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Three individuals are facing charges in relation to 44 separate burglaries and thefts from vehicles in Ashburton earlier this year.

One woman and two men will appear before the courts next week, following a spate of crimes throughout the town in January and February.

Police identified the three individuals during ongoing investigations into thefts from cars, burglaries from residential addresses and the use of stolen payWave cards.

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Ashburton residents at 44 different addresses had reported their missing wallets, handbags, work tools and other items to police, and police had acknowledged a “spike in crimes”.

The three individuals are known to each other and two are currently in custody, Detective Sergeant Leigh Jenkins said.

They are believed to be locals.

During investigations, police executed a number of search warrants, and have recovered a significant quantity of the items reported stolen.

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with no identified owners, Jenkins said Ashburton Police Station are intending to hold an open day.

Those with missing property will be able to visit the station, view the recovered property, and identify if any of the belongings are theirs.

Open day details will be confirmed next week.

Jenkins said it would be likely one of the biggest-scale property seizures he has seen in Ashburton in recent years.

Police were unable to provide any further comment on the charges, as the matter is now before the courts.

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■ REPRESENTATION REVIEW

ECan plans for two ‘Mid Canty’ representatives

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Environment Canterbury (ECan) will discuss the upcoming representation review at a council meeting today.

Full ECan elections will be held in 2019 for the first time since 2007.

The regional council’s preferred option is for two elected representatives from Mid Canterbury, combining Selwyn and Ashburton districts.

A representation review report from ECan’s team leader of governance services, Cindy Butt, provides a preferred option for a 13-member council elected from seven constituencies.

The option has three Canterbury wards of North, Mid and South Canterbury that comprises two elected members from Mid Canterbury (Selwyn and Ashburton districts), North Canterbury (Kaikoura, Hurunui and Waimakariri districts) and one from South Canterbury (Timaru, Mackenzie, Waimate and part of the Waitaki District).

There would then be eight members from Christchurch, with the city split into four wards of two councillors each.

In 2010, the then-National Government sacked the 14 elected councillors and replaced them with seven appointed commissioners.

The council was restored to partial democracy in the 2016 elections, with seven councillors elected and six appointed.

Earlier this year ECan explored a number of representation options available to it under the Local Electoral Act 2001, and resulted in a preferred option for a 13-member council elected from

seven wards.

In the report Butt said the North, South and Mid Canterbury “constituency model provides for fair and effective representation”.

“Canterbury is the largest region in New Zealand and given the size and population … diversity of land use patterns and geography, and the rural/urban balance between the Christchurch metropolitan area and the remainder of the region, the three Canterbury constituency model would not unreasonably compromise fair and effective representation across the balance of the region.”

The report also states that the two members each from North Canterbury and Christchurch South would be an over representation but “the degree of over representation in this case would not unreasonably compromise fair and effective representation”.

Having one member from South Canterbury would be an under-representation which the report said “based on a 13-member council and three Canterbury constituencies it was not possible to achieve compliance and, in this case, the principles of fair and effective representation are balanced between one area and the remainder of the region”.

ECan will decide on a preferred option but the public will be able to make submissions on the representation review proposal from June 28 to July 30.

Hearings have been set aside from August 6-10, with the council to finalise its final proposal before September 8.

It will then go to the Local Government Commission for approval.

Students planning for their futures By katie todd

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Dozens of students arrived at the Methven Heritage Centre with an open mind and left with armfuls of prospectuses and inspiration on Tuesday.

Mount Hutt College held their second ever Career Pathways Expo, giving students a chance to size up future employers and study pathways.

Twenty-six providers and businesses were on show this year,

ranging from tertiary providers like Ara Institute of Canterbury and Lincoln University to local employers like Carrfields and Ashburton District Council and alternate options like Latitude Volunteering and the Defence Force.

Careers assistant Shannon Reeve said the event had grown significantly since last year.

“We tried to include more jobs and other options this year, whereas last year we focused

mainly on the tertiary providers,” she said.

The event began with a brief introduction from all the businesses and providers, then students were able to peruse the different options and seek further information if interested.

The size of the event meant that students didn’t have to travel to career expos in Christchurch, but were still able to spend time chatting to businesses and providers at their leisure, Reeve said.

Robbery goes wrong; two stabbed The two people stabbed during an armed robbery of a central Auckland dairy are believed to be a mother and her son.

The incident happened at the Hylite Dairy on Great North Rd, in the suburb of Grey Lynn about 7pm on Tuesday night.

Auckland City Police Detective Sergeant Martin Friend said two men entered the store, one

of them carrying a knife. They became involved in a “physical altercation” behind the counter.

The offenders then ran towards Tuarangi Road.

“One person inside the store, a male, received stab wounds and is in a critical condition in hospital,” Friend said.

“A second person received a wound to their stomach and

head, and is in a less serious condition.

St John confirmed two people were treated for injuries and transported to Auckland City Hospital.

An Auckland District Health Board spokeswoman told the Herald one of the victims was in critical condition and the other stable.

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Sun at weekend only bright spot in weather

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Meteorologists have had hardly a ray of sunshine to measure in Ashburton this month, as fog and cloud have draped the district.

The dank weather follows a soggy first half of the year, with Mid Canterbury having received almost twice its average rainfall.

NIWA figures show that for the first half of June Ashburton has recorded just 24.5 hours of sunshine.

Even coming up to the shortest day of the year today, that is a very low reading, with up to nine potential hours each day that the sun could be shining.

Meteorologist Ben Noll said the normal for the full month of June was 116 hours.

“So you can tell it’s not doing well, and is well below normal. If it stays on the same trajectory, Ashburton’s sunshine hours will be 40 per cent of normal.”

The gloom had been caused by lots of onshore winds bringing cloud and moisture and big areas of high pressure, which in winter translated to foggy days, Noll said.

However, there was a silver lining with some adjustment beginning today and lasting into the weekend, he added.

“There is a good amount of sun coming up which could possibly

continue into next week.”

MetService meteorologist John Law said an easterly weather pattern had contributed to the low sunshine hours, as it kept a warm, moist air mass over the Canterbury Plains. The sunshine hours so far this month were well below normal, and the MetService measured 151.8 sunshine hours in Ashburton for May. The easterly weather pattern had at least prevented the weather from getting too cold.

“It’s not been particularly cold through the night time, whereas at the end of May we had those really cold nights,” Law said.

To 4pm on Monday, Ashburton Airport’s weather station had received 582.6 millimetres of rain so far this year. This compares to an average for the year to date of 320 millimetres.

Among those feeling the lack of sunshine is Graham’s Weather Station operator Graham Taylor, who has his weather equipment set up in his backyard at Netherby.

“There’s been barely any sun, and very little rain – there might only be one to two millimetres a day,” he said.

He agreed the lack of sunshine made conditions a “wee bit” miserable.

“But it is winter time, you have to remember,” he said.

Ashburton weather enthusiast Graham Taylor is among those in Mid Canterbury coping with not having barely seen the sun this month.

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■ CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES

Bridges to hold Ashburton meeting National Party Leader Simon Bridges will hold a public meeting in Ashburton today as part of his Connecting with Communities regional roadshow.

“Connecting with Communities is a comprehensive tour of New Zealand aimed at listening to New Zealanders’ concerns, and what they want to see from a future National Government,” Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon says.

“It’s also an opportunity for people in Mid Canterbury to

meet Simon. I hosted him in Ashburton before the election, but this will be his first visit here as Leader of the National Party.

“He’s an incredibly talented guy, he’s got huge experience as a senior government minister, and previously as Crown prosecutor in Tauranga.

“In recent months the ArdernPeters government have made changes that will cost our region, they’ve cut funding for the State Highway network and pushed up petrol taxes.

Core election promises have been broken, like universal cheaper GP visits, 1800 additional police over three years and funding to abolish school donations.

“Simon will be setting out National’s positive vision to ensure Mid Canterbury can build on the good growth of recent years, and how we can make the most of our opportunities.”

The meeting is open to everyone and will be held at the Hotel Ashburton from 1pm.

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In brief Speed under review Auckland Transport is urgently reviewing the speed limit of a notorious stretch of highway which claimed the life of stuntman and entertainer Johnny Danger.

A spokesman said it planned to introduce a lower speed limit in the vicinity of the Dairy Flat Highway and Coatesville-Riverhead Highway intersection within weeks.

Between 2008 and 2017 there have been nine deaths and 55 serious injuries on the Dairy Flat Highway, according to Auckland Transport.

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Crash victim named Police have named the woman who died in a two-car collision in Christchurch on Thursday June 14.

Awhina Aphen Bush-Te Hau, 31, of Christchurch, died in the twovehicle crash on Tunnel Rd. Four other people were moderately injured in the crash and all were taken to Christchurch Hospital for treatment. The Serious Crash Unit is still investigating.

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The massed choir goes through its paces at a rehearsal on Tuesday.

■ PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW

First night sets the bar high The first night of the Heartland Bank Music Festival set the bar high! Andrew Wilson from The Heartland Bank commented in the programme that “This is their Night, their time to shine” and nearly 200 Mid Canterbury children last night at The Ashburton Trust Event Centre did just that.

The evening kicked off with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem sung by the Massed Choir which set the standard for all of their sets.

Ashburton Netherby was the first solo school to perform giving us a fully committed and passionate performance of Utai-

na Mai and This is Me from The Greatest Showman.

Ashburton Borough Middle Choir was up next casting spells on the audience with Double Trouble and giving us an actionpacked rendition of When I Grow Up from Matilda, the Musical.

Mt Somers Springburn took to the stage next with a wellrehearsed set before Our Lady of the Snows delighted us with their polished and sweet voices for When Children Rule the World, adding guitar accompaniment for their second song.

I particularly liked the smiles on the kids’ faces; they were re-

ally enjoying themselves.

The beautiful and tuneful Ashburton Intermediate Choir A pulled at my heartstrings with Just a Single Voice which summed up the night perfectly, followed by We’re All Made of Stars which provided a great contrast.

The Representative Choir then entertained with Somewhere Over the Rainbow – who knew that boom-wackers could be put to such imaginative use!

Elaine Vallender expertly controlled this choir to deliver a polished performance with great diction and clarity of vocals.

Casey Higson delivered a con-

fident solo in Lion Sleeps Tonight which set us up perfectly for Ashburton College’s solo performance.

The Massed Choir closed the show with a toe-tapping rendition of Surfin’ USA and Happy.

The final song, We are the World, is all about coming together and it was amazing to see so many young people do just that.

Congratulations go out to the many children, their fantastic music teachers, conductors and accompanists who made this evening of music possible and who really shone like the stars that they are.

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Police have concerns for a 35-yearold man Conroy Shum, who has been missing from Auckland for a month. Shum went missing on May 24 and the last known sighting of him was in Swanson on May 30, police said yesterday. His car, a silver Skoda Octavia sedan, registration number BEF684, was located on June 4 at a rest area on SH4 at Horopito. Police ask for anyone with information regarding Conroy to contact their local police station. Police were not able to say if there were any suspicious or personal circumstances around Shum’s disappearance.

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Drop in HIV cases There’s been a big drop in the number of Kiwis being diagnosed with HIV – something researchers say could be due to changes to how the disease is being treated.

A total 197 people were diagnosed with HIV last year, down from the 243 reported in 2016, and the first recorded reduction since 2011. But Dr Sue McAllister, of the Otago University-based Aids Epidemiology Group, said the figures had to be put into context. “While this decrease is encouraging, it is too early to say whether this decline will be maintained.”

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Hannah Wakelin is warming up to hold school holiday dance classes in Ashburton.

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Dancing the holidays away Ashburton teenager Hannah Wakelin is using her summer break from dancing school in America to hold a workshop in her home town.

Hannah’s Dance Workshop will be held July 16 to 19, and will be

free for students, however, attendees can make a donation to the Cancer Society.

Hannah said it had been a dream of hers to hold a holiday class for young people in Ashburton, as these type of classes had

always been a highlight for her when she was growing up.

Hannah has been studying as a dance major at Idyllwild Arts, a performing arts high school in California, for over three years.

Currently on summer break,

she has returned home and gained an Arts Enterprise Laboratory Grant to hold the classes.

The classes are for ages five to 13, separated into juniors and seniors, and are to be held 9am to 10.30am and 10.45am to 12.15pm.

Mid Canterbury Year 13 students interested in going to university are being invited to an open day at the University of Canterbury on July 12.

More than 2200 prospective students and whanau have already registered for the day, to explore degree options and the campus lifestyle at UC. The number is up on registrations for last year’s open day.

Vice-chancellor Dr Rod Carr was pleased to see the continued resurgence of interest in coming to study at UC. “This is one day that could change your life and a decision that can bring lifelong benefits. UC offers a community of learning where students can live on or near campus in a supportive learning environment that aids success. It’s a combination of our state-of-the-art green campus, high-tech online learning and a real-life meeting of the minds that gives a real boost to learning.”

Dr Carr said Christchurch school leavers were tending to stay in Christchurch to study but UC was also attracting record numbers of out-of-towners, especially from Auckland and Wellington.

UC was one of the few New Zealand tertiary institutions to see a substantial increase in enrolments in 2018. For more information and to register, visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/ openday

Rolleston lights knocked down five times this year jonathan@selwynapp.nz

The traffic lights on State Highway 1 in Rolleston have been the victim of a car crash for the fifth time.

The latest incident came within 24 hours of the traffic pole being replaced, at the intersection of Rolleston Drive and State Highway 1, with the traffic lights hit again on Thursday.

The Christchurch Transport Operations Centre, on behalf of the NZ Transport Agency, manage the maintenance and renewals for all the Canterbury traffic signals/ lights.

A Transport Agency spokesperson said it had replaced four poles at the site over the past year, all within the last three months.

Counting the recent damage on

Thursday night, it adds up to five.

Around 25,000 to 30,000 vehicles go through the intersection each day.

The repair cost varied depending on the extent of damage and the location of the pole at the intersection, the spokesperson said.

“Traffic poles can cost thousands of dollars to replace depending on the extent of damage

– anything between $5000 and $10,000.

“We generally install socket foundations on poles that have a history of accident damage as this reduces the cost of replacement for any future events.”

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Nurses give notice of strike action Nurses have decided to walk off the job next month.

Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants covered by the Nursing Organisation’s collective agreement have issued a strike notice for 24 hours starting 7am, on July 5.

Notice for a second, 24-hour strike from 7am on July 12 is expected next week.

DHB spokesperson Helen Mason says DHBs will do everything they can to settle the agreement and avoid the strikes.

She says they will be in mediation with the Nurses’ Organisation on Friday. In the meantime, DHBs will start working on contingency plans.

On Monday, NZNO members voted to reject the DHBs’ revised pay offer of 9 per cent for all member nurses by August 2019.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said the Government had not given up.

“We hope they can see the wisdom of this deal in our first Budget.”

He said the pay offer was the biggest in 14 years and far greater than the previous advances given from the National party.

“We’ve made it very clear that we understand their situation, there are other ways they can cut the deal of the $500 million plus the extra 500 nurses.”

Peters said he was disappointed but the Government was trying to pick up years of neglect and underfunding which was not possible in one Budget.

“There are provisions in place to ensure public safety if it does come to that but we hope it doesn’t still.”

Health Minister David Clark said although the announcement was not unexpected it was still disappointing.

“The Government has done all it can to avoid this strike by

Winston Peters doubling the offer to half a billion dollars, including providing for 500 extra nurses to deal with shortages.

