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Acads is cracking down on Ashburton after-ball pre-loaders, and may even breath test attendees.

Pre-loading, the practice of downing a number of alcoholic drinks prior to attending a venue, has caused intoxication issues at the after-ball in the past.

Acads (Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service) co-ordinates the event in conjunction with a student organising committee. It will be held tomorrow night at an unadvertised location, following the annual Ashburton College school calendar highlight of the senior ball.

Spokesperson Kate Spicer said yesterday that concern around pre-loading had prompted Acads to reduce the time frame students and their partners had to get to the after-ball. This used to be one hour, but this year it was 45 minutes or less.

The doors for leaving the ball, at Hotel Ashburton, would open to allow attendees to leave

at 11.45pm. Those attending the after-ball, most likely in a fresh change of clothes, would have to be there at 12.30am.

Mrs Spicer would not comment on whether attendees, expected to number over 300, would be breath tested on entry. They had not been breath tested in the past.

“That’s not something we want to discuss, we don’t want to make it known to students if that’s something they need to focus on or not,” Mrs Spicer said.

In an earlier press release she notified attendees and parents of a Community Alcohol Action Project blitz traditionally held each year. This was a reminder to parents themselves to not be drinking before driving to and from the ball and the after-ball.

There would be a large police presence in town on the night.

After-ball attendees are permitted to bring a maximum of

six cans of alcohol, containing 5 per cent alcohol or less.

“It is the responsibility of parents to monitor amounts they feel are suitable for their child.

They are the only ones who can legally supply alcohol,” Mrs Spicer said.

There will be about 30 parent helpers for the night, 16 van drivers and helper volunteers, and additional security. Acads helped plan everything from a safe venue and trained youth team to free food, comprising 50 pizzas, 250 cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, and 360 bottles of water. Eight courtesy vans have been organised to make sure no-one is driving home from the event and there is entertainment in the form of a DJ all night.

Acads has progressively cut down on intoxication at the after-ball, first of all introducing a limit on the amount of alcohol attendees could take about four years ago.

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Jude Law and Sadie Frost’s eldest son has made his runway debut during Men’s Fashion Week in London. Model Rafferty Law, 17, (left) strutted down the catwalk at the DKNY Men & Esquire show on Monday, posing in a black and white baseballstyle T-shirt, black pants and a white armband. The teen is no stranger to the fashion world – he landed an appearance in British Vogue in June, 2012 and featured in a short film for Swedish label Tiger of Sweden last year.

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MPs grilled by schoolkids Children at an Auckland primary school have won a promise from four political parties to let children help to run the country. The Grey Lynn School children grilled National, Labour, Green and Internet Party politicians and independent MP Brendan Horan (right) at the launch of a “tick4kids” campaign to bring children’s issues to the fore in the election. Jack, aged 11, asked them if they would consider having a student government that primary school children could be part of. All except Mr Horan said they would. He said his NZ Independent Coalition did not agree with a children’s government. “We need responsible people in Parliament,” he said. “But we would have a Ministry for Children so that the teachers, caregivers and those people who are immersed in looking after children can make sure their views are heard.” The politicians generally pleased their young questioners with their answers on issues such as stopping cyberbullying, paying teachers more and safer travel to school.

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Hope for blind British-designed “smart glasses” that provide a new set of eyes for the visually impaired are being tested in public for the first time. The devices, which use a pair of video cameras to enhance residual vision, have the potential to transform the lives of thousands of registered blind people.

The glasses are being trialled by 30 visually-impaired volunteers at Oxford and Cambridge. Dr Stephen Hicks, of Oxford University, who led development of the glasses, said: “The idea of the smart glasses is to give people with poor vision an aid that boosts their awareness of what’s around them – allowing greater freedom, independence and confidence to get about.”

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■ MID CANTERBURY BOOZE BLITZ

Police to focus on all things alcohol

By Erin TaskEr

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It’s not often police give prior warning when the booze bus is coming to town, but this weekend is different.

They’re telling Mid Canterbury people that the booze bus is going to be in Ashburton and on the hunt for any drink drivers this weekend, but that’s only the start of it.

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said this weekend the focus would be on all things alcohol related and it will see extra staff converge on Ashburton for that mission, so that local staff can go about their usual business.

Mr Banfield said they’d be looking at everything from drinking and driving, to excessive intoxication at local establishments.

“You need to consider the risk to the community of you drinking and driving, and with our increased patrols you will get caught,” Mr Banfield said.

There was no excuse for drink driving anyway, let alone when police have issued a warning that they’ll be out in force looking for those who are.

“If someone still drinks and drives then silly old them, they’ll go to court.”

The alcohol clamp down is taking place on the weekend of the Ashburton College school ball and at a time when winter sport is kicking in to high gear, but police plan to have a presence around the town.

Mr Banfield said the booze bus would be conducting random stops and checkpoints, while a police public order team from Christchurch would be conducting hotel visits and patrolling.

If pub or bar patrons are heavily intoxicated they’ll be brought to the attention of the manager and dealt with, he said.

Police will also be enforcing the Ashburton town centre’s liquor ban.

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■ OPPORTUNIST HITS ASHBURTON

Spike in thefts from cars

By Erin TaskEr

cars. He had appeared in court and been bailed, but police believed the offender was continuing to offend while on bail and they were actively targeting that person.

Much of the spike in car crime had centred around Tinwald, but there had been incidents across the bridge in Ashburton town too.

Mr Banfield said people could take steps to prevent themselves from becoming victims of car crime, by simply ensuring they lock their vehicles, and if cars had to be left

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An opportunist thief is behind a spike in the number of thefts from Ashburton cars in recent weeks, according to police.

Police believe they know who is responsible for many of the break ins and while they’re on the trail of that person, they’re also urging motorists to ensure they keep their cars secure at all times.

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said a man had been arrested in relation to a number of recent thefts from

parked on the street it was a good idea to park them under street lights.

“No matter where you park your car in Ashburton, make sure there’s nothing of value sitting on the front seat,” Mr Banfield said.

Even if you were just popping into the dairy you needed to lock your car, Mr Banfield said.

A thief could open a car door and take something from a seat – like a cellphone – in a flash and the car owner might not even notice it’s gone for some

time afterwards.

Those thieves were opportunistic, and that was what the alleged offender currently working in Ashburton was, Mr Banfield said.

“They just look for opportunities to steal that iPad or cash.

It’s amazing what people leave in their cars.”

Anyone with any information in relation to thefts from cars in the Ashburton District, or anyone who witnesses any suspicious activity, is asked to contact Ashburton Police on 307-8400.

■ AUCKLAND

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A mystery bang over Auckland has residents and emergency services puzzled.

About 4pm, Auckland residents from Piha in the west to Whangaparaoa in the north-east reported hearing and feeling large thumps, bangs or shocks.

But emergency services received no reports of damages.

“It’s a mystery, more than anything,” a Fire Service spokesman said.

“It’s bizarre.

“There’s been no reports of damage anywhere. There’s just been mass confusion as to what it was.”

GeoNet had also confirmed to the fire service there was no earthquake, he said.

A spokeswoman for the northern communications centre said it had received a handful of calls, “but nobody knows what it is”, she said.

Grant Dixon emailed the paper to say news of the mystery had spread through the North Shore.

“Many people in my area are reporting a sharp earthquake across several suburbs an hour ago ... My wife felt it in Long Bay and thought there was an explosion,” he said.

Others on Twitter were also asking for answers.

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Real taste of winter Winds arriving from the deepsouth, are set to bring “a real taste of winter” to the country later this week, forecasters warn. The winds are due to bring with them a “real bite in the air” and a drop in temperatures, MetService forecast.

MetService meteorologist Elke Louw said although not unusual for this time of year, the combination of cold temperatures, strong winds and wintry showers were set to bring a real taste of winter once again, mainly over the lower South Island. These conditions were expected to be short lived, as the weather became more settled heading into the weekend. - APNZ

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One of New Zealand’s biggest shows of poultry, ducks, bantams, pigeons, cavies, rabbits and cats will take place in Ashburton this weekend. The Ashburton Fanciers’ Society’s annual exhibition is being held at the Ashburton Sports Hall on Tancred Street. The show will open to the public at 2pm on Friday and at 1pm on Saturday.

Labour Leader David Cunliffe remains adamant he has the support of the Labour caucus following revelations he wrote a letter on behalf of controversial businessman Donghua Liu. Mr Cunliffe told Campbell Live last night that he had tested his support among his Labour caucus and remained confident he held their support. “I have the support of my caucus and my party and our affiliates.” He denied the letter was a disaster for his campaign.

“It’s not, I think people understand that a very junior or backbench MP was just doing a job. Mr Cunliffe said his letter simply asked for information for Mr Liu, and was not advocating on his behalf. - APNZ

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Ashburton great grandmother Moira Macleod is used to seeing families struggle with the stigma and heartbreak of dementia.

And that is one of the reasons she finds her work as an Alzheimer’s Canterbury Ashburton Branch volunteer so rewarding.

“It’s nice to be able to do something for people in that situation,” she said.

This week during the National Week of the Volunteer, Mrs Macleod was

recognised for her 25 years service to the organisation.

In Christchurch, mayor Lianne Dalziel presented her with a Volunteer Recognition Award.

The 81-year-old has been a volunteer with the organisation for 25 years, supporting numerous clients and their carers. She helps at carer support groups, collects for the organisation’s annual appeal, and visits residents in rest homes.

The awards were presented to people from around Canterbury, and

Mrs Macleod said she had felt “humbled” to have received it the presence of so many dedicated volunteers.

Mrs Macleod is a former registered nurse who worked in a dementia unit.

“There was little known about it 20 odd years ago, and it’s such a hidden disease, people don’t want to hear about it really sometimes, it’s come out in the open now,” she said.

Mrs Macleod has also been a volunteer at Save the Children Fund for over 20 years, and Meals on Wheels for over 25 years.

The Internet Party has selected two candidates to contest the Dunedin electorates in the September 20 general election.

Rob Stewart, 35, will stand in Dunedin North. He has spent the past 10 years working in social services in forensic mental health, Corrections, Child, Youth and Family and in student services for the University of Otago.

Andrew LePine, 33, a Dunedin retail worker, will stand in Dunedin South. The full list of Internet Party candidates will be released today.

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Sentencing delayed A Raetihi woman who admitted the manslaughter of her 9-yearold son will be sentenced in Whanganui District Court in August. Claudine Michelle Herewini was to stand trial this month, but pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter several weeks before her trial was to begin. Her son, Antony Christensen, was found dead in his bed on December 7 in 2012, and following the detection of Class B drug methadone in the post-mortem, Herewini was arrested and charged. Her lawyer was Debbie Goodlet. Herewini will be sentenced on August 1.

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■ ASHBURTON RATES RATED

Our rates fourth lowest in NZ

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton has proved it is up there with the country’s best performers in a new report on local authority performance.

The Ratepayers’ Report ranks 67 local authorities across a range of performance indicators including rates, liabilities, staff numbers, income and expenditure.

And for its size, population and income, the Ashburton District Council consistently scores well, with its average rates for the year to June 30, 2013, the fourth lowest in the country.

With the average rates bill at $1560, the district is pipped for cheapest rating place to live by only Mackenzie on $1104, Whangarei, $1213 and Southland, $1534.

The country’s highest average rates are paid in the Western Bay of Plenty, $3274, Far North, $3027, Tasman, $2841 and Nelson, $2597.

That the district has among New Zealand’s lowest rates came as no surprise to mayor Angus McKay, who said it was evidence of careful planning and budgeting, by a councillors and council staff over many years.

“Those councils have been diligent in building the best and most affordable infrastructure possible for the district,” he said.

In terms of council liability per ratepayer - $3127 - Ashburton is in a healthier position than many local authorities with a liability ranking of 28th lowest. Auckland has the country’s record for highest liability per rate payer, $15,858 followed by Dunedin, $15,093.

The district’s equity per ratepayer is in the top 25 per cent, at $38,389.

Three years ago the council self-imposed a borrowing limit of no more than 10 per cent of its assets and generally ran at around 8 per cent or less, Mr McKay said.

Average per ratepayer (assets, liabilities and equity are for all council assets and liabilities) Rates Ashburton Hurunui Waimakariri Selwyn Christchurch Timaru Dunedin Marlborough Q/town-Lakes Southland Invercargill

$1560 $1559 $2130 $1788 $1706 $1802 $1750 $2129 $2420 $1534 $1828

“Over the years the council has had a practice of prudent investment and expenditure so the figures come as no surprise to me,” he said.

In terms of staff numbers,

Assets $41,516 $49,019 $54,220 $67,316 $57,766 $42,587 $70,405 $56,699 $49,204 $67,448 $32,734

Group liabilities $3127 $2472 $3405 $6024 $13,606 $5738 $15,093 $4060 $7018 $483 $4947

the council runs a lean operation, with 132 people on the payroll working for a district with a population of 31,100. Most councils with similar population bases have higher staff num-

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■ ASHBURTON MAORI WARDENS

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Maori wardens work to protect and support communities, Maori wardens will soon be pa- including curbing unruly betrolling Ashburton’s CBD. haviour, security, street patrols, Eight local people are under- monitoring licensed premises, going Maori warden training as hospital visits and court attendthe Hakatere Marae looks to re- ance. instate an initiative that has not “We have got a lot of young been active in Mid Canterbury ones hanging around the streets for two decades. when they probably could be Hakatere Marae committee doing something better, at the member Ray Solomon has been end of the day if you’re hangimpressed with interest shown ing around the streets you’re so far, as the organisation looks likely to get in trouble,” Mr Solto drum up funding for the pro- omon said. gramme.

Mr Solomon said wardens “We are building slowly and have the power to remove innow we are hoping to have a toxicated patrons from licensed street patrol in town pretty premises, one of few voluntary soon, within a month or so.” organisations that are able to.

Mr Solomon said that was The Maori Warden initiative dependent on being able to has won the support of posource a qualified warden from lice and Safer Ashburton, both Christchurch to lead the patrol, highlighting the importance of with prospective wardens need- having an organisation which ing 200 hours under their belt has a better understanding of before becoming qualified.

Maori and Pacific culture.

The marae was now tasked Census 2013 figures show with inviting local organisa- Ashburton’s Maori population tions to a hui on June 28 to see increased by 34 per cent over how wardens would be needed the past seven to 2196, and 7406_HeinzWattie'sSpag_Recall_189x96.25.pdf 1 years 18/06/14 12:45 PM most. the number of Pacific Islanders Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Prospective Maori wardens (from left) Ray Solomon, Damian Peeti and Tiipene Philip, all of Ashburton, are hoping more locals are keen to take on the role.

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grew 33 per cent to 1017.

Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal was also supportive of implementing the new programme.

With the trust having strict

set guidelines on intoxicated patrons, Mr Beal believed wardens would have the biggest impact outside bars in the CBD during weekends.

“People often get confused

when there’s an issue of intoxication on the street that those people have come from a bar, but usually they have been drinking at home and haven’t been able to get in anywhere,” he said.

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Boys’ achievement rates report no surprise to Borough principal By sue NewMaN

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That research shows boys thrive in a single-sex classroom comes as no surprise to Ashburton Borough School principal Sam Winterbourn.

