haven’t been the greatest, but he was good in Sydney and Melbourne.”

The Road To Rock gelding finished third in the Chairman’s Handicap at Randwick and then ran third at Flemington.

“We’ll probably look at the Wanganui Guineas for him and later on we’ll find out whether he’s just a sprinter or if he can get a mile – we’re hoping he can,” Rock On, pictured winning at Trentham with Johnathan Riddell aboard, is just one of Gary Vile said.

- NZME Vile’s in-form stable runners.

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Patience way to go with promising galloper Group One-winning trainer Geoff Haigh isn’t in any rush with his progressive four-year-old High Quality.

“I’ll just take him through his classes quietly and as he matures

he’ll hopefully step up and make it in the top grade,” the Levinbased horseman said.

“He’s game and he really tries hard so he’s going the right way.”

The son of Handsome Ransom

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won two trials last season before he finished runner-up on debut and then went one better at Awapuni.

He was then turned out and this term he has won at Trentham

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and replicated that mile success at Otaki last month.

“He could go there again on Saturday week and step up to 2100 metres, he’s looking like he wants to go a bit further now.”

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All Stars clean up

By AdAm HAmilton

Another Carnival and another display of dominance from the All Stars’ barn.

Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen finished the Queensland Winter Carnival with five runners for four wins and a third. Partyon landed the Provincial Oaks and ran third in the Queensland Oaks, while The More The Better won all three starts – Premiers’ Cup, Provincial Derby and last Saturday night’s Group Two Queensland Derby.

He saved his best for last.

The Queensland Derby win was a bit special. The times said so.

The More The Better’s 1.56 mile rate for 2680m broke Im Themightyquinn’s track record. It was 0.1 quicker than Hectorjayjay ran winning the Group One Blacks A Fake a few races later.

And part-owner Roy Purdon was trackside to watch it.

Natalie Rasmussen partnered The More The Better to his first two Queensland wins, but she’s away on holiday so Mark Purdon took the reins himself this time.

The result was the same.

Purdon drove as though he was on the best horse, and basically bludgeoned his way to the lead inside a lap.

From there he was always going to be impossible to beat.

Last start Queensland Oaks winner Shartin, who led and took the trail, tried hard along the sprint lane to get within a half-neck, while another filly My Casino Belle ran a monstrous third after sitting parked in blistering times.

Former Purdon pacer Motu Meteor was shuffled to three pegs, and found it impossible to bridge the gap.

The More The Better and Partyon now head to Sydney to qualify for the Breeders Crown, and then it’s on to Melbourne for the semis and finals of the Crown.

Top Queensland trainer Grant Dixon is hitting the road again with his buzz juvenile Colt Thirty One. Dixon thought enough of the Mach Three colt to have a dip at the Australian Gold series at Menangle back in April, but immaturity got the better of him.

He learned from the experience and has returned to Queensland a lethal force, as evidence by his amazing 20m win in a sizzling 1.53.9 mile rate in the Group One Qbred final at Albion Park last Saturday night.

“We’re taking him to the Breeders Crown,” part-owner Kevin Seymour said. “We have to take him after what he did tonight.”

With stand-out juvenile Lumineer out with injury, it’s a smart play by Seymour and Dixon.

On what Colt Thirty One did Saturday night, he looms as one of the major players in the Crown.

The other Group One Qbred winner, NSW filly Arts Treasure, could also head to the Crown.

“She’s got so much talent, but is still big and raw,” trainer-driver James Rattray said. “That’s one of the most challenging drives I’ve had, but thankfully she did enough right to get the job done.” - HRNZ

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Shunned at home

By Grant Chapman In the commentary booth, they were lauding the Black Sox as New Zealand’s most successful sports team.

In the newsroom, they were debating whether men’s softball was even an international sport.

On social media, fans were demanding to know why a national team gunning for its seventh world title couldn’t get live TV coverage.

Perhaps no code polarises Kiwi sports fans as much as softball.

What’s not to like?

In terms of international dominance, no other team has as many world titles.

In fact, the Black Sox have now contested the last 10 world championship finals since 1984, winning six of them, including three in a row from 1996-2004.

You could argue that comparatively few countries contest softball as an international sport.

Clearly, the Halberg Awards judges have bought into this logic, since the Black Sox have never won Team of the Year honours, despite their many victories.

Actually, the International Softball Federation has 127 members, more than hockey (125), cricket (105), rugby (102 & 17 associates), netball (49 & 25 associates) and rugby league (45).

But while those other sports might claim to be more competitive at international level, clearly many aren’t.

The All Blacks – an obvious pick as our best team historically – have only won three World Cups, although their reputation is based just as much (probably more) on achievements between tournaments.

The Silver Fern netballers also have three world titles to their name and have finished runners-up eight times in a virtual two-horse race.

The Kiwis have captured just one Rugby League World Cup, while some on social media, perhaps influenced by recent events, were prepared to count our three America’s Cup sailing wins – two successful challenges and a defence.

Glaring absentees from that list are the Black Caps and All Whites, although the strength of international football means we’ll probably never hold that particular World Cup aloft.

The obvious discrepancy across all those teams is TV content.

With SKY now holding a virtual monopoly on sports coverage, most of those codes enjoy financial return for their rights.

