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East St assault accused faces fresh charge The teenager charged with assaulting Jeff Hill in a high profile attack on East Street earlier this year has been remanded in custody, after appearing in the Ashburton District Court on a fresh charge.

Vincent James Kuru Nathan, aged 18, has been held in custody since July 10.

Yesterday he appeared before Judge Joanna Maze for sentencing direction on the two assault charges which he admitted at his last appearance. Kuru Nathan was also allocated time for a case review hearing on a charge of wounding with intent to injure – which he continues to deny.

A new charge of unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle has been added to the list since the June 10 appearance, when he was remanded on bail. The charge relates to offending earlier this month.

The assault charges were laid following an assault on Mr Hill in the early hours of March 23.

The Ashburton father sustained

serious head injuries and was hospitalised in Christchurch for several weeks.

Kuru Nathan’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist said she would be making an application for electronically monitored bail if a suitable address could be found, however that was proving difficult.

The accused took exception to being returned to custody and could be heard loudly objecting in the court cells for several hours.

Judge Maze discussed the possibility of transferring the case to the Timaru District Court to expedite matters, but police prosecutor Sergeant Mike Wingfield raised the difficulty and expense of getting police witnesses to an out-of-town venue.

After some juggling court officials came up with a suitable date, and Judge Maze set down September 1 as the start of a hearing on the wounding with intent charge.

She also directed sentencing reports to be prepared on the other matters.

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Beyonce ‘stunned’ to learn of half sister Beyonce Knowles was apparently stunned when she heard she might have a secret half-sister. Earlier this month, 30-year-old model TaQoya Branscomb claimed Beyonce’s dad Mathew, 63, was the father of her daughter, born in 2010. “Bey was stunned to learn she may have another secret sibling,” a source told British magazine Star. “She’s started to question just how many are out there and what her dad was up to for all those years. It’s incredibly embarrassing for her family.”

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Back in time Mr E. A. Hornblow experienced something many New Zealanders get to experience whilst travelling, as reported on July 22, 1937.

“Some people think New Zealand is a tropical isle populated mainly by savages, others as an ice-covered land near the South Pole, and others again as one great thermal wonderland.”

Miranda Kerr chugs back beer Miranda Kerr showed her cheeky side when she warned Jimmy Fallon about the “boxing kangaroos” in Australia and joined in a game of flip cup on his US TV show. The supermodel gave the US host a run for his money in the game where she chugged back six cups of beer. “I’ve never played this game before ... but I’ve got to get into the American culture,” she said. Kerr almost beat him but missed out at the last second when she couldn’t quite flip over her final cup. Looking elegant in a long printed skirt and a black top with spaghetti straps, Kerr talked candidly about growing up “on a farm in Australia. I was actually quite a tomboy growing up, believe it or not. Climbing trees, riding motorbikes. I had a little pee-wee 59 and ... my Dad taught me to drive when I was about 8, a stick shift, an old Valiant,” she said.

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Kiwi conquers the Pacific After 60 days and 4000km of sometimes “horrendous” Pacific Ocean seas, two women have rowed from Los Angeles to Waikiki, Hawaii, and raised money for charities. Tara Remington, 44, from New Zealand, and American paralympian Angela Madsen, 54, set off from Long Beach, California, on May 20 in a 6m craft called The Spirit of Orlando. Sunday night, they met a joyous and tearful reception from family and friends at the Waikiki Yacht Club, becoming the first female pair to row from California to Hawaii, and Ms Madsen, who is paralysed from the waist down, the first paraplegic to row from Los Angeles to Hawaii. “It feels amazing – surreal after being at sea for two months to be in this environment with my partner and my son and daughter and friends,” Mrs Remington told the Herald.

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■ MID CANTERBURY UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Benefit numbers at six-year low

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The number people in the Ashburton District receiving welfare benefits has dropped to its lowest level in six years and one of the biggest winners has been youth employment.

That comes as no surprise to Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley who said the district was well served by a range of providers who were working hard to maximise employment opportunities for young people.

For the June quarter last year

18 to 24-year-olds made up 30 per cent of the district’s unemployed; this year Ministry of Social Development figures show youth unemployment has dropped to 19 per cent.

“There are a lot of programmes running around the district for youth and we have a lot of great employers who are prepared to take young people on and give them a go,” he said.

For a number of years a youth broker has been working with Grow Mid Canterbury on a programme that monitors young school leavers and helps them

transition to work.

“We’ve put a lot of effort into this area and now it’s starting to pay real dividends,” Mr Brawley said.

Ashburton’s low rate of youth unemployment was also a reflection of the district’s buoyant economy; when times were good, employers would take on school leavers but when times got tough they were often the first casualties, he said.

Across all benefits for the June quarter there were 1041 beneficiaries, the lowest since 2008.

Changes in benefit categories

which amalgamated unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, domestic purposes benefit for women alone, or domestic purposes or widows beneficiaries with a youngest child 14 and over into jobseeker support, means accurate comparisons cannot be done on unemployment numbers.

In the June quarter this year, Ashburton is shown as having 279 people on job seeker support. For the same quarter last year the number on the unemployment benefit was 114.

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Mid Canterbury dairy farmers in the midst of calving say that snow forecast last night could not come at a worse time.

The MetService was forecasting snow lowering to 200 metres overnight. A couple of centimetres was forecast

domestic purposes beneficiaries with children 14 and over are included, the jobseeker number rises to about 320, almost three times this year’s number.

The 2013 Census shows Ashburton has 16,653 people in employment and 495 who are listed as unemployed. This gives the district an unemployment rate of 2.9 per cent, significantly lower than the national figure of 7.1 per cent.

In the 2001 Census, the district’s unemployment figure was 3.3 per cent and in 2006, 2.1 per cent.

in Methven, and snow flurries were possible for Ashburton.

Temperatures would gradually rise throughout the day today, with falling snow turning to rain in Methven.

Among dairy farmers dreading the cold snap yesterday was Chris Ford in Ashburton.

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bering 1020, had delivered about 40 calves after calving began on July 20.

The expected overnight storm was on top of one just a few days ago which saw snow fall in the district.

“It’s been such a dry winter through June and July, then we get hammered with rain and

snow at the start of calving,” Mr Ford said.

There would be up to another 25 calves delivered in the 24 hours to today, and he would be rising at 5am to check if it was snowing.

“And if there’s snow it will be all hands on deck,” Mr Ford said.

A police officer has been commended for his bravery after stopping a pitbull from mauling its young owner on Saturday.

Constable Ben Klinkenberg of Waitemata has been congratulated by police officers after he prevented the dog further attacking the 17-year-old owner at a park area in Auckland’s Sunnyvale.

Mr Klinkenberg was then also attacked by the dog, and fought and pinned the dog to the ground to stop it from attacking anyone else.

A 17-year-old was walking his father’s pitbull dog when it had turned on him and began attacking him. Witnesses heard his screams and called police.

When Mr Klinkenberg arrived, the teenager was on the ground being savaged by the dog, which was biting him and dragging him around.

Mr Klinkenberg sprayed the dog in the face with pepper spray, which forced the dog to let go of the victim’s arm. The young man managed to run to safety.

The dog then turned on Mr Klinkenberg and latched onto his chest, biting into and tearing his protective vest, and although he managed to radio for help, the dog bit him several times on both forearms.

He eventually managed to pin the pitbull to the ground.

An ambulance arrived, but despite his injuries, Mr Klinkenberg did not let go of the dog, police said.

Additional police officers arrived and helped to restrain the dog, and it was then seized by Animal Control.

The 17-year-old has a number of dog bites that will require plastic surgery.

Mr Klinkenberg had bites and punctures to both forearms that required stitches, and has since been released from hospital.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

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Women drivers sentenced Women dominated the drink driving cases in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, all caught behind the wheel well above the legal limit.

Margaret Jane Scott, 49, of Ashburton Forks was caught drink driving on April 2, with 255 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood; the legal limit for adult drivers is 80 milligrams/100 millilitres.

Judge Joanna Maze noted it was equivalent to 1275 micrograms per litre of breath (the legal breath alcohol limit is 400mcg/l).

Scott’s drink driving history includes convictions in 1995, 2003 and 2008, all of which were for very high readings, Judge Maze said.

“You have a major problem

with alcohol time and again you have put the safety of other innocent people at risk but also your own safety.”

She imposed a sentence of four months’ community detention, with a 9pm to 6am curfew in order to limit time when Scott could consume alcohol.

“This is one step back from imprisonment – you cannot afford to be back before the court on drink driving matters again,” Judge Maze said.

Scott was also sentenced to nine months’ supervision and disqualified from driving for two years.

Michaela Hoefler, 47, a chef of Methven said she had “a few jugs” which may have affected her thinking process,

before she was picked up with an EBA of 892mcg/l on June 14. Her previous drink driving conviction in 2010 was cited as an aggravating factor, as was the fact the reading was more than twice the legal limit.

Hoefler was fined $1000, disqualified from driving for eight months and ordered to obtain and use a zero alcohol licence for three years when her licence is reinstated.

Susan Jane McPhee, 54, of Fairton was pulled up at a police checkpoint on May 12.

On the advice of a lawyer, she elected a blood alcohol test over a breath test which came back as 157 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres ofblood.

McPhee said she had been

drinking with friends over the weekend, but on the Monday night in question had only had two glasses of wine before she went to pick up her former boyfriend.

McPhee was convicted for drink driving in 2008, with a breath alcohol level of 1079mcg/l. She was convicted and fined $950 and disqualified for six months.

Melissa Emily Violet Pycroft, 34, of Allenton, was found to be driving with a breath alcohol level of 736mcg/l on May 29 – she said she had had three wines before going to pick up a friend, but was almost twice the legal limit.

She was fined $600 and disqualified for six months.

One car and two trucks were involved in a nose-to-tail crash on State Highway One, north of the Rakaia Bridge near Breadings Road yesterday. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade were called out to the accident at 9.41am.

One of the drivers was taken to Christchurch Hospital in an ambulance with minor injuries. The highway was temporarily reduced to one lane.

Driver loses control Police attended a car accident on Sunday, at the corner of Maronan and Stonylea Road. The driver had lost control of the car and it failed to negotiate the corner and ended up hanging over a culvert.

Vehicles broken into Two work vehicles were broken into at 3am yesterday at an East Street business. Police are investigating.

Disorderly behaviour On Sunday at 2.15am a male was arrested for disorderly behaviour, following another male arrested at 12.30am on the same charge.

■ MT HUTT COLLEGE

International students officially welcomed

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Mt Hutt College welcomed its latest international visitors yesterday with a traditional mihi whakatau ceremony.

The college has had a number of visitors lately, including 36 American students on a two-day visit.

The latest visit was from 23 Chinese students and three students from Japan.

Mt Hutt College deputy principal Kristine Canham said the Chinese nationals were from an English Language School in the Wuhan district of China.

The 16-year-olds had arrived from Australia where they had been for a week.

The students had different levels of English speaking ability but due to their schooling were all very good.

Mrs Canham said they would stay in pairs with host families from the school for a week.

The Japanese students were here for a longer period and also with host families.

Mrs Canham said the benefits of having international students visit the school brought many benefits to Mt Hutt College students.

“We live in a global world and getting a chance to speak to people about how they live and their culture is a really big benefit,” Mrs Canham said.

It was also a benefit for the international students who lived with homestay families placed into English living and had everyday experiences.

She said it was a great way for students to learn the simi-

Three vehicle crash

The Ministry of Primary Industries has hinted that it might drop charges brought against a Pukekura couple for making possum pies without a proper risk management procedure. A ministry spokesman said they had been in discussions with Peter and Justine Salter, who run the Bushman’s Centre, for the past month, with a view to bringing the business into line with food regulations. “If improvements are made to MPI’s satisfaction, then the charges will be dropped. A resolution along these lines is looking promising,” a spokesman said.

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‘Goldilocks’ visits With shades of Goldilocks, a burglar who forced their way into a Blackball house at the weekend also helped themselves to a bed.

Senior Constable Mike Tinnelly of Greymouth police said a window was forced open. “Nothing was taken. However, the owners reported that a bed had been slept in,” Mr Tinnelly said.

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Mt Hutt College deputy principal Kaylib Gorrie welcomes visiting international students into the college community yesterday during a mihi whakatau – greeting and settling in welcome.

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larities and the differences they have.

During their stay the students had time with their host families but would also visit Mt Hutt skifield.

They also had a trip to planned to Christchurch, and would take in the sights on the gondola and visit Willowbank.

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Countdown is issuing a recall of Select Dog Bones Wholegrain 1kg.

The product was being recalled because it may contain pieces of string or twine, which may pose a food safety risk with the potential to cause harm to animals including intestinal irritation or intestinal obstruction. As a precaution, consumers should not allow their dogs to eat this product and should return it to their nearest Countdown, SuperValue or FreshChoice supermarket for a full refund, a statement said. This was for bags purchased at any of the above supermarkets nationally from June 13 with a best before date of 26/11/15.

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■ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF PERFORMING ARTS

Driving charge a first for judge

Teen brings home the medals

When police stopped a Valetta resident for driving with a faulty brake light, it was discovered he was under court orders to have an alcohol interlock device installed in his vehicle.

David Brian Hodgson, 31, was required to obtain a zero-alcohol licence when his licence was returned following a drink driving conviction, requiring him to have the interlock device fitted.

He was subsequently charged for failing to do so.

An alcohol interlock is an electronic device that prevents the use of a vehicle if alcohol is detected in a breath sample.

The driver breathes into the alcohol interlock before starting the vehicle. The alcohol interlock analyses the breath sample and if alcohol is detected the vehicle will not start.

Use of the interlock is not limited to just starting the vehicle, the driver is also subject to random breath samples.

Data relating to the vehicle use, alcohol readings and violations are recorded by the device.

In September last year Hodgson had elected to serve three months’ disqualification, rather than the mandatory six month period, on condition the interlock device was fitted. He was charged with failing to do so on June 11.

Hodgson’s lawyer Keith Owen said the nearest place the device could be fitted was in Christchurch, but that presented a problem for Mid Canterbury drivers. Hodgson said he had “not got around to it”.

Yesterday, in the Ashburton District Court, Judge Joanna Maze said it was the first time she had been presented with such a charge.

Following discussion with Mr Owen and police prosecutor Sergeant Mike Wingfield, Judge Maze decided to treat Hodgson in the same manner as she would have if he was a disqualified driver – disqualifying him for a further six months, and fining him $500.

She also ordered the confiscation of the vehicle he was driving at the time the charge was laid.

Caught fishing with extra hook When George Siaosi Ioapo and a mate decided to go for a day’s fishing on the Tekapo canals in November, they did the right thing and purchased 24 hour fishing licences.

But all the 22-year-old meat worker caught was a Fish & Game ranger’s attention – and a date in the Ashburton District Court.

Less than two hours after obtaining the licence, the ranger found him fishing with two baited hooks on his line.

Ioapo said he was unaware that only one hook was permissible, and did not recall being given a leaflet explaining the rules.

Fish & Game sought a $500 fine and $250 toward solicitor’s fees.

Yesterday Judge Joanna Maze took note of the fact Ioapo had not actually caught any fish, and his current $4000 fine tab, before settling for a $200 fine, and awarding the $250 for solicitor’s fees.

■ PAPAKURA DISTRICT COURT

Name suppression extended

By PaTrice Dougan A man accused of murdering two pawn shop workers in south Auckland over the weekend has had his name suppression extended.

The 25-year-old appeared in Papakura District Court yesterday charged with the murder of owner Paul Fanning, 69, and his employee Paul Matthews, 47.

They were killed at the Ezy Cash loan store on Great South Rd, Takanini, on Saturday afternoon.

Their alleged killer was arrested in Huntly late that night. A woman who was seen leaving the premises with him was being treated as a witness, police said at the weekend.

The accused stood in the dock with his eyes to the ground. He was supported in court by his partner, parents and extended family members.

Duty lawyer Kersie Khambatta argued that he should be granted name suppression to protect his young family.

He has two young children – a 5-yearold son and a 3-year-old daughter – with his partner, who Mr Khambatta also revealed worked at the shop where the two men were killed.

Mr Khambatta said the children, and the accused’s younger sister who was still at school, would be subject to “jeers” and harassment from their classmates if his name was published.

“They say that people out there are very angry and non suppression of details mean that they would be in danger,” Mr Khambatta said.