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research looked at achievements of boys from both co-ed and single sex secondary schools and found a higher rate of achievement among those who were in same gender classes.

And while success was measured on a different scale when Ashburton Borough trialled a single sex class for year seven and eight boys for one year, Mr Winterbourn said the results were all positive.

“Our results reinforced what research had already identified,

that boys require physical activity, that they like to know what’s happening, they like routine.

They like less chat and more do.”

The different learning style that suited many boys was easier to deliver in a one gender environment and while the Borough experiment ran for just one year, it was sufficiently successful that if resources had been available the school would have opted to continue the project, he said.

The latest research measured the achievement of male school leavers from both single sex and co-ed secondary schools and found a significantly higher level of NCEA achievement among those who went to boys’ only schools. It found that 42 per cent attained University Entrance

(23 per cent of males at a co-ed school) and 83 per cent at least NCEA level two, (69 per cent, co-ed). Only 8 per cent in single sex schools left with no qualifications. This was 17 per cent of male school leavers in co-ed schools.

The research found that secondary school age boys in single sex schools had an ‘it’s cool to achieve’ attitude to school, that students were not distracted by competing with girls and that those schools had a student-centred approach to learning.

While his experience mirrored the results found in the research, Mr Winterbourn believes parental expectations are still the key to a boy’s success at school, regardless whether that school was single-sex or co-ed.

■ NEW ZEALAND ABORTIONS

Dramatic drop, but reasons unclear The country’s abortion rate has dropped at a significant rate in the past few years, but the reasons behind the fall are not clear, according to women’s health experts.

The rate of abortions performed last year was the lowest for 20 years, Statistics New Zea-

land said yesterday.

A total of 14,073 induced abortions were performed last year – 672 fewer than in 2012.

The general abortion rate decreased from 16.1 per 1000 in 2012 to 15.4 last year, SNZ said.

This rate was the lowest since 1994, when it was 15.3 per 1000.

Abortion Law Reform Association New Zealand’s Morgan Healey said they had heard anecdotal reasons for the drop.

“Things like increased access to long acting, reversible contraception, which is making it easier for women to control their own fertility, she said.

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In brief Postie Plus closures More than 60 Postie Plus staff will lose their jobs following the closure of 12 of the retail chain’s store, announced yesterday.

Administrators were appointed to the clothing retailer after its lenders withdrew support as the company continued to make losses. Administrators yesterday announced the decision to close 12 Postie Plus stores, affecting 64 Postie Plus staff. A further 70 stores will continue trading. The chain’s Birkenhead, Bishopdale Mens, Bishopdale Womens and Kids, Dannevirke, Gore, Mt Roskill, Papatoetoe, Rangiora Kids, St Lukes, Sydenham, Te Kuiti and Westgate stores will close. The affected stores will continue to trade in the interim until the final closure dates in the first week of July 2014.

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Crash victim lucky A man spent eight hours overnight at the bottom of a bushy bank after he crashed his vehicle by Lake Rotorua and couldn’t find his cellphone to raise the alarm.

Rotorua police Sergeant Aaron Bateman said the man was lucky to walk away from the crash with little more than a back injury and mild hypothermia. “He’s got out of his car but passed out or fallen asleep,” Mr Bateman said. “He’s found his phone when it’s got light and has been able to call for help.

He wasn’t visible from the road so police used an airhorn, while he was being spoken to, to find him.”

It took around 15 minutes for police to find him.

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Grandad in trouble A Dunedin grandfather has been charged after police allege he bought a bottle of spirits for two minors and then dropped them off in the student quarter. One of the teenagers, a 15-year-old boy, was later taken by ambulance to Dunedin Hospital with alcohol poisoning. The 75-year-old man has been charged with supplying alcohol to a minor. Police say the boy and his friend, a 16-yearold girl, arranged for the girl’s grandfather to buy a bottle of vodka on Saturday, May 17. The man then dropped off the pair to a party in the student quarter.

The grandfather will appear in the Dunedin District Court next week.

The man faces a maximum fine of $2000.

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Mining bid rejected The Environmental Protection Authority has declined TransTasman Resources’ application to mine ironsands off the South Taranaki Bight because of concerns about the effects on the environment. Citing “uncertainty around the scope and significance of the potential adverse environmental effects” and how the mining would affect interests such as the fishing and iwi, the EPA was not satisfied the life-supporting capacity of the environment would be safeguarded, or that adverse effects could be avoided, remedied or mitigated. TTR, which was seeking a marine consent to mine 66 square kilometres of the seabed, has 15 working days to appeal the decision.

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■ RED ZONE HOUSE FINDS NEW HOME

Just dropping in on the neighbours It took the South Island’s biggest crane to lift a house on to a back section on Turton Street yesterday morning.

The event attracted a sizeable crowd. Many had returned for the second day, after the

occasion had been delayed on Tuesday morning – others stopped on their journey to witness the unusual sight of a house suspended in the air.

Property owner Grant Smith said the house had been

relocated out of the Christchurch red zone, and transported to Ashburton in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Once the all-clear was given, the crane, said to be worth $4.5m, was used to swing the

■ ASHBURTON AIR QUALITY

A bouquet, but a shock awaits

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton residents have been given a pat on the back for their efforts in improving air quality, but a shock turnaround in pollution readings could see that good work undone this winter.

During the winter of 2013 there were just four nights when air pollution exceeded the allowable level of 50 micrograms (mcg) of particulate per cubic metre of air.

Just 17 days into winter this year, there have already been four breaches.

On Tuesday night pollution levels of 61mcg were recorded adding to breaches on June 4, 58mcg, June 5, 74mcg and June 15, 72 mcg.

The pollution turnaround comes at the same time as Environment Canterbury is

reviewing the region’s air plan and is looking at ways to achieve the national clean air standards in Ashburton of no more than three high pollution nights by 2016 and no more than one by 2020.

While open fires are the cause of Ashburton’s air pollution spike, very calm nights are also a contributor, said ECan media spokesperson Angela Harden.

“Weather plays a big part in the concentration of PM10 on any one day; there will be higher levels of air pollution measured if there is little wind, a temperature inversion and clear skies,” she said.

Fine weather, light wind and morning frosts meant little air movement after sunset and set the perfect scene for pollution from home fires, Ms Harden said.

Those conditions, however, have not been in play over the past two weeks when pollution levels have risen, said Blue Skies weather forecaster Tony Trewinnard.

If the South Island had a run of anti-cyclones during the winter, there was a greater likelihood of high pollution nights, but that had not been the weather pattern in recent weeks, he said.

“It is possible there are some other factors at play here, not just the weather.”

Home owners burning unseasoned wood on log fires has been suggested as the other potential cause of the pollution spike.

Across Ashburton there are about 2550 log burners in homes.

Of these 1490 are known to be clean air compliant.

relocated house over the top of the residence already on the property, and ease it into place.

After months of planning the entire operation took just a few minutes.

A colander on his head A man who posed for his official driver’s licence photo with a colander on his head says he did so to highlight the “absurd concessions made to religions”.

The man, named only as Russell from Christchurch, said he posed for the photo as a ‘Pastafarian’ – a member of a lighthearted faux religious movement.

The New Zealand Transport Agency yesterday confirmed the licence was genuine.

Appearing on Campbell Live last night, Russell conceded the photo was humorous but said there was serious intent behind it. “I guess the best way to make people think is to make them laugh.

“I am complying in every respect with the New Zealand law concerning drivers’ licences, I am simply claiming the same privileges afforded to those who claim to believe in a magic man in the sky, they can wear religious headwear, this is my religious headwear,” Russell said.

“There are absurd concessions made to religions, this might be a very minor one, but I certainly think it’s ridiculous . . . the concessions.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT SCHOOLS

Variable school hours ‘difficult’

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Flexible school hours are great in theory but for provincial schools, transportation issues are likely to be the major stumbling block to change, says Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan.

Education minister Hekia Parata has suggested that flexible hours could be an option for individual communities so they could tailor learning to suit their own specific needs.

However, in Ashburton, where many students travel to school by buses that service a

number of schools, there would be practical issues that would make wide variations in school hours difficult to accommodate, Mr McMillan said.

The Parata report looked at whether rules setting the length of the school day and the timing of school holidays were too restrictive and suggested the status quo did not work for all communities and all cultures.

While a late start to the day might better suit the teenage time clocks, Mr McMillan said in practical terms it would be very difficult to rejig school days to late starts and late fin-

ishes, largely because of the tight links with other schools and bus transport.

“While the theory has huge possibilities and potential, I believe this will only work in huge metropolitan areas. I do think the whole idea of putting different pathways and outcomes for students out there is very exciting and it creates some great opportunities.”

The flexi-hour model was already working at Hagley Community College where the school day ran from 9am to 6pm, he said.

And it is already working in a

modified way at Ashburton College too, where many students split their school week between time spent in the workforce, apprenticeships or training with formal education.

“This drive towards more flexibility around school hours, however, will give us the ability to keep doing more of what we’re doing now and that has to be good.”

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■ HINDS STREET LIGHTING

EA Networks gives Hinds new outlook on nightlife Hinds is about to change its night time face as new street lighting is installed along State Highway One. EA Networks staff are installing new street lights along the highway and will shortly remove the lines of elderly wooden poles. The highway will soon be wire free as all services are provided through an underground network. The work is part of an EA Networks and New Zealand Transport Agency project to create a safer roading network.

■ WINCHMORE WATER VOTE

Residents need to be on roll to have say Winchmore residents who are not on the electoral roll will need to cast a special vote if they want to have a say on the future of their water supply scheme.

A proposal came from scheme users to the Ashburton District Council asking that the small scheme be closed and the

council has asked all users to vote on the proposal through a binding referendum. If 75 per cent or more of votes cast are in favour of the closure, the Winchmore water supply will cease to operate from noon, November 14.

To vote, however, Winchmore residents must be

on the electoral roll. Enrolment or detail updates had to be completed yesterday, but tardy property owners will still have an opportunity to vote through the special votes system.

To cast a special vote, people need to be on the electoral roll and this can still be done at

any PostShop, or by obtaining an enrolment form by calling 0800367656. Enrolment forms can also be downloaded from www.elections.org.nz If the scheme is closed, users will have to find alternative water supplies.

The results will be known on August 20.

where students can sit exams online at any time during the year. That is likely to see students remaining in school for longer at the end of the school year.

The issue of flexible terms and school holidays had been raised in the past but had usually been discounted by school communities as impractical, Mr McMillan said.

A number of schools around New Zealand, however, have welcomed suggestions that they could tailor their school hours and holidays to meet the needs of their own communities.

Historic sex offence charges A former Wellington school bus driver and Scout master has been arrested and charged with historic sex offences against young boys.

Godfrey Ball, also known as Geoffrey, was arrested by Masterton police for alleged historic sexual offences against boys between 1964 and 1985 while living in Wellington.

Ball, 78, appeared at Masterton District Court yesterday facing 12 representative charges including indecent assault and doing an indecent act.

His three victims were aged between seven and 16 during the period of the alleged offending.

Masterton Police child protection team Detective Damian Doocey said Ball was not granted name suppression and has been remanded in custody.

“This matter is being thoroughly investigated and a number of search warrants have been executed.

“Our concern is that there may be other victims who we are yet to identify and we encourage anybody with concerns to make contact with police.”

Police inquiries established Ball used his position as both as school bus driver and as a Scout master to access his victims, Mr Doocey said.

“There may well be people who remember important information which could assist police.”

Ball will next be appearing at Masterton District Court on June 23.

Anyone with information regarding Ball were advised to contact the Masterton Police Child Protection Team on (06) 370 0309 or visit their local police station.

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■ IRAQ

militants abducted 60 foreign construction workers, including some 15 Turks, near the city of Kirkuk.

Fighters of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began their attack on the Beiji refinery, some 250km north of the capital, Baghdad, late yesterday, the security official said. The attack continued into the morning, with fighters targeting it with mortar shells.

A small fire started on the facility’s periphery, he said.

The Beiji refinery accounts for a little more than a quarter of the country’s entire refining capacity — all of which goes

toward domestic consumption for things like gasoline, cooking oil and fuel for power stations.

Any lengthy outage at Beiji risks long lines at the gas pump and electricity shortages, adding to the chaos already facing Iraq.

Near Kirkuk, which Kurdish fighters took over from fleeing Iraqi soldiers amid the militant advance, the Islamic State kidnapped 60 foreign construction workers building a hospital, the private Dogan news agency reported.

Farther north in the city of Tal Afar, fighting raged between government troops and

Islamic State fighters who captured the city on Tuesday, chief military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said.

Tal Afar is close to the Syria border and its capture strengthens the Islamic State’s plan to carve out an “Islamic emirate” that covers territory on both sides of the territory.

The Sunni militants of the Islamic State have vowed to march to Baghdad and the Shiite holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in the worst threat to Iraq’s stability since US troops left. The three cities are home to some of the most revered Shiite shrines.

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Singer calls for yellow ribbons to save teens Tony Orlando, the popular 1970s American pop singer, says he has visited the families of three Israeli teens missing in the West Bank and appealed for their release.

Israel believes the militant group Hamas abducted the boys.

Orlando said that he has called on fellow Americans to hang three yellow ribbons for the teens — a reference to his hit song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree.”

The 70-year-old Orlando was the lead singer in the 1970s group Tony Orlando and Dawn.

His yellow ribbon song was an anthem when American prisoners of war returned from Vietnam, and again became popular with Americans with loved ones serving in Iraq.

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Boat sinks, 32 missing At least 60 people survived when a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesians capsized and sank after leaving Malaysia’s west coast, but 32 others are still missing and five bodies have been recovered, Malaysia’s maritime agency said.

The boat sank about 4km from shore on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur while trying to leave Malaysia illegally for Aceh province in Indonesia, said agency official Mohamad Hambali Yaakup. The Indonesians, suspected to be illegal immigrants, were believed to be heading home ahead of the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

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Hired test-takers At least 127 test-takers in a Chinese province hired other people to take the country’s all-important college entrance exam on their behalf, the provincial college admission office said. The Higher Education Admission Office of the central Henan province promised a full investigation into the scam after state broadcaster China Central Television ran an expose piece about it on Tuesday. Education authorities have imposed increasingly strict rules to guard against cheating during the exam, which is called the “gaokao” and has the reputation of being China’s level playing field for academic advancement. Cheating is not unheard of, but hiring of surrogate test-takers has been rare.

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Inmates executed A Georgia inmate was executed yesterday in the first capital punishment in the US since a botched execution in April raised new concerns about lethal injection and intensified the debate over the death penalty.

Marcus Wellons, 59, received a lethal injection in Jackson, Georgia, after last-minute appeals to the US Supreme Court were denied. The execution seemed to go smoothly with no noticeable complications.

Wellons’ execution came about an hour before that of inmate John Winfield in Missouri, and a third execution is scheduled for Wednesday night in Florida. - AP

Stale bread Israeli soldiers patrol during a search for three missing teenagers in the village of Taffouh.

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■ NIGERIA

14 dead in Nigeria WC bombing Hours after a suicide bomber detonated explosives packed into a tricycle taxi at an outdoor World Cup viewing site in northeast Nigerian, police said the death toll was 14 with 26 people wounded.