All of them have their world championships screened live back home ... except one.

Maybe it’s a generational thing, because most of us Baby Boomers grew up playing softball at school or in our backyards.

There’s no doubt that the sport has played a significant part in our sporting culture over the decades, but now finds itself shunted to the sidelines on a shifting landscape, driven by cable TV and the internet.

Out of that, baseball has emerged as a very loud and brash challenger to softball’s place in our social fabric.

Twenty years ago, the only real way to follow American Major League Baseball was through US newspapers that often landed in New Zealand a week later.

Nowadays, you can watch games live on SKY or streamed online.

MLB has aggressively pursued a campaign to extend global reach, sending players and games around the world to promote its product in ways that softball has never dreamed of.

At the Olympics, baseball is played by men and softball by women, so you can imagine how the baseball advocates spin that.

In New Zealand, it possibly helps that SKY TV chief executive John Fellett is an active baseball coach and was recently inducted to the Baseball NZ Hall of Fame.

A daily dose of MLB across our screens has done as much as anything to brainwash a generation.

And each year, a substantial TAB payout from MLB betting goes straight into Baseball NZ coffers to help promote its progtramme.

Softball gets nothing.

This is now a rivalry along the same lines of rugby/league and netball/basketball, but there’s an unfortunate and unnecessary edge to it.

To survive, softball recently reduced the gap between world championships from four years to two, in an effort to provide a more meaningful international calendar.

That’s a start.

It needs to keep adapting to the changed times, creating a clear, elite and regularly televised pathway, from domestic competition through to international level.

At this stage, it’s probably too much to hope for that these two bitter adversaries can put their differences aside to work for the good of both.

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Eden Park seems almost certain to host an England test against New Zealand next summer - but it may not be the hoped-for pink-ball contest. NZ Cricket have been waiting on resource consent from Auckland City Council to use the ground’s lights on the Sunday of the second test of the marquee event of the season. The match has been pencilled in for March 22-26, that is Thursday to Monday. Playing the match outside a weekend is considered not viable.

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Dragons not giving 100 St George Illawarra’s Jack de Belin has taken aim at his NRL team for playing selfish and not giving their all. And he admits his form has stagnated as the Dragons battle a slump threatening their spot in the top eight. The Dragons sit eighth on the ladder and play third-placed Manly at WIN Stadium on Sunday, with a loss possibly relegating them to ninth if Penrith score a big win over Gold Coast.

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Myles still evolving After 232 NRL games Nate Myles is proof that you can still teach an old dog new tricks. The 32-year-old Melbourne Storm recruit says his game is continuing to evolve at his fifth club. Myles played his first match for Melbourne in round 18 against Parramatta, after his midseason switch from Manly, with his appearance stalled by an elbow injury suffered in Origin I. Myles said he wasn’t expecting Storm coach Craig Bellamy to turn him in to a world-beater at the back end of his career but he hoped the Melbourne mentor could still bring the best out of his game.

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The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association runs the WBC’s testing programme. They have conducted tests on 73 fighters in 2017, with 64 returning clean results and four delivering what were described as “adverse findings”. Parker’s promoters Duco Events confirmed the news, but said their charge had been “careless”, rather than “doping”.

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Rockets for sale Houston Rockets chief executive Tad Brown today told reporters at a news conference that owner Les Alexander is putting the team up for sale. The unexpected announcement, which reportedly even caught people within the organisation by surprise, comes less than two weeks after the Rockets signed James Harden to the biggest contract extension in NBA history.

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Waiting game for Watson A frank post-season assessment with coach John Worsfold will determine whether Essendon great Jobe Watson extends his AFL career for another year. The lure of playing in a successful campaign is a carrot for Watson, who hasn’t played in a winning final at the Bombers since 2004.

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CENTRE PIVOT TECHNICIAN Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings is one of Canterbury’s leading irrigation companies. The Company is the sole importer and distributor of Reinke Irrigation equipment from Nebraska, USA. Reinke Manufacturing is regarded as the world leaders in travelling irrigator GPS guidance. Many of their Swing Arm Corner centre pivot and lateral systems utilise this form of guidance.

As the number of Reinke systems in New Zealand increases, we need to add to our team of service technicians to ensure our clients systems are installed and maintained to the highest level.

The successful applicant will be supplied with a company vehicle and full training will be given. All our Reinke technicians have received extensive factory training with service schools in the USA and in Australia. Ideally, we need someone with centre pivot and lateral irrigator technical knowledge, however someone with auto electrical knowledge would also be considered.

If you want to be involved with a progressive company and be rewarded for hard work, we would like to hear from you. Ideally you will have been involved in the Irrigation Industry, have a current drivers licence, and are honest, reliable and self-motivated.

If you meet these requirements, then we may have a position for you.

All enquiries should be made in writing to: Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd P O Box 247 Ashburton ray@raymayne.co.nz

240V ELECTRICIAN or AUTO ELECTRICIAN ASHBURTON Are you looking for a change? Want to further your current skills & diversify? Then this could be the opportunity for you!

Lifestyle Motorhomes are looking for an Auto or 240v Electrician who has a good knowledge of circuitry and fault finding and is willing to learn and develop skills in other areas.

Lifestyle Motorhomes has been operating for 17 years and is a unique company that specialises in repairs and upgrades on motor homes, caravans, camper vans, horse trucks and 5th wheelers.

