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Dog owners call for commonsense

By Sue Newman

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Buffy Marriott might be small in size, but that doesn’t stop her wanting to run free when she’s out for her daily exercise.

Like most of her mates using Argyle Park, she’s happy to run on the lead for a while, happy to play in the creek, but she also likes a bit of open space where she can run, chase a ball, or fetch a stick.

But the opportunity for Buffy and her mates to run free in the park has been curtailed. Signs at each entrance spell out just where dogs can and cannot run off the leash, and none of those areas allow for games of chase and fetch.

The Ashburton District Council has put up new signs at the park defining off-the-leash areas. These are along the park’s creek and under trees along Mid-

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dle Road. And while the creek is a great play area for dogs, the Middle Road freerun strip is not, says Buffy’s owner Biddy Marriott.

That area is close to playgrounds and it’s close to a busy road. Far better to set aside land at the western end of the park, land once used for vegetable growing, where dogs can run. It’s away from playgrounds and away from the road, Marriott said.

She believes the strip along Farm Road was designated as an off-leash area in the past.

Marriott and fellow dog walker Sue McGuire are in the park most days and say the dog owners they see are pretty considerate of others. They clean up dog droppings and they keep their dogs under control.

No-one is disagreeing that dogs shouldn’t be on sports fields, but most are not happy with the limited off-leash areas, they said.

McGuire keeps Geordie on a leash at all times so reinforcing the park rules won’t affect her, but she said it seems unfair, particularly to owners of larger dogs who need plenty of space to run.

“I just don’t see any reason why they can’t use the old vegetable area,” she said.

The council’s move to take a tough line on compliance with dog rules in the park have generated letters and phone calls of objection to the Guardian newsroom.

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Additional support for volunteers

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Firefighters are welcoming a number of new initiatives announced by the government to support volunteers working for Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

On Monday Minister for internal affairs Tracey Martin announced a $4 million-a-year package to recognise the contribution made by Fire and Emergency volunteers to communities across New Zealand.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Alan Burgess said it was a good sign of the focus that was being put on supporting volunteers.

“These are good steps that they are taking and it’s a good thing that they have done,” he said.

“It was very evident early on the focus of the new organisation (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) that there would be a focus to support volunteerism.”

The six initiatives announced include an annual payment of $300 to all volunteers to recognise that they sometimes incur expenses as part of their activities for Fire and Emergency.

An allowance of $50 per night to support the family/whanau of volunteers when they have to be away overnight for training.

Access to a website offering discounts on a range of products

and services, discounts with Fire and Emergency suppliers on dayto-day items.

Access to health insurance options and an employer promotion scheme to complement Fire and Emergency’s current Employer Recognition Programme.

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Tyrone Burowes said it was wonderful to see that firefighters would be getting more recognition for the service they do for the community.

“It is great to be recognised for the work we do for the community,” he said.

“It will be helpful to cover some of those extra out of pocket costs.”

Firefighters are not currently compensated for travel costs to and from the station for call-outs and training, and Burrowes said the $300 a year would be helpful in covering those costs.

“You are here for the communities and that is the focus but this is nice,” he said.

Volunteers currently make up 80 per cent of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s personnel and are first to the scene at over 31,000 incidents each year, including motor vehicle accidents, medical emergencies and structure and vegetation fires.

Consultation is also set to begin shortly on a number of other initiatives.

Volunteers within Fire and Emergency New Zealand are set to receive $300 per year as part of six new initiatives announced this week to support volunteers within the organisation.

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Dog owners call for commonsense Argyle Park solution From P1 From the council’s perspective, nothing had changed, chief execuive Hamish Riach said, it was just that new signage made

clear the rules that were already in place.

“All we have done is put up new signs.”

The council’s dog control bylaw is not up for review until

2021, but that’s two years too distant for Ashburton’s dog owners.

They want the council to look at what they say are some commonsense options today.

While they can accept not allowing dogs on the park’s sports fields, they, like Marriott and McGuire, say the large tract of land once used to grow vegetables, could be a place where

dogs can run free.

The Guardian asked the council whether the dog bylaw could be reviewed earlier than 2021, but at the time of printing had not received an answer.

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Flu hospitalises five locals

By Susan Sandys

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Five Mid Cantabrians have been hospitalised for flu-related illnesses since the start of May as an above-average season takes hold.

In the week to June 13 there were 172 influenza identifications throughout the wider Canterbury area, following 154 the previous week.

The figures are high for this early in the season, and health authorities say influenza-like illness rates and influenza-related hospital admissions are above average for this time of year.

In New Zealand, flu-related illnesses cause around 400 deaths a year and account for 45 per cent of sick days each winter.

Medical officer of Health Ramon Pink said there had been five hospitalisations in Ashburton District, but no flu-related deaths in the district, since the start of May. Meanwhile, Ashburton Hospi-

Canterbury influenza-like illness rates for 2019 are tracking higher than average.

PHOTO SUPPLIED tal staff are less likely to either be transmitting flu or coming down with it themselves following a higher uptake of the Canterbury District Health Board free flu vaccination.

Chief people officer Michael Frampton said this year 62 per

cent of Ashburton and Rural staff had taken up the offer this year, compared to 52 per cent last year.

The figures could be higher than this as other staff may have received their vaccine from their general practice or pharmacy.

“While these figures represent

an increased uptake of free vaccinations by our Ashburton and Rural staff this year, we would have loved to have achieved a greater percentage of coverage,” Frampton said.

“However, this must now be balanced with the emerging nationwide need to prioritise the vaccine supply for those most at risk, and as a result these figures can be seen as encouraging.”

People most at risk from being seriously ill or developing complications from influenza are still able to receive a free flu shot.

This includes: people aged 65 and over pregnant women (any stage of pregnancy) those with long-term health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes respiratory disease (including asthma that requires regular preventive therapy), kidney disease and most cancers children aged 4 years and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness or have a history of significant respiratory illness.

Elderly housing portfolio in for a shakeup

By Sue Newman

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After decades as a provider of elderly housing, the Ashburton District Council could be handing its housing portfolio over to someone else to run.

A number of units in that 112 property portfolio are nearing he end of their useful life and others need significant upgrading to meet new rental property standards.

This leaves the council facing a choice of leaving units vacant, demolishing units or demolishing and rebuilding. Its fourth option is to investigation options for the

way this portfolio is managed.

Tomorrow district councillors will discuss those options and look at how the council can best continue to meet the needs of tenants with the money it has and at the same time meet its legislative requirements as a landlord.

Currently the council spends $200,000 a year on maintenance and cyclic renewals and while the units are supposed to be self-supporting, rents do not generate sufficient funds to sustain a reserve account for this work.

In a report on the housing unit, commercial manager Colin Windleborn said the council’s options

ranged from doing nothing, but that would mean it would progressively be unable to let units as tenants left or it could progressively upgrade units. That would cost up to $60,000 a unit and money would have to be borrowed to fund the work.

Another option, Windleborn said would be to progressively demolish the units and build the same number on those sites, but again it would need to borrow funds to do this.

Council officers’ preferred option was to investigate new options for the future management of the units and the council had

already been approached by a local housing provider wanting to work with council to develop sites in some form of arrangement, he said.

Elderly persons’ housing is considered a strategic asset and any change in ownership, management or control would need to be included in the council’s longterm plan.

The units are rented to people aged 65 and older who have limited assets and income. Rentals are set below open market level. The 112 units are in seven complexes in Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia.

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Early morning crash

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Emergency services were called to the scene of a threecar crash near Fairton at around 7am yesterday morning.

The southbound lane of SH1 was blocked for around an hour as the scene was cleared.

A St John spokesman said one person was transported to Ashburton Hospital with minor injuries.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Alan Burgess said crews from the brigade attended the scene.

On Monday evening, the brigade were called out twice to two minor incidents.

At around 5.20pm, crews were called to reports of a chimney fire in a house on Kelvin Crescent.

“We are getting fewer callouts in the way of chimney fires,” he said.

“More people tend to be putting in heat pumps these days, pellet fires burn more cleanly and the modern log burners have technology that allows them to burn more cleanly.”

At 7.24pm, crews were called to their second call out of the evening to a rubbish fire at the Ashburton Racecourse, which Burgess said was very minor.

On Tuesday afternoon, Ashburton firefighters were called to a minor motor vehicle accident on Fords Road at around 1.30pm.

Burgess said it was a fairly straightforward call-out.

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Drunk driver disqualified indefinitely A 23-year-old Ashburton man has been disqualified from driving indefinitely after admitting driving with excess alcohol in the McDonald’s carpark earlier this year.

Joshua John Leath had two previous drink driving convictions and one for refusing to give blood, the Ashburton District Court was told this week.

He blew 553mcg when stopped behind the wheel in the McDonald’s carpark on January 26. He was also driving while disqualified.

Leath admitted charges of drink driving, disqualified driving and refusing to accompany arising from the police stop.

Judge Joanna Maze sentenced Leath to nine months’ supervision and disqualified him from driving indefinitely.

He is also banned from having any interest in a car for 12 months.

She would have sentenced him to an alcohol interlock if he had a car.

Others to appear before Judge Maze included: Benjamin Connor was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and 100 hours’ community

work on charges of assault with intent to injure and intentional damage.

Judge Maze also ordered him to undertake counselling for family violence, drug and alcohol use if directed by his probation officer.

She recounted his offending, which included him punching a family member and putting him in a headlock. Connor also smashed the wing mirror of a car and jumped on the roof trying to pursue the relative.

She also ordered him to pay $300 in reparation.

Saul Brayden Hourston, 26, pleaded guilty to 16 charges including shoplifting, dangerous driving, failing to stop, assault and burglary.

He was remanded to August 12 for sentence; jail is likely.

Hourston has been in custody since February. The court will also deal with applications to cancel previous sentences of community

work and intensive supervision.

A 17-year-old who admitted two rural burglaries and three petrol station drive-offs was sentenced to four months’ community detention.

Jayden Richard Breakwell, a dairy farm worker, was also put on a 9pm-4am curfew.

Judge Maze said Breakwell appeared to have been easily led when he entered onto two rural properties with others and stole

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two vehicles.

One vehicle suffered $8000 damage and the other was a write-off after being found in a riverbed.

Breakwell has paid $800 in reparation already and was ordered to pay another $250. The reparation covers the petrol stolen and the insurance excess in relation to the stolen vehicles.

The judge told Breakwell that burglary was a serious charge which carried a maximum term of 10 years in jail. He now had two convictions for burglary and should realise further offending could end badly for him.

“You must make decisions for yourself, given the consequences for you now may be more serious.”

Timoteo Olo Uelese, 31, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol (459mcg) on Princes Street on March 10. He was remanded for sentence to July 22.

Joel Marsh, 18, of Christchurch, was remanded to August 12 for sentence after admitting a charge of driving while disqualified. He was pulled over on East Street on his way to Timaru.

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Green light for church’s plans

By Sue Newman

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Members of Ashburton’s Methodist community have approved plans that will guarantee the reopening of Ashburton’s Baring Square church.

The historic church has been closed since 2010 because of earthquake damage and for several years the future of the building was under a cloud. However, the sale of a slice of land on which the church hall sits to the Ashburton District Council, provided the final piece in a funding puzzle that ensured the building could be strengthened, renovated and reopened.

And knowing that they could now look to a future where the church building will come back into use is a red letter day for the Methodist community, Presbyter, Reverend Heather Kennedy said.

With plans approved by the parish, the restoration project was now ready to go, she said, but work will not begin until the council has demolished the church hall.

She’s hoping work will start in early 2020.

A huge amount of work had been put into the project from the architect, the council and by the church community to get it to this point, she said.

“In the six months I’ve been here the plans have changed quite a lot and we’ve worked hard to ensure it’s very user friendly for the congregation and the community.”

Once the gallery was built and the church strengthened and reopened, both the church itself and the gallery rooms would be available for community events,

An architect’s drawing of Ashburton’s historic Baring Square church as it will look when it reopens next year after its hall has been demolished and a new gallery area has been created.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Kennedy said. The historic church will be strengthened and a new gallery added to its southern side. This will include a waiting room/lounge, a reception room and a presbyter’s office and a meeting room, commercial kitchen and toilet facilities.

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“The new gallery has been designed to aesthetically enhance the historic church.

There will be lots of red brick and plaster used. It will be a nod to what is there now.

The plan picks up on these elements, it isn’t

just adding something modern and concrete,” she said.

The roof over the existing entrance foyer into the church will be extended to create a small chapel within the church. There will be many access points into the body of the church and the floor of the church itself will be levelled. The sanctuary area will be slightly raised.

The church’s bell tower, once used as a viewing point across Ashburton, is not included in the budget for this stage of the project, Kennedy said.

There are also decisions to be made over the restoration of the church organ as this is also not included in the stage one budget.

Costs for the work were still being firmed up, but it would come within a nearly $3 million budget available, she said.

“We’ve got the knowns and we’ve got some unknowns and we’ll probably need to do some fundraising with the help of community organisations. There’s a desire to do as much as we can within the resources we’ve got to get back into the building as soon as we can to be a presence in Baring Square again.”

For the church community there was a real excitement about being able to say “when we’re back in Baring Square,” rather than “if”, Kennedy said.

Having the doors of the historic church open again would be a significant event not just for the Methodist community, it would be a major event for the community too as it would give life to Baring Square, she said.

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■■ NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

orry for Midhand Canty A helping for those in need

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

For Joanne Wakelin, the enjoyment of being a volunteer ambulance officer is not about the thrill of flashing lights and sirens, but helping those in need.

Wakelin has been a volunteer ambulance officer in Ashburton for five years, one of the many St John staff in Ashburton who work on a volunteer basis.

“It was something that was always on my mind, and my husband is a volunteer firefighter and I was a bit jealous of him helping the community so I wanted to do something as well,” she said.

“It is one of those things you think you want to do but you don’t ever really know until you do it.

“On my first shift I absolutely loved it. We were mainly helping out elderly people but I still loved it and the officer I did the shift with said that’s good because if you are here for the sirens and chasing things you are in the wrong place.”