“We understand nurses’ frustration after nine years of neglect under the previous Government but had hoped our offer, the best offered to nurses in 14 years, would be seen as the good start it represents to fixing those issues.

“I still hope that a settlement can be achieved before the strike takes place,” Clark said.

So what will this mean for patients?

An Auckland DHB spokeswoman said it could not specify how many operations and consultations would be deferred as a result of the strikes at this stage.

Auckland DHB chief executive Ailsa Claire said the hospital would be able to maintain only essential services during the strike and many outpatient clinics would close.

“We will still provide services defined as life preserving, and this includes some essential outpatient services such as cancer treatments.

“We ask that patients come to their scheduled appointment unless we have contacted them directly to say their appointment is being rescheduled,” Claire said.

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An enthusiastic group of youths are bringing the By the Gate movement to Ashburton College.

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On a mission to bring positive change

By Katie todd

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A group of Ashburton College students are on a mission to bring positive change to their school – by the power of prayer.

Around 10 Emerge Youth members from Ashburton’s New Life Church have been meeting outside their school gate every

Wednesday for the past year and spending half an hour praying before the bell rings.

The group pray for their church, their school and whatever else is on their heart that day, Ashburton College’s Rosie Smith said.

Yesterday, it was focus in the classroom and peace among their peers.

Arson accused laughs when bailed A young man accused of torching 15 properties during a South Auckland arson spree laughed as he walked out of court yesterday on bail.

The 21-year-old appeared in Auckland District Court yesterday.

The Herald can reveal the accused, whose name and occupation are suppressed, is facing a firearms charge in addition to 15 counts of arson and one charge of burglary.

He was arrested last month after police hunted for the alleged firebugs.

The firearms charge is for a

separate incident. Today, before Judge David Sharp, the young man made an electronically monitored bail application.

Judge Sharp granted the application but suppressed the location of where the accused will be bailed to.

As the alleged arsonist was led out of the dock he began laughing and said: “I’m going home, woo-hoo ... got bail, bro!”

He will next appear in court later this month, along with his coaccused, a 21-year-old farm hand who was also charged with 15 counts of arson and one charge of burglary.

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The movement, By the Gate, occurs at schools right across the country.

Smith said students can take a photo of their prayer group, share it on social media with the hashtag #bythegate, and connect with other participants.

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The co-accused is already on bail.

Both men have yet to enter a plea to the arson charges.

Several properties were targeted in the fires throughout the wider Papakura and Pukekohe area in April, including two schools.

Show homes and vacant houses being built were also set alight, including a Pukekohe home under construction.

The fires are understood to have caused damage worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions.

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‘Cover-up’ on migrants US Senator Bill Nelson accused the Trump administration of a “cover-up” after officials denied him entry yesterday to a detention centre for migrant children in South Florida where he had hoped to survey living conditions.

Nelson and US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, both Florida Democrats, went to the contractor-run Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children following reports it was receiving detained children who had arrived in the country illegally.

Wasserman Schultz said the facility was being used for an estimated 1000 children, aged 13 to 17 – most of whom arrived as unaccompanied minors and about 10 per cent of whom are children separated from their families at the border. She said two other South Florida facilities were being used for younger children.

“It is an affront as the senior senator of this state that an agency head would tell me that I do not have entrance into a federally funded facility where the lives and health of children are at stake,” Nelson said.

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have drawn intense scrutiny following reports of the forced separation of migrant children from their parents.

Democrats and some Republicans are urging an end to

Paige announces NZ tour British singer and actress Elaine Paige has announced an Australasian tour in which she will play three New Zealand shows. Paige will play one show in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland on October 10, 12 and 13 respectively.

The announcement follows her extremely successful UK tour which concluded in 2017. The UK tour was a critical and commercial success with the Musical Theatre Review showering it with praise.

“An exceptional show that represents both a carefully formulated evening’s entertainment and a genuine labour of love” US Senator Bill Nelson, (centre) and congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (right), were denied entry by security into the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, in Homestead, Florida.

PHOTO AP the practice at the US-Mexico border. Thousands of children split from their families at that border are being held in government-run facilities.

Wasserman Schultz said her staff had spoken with the Florida-based company, Comprehensive Health Services, contracted to run the facility. She said her staff was told the lawmakers would be “welcomed warmly and allowed into the facility”.

But Nelson said Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Eric Hargan told him it would take two weeks for them to gain access.

“I think what they’re doing is a cover-up for the president,” Nelson said.

Trump doesn’t like the negative response he’s received, even from fellow Republicans, Nelson said.

“Are they abusing these kids?

Are they sleeping on the floor?

Are they in cages, like we’ve seen in some videos?” Wasserman Schultz asked after being barred from the building.

The Florida facility is overseen by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Department spokesman Kenneth Wolfe said in an email that it had reopened as “a temporary unaccompanied alien children programme facility.”

He did not provide further details.

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Family does not blame Dreamworld staffer A lawyer representing the families of victims from the Dreamworld tragedy has told an inquest they don’t hold any blame towards the man operating the ride that malfunctioned.

Peter Nemeth was the main ride operator of the Thunder River Rapids attraction when Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi died at the Gold Coast theme park.

Nemeth gave evidence at the Southport Coroners Court yesterday as part of an inquest into the tragedy.

Before beginning his crossexamination of Nemeth, barrister Steven Whybrow, acting for Goodchild and Dorsett’s relatives, issued a brief statement.

“They don’t hold you in the least bit responsible for what happened on that day,” Whybrow said.

Nemeth said he had not been criticised by Dreamworld for his actions on the day of the tragedy since the incident.

Earlier the inquest heard a ride operator was expected to undertake 36 different respon-

Shayne Goodchild (right), father of two of the four adults killed on the ride at Dreamworld with Dave Turner, partner of one of the victims.

PHOTO AP sibilities within up to a minute as they loaded guests onto a raft and dispatched them on the ride.

Barrister Matthew Hickey, representing Low’s family, put it to Nemeth that undertaking so many tasks in such a short space of time was “impossible”.

“Yes, I agree,” Nemeth replied.

The inquest was also told of an incident that had occurred at the park’s Log Ride attraction some months before the tragedy.

In April 2016 a man fell from the ride after “skylarking”.

The inquest heard park staff did not know anyone had fallen from the ride until the log returned to the unloading area, in which time another

log had actually gone over the person.

Nemeth said as a result of that incident more CCTV cameras were installed on the log ride for operators to monitor guests.

The inquest also heard Nemeth did not know first aid and hadn’t received any specialist training for large-scale emergencies.

Barrister Michael Hickey, representing Low’s family, asked “were you trained in any way in rescuing passengers who might become trapped on the ride?”

“No,” Nemeth replied.

A safety record for the ride produced at the inquest showed ride operators had indicated the attraction’s firstaid kit was not fully stocked from October 18 to 23, 2016.

“Most of the items were there, it was usually the number of band-aids,” Nemeth said.

“I’m speculating because that was the usual occurrence.”

Nemeth’s fellow ride operator on the day of the tragedy, Courtney Williams, is set to give evidence.

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Blue Wiggle hospitalised Sydney-born children’s entertainer Anthony Field, known as the Blue Wiggle, injured himself colliding with a revolving door and was taken to the Tuft Medical Centre in Boston. Field and his fellow Wiggles had just finished the group’s tour of the US when the accident happened. The 55-year-old, who is the group’s only original member and has an estimated worth of $20 million, required 12 facial stitches. He took to Instagram to reassure fans he was feeling better after “walking the wrong way” into the door.

Field also thanked the paramedics and the medical staff who treated him.

The Nanny returning?

Fran Drescher has revealed that she’s “in talks” to reboot The Nanny, nearly 20 years after the series finale. The actress, 60, told Entertainment Tonight she’d been holding discussions with ex-husband and Nanny co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson. “We’re talking about it. Peter and I are talking about it,” Drescher told Entertainment Tonight. “We’re working on a very big project. It’s going to be very exciting for the fans, but I’m not at liberty to announce it yet.” The series ended with the nanny from Queens marrying her dashing British boss Maxwell Sheffield, and having kids of her own.

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Impact not just felt by farmers T

hings have been somewhat quiet on the mycoplasma bovis front in the past couple of weeks, but the first big impact of the disease away from the rural sector was felt this week.

And while the fields of rugby and dairying are quite far apart, they’ve come right together this week with the announcement that the Hampstead Senior B rugby team has withdrawn from the remainder of the season due to player unavailability. And M. bovis is partly responsible.

With tens of thousands of cows to be culled around the district, our local meat processing plants are at full steam with extra shifts and longer hours on the table to

deal with the influx of stock making its way through the gates.

That has in turn meant that a large portion of players from the Hampstead side have been unavailable to make trainings due to longer work hours and, with Saturday shifts the normal at the moment, just getting to games has been a major issue.

Initially moves were put in

place to try and combat the issue by playing later in the day, but it’s reached breaking point over the past couple of weeks and Hampstead have decided to pull the pin and focus on building for next year.

It’s a real shame and a situation no-one would have wanted to be in – but there was just no choice.

And so the rest of the competition is impacted with the introduction of a default round right through to the end of the season, although with three defaults in the past three weeks – the wheels have been firmly in motion for quite some time.

With a lot of attention on the disease itself, there’s not been a

lot of conversation around the far-reaching effects of M. bovis on the rest of New Zealand.

Our dairying friends impacted by the disease are without doubt the worst served by what is unfolding, but it is also adding severe pressure on other parts of everyday life too.

With staff working bigger hours to deal with increased workloads, some children are seeing their parents less.

Yes, it’s the dairy sector that is feeling this the hardest, but the impact reaches much further than just the one industry, with some effects not likely to be felt for quite some time yet.

What is positive is that we’re

hearing much less of new positive tests being found around the country and let’s hope that kind of news stays away for much longer yet, but there’s still a long way to go before we will see light at the end of the tunnel.

The decision last month to continue to try and eradicate the disease may well turn out to be the best decision if things continue in the manner in which they are, but across the board, and particularly here in Mid Canterbury as one of the regions most affected, there’s a lot of water still to go under the bridge yet and situations like we’ve been dealt this week with the rugby situation may become even more prominent.

died in January 2018.)

In 1982, a jury in Washington, DC found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three other men.

In 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a comedy fantasy starring Bob Hoskins that combined live action and legendary animated cartoon characters, premiered in New York.

In 1989, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected

by the First Amendment.

Ten years ago: The ferry Princess of the Stars, carrying more than 800 people, capsized as Typhoon Fengshen battered the Philippines; only some four dozen people survived.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama nominated James Comey, a top Bush-era Justice official, to head the FBI, succeeding Robert Mueller.

One year ago: A man armed with a knife wounded a police officer at Flint International Airport in Michigan; a Tunisian-born

Canadian resident has been charged in the attack.

Today’s birthdays: Composer Lalo Schifrin is 86. Actress Mariette Hartley is 78. Comedian Joe Flaherty is 77. Rock singermusician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 74. Actress Meredith Baxter is 71. Actor Michael Gross is 71. Rock musician Joe Molland (Badfinger) is 71. Rock musician Don Airey (Deep Purple) is 70.

Rock musician Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 68. Country singer Kathy Mattea is 59. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is 58. Actor Marc

Copage is 56. Actress Sammi Davis is 54. Actor Michael Dolan is 53. Writer-director Lana Wachowski is 53. Actress Carrie Preston is 51. Actress Paula Irvine is 50. Musician Justin Cary is 43.

Actor Chris Pratt is 39. Britain’s Prince William is 36. Pop/rock singer Lana Del Rey is 33. Actor Jascha Washington is 29. Pop singer Rebecca Black is 21.

Thought for today: “It is only on paper that one moralises — just where one shouldn’t.” — Richard Le Gallienne, English poet and essayist (1866-1947).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2018. There are 193 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.

On this date: In 1377, King Edward III died after ruling England for 50 years; he was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II. In 1834, Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine.

In 1932, heavyweight Max Schmeling lost a title fight rematch in New York by decision to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmeling’s manager, Joe Jacobs, to exclaim: “We was robbed!”

In 1942, German forces led by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel captured the Libyan city of Tobruk during World War Two. (Rommel was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal; Tobruk was retaken by the Allies in November 1942.)

An Imperial Japanese submarine fired shells at Fort Stevens on the Oregon coast, causing little damage.

In 1943, Army nurse Lt. Edith Greenwood became the first woman to receive the Soldier’s Medal for showing heroism during a fire at a military hospital in Yuma, Arizona.

In 1963, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen during a conclave of his fellow cardinals to succeed the late Pope John XXIII; the new pope took the name Paul VI. In 1964, civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E. Chaney were slain in Philadelphia, Mississippi; their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later.

(Forty-one years later on this date in 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty of manslaughter; he was sentenced to 60 years in prison, where he

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t’s happening. I’m baching.

Mrs Mac and her mother have left me behind to hit the road on a national tour to visit family far and wide. I’m winging it – solo.

Please save your pity, for relatively short periods I quite like the solitude and am a pretty happy solo camper.

Truly my biggest fear is that people might feel sorry and invite me over for tea. Please don’t.

One time that happened I turned up to face my biggest fear, shrimp cocktails for starters. I gagged.

I couldn’t fake it to make it. I’m too picky, honestly. Don’t do it to yourself. Leave me be. Please!

“I think I’ll miss you,” I announced in a rare display of emotion as she prepared to leave the marital nest for the two-week trans-island sortie.

“You’ll be able to see what it’d be like if I died,” she threw back, broadsiding me.

“So will I still be able to text you if you die then?” was the best I could come back with.

And so it has begun, the Millicent and Helen Roadie (their middle names) – the Mac version of Thelma and Louise.

As they were heading out the door I had to admit I wouldn’t mind to have been going along for the ride, but I’ve done all right in the travel adventure stakes of late, so now it’s time to cut some slack.

Immediately, the house seemed very quiet this time. With the both of them gone, and a grey damp day, I felt fleetingly morose.

I mean, even the cat left home a while back. Not sure what I did to upset him. Paid his vet bills

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and supplied him enough food to feed a Third World nation, but all I got was a reasonably frequent thick ear from him and eventually, a walk out.

He had pulled that one previously but against all odds we had rescued and repatriated him. If that was his idea of gratitude, stuff him!

Anyway I decided to take my mind off the very slight sadness with a naughty eggs benedict and coffee at a cafe and then home for the final clean-up of the “stacking the firewood” task.

Then “ping” – off went the phone and there it was. Rubbing my nose in it already with a picture text of my favourite. Fresh ham sandwiches and a cup of tea from the Cheviot Tearooms. How cruel and inconsiderate.

Next day I get more pictures, this time from the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim. She and Millicent had the gaul to visit an aviation museum without me! I’m struggling to pick up what she’s putting down.

Perhaps that I’ve worn off on her so much over 38 years that we’ve kind of become one and the same.

Anyway, it is now smalland-tasty-meals time and the challenge will be to cook instead of taking the easy option. With Netherby sausages and a bag of

frozen peas, how difficult can it be?

The first big challenge will be to reacquaint myself with the silver hot thing in the kitchen. I think from memory it is known as an oven, or something close to that.

Now ideally, said oven would have one control. “On.” But no, designers (I suspect female so as to retain superiority), have adorned the thing with a myriad of controls and functions so as to bedazzle inferiors like myself.

Bake, fan bake, rapid heat, grill, maxi grill, fan grill, just a small example of the vital selection I will need to negotiate to coax my meal to a heated crescendo. Then there is the matter of where inside the oven to place the tray or dish. Near the top, down below, in the middle, what’s the correct tray for this particular mission?