We have a great team of quality tradesman that we are looking to grow.

We can offer you: • A great, friendly work environment • Clean workshops • Experienced team to further your skills • Internal training provided To successfully apply you will need: • A good work ethic • Eagerness to learn and develop • Good communication skills • Reliability and honesty • A current drivers licence (restricted or full) If this sounds like you contact us now!

To apply please email your CV to: murray@life-style.co.nz or drop in to: Cnr Dobson Street & Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton.

For more information please phone or text:

Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

Murray - 027 443 0757 - 03 308 6627

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PLANT ENGINEER Our South Island based rendering operation in Hororata is looking to fill this new and exciting role for a Plant Engineer.

Responsibilities will include asset management, planning and managing the plants engineering and maintenance and projects in conjunction with the Plant Manager.

Applicants should: • Be familiar with rendering or similar processes, plant and equipment • Be familiar with steam process systems. sound English language • Have comprehension, written and oral skills • Be passionate about plant and equipment preventative maintenance.

This is a sole charge position, the successful applicant would be reporting to the Plant Manager and will demonstrate clear and lateral thinking abilities and be able to run the business unit autonomously.

All applications may be made in the strictest confidence to: Wallace Group Limited Partnership The General Manager Operations P.O Box 11, Waitoa 3380 Or email: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz

ENGINEER ASHBURTON Are you looking for a change? Want to further your current skills & diversify? Then this could be the opportunity for you!

Lifestyle Motorhomes are looking for a Tradesman with a good knowledge in Engineering and welding skills who is willing to learn and develop in other areas.

Lifestyle Motorhomes has been operating for 17 years and is a unique company that specialises in repairs and upgrades on motor homes, caravans, camper vans, horse trucks and 5th wheelers.

We have a great team of quality tradesman that we are looking to grow.

We can offer you: • A great, friendly work environment • Clean workshops • Experienced team to further your skills • Internal training provided To successfully apply you will need: • A good work ethic • Eagerness to learn and develop • Good communication • Reliability and honesty • A current drivers licence (Restricted or full) If this sounds like you contact us now!

Nurse/Experienced Carer Caring for person requiring full assistance including feeding and personal cares.

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Day and night shifts; some on-call required.

To apply please email your CV to: murray@life-style.co.nz or drop in to: Cnr Dobson St & Chalmers Ave, Ashburton For more information please phone or text: Murray - 027 443 0757 - 03 308 6627

Must be based locally, be nonsmoker and have full license.

Place email CV to: legisnas@gmail.com

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We are a large Tourist Retail shop based in Ashburton with most of our customers from South Asia. We are currently looking to fill the following position.

• Marketing Manager-China Region We are expanding, and we’re looking for someone who has a strong background in the Asian market, and who is specifically familiar with China.

The duties include: • Developing and coordinating marketing activities and campaigns on different platforms to reach our target market, increase awareness and promote our goods and services.

• Preparing and implementing marketing plans to support our sales objectives and increase our brand awareness.

• Identifying market opportunities for continuous improvement of sales figures.

• Other marketing-related duties, which will be explained by the employer.

• Forecasting and tracking marketing and sales trends.

The ideal applicant should preferably have: • A qualification related to business or marketing • Good English language skills and the ability to speak one other Asian language, preferably Mandarin • Previous sales and marketing experience a must • Exporting experience is preferred

• Sales Assistant The applicant will be required to promote our shop and the stock we sell to our potential customers.

The ability to speak confidently and persuasively is important. For the promotions and sales to be successful, the applicant must also have an indepth understanding of the customer’s cultures and what products they are attracted to. You should have a bright friendly personality. The ability to speak Mandarin is a must to cater for the Asian tour market.

Please send a current CV to: Farmers Corner Ltd.PO Box 497, Ashburton Or email to: john.y@farmerscorner.co.nz

**We’re Hiring** FULL TIME SALES ASSISTANT If you consider yourself to: • be friendly • have good customer service skills • have a passion for outdoor activities • be willing to learn new things • have a can-do attitude and are a quality all rounder.

Then pop instore with a CV or call: 03 308 2493 Outdoor Adventure Sports 519 East Street, Ashburton.

Part time position for enthusiastic person

DAIRY FARM AS S I STANT

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Three to four days per week.

Experience with milking, tractor driving and calf feeding preferred but not essential.

590 cows, near new rotary shed.

7km from Methven.

Must have own accommodation and NZ residency or valid NZ work visa.

Phone

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AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

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ENTERTAINMENT

BONKING

2IC - Assistant Manager

The applicant must be able to communicate clearly, work as part of a team, have a sense of humour, an eye for detail and show initiative. Excellent tractor skills are essential. Ag ITO is encouraged. Must be eligible to work in NZ. Must have a NZ driver’s licence and be able to pass police and drug checks. On farm accommodation available.

Applications close 04/08/2017 Please send CV to: tjmawle@yahoo.co.uk

Heavy Fabricator/ General Engineer

Required for busy engineering jobbing shop.

Experience in the manufacturing and repair of earthmoving and transport equipment preferred.