Witnesses said the tricycle taxi was driven into the outdoor area in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, soon after the Brazil-Mexico match started on Wednesday night.

There was no immediate

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Militants target oil refinery Islamic militants laid siege to Iraq’s largest oil refinery yesterday, threatening a facility key to the country’s domestic supplies as part of their ongoing lightning offensive, a top security official said.

The attack comes as militants have seized wide swaths of territory in Iraq — and as the spectre of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart and the doubts that followed the 2003 US-led invasion now haunt those trying to decide how to respond.

Meanwhile, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said its diplomats were investigating claims that

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claim of responsibility but Boko Haram, an armed Islamic group that wants to turn Nigeria into an Islamic state, was suspected.

Police Assistant Superintendent Nathan Cheghan said Wednesday that 14 people were killed and 26 were wounded in the attack. He said rescue workers had been careful about rushing to the scene for fear of secondary explosions. Boko Haram group frequently deto-

nates secondary explosions to kill those who help victims from the first bomb.

Security experts have warned that Islamic militants might attack crowds watching the World Cup in public places in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda, as they did in 2010 in Uganda. The explosions in Kampala, Uganda, at two sites where people watched the 2010 World Cup final on TV killed 74 people. Al-Shabab, a Somali insurgent group, set

off those bombs.

Nigeria’s military has promised increased security but appears incapable of halting a stream of attacks by extremists holding more than 250 schoolgirls hostage.

The kidnapping of the girls two months ago and failure of Nigeria’s military and government to rescue them has roused international concern. The United States is searching for the girls with drones.

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Supermarket giant Coles is facing more than $3 million in fines for misleading customers over the freshness of its bread. The Federal Court agreed with the consumer watchdog that Coles falsely advertised pre-cooked bread as freshly baked. Bread advertised as “fresh, baked today and sold today” included one product from Ireland first baked months earlier.

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Child porn outlawed Japan’s parliament has passed a law which bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit comics, animation and computer graphics. The upper house voted Wednesday to approve the law, which was passed by the lower house earlier this month. The law provides for prison terms of up to one year and fines of up to $9800 for possession of pornographic photographs. - AP

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Lifejackets save lives Stu Oldham

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mother’s calls for anglers and whitebaiters to use lifejackets when fishing the sometimes treacherous Rakaia River mouth must not fall on deaf ears.

Dixie Boraman lost her son, Victor, when he was hit by a wave and carried out to sea at the mouth on October 7, 2012.

His body was never recovered.

In the wake of what happened, the family had to come to terms with their loss and the inescapable fact that the experienced outdoorsman was not wearing a lifejacket.

This was her lament when she visited the riverbank after her son was taken by the sea. This week, when the coroner’s report into her son’s death was released, she revisited her plea.

She said it would be “marvellous” if Mr Boraman’s death meant just one more person wore a lifejacket while fishing the mouth. Another family might not experience the grief that hers has.

Plenty of people that fish the mouth wear lifejackets. Three years prior to Mr Boraman’s death, two men were rescued after their lifejackets kept them alive after being swept out to sea.

Now, the coroner says what happened to Mr Boraman highlights the desirability of people fishing the mouth to wear a personal floatation device.

Locator beacons should also be promoted.

He accepts the limitations of using warning signs to raise awareness, but he has recommended that the regional harbourmaster investigate installing them in the area.

Of course, there are limitations to both ideas. Campaigners can campaign as much as they want, but fishers need to want to wear lifejackets if there are no hard-and-fast rules.

Warning signs, meanwhile, are only useful if they are heeded – and, as the harbourmaster has warned, if they survive the weather and the vandals.

There is a tremendous and growing culture of respect for the unpredictability of the Rakaia river mouth, and many who fish there prepare themselves for danger.

The cavalier will complain that expecting everyone fishing the mouth to wear a lifejacket is political correctness gone mad.

Perhaps that is a debate best had with their mothers.

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I guess it’s a crazy world we live in. Things need to be done, deadlines are to be met and we’re going crazy doing everything.

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It’s the pressure we’re under to broadcast according to standards as well as staying true to the personalities that are within us.

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You step up, only to be crushed with the slightest negative feedback and it’s difficult.

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■ SCF FRAUD TRIAL

Accused ‘didn’t cause collapse’

By DaviD Bruce The decision to put Timaru couple Jean and the late Allan Hubbard’s businesses in statutory management, and the global economic crisis, caused the collapse of South Canterbury Finance in 2010, not the actions of three defendants on trial in the Timaru High Court, their counsel said yesterday.

Defence counsel Pip Hall QC was opening the defence for the three accused – former SCF directors Ed Sullivan and Robert White and former chief executive Lachie McLeod – who have denied 17 charges between them.

The charges relate to the $1.8 billion collapse of South Canterbury Finance (SCF), including the payment by taxpayers to investors of $1.5 billion from the Government’s crown retail deposit guarantee scheme.

Timaru-based financier Mr Hubbard founded and was

closely associated with SCF, until he and some of the couple’s companies were placed in statutory management in June 2010.

He then resigned as chairman of directors of SCF. SCF was put in receivership on August 31, 2010.

In opening comments for the defence, Mr Hall said the Crown had said at the start of its case in March the three defendants had ignored or over-ridden con-

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the court of the circumstances surrounding some of the transactions related to the charges and documents the Crown produced to support its case.

The High Court trial before Justice Paul Heath started on March 12, and was expected to take three to four months.

However, delays, partly due to legal arguments over witnesses and evidence, has delayed it and it will now continue into early August.

The trial continues today with further evidence from forensic accountants.

Mr Hubbard was killed in a car crash at Hilderthorpe on SH 1 just north of Oamaru on September 2, 2011, when a car driven by his wife was involved in a collision with a four-wheel drive and trailer. Mrs Hubbard was injured.

He faced 50 charges laid in June 2011, but a stay of prosecution was entered after his de ath.

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trols, which amounted to serious criminal offending and was the primary reasons SCF failed, costing the taxpayer $1.5 billion.

The Crown said in “a headline grabbing description” this was New Zealand’s biggest-ever fraud trial.

Mr Hall said the primary reason SCF failed had not been proven in any evidence heard so far from the Crown.

In fact, other reasons had played a significant role, including the global economic crisis and the decision to place the Hubbards’ companies and charitable trusts in statutory management.

The most serious charge related to the defendants allegedly obtaining entry into the crown retail deposit guarantee scheme by providing false information in two prospectus.

During the trail, the Crown had “watered down” that claim by saying they obtained benefit by premature entry in to the scheme, a “significant shift”.

The Crown also used the figure of $1.5 billion from the taxpayer through the guarantee scheme, but at least half had been recovered and funds were continuing to be recovered. The final figure would not be known until after the trial, Mr Hall said.

The defence would be presenting evidence to better inform

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Westpac New Zealand said it had raised the equivalent of $1.3 billion in Europe this week through a 5-year covered bond issue.

The bank said it had raised €750 million at a 20 basis point premium over the European swap rate, or 65 to 70 basis points over the equivalent New Zealand bank bill rate, from 80 institutional investors.

It was the first covered bond issue from a New Zealand bank since the Government introduced a registration system for local issuers late last year.

Westpac treasurer Jim Reardon said it was not the biggest

covered bond conducted by the bank, “but it was certainly the best priced”.

“The key for us was that the legislation that has passed last year opened up more investors to New Zealand banks,” he said.

The Reserve Bank of NZ (Covered Bonds) Amendment Act provided for the central bank to maintain a register of banks’ covered bond programmes, which the Government said would allow greater legal certainty for covered bond investors in the event of a bank default.

Covered bonds are debt securities where the bond holder is an unsecured creditor of the issuing bank, but holds a secured

interest in a separate pool of assets - mortgages - called the “cover pool”.

The instruments have been common in Europe for many years but New Zealand banks only started tapping into the market in 2010.

The Reserve Bank has imposed an upper limit on the amount of covered bonds issued by locally incorporated banks to a maximum of 10 per cent of the total assets of the issuing bank.

Westpac’s Reardon said Westpac was at about half its 10 per cent limit, and that the bank would probably not go to the maximium allowed.

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■ FONTERRA APPOINTMENT

Wickham plucked for new role

By Jamie Gray Fonterra said it had appointed Kelvin Wickham, who is currently the co-operative’s president for greater China, to the new position of managing director global ingredients.

Johan Priem, who is a member of the chief executive’s office, will take up Wickham’s role in China when he takes up his new job on August 1, Fonterra said.

Fonterra’s chief executive Theo Spierings said the appointments would further strengthen Fonterra’s “front bench”.

“This year one of our top business priorities is to optimise our global ingredients and operations footprint so we can better manage price volatility and increase value, while ensuring a total focus on food safety and quality, and our customers’ needs,” Spierings said in a statement.

Last week, Robert Spurway was appointed as the new managing director for global operations.

“Today’s announcement confirms that Kelvin will lead the equally important global ingre-

dients business, which includes the sale of all ingredients globally, delivering solutions to our global accounts, tactical optimisation of demand and supply, and managing the NZMP brand,” he said.

Wickham, who has had 25 years experience in the industry, has previously held senior global sales, marketing and optimisation positions both in Fonterra and earlier in his career at the NZ Dairy Board.

Priem has had two senior Fonterra leadership positions in Asia.

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of support to demonstrate what we the people who live here want. The feeling in the community is positive and we need to make a stand to show how much of a game changer the dam is going to be for the region.

“The South Island’s Opuha scheme is a shining example of how the whole water storage package works for the economy and the environment.

“The answer to reversing the population drift to Auckland and reversing the loss of businesses and services is as simple as ‘just add water’.

“Federated Farmers is okay with having a number for nitrogen, but let’s make it an indicator and not chiselled in granite. The whole scheme’s viability hinges on this policy point.

“That will only happen if we show everyone just what Ruataniwha means to us.”

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All Hawke’s Bay residents and businesses are being asked to drive their vehicle, whether it is a truck, tractor or excavator, in support of the Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Waipukurau tomorrow.

Will Foley, Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay provincial president, said tomorrow was their chance to show New Zealand how much Hawke’s Bay wanted to create a positive future for their children and their kids.

“The dam will provide so much opportunity for Hawke’s Bay. “We are expecting a strong show of support and are positively backing Ruataniwha because this is our last shot before the board of inquiry delivers its final decision.

“Nothing of any worth has ever come from being negative.

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

Two Mid Canterbury primary school teams are in training to take on the rest of the country for the AgriKidsNZ title, when the Young Farmer Contest gets under way in a fortnight.

The Hinds Primary School team of Ella Yeatman, William Ward, Hayden Jefferson, along with reserves Ben McLeod and Jake Drake are taking the contest seriously after taking first place in the regional finals on Easter Monday.

The team is called the Hinds Agris, a name which the kids thought up on the spot in the finals.

They have been training at each other’s homes in the weeks since, with the support of their parents, honing up their practical and theory skills – just like the big guys contesting the Young Farmer of the Year title.

“We’ve been practising fencing and making jam,” Hayden said.

“We’ve also been putting hoses together with fittings.”

Identifying seeds, weeds, sheep and cattle breeds have also been on the training programme.

“We’ve also practised putting bridles and blankets on horses,” Ella said.

Unfortunately Hayden will be in Australia on a family holiday for the competition, but with a previous contest under his belt, he has a lot of good advice for his team.

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to his team-mates.

Second-placegetters, the Crazy Cows – Ben Chambers, Sam Wil-

son and Ben Thompson from Ashburton Intermediate School, also earned a spot in the finals, as did the Geraldine Musterers – Patrick Foley-Smith, Tim Sheed and Mitchell Sowden from Geraldine High School and Geraldine Primary – who came in third.

AgriKidsNZ, in teams of three, will be challenged in a series of timed modules on all sorts of agricultural and not-so-agricultural tasks, to be revealed on the day.

The top seven teams from each series go through to compete in their respective race-off challenges where contestants are given a series of tasks in a dash to the finish line.

The competition tests practical farming skills and knowledge, but the main goal of these programmes is to help young people explore the fun and rewarding side of agriculture at an early age.

Both competitions will be held Friday, July 4, from 8am at Lincoln University grounds, corner of Farm and Weedons Roads, gold coin donation entry.

Winning communicator of year ‘an honour’

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

Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills has been named 2014 Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year.

“I am extremely humbled and thank the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators for what is a great honour,” says Bruce Wills, Federated Farmers president.

“Given the Landcorp Agricultural Communicator of the Year has such a long history and reads like a who’s-who of the media and agricultural profession, this is an honour I share with my board, provincial presidents and every elected member of the federation.

“I thank the judges and guild for this honour and wish to use my prizemoney to ensure we can inspire all New Zealanders to join a profession I love.”

Guild president Graeme Peters said Mr Wills was a very worthy recipient of this year’s award, and was selected ahead of several other very worthy recipients by an independent panel of judges.

“He is widely respected for his role in bridging the gap between rural and urban people, and has spent countless hours talking not only farmers to but urban people, selling the importance of agriculture to New Zealand’s economy,” Mr Peters said.

Mr Wills farms with his brother at Te Pohue, on a sheep and beef operation carrying 7500 stock units. The farm is 1134 hectares, of which 800 hectares are farmed. The rest is in trees, with 110 hectares protected through the QEII National Trust.

He left a career in rural banking after 20 years to return to the family farm and has invested heavily in the long-term sustainability of the farm.

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tural communicators, it is also the most valuable prize on offer. Landcorp provides a prize of $2500, which is part of a funding package of $7500 in sponsorship for the Guild. The additional funding assists with administration costs, including the Awards dinner.

Mr Wills was also presented with a greenstone and timber trophy, which features a roll call of previous winners engraved on the back.

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Ko looking for maiden major

By Daniel RichaRDson Lydia Ko was a spectator at Pinehurst No 2 during the final round of the US Open as German Martin Kaymer completed a dominant victory.

Now only a few days removed from being behind the ropes, the 17-year-old Kiwi will tee off in the US Women’s Open at the famed North Carolina course early tomorrow morning.

This is a tournament which has loomed large on Ko’s calendar for a while and the North Shore product would love to claim her first major title this week.

Ko travelled to Pinehurst recently to get a further understanding of the course and even managed to squeeze in a couple of practice rounds.

“I’ve noticed that the course has changed since I’ve been here a couple of weeks ago,” Ko told the Golf Channel this week.

“The course is much drier and the grass around the greens is much tighter; so they’re definitely playing tough.”

While Ko was pleased to meet big names such as Ernie Els at Pinehurst last weekend, she also had a keen eye on how everyone fared.

“I’m just trying to learn more about the US Open courses and how the men play compared to how I may play.”

Ko said Pinehurst was similar to courses in Melbourne given

the firm greens, which should give her confidence as she has played frequently in Australia.

Ko is enjoying an impressive season during her first year on the LPGA Tour as a full-time professional and has cleared more than $725,000 in earnings and won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in late April.

She is ranked third in the world on the Rolex Rankings and is fifth in the Race to the CME Globe standings on tour.

Ko will enter this week’s $4.6 million tournament as one of the favourites and will play her first round alongside 2007 US Open winner Cristie Kerr and world No 4 Suzann Pettersen.

Ko will also have the steady hand of Mike ‘Fluff ’ Cowan to rely on this week with the veteran caddy set to carry Ko’s clubs.