Why in this age of smart technology can’t the oven work it out for itself?

We work-shopped a few possibilities before Helen left (feels so weird calling her that). It was a good move because she saved me from boiling braised sausages in water in a pot. Apparently that’s “not a thing”.

There are upsides though. I eat when I feel like it, clean up as I go. When she’s away I hardly watch the 6 o’clock news on the tele. It’s a routine I am so tired of. Anything I need to know is on the iPad, the Ashburton App, the news feeds.

I’m bored with the neverending 6pm TV routine of wading through half the stories I have no interest in to get to the ones I have. To switch it off is so refreshing. When Jim Hickey left, so did I. Ok, I do admit watching Sam-

anatha Hayes on the other, but I haven’t a clue what she’s saying (I wonder what she’s doing for two weeks? Oh, that’s right, Dancing With The Stars).

Quick, get me to Grand Designs, The Living Channel, Discovery Turbo, anything but that time-worn 6pm hour-and-a-half.

Apparently Coronation Street is playing catch-up. They’ll have to do a bloody good job ‘cos I haven’t watched it for probably 15 years. Used to be a religion, but then I got a life.

When Mrs Mac (Helen) gets back I think there will be a test.

I’m expecting her to score 100 per cent because all the questions will be about stories she will have heard multiple times on the trip!

No excuses. I wonder if they’ll still be friends?

So I will meantime savour the solitude, safe in the knowledge she will return.

And I will appreciate even more her positive attributes. This will be particularly noticeable when I start to eat properly after a fortnight of Weetbix, crumpets and braised sausages with peas.

I hope she comes back.

Let’s be realistic. Where am I going to find a replacement who looks like Anne Hathaway and wants to live with an Ashburton fella in his 60s?

Come back soon darl! Safe travels.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

YOUR VIEW Bullying culture With regards to the statement by Ross Preece that “his school does not have a bullying culture” on the front page of Tuesday’s paper I would just like to say that he must be dreaming if he honestly believes there is no bullying at Ashburton College.

The problem is definitely not isolated to those in the junior school either.

Social media is a significant contributing factor but it is definitely not the only reason.

A lot of young people don’t know the difference between

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right and wrong when it comes to how they treat other people.

Stepping in to stop other people from getting hurt should not be because they know their friends will “get into deep trouble”.

They should step in to help because morally it is the right thing to do.

When I was a senior student at the school half a decade ago and got assaulted by a younger boy nobody videoed it and it never made the local or national news.

But it did explode on social media with heaps of keyboard warriors.

A restorative process took place

and the student was stood down for three days and then returned to school as if nothing had happened.

Years later after we had both left school I saw him in a bar in Christchurch and he barged into me trying to start a fight.

The moral of the story is that people never change.

Some young people are ignorant and too immature to realise how deeply their actions affect others.

All they care about is trying to maintain their popularity through a dystopian social hierarchy.

Editor’s note: The Guardian has chosen to not publish the name of this letter writer to protect their identity.

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Workshop to challenge rural professionals “Stop, look and listen” is the message for rural professionals attending the South Island Dairy event in Dunedin next week.

DairyNZ wellbeing team developer, Maitland Manning, believes rural professionals are critical in helping farmers stay well and get help with stress, burn-out and mental illness, and he wants to encourage them to attend SIDE, and his workshop, to learn about the important role they play in industry wellbeing.

Maitland will challenge rural professionals to think about their clients’ wellbeing.

“I’m going to ask them to put aside their on-farm agenda (stop), take a good look at what’s happening on-farm, and listen to what the farmer is saying.”

He’s laying down the challenge after seeing the results of DairyNZ’s Health Pitstop surveys, which show that some dairy farmers are suffering from burn-out, and many report being exhausted and having trouble sleeping.

“This will impact on farmers’ welfare,” Maitland said.

“Rural professionals are in a privileged position to help out farmers. They go up the driveway, get to see the business operating and are in a good position to ask the farmer ‘Are you OK?’ This question could be the first step in halting a farmer’s declining wellbeing. All it takes to be able to ask is a bit of training and courage.”

The workshop will look at GoodYarn, award-winning training designed for rural organisations to imbed in their own training regimes to help staff recognise the early signs of stress and anxiety and learn how to talk to someone if they’re concerned.

Farmers will also benefit by attending his workshop on the balancing act required to live well and farm well, he said.

His workshop offers tips to farmers to enhance their resources and manage stress so that they can reach their goals without burning out.

SIDE is being held at the Dunedin Centre on June 25 and 26.

Dr Varvara Vetrova is helping to develop a prototype image-based system for rapid, automatic identification of potential pest species.

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Using artificial intelligence to ID biosecurity risks Ever been fined $400 at the border for a forgotten banana and wondered about the strict biosecurity rules in New Zealand?

A University of Canterbury academic is working to make it possible to instantly identify suspect insects, plants and fungi from a photo using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

University of Canterbury lecturer Dr Varvara Vetrova, in UC’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, is leading the MBIE-funded, three-year $1 million project.

In conjunction with Manaaki Whenua (Landcare Research) and University of Waikato colleagues, the team is researching AI use, such as machine learning, in protecting the future of New

Zealand agribusiness and biosecurity.

The project – Biosecure-ID: Machine learning to automate image-based identification of species – will focus on developing and testing new approaches for identifying biological species from photos, based on deep convolutional neural networks.

“We are developing a prototype image-based system for rapid, automatic identification of potential pest species in New Zealand,” Vetrova said.

“Provided that we have a snapshot of an organism, we could tell which species it is.

“So a biosecurity officer or a farmer could find a bug, fungus or plant, take a picture and from

that the programme can quickly tell them whether this is a worry or this is a New Zealand species.”

The researchers are working to develop an app that could tell what a specimen is from a photo.

Plants, fungi and insects would be automatically identified, with similar-looking specimens easily distinguished from almost identical but separate species.

“We are trying to build a targeted model, the main idea is that an interested group, for example farmers, will ask to help identify particular weeds.

“Then they will supply us with a few images and we will train and provide a model for them,” she said.

“At this stage it is still a proto-

type and we are focusing on three very specific case studies – plants of the coprosma genus, New Zealand moth and fungi groups. We are planning to add several other case studies and build a framework of expandable targeted models which are New Zealand specific.”

This project is a part of government-funded Endeavour grant and involves researchers from the fields of biology, computer science, computer vision and applied machine learning.

Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that often uses statistical techniques to give computers the ability to “learn” with data, without being explicitly programmed.

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Brian O’Connell lets student visitors to his farm smell silage.

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Deaf students enjoy farm visit Sign language has been used to help explain career opportunities in the agrifood sector to hearing-impaired Christchurch students.

Almost 20 students from the van Asch Deaf Education Centre have visited Brian and Louise O’Connell’s farm at Dunsandel.

The visit was part of a major national project putting students from 100 primary schools on to sheep and beef farms.

“I loved it,” said Year 8 student Anahera Strongman. “I liked Brian and his daughter Sarah telling us about what they do on the farm.”

The education programme is funded by the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) and delivered by NZ Young Farmers.

“We want to get the industry on the radar of students and teachers, so they’re aware of the career opportunities,” said RMPP’s Di Falconer.

A highlight for students was helping feed cattle. “We watched Brian feed the calves grass silage, which was a bit smelly,” said Year 8 student Noelani Ritchie.

“Then we got to feed the bulls hay and

pat pregnant cows.”

Sarah O’Connell’s a regular at A&P shows, meaning many of the cattle are quiet and used to being handled.

“It was exciting for the students to be so close to such big animals,” she said.

The farm grazes replacement heifers. It also has angus, shorthorn and limousin cattle.

The limousin bulls are part of a South Island breeding trial.

“The more senior students asked a lot of questions,” Sarah said. “They wanted to know a lot about the bulls.”

Students were accompanied by a New Zealand sign language interpreter.

“It was a great opportunity to get a taste of how a farm operates and the effort and hard work it takes to run it,” teacher Karen Pasco said.

New Zealand’s red meat sector will need to find an extra 33,000 workers by 2025 to replace people who will retire or exit the industry.

“I would like to learn more about farming because in the future maybe I will work on a farm,” Noelani said.

are having to make t’s been a couple of claims, with the level of weeks since the public verifiable detail required mycoplasma bovis proving challenging for meeting in Ashburton some. Given they’ve seen and about the same what could be considamount of time since the Colin Williscroft ered as their life’s work traditional Gypsy Day, disappear forever on the where herds are moved back of a truck, having off-farm for winter feed. to itemise that could be From what I’m hearcompared to twisting the knife. ing, while it’s been a challenging couple I know it sounds tough, but for betof weeks for many, it’s proved to be a fortter or worse that’s the way it is. There’s night that most farmers have managed to no changing it so while I have a great get through relatively unscathed. deal of sympathy for those forced to go While people talk of Gypsy Day, in realthrough that process, it has to be done if ity herd movements are usually spread they want to slowly get their lives back on over a few weeks and it sounds like most track. of those movements are going to plan.

Those compensation claims are not That’s not to say that some farmers out being helped by the market for those there are having to deal with far more stress than they usually would – and some seeking to buy cows, which is flatter than around the South Island really are hurting you might have expected, given there are farmers out there who are looking to due to plans being disrupted. From the stories I’ve heard, MPI have relaxed a little replace their whole herd.

Predictions of a bit of a spike in prices and have been releasing grazing licences have not eventuated, which although so most farmers are getting through. might sound good news for those buyers However, there are some who have in the market, is actually a double-edged been left sweating and we can only hope sword. their situations are sorted out swiftly.

Compensation payments are based on That Ashburton meeting kicked off a market value, so when that value is down, series around the country and without so too is the payout. fail they’ve been well attended, with I’ve had it described to me as very ordifarmers keen to get as many answers as possible from MPI officials and the indus- nary, substandard and poor.

That’s particularly galling for those try leaders present. farmers who built up their herd’s genetics Unfortunately compensation for farmover decades, investing time and money, ers who have seen their herds destroyed sweat and sometimes tears, into ensuring is still an issue for some and there are a they had top-producing dairy cows. range of reasons for that.

If that’s not adding insult to injury I The numbers I saw earlier this week don’t know what is. showed about $10 million of payments had been approved, with more in the Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton pipeline.

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Farm fined $45k for exploitation A Christchurch farm has been stung with a $46k by the Employment Relations Authority for “exploiting” volunteer workers.

Robinwood Farms was found to have breached the rights of workers who its owner Julia Osselton claimed were “volunteers”, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) said yesterday.

The case followed a probe by a Labour Inspectorate.

“The ERA agreed with the Inspectorate this was a clear and unequivocal case of worker exploitation which the employer attempted to hide under the guise of providing a ‘WWOOFing’ experience,” Labour Inspectorate regional manager David Milne said in a statement.

“Due to the poor nature of the records kept, it will be difficult to ever know the true level of exploitation which occurred on the farm – though Osselton herself suggested she had over a thousand people travel through her business every year.”

The Crown and two workers who were witnesses in the case will share the $45.9k penalty.

Minimum employment standards include being paid at least the minimum wage for every hour worked.

MBIE said this was the second such award made by the ERA against Osselton’s businesses for her use of volunteers, with more than $20,000 paid to a Spanish worker employed by Karamea Holiday Homes.

A $5000 penalty was also paid

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in that case. “Wherever a worker is being rewarded in a business at whatever level, the Labour Inspectorate’s starting position is that these people are employees and minimum employment standards apply, including being paid at least the minimum wage for every

making use of volunteer workers should take note of this case, and as both the Inspectorate and the ERA have made clear – workers have a fundamental right to be paid for all the work that they do.”

Robinwood Farms is said to have exploited “thousands” of travellers through its volunteer scheme, according to Employment New Zealand.

The Labour Inspectorate’s investigation found volunteers at the farm in Tai Tapu worked up to 40 hours per week cutting firewood and doing garden work, paid $120 per week in addition to food and accommodation. Workers were not given employment agreements or paid minimum wage and annual leave entitlements.

A former worker described the living conditions of ‘volunteers’ at the property as ‘inhumane’, with many sleeping in a small storage room under the stairs without proper ventilation or a heater.

The Inspectorate was told volunteers were often supplied food collected from waste bins at supermarkets and spoiled meat.

- NZME

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Encouraged to take mental health days A Christchurch business owner is allowing staff to take mental health days as part of sick leave.

Ami Muir, owner of Pepa Stationery, changed the wording in her staff contracts to allow employees to take sick days off how ever they want, reports Stuff.

“In my own experience, you take a sick day when you don’t feel like coming to work anyway, so why can’t we just have those days

off? You’re given five, take them how ever you want,” Muir said.

Muir said that restricting sick leave to physical illness was not acknowledging the intricacies of staff needs and hoped her decision would encourage more Kiwi businesses to take a similar approach to staff’s mental health.

“New Zealand is getting better at publicly talking about mental health, but from what I’ve seen

in my career it doesn’t seem to be translating into the workforce very well,” Muir said.

“I just think the more it’s discussed, the more normalised it becomes and people will be more comfortable to get help when they need it.”

Muir opened Pepa Stationery in October 2017 after moving to Christchurch from Hamilton.

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Free windscreens days numbered?

An industry expert says at least one insurance company is ending the age-old free glass cover written into car insurance policies.

NZbrokers CEO Jo Mason says a major provider has dropped the excess-free replacement of glass from new policies.

Mason’s comments follow the decision by the insurer Vero to cancel free windscreen replacements.

Mason said free vehicle-glass replacement is a longstanding, accepted policy that’s in Kiwis’ DNA, but it now could trigger a $500 excess.

She believes it’s because newer cars have such high-tech glass that it’s becoming too expensive to offer free replacements.

“We have seen one example of an insurance claim for a new car replacement windscreen costing upwards of $15,000,” she said.

“While we have seen extreme cases where windscreen repair claims can reach this level, it is rare as they are typically in the very latest models and vehicles retailing at more than $100,000.

Mason says this is unfair, and leaves owners of older cars essentially having to shell out because others’ cars cost more to fix.

“Putting this in perspective, the average age of the four million vehicles in New Zealand’s fleet is more than 14 years – and you can pick up a standard windscreen for an older model for less than $200,” she said.

She said there is concern that the policy could be taken up by other insurers in the near future.

“Consumers need to make sure they speak to their broker and read the policy fine print when they

next renew their insurance, and should consider shopping around for the best coverage package that suits them,” she said.

Craig Pomare, chief executive of the Motor Trade Association (MTA), said he was concerned that if all companies start charging the policy excess for windscreen replacements, it could result in more people driving around with seriously damaged windscreens.

“This poses some real safety risks in an accident as the windscreen is part of a vehicle’s structural integrity,” he said. - NZME

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - How many lines does a limerick have? a. Four b. Five c. Six 2 - In which athletics event might you see a fosbury flop? a. Discus b. High jump c. Pole vault 3 - What is the study of earthquakes called? a. Trembology b. Seismology c. Vibrology 4 - In 1958, The Bee Gees emigrated from the UK to which country? a. Australia b. Canada c. India 5 - How is daltonism better known? a. Hair loss b. Hay fever c. Colour blindness 6 - For which US state is MA the official abbreviation? a. Maine b. Massachusetts c. Maryland 7 - Complete the 1985 Talking Heads song title: Road to...? a. Nowhere b. Mandalay c. Redemption 8 - In which year did the United States enter World War One? a. 1914 b. 1915 c. 1917

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Age Concern Ashburton Age Concern are pleased to advise that a Confident Driving Course is to take place on Friday July 13 at the Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street with Yvonne Palmer from Christchurch facilitating.