Wakelin said one of the challenges that can come about is juggling the volunteer shifts, working full-time as a teacher and the learning and training to up-skill within St John.

“I wasn’t teaching full time when I started

but I am now but I am still able to average a shift a week,” she said.

“For me it is something I look forward to like a hobby, the same as some people look forward to going round in a race-car or playing squash.

“It can be tough to fit studying in with work stuff as I have taken on a bit more management work so you do have to find a balance as far as being a volunteer goes.

“You do have to remember who actually pays you and look after them as well.”

Despite the challenges, the rewarding nature of volunteering means that Wakelin is more than happy to recommend it to anybody that is interested.

“I would absolutely recommend it, you do need to recognise the commitment that you have got to have to do this,” she said.

St John currently has more than 9600 volunteers that assist thousands of people across the country that contribute their time to St John’s front-line ambulance service and a variety of community health programmes.

St John estimates its volunteers contribute more than two million hours to New Zealand communities, and if it were possible to put a financial value on such support, it would be in excess of $30 million dollars.

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Arps jailed for 21 months

By Kurt Bayer NZME

A white supremacist who compares himself to Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess and who spread footage of the Al Noor Mosque attack, which he thought was “awesome”, was yesterday jailed for 21 months.

Christchurch businessman Philip Neville Arps – who owns a white supremacist-themed insulation company – admitted two charges of distributing objectionable publication after the March 15 shootings.

At Christchurch District Court yesterday, 44-year-old Arps was told by Judge Stephen O’Driscoll that it was clear he has “strong and unrepentant views towards the Muslim community”.

By spreading the video, and also having another version modified to have crosshairs and a “kill count” added, Arps “glorified” the shootings, the judge said.

And by distributing the video the day after attack showed “particular cruelty on your part” and callousness.

It was, in effect, a hate crime against the Muslim community, the judge said.

When he was arrested and asked by police about the victims’ deaths, he replied, “I could not give a f***”.

Judge O’Driscoll said it was clear that Arps holds “strong and unrepentant views towards the Muslim community”.

“Religion on a whole, Sir,” Arps said from the dock.

A pre-sentence report showed he has no empathy or remorse other than for himself and his own family, the judge said.

Judge O’Driscoll said there were other matters in the pre-sentence report which gave him real concern and he didn’t want to mention them all publicly as it might be seen by Arps as “a badge of honour” to him and others with similar beliefs.

Arps was jailed for 21 months.

The judge said he was not prepared to convert it to an electronically-monitored sentence – saying the primary purpose of sentencing was one of denunciation and deterrence.

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MP lends a hand in Volunteer Week Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon has been one of the many people around the district lending a hand as part of the National Volunteer Week.

Falloon, and his wife Rose, have been busy around Ashburton this week, volunteering at the 206 Club serving lunch and calling the housie, before assisting with food parcel deliveries.

“Many of the things we take for granted are run by volunteers, whether it be the Volunteer Fire Brigade or Lions, right through to the folks who turn up on Saturdays to run, referee, or cater kids sport,” he said.

“Unfortunately for quite a few of our community groups it is getting harder.”

Across New Zealand between

2004 and 2013 the number of volunteer hours in non-profit organisations decreased from 270 million to 157 million, a 42 per cent drop in less than 10 years.

“National Volunteer Week is a great opportunity to thank all the people in our community who selflessly contribute so much, but also to ask ourselves what more we can do to help.”

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Residents share hilarious memes NZME

Building moving on up Ashburton’s skyline is climbing as the upper floors of Murney Main take shape at the corner of Burnett and East Streets. The commercial building will be Ashburton’s tallest, higher than the similarly four-storeyed building across the road of Somerset House.

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After reports of Titirangi residents seeing “cat-sized” rats, Kiwis on the local Facebook page came together and shared an array of memes and jokes about the infestation.

Last week, residents and business owners told the Herald they noticed an infestation of rats in the village centre in recent months – and many believe the town’s iconic chickens are to blame.

A local worker said she had seen rats “running across the road, from one side to the other” near the local RSA in the middle of the day.

She said the bodies of the rats were up to 30cm long. Other residents had described them as being “as big as a cat”.

After the report came out, Titirangi residents banded together on social media to share light-hearted memes about the rats roaming around their town.

Residents also shared jokes and sarcastic posts about the rats “blending in” or “being part of their family”.

“Just saw a massive rat wearing a hi-vis in the village. They’re blending in,” one person wrote.

Another resident said that she had been feeding the rats for 18 months and affectionately named one Bertha.

“She’s about the same size as a small chihuahua,” the person joked.

One person asked: “Should we change it to TitiRATi now?”

Some residents were not happy that chickens were to blame, with one coming up a hashtag #savethechickens and another starting a march.

“I’m planning a save our chickens march tomorrow through the village and wondered if anyone would like to join us?”, one person joked.

However, not all residents find the issue a laughing matter, with one person writing that the community needed to come together to clean up Titirangi.

“Rats the size of cats! Come on let’s get real and help clean up Titirangi before local business start to suffer!

“It might be tongue-in-cheek

joking taking the grandkids to see the rats but it’s certainly no laughing matter. Some friends said the other day ‘Titirangi smells’ and it does.

“It’s unacceptable. Sooner or later this really will start to affect 100 per cent good hard-working shop owners’ seriously, with competition these days many shops, cafes, restaurants can’t afford the loss.

“As a Titirangi resident and ratepayer, I expect to see a lot better than this. It’s no surprise the chicken population has gotten out of hand. Cute yes, sustainable NO, sorry but they really need to go.”

The council had limited powers to control chickens, rats or the feeding of non-native species, Waitakere Ranges Local Board chairman Greg Presland said.

“It is possible that the rats are associated with a chicken infestation which has been a long-standing problem.”

Presland said he had not seen the rats himself but he had been told about and provided with photos of the infestation.

It was the responsibility of businesses and homeowners to manage pests and he encouraged them to help control the infestation by baiting, trapping and “being sensible with the disposal of waste”, he said.

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FENZ news a step in right direction A

little is better than nothing, and in the case of our volunteer firefighters the news of some funding being made available to those on the frontline will be more than welcomed.

Fittingly too the announcement on Monday by Minister for Internal Affairs, Tracey Martin introducing a $4 million-a-year package to recognise the contribution made by Fire and Emergency volunteers to communities across New Zealand should come near the start of National Volunteer Week.

It’s not exactly ground-breaking payments, they won’t change the lives of those who run to the fire station every time the alarm goes off, but it’s a show of recognition that the job that they do

in helping keep our community safe is being acknowledged and will be reward enough for most.

To sit back and look at the role of a volunteer firefighter from a simplistic viewpoint could make the role seem quite simple.

The pager goes off, or the alarm is raised, and it’s drop what you’re doing, get in the truck and go to the job. After that is up to the nature of the emergency, sometimes they’re out for less than 10 minutes, other

times they can be “on the job” for hours on end.

Time is one of our most precious resources. It can’t be compensated for, but what time those volunteer firefighters do give must be greatly appreciated by all of us.

They are running from their jobs, their families and their lives, without actually knowing whether or not they’ll be home in time to have their dinner and say good night to their children, or whether they’ll be able to get back to their desk that day to ensure that important report is completed.

The uncertainty around just how big and, more importantly, how long a job might take is a huge toll that comes with the job. But one that volunteers don’t

really tend to think about too much in the face of an emergency.

Monday’s announcement outlined six new initiatives including an annual payment of $300 to all volunteers to recognise that they sometimes incur expenses as part of their activities for Fire and Emergency.

An allowance of $50 per night to support the family/whanau of volunteers when they have to be away overnight for training.

Access to a website offering discounts on a range of products and services, discounts with Fire and Emergency suppliers on day-to-day items.

Access to health insurance options and an employer promotion scheme to complement Fire and Emergency’s current Em-

ployer Recognition Programme.

This is good step in the right direction to ensuring that our volunteer firefighters and other members of Fire and Emergency New Zealand who operate as volunteers get the rewards they deserve.

But it shouldn’t stop there.

Their role can be one of the toughest jobs in society, what they see and what they deal with are things that no one should have to.

So it’s important that we keep valuing roles like theirs, and other similar volunteer roles in the emergency services sector to ensure that there is another incentive there to draw new people into the role other than the satisfaction of doing good within the community.

enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.

In 2017, Otto Warmbier a 22-yearold American college student died in a Cincinnati hospital following his release by North Korea in a coma after more than a year in captivity.

Ten years ago: New York Times reporter David S. Rohde and Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford was indicted and jailed on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery.

(Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison after being convicted of bilking investors in a $7.2 billion scheme that involved the sale of fraudulent certificates of deposits.)

Five years ago: President Barack Obama announced he was dispatching 300 US military advisers to Iraq to help quell a rising insurgency.

One year ago: Koko, a western lowland gorilla who was taught sign language at an early age as a scientific test subject and eventually learned more than 1000 words, died at the Gorilla Foundation’s preserve in California’s Santa Cruz mountains at the age of 46.

Today’s birthdays: Pop singer Tommy DeVito is 91. Actress Gena Rowlands is 89. Hall of Fame race car driver Shirley Muldowney is 79. Singer Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane is 77. Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is 74. Author Sir Salman Rushdie is 72. Actress Phylicia Rashad is 71. Rock singer Ann Wilson is 69. Musician Larry Dunn is 66. Actress Kathleen Turner is 65. Country singer Doug Stone is 63. Singer Mark DeBarge is 60. Singer-dancerchoreographer Paula Abdul is 57. Actor Andy Lauer is 56. Rock singer-musician Brian Vander Ark is 55. Actor Samuel West is 53. Actress Mia Sara is 52. Rock

musician Brian “Head” Welch is 49. Actor Jean Dujardin is 47.

Actress Robin Tunney is 47. Actor Bumper Robinson is 45. Actress Poppy Montgomery is 44. Altcountry singer-musician Scott Avett is 43. Actor Ryan Hurst is 43. Actress Zoe Saldana is 41.

Former NBA star Dirk Nowitzki is 41. Actor Neil Brown Jr. is 39.

Actress Lauren Lee Smith is 39.

Rapper Macklemore is 37. Actor Paul Dano is 35. Actor Giacomo Gianniotti is 30. Actor Chuku Modu is 29. Actor Atticus Shaffer is 21.

Thought for today: “Exuberance is better than taste.” — Gustave Flaubert, French author (18211880).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2019. There are 195 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free — an event celebrated to this day as “Juneteenth”.

On this date: In 1775, George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as commander in chief of the Continental Army.

In 1917, during World War One, King George V ordered the British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames; the family took the name Windsor.

In 1938, 48 people were killed when a railroad bridge in Montana collapsed, sending a train known as the Olympian hurtling into Custer Creek.

In 1940, The Second World War arrived in New Zealand with a bang when German mines sank the trans-Pacific liner Niagara off Northland’s Bream Head.

In 1944, during World War Two, the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea began, resulting in a decisive victory for the Americans over the Japanese.

In 1952, the US Army Special Forces, the elite unit of fighters known as the Green Berets, was established at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

In 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass US atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.

In 1987, the US Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creation science as well.

In 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea it would face consequences if it test-fired a missile thought to be powerful

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Sisterhood of Motherhood

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h, Motherhood. If this is a journey you are lucky enough to go down, and if that is your choice, it will be the most rewarding rollercoaster ride you will ever take.

It will also be the most exhausting, emotionally taxing, guilt-ridden and scary thing you will have ever done before or will ever do again. Nothing will fill you up or deplete you more than motherhood. And while we do our very best, determined to make the best choices we can for the tiny humans we are entrusted with, that we love so fiercely, we will be judged every step of the way.

Breast vs bottle. C-section vs natural birth. Self-settle vs cosleep. Stay-at-home vs working mum.

The moment we are pregnant, until the time our children leave the nest, everyone has an opinion, and are all too eager to offer often unsolicited advice. (No Peggy, we don’t care if your son was eating solids at two weeks old back in 1969).

Then something remarkable happens somewhere between Plunket groups, the preschool pick-ups and the school gates: beautiful alliances are formed.

One coffee at a time, sleep de-

Sisterhood, as Glennon Melton says, ‘there is no such thing as other people’s children’. We will cheer hard for our friends’ children. We will cheer hard for our friends too.

Back when we all lived in caves and nobody knew what the word organic meant, and the Google doctor wasn’t a thing, we didn’t do this whole parenting gig alone.

We had a tribe, and it was all hands-on deck when it came to the colossal task of raising good humans.

The well-known saying ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is a proverb originating from tribal Africa. I am not talking about the Peggys of this world and their well-meaning but incredibly irritating, unsolicited ‘judgy’ advice.

I am talking about the support that comes from those in the trenches with you, or at the very least remember what it was really like to have been there: our mum-friends.

The no judgment, ‘I’ve gotyour-back kind’ of support crew. Behind every school play, preschool picnic or sports event, I can guarantee that what you do not see is the hundreds of group text messages as mothers cover each other’s kids, making sure

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prived but determined, mothers form a bond that transgresses all judgment, age and demographic and the Sisterhood of Motherhood kicks in. This is what saves us. These are the women who get it. These are our friends who can come over anytime, and don’t care that we haven’t brushed our hair and little Johnny has just drawn all over his baby sister with a felt pen.

Like comrades in arms, we look after each other’s children when one of our crew needs a break.

We are there with a casserole and a bottle of red in a heartbeat.

If Mary’s mum can’t make it to assembly when little Mary gets a certificate, we will clap so hard for her in her mother’s absence, she will feel like she has won the Nobel Prize. We will video it on our phone so her mother can see her big moment.

No judgment, no guilt. Because here is the thing: in the

every child gets to every sports game and every school disco, even when both parents are working or have children with triple-booked activities.

It may look effortless, but behind the scenes is a logistical work of art. All this talk of sisterhood is not to say that husbands and fathers are not important.

Our husbands and partners are incredibly important. Vital.

Fathers that toe the line are absolute life savers, and their children are so lucky to have such hands-on dads: they will be better adults for it.

