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$2.5m tagged for gallery The Ashburton District Council will later this week move to put in place a $2.5 million provision for potential remedial work on the beleaguered Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre.

In a public statement yesterday, the council confirmed that the budget provision, which is well above the previous expected figures to make repairs on the building, will be discussed at this week’s council meeting.

Officially opened in 2015, it’s been

a rocky road for the centre and late last year council confirmed that it was aware of intermittent water leakage issues which has, along with a court case over the problems, which is now in the High Court, created more issues than would have been hoped for the venue.

Yesterday’s statement again confirmed that the council was aware of the issues at the building during extreme weather conditions since the building had become fully occupied.

Specifically, investigations identified issues related to weather tightness and thermal bridging. It was also determined that the air-conditioning system is not working to expectations.

Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel said in the release that council was aware of its role in ensuring the continued success of the gallery and heritage centre.

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Inaugural school dance champs planned

$2.5m tagged for gallery

By Susan Sandys

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School children who may never have danced in their life will be jumping and jiving at the inaugural Mid Canterbury Interschools Dance Champs.

Life Dance Academy (LDA) teachers Anna Raukawa and Madi Wilson came up with the idea for the championships as they wanted to provide an opportunity for Year 1 to Year 8 children to have fun through the medium of dance.

“We want to include everyone and for everyone to have a go,” Wilson said.

So far 10 schools in the district had signed up for the champs, which will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on September 24.

Dances on show will be performed in groups numbering six or more.

Meanwhile, about 300 members of LDA had their annual medal testing over the weekend.

Performers, aged from 3 years and up to adults, wowed judges in a variety of dance genres.

“It was amazing, the kids just got up there and they all did a superb job,” Wilson said.

The school runs under a charitable trust and was set up about four years ago with the mission to provide affordable lessons. It is based at Tinwald and teaches fusion dance, including jazz, ballet, lyrical and hip hop.

From P1 “Council understand our responsibility and the need to safeguard this asset on behalf of the community,” she said.

“We continue to pursue compensation from associated parties, but yet, no resolution has been confirmed.”

Ashburton District Council is currently working through the details of what work may be needed to address these issues, and the budget provision would provide for those repairs.

Mayor Favel said that the proposed $2.5 million would ensure that Council has some contingency in place for when it will need to carry out those remedial works.

“Late last year, the council began undertaking a detailed design of the remedial work required on the building to address all the known issues and enable the building to meet the required operating specifications.”

“We appreciate the co-operation of building tenants – the Ashburton Art Gallery and Ashburton District Family History Group, and council department, the Ashburton Museum, who have each been safeguarding their respective collections and will work to ensure safety of the same during any remediation of the building,” Favel added.

This week’s council meeting will take place on Thursday, June 27.

Zoe Quigley was among more than 300 LDA members undergoing annual medal testing at the weekend.

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Climbing rat numbers move indoors

By Susan Sandys

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Rats are moving into Mid Canterbury homes at higher rates than last year as cold weather bites on the tail of mild conditions.

Ashburton Pest Control operator AJ Kerr said numbers were above normal for this time of year and yesterday alone he had three houses in Ashburton and two in the countryside he had to visit on his extermination round.

“In a group of houses along a street, one of them for some reason can have 10 rats in it. There’s no rhyme nor reason, it doesn’t matter whether your house is

old or new, clean or dirty, these things will go where it’s nice and safe,” Kerr said.

“There’s a few around, there’s no two ways about it.”

Rats were looking for warmth and security, and were even happier if there was a food supply nearby. It was not only houses affected, but also commercial premises such as factories.

The rats were, however, normal size and not mammoth proportions like those reported from Titirangi.

The first sign of an infestation was often noises in the ceiling or walls.

“Do something about it before one or two turns into 10 or 12.”

Rats could breed fast and have two litters within three months.

Kerr’s preferred method of control in the first instance was trapping, as poisoning could create a foul odour with rotting carcasses in walls and roofs.

He believed the higher numbers this winter had come on the tail of a mild winter last year, enabling good breeding success last year.

Richard McKernan at Ashburton’s Jae Pest Control said the numbers were in line with what would be expected for a cold

ported huge “cat-sized” rats scurrying about the streets and pest controllers nationwide have said it is not just the West Auckland suburb coping with exploding populations.

Forest and Bird spokeswoman Megan Hubscher agreed and said that they are seeing a huge increase in rat numbers in both forests and urban areas.

“This year is what we are calling a mega mast year which means our native trees are fruiting really heavily and normally that would have fed our bird population, but these days it’s feeding rats instead,” she said.

winter and chilly conditions over the past two weeks had seen an increase in infestations.

“It’s not as easy for them to be outside and forage for food, so they will come inside where it’s warm and dark,” McKernan said.

One case last year involved a person who had their car parked in their garage on a rural property.

Rats moved into the vehicle and soiled the interior, meaning the car had to be stripped out.

“It’s one of the worst smelling jobs I have ever come across,” he said.

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Success for Guardian at community newspaper awards The Ashburton Guardian walked away from the annual Community Newspaper Association’s Awards evening in Christchurch on Friday night as victors and gained special recognition from judges as well.

The business, which later this year turns 140, picked up the award for the best idea and/or innovation through their development of the newly-minted Timaru App – a digital device which mixes news, events and information pertaining to the Timaru District.

Built on a similar premise to

relative apps – Ashburton and Selwyn – which are also operated out of the Guardian office, Timaru has been a rapid mover south of the Rangitata with strong buy-in from the community and key organisations around Timaru such as the Timaru District Council and the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.

The judges’ comments noted that the app was truly innovative, but at the same time took them back to the day when a newspaper provided you with everything you needed at your fingertips.

“Local news, sports draws and information, event listings,” they said.

“It’s nice to see it all there, but in a modern, and importantly, mobile format that is responsive.

“This innovation has the clear support of stakeholders, including local government, advertisers and readers, which these days, is no easy feat.”

Ashburton Guardian general manager Desme Daniels said she was delighted with the app’s recognition, pointing out the judges’ comments provided an accurate

reflection of the ethos behind the app.

“Great hyper local general and sports news with supporting community information has always been our vision to develop a key community app,” Daniels said.

“Having relationships with the Timaru District Council and South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, among others, has given the app the credibility it deserves.

“Developing relationships with not only these key local stakeholders, but groups like Sport

South Canterbury and also being able to support community events, embeds the Timaru App as the district’s central point to many groups and organisations.”

The Ashburton Guardian, the newspaper, was a contender for the Frank Veale Memorial Award for Best Community Newspaper and while not victorious, they did receive a special commendation from the judges in what was described as a fiercely tough category.

The award was won by Whakatane’s, The Beacon.

Break-ins squashing club’s spirits

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

Frustrations are reaching a breaking point for the Collegiate Squash Club after their clubrooms were broken into over the weekend for the fourth time in two months.