The accused was granted interim name suppression by Justice of the Peace Tony Charman until 4pm yesterday in order for members of the man’s extended family to be informed.

However, the accused appealed the interim decision, and took it to the High Court.

Judge Justice John Faire extended name suppression until the man’s next court appearance in August.

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Ashburton teen Hannah Wakelin has won a silver medal and been presented with an Industry Award medal at the World Championships of Performing Arts this week in Los Angeles.

The 13-year old won both medals for her individual dance routine at the international talent show.

But she was also a member of the New Zealand team which won a Team Spirit Award medal. It was a New Zealand first.

Hannah’s medals were a silver for her self-choreographed routine in the Ethnic dance category.

The Industry Award medal was for performers judges believed had potential in the performing arts industry.

Hannah’s mother, Joanne Wakelin said the silver winning routine included a combination of jazz and highland steps.

Even with all the excitement and glitz of Hollywood, Hannah was grateful to her dance instructor, Anna Raukawa, of Ashburton DanceWorx for her help and guidance prior to the competition.

“It’s very exciting,” Mrs Wakelin said.

“Hannah was also part of the medal ceremony in a musical theatre piece from Mama Mia.” Over the course of the competition Hannah performed five individual dance routines and two songs in the talent competition, plus the team events and additional performances.

Earlier in the competition the Kiwi team placed third in their first appearance at the World Championships.

Hannah was the youngest member of the 14 strong team who eventually got the bronze for the team event.

Singers, dancers, jugglers from around the world gathered for the eight days of the competition to perform and show their style in the annual event.

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The New Zealand team had only met the week before the event and had just three practices before taking out bronze medal.

They self-accompanied, danced and sang to Kiwi international singer, Lorde’s song Royale.

In the competition, there were six categories of competition - dancing, singing, modelling, acting, instrumental and variety arts. Each “act” had one minute to showcase their skills in front of industry judges.

There were more than 100 judges from the entertainment industry present looking for talent.

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Fluoridation ‘a health issue’

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Local authorities should not be the decision makers when it comes to whether or not a town’s water supply is fluoridated says Ashburton mayor Angus McKay. When the votes were counted at the Local Government NZ conference in Nelson, Mr McKay’s was one of the 188 in favour of putting the water fluoridation issue into the hands of health authorities rather local authorities.

The vote has opened the door for discussions around putting the issue of fluoridation into the hands of the health ministry’s director general, Mr McKay said.

“I believe it’s a health issue and that’s where the decisions should be made, with the Ministry of Health.”

Just going through the fluoride debate that could include polls and petitions was an expensive exercise for a local authority, he said.

“And for councils like us it is

too soon after the last debate to revisit this.”

The fluoride issue was raised

by Kapiti Coast mayor Ross Church who said leaving the decision to local authorities resulted in inconsistent policies and wasted money and resources as councils “see-sawed” on fluoridating water supplies.

The proposal to make fluoride a health ministry issue was won 188 votes to 71.

The number of votes a local authority is granted is tied to its population. Ashburton has

three. Ashburton’s water supply was fluoridated in the late 1960s and Methven’s in the 1970s.

It was, however, withdrawn from Ashburton’s supply in 2002.

Attempts were made to have fluoride reinstated but the move was defeated after a vote and followed by a binding council rerendum in 2007.

The following year Methven people voted to continue with the fluoridation of their water supply.

In brief Statue stolen A bronze sculpture of an eel curling on its base was stolen overnight Sunday from Auckland Botanic Gardens in Manurewa.

Garden staff found out yesterday morning the sculpture, which is called “Tuna” or eel in Maori, had been sawn off from its base at its site about 50 metres from the Southern Motorway boundary fence. Gardens manager Jack Hobbs said thieves appeared to have targeted the work overnight.

“The bolts were sawn cleanthrough, leaving the mounting plate and the spiral carved base,” he said. A work by Canterbury artist Bing Dawe, the spiralling long-fin tuna was a symbol of the species “downward spiral to extinction” because of draining of swamps for agriculture.

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Truck catches fire A fire in a truck near the Caltex service station on Omahu Road, Hastings has been extinguished by fire service personnel. Omahu Road was blocked late yesterday morning after the truck caught fire. Fire and police were called to the scene and the fire was extinguished. The road was reopened at about noon. No injuries were reported.

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Sinkhole opens up A small sinkhole has opened up in central Wellington after a water main burst early yesterday.

The northbound lane on Jervois Quay near Hunter Street had to be closed with flooding from the incident, which happened about 6.15am, Inspector Dave Rose from central police communications said. “It has undermined some of the footpath and road lane there.

“The council are on the scene and they’re obviously going to have to do a little bit of work to isolate the pipe and reinstate the ground works.”

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■ TERRACE VIEW RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Rippa jerseys returned

Staff complete Ace Programme courses

A team of rippa rugby players have now seen the good side of people with their jerseys returned to them after being stolen from a car parked outside a Northland business last week. Waitemata Rugby Club’s under-7s team, the Baby Buffalos, had to play their game on Friday night in black polo shirts donated by sponsors Samurai Sportswear after 15 of their jerseys were stolen. The jerseys were found by a sharpeyed person on Pipiwai Rd and handed in to police after publicity about the theft. Whangarei police Sergeant Craig Burrows said the jerseys were found in a bag that had been thrown into bush near the rail overbridge on Pipiwai Rd and the club was very happy to hear of their return.

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Hard work paid off for staff at Terrace View Retirement Village when they successfully completed the Ace Programme in aged care support. From left, front; Emily O’Connell, Kylee Bonnell, Hayley Ward, Carol Hamilton, Simone Swanepoel, Veronica Englebrecht and Simi Theres Sebastian. Back, from left: Tauave Puleaga, Melissa Philpott, Stephen Murray, Samantha Swanepoel and Serenity Black.

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■ ASHBURTON ROTARY

A lot of firsts for our team members There is nothing better than a singing trio to welcome you to Samoa. Great start to a gorgeous country.

For all the young Rotarians it is their first time in Samoa, not only are they new to the Samoan project they are also experiencing a new country’s culture, climate and scenery for the first time.

It’s incredible how much we have squeezed into two days.

Day one: Meet and greet the local Samoa Rotarians and driving force behind this project. Two incredibly passionate and loyal Rotarians and Samoans.

Kirsty Naish is a member of an Ashburton Rotary team of volunteers working on a literacy project in Samoa established after the 2009 tsunami. She provides an update on the group’s work.

No apology from PM Next up was work time. The container we sent over was ready for us to get into and we began sorting all the early readers.

A number of Samoa Rotarians joined us and it was all hands on deck sorting, stacking and organising readers, desks and sports equipment.

After a long, hot day working and meeting others we

earned a self guided tour and well deserved swim at the most incredible swimming hole in To Sua. A hidden gem.

Day two: This was a planning and logistics day. Samoan Hyundai have sponsored us two vehicles and we have a small truck with all the gear.

I’m now the proud holder of two driver’s licences, so get to hoon around Savaii at 40km/h.

After arriving by ferry at Savaii we sat down to plan the next few days.

We are visiting 52 schools in Savaii with the main focus to engage with the children and teachers and deliver the early readers along with some sports equipment.

Planning is done and now we are all eager for our first day visiting the first 10 schools.

Prime Minister John Key says he will not personally apologise to the victim of an alleged sexual attack involving a Malaysian diplomat, after she accused him of appearing bored and unconcerned with her case. It was the first time Mr Key has responded to criticism by Wellington woman Tania Billingsley, who waived name suppression earlier this month in order to speak out on her case.

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■ ASHBURTON CHARITY SHOP

Sallies need warm jackets, bedding

By Toni Williams

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The Salvation Army Family Store is calling for donations of warm blankets, bedding and warm jackets to help people in need get through the coldest season.

The charity shop has been inundated with people in search for warmth to get through the winter.

And as the temperature drops, Sallies Family Store manager Maria Macdonald said the charity shop needed more supplies to help people out.

The winter stuff was selling, blankets, coats, knitwear was just moving off the shelves, she said.

There was also a rush on towels.

Mrs Macdonald said if people had no facility to dry their clothes they wanted more towels.

There had been a standard supply of duvet inners and bed protectors, but no warm blankets.

Mrs Macdonald thought Mid Canterbury was going through the harshest winter she had experienced in nine years in town.

She was not sure there were more clients in store but rather less stock available.

And as there was no chain of supply – all the products in store were sourced from within the Mid Canterbury district –they relied on the goodness of the community and their donations.

Anyone with warm blankets, bedding or warm jackets to spare can drop them into the Salvation Army Family Store on Cass and Wills streets.

Salvation Army Family Store manager Maria Macdonald with the limited range of heavy and warm coats available in store.

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■ FLU VACCINATIONS

Board extends programme

By Toni Williams

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The Canterbury District Health Board is picking up the tab for flu vaccinations for people under 18 years old.

The Government announced last week it would extend the flu vaccination programme a month to August 31. Under the government programme, they were free for pregnant women, people 65 and over, and those with chronic illnesses (such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, mental health issues etc).

The CDHB announced yesterday they would provide them for free to people aged under 18 and within the district for the same length of time.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey said influenza in-

fections could peak in August or September in New Zealand and the extra time gave people a chance to get protected.

“We could all learn from the wisdom of our elders: Three-quarters of over 65s get vaccinated each year, probably because they have had flu before and don’t want to repeat the experience.”

Anyone who did get the flu were advised to stay home – stay warm, drink plenty of fluids and take paracetamol for pain and fever.

Dr Humphrey warned people to stay away from people in hospitals or rest homes while they were unwell.

“We are asking people to do what they can to stay out of hospital so services are available for people who have no choice but to be there,” Dr Humphrey said.

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And that should sound a warning to anyone cleaning out a fire place to ensure ash was treated as hot for at least three days before being disposed of, says fire risk management officer Murray Cairns.

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Ash should be put in a metal bucket and it should be considered live for at least three days, before it was either put in the rubbish or used as compost, he said.

“All you need is one hot ember and a little bit of wind and it could still ignite even if the ash feels cold to your hand.”

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Difficult to swallow Stu Oldham

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W

inston Peters’ election promise to make staple foods cheaper is a laudable – but problematic – policy plucked from a rose-tinted past.

The bombastic political veteran of nearly 40 years in Parliament was in Ashburton last week ahead of his party’s national conference.

He delivered missives at the media, Kim Dotcom and even former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley before jetting north to kick-start his party’s election campaign.

As Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew’s team erected “Team Key” hoardings in Ashburton, Mr Peters erected a platform straight from the populist politics playbook.

That playbook is simple: Invoke the values of a better past and tackle the demons that make life hard for honest, hard-working New Zealanders.

What better way to start than promising to drop GST from basic food items – items families need and which the Government has no business profiting from.

Healthy foods beget healthy diets – something our increasingly obese population and increasingly strained health services will be grateful for.

Labour and the Maori Party used to promote a policy of dropping GST from fruit and vegetables, but New Zealand First’s policy goes further.

Of course, every time a hardworking family saves money on tax, the government has to find new ways to fund whatever that tax used to pay for.

In the case of this policy, the Government would have to find about $3 billion to keep doing whatever it has been doing with that GST. It would have to find some way of paying for whatever oversight is needed to ensure GST comes off the right, staple foods.

Thankfully, Mr Peters will give IRD licence to go after tax dodgers and the “black economy”.

That is worth about $7 billion – twice what the policy needs.

It’s all very easy, which is why voters may spend the next two months before the election wondering why no other party has proposed it before.

Perhaps the others do not have the imagination to make such bold decisions. Or, perhaps they are wary of dismantling a tax regime that maintains many of the expectations of our rosetinted past.

YOUR VIEW An Israeli’s view If the Afghan people were to democratically elect the Taliban, or the Iraqis ISIS, the western world would abandon them to the sorry fate that they chose for themselves and certainly not give them money nor any moral support.

So why is it different for the Palestinians? Hamas, which has shown in recent days its sheer disregard for the lives of the people that they are responsible for, did not come to power in a vacuum.

Hamas, whose very raison d’être is anti-peace, anti-Jewish and dedicated to the destruction of Israel, was democratically elected by the Palestinian people.

It is time for the international community to recognise

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LETTERS this fact, and make the message clear to the Palestinian people that while they support a Palestinian state, statehood comes with responsibilities.

The last thing the world needs is another terrorist state.

Michelle Moshelian Givatayim, Israel

Church attendance It is with concern that over my lifetime I have watched the steady decline of people attending church services on Sundays.

It is a worry because the decline in morality is linked to our spiritual development.

So, what is wrong, who is responsible for this lamentable decline?

Why the church ministry itself ? Because they were charged

by God to teach us God’s law,

by David Fletcher

so it is time now for the church ministry to deliver what God called them to do.

It is just not good enough to fill an hour by singing a few hymns and spending most of the hour on social matters.

It is not good enough to read two or three verses and pass that as sufficient instruction on how we should be living our lives.

If you do your work properly, church membership would expand rapidly.

People have said to me that they do not go to church services because they do not get sufficient spiritual food there.

What a tragedy.

It seems that as we gain in material wealth we lose in spiritual decline.

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Our great synthetic life J

ust imagine a Jetsons-like future.

We wake up in the morning and walk on synthetic oilbased carpets into a kitchen to prepare a cup of synthetic coffee from recycled wastewater.

For breakfast, we can either pop an ‘egg and bacon’ breakfast pill or use a Star Trek-like ‘replicator’ to 3D print a ‘Kiwi Breakfast’ using a protein cartridge.

The adventuresome may opt for ersatz toast spread with wowbutter or artificial peanut butter.

We don our nylon clothes, made from oil, hop into an electric driverless vehicle and travel to a life improvement centre.

Meanwhile, a robotic doppleganger does all that nasty stuff called work. Heading home, we tune into the news read by a robotic newsreader in a computerised newsroom.

This vision sums up the almost gleeful response of our media to Muufri’s proposed fluid.

I hopped on to their website, which asks for donations, and thought it seemed like a university project. Apparently not.

These guys have a brand, packaging and reputedly, a product that’s ready to roll.

The fact that we have nondairy soy milk hasn’t stopped some newspapers and commentators from predicting the end of dairying as we know it.

As a PR exercise, it must have exceeded their wildest dreams.

Maybe Fonterra ought to find out who they use.

Am I right to doubt the predictions of doom, or am I the guy who cornered the CD music market just before iTunes took off ?

After being interviewed by Marcus Lush on RadioLive, I heard him opine about the thousand litres of water it takes to create a kilogram of milksolids. He asked himself why milk was so expensive since it’s just water and proteins and that it seemed inefficient. “Am I anti-milk?” he asked himself. The word yes came to mind.

The thing about water footprinting is that it seems to exhaust all the water we have on earth.

Apparently it takes as much water to create a litre of coffee as a litre of milk and manufacturing a litre of soft drink apparently uses upwards of 600 litres of water.

It may be uncomfortable to face, but every man, woman and child in New Zealand uses 250 litres of water every single day, before we pick up that cup of coffee or glass of milk.

So is Muufri the dairy killer?

No it is not. There are non-

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

dairy choices around if that rocks your boat. Heck, the New York Times 102 years ago ran with “No Need for Cows Now” after German chemists made cheap synthetic milk-like stuff using vegetables.

Cheap doesn’t guarantee success or desire since there are much cheaper alternatives to an iPhone. While you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs, the Edmonds Cookbook adds milk too.

This Muufri may have a role as cheap emergency liquid in the developing world, like what Bill Gates is doing with GM rice and non-meat artificial protein. This assumes of course, Muufri doesn’t encounter real world problems when people start using it for more than pouring on to Weetbix.

Another issue is that mammalian physiology is a pharmacological wonderland. The sum of what comes out of a cow’s udder is far greater than copying its parts in a beaker.

Reading the Bullvine website, Monash’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has looked into the nanostructure of milk for how it interacts with our digestion.

Bearing in mind this was only last year, Monash found that when we digest milk, enzymes in our body break down the fat molecules into small but highly organised components.

This enables fats, vitamins and lipid-soluble drugs to cross cell membranes and into the circulatory system. This not only opens the door to exciting new milk products, but perhaps even new ways of delivering drugs.

We’re only just starting to understand the natural qualities and versatility of this wonder food called milk. Fonterra already has healthcare partnerships with DFE Pharma producing pharmaceutical products and has recently inked a deal with Abbott of America.