But what we, as women, often need when it comes to a good vent and a comrade-in-arms though is, quite simply, each other. It’s a sacred and beautiful thing.

Claire Inkson is an awardwinning freelance photographer and blogger Find her online at www.claireinkson.com The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

YOUR VIEW Justice Two contrasting items in the Ashburton Guardian on Saturday of June 15 caught my attention.

On page 12 you printed an article from Associated Press saying Hong Kong anticipated further large citizens’ protests because that government wishes to amend the law to allow extradition of political dissidents to China, where the protesters consider such persons may not receive a fair trial.

The Guardian recently reported the decision of our Supreme Court that extradition of a Chinese national accused of murder in Macau is unlawful because the court considered that accused man may not receive a fair trial in China.

In the same edition of the Guardian, the editorial suggested the man accused of the callous murder of 51 worshippers in the mosques in Christchurch should be denied a trial. I imagine most of us find the crime appalling, and one can imagine many citizens consider it ridiculous for the man accused of the heinous murders to now plead “not guilty” to the charges the police have laid against him.

However, in New Zealand, everyone accused of a crime has the right to request to be tried before a jury of one’s peers.

That right is an important safeguard in our legal system.

Your editorial contains an unfortunate error: a lawyer does not “volunteer” to defend a person accused of a crime, but such a person has the right to instruct a lawyer to defend him or her, and that lawyer is then obliged to defend the accused person, according to the law.

That becomes that lawyer’s heavy responsibility. In most cases the lawyer will be assigned to the person by the Ministry of Justice.

I do not consider it is “unfair” for a person accused of breaking the law to require the prosecutor to prove the Crown’s case in the court. It is then the court’s task to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent of the crime he or she has been charged with on the evidence presented to the court.

Survivors, friends, and relatives of the Muslim victims may find the trial an additional ordeal, but, in my opinion, we need to bear that, and the expense, as a price of living in a society where a person is deemed innocent of a crime until a court finds otherwise.

A trial may prolong resolution, and be expensive, but it is a right citizens of Hong Kong are desperate to retain.

I sympathise, however, with the friends and families of the victims, and the survivors of the horrible attack.

Salaam alaikum, Jonathan Everist

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LETTERS Micah the Spoodle

Argyle Park Hi there, I’m Micah the Spoodle and here I am at Argyle Park with a mouthful of ball!

I was 9 years old last week and for all of my life I have visited Argyle Park most days.

I just love the park and one of my favourite things to do is to chase my ball.

Now, I’m told. I can do that no longer, because there is nowhere to throw it.

My pals and I thought the area at the Farm Road end, where Cabouts used to grow vegetables and where no sports are played, was going to be for us to run and chase. What’s happened?

We take great care of Argyle Park – we and our humans. Yes,

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we pick up the rubbish that litters the place after sports have been played: plastic bags, packets, bottles, bits of food, socks ... you name it!

Of course we pick up any ‘extract of dog’ we leave. It is very sad that one or two people spoil it for others by not doing that.

We also notice damage to trees and furniture and generally watch over the place.

One of our greatest joys is to run freely. The designated parts for us to be free of the lead are full of trees.

Love the trees, but we also need somewhere to really run. Please consider the canine members of the Allenton community, who add so much joy and love to the Argyle Park community.

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More US troops NZME

In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the US and Iran, the Pentagon has ordered another 1000 American troops to the Middle East.

The move comes as the US government released new photos to bolster its claim that Iran was responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.

It said the photos, taken from a Navy helicopter, show Iranian forces removing an unexploded mine from the side of the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous.

Another picture shows a massive hole on the side of the Courageous, above the water line, that officials say appears to have been caused by another mine.

In a statement announcing the additional deployment of troops, acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the forces are “for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East”.

“The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behaviour by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region,” he said.

Officials said the deployment includes security forces and troops for additional surveillance and intelligence gathering in the region.

Uncle Kanye is cool Kanye West is the coolest uncle! Rob Kardashian shared the cutest photo of his 2½-year-old daughter Dream Renee cuddling up to the 42-year-old rapper, tweeting at sister Kim Kardashian West: “Best picture ever.” The KKW Beauty mogul, 38, responded to her brother, writing, “#UncleYe.” In the photo, the toddler wore a black Adidas sweatsuit and bow clips in her hair while her famous uncle was dressed in a beige ensemble.

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy removing an unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous.

PHOTO AP And while the number is small, it represents an escalation of US military might aimed at deterring Iran and calming allies worried that transit through key shipping lanes could be in jeopardy.

The forces are part of a broader military package of options that were initially laid out to US leaders late last month, totalling as much as 10,000 forces, Patriot missile batteries, aircraft and ships.

The decision to send 1000

troops signals a measured approach by President Trump, who campaigned against the Mideast entanglements of his predecessors and has struggled to bring troops home, despite ongoing threats.

“The United States does not seek conflict with Iran,” Shanahan said.

“The action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our na-

tional interests.”

The troop decision comes as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reached out to leaders in Asia and Europe to convince them that Iran was behind the alleged attacks on ships in the Middle East.

However, the Trump administration also finds itself in the awkward position of demanding that Iran comply with a nuclear accord that the President has derided as the worst deal in history.

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Pilot ‘probably killed passengers’ NZME The pilot of the MH370 flight that disappeared flew to 40,000ft so the aircraft would become depressurised and the passengers would die before he crashed it into the sea, a new report has claimed.

Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah was the pilot-in-command when the plane carrying 238 other passengers and crew vanished in March 2014.

The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 is thought to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, and a safety report in July last year, revealed the plane was likely steered off course manually, before being flown for several hours.

In a new report for The Atlantic, aviation expert William Langewiesche explores the most likely scenario of what happened, and the troubled personal life of Shah.

On the night the aircraft went missing the controls were seized in the cockpit between 1.10am, when the plane was at around 35,000ft, until 1.21am when it disappeared from the radar.

Electrical engineer Mike Ex-

ner told The Atlantic, the plane climbed to 40,000ft in ‘causing the rapid incapacitation and death of everyone in the cabin.’

“An intentional depressurisation would have been an obvious way –and probably the only way – to subdue a potentially unruly cabin in an airplane that was going to remain in flight for hours to come,” writes Langewiesche.

“In the cabin, the effect would have gone unnoticed but for the sudden appearance of the dropdown oxygen masks and perhaps the cabin crew’s use of the few portable units of similar design.

“None of those cabin masks was intended for more than about 15 minutes of use during emergency descents to altitudes below 13,000 feet; they would have been of no value at all cruising at 40,000 feet.

“The cabin occupants would have become incapacitated within a couple of minutes, lost consciousness, and gently died without any choking or gasping for air.”

The most prominent, and likely theory, at this stage is that Shah deliberately downed the plane in a murder-suicide.

Hunger Games prequel A decade after seemingly wrapping up The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem.

A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of her multimillion-selling trilogy, is coming next year. The novel, currently untitled, is scheduled for release on May 19, 2020. Collins said in a statement on Monday that she would go back to the years following the socalled “Dark Days”, the failed rebellion in Panem. Collins set the Hunger Games books in a post-apocalyptic dystopia where young people must fight and kill each other, on live television.

Matty’s on the Island

A Malaysian child has his face painted with MH370 during a remembrance event in 2016.

TVNZ Breakfast host Matty McLean is the first celebrity to be named to star in the upcoming reboot of Celebrity Treasure Island. Matty has big boots to fill however, as his Breakfast co-host Hayley Holt won the competition back in 2007.

Holt said: “I loved every second of it”, before adding: “but it’s not about me... we are passing the mic and hopefully we’re gonna keep this winning trophy in the family because our very own Matty McLean is going to be a contestant in this year’s Treasure Island.” She added: “Matty, no pressure.”

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Spark selling Givealittle

By Chris Keall

Simcock, who is overseeing the sale, noted that Givealittle began life as a commercial venture in 2010, backed in part by venture capital outfit Movac.

It was a destination where start-ups could crowdfund money for a bright idea in the manner of Kickstarter or PledgeMe. Spark bought it in 2012 and re-fashioned it as a charity vehicle.

Simcock said a new owner could return the site more toward its Kickstarter commercial roots but he saw potential for a “social enterprise” angle as well – or a profit-making venture that puts an emphasis on social values.

He is looking to wrap up the bidding process by the end of July.

Givealittle is the second asset that Spark has opened to outside investors this year.

Spark New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for investment or partnership with its Lightbox streaming video service, which operates separately from the recently-launched Spark Sport.

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The Abel Tasman beach kept in public hands by a Givealittle campaign, which raised more than $2m and prompted the government to come on board. as possible about the future and it could mean Spark Foundation retains some interest.”

Givealittle raised $18.5m in its financial year to June 2018. In

its current year, it has raised a record $31.5m so far, including $10.8m for Christchurch shooting victims.

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Sky TV will axe the Rugby Channel at midnight on July 31.

A letter to Rugby Channel subscribers pitches it as a saving (the Rugby Channel costs $8.81 per month, and is only available to those who already have a sub to the $31.99/month Sky Sport).

It says Rugby Channel content – which includes documentaries, replays and European rugby – will be “moved to our regular Sky Sport channels”.

The letter promises that “From August 1, we have a hugely expanded Sky Sports channel line-up launching [including] a 24/7 rugby channel.”

A spokeswoman for Sky says the 24/7 rugby channel will be at no extra charge.

There are no details of the expanded channel line-up yet, but Sky’s new director of sport Tex Teixeira said: “We are focused on improving our offer for our loyal and valued customers.

“Removing the Rugby Channel fee and making the channel’s content available to all Sky Sport customers follows a move to show all our secondary school rugby on regular Sky Sport channels earlier this year.

“We want to show our customers that we’re committed to doing the right thing by them. This change is the first of a number of changes coming to Sky Sport in August and we look forward to sharing more on those soon.”

Last month, new Sky TV boss Martin Stewart told the Herald that the broadcaster needed to lift its

game in sport and fight harder for rights, rebuild relationships with sports bodies and make more of its content available through its Fanpass streaming service as it faced new competition from Spark Sport.

There was no immediate update on Fanpass yesterday, but analysts will be watching closely to see how Fanpass fares in the August shakeup – which will serve as a marker about how serious Stewart is in following through on his comments that Sky TV needs to invest more in streamed content.

Pundits say Stewart has his head screwed on and praise his broad strategy. But so far, details of how it will play out have been scarce.

Sky’s longtime director of sport Richard Last was one of the first to leave the building after Stewart arrived.

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New Zealand households remain downbeat with consumer confidence dipping in June and remaining at below average levels, the latest Westpac McDermott Miller survey shows.

The consumer confidence index fell 0.3 points to 103.5 in the June quarter, below the long-run average of 111.2. It had fallen 5.3 points to 103.8 in the March quarter.

In yesterday’s survey, the present conditions index was down 1 point at 106.6 while the expected conditions index inched up 0.1 of a point to 101.4. A reading above 100 indicates optimists outnumber pessimists.

“The continued slide in household confidence follows a more general cooling in the economy over the past year, and households are feeling it.

“In fact, in annual terms, per-capita GDP growth has now fallen to its slowest pace since 2011, and it effectively stalled through the back half of last year,” said economist Satish Ranchhod.

A net 4.7 per cent of the 1556 people surveyed said they felt financially worse off now than they did a year ago, versus a net 8.3 per cent that felt that way in the prior quarter.

A net 3.2 per cent said they expect to be worse off in a year’s time versus a net 6.5 per cent in the prior survey.

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Rugby to get cheaper with Sky

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for Givealittle to secure its future growth and to maximise its impact for New Zealanders,” Thomas said.

“We’re being as open-minded

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Spark is looking to sell Givealittle, the site run by its charitable wing The Spark Foundation and famous for crowdfunding drives like the successful $2.2 million effort to keep a pristine Abel Tasman beach in public hands, and multiple campaigns to raise money for the families of Christchurch mosque massacre victims.

Spark Foundation lead Kate Thomas told the Herald the site is currently run at a loss.

In 2018, the costs of operating and developing Givealittle were just over $1.1m, partially offset by the 5 per cent service fee that raised $791,881. Spark provided $379,911 to cover the shortfall.

The telco has invested around $8m in the site overall, Thomas says.

But it is looking to generate cash from its sale.

“We haven’t got any expectations regarding money. This isn’t necessarily a ‘highest bidder wins’ situation – it’s about finding the best ownership model

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Warm up with soup W

hen the temperatures drop, soup is often the first food that comes to mind when you want something warm and tasty.

The style of soup and its ingredients are as wide as the imagination. Gone are the days where the only soup served was mum’s beef bone, vegetable and barley or tinned tomato. Now soup can mean anything from a fine consommé through to a hearty meal in a bowl.

Cauliflower and leek soup

Creamy chicken soup 1.5kg chicken 1T oil 40g butter 1 brown onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled, diced 3 sticks celery, trimmed, diced 1/3 C plain flour 300ml light thickened cream 1/3 C Italian parsley leaves, roughly chopped Crusty bread, to serve

1T butter 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets 1 leek, rinsed and sliced finely 6C stock 3 potatoes, peeled and diced

Vege and beef soup 1T olive oil 1kg beef chuck steak, trimmed of fat, cubed 200g button mushrooms, quartered 2 onions, roughly chopped 3 celery stalks, trimmed, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1L beef stock 3/4 C barley pearl 2 sprigs thyme, stalks removed 1 bay leaf Chopped parsley Sliced baguette, grilled ■■ In a large, heavy-based saucepan, heat oil over a high heat.

■■ Brown half of the beef for 3-4 minutes, then remove from pan.

Repeat with the other half.

■■ In the same pan, sauté mushrooms, onions, celery, carrot and garlic for 3-4 minutes until onion softens. Return beef to pan.

■■ Add stock, water, pearl barley, thyme and bay leaf.

■■ Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally until the beef is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

■■ Remove bay leaf. Garnish soup with parsley and serve with grilled baguette on the side.