On Sunday night several glass doors were smashed and cash was taken.

“A truck was also stolen in a fifth incident, while the club was full with players and it was parked outside and stolen,” club captain Kelly Wing said.

“We just seem to be out there as an easy target.”

A 43-year-old man was arrested and charged with receiving stolen goods following break-ins on April 11 and 12.

The man was found guilty and was jailed for two months and ordered to make reparation of $400.

He had been in custody since his arrest on April 13, so had effectively served his time.

The third break-in occurred last Wednesday and was attended by police, said Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins.

“A dog tracked a scent to a nearby carpark where fresh tyre marks were found and the file is under investigation,” he said.

The repeated clean-ups and replacement of glass has come at a cost for the small club, with a large insurance excess needing to be paid after every break-in.

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Collegiate Squash Club captain Kelly Wing has been left with another clean-up job after another break-in at the clubrooms on Sunday night.

PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 240619-JPM-0005 “It is a huge hassle for us and it is way too inconvenient,” Wing said.

The club has around 36 members and often does not get a full attendance to club nights, and may have to look at changing the way the clubrooms are treated and hired out, committee member Logan Ford said.

“It may get to a point where it can’t be hired out and not used by the league team (the Ashburton Barbarians) so we can keep a better track of who is coming and going; but then that makes it not affordable to run and we may have to increase subs which we don’t want to do,” he said.

Jenkins said there was no link found between the first two burglaries and the recent burglaries, and that enquiries were ongoing.

He did say though that the isolated location of the clubrooms could make it a target.

“Any area that is isolated can become a target and alcohol is a

commodity of interest to offenders,” he said.

“Any information of suspicious activity should be reported to the police.”

The field located next to the clubrooms was the scene of a vandalism attack in May after a vehicle was used to rip up the field.

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Combined choirs entertain audience of 150 Mid Canterbury Choir members combined with their fellow vocalists from across the Rakaia River on Saturday afternoon.

Presenting the concert Life & Love, the Mid Canterbury and Selwyn Community Choir members entertained a crowd of 150 at the Sinclair Centre.

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light was massed items of the two choirs singing together – Mid Canterbury’s 30 members and Selwyn’s 50, to present Te Aroha (Love), Somebody to Love, Hello Goodbye and Circle of Life.

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The Selwyn Community Choir was led and accompanied by mother and son duo Caelan Thomas and Linley Thomas, and entertained with songs including Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Season of Love.

The Ashburton District Council’s work to revitalise the Ashburton central business district is continuing to progress, with the council set to discuss the future of the area around the East and Tancred street intersection on Thursday.

Work on the streetscape revitalisation project has been ongoing for some time and the detailed design concepts have emerged from work carried out since the project was consulted on in May last year.

As part of these designs, councillors will this week consider whether the water feature on East Street should remain where it is, or be moved to the Ashburton Domain.

Chairwoman of the town centre working group, councillor Diane Rawlinson said the planning work involved with this major project has been advancing on track and the group will now ask all councillors how the plans should address the water feature.

Local students encouraged into rural health A groundbreaking initiative to encourage rural secondary school students into rural health careers kicked off yesterday led by the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network and 20 medical, nursing and allied health students.

In a whirlwind tour of much of New Zealand, including Mid Canterbury, the NZRGPN and students will visit 36 rural high schools to speak to Year 9 and 10 students about the possibility of careers in health.

“If we are to reverse a chronic shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities, we must actively encourage high school pupils from rural communities into healthcare careers,” New Zealand Rural General Practice Network chief executive, Dalton Kelly, said.

“The purpose of this tour is to utilise current tertiary health students to get rural young people thinking about the possibilities of training to become healthcare professionals – doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, pharmacists and dentists.”

“In arranging current healthcare students to speak about their own experiences and ambitions, it is an important opportunity to inspire the next generation of rural health practitioners.”

Kelly said part of the problem contributing to the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities is a failure to get rural students to study health-related sciences.

“We need to start to train healthcare students inside our rural communities and even before that, we must inspire rural young people to want to become their communities’ next doctors and nurses and show them how to do it.”

The tour will involve speaking with students at schools across New Zealand, including schools in Ashburton and Methven.

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In brief Flu hangs around Flu levels remain above average in Mid Canterbury and the wider region for this time of year. In the week to June 20 there was 179 influenza identifications for the Canterbury region. Influenza A (untyped) dominates with 140 identifications, followed by influenza B with 39 identifications.

The numbers represent a slight increase on the previous week, when there was 174 influenza identifications to June 13, following 154 the previous week. Health authorities say influenza-like illness rates are above average for this time of year.

PM tight-lipped

Health and safety for a cause

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed she’ll be making changes to her Cabinet this week but is staying tight-lipped about which Ministers are facing a move.

The PM is set to reveal her first Cabinet reshuffle after delaying earlier in the year and yesterday confirmed it would be announced on Thursday, while continuing to play down the magnitude of the changes coming. “I consider them to be relatively minor,” she told reporters in Wellington. Ardern wouldn’t say who she had spoken to, provide details of the process taken, or hint at who might be moving up or down.

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Fatal at Amberley

Seales Winslow staff present the cheque for the donation to CanTeen after reaching their quarterly health and safety targets.

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An alternative take on rewarding staff for good health and safety practices has seen charity CanTeen become $500 better off following a donation.

Seales Winslow, based south of Ashburton, have taken a different approach to health and safety, rewarding their staff for

passing requirements in categories such as injury prevention and near miss reporting.

If the staff are able to complete a three-month cycle and meet all the targets they are set, they then get to choose a charity of choice to donate to.

The staff completed their targets for the first time and chose CanTeen, which supports young-

sters who are battling cancer.

Seales Winslow operations support Kathryn Barr said it was a great way to encourage the staff to be health and safety focused.

“We want to encourage the guys to be safe and for them to make sure their co-workers are safe as well,” she said.

CanTeen youth worker Viv Homewood said the donation

would mainly be used for providing support to the members of the organisation and not covering operational costs.

“We are about providing peer support for the kids and giving them a place to talk about their experiences,” she said.

Staff on site said their next donation would likely go towards a cystic fibrosis charity.

One person died yesterday following a serious singlevehicle crash in Amberley, North Canterbury. The crash occurred when a car collided with a power pole on Lawcocks Road. Police confirmed the crash had turned fatal after reporting earlier one person had sustained serious injuries.

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Scammers claim to be cybercrime fighters Police are reminding members of the public to be wary of phone scammers claiming to work for telecommunications organisations and /or the police.

This week several victims have been contacted by scammers claiming to be part of the police cybercrime unit or a telecommu-

nications company.

In one incident the victim was contacted via a duplicate Facebook account of someone known to them. The scammers have then requested bank details.

The police message on scams is simple – do not engage with anyone on the phone and hang

up immediately if you think you are being scammed.