What we have to watch out for is to avoid wool’s fate.

Wool has been corrupted to mean oil-based carpet and even glass fibres, so the International Dairy Federation needs to globally protect “milk”.

That’s why margarine isn’t

called butter and why you can’t call Lindauer, Champagne.

Muufri cannot be called milk because it’s not.

Humans and cows have gone together like peaches and cream for 10,500 years.

Muufri may deliver the elements of milk but is it any good? I can get my vitamins from a pill but veges provide a better balance.

My Soda Stream can produce a Cola but it’s not Coca-Cola.

With milk you just can’t beat the real thing.

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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■ FLIGHT MH 17

In brief Man slashes 3 children A man wielding a kitchen knife killed a 1-year-old boy and injured two other children yesterday in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. A posting on Xinhua’s Weibo social media account said the 23-yearold migrant worker attacked the children in a rented room in Zhongshan city. The injured were a 10-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. The account did not provide more details about the attack. - AP

Typhoon kills 11

Armed pro-Russian rebels walk next to a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of victims, in Torez, eastern Ukraine, 15 kilometres from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

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More bodies found at site Rescuers retrieved more bodies yesterday in the sprawling fields of east Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed, killing all 298 people aboard.

The chaotic rescue effort, which was marred by an outage in the refrigerated train that was to transport many of the dead, continued ahead of an expected vote later by the UN Security Council on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the crash site and a cease-fire around the area.

The pressure has been growing on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who the US and others say has backed and armed the rebels, to rein in the insurgents in Ukraine and allow a full-scale investigation.

The rebels have been blamed around the world for thes downing of the Boeing 777.

Putin lashed out against those criticisms on yesterday, accusing others of exploiting the crash in east Ukraine for “mercenary objectives”.

Putin said Russia was doing everything possible to allow a team of experts from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN agency, to investigate the scene. He also again criticised the Ukraine authorities in Kiev for reigniting the fighting with the proRussian rebels who control the crash site.

“We can say with confidence that if fighting in eastern Ukraine had not been renewed on June 28, this tragedy would not have happened,” Putin said.

“Nobody should or does have a right to use this tragedy for such mercenary objectives.”

Early yesterday, local rescue workers had piled 21 further black body bags by the side of the road in Hrabove. It was unclear how quickly they would be transported to refrigerated railcars in the nearby town of Torez, where the other bodies are being held.

An Associated Press reporter on the scene said the smell of decomposing bodies was more pronounced.

The shambolic effort to recover the bodies and investigate the crash has aroused international outrage, as pro-Russian rebels have hindered efforts by Ukrainian and international authorities. More than three days after the jetliner crashed, international investigators still had only limited access to the area where the plane landed.

A team of international monitors, including three from the Dutch National Forensic Investigations Team, were scheduled to visit both Torez and the crash site Monday.

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Australia have spoken to Putin by phone. European foreign ministers are also meeting in Brussels to consider further sanctions on Russia.

The Ukrainian government said in a statement on its website that a second train with four refrigerator cars had arrived at Torez station.

Michael Bociurkiw, a spokesman for the OSCE, said reports from the group’s investigators

in Ukraine suggest some bodies were incinerated without a trace.

“We’re looking at the field where the engines have come down. This was the area which was exposed to the most intense heat. We do not see any bodies here. It appears that some have been vaporised,” he said from the crash site.

Rebel leader Alexander Borodai denied the rebels were trying to tamper with evidence, saying the bodies would be turned over to a team of Malaysian experts he was expecting.

A group of investigators that included Malaysian officials was in Kiev, but said they wouldn’t go into rebel-held areas until they get better assurances about security. The Ukrainian government, which has responsibility for the investigation, has also asked for help from the International Civil Aviation Organisation — a UN body — and Eurocontrol, a European air traffic safety organisation.

- AP

A typhoon that barrelled into northern Vietnam has killed at least 11 people, while in China the death toll from the strongest storm to strike the country’s south in four decades rose to 26. Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Vietnam over the weekend, triggering heavy floods, destroying homes and crops, and blocking roads with landslides. The state-run Vietnam News says at least 11 people died in the storm.

Rammasun had earlier battered southern China, killing 26 people and destroying tens of thousands of homes, according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency. - AP

Bomber kills 2 A suicide bomber targeted a police convoy in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province yesterday, killing two people, a policeman and a civilian, a local official said. The attack took place in the Helmand provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, said Omar Zwak, the spokesman for the provincial governor. He said the explosion also wounded 15 people — eight policemen and seven civilians. The police convoy was en route to the district of Sangin for an operation there, he added. Helmand is one of the most dangerous and insecure of the country’s provinces.

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Fresh food scandal McDonald’s and KFC in China faced a new food safety scare after a Shanghai television station reported a supplier sold them expired beef and chicken. The companies said they immediately stopped using meat from the supplier, Husi Food Co., Ltd. The Shanghai office of China’s food and drug agency said it was investigating and told customers to suspend use of its products.

Dragon TV said that Husi, owned

by OSI Group of Aurora, Illinois, repackaged stale beef and chicken and put new expiration dates on them. It said they were sold to McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants.

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Bandits demand water

Bodies to be transferred to Netherlands The bodies of the MH17 victims, including up to 39 Australian citizens and residents, will be transferred to Amsterdam as soon as possible, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says.

Some 251 bodies are currently in refrigerated trains in rebel-controlled eastern

Ukraine. Mr Yatsenyuk said the “bloody guerillas don’t allow the train to leave” the station at Torez.

But when they do, the Ukrainian government plans to send the victims’ remains to the Netherlands.

“We are ready to transfer all the bodies directly to Amster-

dam,” the prime minister told reporters in Kiev, adding the Dutch had “perfect forensic expertise” to identify the bodies.

The Netherlands will lead the identification process working with the international community and Ukrainian authorities.

Thirty-one international

investigators have flown to Kharkiv including “three representatives of the Australian embassy”.

Kharkiv is closer to the crash site than Kiev but still within Kiev-controlled territory.

It’s where an international co-ordination centre is being established.

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Armed bandits are threatening villagers with death unless they deliver 35 buckets of water each day in northern India, where water is scarce thanks to an ongoing drought and a poor supply. So far, 28 villages have been obeying the order, taking turns to deliver what the bandits are calling a daily “water tax,” police said. “Water itself is very scarce in this region.

Villagers can hardly meet their demand,” officer Suresh Kumar Singh said from Banda, a city on the southern border of central Uttar Pradesh state.

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■ IRAQ

Overnight attacks kill at least 16 people Attacks overnight in two Iraqi cities killed at least 16 people, officials said yesterday as authorities struggle to stop the Sunni militants’ offensive that has left huge areas in northern and western Iraq outside of government control.

In one of the attacks, mortar rounds rained down on Shiite neighbourhoods in the town of Mahmoudiya, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31, a police

official said. The mixed ShiiteSunni town is only approximately 30 kilometres south of Baghdad.

And in Baghdad’s western suburb of Abu Ghraib, a roadside bomb struck an army patrol, killing two soldiers and three volunteers who took up arms following the Sunni militant push across Iraq in recent weeks.

Eight people were wounded

in that attack, said the police official.

Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to talk to media.

In early January, al-Qaeda breakaway extremist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, seized control of the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, as well

as parts of the nearby city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of western Anbar province.

In June, the Islamic State launched a massive blitz offensive that brought large swaths of northern and western Iraq under their control.

So far, Iraq’s security forces have struggled to retake any of the ground they surrendered to the militants over the past five weeks.

On Friday, the US mission in Iraq said at least 5576 civilians were killed and another 11,665 wounded in the first six months of this year.

Another 1.2 million people have been uprooted from their homes by the violence.

The civilian deaths so far this year mark a sharp increase over the previous year, when just over 7800 civilians killed, according to the UN. - AP

■ GAZA

■ AUSTRALIA

Palestinian death toll reaches 508

Aids cure ‘still years away’

The UN chief and the US secretary of state headed to Cairo yesterday to try to end two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting that has killed at least 508 Palestinians and 20 Israelis and displaced tens of thousands of Gaza residents.

The new cease-fire efforts

by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry followed the deadliest day of fighting since the escalation erupted on July 8.

In New York, the UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” about Gaza’s rising civilian death toll and demanded an immediate end to the fighting following an emergency session.

As Israeli airstrikes continued to pound Gaza, rescue workers near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis were digging out bodies yesterday from the one-storey home of the Abu Jamea family, flattened in one of the strikes overnight, said Ashraf al-Kidra, a Gaza health ministry official.

Al-Kidra said the Palestinian death toll from the two-week offensive stood at 508. More than half of those victims — 268 — were killed since an Israeli ground operation in Gaza began late Thursday.

That total included 20 bodies that were found at the site near Khan Younis, where two people were pulled alive from the rubble, Al-Kidra said.

Elsewhere in Gaza, he said,

Followers of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamic movement chant anti-Israel slogans in front of the Israeli Embassy as the crowd celebrates news of the capture of an Israeli soldier in Gaza

by Hamas, in Amman, Jordan.

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Israeli tanks opened fire on the home of the Siyam family west of Rafah in the southern part of the strip, killing 10 people, including four young children and a 9-month-old baby girl.

“Without any warning at all they began bombarding us at midnight, said Dr. Mahmoud Siyam, the head of the family.

“We are not related to any military or political activities. We are civilised people (living) in this area of Gaza, what crime

have we committed?”

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it foiled a Hamas infiltration attempt through two tunnels leading from northern Gaza into southern Israel.

The military said 10 infiltrators were killed after being detected and targeted by Israeli aircraft.

Speaking on national television shortly after the military announced the deaths of the 13 Israeli soldiers, Prime Min-

ister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Gaza offensive would continue “as long as necessary” to end attacks from Gaza on Israeli civilians.

Appearing with Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said that Israel expected to complete its work neutralising the Hamas tunnels leading into Israeli territory within several days — a possible hint of a timeframe for the end of the operation.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Circus monkey’s brief run at freedom over Livvie the monkey saw her chance, and said goodbye to the circus.

But it didn’t take long to decide freedom wasn’t for her.

The 23-year-old rhesus macaque from the Lennon Bros

Circus made a run for it in Sydney’s south on Sunday.

St George Police Inspector Rob Stark said a trainer had left a gate at the circus ajar and Livvie “tasted freedom”.

Police feared Livvie was still

on the run on Monday afternoon, but her owners have since assured the monkey’s breakout lasted only a few hours.

Jan Lennon said Livvie seized her chance when a trainer was

returning her pal, Bubbles the pony-rider, to his cage. “He turned his back and she took off through the door,” she said.

“A bit of a panic set in for a while (but) she couldn’t have been too far away.”

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A cure for Aids is still many more years away, with researchers unwilling to set any sort of timetable.

“I don’t know how long it will take to get a cure,” said French virologist Francois Barre-Sinoussi, who is credited with discovering HIV, told Melbourne’s Aids 2014 conference.

“We cannot really answer that, I personally think we should not give any dates.”

Professor Barre-Sinoussi, cochairwoman of the 20th International Aids Conference, said that it had been 30 years since researchers promised an Aids vaccine was only two years away. The vaccine is yet to be delivered.

Steven Deeks, a researcher from the University of California, San Francisco, said many thought a cure would never happen, but there were areas of “progress”.

“Many very smart people don’t think it is possible or will ever be possible,” he told reporters.

“My personal opinion is that if it is possible, and we can do it, it’s going to take many, many years.”

Thirty-five million people are living with HIV today, the United Nations says. In Australia it’s estimated that about 26,000 people are HIV positive.

Conference co-chairwoman and infectious diseases physician, Sharon Lewin, said the focus for researchers was on strategies to achieve long-term remission in HIV-positive people.

“We probably are looking at trying to achieve long-term remission when we talk about cure, meaning time off antiretroviral therapy, how long can we go,” Professor Lewin said.

“We’ve realised in the last year that the virus can really hang around for quite some time and pop up at an unexpected moment in time.

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■ AGED CARE

Ryman adds Tropicana to portfolio

By Anne GiBson Tropicana, one of the biggest privately owned blocks of land in inner Auckland, has been sold to the retirement giant Ryman Healthcare.

The 8.92ha farm in the Lynfield/Mt Roskill area was owned

by Wilfred Allen “Bill” Subritzky, now in his late 80s.

Ryman confirmed the purchase yesterday in an NZX notice.

Staff at two businesses associated with the Subritzky family also said they had left the property because it was sold.

Sterling Nominees and Christian men’s organisation Promise Keepers said they were now at 97 Mt Eden Rd. QV showed title transfers on June 10 when Healthcare Shelf Company No 21 settled the purchase.

Directors include Simon Chal-

lies, Ryman chief executive.

The farm was called Tropicana because of its proximity to Tropicana Drive but includes a 509sq m family home with coastal and sea views, a pool and tennis court.

The property is off Hillsborough Road. Commodore Drive flanks one side of it.

It includes a separate wing of seven offices and a separate 118sq m house and additional storage sheds.

When Subritzky bought the property 56 years ago it was covered in gorse and scrub. Sheep are kept on 3ha and a large ecological bush area covers 2ha.

“New Zealand’s largest retirement village operator has bought the Tropicana Estate, an 8.9ha block of land only 10km from the CBD with fantastic views across the Manukau Harbour,” the company said.

“Ryman Healthcare is plan-

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NZX 50 index last 4 weeks 5200 5178 5156

5112 5090

 NZX 50 index

5,126.9

+17.97

+0.35%

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3,956.86

+23.52

+0.6%

 NZX All index

5,446.86 +18.62 +0.34%

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 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,539.9

+8.2

+0.15%

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 Dow Jones Indust.

17,100.18 +123.37 +0.73% At close of trading on July 18, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,749.45 +11.13 +0.17% At close of trading on July 18, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

15,215.71 –154.55 –1.01%

At close of trading on July 21, 2014

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Source: interest.co.nz

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+4.75

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20.94

+0.36%

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+0.16

+0.77%

–4.0

–0.06%

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7,026.5

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Source: BNZ

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Ryman owns 27 villages where more than 7500 residents live in New Zealand and Australia.

Each village offers a combination of retirement living and aged care and the business has targeted Auckland for big growth.

The new Lynfield village will be the first integrated retirement village in the area, with independent retirement housing, a full range of aged care services

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ning to turn Tropicana into a resort-style retirement village which will provide much-needed retirement amenities for the nearby suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield and Blockhouse Bay.” Challies said the estate was a gem. “Not only has it got some great sea views and native bush, it’s also close to town and in a great neighbourhood.”

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Tropicana is one of the largest remaining privately owned landholdings in inner Auckland.

including serviced apartments, rest home through to hospital and dementia care.

“There’s a real shortage of retirement housing in the local area - and the care options are very limited, for dementia care in particular,” Challies said.

“The Tropicana village will mean that people from the area will no longer have to look elsewhere for somewhere to live in their retirement - they can stay in the place they love close to their families and friends.”

The new development will free up a number of local homes for resale as people move into the village, according to the NZX notice.

Ryman is expanding to keep up with demand as the population ages. Statistics New Zealand estimates the number of New Zealanders aged 75 and over will almost triple to 731,000 over the next 30 years.

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As at 4pm July 21, 2014

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

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0.9133 0.9193 5.0576 0.6317 1.5257 0.5017 86.55 1.7851 9.084 27.11 0.8587

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Australia’s Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) came close to doubling its money in New Zealand’s biggest snack food company, Griffin’s Foods, which it sold yesterday for $700 million to Universal Robina of the Philippines.

The private equity company bought Griffin’s - a household name in New Zealand with a 150-year history - in 2006 from French food group Danone for $385m.

Griffin’s big brands include New Zealand’s biggest selling biscuit, Gingernut, as well as Cookie Bear and MallowPuffs.

Investment bankers have long s p e c u l a t e d that Griffin’s could be a candidate for an initial public offer (IPO) and share market float but, as expected, PEP opted for an outright trade sale instead.

Griffin’s executive chairman Ron Vela said an IPO was considered, but no formal process was ever set in train.

“I just don’t think it would have got the value for the owners,” he said.

Universal Robina first registered its interest in February and he parties discovered there

was “great alignment” between the two.

He said about a third of Griffin’s sales were in Australia but the company had plans for expansion in South East Asia.