The course runs from 9.30am to 2.30pm. A great opportunity to refresh your understanding of traffic regulation, learn more about planning your journey, and brush up on safety procedures. There is a $10 contribution towards lunch. All enquiries and registrations to the Age Concern office on 3086817, or call into 206 Cameron Street.

We have a comprehensive display of material relating to Elder Abuse in the Arcade – do take the opportunity to avail yourself of this information, as we all have a responsibility to be aware of what can be happening to those we care about. This will be available until Monday June 25.

National Volunteer Week is in full swing and we take this opportunity to acknowledge the wonderful contribution by our many volunteers. Their generous giving of time and skills is vital to what we can offer to the community.

Age Concern’s services are ongoing within the community – 206 Club, Steady as You Go falls prevention programme, ladies exercise class held weekly, Hip Hop for Seniors also held weekly, Hospital visiting for out of town patients, 50+ with Rosa Bennett, Advocacy, gardeners as well as Total Mobility assessment for half price taxi fares. Enquiries always welcomed at the Age Concern office 3086817.

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club Tony has planned trips to the Methven area and the Court Theatre later in June. The mid-winter lunch is Tuesday July 17 at the Tinwald Tavern.

President Errol presented the new Friendship Badges along with Certificates recording their contributions to the club to our Life Members and Past Presidents. Our Life Members who are also Past Presidents are Bruce Ching, Mervyn Jones, David Turpie and Ron Wootton, while Bruce Leighton is a life member. Our other Past Presidents are Tony Blain, Robin Bruce, Bill Grant, Rodger Herriott, Barrie Hunt, Harold Kemp, Bruce Lambie, Jim Lawton, and Bevan Small.

Our main speaker, Rodger Bradford showed a film on the construction of a large two storied house in Park St in the early 1950s. Concrete was mixed on site and barrowed into place, rimu framing built on site, as was the timber scaffolding, large panes of glass were manhandled into the window frames and walls were lathe and plaster. Power tools were not seen, and the men worked with a cigarette dangling from their lips.

Rodger then spoke on the changes in the building industry since starting his apprenticeship in 1965. One of the first big projects he worked on was Ashburton College where Critical Path Analysis was used for the first time in NZ. In 1967 Rodger embarked on a 5-year building qualification at the CIT in Wellington and was awarded a scholarship to go to London where he worked on the Thamesmead urban development (a “new” town for 60,000 people) and the Thames Barrier.

He gained experience with precast concrete that he was able to use years later when Bradford’s set up a precast concrete division. He mentioned some of Bradford’s major projects and the more difficult times through the eighties rural down turn, the change from all the building trades being in house to employing sub-contractors and the development of the precast concrete business which has supplied panels to major buildings right throughout the South Island. Modern H & S standards were another major change.

Meetings second Tuesday of month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron St, 9.30 am. Visitors welcome. Phone Errol 308 2365. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

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Ashburton Bridge Club Fifty-six players contested the Conlands Trophy, a closed club tournament on Sunday June 17, and were challenged by some intriguing computer dealt hands.

The deal for today’s article offers options to both N/S and E/W pairs – N/S have options in Hearts and Spades, whereas E/W have options in Clubs and Diamonds.

Dealer, N, will pass, as will E leaving S to open 1 No Trump. It is difficult for W to show the strength of his hand over a 1 No Trump opening bid. Whether he intervenes or not, North will endeavour to show the unbalanced shape of his hand, and most N/S will play in 2 or 3 Hearts or Spades.

If Hearts is the contract S will be declarer and much depends on what W chooses as his opening lead. If he opens with his Diamond A South can make 4 Hearts (10

North tricks) provided he makes the correct play on the spades – ie K from hand, followed by the 10&9 and if West chooses not to cover with the Spade Q, then must overtake the 3rd Spade with the J in dummy, ‘drop Wests’ Spade Q under the A in dummy.

Of course W may lead the Club A and seeing the singleton Club in dummy make a switch – but to what? Anything else is going to help declarer to promote another suit.

However, should the contract be in Spades, North will be declarer, and East, on lead, may find the most effective opening with the Diamond J, which restricts N/S to 3 spades, 9 tricks.

As the cards lie E/W can make 4 clubs, 10 tricks, but they are unlikely to compete to that level.

Ashburton Creative Fibre Our meeting on Monday was well attended followed with a demonstration of how to use a heckle and diz. We discussed the upcoming bag competition, the annual mid-winter dinner at the stables on the 3rd July, the next meeting at the Plains on July 16 and the next annual retreat at Stavely on the 6th August.

Members wore garments and accessories that they had made themselves, all lovely both decorative and warm. Congratulations to all the clever ladies in our group. Time to be finishing our bags and clothed or bare bears for the coming competition.

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club Don played in to an almost packed room, in spite of the very cold night, but then our evenings are always worth coming out for. We have a total of 86 members, and 63 were present, that included two visitors.

Janet thanked Don for the super music, and then proceeded with our 35th A.G.M. Her report from our past year was as usual full of our club’s activities. I believe we are doing more with our music now than we ever have, which is why our club nights are so entertaining.

We have a new president in John Harris, replacing an extremely competent Janet and she deserves to now sit back and enjoy.

Our committee stays the same as last year, with the exception of welcoming our new Vice president Bev Stevens, and a return of a previous committee member Lorraine Pluck. So John, Rose and Anne have an extremely fine team behind them.

Irene organised the programme, and first up was Karen Balderstone on piano. First time on her own, and after a few nervous wobbles, showed us what a nice player she is. Well done Karen.

The skiffle group then played four numbers, we wobbled through one, but what the heck.

Yours truly then played four oldies I’d found in Timaru when we were last down for our exchange club night.

Then a super quarter of an hour or so of Irene’s brother-in-law Gavin Mowat on the pipes. Some of the songs he played were, “Flower of Scotland” Highland cathedral” “Black bear”. He looked splendid in his green family tartan kilt. Stirring stuff. Thank you Gavin.

Rose up next. She played the piano along with her keyboard. It was really toe tappy, “Butterfly” “99 ways” she had to really work hard with “hopscotch polka. She played three brackets in all.

Cushla Coyle completed the evening’s entertainment. She usually plays with Irene on the accordion, but was persuaded to play on her own first time up. “I dreamed I dwelt in marble hall” and Whispering Hope” were lovely.

Bev Stevens told us two jokes which were borderline, but they were funny.

Well done Irene, and thank you to those who served supper.

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The course is looking beautiful still, down at the Brandon. The great work just doesn’t seem to stop.

It stands out for all to see, that we really do have a passionate greens staff and committee, backed by a very supportive board. The membership is rising, new faces every week, lots of fun and banter. Keep up the good work everyone.

On the playing front Peter Walker found a bit of form last Saturday with a great nett 67, and the Hopster is loving his higher handicap snaffling a 68. There were quite a few other good scores around 68 and 69, which just shows how well the course is playing.

After Saturday’s round the top 16 qualified for matchplay, to try and claim the Presidents Trophy, and it has thrown up a few interesting games.

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We also have two over achievers lock horns in the first round in Pat Turton and Ian Rive, so one of those will actually get into the second round. I know! Who would believe it? Still it will give someone a second round walk over.

The game of the round though has to be Greig against Charlie. Two legends of the club, well one legend and the other guy. Now historical form will say it’s a one horse race off the stick end, but Spud has always used his shots well to make a game of it, but over the last few months the handicaps have turned around. Can’t for the life of me remember who the handicapper is! Now if my maths is correct Charlie could be getting three shots. If that is right, then if this game goes past the 12th I will be shocked. Good luck to all 16 players.

Four pennants teams are in action on Sunday. A few injuries and a couple missing in action has meant a reshuffle around the squads. Hopefully four strong teams will travel into the district, and sweat blood to do their club proud. Who am I kidding? Hopefully four teams turn up and come back with all their clothes on. Results next week. Good golfing.

Grey Power Ashburton Inc On Monday June 18, President Peter Thomas welcomed 60 plus members to the monthly meeting of Grey Power Ashburton.

Apologies were received from; Bill Allnut; Shona Thomas; and Margaret Reddecliffe; Sheila moved that these be accepted, seconded by Margaret Donaldson, carried.

Peter advised that there were some flyers available explaining the Winter Energy Payment, and that there was now a free bus service from Rolleston into the City for those not happy about driving in the city.

Vice President Colin asked for a show of hands regarding the changes being mooted by the ADC to reduce the number of Councillors. The response indicated that members were happy with the status quo. Colin also advised that some doctors did not have the shingles vaccine available and to date we have had little response from the Council regarding the removal of lichen from the streets.

Peter then introduced the speaker for the afternoon, John Collyns from the Retirement Villages Association. The RVA represents the interests of retirement village developers, owners and managers throughout New Zealand. The Retirement Villages Act protects the rights of consumers in NZ. John advised of all the key documents and in-

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Betty King passed a vote of thanks and presented John with a fruit tray.

The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed.

The meeting closed at 2.50pm and afternoon tea was served.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury With visiting shooters from as far away as Balclutha in the South to Nelson in the North the Coronation open championships were judged a huge success. Nina McKenzie came out on top beating Regan Cowe by one inner in the top ten shoot off.

Rob Dalzell from Rangiora proved that age is no barrier in topping the Master grade with a 298.20/300.30. Our own young women stamped their mark with Shania Harrison-Lee winning the B grade narrowly from Emma Smith. Emma turned the tables in the top ten of B,C,D, grades. Notable is the fact that both girls would have figured highly in both the Master and A grades. I guess next year’s grading list will address this.

At the other end of the scale from Rob Dalzell 12 year old Charlotte McKenzie attended her first open championship and finished third in the D grade.

The Coronation club hosted a team from Southbridge on Monday and enjoyed a very sociable evening, so sociable in fact that I don’t think anybody actually worked out who, if anyone, won the encounter. Interest in the Captain’s ladder remains high with Michaela Smith, T.J. Stewart, Sam Smith and Bryan Hunter advancing their positions.

The Phoenix club night on Tuesday continued to produce some really promising results.

Most notably Jacob Kilworth shot a personal best 95.2 after only being in the sling a few weeks this score also won him the much coveted 95 badge and also the Phoenix necklace? For the highest number of 10s. TSMC coaches and selectors will now have their eyes fixed firmly on the South Island teams competition, Andrews and Faulkner, to be competed in Nelson at the end of July. Not to mention the South Island v North Island to come later.

TSMC are looking to build on past success with junior shooters and a new Junior Training Programme is to be introduced in the next week or so.

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Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club President Barry Quantock welcomed 66 members and 1 visitor to our June meeting. He also acknowledged the recent death of Robert Broome, a foundation member and former committee member.

Treasurer Carl Ruddenklau was able to report all subs are now paid up.

Our mini speaker was Trevor Love, who was born in 1936 and grew up on the family farm in Carew.

After attending Hinds Primary School and Ashburton Tech he worked on the family farms. He married in 1958 and in 1960 farmed on his own account at Carew, mainly dry land sheep farming. He moved to a cropping farm at Methven until selling up in 2003.

He then shifted to a life-style block near Tinwald, but still helps his sons on their farms over summer.

One of Trevor’s interests is in restored model T Ford vehicles.

Following morning tea the meeting heard a very interesting talk by our main speaker who was introduced by Roger Lake and thanked by Carl Rudddenklau.

The club welcomes new male and female members and can be contacted through President Barry (ph 308-0137) or Secretary Derek Prebble (ph 3083635)

Mid Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club With the first representative team for the year named last weekend, it is timely to update supporters with what is happening with the Club.

Late last year outstanding audit requirements were met and an annual meeting held. The Club is now fully compliant and operating under new leadership. Phil Breen is the Chairman, ably assisted by Deputy Bob Chisholm and secretary Denise Willetts. Liz Leadley looks after the money. People will be familiar with Phil as it is he and his family who cart about and erect the large banners and flags that are seen at our games, not only at the Showgrounds but around the country. This is a demonstration of the enthusiasm and commitment that he brings to the role.

The first game is the annual fixture against Ellesmere to be played at the Showgrounds Tuesday July 3.

Next up is a preseason game against South Canterbury on August 11. This is to be played at Hinds and we are considering taking a van if there is interest.

The following week it is Canterbury Metro with the venue still to be confirmed.

The Heartland season includes two away games in the South Island, the first in Timaru on September 22 and on October 6 we play Buller in Westport.

We are keen to organise road trips to both those games. We encourage people to advise our leaders of your intentions.

There are also two North Island games, the first of the season Horowhenua Kapiti to be played in Foxton August 25, and Wanganui on September 15.

Some members are attending those as well.

Action from the Ashburton College First XV match against Shirley Boys’ High School at the weekend.

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We are currently meeting on the second Monday of each month at the Devon Tavern. Some meetings have formal business but others are just a catch up.

We welcome any returning or new members.

MSA Golf Section On June 10 nine MSA golf members travelled to the Coringa golf course to play against our old rivals Kaiapoi. After a close competition Kaiapoi manage to win the trophy by 3 points which was a bit disappointing. Everyone had a great day in sunny conditions and some players were treated to a shopping experience on the way home with Trish and Maxine. Winners on the day were Bruce Sampson on 43 points followed by Roger Irvine on 39.

Twos were scored by Bryan Donaldson and Steve Stratford on the 17th hole. On Queens Birthday weekend Trish Cates, Marilyn Bennett, Kay Fox and Alison McGregor travelled to Oamaru to play in the Ladies Nationals. The weather was not kind to them which I’m sure did not make for great golf but well done ladies for representing our club and I’m sure you would of had a good time. Our next game is on July 8 at Methven

Run and Walk Ashburton Five Early Birds ran 10 km down the river track in misty conditions before having coffee on Saturday June 16, then later in the day the afternoon social meet had 10 walkers and eight runners who set off from the Domain Pavilion. Some runners did

laps around the Domain and some chose to run the River Track.

The walkers went up Alford Forest Rd, along Farm Rd, Carter Rd and out to Racecourse Road and back via Russell Ave, Pages and Creek roads. The afternoon finished with afternoon tea.

Ashburton Musical Club Ashburton Musical Club welcomed the Nor’West Brass band to the June meeting held at the Sinclair Centre.

A large audience appreciated the programme presented by the band and soloists. The band have been together 4 years and includes young students who are mentored by very able instrumentalists. As the band are about to perform at the NZ Championships at Blenheim in July, it was a good opportunity to perform their programme for that competition.

The programme was as follows with the first three pieces prepared for the competition: The Standard of St. George (March), Christchurch Alive (Overture) composed by conductors son Dayle, Hymn – Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. Followed by Czardas, (soloist on euphonium) Singing in the rain, Herb Albert Pops, Under the Boardwalk (soloist on Flugal horn) Hello Dolly, Livin’ it up, Finlandia, Lark in the Clear Air (soloist tenor horn) I know him so well, Me and my Shadow, Stal Himmel, Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (soloist on Eflat tuba) Birdland, Macarthur Park, followed by

an encore – My Way. A wonderful concert enjoyed by all, followed by afternoon tea and a chat with the band.

Tinwald Golf Club An interesting mix of weather greeted players on Saturday, with the morning players coping with heavy fog for the early part of their rounds, while the afternoon players dealt with the same in the later parts of theirs.