Cowan is American Jim Furyk’s regular caddy and he has spent 37 years on tour, while working with some of the world’s best players including Tiger Woods from 1996-1999.

Cowan got a good look at Pinehurst No 2 last week as Furyk finished in a share of 12th at the US Open.

“I think it’s a really good idea having someone who’s as experienced as Fluff who would know the course,” Ko said. “I think it is a little bit of an advantage having somebody who is like that to be on my bag.”

The pair were put in touch through Ko’s management and

Monday, in what may have been his last appearance for the Spurs.

Mills’ two-year $A2.33 million contract has come to end and, after enjoying the best season of his five-year career, is in line for a healthy pay rise.

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Amateur Lucy Li, 11, hits from the fairway on the 15th hole during a practice round at the US Women’s Open golf tournament. The sixth-grader from California is the youngest qualifier in the history of the event.

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Cowan last caddied for a female player when he worked with then-teenage sensation Michelle Wie for one tournament in 2003.

“It’s going to be something of a learning experience for me,” Cowan said of caddying for Ko. “But hopefully it all works out.”

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lieved to be chasing the point guard, including the Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami.

According to the New York Post, the Knicks are keen to drag Mills out from being Tony Parker’s back-up and make him a marquee player in the league’s biggest market.

“New York is definitely a city Mills would want to play in,” a source told the newspaper.

“He has that personality.”

The Knicks, without any draft picks this year, are looking for a starting point guard following the arrest of starter Raymond Felton on weapons charges.

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Pre-bout drugs tests for Parker, Minto Kevin Barry has raised concerns around American boxer Brian Minto ahead of his showdown with Joseph Parker next month and has demanded stringent drug testing for the bout.

At 39, Minto (39-7) has managed to get himself in to good shape for the contest that will be held at the Vodafone Events Centre in Auckland on July 5 and Barry wants pre-and-postfight urine and blood tests.

Boxing’s drug-testing pro-

tocols are murky at best given they’re basically non-existent and vary on a fight-by-fight basis. Some bouts have Olympicstyle testing if both competitors agree, while other people within the sport have advocated for random testing to help the sport’s image.

Before Parker’s last bout with Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento in Germany in April, neither fighter was tested.

“When you look at Minto, he

Ennis off to Sharks Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis is set to end his NRL career at Cronulla, after agreeing terms with the club from next season. The 30-year-old former NSW Origin hooker agreed to a two-year deal with the Sharks, with an option for a third in 2017. The signing is a coup for the embattled Sharks, who have been searching for a new hooker with incumbent John Morris expected to retire and back-up Isaac De Gois recently departed to Parramatta as cover for injured star Nathan Peats. Ennis reportedly turned down an offer from Canberra last month. - AAP

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looks completely different from last December when he fought Shane Cameron,” Barry said from Las Vegas.

“He hasn’t fought in six months, but miraculously, at the age of 39, he’s visibly got himself in terrific physical condition.

“As Joe’s trainer, I need to be asking the question. As long as Minto is doing things the right way and doing it clean, then I have no problems.”

Minto, who has been training under coach Chris Martin since arriving in New Zealand recently, said he went straight back to the gym with a renewed motivation after he beat Cameron in a fight where he was coached by Barry.

“I’m not too worried about it at all,” Minto said of the tests.

“They’re just taking my hard work and trying to make it seem like it’s not hard work.

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Malawi sharp-shooter Mwai Kumwenda has been named as the best new talent in the transTasman netball competition.

Kumwenda, who plays for the New Zealand’s Tactix outfit, was rewarded for an outstanding debut season. The 24-year-old Malawian international finished the regular season as the competition’s most prolific shooter. Kumwenda’s 540 goals, at 91.4 per cent accuracy, put her nine goals ahead of last year’s winner Jhaniele FowlerReid. “Mwai’s debut season will long be remembered, not just as the first Malawian to play in the ANZ Championship but her unique style made her an immediate fan favourite across the league,” ANZ Championship General Manager Andy Crook said.

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Wallabies on mission The Wallabies have double the incentive to complete their first three-nil clean sweep of the French in Saturday’s dead-rubber Test at Allianz Stadium. Apart from eyeing a small slice of history, the Wallabies are chasing a seventh straight test win for the first time since 1999/2000 and lock Rob Simmons says the significance of such a feat hasn’t gone unnoticed.

“The last Wallabies team to do that won a World Cup,” Simmons said.

“So if we can get seven in a row, it puts us in good stead going forward. It’s a good way to finish the series because we’ve got a little break from the squad and, if we do get a win, it’ll be good to come back on a positive note before playing the All Blacks.”

Set for his first Wallabies appearance under second-year coach Ewen McKenzie, reserve back Rob Horne said carrying winning momentum into the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener in Sydney on August 16 was vital.

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Boost for Rebels The Melbourne Rebels are continuing to bolster their backline with the signing of Waratahs winger Cam Crawford. The Super Rugby club also announced this week they had lured Australian under 20s fullback Jonah Placid from the Queensland Reds.

Crawford, 25, will join the Rebels next season on a two-year deal.

He started his career with the Brumbies, with injuries stalling his progress although a move to NSW in 2013 saw his tryscoring tally rocket. Melbourne coach Tony McGahan said he had his eye on Crawford for the past year.

“We have certainly done our homework on Cam.” - AAP

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Plus there’s plenty of scope for the fashion conscious and retail therapists.

All of which we are, with the exception being able to drive on sealed roads and passes higher than Mt Cook, so lucky to have available to us in Central Otago.

They include the recently opened Clutha Gold/Roxburgh Gorge mountain bike trail from Alexandra to Lawrence, a challenge that needed to be met by 18 oldish blokes in Summer Wine Cyclists livery.

So nicely ahead of forthcoming frosts and snow, the group headed south in convoy, quite appropriately led by the latest upgraded Colorado LTZ ute.

This now has the engine it deserved from day one, plus a 5-star safety rating.

Visually there’s not a lot of exterior changes and it remains a good looker, particularly so the LTZ with its side steps, chrome accents, larger 17inch alloys and sports bar.

It’s big at 5.3m long.

Size-wise the load tray is pretty much par for the course. We lay our bikes in this with front wheels removed and the tailgate closed.

Tie down hooks are as and where expected.

While it remains at 2.8 litres, the re-engineered, four-cylinder Duramax 2 diesel now has a water cooled, variable geometry turbo as well as smarter injection and exhaust systems.

The result - power is up

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from 130kW to 147kW and torque for the 6-speed auto is 500Nm. Interesting to note the manual is limited to 440Nm, however this is still plenty and as it’s all on call from1600rpm to 2800rpm the climbing and overtaking abilities are impressive, especially so on the likes of the Lindis and the Kilmog, where the new six-speed manual invited use.

This, as befits the expectation of hard use, has quite long throws and feels suitably rugged, which I soon became used to and enjoyed using.

Economy wise Holden now claims 7.9L/100k overall, while the indicated figure for our trip was 8.4L/100k (including some quicker open road cruising and a short time in 4WD).

There’s a fine view and plenty of space from the elevated and power operated driver’s seat.

While leather is an option, our plush fabric covered seats provided very good support and car like comfort for the

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duration of our trip.

John, who shared the rear seat with gear needing protection from the elements, was also well catered for. For a start the good size doors open wide and he didn’t even need to have a Kim Kardashian-like derrière to comment how comfortable he was.

In fact this (presumably the comfort, not visions of Kim) combined with very good rear leg and foot space, meant he didn’t want to swap for a front seat ride.

There’s still quite a lot of grey, mainly hard plastic on the dash, but this is nicely offset by the new “MyLink” infotainment system complete with many embedded apps, the 7 inch touch screen (utilised also for the reversing camera/sat-nav), and the other dials and controls.

No CD player now though.

PS. THE BIKE RIDE Clear vista days and unforgettable, stunning views especially from high above the Clutha River.

Expensive but very informative and well worthwhile 13k jetboat ride (bikes included) from Doctors Point to Shingle Creek.

Excellent tracks, but with some quite demanding, but rideable switchbacks approaching Roxburgh dam.

Nostalgic trip for many, including Millers Flat, the rustic Beaumont Pub (by-passed by one of the group despite having GPS on his bike) and the old gold town charm of Lawrence.

Our in-house, daily shuttle service to recover vehicles worked fine.

So how did we find the Colorado handles its newfound urge on the road?

In short, very well indeed, with a nicely composed, quiet and smooth ride.

It sits nicely flat, feels stable and we experienced very little bounce with just three blokes, bikes and gear on board.

It wafts along effortlessly and quietly at cruise then is an easy drive about town.

Of course about town you do notice both its size, the 12.7m turning circle and that the brakes need a firm foot.

The reversing camera is a big help with parking.

As expected there’s some, but not overly noticeable, body-roll when hurrying through corners, where the steering has decent weight and is surprisingly direct and accurate.

Plus there’s plenty of grip and it is unmoved when hitting bumps mid-corner.

Heading off-road then you can engage 4WD high on the move with a turn of centre mounted, large circular knob.

You need to stop when selecting 4WD low.

The off-road arsenal includes limited slip diff, under body protection, very good engine braking and effective hill descent.

While I didn’t have the opportunity to try the claimed 3500kg braked towing capacity, I’m told by an acquaintance who has done so, that he is very impressed how it handles a trailer with digger weighing in at 3 tonne.

And that the electronic, trailer sway mitigation system is a great safety feature.

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Dutch wary of Socceroos ambush

South Korea players celebrate after Lee Keun-ho scored the opening goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, yesterday.

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Brazil vulnerable after draw The headline from the World Cup, day six: Big favourite Brazil is vulnerable.

Those who thought the World Cup host or world champion Spain - thumped 5-1 last week by the Netherlands - would walk away with this should think again.

Proving the old adage there are no easy games in football’s showcase, Brazil failed to beat Mexico for the first time at the

World Cup, held to a 0-0 draw in their second game in Group A yesterday.

Belgium - a long-shot pick for the title - also struggled to break down Algeria, but got help off its bench to win 2-1 in Belo Horizonte.

In steamy Cuiaba, an evenly matched and entertaining backand-forth contest ended Russia 1, South Korea 1. Substitutes scored all but one of the five

Mexico’s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (13) carries his teammate Javier Aquino after their 0-0 tie with Brazil.

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goals yesterday, proving the importance of having a Plan B. All 32 teams have now played at least once. The Netherlands and Germany, which scored four against Portugal, are the standouts so far.

With Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant in the crowd of 60,342, yesterday’s big surprise was Brazil’s failure to find the net in the city of Fortaleza.

With Neymar rampant through the middle, Marcelo ever-willing to go forward and Oscar supplying passes and inventiveness, Brazil should be able to score almost at will.

Time and again, Brazil’s yellow shirts swarmed over Mexico’s penalty box.

But shots and passes went awry, Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made outstanding saves and Brazil is clearly missing a top-notch centre-forward.

Other attackers - Thomas Mueller for Germany, the Netherlands’ duo of Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben, France’s Karim Benzema - all bought their scoring boots to Brazil, finding the net at least

twice. Neymar also got two for Brazil in its opening 3-1 defeat of Croatia. But his teammate Fred is yet to get off the mark.

Mistiming his run, the striker had a first-half effort disallowed for offside, didn’t weigh heavily on the game and was substituted in the second half.

This was the second scoreless draw at this tournament, where goals have rained in.

If goal scorers struggled, it was also because goalkeepers had a good day. After each nation’s opening game, there have been 49 goals in 16 matches bettering the rate of all World Cups since Brazil’s first victory in 1958.

Ochoa’s seven saves in the tournament - six of them against Brazil - are the most by any goalie so far.

He got an outstretched hand to Neymar’s superb first-half header. After another spectacular two-handed reflex save in the second half, batting away Thiago Silva’s header, Ochoa high-fived a team-mate.

Despite letting in two, Rais Mbolhi was impressive for Algeria, making six saves. - AAP

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The Netherlands are bracing for an Australian ambush despite the Socceroos losing foot soldier Mark Milligan to injury for their World Cup battle.

Milligan’s hamstring strain has sidelined him from a second group match in Porto Alegre fixture today that is making the highly-fancied Dutch a little nervous.

As Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal batted away numerous questions about winning the World Cup in the wake of his team’s defeat of champions Spain, his star midfielder Wesley Sneijder insisted Australia could prove more difficult to topple than Spain.

“It’s perfectly possible,” Sneijder told reporters. “We have never won against Australia.

We have played them three times and we didn’t win so it will be a difficult match.

“After the 5-1 victory (against Spain) everybody will have taken a light view of this. But we will not.”

Australian coach Ange Postecoglou was forced into another reshuffle after Milligan reported a hamstring tightness.

Postecoglou, who declined to nominate Milligan’s replacement, must also cover injured defender Ivan Franjic, who has returned home with a torn hamstring.

Despite the double blows, Postecoglou promised his rank underdogs won’t adopt defensive tactics to try and stifle the rampant Dutch, led by their twin strike force of Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben who both bagged doubles against Spain.

“That is not why we came to the World Cup,” Postecoglou said. “We know we’ll have to be very strong defensively because the Dutch are very dangerous going forward and they proved that against Spain.

“The other side of that is, if we just try to defend for 90 minutes there is only going to be one result and that won’t be in our favour.

“It’s just as important that we’re dangerous when we have the ball, and I think we can be.”

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Hassett enjoys Manchester revolution

By Michael Brown Manchester City have established themselves as a force in English football in the space of five years, thanks largely to the stupendous wealth of a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, and the club now have plans to usher in success in the women’s game.

The blue half of Manchester have a short history in top-level women’s football, having joined the top tier of English women’s football only this year, but are already showing the sort of ambition the men’s team have become renowned for.

They quickly signed a number of established England internationals as well as New Zealand midfielder Betsy Hassett, who played at German second-tier side Sand last year after coming through the US college system.

The club are also pumping £50 million into a new 16-pitch training facility that will also house the women’s programme.

“It’s really exciting to be part of a club like that,” said Hassett, who tonight will play for the Football Ferns in their second outing against Brazil in Taupo.

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They are targeting a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games they’re presently ranked 20th - and 18 months ago received a $1.6 million cash injection from High Performance Sport New Zealand.

It helped them to wins over Brazil (1-0) and Italy (2-0) last year as well as draws with Japan (1-1), Australia (1-1) and the US (1-1), the world’s top-ranked side.

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“They have such high ambitions for the club and want the women’s team to be as successful as the men’s. Next season they’re talking about every player being fulltime.”

It’s not guaranteed Hassett will be one of them, given she’s on a one-year contract, but the 23-year-old is making an impression for a team which sits in midtable in the eight-team Women’s Super League.

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Club news 22 Ashburton Guardian Ashburton Club and MSA Golf Section The venue for our monthly game (Sunday 8th June) was at the Methven Golf Club Members were asked to bring a friend along for a fun day out. An African Stableford was played with a field of 30 players, everyone enjoyed their game and a great afternoon tea finished the day before returning home.