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Roast pumpkin and capsicum soup

2T butter 1T olive oil 3 brown onions, roughly diced 1T fresh thyme leaves 4 fresh sage leaves 2 carrots, peeled and diced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 4C chicken stock 250g cannellini beans 1 ham bone ■■ Heat the oil and butter in a large pan. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

■■ Add the thyme, sage, twothirds of the carrot and half the garlic and cook for a few minutes.

■■ Pour in the stock and add three-quarters of the beans and the remaining garlic.

■■ With a stick blender, blend to form a soup (if you don’t have a stick blender carefully pour it into a blender to blend.

■■ Pour the soup into a slow cooker and add the ham and the remaining beans and carrot.

■■ Place on a low heat and leave for about 4 hours.

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4T olive oil, extra virgin 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1.2kg pumpkin, peeled, seeded and diced 750ml chicken stock 2 roasted red capsicum scored, seeded and finely diced Salt and freshly ground black pepper 140g sour cream 1 avocado, peeled, stoned and sliced Coriander leaves, for garnish ■■ Heat the oil over moderate heat and add the onion and garlic. Fry gently until the onion is soft.

■■ Add the pumpkin and stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the pumpkin is soft.

■■ Remove from the heat, cool then puree in a blender or food processor or mash well.

■■ Pour back into a clean saucepan and bring to the boil.

■■ Add the roasted red capsicum, mix well, taste and season with salt and pepper.

■■ Serve garnished with sour cream, some sliced avocado and some coriander leaves.

■■ In a saucepan fry the leek gently in the butter for 4 minutes with a lid on. Stir frequently.

■■ Add the stock, cauliflower and potatoes.

■■ Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes until all vegetables are soft.

■■ Liquify with a stick mixer or blender.

■■ If the soup is too thick add a little water to thin it out.

Thai kumara soup 750g orange or gold kumara, peeled and chopped 1T oil 2T red curry spice paste 1C coconut cream Sprigs fresh coriander or parsley Finely-diced red pepper (capsicum) 3C fish, beef or chicken stock or water ■■ Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the curry paste and fry for 1 minute.

■■ Add the kumara and stock or water. Bring to the boil then simmer, until the kumara is soft.

■■ Add the coconut cream and cook for further 10 minutes.

■■ Place the mixture in a food processor and blend until smooth.

■■ Add extra water if it is too thick.

■■ Serve topped with coriander and red pepper.

■■ Put chicken into a large saucepan and cover with 8C of cold water.

■■ Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 45-55 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

■■ Remove from heat and cool.

■■ Remove chicken from stock and place on to a large plate.

■■ When cool enough to touch, remove meat. Discard skin and bones.

■■ Chop or shred chicken meat and place into a bowl.

■■ Transfer stock to a large bowl. Wash saucepan.

■■ Heat oil and butter in saucepan over a medium heat.

■■ When butter is melted, add onion, carrot and celery.

■■ Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

■■ Sprinkle flour over vegetables.

■■ Stir until well combined.

■■ Remove saucepan from heat and slowly add cream, stirring constantly, until combined.

■■ Add 2C of reserved stock.

■■ Return saucepan to heat and stir until mixture comes to the boil.

■■ Slowly add a further 6C of stock, stirring until combined.

■■ Bring mixture to the boil.

■■ Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

■■ Add chicken to saucepan. Stir until combined.

■■ Cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is heated through.

■■ Ladle into serving bowls. Top with parsley and serve with bread.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What is the threshold for New Zealand’s top tax bracket? a. $70,000 b. $90,000 c. $120,000 2 – In what year did Dan Carter first play for the All Blacks? a. 2003 b. 2005 c. 2007 3 – Who starred in the TV series The Office? a. Ricky Gervais b. Steve Martin c. John Lithgow 4 – Which cricket team does Chris Gayle play for? a. England b. West Indies c. South Africa 5 – The character of Shylock appears in which Shakespearean play? a. The Taming of the Shrew b. King Lear c. The Merchant of Venice 6 – Which of these US states has a sea coast? a. Kentucky b. Arkansas c. Virginia 7 – What is the Maori name for a morepork? a. Ruru b. Riri c. Motu 8 – When was the Auckland Harbour Bridge opened? a. 1959 b. 1963 c. 1967

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■■ Whisk paprika, chilli powder, 1t and 1/2 t pepper into the flour and place in a shallow baking dish. One by one, take the drumsticks from the buttermilk marinade, allowing excess to drip off then dredge in the flour mixture.

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■■ Kumara wedges: Heat oven to 200°C fanbake. Place kumara wedges on a lined cookie tray and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt. Bake around 20 minutes until softened and starting to caramelise around the edges.

■■ Mustardy slaw: In a medium bowl, add the ingredients for the slaw dressing and whisk to combine well. Add the cabbage and carrots and toss to thoroughly coat. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with parsley.

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■■CRICKET

NZ middle order targeted

By Niall Anderson With absolutely no margin for error, South Africa are treating their Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand like it’s an elimination game.

An essential approach, sure, but not one which comes with the backing of history, nor particularly fond memories.

As you may recall, the last two times South Africa played a World Cup knockout game against New Zealand, well, things didn’t exactly go to plan for the Proteas.

But, if South Africa are to keep their World Cup hopes alive come tonight’s game, then they will need their bowlers to step up – and one of them is concocting a plan which he hopes can deliver the knockout blow.

Lungi Ngidi has recovered from a hamstring injury to be ruled fit to take on the Black Caps, and the 23-year-old seamer could make a significant difference to an attack that already features the worldclass duo of Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir.

Ngidi has taken 37 wickets in 20 ODIs at an average of 22.6, with three of those scalps coming against England in their World Cup opener, before he hobbled off against Bangladesh.

He had to watch on from the sidelines as South Africa slumped to their worst World Cup start, with just three points in five games, not helped by the late withdrawal of seam spearhead Dale Steyn with a shoulder injury.

However, Ngidi believes the Proteas’ bowling attack is starting to click, having rolled Afghanistan for 125 in their last outing. “[Chris] Morris and Rabada have been leading the attack very nicely, with the inclusion of Beuran [Hendricks] now we’ve got a bit more pace as well.

“Andile [Phehlukwayo]’s been

Lungi Ngidi believes the South African bowling attack is starting to click at the right time. absolutely spot on – the guys have been hitting their lengths very well.

“Testing a batsman’s technique is what we’re good at as South African bowlers – if we stick to that we’ll do as well as we expect ourselves to do,” analysed Ngidi.

Add in the dangerous spin of Tahir and the Black Caps should be in for a serious examination of their technique, especially with Tahir potentially being a major factor on what is a brown Edgbas-

ton wicket – one that won’t favour the seam bowlers as much as the green wickets the Black Caps benefited from in their three victories.

Ngidi is expecting a slower wicket tonight, and is ready to pitch the ball up to the Black Caps batsmen – a tactic he is hoping can expose their largely untested middle order.

“I don’t think their middle order and lower order batsmen have been tested enough – most of the

guys are scoring runs at the top of the order.

“So maybe get one or two [wickets] up front, get their middle order in as early as possible, and I think you could be looking at a different situation when it comes to their batting.”

South African assistant coach Claude Henderson believes it won’t take anything special to get their campaign back on track, but realises the urgency of their situation.

“We haven’t started well, but if we play good, strong, basic cricket, we’ve got a definite chance.

“When this team gets knocked down, they like to fight back.

“We’ve very desperate – it means a lot to everyone within the camp.

“There’s a lot of pride.”

They’ve been in must-win World Cup situations before against the Black Caps, with little success.

Perhaps, though, with their bowling plans in place, the third time will be the Proteas’ charm.

Thomas stays in after hitting his own stumps NZME Got him? No. Oshane Thomas survived a bizarre incident in his side’s defeat to Bangladesh yesterday morning after hitting his own stumps.

The West Indies batsman was facing Mustafizur Rahman in the penultimate over of the innings when he played and missed at a yorker that just went wide of off stump.

However a couple of seconds later he swung his bat backwards landing it on the top of the stumps.

It went to the third umpire who gave not out.

“He’s already finished his shot before the bat’s hit the stumps.”

Thomas finished on six not out.

New Zealand flying under the radar … no more England captain Eoin Morgan

is doing his best to ensure no one underestimates New Zealand.

“I think New Zealand are sliding under the radar,” Morgan said.

“They are extremely strong at the moment, along with India.

“No doubt over the next week, there will be more injuries and surprises throughout the tournament.”

New Zealand play England in the final round robin game in a fortnight.

Bad call Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza reckoned their coach Steve Rhodes allowed himself to be led astray by TV commentators before their loss to New Zealand.

Mortaza said Bangladesh – who lost by just two wickets – should have targeted 260 to 270, but got into trouble because Rhodes told them it was a 350 run wicket in Taunton.

“It is hard to judge the wicket listening to commentary,” Mashrafe said, without directly naming Englishman Rhodes.

“They can only speculate, and only comment on things as it progresses in front of them.

“I think those in the middle should make the decisions based on their judgment.”

Newage Sport also reported that manager Khaled Mahmud copped blame, for encouraging Mohammad Mithun to play too aggressively.

“When Mohammad Mithun and Riyad were batting, we had the right thinking, towards a score around 270. I think it is the players’ call rather than someone from the outside,” Mashrafe said.

Gayle’s long duck Chris Gayle once hit a 50 off 12 balls in the Big Bash so it seemed very strange to look at the score-

Chris Gayle board in the West Indies’ innings yesterday and see Gayle 0 off 13 following what must have been a frustrating 17 minutes at the crease.

After the match Jason Holder said his side were probably 30-40 runs short when they set 322.

Getting both Gayle and Andre Russell out for ducks certainly played a big part in that.

Watching the weather Three names keep coming into conversations now with weather having a bigger impact than ever on the Cricket World Cup. In the games that are impacted by rain, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method comes into play to try to revise targets for the teams batting second.

Gulbadin Naib’s Afghanistan squad is the least experienced of the 10 in this World Cup, particularly when it comes to rain interruptions.

Naib was asked if he’d figured out the DLS system.

“It’s very difficult,” he admitted on the eve of his match against England. “I have no answer.”

For some it all makes perfect sense, for others it’s clear as mud.

Four games have been washed out and another two shortened because of rain interruptions.

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■■OPINION

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No live-streaming for me W

Squire still the first man at No. 6

hen the All Blacks take on the world at the Rugby World Cup later this year, I won’t be watching it live.

Unlike 40,000-odd other New Zealanders, we have the right speed internet, so I could watch it, but I won’t.

I will probably watch some of it eventually, but I’ll be waiting for the delayed free to air coverage, and by then – thanks to all the breaking news alerts I’m signed up to on my phone – I probably will have heard the result.

And watching a game when you already know the outcome just isn’t the same, no matter what the sport.

I don’t actually watch a lot of rugby on television these days, I think due to years of rugby overload and getting to the point where I was just a bit over it, but when it comes to the All Blacks I usually make an exception.

To watch the All Blacks live this Rugby World Cup isn’t as easy as it used to be though.

It requires live-streaming through Spark Sport, and I

won’t be doing that, and there’s a couple of reasons.

I’m not convinced that it’s going to be a process that’s entirely smooth sailing, and I’m already paying to watch the sport I want to watch.

We are among an increasingly small number of people who still have Sky, and although it’s not cheap, won’t be giving it up any time soon.

For as long as Sky is the place to watch the Warriors, the Black Caps, the Silver Ferns and things like the tennis grand slams, we will have Sky. It might cost a bit, but it’s easy, and everything you want is in the same place.

I have sport channels, my husband has CNN to keep up to date on all of Donald Trump’s latest antics, and of course the kids their kids’ channels and a MySky directory overflowing with kids’ movies.

Everyone’s happy.

We haven’t got Netflix, and we won’t be getting Spark Sport.

At least, we won’t be getting either yet.

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gets what sport and what platform it’s on, only time will tell.

I’m not wonderful when it comes to technology, and to be honest, the thought of live-streaming sport sends me into a slight panic.

In my mind I picture players frozen on screen, feeds cutting out and internet going down.

The Baby Blacks are just wrapping up their world cup in Argentina, and – proud sister alert – because my baby brother is there as the New Zealand Under-20 team’s doctor, mum and dad have been watching their games, via Spark Sport.

But, just like the under-20s on the field, they’ve had issues.

Coverage has cut out, and they’ve missed big chunks of games.

Imagine if that happens in the

Rugby World Cup, at a crucial moment in an All Blacks game.

We’re a rugby mad country and people would be, well, mad.

Sky, say what you want about them, do sport well.

How Spark Sport will do remains to be seen.

Yes, things like this probably are the way of the future and people are sick of paying so much for Sky and want a cheaper option.

But what I want is sport, and having it all in the one place – while costly – has been so easy, and worth it.

I don’t want to have to go to one place and pay to watch rugby, and pay someone else to watch cricket, and so on and so on.

In an ideal world, all of our sport would be free to air.

But this is not an ideal world and the reality is, it’s all about the money and broadcasting deals are huge for sport.

If we want live sport, we have to pay, and right now I’m already paying to watch so much, I won’t be paying extra to watch the Rugby World Cup.

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Rakaia charges back to the top spot Kane Peters fights his way through the Allenton defence during his Rakaia senior B rugby side’s 29-7 win at the Rakaia Domain on Saturday. It was a win that put Rakaia back out in front on their own in the Mid Canterbury Rugby senior B Centennial Mug competition, thanks to the second round’s other leading contenders, Methven, going down to Southern 31-22. The day’s other match saw Collegiate beat Celtic 30-17, which put them into second equal on the leaderboard with Methven. The departure of Hampstead for the rest of the season due to too many defaults, meant Mt Somers had the bye on Saturday.

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ate last year, prior to the loss to Ireland, Liam Squire gripped the handrail as he hobbled up the stairs of the All Blacks hotel on the outskirts of Dublin.

He looked a broken man.

It was early in the test week.