This made for some blind approach shots into the greens with the pins not being visible until 100m or so out, but for many just getting on the green would be satisfying enough!!

Given that the heavy conditions had not improved from the previous weekends play the scoring was generally of a higher standard, with a nett 67 by Kerry Whiting the pick of the bunch, followed closely by Rodney Harris with a 69.

Full Results Senior: Terry Reynolds 71, Intermediate: Rodney Harris 69, Gary Lee 73 and Marty Banks 73, Junior: Kerry Whiting 67, Warren Scott 77 and Ross Preece 78, Women: Jo Peacock 79 on C/B Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Marty Banks. Gluyas Ford # 6; Brian Rouse. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Marty Banks. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Christine Kinita.

G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Dave Rush Two’s: Steve Lambert and Terry Reynolds Net eagle; # 7 Not struck

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 23 Ladies Division Rnd 1 Tucker Salver, report 8.30 Convenors S. Bradford 0211590983, B. Fechney 0211305366 June 26 Rnd 1 Tucker Salver, report 9.30 Starter P. Bell 0276065194, C. Trott 0272030939 June 28 Rnd 4 Heather Smith Trophy-stableford, report 9.30 Convenor W. Smith 3089201, E. Langford 3081559 Club Captain Sally Lemon 0274054910

Tinwald Golf Club June 26 Women’s Division Medal 2nd Foundation Stableford No 1 10.00 J. Undy M. Kennedy B. Cochrane 10.05 V. Prendergast S. Gutsell J.Bruhns No 10 10.00 D. Wellman M. Moore 10.05 M. Oakley B. Jackson I. Divers No 13 10.00 M. Bennett D. Bell C. Linney 9 Holes Match Play stroke No 10 10.15 M. Colville D. Mitchell 10.20 J. Smith B. O’Neill J. Fitzgerald Starters M. Bennett B. O’Neill, Cards M. Kennedy D. Wellman, Kitchen V. Prendergast, Draw steward J. Bruhns

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton County Veterans Golf Association Bisque Par. Rakaia Golf Club 1st by lot with a score of 6 up was Norm McFarlane.

Also with 6 up were: Dave Tilson, Des Green and Phil McKay. Players with a score of 5 up were: Ray Bennett, Malcolm Fechney, Robert Pawsey and Arnold Rushton.

Twos: Dave Tilson and Phil McKay.

Mayfield Golf Club June 19, Ladies Division LGU; 0-20; Jan Clucas, 95-16-79. 21-30; Judy Webb 99-22-77, Lal Mulligan 10023-77. 30+ Juliet McLeod, 112-34-78. 3rd Handicap Round; Judy Webb 77, Lal Mulligan 77. 5th Stableford Round; Helen Rapsey 32 points. Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2&11; 0-29 Helen Rapsey, Katrina Mensen. Sim’s Bakery Nearest Pin No 5; Not Struck, No 14; Jan Clucas.

Tinwald Golf Club June 19, Stroke Maree Moore 84, Joan Undy 86.

Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker #2 Joan Undy, Sims Bakery #6 Not Struck, Mac & Maggie #12 Not Struck, Outdoor Adventure #16 Not Struck.

9 Hole Competition Stableford Jan Fitzgerald 10 c/b

■ Shooting Target Shooting Mid Canterbury Coronation open Championships: Master Grade, Robert Dalzell Rangiora 298.20, Regan Cowe, Blenheim 296.19, Peter McCallum, Otago 295.16. A Grade Sam Young West Taieri 294.16, Sam Vincent Rangiora 294.15, Nina McKenzie Coronation 294.15. B Grade Shania Harrison-Lee Coronation 294.17, Emma Smith Coronation 294.14, Michaela Smith Coronation 291.18. C Grade Jesse Henrikson Cashmere 291.12, Barry Green Wakefield 288.10, Holly Hollis Wakefield 287.9. D Grade Oliver Machill Rangiora 286.10, Samuel Smith Coronation 284.7, Charlotte McKenzie Phoenix 261.3. Top tem shoot off: Nina McKenzie Coronation 197.11, Regan Cowe Blenheim 197.10, Conan Griffin Dunsandel 196.12. Top ten B,C,D. Emma Smith Coronation 196.10, Michaela Smith Coronation 195.8, Chrissy Miller Pleasant Valley 195.6 Coronation Club night: Interclub visit

by Southbridge club, Emma Smith 96.4, 96.2, Nick Stewart 99.7,98.6, Michaela Smith 98.7, 99.4, Samuel Smith 93.2,95.2, Sandy Bennett 94.2, 99.7, Nina McKenzie 98.1, 98.6, Leo Wildy 95.4, Heather Ross 87.0, 91.1, Keith Bonnington 97.4, 94.6, Shania Harrison-Lee 97.5, 98.3, Mark Stewart 97.5, 93.1, Bryan Hunter 97.1, Bill Rankin 92.3, T.J.Stewart

98.4, Coby Snowden 91.2, Shirley Herridge 88.1, Southbridge: David Kewish 92.1, 89.3,Taylah Kewish 87.0, 91.3, Nigel Greenwood 88.1, 96.4, Luke Bain 83.0, 90.0, Linda Pettigrew 95.3, 94.5, Geoff Allan 94.2, 95.3.

Phoenix Club: From the rest: Wayne McIntosh 90.1, Josiah Harris 85.1,85.2, Gene Moore 91.2, Shikayla Hutchinson 88.1, Tyler Tuki 83.1,87.1, Liam Taylor 80.0, Kate McKee 61.1, Tane Moore 85.0,84.1, Matthew Binnie 77.1, Olivia Pearce 86.0, Amelia Swan 79.0, Jack McIntosh 76.0, Finn 65.0, Olivia Pearce 88.1, Jane 61.0, From Slings: Jacob Kilworth 95.2 (PB), Jack Jones 71.0, Rachel Lyon 72.0, Sam Hall 62.0, Jacob Swan 82.1, Connor Lyttle 77.1, Mitchell Taylor 75.0, Brontson Cudmore 85.1, Hiromi Horsley 85.0, Lexus Ryan 89.1, Tim Ryan 94.2, Aimee McKee 84.0, Michael McKee 90.3, Amelia Swan 85.3, Graeme 87.2, Fiona McFall 95.2, Katie Harris 88.2, Ben Thomas 93.1, Emma Smith 97.4, 98.7, Sandy Bennett 99.7, Bill Rankin 94.2, 83.0, Michaela Smith 100.6, 95.4, Andrew McKenzie 88.0, Keith Bonnington 97.2, 92.4.

Ashburton District Rifle Club June 10 Scores at 600 yards TR, Alan White 48.6, 50.4, 98.10; John Fleming 46.4, 50.2, 96.6; John Snowden 49.4.

FTR, Murray Cook 56.2, 57.4, 113.6, Mark Alexander 54.3, 56.1, 110.4; Brian Graystone 56.2, 54.0, 110.2; Pete Black 51.0, 55.1, 106.1.

FO, Mike Chui 56.1, 57.2, 113.3; Martin Burnham 55.1, 57.0, 112.1; Stuart Amos 56.2.

Scores June 17 at 300 and 700 yards, TF. Allan White 50.6, 49.5, 99.11; John Miller 50.4, 45.2, 95.6; John Fleming 49.6, 46.0, 95.6; John Snowden 50.8, 44.1, 94.9; Brian Hawksby 45.4. FTR, Mark Alexander 56.0, 52.0, 108.0; Brian Graystone 54.2, 50.1, 104.3 and FO, Mike Chui 58.5, 57.2, 115.7.

Ashburton Rifle Club Smallbore target shooting, June 18 Paul Fletcher 86, 94.3; Chrissy Lee 57; James Story 79.1, 92.1; Klara Harrison 86; Bruce Dellow 92.2, 89.1; Greg Menzies 99.8, 97.6; Grant Glassey 75; Allan Mitchell 92, 97.4; Garth Wright 89, 86.1; Murray Cook 96.3, 97.6.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Nic Ewart 79.1, Josh Jones 82.1, Jeremy Jones 80, hayden Dove 82.1, 78, Stefan Protheroe 70, Jordan Protheroe 62, Archie Rooney 83, 88.1, Lachlan Rooney 67.1, 70, Jess Heaven 86.1, 91.2 and at Mayfield, Brendan Ridgen 93.1, Wayne Tubb 87, 83, Stephen Millichamp 91.1, Julina Evans 88.1, Mark Smith 83.1, Harry Redmond 77, 76, Eddie Millichamp 92.1, Andrew Oram 98.4, Brent Frame 93.2.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 85.1, Sarah Gould 79.1, 64, Nicholas McDowell 78, Ben Nordqvist 95.3, Daniel Gould 85.1, Hamish Dalzell,94.2, Andrew Donaldson 99.9, John Fleming 98.5, Martin Fleming 93.1, 99.8, Carl Nordqvist 96.3.

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■ CROSS COUNTRY

In brief Young star rising

Taonga earns NZ team spot

One of New Zealand sport’s rising stars is about to make her mark in a second discipline. Eighteenyear-old Kate Heffernan was promoted into the Southern Steel netball side earlier this week as a replacement for Dani Gray, who suffered a serious knee injury back in round four. It’s not the first time this year the Otago teen has made a breakthrough in the sporting world, having debuted for the White Ferns cricket team in March.

Heffernan played in two Twenty20s against the West Indies, and has proven handy on the netball court as well, making her first appearance for the Steel last Monday.

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Country where he came first.

At the championships in Taupo he was a part of the Canterbury team which finished on the podium, winning a silver medal.

Earlier this year, at Ashburton College’s athletics finals day, Mbambo broke a record that had previously stood for 37 years. He broke the under-19 boys’ 3000m record. His new record time of 9.24.8 minutes, around six seconds faster than the previous record set by Bruce Gabites.

His win at the Aorakis in the same event was also a new Aoraki record time.

With his spot in the New Zealand team now secure, Mbambo was taking time off this week before getting back into full training next week in preparation for the Australian Championships.

Ashburton’s Taonga Mbambo has been selected into the New Zealand secondary schools’ cross country team to travel to the Australian Championships.

Mbambo – a Year 13 student at Ashburton College – was selected after finishing sixth at the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Cross Country in Taupo at the weekend.

He ran a time of 19.50 minutes which was good enough to earn him selection to the team which will travel to Australia’s Sunshine Coast in August for the Australian Open and Schools Cross Country Championships.

Coached by Timaru’s Craig Motley, Mbambo’s weekly trips to Timaru have paid off and are reflected in his results.

Mbambo’s form in Taupo followed on from success at the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ Cross

Debut for NZ Bronco Brisbane rookie Jamayne Isaako is set to cap a rapid rise when he makes his international debut on the right wing for the Kiwis in Sunday’s test against England in Denver. New coach Michael Maguire will reveal his side tomorrow, but Isaako – one of seven new faces in the 19-man squad on Sunday - has been told he will start the match at Mile High Stadium. “I’ve had a couple of conversations with Michael and obviously spoke about positions and where I’m going to be put,” said Isaako. “I think I’ll be on the right wing and hopefully things go well.”

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Right – Taonga Mbambo on his way to sixth place at the national secondary schools’ cross country championships.

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In brief Beale backs Wallabies Kurtley Beale has revealed Australia’s game plan to deliver the Wallabies a stirring series triumph over Ireland. And it’s not reliant on aerial kicks for superstar fullback Israel Folau. Beale believes the Wallabies’ best chance of beating the European champions in Saturday night’s series decider in Sydney will be through traditional ball-in-hand rugby – Australian style. While the Wallabies won’t ditch the high kicks for Folau and winger Dane Haylett-Petty, which have yet to reap try-scoring rewards in the first two split tests, Beale says retaining possession is key at Allianz Stadium.

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Frizell in line

Kate Oliver and her Mt Somers A side will take on Hampstead A when Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier competition resumes tonight.

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■ NETBALL

Fight resumes for top four

By Erin TaskEr

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The fight to stay in the top flight heats up tonight when Mid Canterbury Netball’s ACL premier grades return to the court after a week off.

Teams had a break last week, due to the national indoor bowls tournament taking over the stadium for the whole week, and a few teams will head into tonight’s penultimate games of round two hoping that the week off has done them good.

Looking at the points table, it’s clear who this season’s frontrunners are. Celtic A are well clear at the top of the table on 12 points

having not been beaten so far this season, while the remaining five teams are all within two points of each other down the other end.

The team at the bottom of the premier one leaderboard at the end of the round will face a promotion/relegation match against the top premier two team and just who that will be at this point is anyone’s guess.

Sitting in the bottom of the table on four points with two games to go are United A, with just one win to their name in round two so far.

Life isn’t going to get any easier for them tonight either, with Celt-

ic A their next opponents. Celtic A have barely been troubled so far this season and the question on everyone’s minds is can they be beaten this year? United A will be hoping the answer is yes, and that they’re the team to do it.

Just above United A on the points table on five points are both Ashburton College A and Mt Somers A. Both have just one win to their names too, but they each have a bonus point cushion.

Mt Somers – the new side to the competition after earning themselves automatic promotion from premier two at the end of the season’s first round – will take on Hampstead A tonight,

while Ashburton College A faces Methven A. Both Methven A and Hampstead A are just one point further up the points table than their opponents, on six points each. Both have won one game, and came away with a draw when they played each other.

Mt Somers will play Hampstead A in the night’s opening round at 6.30pm, while the other two premier one games will hit the court at 7.30pm.

Down in premier two Celtic B takes on Ashburton College B tonight, while Southern A takes on Celtic C and Methven B takes on Rakaia A.

■ FOOTBALL

Ferns coach on leave; inquiry under way Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has been placed on leave as an independent investigation is launched into the Football Ferns environment.

Thirteen Ferns players have written letters of complaint to New Zealand Football around the conduct and behaviour of Heraf, and as a result, Heraf is on special leave with immediate effect from his roles until the completion of the necessary employment processes.

Heraf has been given a notice of investigation with a proposal for suspension, with an independent investigator to be

appointed by the New Zealand Football Executive Committee, in association with the NZ Professional Footballers Association (NZPFA), to review the Football Ferns environment.

New Zealand Football confirmed they received a letter from the NZPFA on Monday with a number of complaints from the players of the Football Ferns, while another letter followed from a previous staff member, causing NZF to put Heraf on leave.

“We are very disappointed to be in a position where some of the players from within the Foot-

ball Ferns have felt the need to formally lodge a complaint with NZ Football and would like to thank them for coming forward,” said New Zealand Football President Deryck Shaw.

“We hold player welfare as a matter of utmost importance and that is why we are conducting a thorough, independent review.

“We want to ensure we better understand these issues in an objective review. There is no place for inappropriate behaviour of any kind with New Zealand Football.

“New Zealand Football has

clear policies and procedures to protect the welfare of staff and players.

“We are focused on creating an environment which gives the Football Ferns, and all of our national teams, the best chance of winning on the world stage.”

The review will commence this week with the appointment of the independent investigator.

The terms of reference under which the investigator is engaged, and the individual appointed to conduct the investigation, will be signed off by the NZPFA. - NZME

Shannon Frizell is set to cap a momentous week for his family by being included in the All Blacks team for the third test against France. Highlanders flanker Frizell should be the beneficiary of injuries to others in his position, handing him an international debut at his Super Rugby home ground in Dunedin. The match on Saturday falls a day before older brother and NRL star Tyson Frizell tries to help wrap up a State of Origin series win for New South Wales in game two against Queensland in Sydney. Rugby league was never a realistic prospect for Shannon, who grew up with an adopted family in Tonga while Tyson was raised in Sydney.