Team winners were 4for Glasgow 90 stablefords c/b Joan Undy Judith Smith Pat Bell Bruce Sampson from Lindsay’s Chicks, Maxine Carter Kay Fox Allison Mc Gregor Lindsay Jackson Best Stableford M.S.A Men Rodney Harris 38 Women Kay Fox 33 Visitors Men Kevin Mc Cloy 35 Women Judith Smith 36 Nearest The Pins No 13 Judith Smith No 6 Marilyn Bennett Two’s Pat Bell, Marilyn Bennett Congratulations to our two girl’s Maxine Carter and Kay Fox from all our members for winning the National Women’s Chartered Club’s at McLean’s Island Queen’s Birthday Weekend ‘you will be looking forward to 2016 tournament in the North Island Our next monthly outing is at Denfield Golf Club Geraldine July 13th.Meet M.S.A for car pool 10 am. Report 11am 11.30 start. Good golfing everyone.

Ashburton Electronic and Keyboard Club June club night Bev French on piano, was pounding the lovely songs out to a nice full house for our AGM. As Michael was unwell, Janet took the chair for the election of President.

Lorraine was duly nominated and took the chair for the election of officers.

Judy read the annual report on Michael’s behalf, and presented very nice posies and flowers to the following members: Karen, Janet, Lorraine, Bev L and Iris and Ann. Very nice gesture.

The club boasts 84 members, and do we fill up the year between the ten club nights we have during that time.

The singing group has boosted their numbers. The keyboard group have loads of fun. The accordion group meet occasionally and have a few more play-

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We also have a nice mix of members who come along and listen to us make merry music. There is a house party at Bernard’s on 29th June. Please ring in if you are attending.

Officers for the coming year…President Lorraine Pluck. Vice president Janet Smith Secretary Rose Stead Treasurer Ann Allott Editor Karen Smith Civic Music Council Rep Bev Lister Reporter Helen Mills. Committee: Bernard, Bev L, Audrey, Barbara H, Shirley Millar, Lester Tarbotton, and Catherine Smith.

Ron Greygoose then presented a short musical programme by: Elizabeth McCormick, “Next teardrop falls” was lovely.

Irene on her own on accordion, and later with Rose on piano. Always something new there. Irene’s La Spajola was super, and their duet Schon ist Die Jugend was very pretty.

May (nice to see you up there again May, you do play so nicely) “Begin the beguine” and “I’m yours” super. We all heard you loud and clear this time.

Lorraine then with some humerous poems, and Barbara Harris completed the evening with some lovely melodies. I thought “The Adoration waltze” really lovely.

Supper was served by Betty Flay, Bev French, Teresa O”Connell, and Dennis Lister.

Ashburton Photographic Society Here we are back to the winter months – the autumn colours are all but gone & we now have the starkness of winter and moodiness which creates an interesting image.

Field trips to Ashburton Domain, the Chinese Village & the Wheels Street Parade have given good opportunities to provide a variety of images for competitions.

We have welcomed several new members so far this year and already they are enjoying the challenge of our competitions.

26 members attended our 80th birthday celebration at Hotel Ashburton last month. This was an evening of reminiscing and comradeship with our Patrons, Eric Burton and Clarrie Brake sharing

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Our 1st OPEN Competition was judged

by Timaru Photographer, Ron Lindsay who travelled to Ashburton to deliver our results and gave us an amazing programme of his images. His results were: PRINTS: A GRADE- Acceptance – Suzanne Watson-’Old Tool’, Peter MacGregor-’Woolshed’ Honours – Peter MacGregor-’Green Kitchen’, Chris Howe-’Pigeon Alleyway’ B GRADE - Acceptance John McIntosh’Long Road to Nowhere DIGITAL IMAGES: A GRADE- Acceptance – Clarrie Brake-’Country Road’, Chris Howe-’No Escape’, Cindy Lovett’Pretty in Blue’, Suzanne Watson-’Wavy Keys’, Jorg Nittmann-’Yellow Chevy’ B GRADE – Acceptance – Ivan Jackson-’Birds Eye View’ & ‘Tangled’, Catherine McMahon-’Misty Morning’, Emmily Harmer-’Waiting for the Whistle’ We were grateful to Kieran & Darion from Ashburton Online who judged our PHOTOJOURNALISM Competition, The results were: PRINTS - Acceptance – Chris Howe’Close Field’, Margaret Clifford-’Slowly, Slowly’, Gaynor Hurst-’Stitches Out’ Honours – Gaynor Hurst-’Sheltering from the Rain’ & ‘Crash at First Corner’ TOP IMAGE DIGITAL IMAGES – Acceptance – Emmily Harmer-’Fish Eye View of Hokitika’, Jorg Nittmann-’Getting Ready’, Gaynor Hurst-’Intricate Design’, Chris Howe-’Old Smokers’ Honours – Jorg Nittmann-’The Drummer’, Emmily Harmer-’Wild Foods 101’ For our SET SUBJECT this year we chose ‘A Splash of Red’ - this proved interesting & a challenge to both members and our judge, Julia Home from Kaiapoi. The results were: PRINTS– Acceptance – Margaret Clifford-’A Flash of Red’, ‘Good Mates’ & ‘Natures Red’, Julie Begg-’A Splash of Red in the Pool’, Chris Howe-’Cathedral Entrance’, Honours – Gaynor Hurst-’Red Flowers in a Blue Pot’ & ‘Market Place’, Peter MacGregor-’Opaque Azalea’ DIGITAL IMAGES – Acceptance – Nick Taylor-’Classic Racer’, Cindy Lovett’Escaping Red’, Carol Efford-’Harbour Posts’, Clarrie Brake-’Head First’, Jorg Nittmann-’Intruder’, Gaynor Hurst-

’Kirsty’, Megan Ellis-’The Fallen’, Peter MacGregor-’Tomato on Fork’ Honours – David Oakley-’Night Steam’, Megan Ellis-’Redhead’, Cindy Lovett’Row 180’, Emmily Harmer-’Red Heels’ TOP IMAGE Visitors and new members are always welcome

■■ Netball

Kellard Hampstead Natsasha Drummond, Maigen O’Neill, Emma Stagg, Sonia Tahuri St Joesphs Gold Grace Adams, Grace Pierce Borough A Erinn Maclean Trial – This Saturday 21st June At 4.30 (be ready to go), if you can’t attend please contact Nicole on 021 896 344

Mid Canterbury Ladies Probus Club President Val welcomed members to the June meeting. The National Anthem was sung, and Noeline, a new member was inducted as a member of the Club.

Birthdays and Anniversaries were celebrated.

Almoner Val gave a report on the health of members and Avis spoke of a possible trip to Oamaru. The Mini Speaker was Rona who spoke of her look inside Big Ben in London when visiting her daughter in that city.

She gave a brief history. In 1834 a competition was organised, 97 drawings were submitted.

It was completed in 1854 but in 1857 there was a crack, so it was recast. It was winched up the tower. Big Ben has been heard by many nations around the world.

Big Ben is 2.28 metres tall and 2.75 metres wide, wider than it is tall. It weighs about 13 and a half tons. Rona was with a group of 20 people who went puffing and panting up the 334 steps from the base to the belfry.

There are 4 clock faces, illuminated at night, there are 59 steps from the lantern to the top tower. When Big Ben chimes it makes a deafening noise. Now-a-days the tours are restricted to the British public.

The main speaker was Carolyn King who told of her cook book that she had selfpublished. Carolyn was a dietician who had spent 38 years in-patient care and with out- patient clinics, also Health and Safety work. In 2009 she retired. In 2010 she had commenced the cookbook and had interviewed many Chinese grandmothers, altogether 15 women from different backgrounds and wrote up their stories.

They told of the assimilation of Chinese into the New Zealand community. Originally she had approached six companies and had the book returned, so made

the decision to self-publish. It was not a money making venture, rather Carolyn wanted the recipes written down. The book has a simple clear design, A4 size, with lots of photos. Taking the photos was a big effort. The response to the book had been over whelming, so there had been a reprint. It had all been a big learning curve but the reward was satisfaction. It is called “The Pors Pors Cookbook” Carolyn was thanked for attending the meeting.

President Val closed the meeting. The Thought for the Day was “Do not let what you cannot do, stop you from doing what you can do.”

Rakaia Garden Club On Monday 9th June, the Rakaia Garden Club held its Annual General Meeting with a very good attendance, in the very comfortable surrounds of the Rakaia Railway Tavern. Trophies were given out to members who gained the most points during last year’s monthly competitions.

Connie Burgess presented these trophies.

Most points for: Produce - Patricia Molloy; Flowering shrub - Anthea Copland; Cluster - Gail Schat and Pat Duncan; Spike - Pam Dolan; Bloom over 5cm - Pat Duncan; Bloom under 5 cm - Pat Duncan; Bloom of the Month - Trish Molloy; Decorative - Pat Duncan; Most Points Over All - Pat Duncan.

Election of Officers were presided over

by Pauline Smith.

President – Gail Schat; Vice president – Carmel Tyson; Secretary – Jean Evans; Treasurer – Pat Duncan; Committee – Nikki Loe, Pam Dolan, Anthea Copland; Hostess Convener – Nikki Lower and Shona Scott; Outing Convener - Carmel Tyson; Competition Stewart – Trish Molloy; Reporters – Carolyn Hull and Miriam Cutforth; Hall Representative – Pauline Smith.

President Gail Schat in reading the annual report, reminded members of all the interesting speakers and trips they had over the last year. The meeting concluded and a delicious smorgasbord was enjoyed by all.

Next meeting, Monday, July 14th 2pm at the Rakaia Community Centre. The speaker topic will be Rhododendrons.

All welcome.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women June 24 Rnd 2 Tucker Salver, Rnd 3 H E Cook Trophy, LGU, Rnd 2 Mildred Doak Report 9.30 a.m. for 10.00 a.m. Multiple start Draw Steward: Janice Dunlop - 308 3910. Tuesday Starters: S. Elliott and G. Sloper No 1 Tee V. Moore, B. Turton, G. Sloper 2nd off J. Dunlop, J. Leferink No 7 Tee A. Hunt, E. Porter, D. Simmons No. 9 Tee D. Hinton, S. Lemon, R. Fail No. 10 Tee J. Welch, S. Elliott, H. Robertson No. 11 Tee W. Carter, H. Trott, J. Ackerley No. 16 Tee M. Watson, K. Shaw, J. McKeown No 18 Tee M. Bean, J. Montgomery, K. Green Nine Hole Men and Women’s Section Thursday June 26 – Ambrose – report 9.45 a.m.

Nine Hole Convenors – Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 and Wendy Smith 308 9201 Saturday June 21 Rnd 2 Tucker Salver and Rnd 3 H E Cook Trophy - report 8.40 a.m. for a 9.00 a.m. start All women players welcome to join weekend ladies Club Captain – Jenny Williams 308 2081

Tinwald Golf Club Draw for the 2nd qualifying round for the R.S.A. Trophy and Cup to be played on Saturday June 21st. Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee 12.30, B McFarlane, P Hefford, L Moore, D Allan

12.36, A Marshall, C Hart, A Barrie, T McAndrew 12.42, K Greenaway, B Collins, L Jackson, D Green No 10 Tee 12.30, S Anderson, C Miller, S Kircher, C Whiting 12.36, R Feutz, G Rennie, O Everest, A Pawsey 12.42, B Smith, R Harris, W Eddington, L McGee No 13 Tee 12.30, W Stevenson, E Collins, M Moore, 12.36, J Beardsley, S Lane, M Whiting, No 7 Tee 12.36, D Busch, T Clarke, A Millar, R Bruce 12.42, J Smith, P Marshall, N Rayner, A Lilley Starters: am B Collins, pm B Collins, K Greenaway. Cards: P Hefford

Tinwald Women’s Golf June 24 Medal 1st Lloyd Trophy 1st Standfast 1st Jane Ross (B3) No 1 Tee 10am L Glassey S Vucetich B O,Neill 10.05 R Kinvig D Sharplin B Harris No 7 Tee 10am K King D Wellman S Young 10.05 J Bruhns S Durry P Ellis No 10 Tee P McAndrew D Bell C Linney M Collive J Undy J VanderHeide 10.10 M Moore M Oakley L Bird No 13 Tee 10am M Bennett D Lowe P Smith 10.05 K McAullife J Smith P Bell Bradford 9 Hole Women 4th 2J,s Cup Stroke and Putting No 1 Tee 10.15 M Sherriff J Cartwright 10.20 G Whipp N Costin D Ellery Starters M Kennedy C Shanks; Cards P Smith L Glassey Tea Duty A.M. D Ellery P.M. P McAndrew S Vucetich

Mid Canterbury Netball Year 7 Trialists Allenton Willow Diedricks, Naumai Terekia, Zoe Beckley, Charlotte Blundell, Grace Bleach Borough Kate Harley Hampstead Hayley Tallentire, Roi Makute, Megan O’Brien Methven Lauren Pluck, Ashleigh Allred, Brea Roderick, Emma Lakehill, Monique Johnson Southern Jessica Milne, Kate Ahearn St Josephs Sophie Ness, Millie Ness, Annabelle Murphy, Sophie Adams, Poppy Kilworth, Katie Danielson Tinwald South Samantha Tuck, Chloe Small, Chloe Johnson Trial – This Saturday 21st June At 4.30 (be ready to go), if you can’t attend please contact Nicole on 021 896 344 Yr8 Trialists Tinwald South A Sammy Arnold, Ashlee Strawbridge, Sophie Bell, Loren Hay, Piper Jones, Sarah Rawlings, Taylor Allen, Tessa Thompson Southern Taylor Groundspreading Nikita Clemens, Lucy Harrison, Samantha Holden Methven A Rosemary Taggart, Katie McDonald, Charlotte Roberts, Hayley Riordan Allenton A/B Danielle McArthur, Violet Eaton, Mollie Gibson, Julie Mushanga, Natasha Waddell, Alex Dunn, Zoe Diedricks, Meg McIntyre, Kudzai Mahere, Taryn Douglas, Maddy O’Connor, Jemma Donnelly, Isabella Roulston, Leigh Harrison, Tori

RESULTS

Vessey 107-36-71 and 38 stablefords, Helen Rapsey 114-34-80,Marilyn Cross Hastings McLeod Property Brokers 2nd shot 2 & 11 - Jan Clucas 0-29, Helen Rapsey 30-40+ALT nearest pin 5 Judy Webb, 14 not struckPlayer of the day Alison Vessey

Tinwald Women’s Golf June 17 P Smith 1 up K Mc Auliffe 3 down M Moore 4 down J Smith 5 down K King 5 down Nearest the Pins No2 Dairy Business Centre J Smith No6 Stables Restaurant P Bell No 16 Outdoor Adventure P Ellis No 12 Mac and Maggie’s not struck Bradford 9 Hole Women M Sherriff nett 44

■■ Golf

■■ Shooting

Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association

Rifle Shooting

Net Competition in Grades.

Grade 0-19.

1st. Stuart Wilson with a 69 net; 2nd. Ray Lambert with a 70 net.

Grade 20-25.

1st. Gavin Santy with a 69 net; 2nd. Malcolm Fechney with a 71 net; 3rd. Arthur Pawsey with a 72 net.

Grade 26+.

1st. Brian Winchester with a 69 net; 2nd.

Graeme Hortin with a 70 net; 3rd. Merv Green with a 71 net; 4th = Murray Beach and Trevor Watson with a 72 net.