Seeing All Blacks slowly haul their large, battered frames about at that stage is not uncommon. Even with extensive recovery protocols, heavy knocks take days, weeks, to properly heal. Carrying niggly, nagging injuries into games, particularly at the backend of the season, is part of the job. Few ever play at 100 per cent. Yet even in this context, Squire’s Zimmer frame like movement stood out. After a torrid test at Twickenham the previous week he was clearly on his last legs.

He had to be managed through training, just to get to game day.

At that juncture, as the All Blacks prepared for their second last test of 2018, Steve Hansen had already taken the unusual step of sharing the fact that Sam Whitelock’s body was shot. Whitelock pushed on to play against Ireland but returned home the following week to begin extended leave designed to get his body right for World Cup year.

Squire, meanwhile, lasted 32 minutes of the Dublin defeat, before being replaced by Scott Barrett, and then did not feature for another six months after being troubled by hip, knee and personal challenges.

Dublin was the culmination of a year in which Squire’s body began failing him which, thus, significantly nullified his impact.

By the end of last year, we were left wondering whether he was the same player who surged past Jerome Kaino – no mean feat – in 2017. He was of course, but his body wouldn’t let him show it.

Thankfully the man who revealed himself for the Highlanders last week was the Squire of old. As Waratahs Mack Mason and Cam Clark copped the brunt of two rampaging Squire charges, exactly what we have been missing became evident.

Squire epitomises the traits the All Blacks crave from their six, an uncompromising, mongrel presence; someone who thrives on dominating collisions while offering lineout and ball-carrying options.

The only issue now is whether Squire’s body can hold together long enough to again show his true value for the All Blacks.

No one could ever question Squire’s toughness – his favourite pastime is hunting wild pigs, after all. But the abrasive nature of his game is not conducive to longevity.

There is an element of a gamble about his fitness, particularly at a World Cup where players can only be replaced if they are ruled out of the tournament, but there is little doubt a fit Squire changes the dynamic of the All Blacks loose forwards.

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■■ TARGET SHOOTING

Coronation’s champions crowned

By Erin Tasker

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The Coronation Target Shooting Club’s annual open championship on Sunday attracted a top field from around the South Island, but it was a young local who ended up shooting to the top.

The competition attracted 50 competitors from as far away as Oamaru and Nelson and Marlborough, and it was shot within grades – master, A, B, C and D – with each competitor completing three 10 shot matches for a possible total of 300.30.

Shania Harrison-Lee may have been one of the younger competitors, but that didn’t hold her back, with the young local finishing the day as the master grade champion and the overall top 10 champion.

She was one of 18 Target Shooting Mid Canterbury members – which encompassed the Coronation and Phoenix clubs – taking part in the competition, including six first-season competitors who all performed well.

All up, 13 Target Shooting Mid Canterbury members were placed in the top six in their respective grades.

In the D grade, Mid Canterbury juniors were in fine form, with Charlotte McKenzie winning the D grade title, with Jack McIntosh second, Amelia Swan third, Madison Tourle fifth and Jack Jones sixth.

Coronation’s open championship took place in the heat of the South Island qualifying season, with the South Island selectors set to name their teams for the annual national shoot – the North versus South shoot which would this year be held in Wellington in August – in just over two weeks.

That competition will double as the New Zealand team selection match and a number of Target Shooting Mid Canterbury members were currently in a position to earn national honours.

Harrison-Lee is no stranger to representative honours in the indoor version of the sport, but she had also recently been named in the New Zealand women’s 50m prone team to compete at the Oceania Games in Australia in November.

She was also one of a number of Mid Canterbury shooters who claimed a top six finish at the Canterbury Championships on Saturday.

RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton County Vets Golf June 17 Played at Denfield-Geraldine 1st John Robinson +16, 2nd Doug Osborne +12, 3rd Peter Kemp +10, 4th Ray Suttie + 9, 5th Equal George Brown and David Fisher +8, 6th Ray Lambert +7. Twos: N Connelly, D Fisher, K Sisson, G Patrick, T Sa and M Fechney Next Game July 1 at Rakaia

Ashburton Golf Club June 15 and 18 LGU Silver: Wendy Parr 73; Bronze1: Jacqui Welch 68; Bronze 2: Lynn Small 72, Sue Letham 74 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Leigh Wackrow, No 8 House of Travel: Anne Watson, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Sally Lemon, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Fiona Williamson, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Gay Lane, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Erin Porter Two’s: Anne Watson No 8, 12

Among Mid Canterbury’s top young talent battling it out at the weekend were (back row from left) Amelia Swan, Charlotte McKenzie, Jack Jones, (front row from left) Shania Harrison-Lee, Madison Tourle and Jack McIntosh.

■■ Shooting Indoor Target Shooting June 17 Ashburton Rifle Club Allan Mitchell 97.5, Garth Wright 82.0, Greg Menzies 98.6, Paul Fletcher 91.2, Sam Lovett 84.0, Jonathon Kilgour 83.3, Quin Geddes 67.0, Taylah Geddes 52.0.

Seafield Rifle Club Robbie Hewitt 94.3, Neville Martin 84.0, Peter Wilson 93.1.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Bree Greer 73.1, Caleb Greer 80.0, Tim Greer 91.2, Jess Heaven 79.1, Emily Heaven 77.1, Jesse Lill 84.0, 85.0, Sam Coldicot 85.1, 83.2, Archie Rooney 89.0, 86.0, Alex Coldicot 82.0, 72.0, Stephen Millichamp 98.3, Brent Frame 97.3, 98.5, 100.8, Andy Oram 96.5, 99.7, 96.2, Wayne Tubb 94.2, Dave Millichamp 94.2.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 93.1, 96.2, 96.5, Daniel Gould 83.2, Sarah Gould 73.1, Ella McDowell 60.0, Carl Nordqvist 98.6, 99.5, Ben Nordqvist 94.1, Alan Wakelin 94.1, Fernando Torres 91.2, 97.2, Andrew Donaldson 98.4, John Fleming 98.6, Martin Fleming 97.4.

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■■RUGBY LEAGUE

Tongans name big test team

NBA superstar Steven Adams has once again rebuffed New Zealand Basketball after being named in the national squad.

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Adams snubs NZ – again NZME New Zealand’s basketball boss has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Steven Adams and his representative after the NBA superstar’s latest snub of the Tall Blacks.

The Oklahoma City Thunder centre on Monday confirmed he won’t play for the Tall Blacks at the Basketball World Cup in China later this year – after he was last week named in a 25-man wider squad for the tournament, which begins at the end of August.

Adams, who is believed to be in Wellington after the Thunder’s heartbreaking NBA playoffs loss to Portland in April, confirmed through a two-line statement from his agent Darren Matsubara that he won’t be taking any part.

In an interview with Radio Sport’s D’Arcy Waldegrave, Iain Potter, chief executive of Basketball New Zealand, highlighted the organisation’s frustration with what he calls a lack of communication from Adams’ camp.

“There is an element of frustra-

tion about it because it would be good to be able to have Steve in the team at some stage,” Potter said.

“We don’t receive a lot of communication coming the other way.

“We communicate a lot but we don’t receive a lot coming the other way.

“It is always hard to make an assessment whether we’re eternally optimistic or eternally naive ... or both.

“So, we’re always hopeful.”

Asked if he had been given a reason for Adams’ continued unavailability, Potter said he hadn’t.

“It’s hard to know, in all honesty.

“That [statement] is really all we know. We included Steven on the long list last week because at that stage he [Matsubara] hadn’t said that he wouldn’t play.

“Then, a couple of days ago, we received that two-line statement saying he wasn’t available.”

Despite the umpteenth snub, Potter says Basketball NZ remain hopeful that the 25-year

old would someday represent his country.

“We were hopeful for a period of time, largely because his agent wasn’t saying ‘no’.

“That always allows the growth of hope.

“The good thing is now we know where Steven stands in terms of being available this year and we can now just move on and put the speculation aside,” Potter said.

“We have 24 other guys left on the list busting their boilers to get into the team, and that’s our focus now.”

After snubbing coach Paul Henare’s advances ahead of the Fiba World Cup qualifying games against Hong Kong and China last year, the Herald reported Adams decided to turn his back on the national side as a 15-year-old when he couldn’t pay “thousands of dollars” to represent his country.

Sources close to the 25-yearold told the Herald Adams’ continued Tall Blacks exile stems from when he was forced to with-

draw from the Junior Tall Blacks’ 2009 World Cup campaign.

Adams – born in Rotorua and then educated in Wellington before heading to the United States to better his studies and chase his basketball dream – has been New Zealand’s best sporting export to the US since making his NBA debut in 2013.

He is on a long-term NBA contract with OKC valued at more than $140 million.

Potter insists he doesn’t have any knowledge of Adams’ reported gripe with the organisation.

“We had more clarity in his early years at OKC when they were quite clear that they didn’t want him playing any international basketball in his apprentice years.

“In recent years, though, they have made it clear that isn’t a barrier,” Potter said.

“We don’t really know.

“We hear rumours and people speculate as to why he might or might not play but we don’t know any more than what’s in that statement.”

Mate Ma’a Tonga head coach Kristian Woolf has selected his team to face the New Zealand Kiwis at Mount Smart Stadium this Saturday.

Tonga will have four debutants in their team, including match starters Cowboys’ five-eighth John Asiata and Broncos’ centre Kotoni Staggs.

Manly hooker Manase Fainu and Roosters’ back rower Sitili Tupouniua will make their debuts for Tonga from the interchange bench.

Sharks’ prop Andrew Fifita has been named to start in the front row pending an NRL judiciary hearing last night.

The Tongan pack will again be bolstered by the experience of Jason Taumalolo, Manu Ma’u and Sio Siua Taukeiaho.

Taumalolo said the Tongan crowd which is expected to turn up in huge numbers would lift the team.

“The Tongan crowd really lift us and make us play harder,” he said.

“When we hear the Tongan supporters cheering or singing hymns it gives the players an extra burst of energy.

“We can’t wait to see all the fans turn out for us at Mount Smart Stadium when we face the Kiwis.”

Mate Ma’a Tonga

1. Will Hopoate (Canterbury Bulldogs) 2. Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters) 3. Kotoni Staggs (Brisbane Broncos) 4. Solomone Kata (New Zealand Warriors) 5. David Fusi’tua (New Zealand Warriors) 6. John Asiata (North Queensland Cowboys) 7. Tuimoala Lolohea (Leeds Rhinos) 8. Andrew Fifita (Cronulla Sharks) 9. Siliva Havili (Canberra Raiders) 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho (Sydney Roosters) 11. Tevita Pangai Junior (Brisbane Broncos) 12. Manu Ma’u (Parramatta Eels) 13. Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland Cowboys) Interchange: 14. Manase Fainu (Manly Sea Eagles) 15. Addin Fonua-Blake (Manly Sea Eagles) 16. Peni Terepo (Parramatta Eels) 17. Sitili Tupouniua (Sydney Roosters) 18. Sione Katoa (Penrith Panthers) 19. Tevita (Junior) Tatola (South Sydney Rabbitohs) Coach: Kristian Woolf

■■MOTOR RACING

Massive boost for NZ’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series New Zealand’s premier single seater motorsport championship has received a major boost from world motorsport’s governing body following a meeting of the FIA World Motorsport Council (WMSC) at the end of last week.

Drivers aiming to qualify for a Formula One Super Licence can

now count Super Licence points from a European winter championship as well as a summer championship – as long as they do not overlap – when adding up their points over a 12 month period.

This will put an additional focus on the importance of a Southern Hemisphere series like the New

Zealand-based Castrol Toyota Racing Series (TRS).

The WMSC statement following its regular council meeting on Friday said: “The results from a maximum of two championships can be accumulated from a single calendar year, provided that the start of the second championship

falls after the end date of the first championship during the year in question.”

The timing is already attractive to drivers. It represents a great opportunity for sharpening skills in a competitive series ahead of northern hemisphere-based series. The championship is also regarded as

exceptional value for money in terms of track time for international standard drivers.

With seven points on offer to the winner, international drivers racing for points towards their Super Licence could now be even more interested in heading to New Zealand for the championship.

Racing 18 Ashburton Guardian

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

■■TAURANGA

Classic on the cards Wet track specialist Rosewood added a tenth victory to her record at Awapuni on Saturday and if conditions suit she will back up in this weekend’s Listed The Ultimate Ford and Mazda Tauranga Classic (1400m).

It was the ninth win on a heavy track for the daughter of Redwood and trainer Marilyn Paewai said her mare flourishes in the wet going.

“She just handles that wet stuff so well,” Paewai said.

“She doesn’t look like she is trying that hard, obviously she is, but she always comes back in like she hasn’t had a hard run.

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“She seems to skip over the ground and doesn’t go right into it and have to work as hard as the others. That’s what makes her look better, but it’s easier for her I think.”

Paewai admits she is covering new ground with Rosewood and is finding it a new challenge to find races suitable for the ten win mare.

“Up until she came along I have had horses who have won four or five races,” she said.

“I never thought there would be so much talk and worry about where to place a horse because it has won too many races.

Marilyn Paewai “It makes the job a bit harder, but I’m lucky, I have had help from Allan Sharrock and a lot of other people who are more expe-

rienced than what I am.”

Paewai was able to utilise apprentice jockey Hazel Schofer’s 4kg claim at Awapuni and she said she may have to continue that strategy into the future.

“It’s just the placing of the horse,” she said. “We are very aware of the weight, but we are lucky there are so many races that we can claim in and lucky to have riders at the four kilo claiming level that can handle her well.”

While Rosewood has placed at stakes level a number of times, Paewai is hoping she can breakthrough for her maiden stakes victory in the Tauranga Classic.

In brief Chocante on comeback A gradual approach is being taken in a bid to get the grand stayer Chocante back to racing in the late spring. Chocante, winner of the 2017 Gr. 2 Brisbane Cup (2200m) at Doomben and then third in the Gr.1 Metropolitan (2400m) in Sydney, has been off the scene for 14 months, his last start when unplaced in the Listed Tails Stakes (1600m) in Brisbane.