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Aussies crushed Australia captain Tim Paine maintains his beleaguered side can prevent a series whitewash against England despite their Trent Bridge traumas. England have never clean swept Australia in a series of more than three matches before, but the signs of that duck being broken looked ominous in Nottingham on Tuesday as Eoin Morgan’s side crushed the world champions by 242 runs. It was Australia’s heaviest defeat in 915 matches as the rampant hosts smashed a world record 6-481 against an under-strength attack.

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No scars for SBW A bout of the dropsies against the Wallabies in Dunedin a year ago has left no scarring for fit-again All Black Sonny Bill Williams. Crosscode star Williams is poised to be recalled for the third test against France on Saturday in a swift recuperation which has foiled a planned a holiday with his family.

Keyhole surgery on a knee problem three weeks ago was meant to require six weeks’ recovery but the 32-year-old is instead in line for a 47th cap and just his second test appearance at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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Murray cautious Andy Murray said he was feeling “decent” after finally making his comeback following 11 months on the sidelines, but has not ruled out missing Wimbledon. The threetime grand slam champion played his first competitive match since SW19 last year – 342 days ago – and put in a spirited display in going down to a three-set defeat to Nick Kyrgios at the Fever-Tree Championships at Queen’s Club.

Murray went under the knife on his hip problem in January.

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■ TRAINER REVIEWS CAREER

Talented Lewis Caroll retires Quality galloper Lewis Caroll has finally succumbed to lingering knee issues and the decision has been made to retire the fiveyear-old son of Darci Brahma.

“It’s common knowledge his entire career that he failed the vet for Hong Kong,” breeder, part-owner and trainer Ngaire Fraser said.

“My daughter Wendy has done an amazing job looking after him, but after Whangarei we Xrayed him and pulled the pin.

His knees have got too bad to go on so we retired him.

“My daughter is very sad because she’s worked so hard on him, but I said we have got to remember the good times.

“He was a very talented horse.

We won five races with him (and nearly $100,000 in stakes). The vet said he had to be very brave to do what he did when you look at the X-rays.”

Lewis Caroll was the only horse Fraser had in work and she said she would like to find a nice

Bad knees have forced Lewis Caroll’s retirement.

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Hawke’s Bay trainer John Bary has experienced Group One glory in Australia with Jimmy Choux and he is hoping to repeat the dose with his half-sister Miss Wilson in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Club Tiara (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday.

“It’s exciting to be back over here having a go and having another crack at the Aussies,” Bary said.

“She has travelled really well which is the important thing. We are happy with our gate (10) so we will see what happens. With the emergencies out she will come into gate eight.”

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home for him before re-evaluating her future training career.

“It would be wonderful if we could find him a nice home because he is a kind horse and not being big would perhaps suit

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 21 June, 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.50pm (NZT) SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT C3, 295m 1 11572 Cosmic Ruben 17.23 ................J McInerney 2 2F111 Unfounded 17.43........................J M Jopson 3 32443 Opawa Jumper 17.17 ......................R Wales 4 85113 Billy Frost 17.55 .............................. M Grant 5 61332 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 6 22712 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ...................... L Waretini 7 42434 Barellen Panther 17.44 ................C Roberts 8 11216 Call Me Flo 17.36 ..................... A Botherway 9 33517 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 10 36648 Chop Shop 17.32 ......................J McInerney 2 5.15pm KAIKANUI TAVERN DASH C4, 295m 1 12432 Dissident 17.30 ............................C Roberts 2 16675 Fiery Jen 17.27 ................................ B Dann 3 35177 Debbie Baxter 17.34 .................J McInerney 4 17246 Homebush Scorpio 17.38 .........J McInerney 5 47313 Black Tori 17.45.........................A Bradshaw 6 84731 Jinja Brian 17.15 .......................... L Waretini 7 72237 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 8 21467 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 9 31486 Martha Magic 17.33 H & .....................Taylor 10 78816 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J & ...................D Fahey 3 5.41pm COALGATE TAVERN DASH C3, 295m 1 46821 Know Respect 17.28 ......................G Cleeve 2 21381 Rand 17.19 ................................J M Jopson 3 16162 Shanly Star 17.39 ..............................C Weir 4 22212 Mitcham Reado nwtd ................J McInerney 5 13225 Zipping Lance 17.60 .....................R Adcock 6 74112 Elodea 17.51 .............................R Blackburn

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a lot of people that just want a nice horse to hack around,” she said.

“He was my only horse in work. We had hoped that we were going to get another season

out of him but we were always aware that this could happen.

“We’ll just take a deep breath and review the situation. It’s been my whole life really.”

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Progressive stayer Makdanife has joined the Sydney stable of champion ex-pat Kiwi trainer Chris Waller. Patiently handled

by Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley, Makdanife won three of his 17 starts in New Zealand, and was placed on a further three occasions. “The owner has been really patient with him and he is a lightly raced rising six-yearold,” Tiley said. “There are better opportunities for the horse to earn some prizemoney in Sydney.”

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

7 17511 Half Silver Fern 17.39 ...............J McInerney 8 12315 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 9 33517 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 10 77763 Epic Mango 17.18 ......................J M Jopson 4 6.05pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 66331 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 2 36684 Sergess 17.28 ...........................J McInerney 3 12264 Come A Guster nwtd....................... M Grant 4 42441 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 5 66x61 Another Belle 17.22 ...................J M Jopson 6 35355 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 ...................R Wales 7 27411 Miss Dupre 17.33 ............................. B Dann 8 23525 Treville 17.33 .............................R Blackburn 9 31486 Martha Magic 17.33 H & .....................Taylor 10 48662 Nozzno Fear 17.23.................... A Bradshaw 5 6.31pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 4348x Harry Fields nwtd ..........................R Adcock 2 42782 Smash Attack 17.22 ........................ M Grant 3 12512 Fired Up Jasper 17.20 ..................... B Dann 4 52142 Howie Bale 17.17 .........................C Roberts 5 15327 Flower Bomb 17.06 ...................A Bradshaw 6 75365 Botany Cold 17.22 ....................J McInerney 7 13114 Dusky Brew 17.35 S & ....................B Evans 8 62245 Midnight Bolt 17.36 ............................C Weir 9 31878 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 10 31486 Martha Magic 17.33 H & .....................Taylor 6 6.59pm (NZT) ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH C4/5, 295m 1 23364 Inside Affair 17.16 .............................J Dunn 2 22377 Cawbourne Britty 17.30 ...............C Roberts 3 18635 Ohoka Billy 17.08 ......................... L Waretini 4 36126 Cosmic Jase 17.42 ...................J McInerney 5 13713 Sunlit Johnny 17.23 ...........................C Weir 6 42111 Dove Love 17.35 ................................C Weir 7 57313 Shallay Pallay 17.07 J &..................D Fahey

8 14536 Technic 17.21 H & ...............................Taylor 9 31878 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 10 48662 Nozzno Fear 17.23.................... A Bradshaw 7 7.22pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NEW ZEALAND STAYERS CUP HEAT C2dq, 732m 1 76233 Goldstar Ashton nwtd S & ...............B Evans 2 72525 Vicki Keeping nwtd J &....................D Fahey 3 67147 Opawa Racer nwtd..........................R Wales 4 52424 Trip To Eden nwtd..............................B Craik 5 12261 Opawa Abbie Joy nwtd J & .............D Fahey 6 14271 Avenger Bale nwtd .......................C Roberts 7 12226 Galway Gal nwtd S & ......................B Evans 8 11411 Ring The Bell 43.18.......................R Adcock 9 63257 Verta Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 10 24426 Go Belle nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 8 7.41pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NEW ZEALAND STAYERS CUP HEAT C2dq, 732m 1 66655 Goldstar Jagger nwtd S & ...............B Evans 2 11112 Dusty Gambler nwtd ....................... K Walsh 3 11126 Translator 43.71 J & ........................D Fahey 4 87347 Pirate’s Curse nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 5 32512 Opawa Tab nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 6 31767 Opawa Plum nwtd ...........................R Wales 7 65673 Southern Lights nwtd ..................R Hamilton 8 27887 Luciastar nwtd ...........................J McInerney 9 63257 Verta Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 10 F2323 Peekay Shout nwtd .........................R Wales 9 8.05pm BARRON’S SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 1 C5q, 520m 1 18737 Must Be Rusty 30.24.................J McInerney 2 31328 Crotty 30.41 ..............................A Bradshaw 3 22323 Egomaniacal 30.17 J & ...................D Fahey 4 3x763 Fair Pippa 30.09 J &........................D Fahey 5 18183 Umbridge Bale 30.20 ...................C Roberts 6 11515 Dave’s Dot 30.19 .......................J McInerney

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41613 Allen Mack 30.30 .........................C Roberts 61111 Dyna Dave 29.83 .........................C Roberts 37144 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 64255 Opawa Rooster 29.99 J & ...............D Fahey 10 8.31pm BARRON’S SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 2 C5q, 520m 1 36542 Panel Beater nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 2 11882 David’s Legacy 30.15 ................ M Robinson 3 31121 Rockstar Kobe 30.39....................C Roberts 4 14218 Dirk Bale 30.03 ............................C Roberts 5 43715 Dyna Vernon 30.46 ......................C Roberts 6 15637 Opawa Timo 30.20 J & ....................D Fahey 7 12436 Tom Tee 29.82...............................R Adcock 8 18622 Think Tank nwtd ........................J McInerney 9 37144 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 10 44255 Shreddin’ 30.34 J & .........................D Fahey 11 8.56pm CRATE & BARREL PUBLICANS CUP C3, 520m 1 27422 Hankenstein 30.44 ....................A Bradshaw 2 63435 Dyna Bart 30.36 ...........................C Roberts 3 31214 Eyrewell Turbo 30.39 ...................... H Cairns 4 74747 Helski Bale 30.18 .........................C Roberts 5 24453 Opawa Brad 30.19 J & ....................D Fahey 6 14572 Princely Gold nwtd ....................J McInerney 7 12753 Spring Sam 30.40 .....................J McInerney 8 24316 Eyrewell Martin 30.57 .................... H Cairns 9 61384 Shady Snapper 30.46 ..................C Roberts 10 21468 Ming Ming 30.39 .......................A Bradshaw 12 9.21pm SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 16158 Nicey Spicey 17.11 ...................A Bradshaw 2 13221 Detective Dash 17.41 ................J McInerney 3 75116 Edge Of Town 17.13......................R Adcock 4 12356 Danziger 17.10..........................R Blackburn 5 32114 Smash Wild 17.08 ........................... M Grant

6 45515 Sarcasm 17.02 ...............................G Cleeve 7 31251 Cash A Roo 17.31 S & ....................B Evans 8 12216 Nangar Warrior nwtd ..........................C Weir 9 31878 Smash Bomber 17.23 ..................... M Grant 10 78816 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J & ...................D Fahey LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Cosmic Ruben, Opawa Jumper, Barellen Panther, Call Me Flo, Unfounded Race 2: Dissident, Fiery Jen, High Dreamer, Jinja Brian, Martha Magic Race 3: Shanly Star, Zipping Lance, Mitcham Reado, Know Respect, Rand Race 4: Sergess, Come A Guster, Saraya Jayde, Miss Dupre, Martha Magic Race 5: Fired Up Jasper, Harry Fields, Flower Bomb, Smash Attack, Midnight Bolt Race 6: Shallay Pallay, Inside Affair, Sunlit Johnny, Dove Love, Cawbourne Britty Race 7: Ring The Bell, Avenger Bale, Trip To Eden, Opawa Abbie Joy, Vicki Keeping Race 8: Dusty Gambler, Opawa Tab, Translator, Southern Lights, Pirate’s Curse Race 9: Dyna Dave, Egomaniacal, Fair Pippa, Dave’s Dot, Allen Mack Race 10: Tom Tee, Dirk Bale, Panel Beater, Rockstar Kobe, David’s Legacy Race 11: Hankenstein, Dyna Bart, Eyrewell Turbo, Opawa Brad, Eyrewell Martin Race 12: Nangar Warrior, Edge Of Town, Danziger, Smash Wild, Nicey Spicey - NZME

8 340x0 Coolin Roo (14) 56.5 .............K Mudhoo (a1) 9 08029 Eden Rose (1) 56.5 ......................T Moseley 10 438x9 Elegido (16) 56.5.................... B Murray (a3) 11 250x8 Jane Avril (3) 56.5 ......................... C Barnes 12 x30x5 Sebring’s Delight (9) 56.5................S Collett 13 7 Adventuress (4) 56.5 ....................... J Morris 14 0 Jildi Jildi 56.5................................ Scratched 15 0 Flags A Flying 56.5 ...................... Scratched 16 07 Hercules Morse (10) 58.5 17 7x0x9 Hank Marvin (15) 58.5 .............. S Muniandy 18 00Lx0 Troy Boy (8) 58.5 ........ S Toolooa (a4) 19 7x000 Kerrytowncharlotte (13) 56.5 20 06000 Fivewayeight (7) 56.5 Emergencies: Flags A Flying, Hercules Morse, Hank Marvin, Troy Boy, Kerrytowncharlotte, Fivewayeight 8 4.04pm NORTHSTAR RESTAURANT AND BAR $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 x0581 Pat In Brackets dm (12) 60.... S Toolooa (a4) 2 16997 Boysway m (6) 59.5.....................K Kwo (a3) 3 3154 Orepuki Lad d (4) 59 ........................J Lowry 4 64157 Doppelganger m (8) 58 ................T Moseley 5 4500x Skeen (5) 58 ........................ R Mudhoo (a4) 6 8x530 The Kraken m (11) 57 ............... S Muniandy 7 6061x Sulcifera (9) 56.5 ................G Saejorhor (a4) 8 91923 Valetina Vittoria (7) 56.5 9 8x210 Patricia Rose d (10) 56 ...............L Callaway 10 07180 Sitarist d (2) 56........................ G Jogoo (a1) 11 07306 Tenfold m (3) 55 ..............T Comignaghi (a2) 12 66048 Van Gogh m (14) 55............ R Firdhaus (a3)

13 088x0 Abraxos (13) 54.5 ......................... C Barnes 14 6x409 Verna Audrey d (1) 54.5 ..................S Collett Blinkers on : Mighty Mak, Rockwithme (R2), Galisini, Izalloyd, Amour La Vie, Mah Girl (R4), Warbird, Talkaboutme (R5), Jane Avril (R7) Blinkers off : Violetmary (R5), Imeldas Girl (R6), The Kraken, Van Gogh (R8) Winkers on : Violetmary (R5), The Kraken (R8) Winkers off : Rockwithme (R2), Izalloyd (R4), Jane Avril (R7) LEGEND: X - Spell of three months SELECTIONS: Race 1: Kings Pal, Ablaze, Shezatoucha, Tilly Dunnage, Sir Ed Race 2: Tatum, Colour Me Red, Keyboard Warrior, Painted Angel, Fiendish Race 3: Galway Garry, Moyrabella, What’s Up Alf, El Bee Darci, News Flash Race 4: Bogatyr, Sekatia, Way Too Easy, Galisini, Follow The Stars Race 5: Lo Azalea, Boyslightup, Tap Tap, Rockapan, Show Cloud Race 6: Black Label, Miss Brahmos, On Point, Dreaming Easy, Wolff Spirit Race 7: Villeret, She’s Fun, Miss Catherine, Sebring’s Delight, Eden Rose Race 8: Pat In Brackets, Orepuki Lad, Valetina Vittoria, The Kraken, Doppelganger