Please apply with cover letter and CV to:

14 Watson Street, Ashburton engrep@xtra.co.nz or phone 03 308 1506

Building – TRADES, SERVICES it’s what we LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES know and it’s • Bark stone what we do •• Oamaru Rocks compost best. That’s •• Organic Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available why clients Plus much more have chosen FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to us, again a trailer load.

Dobson Street West and again.

Ph: 307 8302 211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

New Pawn Shop and second hand dealer now open in Ashburton on 175 Burnett Street.

Lots of interesting stuff in shop.

Electronics, security, gold, gate opener, and lots more .

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Check us out on FACEBOOK.

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• The needs of young people who suffer physical or mental disabilities or have less chance in life than their peers.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, July 28, 2017.

For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone: 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

WANTED to buy in Rakaia or surrounding district. House on large section. Anything considered up to $400,000.

No agents. Phone 022 199 7511 or email jani.r@live.com

PAWN SHOP new in Ashburton

TWO ONE ACT PLAYS

• Research, development, education for, training and expansion of, the science and practice of agriculture.

WANTED

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B S O E ND M A J

• Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION wanted. Looking for full time work. Great experience in sales, customer service, administration, export, insurance and purchasing.

Meet and interview me, you won’t regret it. Call Andrew 027 930 3070.

R URAL TRADING POST BARLEY straw and Ryegrass

BARLEY strawPhone and Ryegrass straw for sale.

021 147 straw for sale. Phone 021 147 3388.

3388.

FEED for sale: FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

Wheat straw $55/bale. $50/bale.

Barley Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Rye grass straw$90/bale. $75/bale.

Square balage Square balage$80/bale. $90/bale.

Round balage Round balage $80/bale.

Ring/text Bruce Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

027 553 3085.

July 26th - 29th - 7.30pm

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall - Methven

3x3 bales $44 + gst 3x4 bales $ 65 + gst Winter quality 4x3 grass Silage $75 + gst Phone Dave 027 201 1826 or 308 5659.

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

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

www.dashtickets.co.nz Methven i-SITE Ashburton i-SITE

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road.

9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s holiday programme for 5 to 12 year olds. $2.50 per day. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean

Thursday 9am - 12pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Children’s Holiday Programme for 5 to 12 year olds. $2.50 per day. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join fun exercise with friendly group during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

NEW ZEALAND PLAYWRIGHTS

PLAYMARKET

AGENT. ADVISOR. BOOKSHOP

Performances unsuitable for children - Doors open at 7pm

RURAL TRADING POST HIRE RYE GRASS FOR SALE

TICKETS $35 + booking fee

Methven Theatre Company

307 7900

FCONTAINERS OR SALE for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and CONTAINERS for available sale or insulated. Sidelifter hire, shipping:Wilson general Bulk and for ex delivery. insulated.

Sidelifter available Transport, Phone 308-7772. for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

TRAILER – Size 7m x 4m.

Year 2000. Warranted and TRAILER 7m x 4m. registered. – Size $900.00.

In Year 2000.

Warranted and excellent order.

Phone 0276 registered. $900.00.

In 405 101. excellent order. Phone 0276 405 101.steel rim, new 15 x 8, WHITE $30.00. Large weather proof toolbox 1550mm L x 540mm H x 600mm W, $200.00.

Ladies set Graphite Golf Clubs with bag and Folding trolley, $200.00. All in excellent order. Phone 0276 405 101.

NEW to town, 25 years, Taiwanese lady, slim, size 6, 34E busty. Excellent service.

Good massage. In/out call.

Phone 021 776 012.

GYPSY 021 0856 3949. Sexy blonde, sensual service.

Three days only, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE now, two bedroom. Roomy flat with night store heater. Internal access garage.

Handy location. $285 per week.

Phone Joe 021 324 529.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted Call David Rush today 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & NZBrokers 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. animals. Cattle, bobby calves, Level Level 03 307 1990 expert Level 2,on 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | for Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. horse and all farm animals. advice and a free no 150 Smithfield Rd, We also sell pet food. Call Ashburton obligation risk assessment.

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Applicants should have 5 years experience in NZ dairy farming. The role requires you to hit the ground running, you will have a solid understanding of cowshed management, animal health issues, a good understanding of targets required for mating and a strong focus on pasture quality/ management as well as general day to day farming practices. You will need to be confident in leadership and be able to take control during the Farm Managers absence.

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area:

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Required for 303 Ha dairy farm. The farm is well set up with a 60 bail rotary shed, milking 1000 cows, we are located at the base of Mt Hutt.

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July 19 & 20, 2017 clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Coffee morning, Robert Harris, West Street.

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

Havelock Street. (Back week beginning 24 July) .

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allen’s Road.

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre,

West Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre - come and join us. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

2.30pm ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Mid-week Communion service, all welcome, transport available. Call Jenny 308-9796. 65 Oxford Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor

Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, Music, Fitness and Fun, Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Speaker Ken Banwell - lifes experiences in Japan. St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road.

Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) .