“He did a tendon and we’ve been giving him every chance to make it back,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. “He’s had a couple of light preps and is now due to go back to the paddock this week. He does six weeks in then six out and he’s done most of his work on the treadmill. We’re just taking him along very slowly and if he stands up well he could have a nice light campaign from late spring. He’s worth it.”

- NZME

Oamaru gallops Today at Oamaru Raceway

Oamaru JC Venue: Oamaru Meeting Date: 19 Jun 2019 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.30pm $60K OAMARU CUP BONUS $11,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1400m 1 4x086 Raise You Ten d (8) 61........ C Campbell (a2) 2 2x143 Moyrabella tdm (6) 58.................. C Johnson 3 x6055 Zawhip dm (5) 57.5....................B Hong (a3) 4 65x00 Selfie (1) 57.5...................................J Laking 5 412x4 Waimate Bill dm (7) 57.5.............. R Hannam 6 30614 Trudeau d (2) 57................................J Lowry 7 x2086 Wize Act tdm (4) 56.5...................T Moseley 8 60650 Rideitlikeustoleit td (3) 54 2 1.05 NORTH STAR BAR,RESTAURANT & ACCOMMODATION MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 32533 Foggy Lyttle (2) 58.5.................... R Hannam 2 62532 Rainman 58.5................................ Scratched 3 96x34 To Sir With Love (4) 58.5..............K Kwo (a3) 4 5785x Lincoln Zephyr (6) 58.5................ C Johnson 5 22602 Ophelia Rose (5) 56.5......... C Campbell (a2) 6 94247 Arnage (7) 56.5........................T Jonker (a2) 7 7070x Switch Pitcher (1) 56.5................D Prastiyou 8 909x7 Fleur Delacour 56.5...................... Scratched 9 Pure Class (3) 56.5.......................T Moseley

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Jun 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.02pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL CO C0, 305m 1 32774 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 2 826F6 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 3 75 Big Time Lebron nwtd.........................L Cole 4 83668 Firecracker nwtd A &........................Williams 5 F6263 Bigtime Zeus nwtd A &.....................Williams 6 25554 Bigtime Ava nwtd.............................. P Clark 7 86778 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 8 45 Big Time Eilish nwtd............................L Cole 9 68538 Siran nwtd J &......................................D Bell 10 77775 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 2 12.21pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 1 68762 Skeldale nwtd J &................................D Bell 2 2775x Marley Farley nwtd R &........................Voyce 3 86638 Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 4 87223 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris 5 67763 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider 6 26646 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 7 484 Big Time Rose nwtd............................L Cole

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Jun 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 3.19pm (NZT) WANGANUI TOYOTA C2 C2, 305m 1 11331 Bigtime Sheer 17.78...........................L Cole 2 35786 Cawbourne Assist nwtd J &.................D Bell 3 168x7 Cawbourne Johno 17.87........... K Gommans 4 65718 Not Shackley 17.86............................. N Udy 5 14871 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 6 37661 Tuff Temptress 18.04......................B Mitchell 7 54156 Bigtime Luna 17.98......................S J Phillips 8 13262 Jinja Rules 17.69.......................J McInerney 9 27874 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 10 57888 White Comet 17.75........................ D Donlon 2 3.37pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C2 C2, 305m 1 66163 Bigtime Gal 17.87...............................L Cole 2 54246 Bigtime On Track 17.77........................F Kite 3 48123 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 4 35336 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 5 23155 Queen Kong 17.77.....................J McInerney 6 57656 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 7 41625 Doosh 17.59...............................J McInerney 8 56448 Cawbourne Ridge 17.79 J &................D Bell

3 1.40pm FRED MUIR MEMORIAL $11,000, Rating 82

Benchmark, 2200m 1 18353 Come Fly With Me tdm (3) 61......K Kwo (a3) 2 30740 Shantav dm (1) 57.5.....................T Moseley 3 x0315 Londonderry Air tm (5) 56... C Campbell (a2) 4 91121 Banbury Lad dm (10) 54.5............K Mudhoo 5 15444 Lady Bealey dm (7) 54............ B Murray (a2) 6 16028 Princess El Jay d (4) 54............... C Johnson 7 33240 Sweet Time (8) 54....................T Jonker (a2) 8 68545 Lady Em (2) 54............................ R Hannam 9 06807 Dowry Duty dm (9) 54..........R Beeharry (a3) 10 9x907 Squizzy dm (6) 54......................B Hong (a3) 11 00x00 Flags A Flying 54.......................... Scratched 4 2.15pm WHITE ACRES FISHING MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 2200m 1 4x724 Steele Canyon (10) 58.5..................J Laking 2 00464 Bahhgoofy (1) 58.5.................B Morgenrood 3 x0675 Hey Mickey (4) 58.5................ B Murray (a2) 4 778 Dough Boy (11) 58.5............R Beeharry (a3) 5 90x08 Wentworth (5) 58.5...................D Bothamley 6 x30x4 Jildi Jildi 56.5................................. Scratched 7 35392 Sulu Sea (2) 56.5..............................J Lowry 8 89433 Macpac (6) 56.5..................... S Toolooa (a4) 9 53337 Nifty (14) 56.5..........................T Jonker (a2)

10 7x062 Peggy Stewart (9) 56.5..............B Hong (a3) 11 25550 Barzellar (8) 56.5..........................T Moseley 12 09484 Eliza Long (12) 56.5................. K Asano (a4) 13 57305 Jandles (13) 56.5......................... R Hannam 14 30 Raise Your Sights (15) 56.5...........K Mudhoo 15 0x889 Icebreaker (7) 56.5....................... C Johnson 16 x00x0 Dundee Flag (3) 58.5 17 5x900 Valerius 58.5................................. Scratched 18 00x00 Flags A Flying 56.5....................... Scratched Emergencies: Icebreaker, Dundee Flag, Valerius, Flags A Flying 5 2.54 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1200m 1 51558 Perfidia 60..................................... Scratched 2 519 Colette d (2) 58.5.................... B Murray (a2) 3 10x Drumspirit 58.5............................. Scratched 4 x3961 Indulgent d (12) 58.5 5 68x21 Known To Flirt m (6) 58.5.................J Laking 6 266x2 Vasiliki (3) 58.5..............................T Moseley 7 59178 Bellarosina d (7) 58...................... C Johnson 8 13740 Starmaker d (1) 57.5................T Jonker (a2) 9 00085 Iffida m (10) 57............................. R Hannam 10 61879 Zayzay (8) 57...............................K Kwo (a3) 11 50956 Miroslava (9) 56...................R Beeharry (a3)

12 466x0 Stella Daze d (4) 56......................K Mudhoo 13 x9x07 Mimimac d (11) 55................. S Toolooa (a4) 14 8x809 Whitney m (5) 55...................... K Asano (a4) 6 3.29pm SPORTS CENTRAL BREW HOUSE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 8042 Battle Man (10) 58.5............... B Murray (a2) 2 03209 Grand Express (11) 58.5.............. C Johnson 3 204x0 Our Royal (4) 58.5...................B Morgenrood 4 746x6 Taimanu (12) 58.5.............................J Lowry 5 x4x90 Macktavish (8) 58.5..........................J Laking 6 9 Whereabouts 58.5......................... Scratched 7 46257 Spectra b (2) 56.5........................ R Hannam 8 90452 Fine And Dandee (9) 56.5.........D Bothamley 9 0x553 Rockwithme (6) 56.5 10 x5804 Ubetiam 56.5................................. Scratched 11 0x Bi Ying 56.5................................... Scratched 12 0 Last Letter (5) 56.5...................T Jonker (a2) 13 0 Ruby Eyed (1) 56.5........................ C Barnes 14 77 Stop Making Sense (7) 56.5.R Beeharry (a3) 15 49990 Diplomat (3) 58.5..........................T Moseley 16 5x900 Valerius 58.5................................. Scratched 17 778 Dough Boy 58.5............................ Scratched Emergencies: Diplomat, Valerius, Dough Boy 7 4.04pm BREWCO BRANDING $10,000, Rating 65

Benchmark*, 1600m 1 9819 Dermot (2) 59................................T Moseley 2 33051 Raff d (6) 59...............................B Hong (a3) 3 16x73 Southern Jazz (10) 58.5...............K Kwo (a3) 4 23253 Montserrat m (3) 57.5.......................J Lowry 5 309x0 Bet Ya Wood t (5) 57.5................. R Hannam 6 46199 Stellacanto dm (7) 56...............T Jonker (a2) 7 71000 Feel The Breeze (11) 55.5........... C Johnson 8 070x0 Golden Valkyrie d (8) 55.5........ K Asano (a4) 9 300x0 Southern Cool m (12) 55.5...........K Mudhoo 10 9x907 Squizzy 55.5................................. Scratched 11 25x40 Ballet Choux (9) 55................. B Murray (a2) 12 749x7 Bridget Town dm (4) 54.5............... C Barnes 13 70x8x Dream Rich d (1) 54............ C Campbell (a2) Blinkers on: Rideitlikeustoleit (R1), Ruby Eyed, Diplomat (R6), Southern Jazz, Dream Rich (R7) Blinkers off: Selfie (R1) SELECTIONS

7 1.49pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C2 C2, 305m

1 83517 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 2 77433 Bigtime Jasmine 17.61........................L Cole 3 34637 Breed Apart 17.75............................M Olden 4 81552 Arthur’s Crown 18.06........................R Waite 5 22713 Homebush Rieko 17.89.............J McInerney 6 14474 Bigtime Lizzy 17.74.............................L Cole 7 75376 Stormy Jay 17.62................................W Kite 8 66384 Sozin’s Angel 18.01...................J McInerney 9 27874 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 10 88878 Princess Pea 17.94.............................. L Bell 10 2.42pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 520m 1 32211 Zara Jinx 30.79................................... N Udy 2 111 Big Time Seth 30.31............................L Cole 3 25266 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 4 31667 Big Time Rusty 31.03..........................L Cole 5 3463F Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 6 32213 Here’s Hemi 30.56.....................J McInerney 7 76673 Bigtime Panther nwtd..................... M Gowan 8 64625 Bigtime Leads 30.61...........................L Cole 9 87865 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 10 75777 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson

Race 1: Moyrabella, Raise You Ten, Zawhip, Waimate Bill Race 2: Foggy Lyttle, To Sir With Love, Arnage, Switch Pitcher Race 3: Lady Bealey, Londonderry Air, Shantav, Princess El Jay Race 4: Steele Canyon, Bahhgoofy, Eliza Long, Jandles Race 5: Vasiliki, Starmaker, Indulgent, Known To Flirt, Colette Race 6: Battle Man, Rockwithme, Taimanu, Grand Express Race 7: Montserrat, Raff, Ballet Choux, Southern Jazz, Dermot

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

8 32882 Small Boy nwtd A &.........................Williams 9 x5477 Viking Brit nwtd............................... L A Hunt 10 8888x Liberty Blue nwtd..............................R Waite 3 12.39pm AON CPF C0 C0, 520m 1 64763 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 2 74285 Sahara Pippa nwtd.............................M Flipp 3 23442 Big Time Dusty nwtd...........................L Cole 4 36256 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 5 Bigtime Lola nwtd................................L Cole 6 43438 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 7 8T2 Bigtime Daisy nwtd.............................L Cole 8 4338 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 9 4727 Tap Out Reg nwtd........................A Turnwald 10 578 Big Time Prickle nwtd..........................L Cole 4 12.56 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C0D C0d, 645m 1 64646 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 2 35287 Opawa Denise nwtd............................ N Udy 3 46412 Buddy Loaded nwtd.................... G Hodgson 4 82586 Flash Barry nwtd..........................B Hodgson 5 43614 Bigtime Alfie nwtd...............................L Cole 6 63288 Diamond Geezer nwtd..................M Goodier 7 54455 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd.......................B Hodgson

8 54812 Jay Mike nwtd..................................... N Udy 5 1.14pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 4x313 Idol Little Girl 30.99............................M Flipp 2 78251 Bigtime Diesel 31.16...........................L Cole 3 66123 Big Time Dynasty 30.89......................L Cole 4 88x77 Lucky Mick nwtd.................................. N Udy 5 15565 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 6 613 Big Time Clare 31.16..........................L Cole 7 67368 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson 8 57734 Cawbourne Chops nwtd............ K Gommans 9 87865 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 10 75777 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 6 1.31pm PRESIDENTS DASH C3/4 C3/4, 305m 1 73378 Mitsuta 17.61.....................................D Edlin 2 52354 Opawa Lyon 17.53.............................. N Udy 3 18226 Bacon My Heart 17.79........................ N Udy 4 56851 Justa Gift 17.62 J &..............................D Bell 5 58817 Bigtime Hannah 17.80................ D P Symes 6 52418 Zara Zoe 17.79................................... N Udy 7 84568 Luke Skywalker 17.79..................... L A Hunt 8 28342 Token Vikkers 17.75............................ N Udy 9 45x78 Smash Charger 17.66..................... L A Hunt 10 18784 Mahala Bay 17.75 H &....................... Woods

1 45351 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R &..................Voyce 2 15723 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 3 56462 Bigtime Boy 17.76........................ P B Briggs 4 21422 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93................J McInerney 5 25432 Bigtime Otis 17.82...............................L Cole 6 45861 Bigtime Kylie 17.82..................... D P Symes 7 47618 Bigtime Coco 17.99.............................L Cole 8 2316x Lucha 17.82.......................................D Edlin 9 27874 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 10 37876 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 8 2.05pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 21328 Big Time Rhino 30.52..........................L Cole 2 78635 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J &......................D Bell 3 57364 Replica Rango nwtd............................ N Udy 4 53455 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 5 14473 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 6 35165 Big Time Marlisa nwtd.........................L Cole 7 75426 Race Me Home 30.68..................B Hodgson 8 22222 Big Time Tina 30.89............................L Cole 9 87865 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 10 75777 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 9 2.22pm FIRST SECURITY C2 C2, 305m