Twos Bill Mason and Dave Horrell.

Mayfield Ladies Golf June 17 LGU, 3rd handicap, 5th stableford0-20 Judy Webb 89-18-71 and 37 stablefords, Jan Clucas 92-18-74 and 34 stablefords,21-32 Lal Mulligan 106-26-80, Sharon Duthie 112-30-82,33-40+ Alison

Club Scores June 16 Mayfield 783.21 verses Mt Somers 780.11 at Mayfield.

Mayfield, Oakley Murphy 56, Hamish Kirk 78, Kyle Hansen 80.1, Courtney McClintock 86.2, Ben Nordqvist 83, Grace Austin 69.1, Gwen Wilce 84, Pip McClintock 92.1, Phillip Wilce 93.1, Andrew Donaldson 97.6, Carl Nordqvist 98.3, Brent Austin 94.1, Martin Fleming 98.5, John Fleming 97.4.

Mt Somers, Jake Dudley 83, David Millichamp 96.2, Mark Smith 89, Stephen Millichamp 96, Sid Stewart 97.5, Michael Amyes 87, Andrew Oram 95.1, Wayne Tubb 92.3.

Ashburton club Bruce Dellow 89.1, Greg Menzies 100.5 & 97.5, Laura McKenzie 98.2, Gabriella Sverinova 88.1, Allan Mitchell 92, G Wright 89.3 & 91.1, Grant Glassey 95.3, C J Menzies 96.2.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Breeder has high spring hopes The arrival of a filly foal and a trip to the Cox Plate to see her older half-brother in action would complete a dream spring for Paul Smithies.

The Cambridge owner-breeder and his wife Cushla have the Moonee Valley feature at the top of their wish list for Puccini, whose dam Miss Opera is currently in foal to stallion O’Reilly.

“She’s 21 now and we’re desperately trying to get a filly out of her and if she has a good foaling she’ll probably go back to O’Reilly,” said Smithies, whose bloodstock interests are based at Monovale Farm.

“She’s only had two fillies and one was Shortblackmini, who’s the mother of Little Wonder (a dual Group Three winner and

Group One placed) and a Kaapstad filly, who was getting some early education when she broke a fetlock and we had to put her down.”

Miss Opera’s second foal was the multiple Group One winner Sir Slick and his half-brother brother Puccini, a son of Encosta de Lago, is now back in work at Matamata with Peter

M7 Forbury harness

and Jacob McKay. The Gr.1 New Zealand Derby winner is still a colt and Smithies said they were all mindful of further lifting the rising four-year-old stallion’s profile in the spring.

“We’d love to see him go to stud at some point.

“If everything goes to plan we’d like to get Puccini to the Cox Plate.”

- APNZ

Peter McKay

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meet- 3 6.25pm BRIAN BENNETT TRANSPORT PACE $5500, 7 64222 Blazing Bracelet (7) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) ing Date: 19 Jun 2014 NZ Meeting number : 7 Doubles: 2yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 8 50363 Bryleigh Star (8) fr ................... M Williamson 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 9 40607 Forgotten Runner (U1) fr .................. D Dunn 1 x800x Sonja Congo (1) fr....................... C Ramage Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 10 62727 Nothingforthemedia (U2) fr ..... N Williamson 2 Matai Vision (2) fr ............................. A Milne 1 5.28pm (NZT) DUNEDIN CITY FORD MOBILE TROT 3 x0954 Kazzacan (3) fr....................... S Walkinshaw 6 7.40pm FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PARTS 2003 LTD 4 33333 Banora Boy (4) fr .......................... S McNally PACE $6500, 3yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2200m $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. trot, mobile, 2200m 5 45847 Newmans Jet (5) fr ................R McIlwrick (J) 1 25575 Hudson Sully (1) fr .................. M Williamson 1 0x775 Sunnivue Sadona (1) fr ........ C Ferguson (J) 2 375x7 Koree Jayne (2) fr.................... S Golding (J) 6 35x49 Dark Dana (6) fr ............................ B Barclay 2 52x33 Day Tourer (2) fr .............................. G Smith 3 1725x Whozideawasthis (3) fr..................... D Dunn 7 Smokin Bird (7) fr ....................

M Williamson 3 48380 Pure Emotion (3) fr.........................N Burton 4 214 Smiling Armada (4) fr ............. S Walkinshaw 8 7x0 Eagles Nest (8) fr ............................

G Smith 4 60848 Lima Lad (4) fr.................... B Williamson (J) 5 69444 She’s Got It (5) fr ....................... M Purvis (J) 9 4x430 Run To Hide (9) fr ......................... A Lethaby 5 09099 Desolation Row (5) fr ................. S Ottley (J) 6 00877 Szybka Brat (6) fr ............................. G Telfer Media Queen (10) fr ......................... D Dunn 6 38249 Snow Boy (6) fr .....................R McIlwrick (J) 10 7 32305 Top Brass (7) fr .............................B Orange 7 500x0 Chiodon (7) fr ................................ B Barclay 4 6.50pm BRIDGESTONE TYRE CENTRE HANDICAP 8 27367 Veecewah (8) fr ................................ A Milne 8 908x5 American Holiday (8) fr .......... S Walkinshaw TROT $8000, 5yo+ c1 & faster trot, stand, 2700m 9 00x50 Glenferrie Ann (9) fr .................. C McDowell 9 700 Illustrious Queen (U1) fr .................C McKay 1 09225 Anothersuperstar (1) fr .................R Norman 10 09039 Nothing But Girls (10) fr .......... N Williamson 10 46567 Hazel Alice (U2) fr .........................B Orange 2 65580 Earls Buller Girl (2) fr ....................N Buchan 11 53773 Billy Jack (11) fr............................... G Smith 11 6 Poppymalda (U3) fr ................. N Williamson 3 34575 Mr Mayfly 10................................. Scratched 8.05pm LUCAS BUILDERS JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL 2 5.55pm WASHINGTON VC MOBILE PACE $6000, 4 30084 Clifden Clowers (1) 20...................B Orange 7PACE $6000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2700m 5 08144 Goodboy Tiger (2) 20 ....................... D Dunn 3yo c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 9x1 Havinaravup (1) fr ................ C Ferguson (J) 6 678x3 Another Love (1) 30 ...................... B Barclay 1 09 Desirable Styx (1) fr ..................... A Lethaby 2 90700 Oncewerechristians (2) fr ........... R Close (J) 7 36522 Nickelson (U1) 30.................... N Williamson 2 470 For The Goodtimes (2) fr ............ S Ottley (J) 3 56278 Maybe Flyin (3) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 8 61267 Miss Pegasus (1) 40 .......... B Williamson (J) 3 4 Scottish Duchess (3) fr.................T Williams 4 97908 Greshees Angel (4) fr...................A Veint (J) 9 70312 Monnay (1) 60 ......................... M Williamson 4 04944 Hestia Franco (4) fr .................... R Close (J) 5 05930 Spirit Of Chronos (5) fr ............... S Ottley (J) 5 53576 Abbey Cullen (5) fr ....................... S McNally 5 7.15pm KEEP IT CLEAN MOBILE PACE $5500, 6 9P574 Rome (6) fr ............................... C Bourke (J) 6 093 Speechless (6) fr ............................. G Smith 4yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 7 89683 The Tisbury Terror (7) fr ............C Hanna (J) 7 49456 Leo (7) fr ................................. N Williamson 1 49855 Matai Bryan (1) fr ..........................B Orange 8 40805 Tuscaloosa fr ................................ Scratched 8 6922P Torpedo (8) fr .......................... M Williamson 2 30064 Johan’s Jet (2) fr ........................... A Armour 9 24331 Domino Denario (8) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) 9 52647 Rip Roaring (9) fr ..........................B Orange 3 6P797 Be Me (3) fr ............................. S Golding (J) 10 67366 Aveross Rustler (21) fr ............ M Neilson (J) 10 73 Agent Three (21) fr .........................K Larsen 4 x2644 Fern Fever (4) fr ................. B Williamson (J) 11 24247 Vienna Eyre (22) fr ........................ K Butt (J) 11 47x22 Leigh Major (22) fr.......................B McLellan 5 06058 Panadean (5) fr ............................T Williams 12 00000 Bricky McGowan (23) fr.............. T Quate (J) 12 97 Rory Mach (23) fr ............................. D Dunn 6 03379 Prince Of Persia (6) fr ............ S Walkinshaw 13 63582 Steal A Grin (24) fr .................. S Golding (J)

4 12128 Cullen’s Finest (4) fr ................ M Williamson 14 39455 Elusive Edgar (25) fr .......... B Williamson (J) 5 23232 Hi Gun (5) fr ..................................... D Dunn 8.30pm SPEIGHTS PACE $6500, 3yo+ c1 pace, 6 91454 Chief Kapai (6) fr .................... S Walkinshaw stand, 2200m 7 65477 Motu Speedy Star (7) fr.............. S Ottley (J) 1 25232 Jaccka Len (1) fr ...........................B Orange 8 00043 Jerry Fitz (8) fr...................... C Ferguson (J) 2 4112 Sheeza Shark (2) fr ................. N Williamson 3 26865 Caesar (3) fr ............................ M Williamson 11 9.45pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK HANDICAP 4 06030 Panic Slowly (4) fr ........................ A Lethaby TROT $6000, 3yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 46754 Maldarna (1) fr ........................... S Ottley (J) 5 30595 Vedika (5) fr ...................................... D Dunn 2 69205 Sappy’s Brite Star (2) fr .................B Orange 6 94707 Jaspers Blue Jean (6) fr ............. S Ottley (J) 3 31439 Jelly Bean (3) fr .................. B Williamson (J) 7 49223 Taieri Wings (7) fr .......................... A Armour 4 96766 John Henry Galleon (4) fr.............. A Armour 8 0x034 Spunky Monkey fr ........................ Scratched 5 36108 The Sweedish Filly (5) fr .................. D Dunn 9 197 King Louie (8) fr ............................ B Barclay 6 00036 City Courage (6) fr .......................... G Smith 10 30170 Havnaparty (9) fr .................... S Walkinshaw 7 38621 Clean Break fr .............................. Scratched 11 14840 Attack Mac (U1) fr ........................... G Smith 8 00x08 Ottawa (7) fr .................................. B Barclay 9 8.55pm SIGNPRINT MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo c1 9 70158 Trouble Ado (8) fr ......................... A Lethaby mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 10 24606 Gorilla Playboy (U1) fr ...........R McIlwrick (J) 1 80428 Sage (1) fr .................................. S Ottley (J) 11 74127 Beyond A Joke (U2) fr ............. M Williamson 2 13765 Fukushima fr ................................ Scratched 12 15433 Evander D Go (1) 10 ......................N Burton 3 51602 Canderdel (2) fr ............................T Williams 13 P9841 Face Value (2) 10 .................... N Williamson 4 50605 Weedon’s Express (3) fr ............ C McDowell 14 34575 Mr Mayfly (3) 10 ...........................T Williams 5 86475 Franco Joaquin (4) fr ..................... K Barclay 15 x2117 Sixty Plus (4) 10 ..................... S Walkinshaw 6 96037 Crimson Glory (5) fr ....................T McMillan Emergency: Mr Mayfly 7 23211 Al Raza (6) fr ........................... M Williamson 12 10.10pm PRYDE’S EASIFEED MOBILE PACE 8 65231 Dark Side (7) fr................................. D Dunn $7000, 3yo+ c2 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 9 085x7 Rock Till You Drop (8) fr ................B Orange 1 41241 Speights Girl (1) fr ............................ D Dunn 10 9.20pm MOSGIEL MOTOR COURT CLAIMERS 2 54412 Memorable (2) fr...........................T Williams SERIES MOBILE PACE $5500, claimers mob. pace, 3 x3611 Irish Kath (3) fr .............................. K Barclay mobile, 2200m 4 57191 Uncle Ben (4) fr ..............................K Larsen 1 8836P The Witch Doctor (1) fr .................T Williams 5 46160 Knapdale Lady fr .......................... Scratched 2 65450 Here’s Shifty (2) fr ................... N Williamson 6 37623 Scotty’s Image (5) fr ................ M Williamson 3 78060 Vic N Art (3) fr ............................... B Barclay 7 02x12 Alta Jerome (6) fr ...............................M Kerr

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M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 1 73357 Batiatus 17.34 ...........................R Blackburn Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Jun 2014 NZ Meeting num- 2 35333 Sheza Gamble 17.33 W &................. Nissen ber : 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 3 22214 Wellywood 17.52 W & ....................... Nissen and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 65884 Homebush Craig 17.29 ...................... I Kaye and 9; 10, 11 and 12 5 46121 Plagiarism 17.12 .......................R Blackburn 6 73332 Mildred Lillian 17.35 ..........................M Flipp 1 4.28pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 7 21337 McJopson 17.36 S & ....................... B Evans 1 54231 Cawbourne Pilfer 17.38 W & ............. Nissen 8 38155 Cawbourne Plunge 17.56 .........J McInerney 2 23376 Run For Sophie 17.30 W & ............... Nissen 9 16475 Opawa Colin 17.23 J & ...................D Fahey 3 64885 Botany Prancer 17.20 ...............J McInerney 4 71162 Homebush Kelso 17.47 .............J McInerney 10 65737 Waimak Dave 17.60 ..................J McInerney 5 41314 Wonkey Donkey 17.33 .............. A Bradshaw 4 5.22pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C4, 295m 1 35542 Blonde Tori 17.47 ...................... A Bradshaw 6 12111 Business Affair 17.29 ................R Blackburn 2 67732 Tepirita Charger 17.10 ......................J Dunn 7 72881 Marbella 17.48 ..................................M Flipp 3 3468P Fly Canary Fly 17.74 .................J McInerney 8 5218x Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 4 16322 Starburst Terry nwtd ........................ M Grant 9 14817 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 5 36743 Star Dreamer 17.34 C & .................... Fagan 10 57545 Bellwave 17.20 ...........................D Stapleton 6 31774 Botany Dave nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 4.45pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK DASH C4, 295m 7 76713 Swip And Tear 17.28 H & ....................Taylor 1 F2645 Opawa Lean Meat 17.53 L & ............. Wales 8 56251 Bad Week 17.33........................J McInerney 2 51283 Wee Terra 17.34 C & .......................... Fagan 9 78275 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 3 16832 Motley Man 17.32 .............................J Dunn 10 37636 Wandy Luck 17.44 .........................G Cleeve 4 18368 Botany Jessie 17.50..................J McInerney 5 54542 Pick The Tip 17.07 .......................... D Voyce 5 5.45pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C5, 295m 1 12112 Mr. Whippy 17.17 W & ....................... Nissen 6 37668 Two Ways 17.30 S & ....................... B Evans 2 41667 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 7 32485 Homebush Churro 17.29 ...........J McInerney 3 36435 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 8 76886 Some Say nwtd ..........................D Stapleton 4 33247 Sophie’s Terra 17.10 C & ................... Fagan 9 78275 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 5 12631 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 10 78268 Another Groom 17.49 ...............J McInerney 6 81316 Hetfield 17.28 ...............................C Roberts 3 5.03pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m

1 88644 Opawa Casper 30.20 L & ................... Wales 7 21563 Jinjarango 29.93 J & .......................D Fahey 7 88133 Iona Haka 17.33........................J McInerney 2 324F2 Deanne’s Fantasy 30.42 J & ...........D Fahey 8 61363 Opawa No Ear 30.18 L & ................... Wales 8 55514 Smash Rumour 17.26 ..................... M Grant 3 58377 Homebush Violet 30.41 .............J McInerney 9 64516 Cawbourne Philip 30.34 ............J McInerney 9 18626 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 4 67742 Opawa Rapid 30.54 L & ..................... Wales 10 54544 What I Like 30.59 ......................J McInerney 10 73658 Angelic Star 17.33.............................J Dunn 5 78563 Brighton Bullet 30.01 J & ................D Fahey 6 6.15pm (NZT) FLAIR STAKES C3, 520m 11 8.18pm CAROL’S TAB DASH C5, 295m 6 76225 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L & ..................... Wales 1 22456 Opawa Stella 30.60 L & ..................... Wales 1 21146 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 7 62814 False Notion 30.46 J & ....................D Fahey 2 47666 Jibbajabba Jewel 30.46................C Roberts 2 37148 Know Fault 17.24 ...........................G Cleeve 8 62511 Opawa Zara 30.37 J & ....................D Fahey 3 34128 Ambilight 30.30 J & .........................D Fahey 3 43753 Cawbourne Dasher 17.19 W & ......... Nissen 9 88878 Goldstar Bella 30.48 S & .................