“PEP backed the management’s plan,” he said.

“Rather than like everybody else, who shut down and went offshore for the cheaper labour, we decided that high quality, food safety, flexible manufacturing and a broad range portfo-

lio was the way to go,” he told APNZ. The company’s net sales were $280m in calendar 2013 - one third of which came from overseas markets.

The company’s normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was $78m.

The sale is one of several that PEP has either conducted, or is in the middle of, as it seeks to crystallise profits at the end of its private equity cycle.

The acquisition would provide Griffin’s with a network of consumers in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong

Kong and China from which to drive export growth, the company said.

Universal Robina, which has a market capitalisation of US$7.6 billion, is a large branded food company that has successfully expanded its markets offshore to become one of the largest food and beverage companies in Asia.

Universal Robina had made a commitment to grow the business in New Zealand, Australia and Asia.

Vela, said the board believed Universal Robina’s experience in developing its own export markets made it the ideal partner to take Griffin’s forward on is next stage of growth.

The company employs 800 people and enjoys number one status in the New Zealand snacks market, with leading market shares across key segments and is a significant supplier to the grocery trade in Australia.

Griffin’s was founded by John Griffin in Nelson in 1864 and the company has had several different owners in recent years.

It was owned by Kraft’s Nabisco in the 1960s for close to 30 years, then Groupe Danone in the 1990s for 16 years and most recently by PEP. - APNZ

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FAR opportunity for graduates Future researchers, agronoexpected graduates will have mists and marketers for the learned about the various facarable industry will be the foets of the New Zealand cropcus of a graduate programme ping industry, enabling them launched by the Foundation to make an informed choice for Arable Research (FAR) about their preferred career this month. pathway. Depending on opFAR chief executive Nick portunities available at the Pyke said applications have time, this may be with FAR opened for the programme, or elsewhere in the cropping which has been created folsector. lowing discussions with FAR The new graduate progrowers, staff and board gramme is just one of sevNick Pyke members. eral opportunities that FAR It is open to recent graduoffers students. ates and final year students of agriculFor several years it has run a sumture, science and agricultural commerce. mer scholarship programme, providing “The aim of this fully paid 12-month Lincoln and Canterbury University stuprogramme is to introduce graduates to dents, who are partway through their FAR and to the New Zealand cropping studies, the opportunity to spend a sumindustry,” Mr Pyke said. mer working in the field with FAR re“Successful applicants will spend a year searchers. with us, working on research, extension It also funds one or two postgraduand communication at our research sites ate scholarships each year, for students across New Zealand and Australia. whose honours or masters projects have “If they have specific industry inter- a cropping focus. ests, there will also be the opportunity Applications for the inaugural FAR for placement with other organisations Graduate Programme close on Friday or companies with that area of exper- August 8. For further information and tise.” application forms please contact Mel At the end of that 12-month period it is Bond at FAR, or visit www.far.org.nz

MARKET REPORT LAMB

NZ lamb markets have softened lately, due largely to lower demand through the northern hemisphere summer. Increased UK production is keeping the market well supplied for now, with the lamb kill up 20 per cent in June. Good weather in the UK means that consumption of frozen roasting joint products is minimal. There is some interest in steaking items and frenched racks in Europe, but this has not been enough to lift prices and shipment quantities of these items are still quite low. The latest figures available for UK retail consumption from Kantar Worldpanel show volumes were back 27 per cent in May with reports the trend continued through June and July. Demand for NZ lamb is not expected to pick up greatly until September, when enquiry for new season lamb gets under way.

BEEF

Prices for NZ lean manufacturing beef for export to the US rose by US16-18c/ lb last week, the biggest increase ever recorded by Agrifax for a single week, with records dating back over 25 years. Supply still hasn’t been able to keep up with the very good retail and foodservice demand so anyone holding product has been able to demand higher prices every day. After rising by 12 per cent during June, US dollar returns for NZ 90CL cow meat have risen by another 14 per cent so far in July, and increases for 95CL bull meat have been very similar.

Although this is having the biggest impact on returns for manufacturing cows and bulls in NZ, it’s helping prime beef markets too. US demand has dried up supply of some cuts, which is forcing buyers to look at other cuts to meet their needs.

FORESTRY

Export and domestic log prices both fell this month, with the largest drops in utility and industrial types. Log prices in China are now expected to consolidate, with price drops becoming less common. This signals that inventories are starting to be reduced. Overall the average A-grade log price at the wharf gate has fallen $48/t, a 38 per cent drop, since March.

Structural log prices eased slightly, with NZ average prices dropping $7/t in July.

Pruned log prices were flat on average, but slightly down in some cases. Prices have remained reasonably high, compared with export prices, because there is still reasonably high demand for logs in the domestic market and supply is well down due to reduced harvesting activity. Many woodlots and smaller forests have ceased harvesting due to the export price crash.

There are suggestions that there has been a significant reduction in log deliveries to ports in NZ, which would mean a big impact on deliveries to China. This has led to suggestions that prices will have stopped moving by August as there will finally be real reductions in inventories. However, even with a 30 per cent supply reduction, at current consumption, it’s likely to be five months or more before inventories are reduced back down to normal levels.

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Market Price Trends Week beginning July 21, 2014

L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

46.31 66.78 85.76 86.05 64.87 100.22 108.05 109.74 117.40 121.35 119.64 46.31

46.85 67.34 86.39 86.81 64.09 100.95 108.85 110.71 118.28 122.42 120.60 46.31

46.39 66.86 85.85 87.58 65.01 100.32 108.16 111.68 117.52 123.49 119.78 46.31

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2013/14 Low High 40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 60.35 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49 6.72 *

2012/13 ave

48.89 69.41 88.66 92.79 66.88 102.67 110.70 117.98 121.41 130.45 124.02

37.30 56.79 74.59 74.56 59.57 86.29 92.93 94.72 101.79 104.75 105.47

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SI

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66.06

66.94

66.03

61.59

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414 449 400

409 449 392

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371 388 397

391 414 407

M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

240 321 383

240 310 349

240 310 324

235 270 309

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

374 435 454

374 419 424

374 419 401

364 363 389

65.91

70.49

57.68

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382 395 388

247 307 299

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372 388 381

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Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.

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6.11 6.20 5.81

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6.11 6.20 5.81

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6.78 6.88 6.48

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1285 810 * 740 * 670 * 475 450 450 450 480

1500 1010 850 740 630 625 625 600 534

1475 1047 848 714 440 399 386 372 501

380.76 391.54 424.677 446.67 446.67 433.333

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W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)

W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)

DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein

4380 4270 4150 5190 11770

4530 4400 4390 5390 12270

4580 4880 4870 5450 13330

5190 5850 6270 5510 14300

Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $.

Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.

OVERSEAS

MEAT

UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)

PRICES 475 264 254 6.40

490 228 216 6.40

0.867 0.507 0.641 4.12

0.872 0.512 0.641 4.16

480 219 204 6.40

390 192 181 6.40

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490 264 * 254 * 6.40 *

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PROCESSING

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Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

112 16 17.9

0.863 0.809 0.513 0.526 0.624 0.609 4.03 3.32 (Estimates only) 256 450 105 23 70 12 28.5 20.8 10.1

0.813 0.494 0.600 3.78

0.882 0.522 0.648 4.24

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Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.

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Waterway health gets finance boost Money is available for planting and riverbank works in the Ashburton District, as part of a scientific study on waterway health.

Ashburton water management zone committee chair Donna Field said $38,500 from Environment Canterbury’s Immediate Steps fund would help pay for site preparation, locally sourced native plantings, bank re-shaping (to reduce erosion) as well as ongoing maintenance in the three streams.

In the Ashburton zone around $300,000 in total has been allocated across 20 Immediate Steps projects, including the three following.

The landowners applied for the funding and have already started work, at Boundary Drain in Islesworth Settlement Road (Lowcliffe), The Harris C Drain in the Coldstream area and Ashburton Forks where the north and south branches of the Ashburton River meet.

The University of Canterbury Freshwater Ecology Research Group will help with restoration

at each site, then measure the success of techniques used to reduce the impact of pollutants in waterways.

“We get value for money in this partnership between Environment Canterbury, Canterbury University and landowners,” Mrs Field said.

The study comes as part of the Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment (CaREx) which is developing and testing tools for rehabilitating lowland waterways.

Funded by the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation since 2008, the project extends across 10 sites in lowland Canterbury.

The $10 million Immediate Steps biodiversity protection and restoration fund was launched in 2010 as part of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.

It provides funding and support for community initiatives to improve water quality across the 10 zones in Canterbury.

For more information contact senior biodiversity officer Jodi Rees on 027 225-6396 or email jodi.rees@ecan.govt.nz

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RURAL WOMEN REPORTS Lynnford

Members met at the home of Janice Peck for the July meeting and president Bev welcomed all, especially provincial president Ngaire Brown, who chaired the annual meeting.

Apologies were received from 11 members and it was reported one member who had been in hospital was on the road to recovery.

Birthday honours were sung to Ruby, Roslyn and Bev and congratulations extended to Roslyn and Audrey on the birth of their new grandson and great grandson.

M. Dent reported on helping at the Back to Basics afternoon at the New Life Church where some members of RW had the cookbook on sale.

A donation was given to the McLaren family after their recent fire.

President Bev read her annual report and was congratulated for guiding the branch throughout the year so successfully.

The election of officers resulted in B. Bagrie retaining the president’s position and J. Moore, R. Moore and B. McFarlane filling the executive positions.

Winchmore

Nineteen members, two prospective members and one visitor met recently for our July general and annual meeting.

Kathleen Stringer, the archivist from the Ashburton Museum and Heritage Centre, was our guest speaker.

Kathleen talked us through her new work environment and the enormous amount of work that is involved with shifting

the collection from the old museum building to the new spacious one.

We were encouraged to consider shifting our Rural Women and WDFF records to the museum for safekeeping and future reference.

Trish Small chaired our general meeting and presented a comprehensive annual report which she titled Through the Seasons with Winchmore; it is amazing when put down on paper how much the branch has achieved over the past year.

Louise Clucas from Seafield branch took the chair for the election of officers.

Margaret Verrall was welcomed as the new president for the coming year, with secretary and treasurer being retained. Stephanie Butchard was welcomed as a new committee member.

Our next meeting will be at the Winchmore Hall on August 20 starting at 10am. Master Chef with lunch, at a cost of $5.

Seafield

The Seafield branch had a good number of members attending the monthly meeting in July.

During the business session, members were very interested in correspondence received including information about the Rural Women Hewlett Packard school technology competition, nurse practitioner changes and the launch of the 2014 Enterprising Rural Women Awards.

We received information about the national conference coming up in November in Rotorua.

Following the business, we heard a most interesting talk by Anna Raukawa who described

her family’s journey with child cancer. It was heart-wrenching, but lovely to see how happy and well her daughter currently is.

Our next meeting will be on the first Wednesday of August, in the St Paul’s Church hall in Oxford Street.

Anama

The Mayfield Trinity Church lounge was a cosy, comfortable venue for the Anama Rural Women’s July meeting.

Hostesses Kay King and Betty Greenslade introduced Chanelle O’Sullivan who had come from Raincliff to talk about her Facebook communication tool for farming mums.

This has linked 2500 young women all over New Zealand and as far as the Chathams who seek answers about everyday problems regarding health, childcare, nutrition and any problems that arise through loneliness, depression etc.

So much interest has been generated that Chanelle has two other women helping with the programme and a panel of professional people who can also give advice.

A national conference is in the planning in the Methven area.

At the general meeting which followed Chanelle’s address, conducted by Betty Evans, saw Jackie Ryan elected as president, Pat Bishell as secretary and Betty Greenslade as the new treasurer. Jackie, Pat and retiring treasurer Natalie Quantock were presented with posies in recognition of their service.

The August meeting will be a potluck lunch at Quantocks’ home to farewell David and Betty George who are moving to Wanaka.

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1 – Which of these planets has no moons? a. Venus b. Jupiter c. Saturn 2 – The name of which type of pasta means ‘little tongues’ in Italian? a. Spaghetti b. Linguine c. Cannelloni 3 – Gibbons are apes that are native to which continent? a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe 4 – What is the dialling code to call someone in Australia from New Zealand? a. 00 21 b. 00 61 c. 00 81 5 – Which gift is traditionally given for a 40th wedding anniversary? a. Pearl b. Diamond c. Ruby 6 – Which actress shares her name with the wife of William Shakespeare? a. Anne Hathaway b. Julia Roberts c. Sandra Bullock 7 – The eyes of which animal have rectangular pupils? a. Goats b. Rabbits c. Mice 8 – What is a sarcophagus? a. A sword b. A coffin c. A monkey

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Classy café style winter vegetables; serve as a hot vegetable, or as a salad.

Serves 4-6 300g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and diced into chunks 2-3 mashing or baking potatoes, unpeeled and cut into chunks 2 onions, cut into wedges 2-3 turnips, cut into wedges, or use extra potatoes 1/4 C vegetable oil 1t cumin seeds 1/4 C lemon juice 2T brown sugar freshly ground black pepper to taste

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Paisley’s popularity endures

By Kathleen Stringer

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e have no information about this gown (right), one of a number of items that were already part of the Ashburton Museum’s collection when we began cataloguing material back in the mid-1970s.

It is described as an evening gown, but could be a fancy dress costume.

It is rather roughly made and is worn with a juliet cap. It may be very significant or interesting, but we will never know.

What it does show, however, is the continued use of the paisley pattern in design.

I’m quite a fan of paisley, not so much for the design itself, as it does tend to be very large and later designs are rather dark and heavy.

My interest is because one of my ancestors came from Paisley (Scotland) and was a calico printer.

His job was to print, using wooden blocks, designs on to fabric. This, of course, was before the jacquard weaving processes allowed intricate designs to be worked into the fabric itself.

There were many centres of weaving throughout England and Scotland, for example, Manchester.

In the day of crinolines and draughty houses a large warm shawl was what everyone needed. With so much competition, Paisley needed a point of difference to make its product special.

Just to be sure, the area developed two stand-out products.

The first was using very fine wool, sometimes mixed with silk, to produce a warm, yet light, product (I am sure that even in Canterbury it is well known that the true test of a paisley shawl is the ability to thread it through a wedding ring.) Original examples were rather plain and often only had a narrow coloured border.

However, their second innovation was to use bright dyes and employ a number of patterns to decorate the shawls. While other areas used the same designs, Paisley produced some of the finest examples and so we have ‘paisley’ prints rather than, for example, Norwich designs.

The pattern seems rather odd for a country famous for its tartan, hardly a thing a Highlander would wear and that is true.

These patterns are from the mysterious east – Kashmir in fact. Given its location, Kashmir incorporates ideas from a variety of countries – India, China and the Middle East.

When one considers the spread of the English Empire

Compare the modern design with an original paisley shawl, there really is no doubt which is the more interesting.

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and the Victorians’ love of things exotic it is probably little wonder that bright colours and interesting designs should take off so dramatically in dull, rather staid, England and Scotland.

Originally, the designs included actual scenes or recognisable plants and animals. Later on, however, the designs became more geometric as the influence of Islam steered people away from using identifiable objects in art.

Having a paisley shawl was quite an expensive garment but many people invested in them.

But then fashions, as they are known to do, changed.

Clothing became smaller so the need for a large shawl decreased. An economic decline meant that expensive shawls, even if well made, were purchased in fewer and fewer numbers. Many companies changed their production into cheaper shawls, but with mechanisation of the looms they required

fewer staff. And so it was that my ancestor came to New Zealand in the 1850s. We have, in the family, his reference which states he was leaving due to a downturn in the industry.

Sadly for him, the industry was reborn with the death of Prince Albert and the ‘exile’ of Queen Victoria in Scotland.

While there, she embraced all things Scottish and while she never went out of mourning herself, she encouraged the wearing of tartan and paisley

shawls. It would appear that the paisley pattern never really leaves our design palette, while it may have dwindled a little in the first half of the 1900s, an interest in ‘things Indian’ in the 1960s saw the patterns reemerge once again.

As this garment shows, more modern uses of paisley designs can be rather boring and dark, but the original designs have all the vibrancy and allure of the orient and are very collectable indeed.

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In brief White Knight returns After six seasons of separation, Wayne Bennett and the Brisbane Broncos will be together again.