“While most people will not respond to these scams, others are more vulnerable,” Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Brand said.

“We urge you to have conversations with vulnerable or elderly family members to help en-

School students plan to walk out of classes again in September in another global strike pushing for tougher action to stop climate change. School Strike 4 Climate NZ, which has already organised strikes on March 15 and May 24, now plans a week of local actions from September 20 culminating in a national walkout on September 27. The actions will coincide with a Climate Action Summit in New York on September 23.

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sure they are aware of the tactics often used by scammers.

“Please remember that government agencies will anever contact you out of the blue and ask for bank details.”

Anyone who believes they are a victim of a scam is advised to contact police.

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Don’t bother, PM tells killer NZME Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a sharp message for British child killer Jon Venables and the possibility of him relocating to New Zealand: “Don’t bother.”

British media have reported that Jon Venables, the co-murderer of 2-year-old James Bulger, could be shipped from the United Kingdom to New Zealand to start a new life.

Venables was granted lifelong anonymity after he was found guilty of murder when he was 10.

The cost of funding legal battles to keep his name secret is reportedly behind the relocation plans, with Canada the most likely destination, but New Zealand and Australia as possibilities.

Asked about this at her post-Cabinet press conference yesterday, Ardern had a stern reply.

“I’m advised that Immigration NZ have not received anything official. Because of his existing convictions, he would need an exemption under [the Immigration Act].

“My advice would be: ‘Don’t bother applying’.”

New Zealand immigration law permanently bars entry to anyone who has been sentenced to a jail term of five years or more, but the Immigration Minister has discretion to grant a visa in special cases.

Bulger died after he was snatched by Venables and Robert Thompson, also aged 10, from his mother in a Liverpool shopping centre in 1993.

The pair tortured and killed Bulger, and tied his body to a train track in Merseyside, Northwest England.

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PM jacinda Ardern said Immigration NZ had not received an official request to take child-killer Jon Venables. long UK taxpayer-funded anonymity and given new identities when they were released from life sentences in 2001.

Venables, now 36, has been convicted twice since his release, once in 2010 and again in February 2018 after admitting to possessing “sickening” child porn images and a paedophile manual.

Earlier this year it was revealed it had cost the UK taxpayers $125,642 in legal battles to keep his identity a secret.

In March the father of Bulger, Ralph Bulger, wanted to identify Venables publicly after he was

jailed for possessing child abuse images.

In his legal battle, Ralph argued information about Venables which was already “common knowledge” should be made public, adding that certain details about him were easily accessible online.

However, the UK’s president of the family division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, refused to change the terms of the order, saying it was a “wholly exceptional case” which was designed to protect the “uniquely notorious” Venables from “being put to death”.

According to The Guardian

newspaper, he said: “There is a strong possibility, if not a probability, that if his identity were known he would be pursued resulting in grave and possibly fatal consequences … My decision is in no way a reflection on the applicants themselves, for whom there is a profoundest sympathy.

“The reality is that the case for varying the injunction has simply not been made.”

Bulger’s mother Denise Fergus told the BBC at the time she didn’t support the legal bid, saying she does not want “blood on her hands”.

Power bills to rise $300 under energy target Reaching the Government’s “ambitious” 100 per cent renewable energy target may increase average households’ power bills by $300 a year and will disproportionately impact low-income households.

It would also see power prices for businesses significantly increase.

This is according to the Independent Climate Change Committee’s (ICCC) report into how New Zealand can reach the 100 per cent target.

The report, initially expected to be released in April, will not be publicly released for at least a few weeks.

But a copy of the draft report was obtained by the Herald.

It reveals that if New Zealand achieves the renewable target by 2035, there would be “large increases in retail electricity prices

A Whangarei couple have won more than $10,000 in damages after tenants left their property in a wreck. The landlords allowed the tenants to move into the fully furnished property in November 2017 on a short-term basis while they sought a longer-term tenancy.

However, they stayed longer than planned until August 2018 when the tenancy ended by consent.

Landlords returned to the bach to find furniture had been left outside and rain-damaged, including a table and footstool as well as some of the bedding and kitchen items “dumped” in the garden.

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from today’s levels”.

The ICCC, according to the report, recommends the Government prioritises getting more electric vehicles on the road over reaching 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035.

If the target is reached, average power costs for households would increase by 14 per cent, ICCC’s data shows.

That is the equivalent of roughly a $300 increase in power prices a year for most households.

“The retail price analysis showed that increased retail electricity prices will disproportionately impact low-income households, including Maori and Pasifika households,” the report said.

“For example, Maori households spend more each week on electricity on average than other households (about $41.20 compared to $36.80).”

The report said Maori house-

Megan Woods holds also spend more, as a percentage of total expenditure, on electricity compared to other households.

“If retail electricity prices increase in the future, this would impact Maori whanau and papakainga more than other households.”

According to data from the

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the average household spends $2077 a year on power.

A 14 per cent increase means households’ power bills would increase by $290.

Energy Minister Megan Woods said she would not talk about a report that has not been released and that Cabinet was considering its response.

But she did say the challenge of reaching 100 per cent renewable electricity has been well signalled – “a number of reports have made clear that the final 1 or 2 per cent or so will be a challenge”.

“The 100 per cent is an ambitious goal, but we make no apology for setting our sights high.”

Achieving the 100 per cent target would also be costly for businesses, according to the report.

Reaching the goal would mean commercial power prices would increase by 29 per cent.

A major supermarket chain says it will accept rival supermarket bags and even provide a new one to customers if theirs is in a state of disrepair. Foodstuffs added that their supermarkets are happy to accept the bags from any competitor after a New Plymouth woman claimed staff at her local supermarket refused to pack her groceries in her Countdown bag.

However, Foodstuffs say they have a different version of what took place. The woman, who has been contacted for comment, tweeted recently that she went to her local New World with a variety of reusable bags and the packer at the checkout refused to pack anything in the Countdown bag.

Help for homeless The Government is hoping to find long-term shelter for 200 people over two years in Wellington as it expands its national homelessnessreduction policy into the region.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford and Wellington Mayor Justin Lester announced the launch of the Housing First programme in the city and Lower Hutt yesterday.

“On any given night we know approximately 60 to 80 Wellingtonians are sleeping rough on our city’s street,” Lester said.

“We know that homelessness is not an easy fix, but the Housing First programme allows us to provide the wrap-around support services that people need to sustain their homes.”

Hero dog home A heroic dog that probably saved his owner’s life after her car crashed 45m into a gully is home from the pound and has visited his injured owner in hospital. Kerry Jordan, 63, was driving home from Masterton to Palmerston North last Thursday when her car crashed through a fence on the Pahiatua Track and plunged down the bank into a creek. She was stuck in the gully for three freezing nights with only Pat, her border collie-kelpie cross, for company and warmth.