10.45am M.S.A.TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (recommence July 27) 11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Salvation Army Rooms, Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen

muscles and improve balance. St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

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

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mah Jong Social at the Waireka Croquet Club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. Visit Art Society and Radiant Hall exhibitions. Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Hated to change right inside, there being so little of it (6) 8. Circumnavigator a suitable mate for 12 Down? (5) 9. Study class, toe the line (7) 11. Tree unfortunately to maul when about to put on bonfire (8) 12. Yield to authority and put it off for a while (5) 15. Cryptic language used back in the antiquated occult (4) 16. Contents of third month are, in part, circular (3) 17. Your and my hydrogen ahead: what time is it? (4) 19. For what we are about to receive – Miss Darling! (5) 21. Let go such grip as the householder might have (8) 24. Makes mock of what NASA does? (5,2) 25. An award for first of diners in middle of dinner (5) 26. Start blazing, the sort the French follow (6) DOWN 2. The Queen, given a poem to wear away (5) 3. Messrs Lee Enfield and Winchester, perhaps (8) 4. It’s hardly a throw! (4) 5. Most of 17 is about a party – and it smells! (5) 6. Inexperienced when returning North to issue a caution (4) 7. Look radiant, being right out of fish (4) 10. Ship’s officer upset sailor, nothing less, for such cloths (9) 12. Get down out of the way for mate of 8? (4) 13. The woman gets lowest point back from the playwright (8) 14. Regret following tail-end of regiment, to be honest! (4) 18. She will shortly lose apostrophe, and may explode (5) 20. After start of Christmas, Misrule was very unkind (5) 21. Am included in half the biography by way of notoriety (4) 22. It goes round and round in the wet (4) 23. Hides knowledge, only to reveal workplace (4)

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WordBuilder

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 6 Excellent – 9 Amazing – 11

Previous solution: BESTRODE

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ACROSS 1. Uninspiring (4) 3. Thrashed (8) 9. Become stuck (3,4) 10. Circles (5) 11. Achieved (12) 14. Failure (3) 16. At no time (5) 17. Permit (3) 18. Irreparable (12) 21. Mother of pearl (5) 22. Favours (7) 23. Pause (8) 24. Slide (4)

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Sudoku

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You are fighting a nagging feeling that you should be doing something more important with your time. That feeling is not a lie. If you accept it instead of fight it, you’ll get onto something more worthwhile.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Much will be said and not meant. More will be meant and not said.

If you’re not feeling your way through the relationship, you’ll get lost. Close your eyes.

Cover your ears. Listen with your heart.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Whether or not you’re really in control of your situation could be debated from here to eternity, but that would rob you of the chance to experience what’s going on regardless of your level of control over it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Distraction is the death of meaning. Don’t fill the hours with amusement, because it will only rob you of the chance to find your real purpose in the situation. Dig deeper.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Most days you follow the rules, but sometimes you feel bigger than society – like you can do your thing without getting boxed in by other people’s expectations. For the rest of this week you may swing from one extreme to another.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The passive approach would work if you were on a raft floating down a river with its own agenda. But you’re standing on the path that splits into many directions. Decide which way to walk.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): People tend to admire the talents of those who excel in fields foreign to them and tend to have grudges against those who excel in their own fields. Don’t waste time on jealousy. Learn the tricks.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Why is your stomach so wise? Your stomach processes life in terms of “use” and “waste.” Turn your difficult questions to your stomach, and accept its simple yes-or-no answer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The believer is usually happier than the doubter, proving that wisdom and happiness often have very little to do with one another. The peace that comes with wisdom should count for something today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Beware of the life equivalent of soda pop and candy. You need real sustenance. Seek nutritive experiences.

Avoid things that are filled to the brim and yet still unfulfilling.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Who might you be now if you’d taken that turn? Well, the option is coming up again. Take it, and you’ll know a different version of yourself soon enough.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): As for this real life story you’re living, there’s a lot of exposition to get through today. One boring chapter doesn’t discount the value of the whole adventure.

Previous cryptic solution

Across 1. Incorporate 8. Exposure 9. Able 10. Ashen 13. Ever 16. Dill 17. Harm 18. Veer 20. Sheen 24. Ream 25. Overtime 26. Concentrate Down 2. Nape 3. Oasis 4. Purse 6 5. Abate 6. Pearl4divers 2 7. Reprimanded 11. Hawks 12. Niece 14. Veal 15. Flee 4 23. Riot 1 9 19. Roman 21. Haven 22. Error

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DOWN 1. Experts (3,5) 2. Reasoning (5) 4. Flee (3) 5. Uncontrolled (12) 6. Coagulate (7) 7. Money (colloq) (4) 8. Beginning (12) 12. Embankment (5) 13. Anxious, jittery (8) 15. Commands (7) 19. Fracture (5) 20. Creep (4) 22. Place (3)

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Previous solution: dop, dops, dor, dorp, dorps, dos, drop, drops, ods, ops, ors, pod, pods, pro, pros, prod, prods, rod, rods, sod, sop, spod.

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

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TOMORROW: Cloud thickening, showers from afternoon. N. www.guardianonline.co.nz

LYTTELTON

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TODAY: Fine with morning frosts.

High cloud developing. N.

CHRISTCHURCH

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Ashburton Forecast

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DARFIELD

Map for today

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

DEATHS

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FRIDAY: Rain, chance heavy.

Strong southerlies.

AKAROA

MAX 10 OVERNIGHT MIN 3 12 TUANUI, Shane Peter – SATURDAY: Rain gradually easing.