Bennett is returning to Red Hill after two Broncos board-members worked in the background to usher the master NRL coach back home on a lucrative three-year deal. Anthony Griffin will be cut loose at the end of the season - 12 months before the end of his contract. Griffin accepted his fate with good grace and honour yesterday, refusing to blame the board or Bennett for his demise and declaring he still had the wits, player talent and support to take his sixth-placed side to an unlikely premiership. “It’s a big, bad world out there - it’s business,” he said.

“Life is full of challenges and this is one of them.” Bennett has reportedly been signed to a $4 million deal but he will see out the rest of this season at struggling Newcastle.

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Young footballers vie for rep spots Oskar McLaughlan (right) watches the progress of his pass during the Mid Canterbury Football age group trials on Sunday.

The trials were for the age group representative teams that will play in the South Island Tournament later this year.

The 10th and 11th grade boys are up first heading north to Nelson for their tournament from September 28-30.

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The 14th grade boys are then in Dunedin on October 7-9.

The 15th and 16th grade boys’ teams travel to Timaru for their tournament on October 9-11 with the 12th grade boys and girls in Blenheim and the 13th grade boys in Queenstown at the same time.

The trial dates are still to be confirmed for the 14th (Christchurch) and 17th (Methven) grade girls and 19th grade boys.

Injury on debut for Can

Wayne Bennett: Going ‘home.’

Emre Can suffered a calf injury on his Liverpool debut as the German midfielder limped off during his side’s 2-1 friendly win at Preston on Saturday.

Can, who moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen for STG10 million earlier this month, started for the first

time at Deepdale, but the 20-year-old’s maiden appearance didn’t last long as he was taken off after just 20 minutes.

Can will now be assessed to see if he is fit to fly to the United States for the next stage of Liverpool’s pre-season preparations.

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■ CYCLING

In brief

Jack Bauer oh so close

By Phil Taylor Jack Bauer knows better than most why they call the Tour de France “the beautiful agony”.

The powerful rouleur had a fingertip on history in stage 15 to Nimes yesterday, only to be swallowed by the voracious peloton half a dozen pedal strokes from becoming the first New Zealander to win an individual stage.

Such near misses can drive athletes crazy.

Bauer burst into tears.

Sportswriters called their ride “heroic”, fellow escapee Martin Elmiger spoke of the Kiwi’s strength, the victorious sprinter, Norwegian Alexander Kristoff said he felt sorry for them.

Freed from his team chores to roll the dice in a breakaway, the Garmin-Sharp rider along with Elmiger rode clear of the peloton at the start of the 222km stage.

This time the usual big breakaway group didn’t form, leaving the pair to share the work of pushing through the wind for a tick shy of five hours.

They built a lead of nine minutes before the domestiques of the sprinters set about ruining their ambitions.

The sprinters first overcame Elmiger, then a defiant Bauer a mere 30 metres from the line.

Bauer, born in Takaka, based in Girona, crossed the line distraught 10th in the midst of the sprinters.

Paul Jesson in 1980 and Greg Henderson, 2009, won stages of the Vuelta Espana and are the only New Zealanders to win a stage of one of the three grand tours.

Henderson withdrew from this years Tour de France after a crash.

Jesson watched Bauer’s performance from his Christchurch home.

“Oh, yes, I felt for him,” Jesson told the Herald.

Jesson won from a longrange breakaway, holding off the favourites to win alone by 15 seconds - enough time, he said, to zip up his top, raise his hands aloft and enjoy the moment.

He survived from a break of 17 riders that dwindled as they climbed two category 1 mountains.

“He’s a very strong rider and it was so close,” he said of Bauer. “He’ll get another chance, hopefully.”

There are no guarantees.

Just one month after his Vuelta stage win, Jesson’s professional career was ended by a crash in the Duaphine Libere in

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New coach for Tactix Two of the five New Zealand trans-Tasman league franchises will be coached by Australians next season after the Tactix yesterday announced the appointment of Sue Hawkins to the head coaching role. Hawkins, a former Australian international who previously coached the Auckland Diamonds in the old domestic league, joins Magic coach Julie Fitzgerald at the helm of the Kiwi franchise in a move that is certain to raise some questions over the depth in New Zealand netball’s coaching ranks.

The appointment of Hawkins was approved by Netball New Zealand following an unanimous decision by the Netball Mainland board. - NZH

Black armbands Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says his team will aim to put on a show in memory of two fans killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash. The English club will wear black armbands in tonight’s game against Sydney FC in Dunedin in memory of John Alder and Liam Sweeney, and there will be a minute’s silence. The pair were heading to New Zealand for the Football United tour, which starts at Forsyth Barr Stadium, when MH17 went down in Eastern Ukraine. “I think it’s important we represent ourselves in the right manner, especially in light of losing John and Liam,” Pardew said yesterday.

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All Black hardman dies Kevin Skinner around whom fact and legend swirled during his All Black heyday, has died in Auckland aged 86. The prop played 20 tests and 63 games for the All Blacks in a career which began on the awkward tour of South Africa in 1949 and ended after the acrimonious series win against the same opponents in New Zealand in 1956. Those tests still provoke strong emotions for those who watched the ferocious combat and dine out on tales about how Skinner, the national heavyweight boxing champion was recalled to test duty to sort out Jaap Bekker and Chris Koch, who were the Springbok villains. He explained to his teammates that most of the trouble started in the lineouts and he was not going to allow it. After warning Koch once about barging through the line, Skinner clobbered him and - NZH the Springbok desisted.

Sydney signs 17-year-old New Zealand’s Jack Bauer, (left), who rode in the two-man breakaway all of the race, is comforted by team-mates as he cries after being caught by the sprinting pack in the last metres of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France yesterday.

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Evian Les Bain which resulted in a leg being amputated.

He resumed racing with a prosthetic and became a world champion in 1998 at the IPC Paracycling World Championships.

“It’s a childhood fantasy to win a stage of the Tour for any cyclist, and especially for a Kiwi because not many of us ever get the chance,” Bauer said yesterday. “I really gave it absolutely everything.”

“It would have been a career defining moment. I could retire

tomorrow. I would be a happy man,” he told ONE News.

“So I guess I saw that all coming true in the last kilometre and then I realised it wasn’t coming true in the last 50 metres ...”

Bauer and Elmiger led the stage from the starter’s gun as the race rolled away from the Alpine town of Tallard, through Provence and the Midi, battling through a storm and entering the suburbs of the Roman city with almost a minute advantage on the main field.

“We really came together as a team and decided this morning that one of us would be in the move no matter what it took.

“I hadn’t planned on it being a two-man move. Me and Martin managed it pretty well between ourselves.

“I think we both had decent legs in the finale, I felt I had the upper hand in the last 20km.

“I just waited to pounce.

Maybe I waited a little too late.”

Julian Dean and Chris Jenner have won Tour de France teams time trial stages.

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Sydney FC have signed left back Alex Gersbach on a two-year contract after the 17-year-old defender impressed head coach Graham Arnold during a series of trials. Players’ Player of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) last year, Gersbach will fill one of three dedicated under-20 positions in the first team squad.

“It’s a dream come true to have signed for Sydney FC, the club I always supported growing up,” he said. “To have the chance to play for and perform at the biggest club in the country is an honour and I hope to be able to show that I’m equal to the challenge.”

Gersbach played for Miranda Magpies and the Sutherland Sharks before a year with the New South Wales Institute of Sport and then the AIS. - AAP

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■ GLASGOW 2014

Interclub squash The Ashburton club leads the way in division one of the Mid Canterbury Squash interclub competition - but not by much.

Sitting on 93 points, they have a five-point lead over Pleasant Point, with Rakaia on 78. Division two also sees the Ashburton club on top, with 114 points, over Celtic (102), and Rakaia (100). Celtic has a dominant lead in division three on 132 points, with Methven 1 leading the chase (107), while Point on 87 and Collegiate II on 86 are locked in a tight battle for third. Celtic also holds the advantage in division four, nine points clear of Hinds 1 who are on 105 points, with Point 2 another tean back on 95 points.

Three down, one to go Rory McIlroy has three of the four majors safely in the bag and he is already thinking about adding the final piece of golfing’s crown jewels at Augusta National next April. The 25-year-old Irishman won the British Open for the first time at Hoylake yesterday by two strokes from Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. It was a smaller margin than the eight strokes by which he took the 2011 US Open and the 2012 US PGA Championship, but it was every bit as valuable to him. He joined an elite group of players to win three out of the four majors, is the only the third - after Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus - to do so by the age of 25 and is the first European to win three.

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Shooting for gold

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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New Zealand Fullbore rifle shooter John Snowden has finished strongly in the United Kingdom Queen’s Final to head to Glasgow full of confidence.

Snowden shot well enough at the British Rifle Association’s Imperial Meet to advance to the Queen’s final on Saturday, which consisted of 15 shots each at 900 and 1000 yards for the top 100 shooters, with some 1200 shooters on the range at the start of the week.

At 900 Snowden scored an impressive 74.7 out of a possible 75 and then at 1000 he scored 71.3 to finish 22nd overall.

There wasn’t much between first and 30th, just a couple of points, and it came down to how many bulls the top shooters scored.

Snowden was really happy with his week, especially the last couple of days, and he feels confident heading to Scotland, set to arrive at the Barry Buddon shooting range close to Dundee yesterday.

All of the shooters are based at the St Andrews Golf Course Hotel rather than the Commonwealth Games village, as the range is some distance from Glasgow and the rest of the events.

The rest of the Snowden family have a holiday house at the seaside village of Pittenween, and will travel to the range each day.

Snowden’s shooting starts on Friday and until then he plans to make use of the practice days as he and fellow Kiwi Mike Collings prepare to defend their pairs gold they won in New Delhi in 2010, and also chase a medal in the individual.

Eels ‘not that far off’ Parramatta co-captain Tim Mannah says it won’t take much for the side to pull up out of their NRL tailspin. After being one of the feelgood stories earlier in the year, the Eels’ season has fallen away with four straight losses to be 13th on the NRL ladder. They were in the top eight after round 15 but will be fighting to keep their campaign afloat when they take on the Gold Coast at CBus Super Stadium on Sunday. Despite having conceded 142 points in their past four outings, Mannah said they were not far away from turning things around. He said there were positive signs against the Rabbitohs on the weekend and the young players who had stepped into the fold were just lacking a little confidence and things could swing around suddenly.

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New Zealand fullbore rifle shooter John Snowden with his wife Coby on the road to Glasgow, and potentially glory at the Commonwealth Games.

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Betham raring to go Fiercely determined NSW Waratahs winger Peter Betham is adamant he’s ready to play a part in Saturday’s Super Rugby semifinal against the Brumbies, despite being sidelined for more than three months. One-Test Wallaby Betham suffered a fractured foot against the Stormers in early April and medics initially gave him no hope of returning before the end of the Super campaign. “They definitely told me I’d be out for the season, they told me four months, I told them three,” Betham said yesterday. “I’m going to back myself in terms of putting myself up for selection this week, train hard today and we’ll see how things go.

I want to be in the team moving forward and I’m definitely putting my hand up this week.”

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Snyders ready for big Games effort

BY DAVID LEGGAT Glenn Snyders cut a distinctive figure with his California tan at the New Zealand flag raising ceremony in the Commonwealth Games athletes village yesterday.

And it’s California which has shaped the country’s best male swimmer’s ambitions not only for the Games swim meet starting on Thursday but also with an eye on Rio in 2016.

The North Shore breaststroker moved to Los Angeles in December 2012 in search of moving his career and talents forward. There was a feeling of stagnating, of having gone as far as he could at the Millennium Institute.

He won’t say a bad word about his time there, but felt he needed to stretch himself. “I’m 27 now so it was about how long I have left,” he said.

Snyders, national champion

at all the breaststroke distances and among the top echelon worldwide, had spent too long training effectively on his own and knew “there was only so much you can take before the appetite starts to diminish”.

So he joined up with renowned American coach David Salo at the University of Southern California and loves it.

Snyders found himself with people who are friends and also swimmers he looks up to, and

is challenging himself.

“It adds a whole new dynamic to training for me. It definitely is keeping the spark alive.”

Presumably Snyders would therefore advise gifted young New Zealand swimmers to head Stateside. Not necessarily.

“There’s nothing wrong with programmes back in New Zealand.

“It’s how that person takes the opportunity and uses it to their advantage.”

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■ RUGBY

The one that got away . . .

By Jonathan Leask

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It was another game that got away from Ashburton College as they lost to Shirley Boys’ 17-19 in the Crusaders Secondary Schools’ rugby competition at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

A Kieran Hunt penalty goal at the death could have got College the win, but the home side were left to rue another close game not falling in their favour.

“We had two shots to win it at the end so although we might not have deserved to win we had our chance to win it,” coach Ian Patterson said.

“Some of the real basic stuff was letting us down and Shirley looked pretty likely plenty of times, but our defence was outstanding.”

Nete Caucau was out of position at number eight, with Cam McLeod out for the season, and was still pivotal in providing College’s go forward, but as has been the case so often College couldn’t quite get across the line.

“It’s a bit frustrating coming so close and not being able to close out these tight games,” Patterson said.

“Still it was a solid performance against a top eight side and we took a point out of it, but we’ll need to really target next week.”

Despite the setback College still remain in the hunt for eighth place, two

points behind Burnside who had the bye and are lucky to be ninth equal with Roncalli after they drew with Christ’s College 12-12.

College host Waimea this Saturday, where they will look to finally get a win at home.

Waimea had a win over Lincoln HS 14 -5 while the other wooden spoon candidate St Thomas’ College edged out Rangiora 15-8.

Christchurch Boys’ High despatched St. Bede’s 31-15 to have top spot all but sewn up while Nelson College hammered St. Andrew’s 50 - 0 to claim second spot outright.

Despite their loss St. Bede’s remain third.

Marlborough College are fourth after they drew 20 - 20 with Timaru Boys’ – who moved up to fifth overtaking St Andrew’s.

Crusaders sharpen up

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Losing to the Sharks in pool play was so unlike the Crusaders.

At home and with a man advantage after Jean Deysel was sent off early, the Crusaders rarely got out of third gear and certainly did not engage their rugby brains.

You wanted to rub your eyes.

It was a bit surreal, it was not the rugby we had come to expect from those who inhabit the red and black jerseys as, disturbingly, they played without their usual smarts.

What is certain about the Crusaders is that they will bring more lineout and scrum solidity than the Highlanders were able to muster in Durban.

Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett thought it would be much harder for the Sharks to impose their plans on the Crusaders.

“My concern going into the semis is that the Crusaders’ forwards will match the Sharks’ as they have six or seven All Blacks,” he said.

“They won’t concede a lot of scrum penalties. The Sharks’ pattern of play won’t be as easy to impose on the Crusaders as it was on the Highlanders.

“The semifinal will be in Christchurch and while the referee will be neutral, he will favour the home side with the 50-50 calls.” Glen Jackson will referee the Crusaders v Sharks match.