Deposit protection The Government has given the green light for a deposit-protection scheme that would cover almost all Kiwis to up to $50,000 to be developed. The move comes as part of the second phase of the Reserve Bank Act Review which aims to bring the legislation “up to scratch,” according to Finance Minister Grant Robertson. As part of that review Cabinet signed off, in principle, a deposit-protection regime.

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Romance novelist dies

Members of the Wild Boars soccer team who were rescued from a flooded cave a year ago pose for the media after a marathon and biking event in Thailand.

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Writer Judith Krantz, whose millionselling novels such as Scruples and Princess Daisy engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at her Bel-Air home. She was 91. Krantz’s son Tony Krantz, a TV executive, confirmed her death. He said he’d hoped to recreate the Scruples mini-series before she died but it is still in the works. “She had this rare combination of commercial and creative,” he said. Krantz wrote for Cosmopolitan and Ladies Home Journal magazines before discovering, at 50, the talent for fiction that made her rich.

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Rescued boys mark year AP When the 12 young boys and their soccer coach walked into a cave complex in northern Thailand a year ago yesterday, they didn’t know their lives were going to forever change.

Rising floodwater quickly trapped the youngsters inside the Tham Luang cave complex, setting off a more than two-week ordeal that the world watched with rapt attention and that left the members of the Wild Boars soccer club with a survival tale that propelled them into celebrities.

Nine of the boys and their coach were on hand yesterday in the northern town of Mae Sai to mark the anniversary along with some 4000 others by taking part in a marathon and bike event to raise money to improve conditions at the cave.

“I want to thank everybody who has put so much effort and sacrifices to save all of us,” said Ekapol Chantawong, the former coach of the Wild Boars who led the boys on the ill-fated visit to the cave.

Ekapol stood in front of a bronze statue of Lieutenant Commander Saman Gunan that has been erected to honour the for-

mer Thai navy Seal who died while working on the search and rescue.

The boys spent nine nights lost in the cave, living on very little food and water, before they were found spotted deep in the twisting cave complex huddled on a patch of dirt above the rising water line.

It was a moment captured on video and soon broadcast to the world.

It would be another eight days before they were all safe.

Also on hand yesterday were a number of the local and foreign divers who took part in the search and rescue operation, which due to its danger and difficulty has been hailed by many as a miracle.

A year later the boys are notably older and taller.

Wearing orange T-shirts from the event, they smiled and posed for photos. They have grown familiar with the attention they receive, though are not altogether comfortable with it.

Abbot Prayutjetiyanukarn, a monk in the local neighbourhood who interacts with the team every week, said some of the boys are wary of the media and try to avoid the press whenever they can.

“But they are fine, both physically and spiritually,” he said. “There’s nothing to worry about.”

Three of the players as well as Ekapol were stateless and were granted Thai citizenship last August.

The team travelled last year to Argentina and the US. The boys and their coach are represented by the 13 Tham Luang Co. Ltd, which Thailand’s government helped establish to manage business opportunities stemming from the ordeal. Netflix has acquired the rights to their story.

It wasn’t only the boys who were changed by the events of last summer.

This town in mountainous Chiang Rai province near the border with Myanmar is now firmly on the tourist map, with curious travellers from all over the world flocking to see where the story of the Wild Boars unfolded.

The cave’s surrounding amenities, which just last year primarily featured dirt roads and thick mud, has seen significant renovations with facilities being built, roads paved and shops settling in.

Local souvenir shopkeepers said that the attention has improved their fortunes.

Pop, rap stars honoured The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who are dominating the charts, from Cardi B to Lil Nas X. But the show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. Hussle, a respected and beloved community activist in South Los Angeles who was shot to death on March 31, posthumously earned the Humanitarian Award. His family, including his mother, father, grandmother, children and fiancée, actress Lauren London, accepted the honour on his behalf.

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Wrong body part removed from patient NZME A cancer patient’s surgery to remove cancerous parts of his colon turned to more misery after surgeons at a Sydney hospital removed the wrong part of his bowel.

The male patient was undergoing colorectal surgery at Northern Beaches Hospital when they removed part of his colon, however, it has now been found a private-contracted laboratory botched his pathology results before surgery.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported the mistake was an error in the pathology report supplied by external company Australian Clinical Labs.

The patient has since returned to hospital for corrective surgery. A spokesman for the hospital’s private operator Healthscope said the patient and his family had been provided with full disclosure and the hospital was providing ongoing care during his stay.

In a statement, a Healthscope spokesman said: “The incident was immediately notified to NSW Health and the cause of the error is under investigation.”

The incident has been reported to the Ministry of Health.

“Wrong-site surgery” is one of the most serious and preventable medical errors and any wrong-site surgeries must be re-

ported to the highest levels of the health system.

In 2017 a US man sued a hospital after doctors removed the wrong testicle during surgery.

In 2016 it was reported wrong-site surgeries performed in the UK had sky-rocketed with 135 incidents recorded in 2015/2016, up from just 54 in 2012/2013.

A NSW Health spokesperson said procedures involving the wrong body, regardless of the outcome, must be reported to the Ministry of Health.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said he immediately instructed support for the patient and the patient’s family.

Aussie beach surprise A Victorian local was surprised when they stumbled across a bizarre-looking creature while walking along a beach in the state’s southeast. Cosy Seaside Escape posted photos of the strangelooking marine animal to Facebook after it “came out to sunbake” on Golden Beach in the state’s Gippsland region over the weekend. The odd-looking animal is actually a catshark. This species of shark usually stays on the ocean floor eating small fish, though some species are able to live in very shallow waters for lengthy periods, news.com.au reports.

They are not harmful to humans.

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OUR VIEW

For the good of the community ...

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ometimes you just have to throw yourself into the deep end and have a bit of fun – especially when it is for a really good cause.

I’ve never been one to shy away from spending moments making an absolute idiot of myself in front of large numbers of people.

Sometimes I do it without even thinking about it and I’ve also been known to prance around on stage in a dress on the odd occasion too.

So, when Rex Whiting knocked on the Guardian door a few months ago and issued an invite to be a part of this year’s Ashburton Lion’s Big Smoke v Rural

Folk night at the Ashburton MSA on Saturday night, I naturally jumped at the opportunity.

A night focused solely on making money for people around the district, it was truly a remarkable evening to be a part of. As a member, and late elect into the captain’s role, of the Rural Folk team, to say I had a ball would be

an understatement.

Competing alongside an incredible group of people and against an equally brilliant group of rivals the night was a laugh a minute from start to finish. But we 20 competitors were just a small part of the bigger picture.

This event doesn’t just fall into place, there’s some serious groundwork that goes on behind the scenes to get it off the ground and the community input into it is immense.

From sponsors of competitors to sponsors of the seemingly endless number of auction and raffle prizes up for grabs, a huge part of the Ashburton District had

something to do with the night.