Oamaru gallops Today at Oamaru

Oamaru Jockey Club Venue: Oamaru Meeting Date: 21 June, 2018 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 11.57am (NZT) SCOTT SIMPSON CONTRACTING $11,000, Rating 80 Benchmark, 2200m 1 0x092 Kings Pal tdm (5) 59.5.....................S Collett 2 92661 Ablaze m (1) 59 ................................J Lowry 3 x1143 Shezatoucha dm (2) 56...T Comignaghi (a2) 4 45162 Tilly Dunnage m (3) 55.5........ B Murray (a3) 5 12006 Sir Ed (4) 54 ................................K Kwo (a3) 2 12.32pm KUROW HOTEL MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 332 Colour Me Red (6) 58.5 ...................J Lowry 2 0x024 Keyboard Warrior (9) 58.5 ......B Morgenrood 3 99673 Painted Angel (2) 58.5 ..........K Mudhoo (a1) 4 85430 Master Courtsman (7) 58.5 .............J Laking 5 x7909 Mighty Mak (3) 58.5 ............... B Murray (a3) 6 83432 Tatum b (12) 56.5 ............T Comignaghi (a2) 7 x5824 Fiendish b (10) 56.5 .....................T Moseley 8 x8044 Royal Mistress (13) 56.5 .................S Collett 9 x6005 Dylans Pride (1) 56.5 ..................L Callaway 10 48x00 Black Eyed Susan (4) 56.5..........K Kwo (a3) 11 06000 Fivewayeight (11) 56.5 ............ G Jogoo (a1) 12 009. Rockwithme (8) 56.5 ........... R Firdhaus (a3) 13 08000 Sapphon (5) 56.5 .......................... C Barnes 14 98x0 Shock And Awe (14) 56.5 ..G Saejorhor (a4) 15 7x000 Kerrytowncharlotte (15) 56.5 Emergency: Kerrytowncharlotte 3 1.07pm PK KERBING LTD $11,000, Rating 80

Benchmark, 1400m 1 x8748 News Flash tdm (1) 60 ....T Comignaghi (a2) 2 50254 El Bee Darci dm (6) 58.5..............K Williams 3 44233 What’s Up Alf dm (4) 56.5 ...........K Kwo (a3) 4 51531 Galway Garry m (2) 55.5........ B Murray (a3) 5 x2811 Moyrabella tdm (3) 54 .....................S Collett 6 81600 Rideitlikeustoleit td (5) 54 ....R Beeharry (a4) 4 1.42pm DR KANO’S VIRTUAL REALITY MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 62 Bogatyr (6) 58.5 ................... R Mudhoo (a4) 2 4 Sekatia (8) 58.5....................... G Jogoo (a1) 3 40877 Galisini (9) 58.5 ............................K Williams 4 00x08 Over Think (4) 58.5 ............G Saejorhor (a4) 5 5x8x Izalloyd (11) 56.5.....................T Jonker (a3) 6 0 Too Precious (5) 56.5 ......................S Collett 7 888x0 Amour La Vie (3) 56.5 ................... C Barnes 8 Follow The Stars (12) 56.5 ...........T Moseley 9 0 Mah Girl (13) 56.5 .......................K Kwo (a3) 10 9 Never Quitz (10) 56.5 .......... R Firdhaus (a3) 11 800x0 Onthesauce (1) 56.5 .......T Comignaghi (a2) 12 307x6 Way Too Easy b (2) 56.5 ................. J Morris 13 48x0 Our Golden Girl (7) 53.5 .........Z Bholah (a4) 5 2.17pm SPORTS BAR CENTRAL MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 Lord Hercules (4) 58.5 .....................J Lowry 2 6x2 Lo Azalea (7) 56.5........................K Williams 3 x00x4 Boyslightup (2) 56.5 ............... B Murray (a3) 4 84404 Tap Tap (12) 56.5 ............................S Collett 5 577x5 Rockapan (10) 56.5 ...................... C Barnes

6 8. Show Cloud (6) 56.5 ............ R Mudhoo (a4) 7 700. Warbird (5) 56.5 ..............T Comignaghi (a2) 8 76x Euphrasia (3) 56.5 .............G Saejorhor (a4) 9 0x570 My Soprano (1) 56.5 ....................T Moseley 10 660x9 Talkaboutme (9) 56.5 ..................K Kwo (a3) 11 0 Violetmary (8) 56.5.............. R Firdhaus (a3) 12 7 Remedy (11) 53.5 ................. S Toolooa (a4) 6 2.52pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1200m 1 18501 Black Label d (6) 59.5 .............Z Bholah (a4) 2 977x5 Wolff Spirit dmb (2) 59.5 .............K Kwo (a3) 3 685x1 Belle Hope dm (8) 59 ...................K Williams 4 32221 Miss Brahmos m (5) 59 .......... B Murray (a3) 5 0x162 On Point d (1) 59 ..............................J Lowry 6 87936 Mia Mamma td (4) 58.5 ...T Comignaghi (a2) 7 64902 Dreaming Easy (10) 58 ....... R Firdhaus (a3) 8 1x008 Twilight Meteor dm (7) 58..... R Mudhoo (a4) 9 51009 Imeldas Girl (9) 57.5 .......................J Laking 10 82306 Tapilize d (3) 56.5 ............................S Collett 7 3.27pm OAMARU LIQUORLAND MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 002 Villeret (6) 58.5...................G Saejorhor (a4) 2 70447 Al Be Civics (12) 58.5 .................L Callaway 3 0440x Courts King (5) 58.5................ G Jogoo (a1) 4 49. Flash Gordon (11) 58.5 .............B Hong (a4) 5 8x6 Strad 58.5 .................................... Scratched 6 x0243 Miss Catherine (17) 56.5..............K Williams 7 Lx4L2 She’s Fun (2) 56.5 T Comignaghi (a2)

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Ashburton Guardian 19

Thursday, June 21, 2018

■ RICCARTON PROSPECT

Smell of success about Flying Sardine Seven career wins and more than $120,000 in stakes is not a bad record for a mare who was essentially given away two years ago.

That is the tally Flying Sardine has accumulated since beginning her career with Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler.

The Gr.3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1600m) place-getter has won her last two starts and will be looking for more success on Saturday when she competes in the Greenwood Amberley Cup (1600m) at Riccarton.

“I’m rapt with the way she is going. I can’t really fault her,” Tyler said.

“They were good efforts. She’s not really big, she’s only a runt of a horse and would barely be 15 hands. To carry 58kg in a handicap last-start, it was a pretty good effort.”

The Flying Spur five-year-old

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has been freshened since her laststart win at Riccarton last month and is being set for a tilt at the Gr.3 121st Winter Cup (1600m) in August.

“She had 10 days off, the Winter Cup is her main aim so I thought I would give her a wee break. I couldn’t be happier with her going into this.

“She will probably have one more run before the Winter Cup, just bearing in mind I don’t want her to get up in the weights too much.”

Flying Sardine didn’t impress earlier on in life due to not being much bigger than her namesake and was given to Tyler to try and win a few races in the South Island.

“Bernie Myers (brother of trainer Kevin) gave her to me actually, he sent her down and said she wasn’t very big, but should win a few races down here,” Tyler said.

“She has turned out better than anyone expected. The original deal was just a couple of bottles of drink, but I ended up giving him $5000 because she’s done such a good job. But she was pretty much just a giveaway.

“She had a couple of jump outs up north with Kevin (Myers) as a three-year-old and she has just come down and matured.

“If you looked at her, she still turns a lot of heads now and people can’t believe what she is doing.

I can’t believe what she is doing either, she has obviously got a huge will to win, so hopefully there are still big things to come.”

Meanwhile, Tyler will take five horses to Oamaru today and rates Galway Garry his best chance of the day.

Right – Flying Sardine (outside) will be looking for success at Riccarton on Saturday.

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 21 June, 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 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 4.59pm (NZT) FORBURY PARK SPORTS BAR TROT $7000, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2200m 1 Moment Of Glory (1) fr .................. A Armour 2 73774 Edesia (2) fr .................................. K Butt (J) 3 965x5 Muscle Pat (3) fr .......................B Williamson 4 P8 Magic Galleon (4) fr ...................B Munro (J) 5 009 Sweet Jeweliette (5) fr...................B Orange 6 07890 Missalyssa (6) fr ............................... D Dunn 7 62262 Pat The Monkey (7) fr............. J Morrison (J) 8 2352 Horse Of Course (8) fr .............P Williamson 9 6x962 Sunrise Spur (9) fr........................J Versteeg 10 803 Majestic Rose (U1) fr .............. M Williamson 2 5.25pm DUNEDIN CITY MOTORS MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr44 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00989 Country Swing (1) fr .................. C Purvis (J) 2 8060 Bhakti (2) fr .............................. J Kennett (J) 3 90690 Vigoroso (3) fr ...............................B Orange 4 84762 My Blue Heaven (4) fr ..............B Williamson 5 67836 Jamies Bad Boy (5) fr.......................R Close 6 77209 Be Holme By Three (6) fr ........ N Williamson 7 00999 Fleur Galleon (7) fr ........................... D Dunn 8 93375 Bullys Princess (8) fr ..................R McIlwrick 9 20280 Matinee Idol (21) fr .................. M Williamson 10 00022 Rafa Novak (22) fr ......................B Munro (J) 3 5.50pm MEMORIAL NIGHT 12TH JULY 2018 MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr45 to mr50 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 0 The Little One (1) fr ....................R McIlwrick 2 7 Southin Excuse (2) fr .....................K Larsen 3 89884 Ivana Legacy (3) fr ........................ A Armour

4 Lucys Delight (4) fr ......................B McLellan 5 6 Mister H (5) fr ...................................R Close 6 3580x Yankee Miss (6) fr ......................C Ferguson 7 9244 Kate’s Carrera (7) fr ......................B Orange 8 56652 Bush Man (8) fr ....................... M Williamson 9 006x0 Morven Lass (21) fr .........................J W Cox 10 0003 Clifton Flutter (U1) fr ................. L McKay (J) 4 6.16pm HOUSE OF TRAVEL JUNIOR DRIVERS (HT 3) MOBILE PCE $7000, 4yo+ r40 to r55 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 53100 Pegasus Kommander (1) fr ...... J Kennett (J) 2 57212 Pete’s Dash (2) fr ......................M Hurrell (J) 3 99477 Port Hanover (3) fr .................... L McKay (J) 4 69x00 Rockefeller (4) fr......................... D Keast (J) 5 67293 Miss Fandango (5) fr ................. C Purvis (J) 6 07x00 Bite The Dust (6) fr ................B Laughton (J) 7 900x3 Chilli Franco (7) fr...................... M Purvis (J) 8 37342 Queen Of Glory (8) fr .............. S O’Reilly (J) 9 06031 Dismara (21) fr ....................... J Morrison (J) 10 04831 Ohoka Johnny (22) fr .................B Munro (J) 11 08x08 Neve Franco (23) fr ..............A Fitzgerald (J) 12 106x6 T C Business (24) fr ..................E Barron (J) 13 41090 Possente Cavallo (25) fr ................ K Butt (J) 5 6.41pm $25,000 PICK 6 STARTS NOW MOBILE PACE $7500, 2yo+ r40 to r47, mr48 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 6 Notaword (1) fr ...........................R McIlwrick 2 08689 Olde Oak Emma (2) fr ...................B Orange 3 32485 El Dinero (3) fr............................C Jones (J) 4 62859 Misty Memory (4) fr ................. M Williamson 5 67906 Kagee VC (5) fr ...................... S Walkinshaw 6 43789 Beaudiene Gambler (6) fr ....... N Williamson 7 47570 Shardan Suzie (7) fr .................. C McDowell 8 06976 Annie Fitz (8) fr ......................... C Purvis (J) 9 15724 Aveross Ferrari (21) fr ...............D O’Connell

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10 20059 Reddington (22) fr ......................B Munro (J) 11 90x86 Change It (23) fr ............................... D Dunn 12 21390 The Bull Pen (24) fr ..................B Williamson 13 68787 Lady’s Lass (25) fr.................... T Robertson 14 08880 Chief Kapai (26) fr .................B Laughton (J) 6 7.06pm HOUSE OF TRAVEL JUNIOR DRIVERS (HT 4) MOBILE TRT $7000, 4yo+ r40 to r55 mob. trot jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 33505 Scarlett Lane (1) fr .................... C Purvis (J) 2 02423 Whatasista (2) fr........................M Hurrell (J) 3 00x43 Dusky Eyre (3) fr ........................ D Keast (J) 4 86828 Och Aye The Noo (4) fr ............. L McKay (J) 5 95203 Westy Boyz (5) fr........................B Munro (J) 6 00570 Wandering Star (6) fr................ J Kennett (J) 7 55435 Bono Hest (7) fr.........................E Barron (J) 8 0518x Ed Wood (8) fr ......................... S O’Reilly (J) 9 63082 Imran Khan (21) fr ......................... K Butt (J) 10 37995 Neverneverland (22) fr ........... J Morrison (J) 11 51094 Still Eyre (23) fr .....................B Laughton (J) 12 04508 Sugar Cane (24) fr ...............A Fitzgerald (J) 13 99049 Insignificant (25) fr .....................C Jones (J) 14 25510 Crusher Collins (U1) fr .............. M Purvis (J) 7 7.31pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA FIELDWICK MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r48 to r52, r53 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 24336 Rozzano (1) fr ............................C Ferguson 2 0x108 Night School (2) fr ...........................J W Cox 3 05217 Coolhand Easton (3) fr ..................... D Dunn 4 03923 No More Change (4) fr .......... J Campbell (J) 5 868x7 Clifton Tactic (5) fr ..................... L McKay (J) 6 57x21 Evangeline Franco (6) fr ................ K Barclay 7 42316 Gotta Be Downtown (7) fr..............B Orange 8 0670x Marat Saf Finn fr .......................... Scratched 9 27356 Loma Jaccka (21) fr ...................... B Barclay 10 40098 Melina Lowe (22) fr .....................B McLellan

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57824 Bettor B Ready (23) fr ..................T Williams 57404 Gabby’s Star (24) fr ....................R McIlwrick 059x8 Toby O’Gara (25) fr ................. N Williamson 00648 Honour The Bet (26) fr ..............M Hurrell (J) 8 7.56pm NEXT RACEMEETING 28TH JUNE 2018 HADICAP PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2200m 1 66496 Razcal Alley (1) fr ................... S Walkinshaw 2 57860 Driftin Away (2) fr .................... M Williamson 3 58 Ellz Angel (3) fr ...........................B McLellan 4 380x8 Tact Denzel (4) fr .......................M Hurrell (J) 5 50060 Tin Roof Blues (5) fr .................. C McDowell 6 76850 Bettors Atom (6) fr......................C Ferguson 7 5783 Olive Cook (7) fr ..............................J W Cox 8 87 Also Jaccka (8) fr .......................... B Barclay 9 62574 Complete Package (9) fr .................. D Dunn 10 68960 Afro Dizzy Yak (10) fr........................R Close 11 Mad Dog Maddy (11) fr ..............B Munro (J) 12 79 William Holden (12) fr ............. N Williamson 9 8.21pm COWELL’S PAVLOVA MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r53 to r60 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 15678 Whata Razzle Dazzle (1) fr .............. D Dunn 2 05128 Kotare Elite (2) fr ...........................B Orange 3 x1019 Elva Jaccka (3) fr .................... M Williamson 4 19769 Vera’s Delight (4) fr......................B McLellan 5 x7715 Dianne Lorena (5) fr .....................T Williams 6 21 Glens Of Tekoa (6) fr .............. S Walkinshaw 7 60930 The Manipulator (7) fr ..............B Williamson 8 11 Born To Boogie (8) fr ..................... B Barclay 9 x3210 James Butt (21) fr ..........................K Larsen 10 69053 Glenisthebettor (22) fr ................... K Butt (J) 11 89534 Black Art fr ................................... Scratched 12 18431 Dachy (23) fr ........................... N Williamson 13 61216 Nerve Of Steel (24) fr ......................J W Cox 10 8.46pm FIREMECH CLAIMERS SERIES (HT 3)