ASHBURTON Ra Robin, Iain and family wish to ka thank you sincerely for your ia 12 Southerlies dying out. kindness at the time of MAX 8 OVERNIGHT MIN 0 Shayne’s passing. The Ash bur to numerous messages, cards, Geraldine n Midnight Tonight calls, flowers, Canterbury owned, telephone wonderful food, and koha.

Ra n locally operated Family, neighbours and gitata friends thank you, thank you, Patersons thank you. Paterson’s Funeral Funeral Services Service for your TIMARU Carol Gunn 11 and Ashburton professionalism, you are a real treasure, thank Crematorium Ltd you for the wonderful celebration of Shayne’s life, Office and Chapel the comfort, care and wisdom Corner East & Cox you extended to us all. A Streets, Ashburton special thanks to Hampstead All Sports Club. Those who Waimate left donations to Ranui Wind km/h Wednesday, 19 July 2017 NZ Situation House, thank you so much, less than 30 A weak trough affects the North Island today, while over $300.00 was raised for fine mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers this invaluable home away a northerly flow strengthens across the South Island fine showers clearing showers from home. Thank you to the 30 to 59 ahead of a complex trough approaching from the doctors and nursing staff at Tasman Sea tonight. The trough moves onto the Ashburton Hospital Ward 1, fog isolated snow sleet thunder rain snow hail 60 plus MID CANTERBURY country tomorrow, then moves slowly east on Saturday, Paterson’s Funeral Services Palliative Care, Allenton thunder fl urries FUNERAL SERVICES Medical Centre and Sean FDANZ Ashburton followed by a weak ridge over the South Island.

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Auckland shower 17 11 TODAY TODAY FZL: 1800m lowering to 1400m in the west provide choice! notices or notices sent We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to it is impossible to thank all those concerned individually, Fine with morning frosts and fog. High cloud Fine and frosty, with areas of morning fog or their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and outside ordinary office hoursreflect Call us on Hamilton shower 16 8 your family. please accept this as our increasing in the afternoon. Northerlies. low cloud. High cloud developing. must be emailed to: Call us on 308 3980 308 deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz or call in and visit 3980 our new premises atheartfelt appreciation of your Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 60 km/h.

Napier fine 16 7 support, kindness and love.

TOMORROW 246 Havelock Street to ensure publication.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 70 km/h.

NICHOLS, Judith Mary (nee Doak) – Passed away on July 18, 2017 in her 83rd year.

Devoted wife and dearly loved by Barrie (deceased).

Adored mother and mother in law to Philippa and Noel, Simon and Margaret, and loved by her grandchildren, Annabelle, Benjamin, Olivia, and Luke. Cherished sister of Annette and husband Paul and treasured by their respective families. Sister in law of Roy and Dorothy Nichols. The family wishes to thank carers, Palliative Care nurses, and Dr Fran Shillito for their wonderful personalised care to Judith.

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shower

Nelson

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Rain with possible heavy falls, and snow lowering to 400 metres. Gale or severe gale southerlies.

Timaru

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Queenstown

fine

SATURDAY

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

Rain, with heavy falls possible. Snow lowering to 300 metres. Southerlies developing, strong or gale near the coast.

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

Rain gradually easing. Snow to 300 metres at first. Strong southerlies gradually dying out.

SUNDAY

Phone Eddie anytime

Wellington

Cloud increasing. A few showers developing in the afternoon, turning to rain at night and snow lowering to about 1100 metres.

Wind at 1000m: N 30 km/h, turning SE 30 km/h in the afternoon or evening.

Wind at 2000m: N 60 km/h, turning E 45 km/h in the afternoon or evening.

FRIDAY

Remaining rain clearing and becoming fine.

Light winds.

World Weather

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showers thunder rain fine windy fine fine thunder fine showers fine drizzle fine rain showers

Rain gradually easing. Snow down to 400 metres at first. Gale southerlies dying out.

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Rise 8:00 am Set 5:18 pm

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Good fishing Rise 2:53 am Set 1:28 pm

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23 Jul

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River Levels

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 111.6 Nth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

46.2 339.3

Waitaki Kurow at 12:18 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 10.0 10.5 Max to 4pm 3.7 Minimum 1.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm July to date 62.4 Avg Jul to date 33 2017 to date 475.6 377 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 15 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 22 Time of gust 3:16pm

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Canterbury Readings

Friday

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

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show With special guest Drew Barrymore. 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Red Rock PGR 1:55 Yes Chef 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Four In A Bed The Albaston in Torquay is owned by avid souvenir collectors Kevin and Julie Shadbolt.

4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Tashi 3 0 7:20 Beyblade Burst 3 7:50 The Day My Butt Went Psycho 3 0 8:15 Goldie And Bear 0 8:40 The Lion Guard 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Quest PGR Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder PGR 3 2pm The Simpsons 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Kirby Buckets Kirby must handle the pressure that comes with a sudden windfall of money. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa. 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia Contestants have three hours and 45 minutes to recreate Paul Carmichael’s bajan fish fry from Momofuku Seiobo, the contestant with the least impressive dish leaving the contest. 0 9:30 One Born Every Minute 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Kevin Can Wait An unexpected love of Vietnamese food leads Kevin to open a food truck. 0 8pm Dr Ken 0 8:30 The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 9pm 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 9:30 The Amazing Race PGR 0 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

11pm Offspring AO Season Final.