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

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 27874 Mr. Postman 17.85.............................. N Udy 10 86688 Uno Again 17.71.................................. L Bell 3 3.54pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 HT1 C1q, 305m 1 76376 Bigtime Roll 17.65....................... D P Symes 2 82243 Just Like Harry 18.02.......................... N Udy 3 64378 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 4 421 So Severe 18.09..............................C Morris 5 42241 Sozin’s Treasure 17.99...............J McInerney 6 51224 Big Time Frosty 17.82.........................L Cole 7 45675 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams 8 75535 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 9 66687 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 37786 Sly John 17.99 J &...............................D Bell 4 4.12 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1 HT2 C1q, 305m 1 34247 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 2 22x24 Whippy Bale 18.12...........................C Morris 3 25878 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 4 73146 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 5 88275 Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 6 21446 Big Time Billie 17.84...........................L Cole 7 36827 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 8 74558 Bigtime Toby 18.47............................ P Clark 9 76768 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt

10 18867 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden 5 4.28pm LASER PLUMBING C1 HT3 C1q, 305m 1 65733 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 2 87323 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 3 78466 Sly Cath nwtd A &............................Williams 4 76343 Bigtime Silver 17.99............................L Cole 5 76334 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 6 75462 Opehu Express 18.03.......................R Waite 7 21648 Goldstar Dayton nwtd.......................S Stone 8 68861 Bigtime Leo 17.88............................. P Clark 9 76768 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 10 88F57 Rocky Top 18.08 J &............................D Bell 6 4.46pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 HT4 C1q, 305m 1 75754 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A &................Williams 2 86766 Magnetude Eight 18.11............. S Gommans 3 168 Big Time Chance 18.06.......................L Cole 4 21x2x Mischief Seeker 18.36......................R Waite 5 88758 Wong Full Arrest 18.19....................C Morris 6 53375 Zara Daiken 17.98.............................. N Udy 7 54235 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 8 45854 Homebush Flutey 17.90.............J McInerney 9 17784 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 88778 Opawa Henry nwtd J &........................D Bell 7 5.09pm HATRICK DASH C1 HT5 C1q, 305m

1 63268 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 2 68764 Norton Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 3 46812 Light Cruiser 18.07.........................G Atwood 4 12657 Goldstar Wilson 18.11.......................S Stone 5 35667 Blackjack Man 17.90...................B Goldsack 6 24554 Goldstar Auburn nwtd............... S Gommans 7 48451 Two Percenta 18.23 J &.......................D Bell 8 17846 Bigtime Cutie 17.88.............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 78567 Smalltime Johnny nwtd A &.............Williams 10 F6778 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 8 5.29pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL HT6 C1q, 305m 1 46568 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 2 76685 Ahuroa Flyer 18.13.........................R Murray 3 17454 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.74................... N Udy 4 68748 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd..........................B Hodgson 5 45722 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 6 13676 Dottie Bell 18.39 J &............................D Bell 7 65547 Rising Hawke 17.99.........................C Morris 8 31424 Leger’s Magic 18.10...........................M Flipp 9 66687 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 10 87888 Bigtime Bridget nwtd........................ C Brider 9 5.46pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE HT7 C1q, 305m 1 77854 Rambo nwtd H &................................ Woods

2 23588 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 3 44758 Dee Bee Gee 18.07.................... G Hodgson 4 35835 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 5 67842 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 6 85576 Articulator 17.88...........................B Hodgson 7 25862 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 8 7772x Andrea’s Magic nwtd........................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 78567 Smalltime Johnny nwtd A &.............Williams 10 55887 Macey Baxter 17.88...................J McInerney 10 6.04 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 HT8 C1q, 305m 1 45258 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &...............C Blackburn 2 57342 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 3 85474 Three Amigos 17.55 J &......................D Bell 4 14563 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 5 12648 Thrilling Ivy 18.19...................... K Gommans 6 53572 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 7 88732 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 8 47754 Zara Fab nwtd..................................... N Udy 9 17784 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 10 68866 Crackle 17.94.................................. L A Hunt LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Rural Reporter The Ashburton Guardian is based in New Zealand’s primary production heartland, and our independently-owned daily newspaper is looking for a new team member.

The person we’re seeking will have a strong affinity with, and knowledge of, the rural sector. We are looking for a journalist with a solid media background, who is excited by the opportunity to write for our two monthly publications as well as for our weekly rural pages.

Our monthly publications are distributed across Canterbury and North Otago.

The rural reporter’s position offers the successful candidate an opportunity to write for a wide audience across the entire spectrum of the rural sector because of the district’s diverse agricultural economy.

We are open to employment options that could include working as an independent contractor or as a Guardian employee, full or part-time.

The Ashburton District offers an opportunity to enjoy the best the outdoors has to offer but is within an easy hour’s drive of Christchurch City. We have Mt Hutt Skifield on our doorstep and offer a wide range of aquatic sports on Lake Hood.

Assistant Farm Manager Baker / 2IC

We seek a motivated person with a positive can-do attitude to assist us to run the operations of our intensive, irrigated 400 ha cropping and lamb fattening property, located 12 km from Methven and 20 mins from Ashburton.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and conscientious Baker to join our team as a 2IC.

This role will involve managing the duties of the cropping side of the operation.

You may already be working in a similar role or perhaps you’re ready to take the next step.

Our ideal candidate would have a love of machinery, both; operation and maintenance.

Reporting to the Bakery Manager you will be able to demonstrate: • Excellent organisational and communication skills • A high degree of quality and attention to detail • An ability to motivate the team and be hands-on in the department • Experience and excellent work ethics • Initiative to improve and streamline processes • Knowledge of health and safety and food control requirements

Duties include all on farm tasks, but core responsibilities of this position include: • Spraying • Drilling • Harvesting • Spreading • Cultivation • Irrigation • Maintenance (Including key role as ‘fix it’ person) • Stock work

This position is full time – days and hours to be discussed at an interview.

If this position sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for – apply now – including a recent CV and covering letter to: Human Resources Manager Ashburton New World PO Box 444, Ashburton 7740 Or email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz If you have a solid portfolio of work, a full driver’s licence and the right to work in New Zealand, don’t hesitate, please apply by email, with CV attached, to: matt.m@theguardian.co.nz Applications close 5pm, Wednesday, June 26.

Overseas applicants must hold New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand Permanent Residency or a valid New Zealand Work Permit.

Applications close on Monday, July 1, 2019.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Full-Time - Butcher We currently have a full-time position available for a passionate and self-motivated team member in our Butchery department.

This position is suited to a qualified Butcher, or someone who is wanting to begin their butchery career.

Days and hours will be: • 6.00am – 2.30pm Sunday • 6.00am – 2.30pm Monday • 6.00am – 2.30pm Tuesday • 6.00am – 2.30pm Wednesday • 6.00am – 2.30pm Thursday

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 level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Good remuneration in accordance with ability and experience.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Applicants will also need a driver’s license, and be able to speak English well.

For more information and photos, search: Trademe.co.nz reference number 2175870442.

Please apply in writing to: mitchsim@icloud.com or Mitch and Steph Sim, 687 Urrall Road, RD 6, Ashburton 7776.

Guardian

Situations Vacant

307 7900

Herd Manager

Tractor Driver Required B&W Lowe Contracting Ltd are currently seeking experienced machinery operators for the 20192020 silage season.

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

Applicants must: • Be honest, reliable and conscientious Applicants should have two years experience in NZ dairy farming.

• Have at least three years machinery 10mm 30.7mm 20mm 30.7mm wide 40mm x 30.7mm The rolexrequires you to have a good understanding of high xexperience cowshed practice, animal health issues, pasture management • Be capable of working unsupervised as well as general day-to-day farming practices.

• Class 2 license a advantage We require someone that is hardworking, able to communicate clearly, self motivated and work as part of a team.

To apply please send CV to: williamlowe@farmside.co.nz Tractors skills are required. Ag ITO is encouraged.

Must be eligible to work in NZ. Must hold a full clean driver’s licence and be able to pass TRADES, SERVICES police and drug checks.

On farm accommodation available.

Applications close 07/07/19 60mm x 30.7mm Available for Please send CV to: tjmawle@yahoo.co.uk

Assistant Herd Manager

To be considered for this position, please complete an application form which is available instore and include a current CV or email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

Jarrod King Happy 6th Birthday Jarrod.

Have a great day.

Lots of Love from Nana, Poppa and all the family.

XX

On farm accommodation is a three bedroom and sleep out home if required.

2019/2020 season

The successful candidate will have: • A good level of physical fitness.

• A strong customer service orientation.

• Positivity and initiative.

• The ability to communicate effectively.

• Honesty and integrity.

• High presentation standards and the ability to adhere to Food Safety and Health and Safety processes.

Birthday Greetings

Ashburton Guardian 19

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy  Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

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

Applicants must have a minimum of one year’s experience in NZ dairy farming.

The role requires you to have a good understanding of cowshed practice, animal health issues, pasture management as well as general day-to-day farming practices.

We require someone that is hardworking, able to communicate clearly, self motivated and work as part of a team.

Tractor skills are required. Ag ITO is encouraged.

Must be eligible to work in NZ. Must have a NZ driver’s licence and be able to pass police and drug checks.

On farm shared two bedroom accommodation available.

Applications close 07/07/2019.

63.5mm x 63.5mm Please send CV to: tjmawle@yahoo.co.uk

Staff required starting August 1, 2019 through to April 2020.

Please contact: office@maybrothers. co.nz to apply now.

Applications close June 23, 2019.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 96.25mm 307 x 96.25mm 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook w w w. w i n d o w t i n t e r. c o . n z

For all your classified requirements.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

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

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horses and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

Animal Welfare Regulations

Ashburton Borough School Parent and Staff Election results

Due to a bereavement

Board of Trustees Election

Harcourts Ashburton

Declaration of parent and staff election results Parent representatives votes: Name: Votes Adamson, Jeremy 42 Cook, Mark 64 Hanrahan, Randal 49 Hollis-Double, Kara 52 Ross, Howard 64 Shaw, Joseph 49 Snowden, Coby 46 Invalid Votes 7

will be closed on

on significant surgical procedures on animals.

Thursday, June 20 from 1pm to 3pm.

Tell us what you think about proposed regulations for significant surgical procedures on animals under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

Submissions close on Wednesday 24 July 2019.

Ashburton Real Estate Ltd, Licensed REAA 2008

HIRE

I hereby declare Anna Harper duly elected.

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Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

Guardian Real Esate

307 7900

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm. Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Rd, Allenton.

9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William St. 9.30am WALKING GROUP. One hour walking varying fitness levels.

THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

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

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

MATURE, discreet and curvy. In/out calls after 6pm weekdays. Weekends by appointment. Phone/ text 020 408 11195.

Go to: www.mpi.govt.nz/animal-consult Phone: 0800 00 83 33

Staff representative votes: Name: Votes Anna Harper No election required

Methven and 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 2 at the Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street, Ashburton following a general meeting commencing at 7.30pm.

All welcome.

HOPE here’s hoping.

Genuine calling. Enquiries welcome on 0210 275 9055.

Make a submission.

Go to a public meeting.

Find out more.

I hereby declare the following duly elected: Mark Cook Howard Ross Kara Hollis-Double Randal Hanrahan Joseph Shaw

Signed Returning Officer

PUBLIC NOTICES

NEW to town. Asian ladies, size 8, sexy body, 34DD, busty.

Chinese prostate massage.

Two girls available. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL HOUSE to rent, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two toilets, large double garage. Allenton area. Very clean and tidy. No dogs.

Phone 0276 719 819.

June 19 & 20, 2019 Meet Walnut Avenue by the College Auditorium carpark.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817.

Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO.

Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

10.30am - 12pm ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS. Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service and lunch. 48 Allens Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West

Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre $4. Newcomers welcome we are friendly. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

5pm (sharp) RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Wednesday walks, 5km town circuit for all walking abilities and fitness levels. Meet on Philip Street beside the Croquet lawn.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road.

7pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to dance (7pm), Beginner/ Intermediate (8pm-9pm), Instructor Annette Fyfe. Phone 307 7138 a/h, Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Weekly fitness, fun and friendship.

Contact Elizabeth 308 5437. Buffalo Hall, 20 Cox Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLS. All welcome to come and play indoor bowls at the Indoor Bowls Stadium, McNally Street, in the Riverside industrial area.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Meeting with speaker - the Todd’s on Vietnam. St David’s Union Church lounge, 48 Allens Road.

for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers, 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP.

Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm

AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peters Church, Allenton.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4.

Tuition available for new players.

Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Problem solving, pop in with your question, query, concerns where a tutor will endeavour to help. $2. MSA Reading room. Havelock Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars

ACROSS 1. It may be put down as a sort of topside (7) 5. A storehouse where dope is handed out on time (5) 8. It is plain I’d been entered in the three-day competition (7) 9. Board that has its sheet of glass on the left (5) 10. It might be nice of Ted to turn in the act of deserting (9) 12. Two players seen backing out of a boudoir (3) 13. It is a sort of brass cheek (5) 17. Play truant in Scotland, or go to sleep (3) 19. Being passed by van OK, tree gets shattered (9) 21. Grub may be produced in spectacular variety (5) 22. Coming from the motorway, is class to make it misshapen?

(7) 24. As yet it’s to be worked out how it will leaven (5) 25. Is using diplomacy to cut non-u fault out (7) DOWN 1. Is very fearful the vipers have turned to it (6) 2. How it hurts to be up with final shake-out (7) 3. Haggard work a woman made of it (3) 4. Sound of disapproval it raised with everyone playing (5) 5. Hanger-on could end deep in trouble with the National Trust (9) 6. Quietly one changed end as one wasted away (5) 7. In flax, everything was used for making candles (6) 11. Sort of letter son can not compose (9) 14. One’s share of the loot is for fake distribution (4-3) 15. Silky it may be, about a litre of thin porridge (6) 16. Creature that was farmed by George Orwell (6) 18. Father went around Noah’s craft in such a garment (5) 20. Seem methodically to include an ant (5) 23. Selenium, with carbon, used to make a wine dry (3)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You don’t have to struggle against your desire. Instead, embrace it. It’s not a foreign entity visiting to annoy you.