MOBILE PACE $7000, claimers 4yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 80975 Go Getta (1) fr .................................. D Dunn 2 90479 Knockmanaugh (2) fr .............. M Williamson 3 83675 Alexy (3) fr .................................D O’Connell 4 0x500 Major Hippie (4) fr ...........................J W Cox 5 50062 Real Dash (5) fr............................T Williams 6 x4581 Machie Mach (6) fr .....................R McIlwrick 7 02113 Four Starzzz Shiraz (7) fr .......... C Purvis (J) 8 128P6 Linton Shard (8) fr .................. S Walkinshaw 9 00029 Westar Sam (21) fr ...................B Williamson 10 69056 Motu Speedy Star (22) fr............C Ferguson 11 04054 Rah De Rah (23) fr........................ K Butt (J) 12 46x00 Billy Klondike (U1) fr.........................R Close LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months SELECTIONS: Race 1: Horse Of Course, Majestic Rose, Sunrise Spur, Pat The Monkey Race 2: Be Holme By Three, Rafa Novak, My Blue Heaven, Vigoroso Race 3: Kate’s Carrera, Clifton Flutter, Bush Man, Ivana Legacy Race 4: Possente Cavallo, Ohoka Johnny, Chilli Franco, Pete’s Dash Race 5: The Bull Pen, El Dinero, Misty Memory, Shardan Suzie Race 6: Crusher Collins, Och Aye The Noo, Imran Khan, Whatasista Race 7: Coolhand Easton, Gotta Be Downtown, Rozzano, Bettor B Ready Race 8: Olive Cook, Complete Package, Ellz Angel, Tact Denzel Race 9: Born To Boogie, James Butt, Kotare Elite Race 10: Knockmanaugh, Rah De Rah, Machie Mach, Four Starzzz Shiraz

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge 5 52548 Sun Is Shining 21.08 .........................B Craik Raceway Meeting Date: 21 June, 2018 NZ Meeting num- 6 62576 Mad Harry 21.25 .............................. S Clark ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 7 32886 Good Job 21.05 ..............................P Green 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 8 74187 Token Jasper 21.30 .......................... S Clark 10, 11 and 12 9 33466 Elouera Mist 21.43 .....................P Ferguson 1 12.06pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACE- 10 53868 Brotastic 21.30 ..................................B Craik 4 12.58pm BOX 1 GOLD SPRINT C1, 375m WAY SPRINT C1, 375m 1 87553 Diva Pose 21.44 M & ....................... J Smith 1 21766 Atlas Shrugged nwtd .................... H Mullane 2 67252 Snoopy’s Hero 21.52 R & ......................Hunt 2 65866 Jinja Mia 21.37 W & ........................T Steele 3 81857 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 ................................T Patton 3 x7437 Sings Like Elvis 21.67 ...................... S Clark 4 43526 Thrilling Riot nwtd U & ......................Cottam 4 38873 Out Of Paper nwtd ..................... G Pomeroy 5 64775 Untouchable 21.48 ..........................P Green 5 66587 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R & ............................L Udy 6 52567 Opawa Loyal 21.34 .......................... S Clark 6 26465 Girl Queenie 21.77 ..................... W Toomath 7 44466 King Shaq 21.22 ............................. T Green 7 x7x21 Girl Zena 21.42 ...............................T Patton 8 12765 Wairoa Angel 21.41...................... H Mullane 8 45442 Stay Rich 21.52 M & ........................ J Smith 9 64466 Tabulam Girl 21.61 W & ..................T Steele 9 44668 See Eye Aye nwtd ........................ H Mullane 10 66878 Jetsun Doll nwtd.............................G Wilson 10 58F78 Surge Ahead 22.02 R & ......................L Udy 2 12.23pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES 5 1.16pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS, C5, 375m 1 41446 Raging Demon 20.99 R & ...................L Udy STAKES C0, 457m 2 61134 Alex Attack nwtd U &.........................Cottam 1 77467 Wairoa Arna nwtd ........................ H Mullane 3 14143 Suspicious Minds 21.11 ....................B Craik 2 67532 Jinja Twist nwtd W &........................T Steele 4 35622 Alyeska 21.31 ...................................B Craik 3 Thrilling Talk nwtd............................ K Walsh 5 45822 Formation 21.39 ................................B Craik 4 52362 Jetsun Woody nwtd ........................G Wilson 6 73378 Bushman’s Idol 21.20.................P Ferguson 5 48 Bear Claws nwtd W & .....................T Steele 7 64431 Classy Impact 21.19 ....................... T Green 6 63533 Little Trilise nwtd ........................ A Lawrence 8 27641 One Cool Chap 21.21 W &..............T Steele 7 36564 Billy Bright nwtd .........................P Ferguson 9 61577 Hallo Star 21.08 R & ...........................L Udy 8 86668 Jetsun Shadow nwtd ......................G Wilson 9 86778 Jellybean Junkie nwtd ..................R McPhee 6 1.33pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C1, 457m 3 12.41pm HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC C3, 375m 1 54535 Home Bound 26.28 ......................... T Green 1 12228 Sisco Kid 21.22 ..............................C Henley 2 77478 Secret Lily 25.91 W &......................T Steele 2 3F511 Jetsun Jamie 21.29 ........................G Wilson 3 11 Thrilling Carly 26.20 ........................ K Walsh 3 75473 On Fleek 21.22 .................................B Craik 4 57124 Bigtime Ollie nwtd ........................ H Mullane 4 42275 It’s The Lovely 21.52 ........................M Black 5 72673 Opawa Velocette nwtd W & .............T Steele

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12684 Don Morocco 25.70 P & ................ J Cleaver 83664 Draxler nwtd ................................... G Farrell 64767 Jinja Squeak 26.54 W & ..................T Steele 43465 Opawa Anthony nwtd W & ..............T Steele 13457 Crackling Gal 26.08......................... T Green 7 1.51pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND CONDITIONED SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 1 3554F C’est L’Amour nwtd ...........................B Craik 2 44533 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd R & .........................Hunt 3 21861 Botany Wayne 21.33 .......................P Green 4 28542 Bigtime Jacob nwtd ...................... H Mullane 5 13314 Thrilling Dexter 21.40 ...................... K Walsh 6 77641 Doug Deep 21.51 R & .........................L Udy 7 57328 Jinja Liv nwtd U & .............................Cottam 8 75873 Wairoa Wolf 21.64 ........................ H Mullane 9 26465 Girl Queenie 21.77 ..................... W Toomath 10 12765 Wairoa Angel 21.41...................... H Mullane 8 2.07pm CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR STAKES C1, 457m 1 35844 Wee Meredith nwtd ......................... L Martin 2 43465 Opawa Anthony nwtd W & ..............T Steele 3 38888 Jetsun Bear nwtd ...........................G Wilson 4 76856 Jetsun Stampede nwtd ..................G Wilson 5 45564 Fushidara nwtd ............................... L Martin 6 67373 Phuket Paul nwtd S H & ....................G Hunt 7 13457 Crackling Gal 26.08......................... T Green 8 54687 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 9 37886 Secret Babe nwtd W & ....................T Steele 9 2.27pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE WHITTAKER SPRINT C2, 375m 1 82528 Blocker nwtd R &.........................N O’Regan 2 36148 Bigtime Emma 21.78.........................E Potts 3 7x677 Bloomingdales 21.46 ........................B Craik

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12374 Bigtime Sophie nwtd .........................E Potts 45853 Shot Gun Harry 21.29 .................. H Mullane 42313 Finkle Foot Fred 21.14 R & ...................Hunt 86513 Microphone 21.35 .......................... L A Hunt 77726 On Da Quest nwtd R & .......................L Udy 36747 Bodyguard 21.29...............................B Craik x8877 Hannah Rhiannon nwtd R & ...............L Udy 10 2.42pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS STAKES C4, 457m 1 63168 Jinja Roman 25.85 W & ..................T Steele 2 21348 Thrilling Major 25.65 ....................... K Walsh 3 121x4 Trumped 25.87 W & ........................T Steele 4 55767 Opawa Jimbo nwtd W & ..................T Steele 5 42322 Kiwi Gal nwtd U & .............................Cottam 6 73153 Cosmic Barwon 25.86 ....................C Henley 7 67234 Nangar Dream 25.65 ........................B Craik 8 13325 Beaumont 25.58................................B Craik 9 72576 Beautiful Boy 25.51 ...........................B Craik 11 3.01pm MAY HOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SPRINT C3/4, 375m 1 53165 Princess Alea 21.36 .......................C Henley 2 35445 Tullabung Googar nwtd ..............P Ferguson 3 36315 Retired Mouse 21.41....................... T Green 4 44531 Wong Way 21.50 U & ........................Cottam 5 1377x Tumbalaioo 21.20.......................P Ferguson 6 35254 Jinja Mongo 21.18 W & ...................T Steele 7 61457 Barwon Annie 21.14.......................C Henley 8 57587 Bruce Banner 21.12 ..................... H Mullane 9 55456 Ekali 21.28 ..................................... G Farrell 10 68577 Our Sambo 21.09.......................M Mathews 12 3.17pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 64755 Sovereign Jody 25.77 .......................S Ross

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18662 Fancy Gas 25.98 M & ...................... J Smith 41412 Barwon Storm 25.67 ......................C Henley 36321 Fancy Fox 25.85.............................C Henley 22544 Over Indulgence 25.69 ...................P Henley 63211 Salvarotti 25.99 .................................B Craik 15156 Secret Rory 26.06 .......................... G Farrell 26544 Junk Mail nwtd W &.........................T Steele 33535 Vince Fawn nwtd .............................S Codlin SELECTIONS: Race 1: Girl Zena, Stay Rich, Jinja Mia, Sings Like Elvis, Atlas Shrugged Race 2: Thrilling Talk, Jinja Twist, Little Trilise, Jetsun Woody, Billy Bright Race 3: Sisco Kid, Sun Is Shining, Good Job, On Fleek, Mad Harry Race 4: Snoopy’s Hero, Diva Pose, Wairoa Angel, Opawa Loyal, Untouchable Race 5: Suspicious Minds, Alyeska, Formation, Raging Demon, Alex Attack Race 6: Thrilling Carly, Secret Lily, Don Morocco, Jinja Squeak, Bigtime Ollie Race 7: Thrilling Dexter, C’est L’Amour, Botany Wayne, Snoopy’s Bro, Jinja Liv Race 8: Fushidara, Secret Babe, Opawa Anthony, Phuket Paul, Jetsun Stampede Race 9: Shot Gun Harry, Finkle Foot Fred, Blocker, Bloomingdales, Microphone Race 10: Thrilling Major, Kiwi Gal, Nangar Dream, Trumped, Beaumont Race 11: Tumbalaioo, Princess Alea, Jinja Mongo, Retired Mouse, Tullabung Googar Race 12: Over Indulgence, Junk Mail, Sovereign Jody, Barwon Storm, Secret Rory

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You don’t want to comply with what’s being asked of you. Do what comes naturally: Stall. It will give you time to fully realise the dynamics at play. The stall will help you stay aware of what’s really going on.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Technically, you are free to set up your daily life in a way that serves your own rhythms. But the involvement of others makes this tricky. Success follows being more assertive about your domestic wishes.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It is said that twins share a private language all their own. You have a unique language with every single person you talk with, as you intuitively cater your communication specifically to others.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You did what you did. It was the best you knew at the time. In hindsight, maybe you did certain things to cope and survive that you wouldn’t choose now. But go easy on yourself. Have self-compassion.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Fulfilment of your aims will take organisation and planning. You could use a boost, and it’s going to come from completing something tangible. Making a measurable difference with work will bring contentment.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Transformations can happen – and they do, all the time. But don’t count on other people’s transformations, as each person must be in charge of his or her own.

Focus on becoming who you want to be.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You hear people, whether or not they tell you in words. Many people can get the gist of emotional messages, but you actually act on them, which is part of what makes your friendship so golden.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Say what you’re going to do. Do it. Seems simple, right? For you. Not for everyone. Some people in your life won’t have the same follow-through. Hopefully, you’ll be patient with them today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Is “forced cooperation” an oxymoron? After all, if a person has no choice but to comply, it’s not cooperation; it’s control. Most people don’t like to be controlled, as today’s situation will highlight.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You appreciate friends who can keep a secret, because most can’t.

Some will warn you up front, and some won’t. Know whom you’re dealing with today, because discretion will be important.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Goals need a plan; plans need a ritual. Rituals are the support beams.

Look at your current rituals, significant habits you carry out to make life work. How can you better line them up with your plan?

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): A project is pushing to the forefront. If you don’t do it now, then when will you do it? Resist the urge to start over, because there’s something here to build on.

Use what’s already working for you.

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CAVILL, Linda Gail – In loving memory of a dear wife and mother who passed away on June 21, 1995.

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LILLEY, Kathryn Ann – In loving memory of a wife, mother and grandmother who passed away one year ago today.

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Hampstead’s Paul Mareko tackles Collegiate’s Te Hira Carroll in a senior B match earlier this season.

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Player shortage impacts

BY MATT MARKHAM

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The Mid Canterbury Senior B rugby competition has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of the Hampstead side from the competition this week due to ongoing issues with player availability.

In a letter to their members and supporters, the Hampstead Rugby Club announced the decision this week stating that due to circumstances beyond their control they had been forced to

make the decision.

“This is not a decision that has been taken lightly and I’d like to thank the coaches and manager for all their hard work this season,” club president Tracey Henderson said.

“I appreciate it has been very hard work trying to field a team each week, never knowing who will be available each Saturday.”

The Hampstead Senior B side have defaulted three games this season due to the unavailability of players.

With a strong portion of the club working at local meat processing plants, they’ve battled with night shifts and an increased workload due to the large number of culls required from mycoplasma bovis.

Most players haven’t been finishing work until 3pm on Saturday.

“Our coaches, who also work night shift, have been winging it from week to week and this has come too hard and unfair to opposition teams to keep winging

it and not knowing if a game will actually happen or not,” Henderson said.

Moves were put in place earlier in the season to try and help the situation with matches being rescheduled to 3.30pm, but the added time hasn’t been hugely successful in helping get more players to the matches.

Henderson said that the club was indebted to the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union and fellow Mid Canterbury clubs for their help and support during a pretty

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testing period.

“They have been very helpful in trying to accommodate later games to ensure we remain in the competition, but even this hasn’t been enough to ensure we can field a team.”

The club already had plans in place to put a heap of work in during the off season to rebuild the team from the ground up and come back stronger than ever – in a similar ilk to the way things have worked with their senior team this year.

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