Even our two members of parliament had a role to play with Andrew Falloon and Jo Luxton filling the judging roles alongside Paul and Jo Castelow with Mayor Donna Favel making an appearance on stage as well at one point on the night.

Then there was the 300-odd people who showed up to enjoy the night, not only an awesome crowd to stand in front of, but their willingness to support such an event was just as important as everything else.

We write and talk a lot about the generosity of this district donating to a cause and Saturday night was

one of those moments with more than $20,000 raised and a whole heap of fun had by all.

What I would say to anyone out there in the district is that if you get asked to be a part of something like this, whether it be Big Smoke v Rural Folk when it rolls around in two years’ time, or another charity type event that is doing its bit to help those in the community – take that opportunity with both hands and run with it.

Not only do you get to meet and get to know some wonderful people but you also get to do your bit to help out and maybe even have a bit of fun along the way.

You won’t regret it.

Association of America threatened to sue hundreds of individual computer users who were illegally sharing music files online. The Prositution Reform Act was passed on a tumultuous night in the New Zealand Parliament, with the public galleries filled with supporters from both sides.

Ten years ago: Death claimed Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, in Los Angeles at age 50 and actress Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, California, at age 62.

Five years ago: In an emphatic defense of privacy in the digital age, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that police generally may not search the cellphones of

people they arrest without first getting search warrants. Tim Lincecum pitched his second no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in less than a year, allowing only one runner and leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win. The NFL agreed to remove a $675 million cap on damages from thousands of concussion-related claims after a federal judge questioned whether there would be enough money to cover as many as 20,000 retired players.

One year ago: Facing rising costs from new tariffs, Harley-Davidson announced that it would begin shifting the production of motorcycles sold in Europe from

the US to factories overseas; President Donald Trump accused the company of waving a White Flag in the tariff dispute between the US and the European Union.

Britain’s Prince William arrived in Israel for the first-ever official visit there by a member of the British royal family, ending the monarchy’s mostly hands-off approach to one of the world’s most sensitive regions.

Today’s birthdays: Actress June Lockhart is 94. Author-activist Larry Kramer is 84. Actress Mary Beth Peil is 79. Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed is 77. Singer Carly Simon is 74. Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 73. Rock singer Tim

Finn is 67. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is 65. Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 65. Actor-writer-director Ricky Gervais is 58. Actress Erica Gimpel is 55. Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is 53. Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 52. Contemporary Christian musician Sean Kelly (formerly with Sixpence None the Richer) is 48. Rock musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) is 47.

Actress Linda Cardellini is 44.

Actress Busy Philipps is 40.

Thought for Today: “A straight line is the shortest in morals as in mathematics.” — Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish novelist (1767-1849).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 176th day of 2019. There are 189 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.

On this date: In 1788, Virginia ratified the US Constitution.

In 1876, Lt Col Colonel George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.

In 1860, the first Maori King Potatau Te Wherowhero died two years after taking leadership of the movement.

In 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for “immoral” purposes.

In 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl, the personal journal of Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl hiding with her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War Two, was first published.

In 1967, the Beatles performed and recorded their new song All You Need Is Love during the closing segment of Our World, the firstever live international telecast which was carried by satellite from 14 countries.

In 1973, former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.

In 1996, a truck bomb killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a US military housing complex in Saudi Arabia.

In 1998, the US Supreme Court rejected a line-item veto law as unconstitutional, and ruled that HIV-infected people were protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2003, the Recording Industry

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Fit for transport: know the rules, or pay I

was at a meeting the other night and a farmer came up to me afterwards to tell me about an infringement notice he had received from MPI. The $500 fine under the updated Animal Welfare Act was for transporting an animal unfit for transport.

It’s alleged a lame lamb was found during an inspection at the processing plant. I understand the transport company has been sent a notice as well. The farmer and his livestock agent are adamant that all animals loaded onto the truck were not lame, so much so that the agent has told the farmer to ignore the infringement notice. I’m told the trucking firm is also less than impressed.

The first thing I will say is do not ignore the notice, it will not go away! If the infringement is accepted, pay the fine.

However, if you dispute such

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a notice, you need to respond by asking for more information, for example what evidence is there of the infringement, dates, times, photos or video. There will be an address on the notice for correspondence. Write to MPI asking for the evidence available. You are entitled to do this.

Once you have their evidence and how/when it was collected, you can then decide whether to take the dispute further. I have heard of situations where infringement notices have been withdrawn after discussions.

In this case three witnesses – the farmer, his agent and the truck driver – all state no lame lambs were loaded. So I would be asking if the lambs were inspected at unloading and if so, why was the driver not made aware of the infringement at this time?

Was the animal injured en route? In which case as I understand no one is responsible for the injured animal, although the transport company and driver may have questions to answer as to how the animal may have been injured. In this situation, I’d have questions too. I certainly have queried my transport company when I get a note on my killing sheet of dead animals on arrival.

The new Animal Welfare Act came into being last year. Animals have to be fit for transport, or they need to be accompanied with a veterinary certificate to

cover transport.

The Road Transport Association provided its members with a useful rundown on the requirements here: https://www.rtanz. co.nz/new-animal-welfare-regulations Obviously, MPI is enforcing the new rules. If you don’t want an infringement notice make sure you know what your obligations are. Your stock agent, transport company or meat processor representative should all know the rules.

Also be prepared for and accept (but don’t rely on) any of these people telling you if stock are unfit for transport. Any or all of them can also receive infringement notices, so their butts are on the line too.

Simon Davies is the president of Federated Farmers Otago

YOUR VIEW Seymour hits back A dear friend and supporter alerted me to a local principal’s column about me in the Ashburton Guardian. I read it and was shocked.

Is this the behaviour of someone responsible for children’s education? I should hope not.

Where to start with Peter Livingstone’s column?

We should be teaching children to play the ball, not the man. To seek to understand, then to be understood. To do their homework, think logically, and speak well of others.

A principal in particular should be setting a good example, but the column in question is the opposite.

It is filled with personal attacks, presumably to fill in for the lack of sound argument. It starts with a hypothetical situation where a “fifteen-year-old snot-nosed punk comes up to you in the street and calls you a retarded faggot”.

If the argument is a good one, it shouldn’t matter what the person’s age, identity, or even personal hygiene is. Should the law be different for an older person who’s not a “punk” with good grooming? Of course not.

He then goes on to extend the abuse to me personally in a va-

riety of ways I won’t repeat, but to say are all based on incorrect assumptions Mr Livingstone has made about me.

Needless to say, if he has a problem with my political positions, he should be able to attack them, rather than me.

This is where doing your homework comes in. The Freedom to Speak private members’ bill I am proposing would not allow the scenario he describes. It does not remove the restriction on being abusive, as in the scenario he is trying to conjure.

Mr Livingstone could not have known this because the Bill was not publicly released when he wrote his diatribe.