B Evans 4 85F65 Cawbourne Polly 30.84 ................... M Grant 4 32314 Life’s A Laugh 17.17 .................R Blackburn 5 16835 Pindari 30.25 ................................C Roberts 10 88847 Cawbourne Merc 30.43................... M Grant 5 71384 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 6 23256 Rambunctious 30.63 ................. A Bradshaw 9 7.27pm THE TURF BAR DASH C5, 295m 6 51527 Sprinkles 17.33 .........................J McInerney 1 65385 Roqette 17.10 ..............................C Roberts 7 538x7 Follow Fame 17.09 ............................M Flipp 7 44332 My Squizzy 30.62..............................J Dunn 2 33176 Dillmanstown 17.36...........................J Dunn 8 43225 Mary Marlow 17.17 ......................... M Grant 8 41312 Cawbourne Axe 30.62 W & ............... Nissen 3 31145 Cawbourne Jelly 17.19 W & .............. Nissen 9 18626 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 9 62444 Know Security 30.54 ......................G Cleeve 4 58617 More Better 16.99 W &...................... Nissen 10 88168 Ketut 17.42 ...................................C Roberts 10 88537 Opawa Jed 30.06 L &......................... Wales 5 12111 Sozin’s Comet 16.94 .................J McInerney 12 8.42pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 7 6.40pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C5, 295m 6 22481 Angel Noir 17.15 .............................. B Dann 1 12351 Cawbourne Queen 17.03 .............C Roberts 1 x2344 Fireman’s Legacy 17.34 ....................J Dunn 7 73271 Know Lies 17.28 ............................G Cleeve 2 25372 Take No Prisoner 17.17 .................G Cleeve 2 71757 Team Dream 17.44 C & ..................... Fagan 8 17533 Quedrago 17.25 C & ..........................

Fagan 3 45275 Another Jewel 17.27 .................J McInerney 3 67678 Princely Dollar 17.38 .................J McInerney 9 18626 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 4 62445 Rusty Knife 17.26 W & ...................... Nissen 4 32157 Maker’s Label 17.54 H & .....................Taylor 5 158x2 Spud Gun nwtd ............................... M Grant 10 88168 Ketut 17.42 ...................................C Roberts 5 54145 Elki 17.31 .....................................C Roberts 6 61467 Popstar Rocket nwtd .........................M Flipp 10 7.53pm EMERSON CONSULTANCY STKS C5, 520m 6 14185 Rite Round Range 17.67 .......... A Bradshaw 1 63252 Know Attempt 30.20.......................G Cleeve 7 66227 Trans Tasman 17.23 ..................R Blackburn 7 74411 Ohoka Coby 17.26 ....................... L Waretini 2 68111 Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales 8 23232 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 8 68641 Lynny Southcombe 17.29 .........J McInerney 3 24335 Botany Kevin 30.56 ...................J McInerney 9 18626 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 9 78275 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 4 26511 Cawbourne Abbi 30.37 ................C Roberts 10 75566 Bugsy Bangles 17.16 .......................S Stone 10 73658 Angelic Star 17.33.............................J Dunn 5 17588 Homebush Chopper 30.06 ........J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 8 7.03pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MURRAY WIGLEY 6 63341 Not A Know 30.33 ........................ A Waretini - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track STAKES C4, 520m

M7 Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

4 16328 Thrilling Evie nwtd ........................... K Walsh 8 2.15pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 5 65363 Alpinador nwtd ..................................D Edlin 1 15767 Lafayette 21.16 .................................B Craik 1 17242 Explosive Osti 20.94 .........................C Hore 6 51378 Cosmic Pirate nwtd .................... G Pomeroy 2 37843 Thrilling Charly nwtd B &.................... Steele 2 11667 Cawbourne Ignite 21.25 ....................C Hore 7 54556 Radlee Reason nwtd.................. G Pomeroy 3 13x28 Cee Kay Dee nwtd ............................B Craik 3 68623 Gainsford nwtd ..................................B Craik 8 87423 Ramah Reason nwtd ......................

T Green 4 31783 Viva Vane 21.01 ............................... S Clark 1 12.05pm (NZT) ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SERIES 4 74548 Hajime 21.21 P & .......................... J Cleaver 9 85675 Cawbourne Logan nwtd R U & ..........L Bliek 5 65x68 Cosmic Mack 21.18 ...................D Schofield 5 43752 Cotswald Prince 21.09 ................L Laagland FINAL C2f, 375m 6 27577 Ninjago nwtd .................................... S Clark 6 1.39pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SERIES 6 38156 Thrilling Edge 20.82 ........................ K Walsh 1 13436 Little Dreams 21.64 ........................ G Farrell 7 74426 Boss Appeal 21.42 .......................... M Mann 7 27212 Gus 20.99 F & ................................Turnwald 2 8822P Gem’s Conquest nwtd R U & .............L Bliek FINAL C1f, 457m 8 88254 Senorita Chang 21.34 B & ................. Steele 8 65264 Calamity Free 21.14 ...................D Schofield 3 73422 Teegz nwtd ................................ A Lawrence 1 25325 Joker Man nwtd .................................B Craik 9 33576 Junior What 21.18 ......................

G Pomeroy 9 72585 Ghost Writer 21.70 ............................S Ross 4 55214 Hot Pootie 21.31 U & ........................Cottam 2 15122 Cawbourne Alpha nwtd .....................C Hore 5 76112 Crazy A Gogo 21.36 .......................P Green 10 33768 Borasco 21.45 ................................. L Martin 3 113 Boston Strike nwtd F & ..................Turnwald 9 2.32pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT 6 23143 Armistice Day nwtd ........................ I George 4 1.05pm (NZT) TREE TOWN INSURANCES LTD 4 211 Shandell 25.94 .......................... A Lawrence C4, 375m 7 27541 Call Me Blue 21.17.....................K R Toomer SPRINT C4, 375m 1 65462 Predator Drone 21.19 W & ..............T Steele 5 33211 Doro Foot 26.27 ................................. J Foot 8 F2534 Belrani 21.54 .................................. G Farrell 2 73578 Hot King Cole nwtd R & ..............N O’Regan 1 83856 Uno Allegro nwtd B & ......................... Steele 6 34532 Cawbourne Penny nwtd ....................C Hore 9 17585 Distasteful nwtd B & ........................... Steele 3 37455 Harvey Nichols 21.22 ........................B Craik 2 13111 Looks All Good nwtd .......................C Steele 7 42351 Very Chilly 26.27 ........................ M Mathews 10 73255 Urban Combat 22.06 P & .............. J Cleaver 4 71142 Kissen Run 21.06 R M &.................. J Smith 3 57278 Real Vain 21.16 ..........................D Schofield 8 12224 Uncle Romilly nwtd ...........................B Craik 2 12.22pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES 4 x6722 Ruby Tron 21.18 .........................H Laagland 9 57633 Benghazi 26.13 .................................S Ross 5 15584 Nitro Luis 21.20 F & .......................Turnwald 6 54554 Cocky Appeal 21.00 ........................P Green 5 34456 Zipping Tay nwtd F & ......................Turnwald 10 22364 On The House nwtd B & .................... Steele FINAL C0f, 457m 7 5x445 Lockett In Eddie nwtd B & .................. Steele 6 18555 Mahonie 21.22 ........................... G Pomeroy 1 77424 Queen Of Mean nwtd ................. M Mathews 7 1.58pm HAUTAPU VET CLINIC STAKES C4, 457m 8 77662 Down The Back 21.22 ......................T Agent 7 21352 Rotovegas Rat 21.35 ......................S Payne 2 23514 Auckland Vending 26.25 F & ..........Turnwald 1 11645 You’re Lucky 26.03 ............................B Craik 9 84745 Lochinvar Blaze 21.22................D Schofield 8 51115 Tayla Hart 21.15 ................................B Craik 3 43423 Boston Lass nwtd F & ....................Turnwald 2 55762 Rotovegas Dot 25.69 ......................S Payne 10 87777 Kaiser Max 21.39 ............................. S Clark 9 55747 Aunty Merl nwtd ................................C Hore 4 256x3 Odditties nwtd ................................ G Farrell 3 51277 Found Roman 26.09 U & ..................Cottam 5 58744 Lichfeild Lady nwtd..................... M Mathews 10 77677 Fierce Star 21.52 F & .....................Turnwald 4 32233 Coal Sack 25.63 ........................ A Lawrence 10 2.51pm 0800 4 DOWN COW STAKES C5, 457m 6 24442 Miss Veyron nwtd P & ................... J Cleaver 5 1.22pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH MAIDEN DIS- 5 35721 Kwasant 25.87 ..................................D Edlin 1 127F1 Zipping Orrick 25.57 R M &.............. J Smith 7 3331 Hashtag Josh 25.96 ..........................B Craik TANCE C0d, 650m 2 71111 Lochinvar Brando 25.56 .............D Schofield 6 66453 Good Return 25.79 ....................D Schofield 8 56763 Miss Votchka nwtd B & ....................... Steele 1 32654 King’s Legacy nwtd B & ..................... Steele 3 21362 Jannik 25.62 ...............................D Schofield 7 13544 Trilise 25.56 ............................... A Lawrence 9 45675 Procrastination nwtd R U & ................L Bliek 2 78686 Thrilling Tremor nwtd ...................... I George 4 14321 Botany Junction 25.81.....................P Green 8 64432 Magic Fancy 25.61 .....................D Schofield 10 73565 Westerly Wind nwtd ..................... M J Lozell 3 11464 Atom Bomb nwtd.............................. S Clark 5 326x7 Bornato 25.51 ........................... A Lawrence 9 65646 Fancy Invader nwtd ....................D Schofield Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Jun 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

3 12.45pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C3, 375m

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31183 Pink Bouquet 25.28....................D Schofield 84166 Zagato 25.68 ............................. A Lawrence 13232 Sassy Road 25.94......................D Schofield 83365 Fancy Amigo nwtd......................D Schofield 72585 Ghost Writer 25.68 ............................S Ross 11 3.08pm TAB ALBANY SPRINT C5, 375m 1 73334 Don’t Talk 21.08 ................................C Hore 2 41623 Up There Herbie 20.89...................P Henley 3 31378 Uno Lachlan 21.12 .....................D Schofield 4 52123 Josh Hart 21.50 ................................B Craik 5 82388 D’Or Fille nwtd ...........................H Laagland 6 76536 Call Me Ralph 21.16 G & ................ J Clarke 7 41677 Sectioned 21.48 U & .........................Cottam 8 21141 Big Jamesy 21.09 F & ....................Turnwald 9 72585 Ghost Writer 21.70 ............................S Ross 12 3.25pm TE AWAMUTU SELF STORAGE STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 12444 Thrilling Georga 25.67 .................... K Walsh 2 67666 Wabi Sabi 25.73 .............................. L Martin 3 15176 Night Pearl nwtd ............................... S Clark 4 4688x David’s Osti 25.73 .............................C Hore 5 27768 Feel The Vibe 25.60 ...................D Schofield 6 21212 Little Teegan 25.59 .................... A Lawrence 7 x4243 Premier Osti 26.05 ............................C Hore 8 5745x Fancy Tip nwtd ...........................D Schofield Emergencies: 9 11411 Method Man 25.96 ............................B Craik 10 5x837 Minnie For Mum 25.97 ..................... S Clark

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Birthday Greetings

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Fekitoa gets nod for ABs at centre

Jarrod King Happy 1st Birthday to our little rascal Jarrod! Lots of love from Dadda, Mumma and your brother and partner in crime, Tyler. xoxox

From Blues reject to All Black starter in less than a year, Malakai Fekitoa has been charged with showing similar speed and perseverance in the final test of the June series.

The 22-year-old Fekitoa has been handed the All Black No 13 jersey - a decision that all but confirms his elevated status as the heir apparent at centre to the injured Conrad Smith.

As expected, the only other change to the starting XV is in the loose trio, where Kieran Read returns at No 8 with Jerome Kaino shifting to the blindside and Liam Messam dropping to the bench.

All Black coach Steve Hansen has picked a team which makes clear his desire to nail the series 3-0 and to take to 17 the number of consecutive victories.

There will be no talk of this being a dead rubber or an opportunity to experiment - it is a chance to build on what was a good if not consistently good performance in Dunedin.

“While we felt we improved from the first test to the second, there are areas of our game we want to improve on and that has been the focus for us this week,” was Hansen’s succinct rationale for picking the team he has.

What that suggests is that the tempo and rhythm found in the third quarter of the second test will be seen as the benchmark for the full 80 minutes in Hamilton and such a goal wouldn’t be realistic if significant changes in personnel were made.

Read was always going to return to the team the instant he was deemed fit enough to do himself and the jersey justice. As Jerome Kaino said last week, he and Liam Messam have been aware for weeks now that the day would come when the selectors would have to choose between them for the No 6 shirt.

Kaino, on form not on reputation, made the strongest case and has been duly rewarded. The only decision that would have required pause for thought was whether to play Fekitoa or Ryan Crotty at centre.

- APNZ

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5TH JULY 2PM & 7.30PM Kase Stoddart Happy 1st Birthday Kase from Mum, Dad and Big Brother Braxton.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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Licences 1, 2, 6, F, Osh, W, T, R, DG. Limited experience in contracting industry, very quick learner wanting to enter this industry. Phone Michael 021 147 0599.

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.

FIREWOOD. Bone dry, shed stored. 3.6m. $220. Phone 021 158 1342 or 303 7806.

WANTED - full time work 25 years old. Experienced in fast food industry, pie making, icing, decorating, packaging of cakes, muffins, biscuits.

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GRAZING Instore at Kitchen Kapers The GRAZIERS required to Arcade on Friday 20th June accommodate increased from 12pm. Carol will making demand for dairy heifer sausages from scratch using grazing and winter cow the amazing KitchenAid, also the grazing, immediate, or May 1, demonstrating VITAMIX 2014. For all grazing unbelievable requirements. Contact Phone: blender. We look forward to Matt cellphone no: 027 608 seeing you.