Billie plays cupid for two hopeless lovers; three generations of women help Nina do what she does best. 0 Midnight Nashville PGR 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:30 Te Karere 3 2

11pm Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:30 Undateable AO 0 11:55 Benched AO 0 12:20 iZombie 0 1:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 3:20 The Real PGR 3 4:05 Family Matters 3 4:25 Regular Show 3 0 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Hawaii Five-0

Our Guy in China

9:25pm on Three

7:30pm on Choice

BRAVO

THE BOX

10am Top Chef 3 10:55 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:20 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11:50 Snapped 3 12:45 Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 1:40 Millionaire Matchmaker PGR 3 2:35 The Real Housewives Of New York City 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 6:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 7pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta A preacher’s daughter receives a lesson in modesty from her grandmother.

7:30 Hoarders 3 8:30 N Real Housewives Of Orange County Vicki expands her business and moves offices; Tamra reunites with an old friend; Shannon deals with her weight and her marriage.

9:30 Southern Charm PGR 10:30 Snapped 11:30 Hoarders 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy PG 6:50 Covert Affairs MV 7:40 The Carbonaro Effect PG 8:05 The Carbonaro Effect PG 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 Covert Affairs MV 10:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 11:35 Jeopardy PG Noon Live Smackdown MV 2:10 CSI – Miami MV 3:05 The Carbonaro Effect PG 3:30 The Carbonaro Effect PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5pm Jeopardy PG 5:30 Covert Affairs MV 6:30 Piha Rescue PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

THURSDAY

12:15 Smackdown MV 1:50 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16V 3:55 NCIS MV 4:45 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 5:35 Piha Rescue PG

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9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Dr Phil PGR 12:55 The Block New Zealand PGR 30 1:55 Minute To Win It 3 2:50 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:25 The Biggest Loser Australia The contestants have a chance to see how far they have come.

5:25 The Best Of Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Block New Zealand PGR 0 8:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 9:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO Five-0 interrogates members of a stunt biker gang to find a killer who escaped by jumping his motorcycle from one rooftop to another. 0 10:20 NewsHub Late 10:50 NCIS AO 3 0

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 6:50 Kid v Kat 3 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 League Of Super Evil 3 8:05 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8:30 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 12:40 Suits PGR 3 1:35 Poldark PGR 3 3pm Escape To The Country 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Border Security – America’s Frontline PGR 0 8pm Best Of Piha Rescue PGR 0 8:30 Ambulance AO 0 9:35 Back Benches PGR 10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Tao 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 R&R PGR 10am Ako 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 11:40 Closedown Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Hakanation Series showcasing kapa haka from the regional, secondary-school, and Matatini competitions held in 2016 and 2017.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu Ngati Whakaue-Whakanuia.

6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Whanau Kai 8pm The Topp Twins – Do Not Adjust Your Twinset 3 8:30 N Marae DIY The Marae DIY team restores the stage on the banks of Raglan Harbour.

9:30 N Voices Of Our Future – VOOF 10pm Hakanation 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

11:40 The Project News and entertainment show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Josh Thomson.

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10:45 Scout’s Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Tye Sheridan, Sarah Dumont.

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Captivated by the talent of a Pashtun teenager in Afghanistan, a has-been music manager enlists the help of odd-ball expats to have her compete on TV. 10:20 Captive MVC 2015 Drama.

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3:50 Unfriended 16VLSC 2015 Horror. 5:15 Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy.

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7:45 Poseidon MV 2006 Drama. Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss.

9:25 Warm Bodies MVC 2013 Comedy. Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer. 11am 10,000 BC MV 2008 Adventure.

Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis. 12:50 Finding Neverland PGC 2004 Drama.

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10:25 Into The Blue MVL 2005 Action.

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4am Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi.

5:50 The Making Of Spectre – Just Getting Started PG

SKY SPORT 1 9:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 10am Chronicles Of A Champion Golfer Padraig Harrington. 10:30 Chronicles Of A Champion Golfer Rory McIllroy. 11am Golf – Live From The Open 1pm Golf – Champions Tour (HLS) Constellation Senior Players Championship. 2pm Golf – Web.com Tour (HLS) Utah Championship. 3pm Golf – Challenge Tour (HLS) Italian Open. 4pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) AAM Scottish Open. 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Blues. 7:30 First XV Rugby Revision 8pm The Breakdown 8:30 Kick’n It 9pm Motorsport – Formula One World Championship (HLS) British Grand Prix. 9:30 #SkySpeed 10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 #SkySpeed

THURSDAY

Midnight Motorsport – TCR Asia Series Zhuhai – Round Five. 12:30 Motorsport – TCR Asia Series Zhuhai – Round Six. 1am Back Page 2am Super Rugby Kick And Chase 3am The Breakdown 3:30 Cricket – International England v South Africa – Second Test, Day Four. 4am Cricket – T20 Blast Kent v Gloucestershire.

4:28 L Cricket – T20 Blast Worcestershire v Derbyshire.

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Money For Nothing 7:30 Extreme Animal Babies 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Travels With The Bondi Vet Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Building The Dream 2pm Money For Nothing 3pm Jamie At Home 3:30 Wild Britain With Ray Mears 4:30 Gok’s Chinese Takeaway Gok Wan explores the food of France’s capital, Paris, and discovers the French colonial rule in Southeast Asia has left a legacy of Indochinese flavours in the city.