The column then turns to a series of banalities about single-celled organisms and frogs in pots. We can only hope that someone else at Mr Livingstone’s school is teaching the students to write creatively and imaginatively.

George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is a wonderful essay about avoiding language so well road-tested it has lost all its traction.

Beneath them though, is a bigger problem, a lack of understanding of his subject matter.

Seek first to understand, the saying goes. Mr Livingstone seems to think that if you’re op-

posed to the Government legislating people being nice to each other, then you are opposed to people being nice to each other.

This is where thinking logically comes in.

There are lots of things Government could try to make us do, such as blow our noses and dress better, but we just don’t trust them with the power. So it is with free speech. It’s possible to find rude and offensive behaviour deplorable, as I do, but still not trust the Government to determine what it is.

Our Government is considering more laws and tougher enforcement powers over people who say things others find offensive.

History tells us this is a bad idea, because it requires that someone, somewhere, gets to make subjective calls about what is and isn’t offensive, usually to a “reasonable person”.

There is just too much room for abuse of such a position, and that’s before you start to imagine the traits of a person who will apply for a position with such arbitrary power over others.

That’s why it shouldn’t be a crime to say offensive things, it’s nothing to do with the desirability of rude and offensive language, and everything to do with restraining the state.

Under my Freedom to Speak

Bill it would remain a crime to incite or threaten violence under the Crimes Act, and to use threatening or abusive language under the Summary Offences Act. What would change is that you couldn’t be punished for being merely offensive. The standard is that you should not be punished with the power of the State on the basis of subjective opinion, only on the facts of a case.

You should never fear expressing yourself or your opinions, but if you cross into violence, you are a criminal. That’s the mark of a civilised society.

So how do we get better manners, understanding, and learn to speak well of each other? Well, of course, we look to families, friends, coaches, religious leaders, and, of course, teachers and principals. It is generally from civil society, not Government for a better world.

A good place to start would be to lift the standards of a certain principal’s public behaviour.

Play the ball not the man, do your homework, use logic, seek first to understand, and speak well of others. What great lessons for the students of Tinwald School and beyond.

David Seymour is the MP for Epsom and ACT Party Leader

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Pamu insulates farmhouses with wool Pamu will upgrade the insulation in its 10 Mid Canterbury farmhouses with insulation produced with recycled wool.

Pamu (Landcorp) has over 500 houses on farms across New Zealand, housing its workers and their families, and chief executive Steve Carden said it was important that all homes were well insulated. Wool insulation is being upgraded in South Island homes.

He said the farming company was committed to ensuring its staff accommodation was well insulated against the extreme weather and had assessed insulation in its houses in line with the obligations under the Residency Tenancies Act, to ensure the houses fully meet the standards of the act.

“As we did our assessment and found that some houses did need to be insulated and others upgraded, we decided to insulate with wool. Wool’s benefits are significant and environmental impact is minimal and it was a no brainer, particularly as a company that farms a lot of wool.

“Our relationship with Christchurch company Terra Lana will see the current

upgrade programme and all future insulation undertaken by Pamu done with recycled wool.”

The first wool insulation was fitted to three farm houses on Pamu’s Waimakariri farm this month.

“Committing to insulation with wool is another a step on our way to becoming a truly sustainable businesses. It follows stopping the use of palm kernel extract (PKE) on our farms, and our ongoing drive to fence our waterways across all our farms, and reduced fertiliser use across our farm network. ” Pamu is also working with Terra Lana and their partner T&R Interior Systems on high tech acoustic panels launched this month, which will use Pamu supplied wool.

“Wool is an exciting product, from woollen surf boards to woollen insulation, wool’s sustainability and biodegradable properties are very appealing as we create products and experiences for a new breed of environmentally conscious consumer,” Carden said.

Wool insulation is becoming an impor-

Pamu will use wool insulation in its housing stock. tant category for New Zealand’s strong wool sector, says John Brakenridge, CEO of the New Zealand Merino Company.

“With people now spending up to 90 per cent of their lives indoors, homes and

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workplaces have got to be healthy. We must bring nature indoors. I commend Pamu for taking pride in the fibre they produce and taking care of the people who produce it,” Brakenridge said.

Farmers await details of local gun buy-back points Mid Canterbury farmers are awaiting details of a local collection event for semi-automatic guns prohibited in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

A Government buy-back scheme is part of amendments to the arms act that now bans most semi-automatic firearms and some pump-action shotguns.

The buy-back offer started last week and will run until December 20, with compensation for licensed firearms holders.

Many farmers use firearms and they have been told they will be fairly compensated. The Government has set aside a total of $200 million for the scheme.

Police minister Stuart Nash said the buy-back and an amnesty that would run alongside it had one aim: to remove the most dangerous weapons from circulation to prevent another shooting. Fifty-one people died in the Christchurch attack.

Federated Farmers says the buy-back process must work for rural firearms owners.

The compensation for prohibited firearms will be 95 per cent of base price for those in new or near-new condition; 70 per cent for those in a used condition and 25 per cent for those in poor condition.

The process will require farmers to travel to collection points

to hand over firearms and agree on the value of the surrendered firearms.

A member survey showed that at least 20 per cent of Feds members had a firearm impacted by the new regulations and these owners will be looking for good access and a smooth process for the hand-over of firearms and payment of fair compensation.

“The sooner the details of the process, including the number and geographical spread of collection points or events, are clear the better,’’ Federated Farmers rural security spokesperson Miles Anderson says.

“We hope that it will recognise the needs of those who live in

our more remote rural locations.

The buy-back is likely to be under way at the busiest time of year for farmers. With calving and lambing approaching, the last thing they need at that time of year is a lengthy trip to a major centre to dispose of a firearm.”

Farmers still need firearms suitable to undertake pest control.

“Many have indicated that they are waiting for compensation to purchase a replacement firearm that is within the new rules,’’ Anderson said.

“Farmers always look to have the most efficient tool for the job. They will be expecting fair compensation to purchase a replacement that is still suitable to

control the pest animals on their farm.”

Federated Farmers was pleased to see there will be compensation up to a $300 limit for modifications to some firearms to bring them within the legal requirements.

“This will address the concerns of some of our members,” he said.

Ashburton police said two firearms and a magazine had been handed into the Ashburton police station already. Details of a local collection event are still being finalised.

There will be a firearms collection event at Addington Raceway in Christchurch on July 13.

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Demand for forest land pushing up NI land prices

By Guy Trafford When looking at recent real estate data, despite a lot of media coverage, the supposed increase in farm sales to be converted into forestry didn’t appear to be reflected in the numbers.

However, some information came over the desk in the last day or so which has provided a lot more flesh to what farmers have been saying is happening.

The drive to put more land into forestry is directly related to the government’s aim to plant one billion trees by 2028 to aid in the longer-term goal of lower net carbon emissions.