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MEADOW/Timothy hay for sale in medium squares.

Heavey bales, shed stored, Suit cattle. $70 per bale plus GST. Phone 302 8257.

LOST, FOUND LOST Black Blazer with Silver Fern (NZ Shooting Team).

LOST: Before October 2013 (perhaps at a function in Methven or Ashburton), belonging to Julianne Herridge. Plain Black Blazer, with Silver Fern on the Pocket (NZ shooting team).

Desperately wanting to find this cherished item.

Phone Alex 021 266 8022.

307 7900

LIVESTOCK, PETS

FIREWOOD JUNE SPECIAL. 3 cord (10.8m3) screened slabwood $240 delivered in town C.O.D. - Adams Sawmilling 308-3595 EFTPOS/Credit Card facilities available at mill yard prior to delivery

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HIGH quality supervised grazing available for Rising 1 Heifers, now, or at May 1, 2014. For all grazing A NEW ASIAN. Pretty, hot + requirements. Contact: Matt sexy. 25 years, size 6. Real cellphone no: 027 608 3226. busty and friendly service.

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CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery.

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MEETINGS, EVENTS METHVEN & DISTRICTS TRAMPING CLUB INC. NOTICE OF AGM Notice is hereby given that the Club’s Annual General Meeting is to be held on: TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 at the Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street, Ashburton, following a General Meeting commencing at 7.30pm.

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Daily Events Thursday 9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners and maintenance class. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

Friday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

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

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

12noon.

ASHBURTON GARDEN CLUB. A.G.M. and lunch, to be seated by 12noon.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

1.00pm SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon, all players welcome.

Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street, the Domain.

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

7.30pm – 9.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Own work, stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.00am - 12noon HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Weekly clinic, no appointments needed, Koha. At the Marae, State highway 1, Fairton.

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

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION.

Euchre, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm CAVENDISH CLUB. Garden circle with guest speaker. 31 Tancred Street.

Puzzles Thursday, June 19, 2014

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Provide insurance for game concealment (5) 4. There might be a plot to make it drinkable (7) 8. The telling of it may be almost rare in the country (9) 9. Rare old tincture starts the decay (3) 10. It’s funny to aim guns like this (7) 12. One may have to put up with a koala (4) 14. Politician abroad, at being held by gentleman in Spain (7) 17. Is not there a method of putting it? (4) 18. Make out how cinders are formed (7) 20. Wicked spirit simply revealed it (3) 21. Combined group of newspapers to send a city wild (9) 23. Beginning to develop first nasturtium with a perfume (7) 24. Bird one may greet in error (5)

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11. It protects the position a batsman takes (5) 13. Plot together to get out of prison in empty case (8) 15. University site on a Roman field (6) 16. Go to and mend it (6) 19. Man, for one, lies about it (4) 22. It divides court but the majority of the jury are up to it (3)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 2. Basic 5. Cape 7. Fort 8. Donation 9. Complete 11. Look 12. Determination 15. Odds 17. Register 19. Pastiche 21. Blip 22. Lamb 23. Entry Down 1. Provoke 2. Bat 3. Sidle 4. Concern 5. Cot 6. Photo 10. Press 11. Lotus 13. Miracle 14. Opening 16. Drama 18. Guest 20. Tub 21. Bay

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DOWN 1. Man-made waterway (5) 2. Poem (3) 3. Celebrity (4) 4. Russian instrument (9) 5. Wedding attendant (7) 8. Beachwear (6) 11. Factional (9) 13. Female giant (6) 14. Gives in (7) 16. Gradually reduce (5) 18. Style and enthusiasm (4) 20. Frost (3)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 21) This is one of the most auspicious days of the year for communications, talks, discussions and decision making.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Alignment of the Sun and Mercury in your income sector brings a mix of transparency and a smart head for money together.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Your professional instincts hook into an imaginative sense of hindsight and foresight allowing you to see where you’ve been and where you’re going.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) You’ve got an increasing chance to look back at where you’ve been and forward to where you’re going with equality clarity.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) There is a need to keep your finger on the pulse and your ear to the ground when it comes to money matters, trusting your financial instincts.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) This is an important day for personal and professional relationships, with a need to pay attention to emotional and intuitive responses.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Your biggest challenge today is balancing two very different, equally urgent and equally important energies, which just happen to be poles apart.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Put a protective ring around matters of the heart and all things fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged, staying in the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) This is an important time for home and family matters, with the doors open to the past and second chances.

Having the right work/life balance is essential.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) The Moon links you into communication forces that are focused on giving the past and unsaid words a voice. This time without holding things back.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Knowing where the money is not only allows you to channel your time and energy more effectively, but brings a boost in confidence.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) No matter how busy you think or you actually are, take the time to daydream, let your imagination run wild and just hear yourself think.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

CLOSE, Ross Avin (former Mayor of Alexandra 19801986) – On Saturday June 14, 2014 at Dunedin Hospital; in his 86th year. Dearly loved husband of Leslie for 59 years, loved and respected father of Linda and David Greenberg (Cromwell) Greg and Annie Close (Waianiwa, Southland) Rose and Nigel Voice (Ranfurly) Jeremy and Fiona Close (Tokanui, Southland). Loved grandpa of his 16 grandchildren and great grandpa of his 5 great grandchildren. Loved brother of Russell and Mary Close and family (Canberra) and the late Devon Close (Picton).

Loved uncle of his many nieces and nephews, NZ, UK, Australia, Bahrain, and loved NZ dad of Angelika Lederer (Bucyrus, Ohio) and dear friend of Tom and Karen Dotta (Hollister, California). A service for Ross will be held in St. Enochs Church, Centennial Avenue, Alexandra at 1:30pm on FRIDAY, June 20 followed by interment in the Alexandra Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust would be appreciated and may be left at the Church. Messages to Close Family, 74 Caulfeild Street, Ranfurly 9332. Email: crafters@actrix.co.nz Harborow & Co Ltd Central Otago and Lakes District FSCNZ

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

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WALLACE, Matt – Dearly beloved son, brother, grandson and uncle, who tragically left us one year ago today.

Gone is your face we loved so dear Silent is your voice we yearn to hear Too far away for sight or speech But not too far for our love to reach.

Remembrance is a golden chain Death tries to break, but all in vain To have, to love and then to part Is the greatest sorrow for one’s heart.

All our love forever. Jan and Paul, Tim and Tania, Chris and Anna, Nana Alma, Sharni, Tyler, Jade and Lacey.

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HURST, Raymond Charles (Late of Barrhill). On June 18, 2014. Peacefully at Rosebank Hospital, Ashburton. In his 85th year. Father and father in law of Roger and Flora, and Cynthia and Neville Martin. Granddad of Luke, and Melissa; and Isaac, and Ada. Messages to P O Box WALLACE, Matthew 472, Ashburton 7740. A Andrew – 07-03-1977 - 19-06-2013 special thank you to Rosebank Resthome for their I can't believe a whole year has passed, wonderful care of Ray. A It's gone so slowly, service to celebrate Ray’s life yet so fast. will be held at Our Chapel, Your grin, your face Cnr East and Cox Streets, we long to see, Ashburton on MONDAY, Knowing your smiling June 23, commencing at down with me.

11.00am. Followed by private Still the hurt, still the pain, cremation at Ashburton.

Unanswered questions Paterson’s Funeral Services asked again.

FDANZ Ashburton As I watch our HURST, Raymond Charles treasures grow, On June 18, 2014. Son of the I see you in them, late William and Ada Hurst then I know, (Barrhill). Loved brother and Forever and always brother in law of Bill (dec) and in your special way, Diane, Eric and Lorna, (dec) Your with us each Dot and Doug Turton, (dec) and every day.

Thelma and Eric Brophy, We love you Betty and Cyril Reeves, (dec) Forever and ever, Arnie and Claire, Ollie and Always and always Heather, Alf, Clarrie and Jan, Ages and ages.

Lorna and Bill Merritt, Keith Love Charlotte, Flynn and and Bev, and Bev and Allan Cole.

Dickson. Loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews.

WALLACE, Matt (“Wal”) – 07/03/1977 – 19/06/2013.

HURST, Raymond Charles We cannot believe it has On June 18, 2014. Friend of been a whole year that you Judith and Peter McMullan, have been gone.

Kimberley and Thomas, and But your smile, and the Melissa. twinkle of your eyes live on in “Will be sadly missed” your gorgeous children, And every time we see them Please note all late death and hear their laughter, we notices or notices sent outremember you. side ordinary office hours We miss you so much Wal. must be emailed to: XXX. Henry and Sheree, deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Caitlin and Max. to ensure publication.

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1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 2:30 Rachael Ray 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 The Biggest Loser Australia It is makeover time, and Hayley welcomes Ararat to The Biggest Loser house.

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7pm Campbell Live 7:30 House Rules PGR The size of the Adelaide makeover is stressful, but one team believes other forces are at work. 0 8:40 CSI AO 3 0 9:35 Cure Me I’m Gay AO Dr Christian Jessen goes undercover to investigate controversial gay ‘cures’ in the UK and the US. 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

11:05 World’s Strictest Parents AO 0 12:10 Passion In Paradise – A Sexual History Of New Zealand 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:30 Police Ten 7 3 0 Midnight The Protector AO 3 12:50 RBT 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:20 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 3:05 Army Wives PGR 3 0 3:50 Bethenny 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Golf World 11:30 Blue Bloods AO 3 Danny’s wife is kidnapped to prevent him from testifying against a Peruvian drug lord on trial for a murder Danny witnessed. 0 12:30 Infomercials

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7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

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10:35 Trollied AO When Gavin has a bad hangover after a night out with Andy, Julie becomes suspicious of what they got up to; Kieran is worried about a lunch with Emma.

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8am NRL 360 9am Golf – US Open (Highlights) Round Four.

10am Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Wales – Game One. Noon Rugby – International (Replay) 2pm Motorsport – Acceleration 3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm Arena Access 4:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (Highlights) 5pm Golf World 5:30 Inside The PGA Tour 6pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) 7pm Total Rugby Reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

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11:45 Entertainment Tonight 12:10 Infomercials

11:05 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

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10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast 3 2 4pm Miharo 2 4:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2

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9:30 Sons Of Guns M Scorpion Strikes.

10:30 Yukon Men M Aftermath.

11:30 Deadly Affairs M 12:30 Nightmare Next Door M 1:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 2:30 Bear Grylls – Extreme Survival M Caught On Camera – Air. 3pm Bear Grylls – Extreme Survival M 3:30 Moonshiners M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Klondike M 7:30 Klondike M 8:30 Game Of Stones M 9:30 Ice Cold Gold PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Nightmare Next Door M

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5:15 Lay The Favourite MLS 2012 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall.

6:50 Welcome To The Punch 16VLS 2013 Crime. James McAvoy, Mark Strong.

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Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Diane Venora, Christopher Plummer.

11:50 Red Eye MVL 2005 Drama.

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3:25 Haunted MS 1995 Drama.

Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale.

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11:35 The Wolfman 16V 2009 Thriller. Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins.

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12:10 A Beginners Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. 1:40 Lay The Favourite MLS 2012 Comedy. 3:15 The World’s End MVLS 2013 Sci-fi. 5:05 A Beginners Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy.

1:20 The River Wild MVL 1994 Action Adventure. Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon. 3:10 X-Men MV 2000 Action. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Ian Mckellen. 4:55 Haunted MS 1995 Drama.

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Noon Netball Zone 12:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (Highlights) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Two. 1pm Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Three.

1:30 The Golf Fix 2:30 Golf – Playing Lessons Greg Norman.

3:30 Golf – Playing Lessons Lexi Thompson.

4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Three.

4:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 5pm Ironman Australia 6pm InCycle 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin (Replay) NSW Blues v Queensland Maroons – Game Two. From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

9:30 Sterlo An in-depth look at each of the NRL games from the weekend.

10:30 NRL Footy Show

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Sport Crushers up for big final

BY ERIN TASKER

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Young Mid Canterbury tennis players are out to crush their opposition during this weekend’s Junior 10s Wilding Challenge final.

The Canterbury Country team – the Country Crushers – will take on the Central Smash in the final of the competition at Christchurch’s Wilding Park indoor centre on Sunday.

The team is unbeaten so far this season and features six Mid Canterbury players – Harry Dargue, Tyler Leonard, Jock Rollinson, Sophie Ness, Jasmin Strawbridge and Amelia McKeown – along with two Ellesmerebased players. Each team is made up of five boys and three girls.

Mid Canterbury Tennis coach Chris Anderson said the competition started three years ago as a way to give some of Canterbury’s youngest rising stars a chance to experience

more representative tennis.

“It’s really great tennis when you consider these are 10s and under. The boys in particular have been really strong,” Anderson said.

Canterbury Country and four Christchurch area teams play a round robin competition in term two of the school year, with the top two then squaring off in a final.

The Country Crushers won the competition last year, beating one of the Christchurch teams on a countback by just two games, and this weekend they’ll take on a different Christchurch team in the final, aiming for back to back wins. They’ll play the Central Smash on Sunday morning in a repeat of Sunday’s final round robin match – which ended at six matches apiece, but went the way of the Country side on a countback.

“It will be close, but that’s good and that’s what it’s all about,” she said.

Harry Dargue, 9, in action.

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Blues end eight-year drought

BY BEN HORNE Finally.

It took all of 2905 days and then 71 agonising minutes.

But NSW are State of Origin champions once more.

The eight years of punishment that started when fullback Brett Hodgson threw an errant pass in the dying minutes of the 2006 decider, ended when the most unlikely of heroes Trent Hodkinson strolled over for the match-winner last night.

For much of Queensland’s reign, Hodkinson has been in reserve grade or battling a knee injury so serious it threatened to end his career.

But last night it was Hodkinson - only in the side because Mitchell Pearce had a late night ahead of game one - who was the hero.

With nine minutes on the clock and Queensland clinging to a 4-0 lead, Hodkinson snuck through a hole, kicked the conversion and finally - it was over.

Queensland were never going to give it up without a huge fight.

And there were so many spot fires in this match, if the new anti-fighting laws weren’t in place - this one would have been an 80 minute boxing bout.

NSW’s first Origin captain Tommy Raudonikis announced pre-match he has been diagnosed with throat cancer.

This was a match where Tommy would have called Cattledog - his legendary call to arms - af-

ter every scrum.

If game one was one of the greatest Origins of all time, then game two was one of the nastiest.

Ill feeling from the first minute to the second last - when Johnathan Thurston and Josh Reynolds were put on report for alleged headbutts.

The nail was officially put in Queensland’s coffin when fullback Jarryd Hayne picked up a desperate kick from Queensland with time expired, and ran the

Tough, and smooth-riding

Mexico on a Fifa high

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ball all the way over the dead ball line and into the sea of Blues supporters.

Quiet for much of a scrappy contest, finally 83,421 Blues fans exploded.

The Hayne Plane soared.

Captain Paul Gallen embraced Robbie Farah.

Coach Laurie Daley ran onto the field.

The big screen showed the Sydney Opera House lighting up with fireworks.

- AAP

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