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Ashburton College’s Jake O’Grady stretches out for a lineout take against Shirley Boys’ in the Crusaders Secondary Schools’ rugby competition at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.00pm (NZT) SUPER PETS STAKES C1, 520m 1 73471 Dusty Rider 31.34 ..................M K Dempsey 2 55226 Opawa Gavin 30.92 L & ..................... Wales 3 75137 Shadow Baxter 30.44................J McInerney 4 21482 Goldstar Rosie 31.16 S & ............... B Evans 5 42531 Jinja Cookie 30.77 ........................... B Dann 6 43533 Archie’s Comet nwtd M & ..................Jopson 7 4574F Voussoir 30.78 H & .............................Taylor 8 81874 Flying Amelia 30.57 W & ................... Nissen 9 6F267 Know Solution 30.99 .................... L Waretini 10 77865 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 2 12.20pm HURUNUI HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 23213 She’s Smashing 17.62 ......................M Flipp 2 52324 Ohoka Hart 17.50 ........................ L Waretini 3 67355 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 4 43556 Winne Willow 17.76 M & .......................J Hill 5 88523 Bowman nwtd ...........................J McInerney 6 57537 Que Tee Pix 17.54 M & .....................Jopson 7 21634 Culvie Boy 17.38 H & ..........................Taylor 8 422x6 Know Skill 17.67 ........................... G Cleeve

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1 25442 Petra Haka nwtd........................J McInerney 2 41366 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07................. I Fensom 3 21116 Eckles 17.29 .......................................A Lee 4 64238 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & .................. B Evans 5 77833 Homebush Barabas nwtd ..........J McInerney 6 25462 Sleeper Agent 17.84 ................. A Bradshaw 7 62145 Blazing Hot 17.81.......................D Stapleton 8 585x8 Know Pity 17.82 ............................ G Cleeve 4 1.00pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 1 87674 Castle Eden 17.77 M & .........................J Hill 2 72211 Zorba The Greek 17.77 ................... M Grant 3 16478 Opawa Lucky 17.46 L & ..................... Wales 4 42818 Homebush Bruno 17.57 ............J McInerney 5 65888 Ohoka Strika 17.90 ...................... L Waretini 6 31564 Know Knowing nwtd ...................... G Cleeve 7 68427 Lincoln Flyer nwtd ......................D Stapleton 8 7687x Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 5 1.20pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 1 34336 Goldstar Magic nwtd S & ................ B Evans 2 76554 Runway Queen 17.41 ................... G Cleeve 3 78464 Line Honours nwtd ........................ G Cleeve 4 85312 Homebush Ninja 17.52 .............J McInerney 5 84276 Smoking Marley 17.61 .............. A Bradshaw 6 13173 About Town 17.32 ...............................A Lee

2 26475 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 L & .................. Wales 6 x1111 Chloe’s Prodigy 30.62 .................. C Roberts 7 62787 Botany Zenvo 17.60 ..................J McInerney 3 74258 Car Bootle 31.80 ....................... M Robinson 7 41342 Opawa Rocky 30.94 J &.................. D Fahey 8 66143 Stock Taker nwtd ........................D Stapleton 4 22231 Know Smiggle nwtd ......................

G Cleeve 8 12811 Jessie Surfs 30.65 ....................... C Roberts 6 1.40pm THE MILLER BAR & CAFE SPRINT C1, 520m 5 23365 Opawa Pearl 30.98 L & ...................... Wales 9 57672 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S & ............... B Evans 1 57672 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S & ............... B Evans 6 68453 Speight’s Kid 30.94 .......................

I Fensom 10 21482 Goldstar Rosie 31.16 S & ............... B Evans 2 26365 Goldstar Junior nwtd S & ................ B Evans 7 53364 Shalana Star 30.71 ...........................J Dunn 11 3.12pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 3 12243 Soumillon nwtd..................................J Dunn 8 25153 Dee 31.11 ................................. A Bradshaw 1 33172 Homebush Spike nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 62351 Holivia Lass 30.71 M & .....................Jopson 9 61785 Girl Magic 30.65 H & ...........................Taylor 2 47466 Cawbourne Impact nwtd ............D Stapleton 5 31458 Homebush Ginger 30.76 ...........J McInerney 3 74455 Another Plane 17.71 .................J McInerney 6 144 Jazzboy Jack 30.56 ...................R Blackburn 10 68676 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .................... C Roberts 4 12252 Know Mayhem 17.42 .................... G Cleeve 7 83384 Know Judge 31.19 ........................ G Cleeve 9 2.37pm CTV DASH C1, 295m 5 54488 Duco To Duco 17.73..........................M Flipp 1 38784 Homebush Vicks nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 16x85 Opawa Dosh 30.90 L & ...................... Wales 6 75887 Belfast Jane 17.42 ............................J Dunn 2 64678 Quattro 17.66 ............................ M Robinson 9 61785 Girl Magic 30.65 H & ...........................Taylor 7 67656 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 3 6812 Know Laughing 17.54 ................... G Cleeve 10 85748 Opawa Hally 30.96 L & ...................... Wales 8 56354 Ohoka Hope 17.70 ....................... L Waretini 7 2.00pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 4 22151 Porky Pig 17.44 ......................... A Bradshaw 12 3.31pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 5 7x787 Keramus Girl 17.63 ....................... G Cleeve SPRINT C1, 295m 1 84574 Ollie Baxter 17.60 .....................J McInerney 6 62427 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 1 16 Senorita Tina 17.48 ...........................M Flipp 2 68852 Homebush Sarah 17.64 ............J McInerney 7 88668 Oche nwtd ..................................D Stapleton 2 53616 Neddy Seagoon 17.49 ........................A Lee 3 36532 Red Eye Max 18.01 .................. R Cockburn 8 67651 Goldstar Chyna 17.52 S & .............. B Evans 3 25625 Smash Easy 17.65 .......................... M Grant 4 22734 Hareeba Time 17.88 ..................D Stapleton 4 24416 Rangitata Raider 17.80 ..............D Stapleton 10 2.56pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK TAVERN STAKES 5 31413 Know Magic 17.38 ........................ G Cleeve 5 57823 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith FINAL C1f, 520m 6 32322 Mr. Kegan 17.70 ........................ A Bradshaw 6 35463 Home Truth 17.32.......................... G Cleeve 1 44652 True Blue Style 31.03 .............M K Dempsey 7 37715 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M & ..................... Smith 7 38633 Lola Baxter 17.73 ......................J McInerney 2 27311 Flip Flippa 30.80 L & .......................... Wales 8 36372 Monaco Denver nwtd M & .....................J Hill 8 28338 Goldstar Bridie 17.67 S & ...............B Evans 3 45822 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 4 37141 Botany Richie 30.85 ..................J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 8 2.21pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 5 82221 Gold Vipa 31.03 S &........................ B Evans 1 28546 Scotsome Power 30.99 M & ..............Jopson

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Ascot Park Raceway 3 12.50pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C1, 390m 6 74317 La Fontaine nwtd........................D Stapleton C2, 457m 1 13117 Opawa Michelle nwtd L &................... Wales Meeting Date: 22 Jul 2014 NZ Meeting number: 10 Dou7 52136 Smash Amy 22.92 ........................... M Grant 1 75446 Go Tommo nwtd .........................D Stapleton 2 64214 Thumb Print Tony 26.40 ............J McInerney bles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 8 75421 Opawa Colin nwtd J & ..................... D Fahey 2 17266 Tai Baxter 22.96 ........................J McInerney 3 F7461 Hyperparadise nwtd S & ................. B Evans 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 9 55525 Botany Prancer 22.71 ...............J McInerney 3 75811 Homebush Cruden 22.59 ..........J McInerney 4 13325 Karen’s Magic 25.99 ..................... R Adcock 10 51667 Another Another 23.01 ..............J McInerney 1 12.10pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 4 22355 Que Tee Chicks nwtd M & .................Jopson CO.NZ C0, 390m 5 73568 Cosmic Bolero 23.21 P & .............. B Conner 6 1.50pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C0, 5 2355F Goldstar Jeanie nwtd S & ............... B Evans 6 51312 Token Ray 26.29 L & .......................... Wales 1 5675 Archie’s Plan nwtd S & .................... B Evans 6 11 Swiss Ace 22.67 ............................. M Grant 457m 7 65153 Wagon Wheel nwtd M & ....................Jopson 1 56422 Lady Mui nwtd S & .......................... B Evans 2 52687 Goldstar Deejay nwtd S & ............... B Evans 7 33476 Mr. November nwtd ....................D Stapleton 8 57321 Jibbajabba Jewel 26.84................ C Roberts 2 53357 Botany Liz nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 75225 Celtic Hound nwtd .......................R Hamilton 8 7x554 Starburst Hannah 22.78 .................. M Grant 9 48375 Homebush Tiare nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 2 Boostin’ nwtd .................................. H Cairns 4 32272 Giganaire nwtd S & ......................... B Evans 9 84777 Admiral Adam nwtd P & ................ B Conner 4 23838 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd M & ...............Jopson 10 65478 Botany Comet 26.46 .................J McInerney 5 Homebush Rocky nwtd .............J McInerney 4 1.10pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2, 390m 5 Shines Bright nwtd ......................... H Cairns 9 2.45pm WOODEND STAKES C3, 457m 6 7 Sparrow nwtd ................................. H Cairns 1 63632 Thrilling Bert nwtd ........................... M Grant 1 45513 Cawbourne Floyd 26.04 .................. M Grant 6 Puma Pants nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 2 Eyrewell Hawke nwtd ..................... H Cairns 2 47418 Gypsy Hunter 22.93 ...................D Stapleton 2 75284 Opawa Style 26.46 L & ...................... Wales 7 82243 Opawa Opal nwtd L & ........................ Wales 8 85577 Cawbourne Muscle nwtd.............. C Roberts 3 72486 Glenn Is Goodesy 23.08 ................. M Grant 3 16247 Flying Swan nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 6 Pukeko Warrior nwtd ......................B Healey 9 88 Cabarita nwtd .................................. M Grant 4 21355 Not So Cute 22.92 .....................D Stapleton 4 83213 Token Stu nwtd.................................. J Rush 9 64556 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ...........................

Wales 10 87666 Ozarks Daughter nwtd ...................J Guthrie 5 31626 Thrilling James 22.83 P & ............. B Conner 5 41775 Goldstar Chumlee nwtd S &............ B Evans 2 12.30pm BRENDON BURKE @ FIRST NATIONAL 6 43821 Trumped Up 22.91 M & .....................Jopson 10 6376 Sacajawea nwtd .........................D Stapleton 6 14472 His Lordship 26.12 ........................ R Adcock C1, 390m 7 25463 Opawa Hog 22.98 L & ........................ Wales 7 2.09pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C1, 457m 7 16566 Wunzee 26.60 ...........................J McInerney 1 68688 Speedy Swede nwtd L & .................... Wales 1 74856 Cawbourne Monaro nwtd ...........D Stapleton 8 72378 Vienna 23.03 ..............................D Stapleton 8 76266 Homebush Violet nwtd ..............J McInerney 2 5731x Opawa Shaiden 26.54.................. C Roberts 2 43477 Zulu Deb 23.28 M & ..........................Jopson 9 77355 Sam’s Flyin Norm 22.93 .............D Stapleton 9 26658 Opawa Rapid nwtd L & ...................... Wales 3 75684 Jasper Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 43337 Turbo Tundra nwtd ........................... M Grant 10 86375 John Dory 22.73........................J McInerney 4 17432 He’s A Jessie nwtd ....................... C Roberts 10 77753 Indi’s Grace 26.40 ........................... M Grant 4 43277 Wandy Feather 22.84...................... M Grant 5 1.30pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C3, 390m 5 56623 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd .................. M Grant 10 3.03pm GREENHILLS STAKES C4/5, 457m 5 72652 Charles Fredrick 23.02 ...............D Stapleton 1 15568 Zulu Bro 23.40 ...........................D Stapleton 1 88587 Punch On Jaime 26.50 .............J McInerney 6 31462 Cawbourne Miami 26.44 .............. C Roberts 6 74655 Homebush Saxon nwtd .............J McInerney 2 18421 Broken Pedro nwtd S & ................... B Evans 2 65346 Opulent 26.70 ............................D Stapleton 7 64234 Runaway Taxi nwtd M & ....................Jopson 7 44362 Rockwood Archie nwtd...............D Stapleton 3 54436 Opawa Lean Meat 22.55 L & ............. Wales 3 11778 Charlie’s Choice 25.86 .................. R Adcock 8 33447 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 8 51 Joyner Kersee 22.98 .........................B Eade 4 61238 Chokehold 22.68 ........................D Stapleton 4 71267 Cracking Chain nwtd J & ................. D Fahey 9 84777 Admiral Adam nwtd P & ................ B Conner 5 11522 Pedro Force nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 8 2.28pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STAKES

5 6 7 8 9 10

4261F Thrilling Marty 25.99 P & .............. B Conner 28436 Cawbourne War 27.00 ................. C Roberts 48741 Opawa Casper 26.23 L & ................... Wales 2F338 Homebush Chopper 26.03 ........J McInerney 23445 Game Girl nwtd ............................. R Adcock 46622 Cawbourne Philip 26.06 ............J McInerney 11 3.20pm BLUFF STAKES C4, 390m 1 44546 Mary Marlow 22.76 ......................... M Grant 2 55575 Deanne’s Magic nwtd .................D Stapleton 3 65332 Bugsy Bangles 22.54 .......................S Stone 4 17667 Waimak Dave 22.75 ..................J McInerney 5 43766 Opawa Legs 22.53 .....................D Stapleton 6 67651 Fantastic Four nwtd ......................... M Grant 7 62545 Grunt Rodgers nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 88358 Caboul nwtd S & ............................. B Evans 9 17745 Botany Dave nwtd .....................J McInerney 10 86461 Bad Week nwtd .........................J McInerney 12 3.38pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C5, 390m 1 42185 Noble Fantasy nwtd S &.................. B Evans 2 65171 Finn McMissile 22.78 ......................L Philips 3 15645 Roqette 22.60 .............................. C Roberts 4 15122 Oscar Tuivasa 22.57........................L Philips 5 53244 Smash Rumour 22.52 ..................... M Grant 6 63174 Homebush Churro 22.59 ...........J McInerney 7 21167 On The Level 22.64 ...................... C Roberts 8 32862 Iona Haka 22.53........................J McInerney

9 68715 Little Midnight 22.28 ...................D Stapleton

Sport 22 Ashburton Guardian

RESULTS

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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cavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – G Jacobson, Mayfield Transport Ltd – T Gallagher

Methven Men’s Golf

July 19 Pairs stableford, 78 combined Dave Puckett & Ian Sawers tied with Mark Lock & Frank Sandys 78 Ashburton Bridge Club Senior Keith Middleton 40; Intermediate Ian July 18 Sawers 39; Junior A Frank Sandys 45; Junior Monday Evening – B and C Ladder B Jim Rooney 44 N/S 1 J Lovett and J Browne, 2 G Baker and Other Good scores; 39 Peter Kemp, David F Priest, 3 B Leighton and A van Dyk Callaghan, Dave Puckett, 38 Dayle Lucas, K E/W 1 P Scott and H Briggs, 2 L Adams and J McCloy 37 Les Linton 36 Martin Hickman, B Newton, 3 G and A Gilbert Allan Smith Mike Gray, Gavin Santy, Grant Tuesday Evening – A Ladder Hargreaves 35 Tony Worsfold, Michael kemp, N/S 1 M Buckland and J Edmond, 2 K Robb Richard Leith and R McLaughlin, 3 R Kyle and B Smith Two’s Frank Sandys, Alister Maxwell E/W 1 M Moore and A Maude, 2 P and T Topnotch 4 Square Best Nett Frank Sandys Downward, 3 A Reid and M Holdaway 62; Arabica café 2nd nett Jim Rooney 63 Wednesday Afternoon – Duplicate Club Best Gross Dayle Lucas 74 1 K Robb and R McLaughlin, 2 M Stowell and Closest Pins # 4 Aqua Restaurant Not A Reid, 3 J Browne and L Rose, 4=I Taylor Struck; #6 Hunters Wines Grant Hargreaves; and M Moore and M Buckland and B Smith # 13 Ski Time Les Linton; # 17 The Green ParThursday Evening – Duplicate. rot Ian Sawers. 2nd Shot #14 Methven Travel N/S 1 B Macaulay and J Lovett, 2 M Stowell John Eddington and A Reid, 3 R Phillips and J Rooney Next Saturday; 1st Round Qualifying Club E/W 1 K Robb and R McLaughlin 2 I Doel Champs and L Rose, 3 L Baker and A Rooney 12 noon tee off No 1 Seniors, 12 noon tee off No 10 Intermediate. 12-30 pm tee off No 1 Junior A, 12-30 pm tee off No 10 Junior B Also Fridays (as per last year’s conditions).

Development Cyclists

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■ Cycling

Wakanui Area Racing, July 20 Race 1. 6km Time trial A. Grade. 1st Bailey O’Donnell 11m 21.20s. 2nd Abe O’Donnell 11m 39.80s. 3rd James Skinner 12m 16.73s. 4th Connie Davidson 12m 55.54s. 5th Ryan Jackson 13m 16.36s. B. Grade 6km. T.T. 1st Oliver Davidson 12m 25.02s. 2nd. Bella Roulston 13m 03.84s. 3rd Luke Skinner 13m 31.13s.

4th. Ethan Titheridge 13m 50.86s. C Grade 6km. T.T. 1st Nick Kershaw. 14m 00.76s. D. Grade 6km. T.T. 1st Ella Skinner 15m 51.77s.