With the price of carbon in the Emissions Trading Scheme sitting around $25 a tonne, investors no doubt can see a profitable return from carbon along with the timber harvested if they get the timing right.

Tree establishment grants ranging from $1000 per ha for native bush reversion up to $6500 per ha for plantation forestry have driven the price for potential forestry type land from $6487ha to $9394ha, a 45 per cent increase over the last year.

The bulk of the land sales have occurred in the North Island due to land availability.

Criticism has been aimed at the government and the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) for allowing foreign investors in and letting too much productive land be lost to farming and end up in trees.

Based on previous experience, rural communities know there will be a loss of jobs and a general depopulation. While Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage has played down the influence of foreign buyers in recent times, there have been eight forestry-based sales approved and another 19 are in the pipeline.

Unlike other land sales, when it comes to forestry the OIO requires not only no proof of a positive influence and also does not have to consider any negative effects.

To meet the country’s 2030 carbon reductions an estimated further 500,000ha of land needs to go into trees. Compounding the issue about where these plantings need to be are restrictions which prevent much of the South Island being utilised.

Much of the east coast and parts of dryland Otago have rules which prevent plantation planting due to competition for water. Ironically up to 7 per cent of the North Island is also unsuitable for harvestable plantation forestry due to the state of erosion being too severe. Fifty Shades of Green, a nationwide pressure group, has

been calling on the government to take a pause in the planting programme as they fear the one billion trees programme is showing that there are too many negative irreversible outcomes which there needs to be a discussion around before the programme progresses too far.

To date, they have said that about 26,000ha has been sold for conversion into forestry on the North Island east coast for a loss of around 300,000 sheep equivalents.

If the 500,000ha required to meet the 2030 carbon requirements is correct and comes from similar country then there will be up to 5-6 million fewer sheep equivalents.

This reduction is going to result in the loss of far more jobs than forestry will ever be able to replace, and it will be throughout all communities not just the rural sector.

The Paris agreement had as its main goal to reduce global warming, however, it also questioned how it would feed a growing (world) population. New Zealand as the most efficient producer of animal proteins is likely to incentivise other less efficient countries to pick up the market opportunities and at the same time see global emissions increase and from animals fed crops that would be better off feeding people.

One of the ultimate ironies the Zero Carbon Act has is the fact that overseas investors are able to purchase land here, plant trees and receive ETS credits for offsetting carbon emissions, including methane, and yet the farmers who may have sold them the land cannot.

Overseas investors who convert whole farms are not meant to receive planting subsidies however, it seems unclear what “whole farms” means as in a recent case a 1727ha Wairarapa farm was sold to Austrian interests of which three houses and some flat land will be sold off and there will be a 1280ha forest left to be harvested in 2045-47. Presumably this still counts as a “whole farm”.

At the moment, it certainly appears that it is the rural sector that is carrying the hopes of the government’s Zero Carbon Plan.

Overseas it seems the reverse is the case.

Ireland, a country often compared as the Northern Hemisphere’s closest example to New Zealand in many aspects, has just announced it will ban petrol and diesel cars in 2030.

One wonders how New Zealand’s general populous would react to such an announcement. I did notice the first advertisement I can recall seeing for an electric car on TV recently ... although the 63km range limit didn’t inspire a purchase.

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leyards although over fairly small numbers.

Most processors have lifted the lamb schedule; however, mutton remains where it was last week. Saleyards prices are healthy although the trend mentioned last week of lighter lambs receiving less interest continues.

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Wool Prices at the North Island sale have stayed within cooee of the previous Napier sale although slightly down on the previous Christchurch sale. Little fine wools to report on. Thirteen per cent was passed in which is a reasonably low figure compared to earlier this year.

Cattle A similar story with beef. Some quite healthy lifts in the schedules of most classes of cattle. This is reflected with a lift in sa-

As per the last eight weeks, no change. Although one processor is indicating that some positive change is in the wings.

Dairy The latest Global Dairy Trade conducted this week took another step backwards with a fall of 3.8 per cent. This is the third on the trot and the largest of the recent falls.

Whole Milk Powder with a 4.3 per cent drop is now on $US3006 and it is well ahead of the wider GDT with now six successive falls.

While at this value WMP is still sitting around the average for the last three years, given the uncertainty with markets and production in my view it would be a brave man to predict in the 7s.

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By Liam Dann NZME

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett (left) and the Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr after releasing the initial Bank Conduct and Culture Report in November. PHOTO NZME

The Commerce Commission is interceding in a bid to resolve a pricing spat between retailers Vodafone and Vocus on one hand, and UFB fibre network provider Chorus on the other.

Vodafone NZ CEO Jason Paris and Vocus boss Mark Callander both screamed blue murder in April when Chorus proposed new UFB fibre wholesale pricing – labelling the proposed rate (around $62 a month) a “cynical” move to undermine a law change that aims to give retail ISPs more control over the broadband service they offer.

Callander called Chorus’ proposed price “ridiculous”. Paris said, “Our estimates are the average customer would pay up to $40 more per month for unbundled fibre compared to what they pay today.” A spokesman for Spark called it an “uneconomic proposition”.

Now, Chorus has come back with a new offer. But it’s just 15 cents a month lower than before – a move that Vodafone and Vocus see as a wind-up.

The ComCom will now step in to outline its view on the rules that Chorus should use to come up with its unbundled UFB pricing.

“Our guidance is intended to help avoid litigation,” a spokesman for the watchdog tells the Herald.

“We can offer our interpretation of the rules but only the High Court can really provide clarity, and the parties can take

Orcon and Slingshot boss Mark Callander calls Chorus’ proposed pricing “cynical” and “ridiculous”. that action if they choose to.”

Chorus is due to make its final pricing offer before year’s end.

The stoush has evolved since Parliament passed an updated version of the Telecommunications Act, which will allow for “unbundled Ultrafast Broadband (UFB) fibre” from January 1 next year check date – or the ability for retail internet service providers like Spark, Vodafone, Vocus and 2degrees to put their own electronics into Chorus exchanges (or “layer 1”, giving them more control over the pricing and features of their broadband plans.

But although the new law says Chorus (and smaller UFB fibre wholesalers) must open access to its network, it does not specify a price – although it does give the

ComCom some ability to referee – as it’s attempting to do now.

Cue the current bunfight.

If Chorus ignores whatever guidelines the ComCom releases over the coming months – or the regulator perceives it has ignored them, then the Commission could take the network operator to the High Court.

Callander and Paris’ April letter to the regulator included the line, “If Chorus finalises the layer 1 price as it currently stands the Commission will have an obligation to apply to the High Court to take enforcement action, including fines of up to $10m.”

The pair commissioned an independent report from Network Strategies that finds Chorus could and should weigh in with a lower price.

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“All the banks have now developed plans to address weaknesses in their systems,” FMA chief executive Rob Everett said.

“They reflect our findings that there is more work to do to embed conduct risk into these firms.