5:30 The French Collection 6:30 Auction Hunters

7pm American Restoration 7:30 Our Guy In China 8:30 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa PGR 10pm Guiding Alaska 10:30 Auction Hunters

11pm American Restoration 11:30 Gok’s Chinese Takeaway 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Getaway 2am Supercar Showdown 2:30 Travels With The Bondi Vet 3am Gardeners’ World 4am Hunting Aotearoa AO 4:30 Guiding Alaska 5am Robson Green Extreme Fisherman

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cycling – Tour De France Stage 16 – Last Two Hours. 8am Cycling – Tour De France Stage 16.

8:30 Cricket – ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Semifinal One – England v South Africa. 10:30 Ironman – Championship Series European Championships.

11am Super League Fulltime 11:30 NRL Fulltime Noon NRL 360 1pm Back Page 2pm Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Panthers. 2:30 Cycling – Tour De France Stage 16.

3pm Cricket – International England v South Africa – Second Test, Day Four.

3:30 Cricket – T20 Blast Kent v Gloucestershire.

4pm Cricket – ICC Women’s World Cup Semi-final One – England v South Africa.

5pm Kick’n It 5:30 Super League Fulltime 6pm NRL Fulltime 6:30 Back Page 7:30 UFC – Road To The Octagon 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 League Life 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 Super Rugby Kick And Chase 11:30 The Breakdown THURSDAY Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Netball – NZ U19 Champs 1:30 Super League Fulltime 2am NRL 360 3am League Life 3:30 Queenslanders Only 4am Rugby League – NRL 4:30 Rugby League – NRL 5am Kick’n It 5:30 Ironman – Championship Series 19Jul17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Fantasy Land. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Water Stun Gun. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Dr Karl’s Outrageous Acts Of Science PG 10:50 Street Science PG 11:15 Street Science PG 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Stipps Hill Massacre.

1:20 Murder Among Friends M Friend Fatale. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Medevac.

4:45 Homestead Rescue PG Winter’s Fury.

5:40 MythBusters PG Alcohol Myths.

6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Bad Moon.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Hail Mary, Full of Crab.

8:30 Mega Trains PG 9:25 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Hypothermia.

10:15 Edge Of Alaska PG The Stranger.

11:05 Murder Among Friends M Friend Fatale.

11:55 Murder Comes To Town M Stipps Hill Massacre.

THURSDAY 12:45 Gold Rush PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Hart at the Hammers West Ham played out a goalless draw against Sturm Graz II in Austria, where they are expected to be joined

by England goalkeeper Joe Hart as he completes a loan move from Manchester City. Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is keen to further bolster his squad following the signing of veteran right-back Pablo Zabaleta – released by City at the end of last season – on a free transfer. Hart is said to be close to committing to a season-long loan in London, which could eventually become permanent as his future now appears to lie away from the Etihad Stadium.

Slater breaks foot Surfing great Kelly Slater says the pain of breaking his foot in two places was akin to giving birth or being smashed with a hammer. The 11-time world champion will miss six weeks of the tour after being injured while warming-up for the J-Bay Open in South Africa on Monday. The American said he will require surgery after his board smashed into his foot while surfing Jeffreys Bay. “Sorta feels like I’m giving birth out of my foot right now!” said Slater, who posted the x-ray on Instagram.

Ashlee Strawbridge (left) and Sophie Adams were back hitting the court yesterday after returning from the Australian U16 State Basketball Championships.

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Chasing their dreams

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Despite nearly a week straight of basketball, there is no rest for Mid Canterbury’s Ashlee Strawbridge and Sophie Adams as they continue to chase their basketball dreams.

The pair returned home on Monday after representing New Zealand as part of the U16 squad that finished fifth at the U16 Australian State Basketball Championships.

The side secured fifth place

after defeating NSW Metro 7354 in the playoff for fifth and sixth.

Both Strawbridge and Adams said the highlight of the tournament was the last game, which they described as the best team performance they had all tournament.

One big difference the pair found from basketball in New Zealand was the level of officiating.

“They pick up on a lot more and there are a lot more fouls

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and travels called,” Strawbridge said.

“We were probably getting called up on eight travels a game at least.”

It was an intense experience for the pair from the first step off the plane, travelling straight from the airport when they arrived in Perth to their first training session, and due to time difference, not finishing until midnight NZ time.

To go along with their one match they played a day, the pair

also trained once a day.

Both said they felt they played well in the tournament, even if the stats did not truly reflect their performances.

They will now turn their attention to helping out the Ashburton College team in their Whelan Trophy campaign before the South Island tournament in September.

Ashburton College coach Andrew Shepherd said the goal from that tournament is to qualify for nationals later in the year.

Pre-game drinks slammed Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson’s decision to drink alcohol during preparations for last week’s State of Origin decider indicated the value they placed on the game, according to former NSW skipper Paul Gallen.

Gallen reserved judgement on the pair’s actions pending a NSW Rugby League investigation into a pub visit they made on the NSW squad’s dayoff five days before the 22-6 loss. The former Canberra team-mates spent the afternoon at Lennox Point Hotel, about 80km from the team camp.

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