2nd. Race, Mixed Teams Relay 6km. 1st Team Ethan Titheridge, Luke Skinner, Ryan Jackson, Bailey O’Donnell 52m 27.77s. 2nd Team Ella Skinner, Oliver Davidson, Michelle Davidson, Abe O’Donnell 53m 07.13s. 3rd. Team Nick Kershaw Bella Roulston, Connie Davidson, 53m 35.82s.

■ Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Golf Women’s Weekend Pennants, July 20 South Zone (at Temuka): Waimate 8 Maungati 4, North Otago 9 St Andrews 3, Pleasant Point 2 7.5 Temuka 4.5, Timaru 8 Gleniti 24 Points: St Andrews 50.5, Pleasant Point 2 49, North Otago 46.5, Waimate 46.5, Temuka 39.5, Maungati 37.5, Timaru 35.5, Gleniti 2 31 North Zone (at Pleasant Point): Gleniti 1 8 Geraldine 4, Fairlie 6 Ashburton 6, Pleasant Point 1 6 Methven 6, Tinwald Bye

Ashburton Golf Club July 19 Results from the ISTAS Stableford Round were; Peter Bain 57 pts (c/b), Stewart Dunlop 57, Miti Daniel 56, Jiordan Green 56, Robbie Bell 56, Bruce Day 54 by c/b.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Daniel Green, Braided Rivers: Brent MacGregor, Rothburys Insurance: Ken Clucas, Netherby Meats: Cameron Grant, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) George Brown.

Twos: Cameron Grant and Catherine Bell Nett Eagles: #3; Birdy Jackpot: # 4

Mayfield Golf Club July 19 1st Round Championship Winners Kerry Read beat Paul Gardener; Justin Smith beat Hayden Tasker; Gavin Smith beat Wayne Vessey; Ben Neilson beat Ian Hopping Stableford Winners 0-14: Jack Allan 40 points, Allan Dixon 38, Steve Cross and Donny Lake 36 15-36: Dave Morrow 35, Gordon Duthie 34.

Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Tony Neilson; John McAuliffe Bayleys Real Estate No 11: Paul Gardener; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5: Gordon Duthie; ANZ Bank No 14: Not Struck; ATS 2nd Shot No 9 and No 18: Justin Smith Two’s: Tony Neilson, Paul Gardener, Donny Lake. Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Jack Allan; Nett Eagle No 10: Not Struck Next Week: 2nd Round Champs

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole division, July 17 Bisque Bogie Ladies 1st L MacKenzie 3 up 58:24:34, 2nd T Gallagher 1 down 59:18:41 Men 1st G Jacobson 2 down 67:29:38, J Greenslade 3 down 61:21:40 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Ex-

Tinwald Golf Club July19, Stroke Senior: John Smitheram 70 c/b Bryan McFarlane 70. Intermediate: Bruce Collins 71, Brian Rouse 73, Pete Marshall 73 b/l. Junior: Dave Allan 66, Owen Everest 71, Des Green 73 .Women: (stableford) Belinda Kirdy 35.

Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Brent Smith. Gluyas Ford # 6; Kevin Greenaway.

Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Cameron Miller. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Josh Smith. Two’s; Wayne Smith, Kevin Greenaway, Lindsay Jackson, Steve Kennedy, Ray Kirdy. Net eagles: # 10 Not struck.

Winner of the R.S.A. Trophy, Kevin Greenaway and the R.S.A. Cup, Randall Feutz.

■ Motor racing German Grand Prix Results from the German Grand Prix yesterday (67 laps): 1. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 1hr 33m 42.91s 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) +20.789 3. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 22.530 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 44.014 5. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 52.467 6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) 52.549 7. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 1min 4.178 8. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1m 24.711 9. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/MLA) 1 lap 10. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1 lap 11. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 1 lap 12. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/LOT) 1 lap 13. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 1 lap 14. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/SAU) 1 lap 15. Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 1 lap 16. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/CAT) 2 laps 17. Max Chilton (ENG/MAR) 2 laps 18. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/CAT) 2 laps Not classified:Adrian Sutil (SAU) 20 laps Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 23 laps Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 41 laps Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 67 laps

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior, July 19 Senior A: New World Allenton A 42 v St Josephs Gold 6; Southern Taylor Groundspreading 13 v Tinwald South A 24; New World Allenton B 23 v Methven Shearmac A 25 Senior B: Allenton Crusaders 3 v Allenton C 29; Hampstead A 37 v St Josephs Blue 7; Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting 21 v Tinwald South B 7 Intermediate A: St Josephs Red 8 v Longbeach A 7; Borough A 16 v Allenton Mystics 7; Methven Trucking B 10 v Tinwald School A 10 Intermediate B: Borough Gold 7 v Methven Professionals 26; Hampstead B 8 v Hampstead School A 8; Netherby Magic 16 v Allenton Tactix 4 Junior A: St Josephs Orange Defaulted v Allenton Hurricanes; Southern Hyde Bros 12 v Borough Green 2; Allenton Magic 3 v Wakanui 17 Junior B: Hampstead School B 10 v Southern Mayfield Service Station 10; Tinwald School B 2 v Methven Winslow 8; Southern Mayfield Transport 9 v Borough C 3; Longbeach B 3 v Netherby Diamonds 5

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball

Williams driver Felipe Massa of Brazil crashes in the first curve of the German Formula One Grand Prix in Hockenheim yesterday. Nico Rosberg in his Mercedes won the race, his first Formula One podium in his home country, while Williams driver Valtteri Bottas chased him home.

AP PHOTO Senior, July 19 Premier: Smith & Church Collegiate A 14 v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A 33; Celtic Vetent A 24 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 21; United KFC A 21 v Methven Wareings A 32 Senior A: College B 23 v Rakaia A 46; Methven Euro Agri B 23 v College Y10A 31; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 45 v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 37 Senior B: Celtic D 22 v Celtic C 31; College U18 18 v Methven Brown Pub White 31; Tinwald South Black 23 v Celtic B 37 Senior Reserve A: College Y10B 29 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C 29; College Y9A 21 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 29; Hampstead Ashburton Gold 31 v United KFC B 20 Senior Reserve B: College U16A 26 v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 19; College U17 11 v Cetlic E 33; Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd 40 v College Y9B 16 2nd Grade: Celtic U18 43 v College U16B 9; Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B 25 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 23; Methven LH Farm Co U15A 36 v College U15A 9 3rd Grade: Celtic U15 20 v Methven The Lodge U15B 8; Allenton C 12 v Celtic F 34; College U15B v College Blue Defaulted; Methven Blue Pub Black 26 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 5 Social Grade: Celtic Dragons 17 v United KFC Colonels Chicks 30; Hakatere Marae Defaulted v Mt Somers Social; Allenton Social 38 v Hampstead Ashburton Hotties 37

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 19 Senior Division 1 - Semi Finals Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup PWL Methven 25 v Claas Harvest Centre Southern 12, Darryl Phillips Celtic 15 v REL Rakaia 35, Senior B – Semi Finals – 2nd Grade Cup Tinwald 22 v Rakaia 16, Southern 20 v Hampstead 23, Press Cup: Ashburton College 17 v Shirley BHS 19, Waimea College 14 v Lincoln HS 5, St Bedes 15 v Christchurch BHS 31, Rangiora HS 8 v St Thomas 15, Timaru BHS 20 v Marlborough BHS 20, Nelson College 50 v St Andrews 0, Roncalli College 12 v Christ College 12, Bye: Burnside Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts (Section 1): Waihora 36 v Celtic 16, Rolleston 5 v Banks Peninsula 32, Bye: Prebbleton Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Colts (Section 2): Lincoln 22 v Kirwee 8, West Melton 29 v Springston 12, Bye: Lincoln Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury - Under 18: Sprinsgston/Southbridge 22 v Malvern Combined 0, Waihora 27 v Tinwald/Celtic 12, Bye: Meth/Allen/Rak Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury – Under 16 Celtic 27 v Lincoln 5, Malvern Combined 17 v Prebbleton 14, Harlequins v Rolleston, Rolleston won by default, Waihora 15 v West Melton 5, Under 14.5 Semi Finals (Jock Ross Centurion Shield): Hampstead 34 v Allenton 12, Celtic 65 v Methven 5, Under 13 Semi Finals (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield): Methven 50 v Hampstead 10, Southern 21 v Celtic 31,

Under 11.5 Semi Finals (John Smitheram Shield): Hampstead 42 v Rakaia 10, Methven Allenton Physio 39 v Allenton 29 Under 11.5 Playoffs - (John Smitheram Shield) Tinwald 39 v Southern 20, Methven Mt Hutt v Celtic, NRR Under 10 – Associate Referee required Rakaia Synlait Farms v Allenton, NRR, Celtic Blacklows W 35 v Celtic Blacklows G 55, Collegiate Cranfield Glass 70 v Southern/ Tinwald Riverlea 50, Methven Mt Hutt Station 20 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 62, Bye: Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes Under 9 – Associate Referee required Methven W 65 v Allenton M 55, Collegiate Ash Painters & Dec 20 v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators 62, Southern All Farm Engineering v Southern Cow Care Hooftrimming, NRR, Methven B 65 v Tinwald Moore Mechanical 65, Bye: Allenton G Under 8 – Associate Referee required Methven MC Freight 50 v Allenton 15, Collegiate Countdown 20 v Celtic The Finishing Company 35, Rakaia Synlait Farms v Southern Agspread, NRR, Methven Laundry 65 v Tinwald Skip 2 It 20, Bye: Hampstead Subway Under 7 – Associate Referee required Celtic Summerfield Builders W 90 v Rakaia Synlait Farms B 75, Rakaia Synlait Farms W v Allenton, NRR, Southern Coleman Ag v Methven, NRR, Southern Hayden McKenzie 75 v Hampstead Metalcorp 65, Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying 45 v Celtic Summerfield Builders G 55, Bye: Collegiate Under 6 – Celtic Anderson Joinery G 75 v Tinwald Canvas 70, Celtic Anderson Joinery W 35 v Methven B 60, Methven W 40 v Collegiate McDonalds 50, Rakaia Synlait Farms B 65 v Allenton G 50, Rakaia Synlait Farms W 40 v Allenton M 70, Southern Progressive Livestock 60 v Hampstead Netherby 4 Square 75.

■ Shooting National District Championship Round five of National District Championship, July 17 Ashburton gained only 6 points against top qualifier Manawatu’s 9, to be eliminated from the final round.

Open squad, Rex Gardiner 98.5, 200.15, 298.20, Denva Wren 100.7, 197.8, 297.15, Steve McArthur 99.6, 197.10, 296.16, Greg Menzies 100.6, 196.8, 296.14, John Fleming 99.4, 195.13, 294.17, Carl Nordqvist 97.2, 196.9, 293.11, Martin Fleming 95.4, 197.12, 292.16, Nick Stewart 98.3, 194.8, 292.11, Mark Stewart 97.4, 195.7, 292.11, T J Stewart 98.6, 193.6, 291.143, total 2941.143, Manawatu 2959.161.

Composite squad, Nina McKenzie 95.5, 198.12, 293.17, Brian Hawksby 97.4, 192.7, 289.11, Bryan Hunter 97.5, 191.8, 288.11, Sarah Clifford 94.1, 194.7, 288.8, Sandy Collett 94.1, 194.7, 288.8, total 1446.58, Manawatu 1444.49.

Junior squad, Phillippa Fleming 97.3, 100.5, 197.8, Savanna McArthur 91.2, 95.3, 186.5, Jayden collett 91.2, 89.3, 180.5, total 563.18, Manawatu 571.21.

Ashburton total score 4950.218, Manawatu 4602.192.

■ Rifle Shooting Inter Association Annual Five Sided Inter Association shoot at Temuka July 19 Won by Ashburton with 1936.79, from Timaru 1916.78, 2nd, Geraldine 1915.72, 3rd, North Otago 1913.72, 4th, and Mackenzie 1856.45, 5th.

Ashburton, Martin Fleming 96.6, 99.7, Greg Menzies 96.5, 97.5, John Fleming 96.4, 98.1, Steve McArthur 97.4, 99.5, Sandy Collett 96.3, 97.5, Nina McKenzie 98.3, 96.4, Bryan Hunter 92.4, 95.1, Phillippa Fleming 97.6, 95.4, Robbie Hewitt 99.3, 97.3, Hailey Beevor 98.4, 98.2, total 1936.79, reserves, Sarah Clifford 97.4, 96.3, T J Stewart 97.2, 97.4, Nick Stewart 96.4, 97.4, Bill Rankin 92.3, 96.5, and Savanna McArthur 87.2.

Timaru, J Bonis 99.9, 100.7, R Burt 98.5, 97.2, W King 98.7, 99.6, K Smith 94.3, 99.6, O Horsnall 95.2, 93.1, I Henderson 98.6, 92.3, M Fassender 84.0, 96.4, L Butchers 95.1, 95.3, A Dixon 98.5, 94.3, A Melhopt 96.3, 97.4, total 1916.78, reserves, G Hanson 90.1, 92.2, G Black 93.2, 92.2.

Geraldine, R Hobbs 97.3, 99.3, C Donehue 94.2, 97.5, A Peattie 97.5, 95.4, S Cleveland 91.1, 93.2, R Peattie 95.3, 99.4, S Palmer 96.4, 98.4, C Tubb 93.1, 97.6, D Kingsbury 94.5, 97.5, D Miller 96.4, 97.6, J Miller 95.1, 95.4, total 1916.72, reserves C Miller 99.4, 90.1, P Hansen 90.0, 87.2, A Hickey 89.0, 91.3.

North Otago, K Valpy 98.5, 97.7, M Garland 95.4, 96.3, A Sherwin 95.3, 97.4, M Reeves 96.2, 95.4, G Plunket 96.4, 95.4, J Hamilton 95.3, 98.6, K Smith 95.2, 99.6, G Hawtin 96.2, 98.4, B.Johnson 96.3, 94.3, N O’Brien 88.1, 94.2, total 1913.72, reserve, S Johnson 89.1, 99.4.

Mackenzie, S Taylor 98.5, 99.4, D Clark 93.2, 94.1, M Taylor 94.3, 94.1, B Sangster 96.3, 98.6, A Thomson 97.5, 94.3, R Davie 91.0, 98.3, R Patterson 89.2, 90.0, B Sargent 95.1, 91.1, T Holtham 86.1, 88.2, J Irving 92.2, 79.0, total, 1856.45, reserve P Gallagher 87.1, 89.0.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: John McDonnell lost to Paul Cousins 2-3, Ian Dolden lost to Nigel Tew 2-3, Scott vandenBemd beat Rebecca Abernethy 3-1, Sam Harrison beat John Surridge 3-0, Adam Clement beat Brendan Clark 3-0, Charlotte Smith lost to Nik Millichamp 0-3.

Billy Nolan beat Jock O’Connor 3-1, Nathan Forbes lost to Phil Andrew 2-3, James Hunn lost to James McCloy 0-3.

Sam Harrison lost to Craig Campbell 2-3, Steve Devereux lost to Mike vandenBemd 1-3, Marie Kennedy lost to Jordan Hooper 1-3, Chris O’Reilly beat Brendon Adam 3-0, Pete Blacklow beat Carl Hough 3-0.

Mick Hooper beat Jon Bond 3-2, James McCloy beat Ron Carlson 3-0, Jess Dargue lost to Sam Harrison 0-3, Susan Dargue lost to Reece Wallington 1-3, Cath Blacklow beat Jess Dargue 3-0, Steve Devereux beat Jess McCloy 3-2.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

In brief

DRAWS

Tomic wins in Colombia

■ Golf

Bernard Tomic has claimed his second career title on the ATP world tour with victory over power-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic in the final of the Claro Open in Bogota, Colombia. The Australian world No.124 withstood 39 aces from his second-seeded opponent to take yesterday’s match 7-6 (5) 3-6 7-6 (4) in almost two hours and 13 minutes. The win, just days after he was dumped by global management firm IMG, is set to shoot the 21-year-old back into the top 100 on the world rankings possibly as high as No.70. It is his first title win overseas, following his triumph at the 2013 Sydney International, and comes with a healthy $US120,000 ($A129,835) paycheck.

- AAP

Ashburton Golf Club July 26 A 4 Ball Better Ball Par round will be played.