Desire comes from your heart, and it has something to teach you.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): They’ll say you’re following in footsteps, though you’re actually making your own. The point was never to do what they were doing. It’s just that you seek something that they also happened to have sought.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You recognise talent because you have it, too. This is why humans recognise most things. It’s a day to acknowledge that you are only seeing certain things in other people because you possess them as well.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You were born into a particular environment with a certain group of genes and a situation largely out of your control. Yet very little about this is fixed – not your talents and certainly not your destiny. Work it.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Greed happens when people disbelieve the wholeness of their own soul.

The remedy for greed is knowing that you already have it, and that it is enough.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The way you know that a thing is for you is your senses will tell you. To be one with your senses is to be in touch with a part of you who knows what the animals know.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Be forewarned: Some people around you are talking about what they know just the same way they’re talking about what they don’t know – that is to say, with arrogant confidence.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Innocent trespassers could wander into unmarked territory. Those who ignore the markers may not signal ill intent.

Neither are they innocent. Minding your own business starts with knowledge of boundaries.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Youth and innocence are resilient. They don’t know better. The one who, after being knocked around by life and becoming privy to its unfavourable odds, is inexplicably still resilient is the keeper of a rare fire.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): However much you’ve done, you can do more. Push yourself. By definition, everything remarkable happens beyond the bounds of expectation.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You regularly ask the kinds of questions that elevate the experience for everyone. Questions like, “How can I make this better for all of us?” will win the day.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): People tend to think of emotions as involuntary, though, like blinking or breathing, they can also happen voluntarily. There are few skills more useful in today’s discourse than the skill of regulating your emotions.

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Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

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

GLASSEY, Grant Norman – A tragedy to lose such a great man, a heart as big as a lion, fiercely loyal, kind and generous. Grant, you have been so much more than a friend, you have been our protector, our bouncer, our chauffeur and we have all loved you for the way you loved Della, the happiness you two bought to each other’s lives and the way you put up with us lot as part of her package! Know that we will protect her now and always as you did yourself.

Know that you will always be a part of our hearts and know that trips to soul sister events will never ever be the same without you. Our hearts are broken but our spirits grow stronger as we band together as one.

Arohanui, Nicky, Carlz, Annie, Bren, Kirst, Natt, Kaz, Chez and Betsy - Soul Sisters in good times and bad.

R.I.P. Mr Grant xx

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DEATHS ROULSTON, Brian Gordon (Ned) – 13.09.1934 – 18.06.2019 Surrounded by his loving family, at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton. Dearly loved husband of the late Joan and special friend of Bev Sampson. Treasured father and father-in-law of Brian and Sharon, Steve and Nats, Geoff and Sue, and the late Glenda, and Carolyn and Steve Ewing.

Adored Grandad of Hayden and Susie, Paula and Steve; Mike and Ellie, Dann and Aimee; Adam and Amanda and Nicole; Laura and James, Steve and Arnika, Lucy and Sam, and Mitch and Lizzie.

Great Grandad of his 13 great grandchildren, with two more to come and special Ned of the Sampson family.

A life well lived, Fly free Dad. Messages to the Roulston family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Ashburton Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

Special thank you to Dr Penny Holdaway for her care and support of Dad. A service to celebrate Ned’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY, June 22, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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COPPING, Esma Gladys – 05.02.1928 – 16.06.2019 Loved soulmate and wife of the late Alan Copping. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Peter and Elena (Cyprus), Tony and Annette, cherished Gran of Leela and Aaron Tasker, Maegan and Rowan Gardner, Christopher Copping (Melbourne), and Jameson Copping (Sydney).

Great Gran to Percy, Adelyn, and Benjamin. A memorial celebration of Esma’s life “that’s the story” will be held and family will be advised.

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6:30 Thomas And Friends 0 6:40 Masha And The Bear 0 7am The Zhu Zhus 3 0 7:25 Mysticons 3 0 7:50 New Looney Tunes 3 0 8:15 Muppet Babies 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am The Middle 3 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules PGR 3 0 12:05 Judge Rinder PGR 3 2:05 Will And Grace PGR 0 2:35 Home And Away 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:40 Pokemon XYZ 3 0 4pm Fanimals Programme for children who love animals. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 DailyMailTV PGR 11:55 Face The Truth PGR Wynter is 41 years old, and wants her mother to stop controlling her.

12:25 Dr Phil PGR Stacey and Andy claim their lives have been ruined by a hacker who will stop at nothing to torture them.

1:25 The Block NZ – Firehouse PGR 3 0 2:30 Wipeout 3 0 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Love Island UK 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Travel Guides Each week, five groups of Australians become travel critics as they go on the same week-long holiday. This week’s destination is India. 0 8:35 Wentworth AO 0 9:35 Station 19 PGR 0 10:25 Two And A Half Men AO 3 0 10:55 Cougar Town PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 The Block NZ – Firehouse PGR 8:35 Magnum PI AO 0 9:30 N Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

11:20 Siren AO 3 0 12:10 Private Practice AO 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 F Mike Tyson Mysteries AO 3 2:40 Army Wives AO 3 0 3:20 Reno Rumble 3 0 4:15 Judge Rinder PGR 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm 911 AO 3 Bobby and his team respond to an emergency at a children’s birthday party; one of the crew is involved in a serious accident; Athena must cope with a tragedy. 0 11:55 Infomercials

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SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Last Man Standing PG 8:05 The Force MC 8:30 Shipping Wars – UK PG 9:15 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 CSI – Miami MV 11:10 Last Man Standing PG Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:05 Wheel Of Fortune PG 2:30 NCIS – LA MV 3:15 Last Man Standing PG 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy!

PG 5:10 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:40 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 6:10 Shipping Wars – UK PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 The Force MC 9pm Surveillance Dashcam PG 9:30 Helicopter ER M 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:20 Shipping Wars – UK PG Thursday 12:05 Last Man Standing PG 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 The Force MC 2:05 Helicopter ER M 2:50 Surveillance Dashcam PG 3:15 The Force MC 3:40 CSI – Miami MV 4:25 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:15 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:40 Between Worlds 16VLSC 2018 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente. 8:10 Killing Hasselhoff 16LSC 2017 Comedy. Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, David Hasselhoff.

9:30 Destination Wedding MLS 2018 Comedy.

Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder.

10:55 Eloise 16VLC 2016 Horror.

Chace Crawford, Eliza Dushku.

12:25 6 Days 16VL 2017 Action. Jamie Bell, Mark Strong.

2pm Between Worlds 16VLSC 2018 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente. 3:30 Killing Hasselhoff 16LSC 2017 Comedy.

Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, David Hasselhoff. 4:50 You, Me And Him MLC 2017 Comedy.

Lucy Punch, David Tennant.

6:25 Unfriended – Dark Web 16VLSC 2018 Horror.

Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel.

8pm Isle Of Dogs PGVL 2018 Animated. When all the dogs of Megasaki City are exiled to a rubbish dump, a 12-yearold boy sets out to rescue his bodyguard-dog, Spots. Voices of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin.

9:45 Dry Blood 16VLC 2017 Horror. Clint Carney, Kelton Jones.

11:10 Detour 16VLSC 2016 Thriller. Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley.

6:20 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. 8:20 People Interview – Chris Pratt 2016 Featurette. 8:50 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei. 10:50 The Duchess MS 2008 Drama.

Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper.

12:40 Independence Day MV 1996 Action Scifi. Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid.

3:05 Underworld – Rise Of The Lycans 16V 2009 Action.

Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy.

4:35 House At The End Of The Street MV 2012 Horror. Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue.

6:15 Ted MLS 2012 Comedy.

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane. 8pm Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. When a farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between the human world and a race of giants, an ancient war is reignited. Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor.

9:55 Mission – Impossible III MV 2006 Action Adventure.

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12:45 You, Me And Him MLC 2017 Comedy.

2:25 Unfriended – Dark Web 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 4am Isle Of Dogs PGVL 2018 Animated.

5:40 Dry Blood 16VLC 2017 Horror.

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6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:25 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 6:50 The Fairly OddParents 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Henry Danger 8:05 Ben 10 – Omniverse 0 8:30 Game Shakers 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Roadshow 12:40 Ed PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Hot Bench 3 4:30 Kiwi Basketball Show 5pm Football – Fifa Women’s World Cup (HLS) 5:30 Prime News 6pm Cricket – World Cup (HLS) England v Afghanistan.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 7:30 Heroes And Survivors PGR 0 8:30 Top Gear PGR 0 9:45 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away AO 0 10:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

Midnight Big Eyes ML 2014 Drama. 1:45 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2:15 Underworld – Rise Of The Lycans 16V 2009 Action.

3:45 House At The End Of The Street MV 2012 Horror.

5:25 Mission – Impossible III MV 2006 Action Adventure.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Avatar 3 7:10 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:20 E Kori 7:25 Tuatangata Levi 7:30 Pipi Ma 7:40 Darwin + Newts 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Kete Korero 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 My Reggae Song 3 11am Wairua 11:30 Taha Tauiwi 3 Noon Pukuhohe 3 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 1:30 Both Worlds 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Avatar 3 3:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 Tuatangata Levi 4pm Pipi Ma 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm HakaNation 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 He Kakano 3 8pm Haka Global Matai visits a kapa haka based in Hong Kong.

8:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 9pm Ahikaroa AO 9:30 Ahikaroa AO 10pm #whiuatepatai AO 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3 11pm Te Matatini Ki Te Ao Highlights from 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am NRL 360 7am Softball – World Championship (RPL) New Zealand v Japan.

9am The Breakdown 10am AFL 360 11am Motorcycling – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (HLS) Anlas Czech Republic Grand Prix – Qualifying.

Noon Motorcycling – TrialGP (HLS) 12:30 Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Blues.

1pm Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs.

1:30 Surfing – WSL (HLS) Bali Pro. 2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Reds. 4pm Super Rugby (HLS) Stormers v Sharks.

4:30 Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Blues.

5pm Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs.

5:30 Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Chiefs.

6pm The Breakdown 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 8pm Super Rugby (HLS) 8:30 The Back Page 9:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 10pm Fight Night

Thursday

Midnight The 1014 Rugby Show 12:30 The Breakdown 1:30 Rugby – Women’s Sevens (HLS) 3am Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Blues. 3:30 Super Rugby (HLS) Highlanders v Waratahs.

4am Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Chiefs. 4:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 5am The Breakdown

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6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 7am Italian Food Safari 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Hope For Wildlife 9am Sold! 9:30 The French Collection 11:30 Building The Dream 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:30 Inside Out Homes 2:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Heston’s Mission Impossible Heston boards the nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine, HMS Turbulent, to shake up the sailors’ food.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum Don Wildman unearths relics from the world’s greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past, examining each artefact to illuminate the hidden treasures.

6:30 Supercar Mega Build 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Arabia With Levison Wood PGR Levison continues through the gulf before crossing Oman’s empty quarter; after ascending the Dhofar mountains, Levison attempts to cross the war zone.

9:30 Our Guy In China 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am Heston’s Mission Impossible 2am Building The Dream 3am Bondi Vet 4am Arabia With Levison Wood PGR 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Cricket – World Cup (RPL) England v Afghanistan.

Last two hours of play from Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

8:30 Cricket – World Cup (HLS) South Africa v Afghanistan.

From Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

9:30 Cricket – World Cup (RPL) England v Afghanistan – First Innings.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

2:05 Cricket – World Cup (RPL) England v Afghanistan – Second Innings.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

6pm Cricket – World Cup (HLS) India v Pakistan.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

7pm Cricket – World Cup (HLS) Bangledesh v West Indies.

From The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.

8pm Cricket – World Cup (HLS) England v Afghanistan.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

9pm L Cricket – World Cup South Africa v Blackcaps – First Innings.

From Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham.

Thursday

1:35 L Cricket – World Cup South Africa v Blackcaps – Second Innings.

From Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham.

5:30 Cricket – World Cup (HLS) England v Afghanistan.

From Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 7:55 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Big Red Caddy 1/2. 9:10 What On Earth? PG 10:50 Abalone Wars PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M Shoeprints in the Mud. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Driving with the Devil. 1:20 People Magazine Investigates – Cults M The Nuwaubian Nation of Moors. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Cruelest Cut. 4:45 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Big Red Caddy 2/2.

5:40 Deadliest Catch PG Recap Special.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:15 Moonshiners M Whiskey Deception.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Hangry.

11:55 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG

Thursday

12:20 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 12:45 People Magazine Investigates – Cults M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Moonshiners M 3:15 Gold Rush – White Water PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Head down and all thoughts on the finish line for Dunedin’s Sarah Ford in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Rolling Plains Mini on MACKENZIE Sunday.

PHOTOTour HEATHER

Touring the rolling plains It was a case of second time lucky for the Tinwald Cycling Club on Sunday, when clear blue skies welcomed riders taking part in the club’s annual Rolling Plains Mini Tour.

The mini tour was initially meant to be held on the Sunday of Queen’s Birthday Weekend, but snow and rain on the Saturday

and freezing temperatures which followed forced the event’s postponement until last weekend.

Good numbers still took part at the later-than-planned date though, and it was a day of tight competition across the grades.

Racing got under way in Mt Somers, with a race up towards the gorge and back, while stage

two took riders down Tramway Road out of Mt Somers and back towards Ashburton, while stage three took them all the way back to Tinwald.

The youngest riders taking part were under 11, with Sophie Best and Zach Brookland taking out the boys’ and girls’ under-11 titles.

In the under-13 grade, Luca May won the boys’ overall title with Jesse Johnston second and Charlie Quested third, while Ella Turnbull won the girls’ event with Annika Staniford second.

For the under-15 riders, Emily Toomey won the girls’ title ahead of Annabel Kime, while Jani McLennan won the boys’ title

ahead of Elliott Perrett and Matthew Davidson.

The oldest kids taking part on Sunday were the under-17 riders, and taking out the under-17 boys’ title was James Corry, ahead of Jonathan Fish and Luke Price, while the girls’ title was won by Mikaela Grant ahead of Beth Watt and Amye Kellow.

NZ Basketball ‘eternally optimistic’ over Adams

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