Starting Time: Morning 8.30am; Afternoon Report at 11.15 for an 11.45 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Colin Divers; Afternoon Greig Sparrow and Jeff Williamson Results Paddy Bradford and Tony Bennett

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf July 23 Senior Men 7.30pm Wakanui Blue v TBHS A (C. Watson/P.Edwards) July 25 - 1st Grade Women 6.20 pm Methven v Rakaia (Hampstead/Collegiate 1st gr W), 7.30 pm Hampstead v Collegiate (Methven/Rakaia 1st gr W) bye: Collegians July 26 - Senior Women at Ashburton 2.00pm Hampstead 1 v Craighead (C. Watson / R. Turnbull), 3.30pm Hamps/Collgns v St Andrews (R.Ganda / C. O’Neill) Senior Men at Timaru 1.00pm Wakanui Blue v Northern Hearts, 2.30pm Wakanui Black v Tainui July 27 - 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Wakanui v Collegians (Tinwald/Methven 1st gr M) 6.15pm Tinwald v Methven (Wakanui/Collegians 1st gr M), bye: Ashburton College July 28 - 2nd Grade Girls 4.30pm Semi Finals 1st v 4th (A. Kelland/ R.Law) 5.30pm 2nd v 3rd (Stephen Mealings/R. Law) Teams TBA 2nd Grade Boys 6.30pm Seni Finals 1st v 4th (Wakanui Black x 2) 7.30pm 2nd v 3rd (Wakanui Black x 2) Teams TBA

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior, July 26 Heartland Court: 9.00: St Josephs Gold v New World Allenton B, E McDowell, C Meadows; 10.00: New World Allenton A v Tinwald South A, E Hurley, E Riordan; 11.00: Methven Shearmac A v Southern Taylor Groundspreading, V Pluck, S Beveridge Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 9.00: Borough Red v Hampstead School C, Coaches; 10.00: Allenton Sting v St Josephs Silver, Coaches; 11.00: Longbeach C vMethven Hammer Hardware, Coaches Colourplus Court: 9.00: Hampstead School C v St Josephs Pink, Coaches; 10.00: Borough Red v Fairton, Coaches; 11.00: Tinwald School C v Rakaia A, Coaches Subway Court: 10.00: Methven Winslow v Netherby Diamonds, S Blundell, K Dolan; 11.00: Hampstead School B v Tinwald School B, H Tallentire, T Thompson AMI Insurance Court: 9.00: Borough C v Longbeach B, M Dudley, S Holden; 10.00: Southern Mayfield Transport v Southern Mayfield Service Station, L Wilson, E Smyth Todds of Ashburton Court: 9.00: Borough Green v Allenton Magic, N Clemens, Lucy Harrison; 10.00: Wakanui v St Josephs Orange, G Pierce, Leigh Harrison; 11.00: Southern Hyde Bros v Allenton Hurricanes, Piper Jones, T Allen Stirling Sports Court: 9.00: Allenton Tactix v Borough Gold, M Schmack, E Yeatman; 10.00: Hampstead School A v Netherby Magic, T Kelland, J Donnelly; 11.00: Hampstead B v Methven Professionals, A Dunn, S Bell Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 9.00: Allenton Mystics v St Josephs Red, D Watson, J Schmack; 10.00: Longbeach A v Methven

France’s Sebastien Bourdais takes the checkered flag to win the Toronto Indy race in Toronto yesterday.

AP PHOTO Trucking V, G Adams, S Anderson; 11.00: Borough A v Tinwald School A, V Eaton, H Gray Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00: Allenton C v Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting, S Harkness, H McDougal; 10.00: Hampstead A v Tinwald South B, H O’Rouke, N Johnson; 11.00: St Josephs Blue v Allenton Crusaders, N Waddell, D McArthur Duty Club: Allenton; Club Duty Person: Judy Diedricks; Canteen: Jenny Wells; Junior Committee Duty: Claire Corbett; Umpire Duty: Lyn Hart/Wendy Hopwood

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, July 26 Heartland Court: 12.30: Methven Wareings A v Ashburton College Finesse Fitness Senior A, J Lee, D McNab; 1.30: Smith & Church Collegiate A v Celtic Vetent A, S Hopwood, C Tappin; 3.30: United KFC A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, V McArthur, G Kennedy Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 1.30: College B v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, A Johnson, A Bell; 2.30: Methven Euro Agri B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, J Lee, R McGregor; 3.30: Rakaia A v College Y10A, L Muckle, C Corbett Colourplus Court: 12.30: College U18 v Celtic C, A Chudleigh, I Anderson; 1.30: Tinwald South Black v Celtic D, A Elliott, C Samson; 2.30: Methven Brown Pub White v Celtic B, A Walsh, D McNab Subway Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold v College Y10B, C Wylie, K Graham; 1.30: Methven R&R Haulage v United KFC B, K Cairns, N Jemmett; 3.30: College Y9A v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C, A Elliott, D Johansen AMI Insurance Court: 12.30: College U16A v College U17, S Bueta, E Bonnington; 1.30: College Y9B v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B, L Reihana, H Lloyd; 2.30: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd v Celtic E, K Johansen, J Carrodus Todds of Ashburton Court: 12.30: Celtic U18 v College U16B, G Lysaght, T Watson; 1.30: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B v Methven LH Farm Co U15A, J Tallentire, E McKendry; 3.30: College U16B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, K Rudolph, H Roulston Stirling Sports Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 v Celtic F, G Canning, G

Wilson; 2.30: Celtic U15 v College Blue, V Pluck, A Rollinson Ashburton Guardian Red Court: 1.30: Methven Blue Pub Black v Methven The Lodge U15B, T Barry, M Griffin; 3.30: Allenton C v College U15B, M Milmine, N Graham Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 12.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties v United KFC Colonels Chicks, K Elkin, J Putaranui; 1.30: Allenton Social v Mt Somers Social, C McClintock, S Worsfold; 3.30: Celtic Dragons v Hakatere Marae, O Hood, S Colquhoun Club Duty: Celtic; Club Duty Person: Mieke Brook; Canteen: Barry Marrett; Umpire: B Williams; Management: Claire Corbett

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby July 26 - MCRU Finals - To be played at the Ashburton Showgrounds Senior Division 1 - Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup: PWL Methven v REL Rakaia, Ashburton Showgrounds Oval, 2.45pm, K Opele, K Pottinger, M Gallaghar, G Shaw, A McGirr Senior B - Second Grade Cup Tinwald v Hampstead, Ashburton Showground’s Oval, 1pm, T Pearce, G Clement, D McKibbon Under 18 - Rudstone Cup & Kevin Dwyer Memorial Trophy: Celtic/Tinwald v Meth/ Allen/Rak Ashburton Showground’s 2, 12.00pm, G Shaw, K Pottinger, M Gallaghar Under 16 – NH Edge Cup & Russell Kelly Memorial Cup: Celtic v Harlequins Ashburton Showground’s 2, 1.15pm, C Kelland Under 14.5 - MCRU Cup Hampstead MC Mechanical v Celtic Fowler Homes Ashburton Showground’s 3, 12.00pm, M O’Callaghan, Under 13 - Summerfield Trophy: Methven Snowfed Builders v Celtic Lysaght Glass Ashburton Showground’s 3, 1.15pm, D Gray Under 11.5 – MCRU Cup Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting v TBC, Ashburton Showground’s Oval, 11.45am, G Clement Under 10 – Alistair Morrison Centurion Shield: Collegiate Cranfield Glass v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying Ashburton Showground’s East, 1.00pm, G Brown Under 9 - Grant Perry Centurion Shield Allenton M v Methven W Ashburton Show-

ground’s East, 12.00pm, D McKibbon Under 8 - Geoff Frew Centurion Shield Celtic The Finishing Company v Southern Agspread Ashburton Showground’s West, 12.15pm, S Bennett Curtain Raiser Fixtures Under 6 - Methven W v Rakaia B, Oval East, 2pm; Under 6 - Methven B v Rakaia W, Oval West, 2pm; Under 7 – Methven v Rakaia Synlait Farms W, Oval East, 1.15pm MCRU Fixtures - To be played at other grounds Press Cup: Ashburton College v Waimea College, Allen 1, 12pm, A McGirr, P McKnight, J Greenslade Elles/Mid Cant Combined Colts - Play Offs Lincoln v Celtic, 2.45pm, Lincoln 1, D Creighton Under 11.5 – Club Associate Ref Required TBC V Rakaia Synlait Farms, Allen 1, 10.45am, Tinwald Barry Whittaker Contracting v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Tin 1, 11am, Celtic Ashburton Online v Southern HCT, Celt 1, 11am Under 10 - Club Associate Ref Required Celtic Blacklows G v Hampstead Lifestyle, Celt 3, 11am, Celtic Blacklows W v Methven Mt Hutt Station, Celtic 3, 12pm, Southern/ Tinwald Riverlea Contracting v Allenton, Tin 3, 11am, Bye: Rakaia Under 9 - Club Associate Ref Required Allenton M v Methven B, Allen 2, 11am, Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators v Southern All Farm, Celt 4, 11am, Tinwald Moore Mechanical v Southern Cow Carecare Hooftrimming, Tin 4, 11am, Bye: Collegiate Ash Painters & Decorators Under 8 - Club Associate Ref Required Collegiate Countdown v Methven MC Freight, Coll 2, 11am, Hampstead Subway v Methven Laundry, Hamp 2, 11am, Tinwald Skip 2 It v Rakaia Synlait Farms, Tin 2, 11am, Bye: Allenton Under 7 - Club Associate Ref Required: Celtic G v Southern Coleman Ag, Celt 2, 11am, Celtic W v Southern Hayden McKenzie, Celt 2, 11.45am, Allenton v Collegiate Regent Cinema, Allen 3, 11am, Tinwald v Hampstead, Tin 2, 11am, Bye: Rakaia B Under 6 - Club Associate Ref Required: Allenton G v Celtic G, Allen 3, 11.45am, Celtic W v Southern, Celt 2, 11am, Hampstead v Collegiate, Hamp 3, 11am, Tinwald v Allenton M, Tin 2, 11.45am, Bye: Collegiate

Ashburton bowlers keep Patterson Trophy

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After a big comeback the Ashburton Indoor Bowls team claimed back-to-back Patterson Trophy wins on the West Coast yesterday.

In the fifth and final session Ashburton overturned a deficit of 6.5 points to win by seven, finishing on a total of 126 to Canterbury’s 119.

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After the first session on Saturday Ashburton sat third behind Canterbury and Nelson but moved into second after session two, 16 points adrift of Canterbury.

The third session saw Canterbury’s lead extended out to 17 but the defending champions clawed it back to 6.5 after the fourth session.

The Ashburton team of Mi-

chael Lawson, Matt Markham, Graeme Chapman, Christine Talbot, Grant Wilson, Ken Mackenzie, Murray Bassett and Matt Bassett then produced the big fifth session to claim the win.

After taking out the regional final, the Patterson Trophy, the Ashburton bowlers will now be heading to the national final and play against the other

five zone winners for the Welch Trophy in Auckland in September.

There will be a new holder of the Welch Trophy after last year’s winners, North Taranaki, failed to qualify as Manawatu took out zone three.

Final scores: 126 Ashburton 119 Canterbury 85 Nelson 80 Golden Bay Motueka 66 Marlborough 64 West Coast

Magnussen ‘innocent’ Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen hit back at Felipe Massa’s claim yesterday that he was to blame for their first corner collision at the German Grand Prix, saying he had nowhere to go. Magnussen, 21, said he did his best to avoid driving his McLaren into Massa’s Williams, causing an accident that sent the Brazilian upside down as he bounced across the circuit.

Massa was unhurt, but blamed Magnussen for the incident. “For sure, if I had another place to go I wouldn’t have had contact,” said Magnussen. “I didn’t see the replay. I’m sorry about the situation, but I did my best and tried to avoid him, but I didn’t really have anything to do.” - AFP

Bourdais ends drought French pole-sitter Sebastien Bourdais ended a seven-year win drought by capturing the first of two races yesterday at the Toronto Indy double-header.

Bourdais, who had been winless in 52 races, took his first victory since 2007 in Mexico City in the 65-lap feature over a 1.7-mile, 11turn, temporary street course. “It’s damn sweet,” Bourdais said. “I’m a bit speechless. It went perfect from green to checkered flag.” Brazil’s Helio Castroneves was second with Brazil’s Tony Kanaan third, France’s Simon Pagenaud fourth and New Zealand’s Scott Dixon fifth. - AFP

Praise for Ricciardo Fernando Alonso heaped fulsome praise on youngster Daniel Ricciardo yesterday after he held the Australian off in a thrilling scrap to take fifth place for Ferrari in the German Grand Prix. The two-time world champion battled wheel-to-wheel with Ricciardo as the Red Bull man defended his position, and then attacked him in the closing stages. Alonso said: “Daniel is a surprise from Australia. I think he’s doing unbelievable things. I think he’s seven-three in the first ten races with Sebastian [Vettel], so it’s something we probably didn’t suspect,” he said, referring to Red Bull’s qualifying performances so far. “He’s driving fantastically and today he was battling very smart - always taking the slipstream off me after I pass him and braking very late, attacking very late and never missing a corner. He was very, very smart, very respectful with the rules and it was a great fight.”

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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHRUCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am U3A. Cuppa, seated at 10.15am. Maria Hibbert speaking on Sharia Law and Event in Arab world. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open for the sale of preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

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

12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

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ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Meeting, all welcome. Enquiries to Faye, phone 308 1852. The MacKenzie Centre, Kermode Street.

7.00pm SAVAGE CLUB. Korero. Top entertainment. Cox Street hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm LAURISTON HALL SOCIETY. Movie night fundraiser – Mrs Browns boys. Regent theatre, Wills Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, all welcome. Waireka Croquet club, 9.30am - 1.30pm The Domain, Philip Street.

ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. 7.00pm Second time round op shop. Baptist GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek 9.45am Road.

ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. 7.00pm Meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A, Cox ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Street.

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ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 7.00pm - 9.30pm Holy Communion, Park Street.

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CROSSON, David Stanley (Stan) Reg No. 208617, Sergeant, RNZ Artillery, Korea – On July 20, 2014, at Ashburton, aged 85 years.

Loved father and father-in-law of Ian and Julia, Ken, Murray, Graeme, Ross, and Stuart and Mary. Loved grandfather of Shanna and Richard, Ben, David and Deborah, Georgia, Thomas, Stephanie, Jade, Samantha, Daniel, Gregory, Sam, Peter and Michael, and great-grandfather of Maisy, and Ellamae. Sincere thanks to the management and staff of Terrace View Retirement Village. Messages to Crosson Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Stan’s funeral service will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton, on FRIDAY, July 25, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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Lydia Ko, holds up her trophy after winning the Marathon Classic LPGA golf tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio yesterday.

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BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Lydia Ko has broken records throughout her golfing career, so it seems fitting the Kiwi has become the youngest female player to crack the US$1 million mark in LPGA Tour earnings.

At 17 years, two months and 26 days, Ko claimed the Marathon Classic and the US$210,000 (NZD $241,411) winner’s cheque in Ohio on the LPGA Tour yesterday and knocked

Lexi Thompson (18 years, seven months and five days) off her perch as the youngest player to make it to a million.

Ko has now banked US$1,061,019 (NZD $1,219,924) on tour this year during a sensational maiden campaign as a full-time professional that has seen her record seven top-five finishes, with two victories.

The North Shore product, ranked No 2 in the world, seems a lock for rookie of the year

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honours, but she was made to sweat for her victory yesterday after a late charge from Korea’s So Yeun Ryo. Ryo made birdies at 16 and 17 and joined Ko at 14-under but the New Zealander birdied the 18th to take the clubhouse lead at 15-under.

Ryo then had a chance to force a playoff but she pushed her birdie putt wide at the par-five 18th as she finished in second place at 14-under, while Ko, who

fired a bogey-free six-under 65 during her final round, was left to celebrate.

“My heart was beating and So Yeun was obviously playing well today,” Ko said in a television interview. “I thought she had a big chance of making the putt and for us to go to a playoff.”

Ko began the day in fifth place, two strokes off the lead, but made three birdies on the front nine as she began her charge to victory.

“I hit the ball pretty well and I gave myself a lot of opportunities and that’s what you’ve got to do. The greens here are quite small so when I hit the green you kind of have a good chance [to make birdie] and that’s what I did today.”

Ko’s win has kept her in third place on the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe Standings, while she has also closed the gap on current world No 1 Stacy Lewis.

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