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In response to the Conduct and Culture Report banks were asked to provide to the regulators their plans to improve their systems and controls, and increase their focus on the governance of con-

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“Boards are critical in leading the cultural shift that is needed to promote long-term customer outcomes. It is critical to embed new processes and governance systems within banks, and we will

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New Zealand’s banking regulators have warned directors and senior management that accountability goes to the top and that big questions remain about culture at a governance level.

The Financial Markets Authority and Reserve Bank yesterday released their feedback to industry responses to the Banking Conduct and Culture Review conducted last year.

The conduct of former ANZ boss David Hisco fall outside the scope of this review.

The FMA confirmed last week that it would not deal with any issues relating to the chief executive’s departure.

However Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr had some pointed words for bank directors “Culture comes from the top and boards and senior managers at our financial institutions need to be leading by example,” he said.

“Our review of bank plans shows there is still work to do at the system-level, but there is a much bigger concern and question about the culture being in-

The real test will be how plans are executed and it is Board and senior management’s responsibility to ensure they deliver good customer outcomes.”

All of New Zealand’s banks have committed to removing sales incentives for frontline staff and their managers, the regulators confirmed.

The two regulators concluded in last year’s report that the approach to managing conduct risk was weak throughout the banking industry and that the 11 banks reviewed had not sufficiently put customer outcomes at the heart of their business in four key areas: ■■ Greater board ownership and accountability – including being able to properly measure and report on conduct and culture risks and issues.

■■ Prioritising the identification of issues and accelerating remediation ■■ Prioritising investment in systems and frameworks to strengthen processes and controls ■■ Strengthening staff reporting channels, including whistleblower processes for conduct and culture issues.

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Creamy chicken, bacon and lentil soup Serves 6-8 450g Waitoa free range chicken thighs 250g streaky bacon, diced 1 onion, diced 2 large or 4 small carrots, peeled and diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1 leek, top removed, thinly sliced 2T fresh thyme, chopped 1/2 C split red lentils 2C chicken stock 2C water 1/4 C sour cream ■■ Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pot on medium to high heat.

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■■ Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken from soup and roughly dice or shred and return to pot.

Stir in sour cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The willow pattern

By Connor Lysaght

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The three Thomases’ tale There are no accessible records of the true date that the willow pattern was first invented, but we do know that it was created during the 1780s by Thomas Minton.

Minton worked at the Caughley Salopian China Manufactory, under the direction of a Thomas Turner, during the 1780s, and left the company in 1785 in order to produce engravings for Josiah Spode.

Minton, and yet another man named Thomas, Thomas Lucas, are both credited with creating elements of the willow pattern throughout that decade. It is alleged that the first proper willow pattern ceramics were produced by the Spode factory around 1790.

The willow pattern depicts a specific scene that ties into a popular story, which was created to promote sales. The fable, which presents itself as a somewhat orientalist western interpretation of life in China, focuses on the daughter of a wealthy bureaucrat.

She falls in love with her father’s accountant and they run away together to avoid her impending arranged marriage.

The couple escape to a secluded island using a boat left by the wealthy duke that the daughter was supposed to marry and they live there peacefully for a time.

Eventually, the bureaucrat catches them and they are both tragically put to death. The gods are moved by the suffering of the lovers, so they are transformed into a pair of doves.

A global pattern Unsurprisingly, the willow pattern caught on fast, as other companies’ factories began producing china with the iconic blue transfer printed design.

1 – Photo of the willow pattern garden at King Edward Park when it was still open.

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e live in a highly globalised and connected world. Worldwide shipping and communication networks have intensified and become less costly over time, meaning that it is now normal for us to do something like purchase an item that was produced in another country while out shopping.

Evidence of international and intercultural sharing of ideas is omnipresent within our daily lives – we see, hear, taste, or otherwise experience these things pretty much constantly.

While early systems like the famous Eurasian Silk Road are often cited as early pre-industrial drivers of globalisation, it was not until the 18th and 19th centuries that our world became truly interconnected.

It was at the end of the 18th century that one of the most iconic styles of medium-to-high end ceramics was designed and first shipped out, and which can still be found in many homes and op shops today: the willow pattern.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL

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by Wedgwood & Co Ltd, England, showing part of the willow pattern.

3 – A saucer depicting the willow pattern, produced in 1892 – likely a very early one.

4 – An example of a meat plate, transfer printed with a version of the willow pattern. Brought to New Zealand by the Wilkins family.

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These ceramics were shipped worldwide, to places such as the Americas, and down here to Oceania. Willow pattern ceramics are abundant here in New Zealand, and can be found almost anywhere – university archaeology labs, muse-

ums, shops, homes, and so on – the examples shown on this page are from the Ashburton Museum collection.

The willow pattern not only manifests in ceramic designs, however. Ever since the pattern became popular, garden enthusiasts the world over, including

within New Zealand, have taken it upon themselves to recreate the iconic willow scene in real life, in varying levels of scale.

Our own semi-local example (at least on a global scale), was created in the 1960s, and comes from King Edward Park in Hawera, Taranaki.

James Beattie describes the inception of the garden in a 2016 journal article for Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes.

The park’s superintendent at the time, Harry Beveridge, strived to transform one particular section of the park, which was becoming dilapidated and expensive to repair. He aimed to produce a spectacular rendition of the garden scene depicted

in the willow pattern.

Beveridge’s creation surely surpassed all expectations, as the final product of his meticulous planning was a spectacular sight, having incorporated a great variety of flora and both natural and man-made rock features.

From 1968 until 2014, the willow pattern garden at King Edward Park was a major tourist attraction in Hawera, which highlights the cultural importance of the pattern for locals and tourists.

Would we be willing?

One question has stuck in my mind after learning of the Hawera Willow Garden: could we do it here in Ashburton?

Although the meaning of the pattern is most likely lost on most people today, if you look closely, we are sure you can find influences of this style all around you.

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RESULTS ■■ Bowls Allenton Winter Bowls June 17 Mid-Winter Ladies Triples Tournament 1st R. Bennett, J. May & P. Hastie 3 wins, 18 ends & 36 points, 2nd H. Goodall, L. Spargo & W. Herriot 3 wins, 16 ends & 34 points, 3rd G. Beckley, A. Sargisson & S. Doig 3 wins, 14 ends & 32 points June 19 4th round of the Bishop Plate 1st G. Bishop, R. Johnston & J. Mitchell 3 wins, 19 ends & 39 points, 2nd B. Mayson, P. Whinham & R. Tonks 3 wins, 17 ends & 45 points, 3rd P. McElwain, B. Redmond & T. McLean 3 wins, 15 ends & 31 points June 22 Aussie Pairs 1st D. McDonnell & K. O’Connor 3 wins, 15 ends & 40 points, 2nd G. Clarke & M. Buchanan 3 wins, 15 ends & 30 points, 3rd B. Mayson & J. Drayton 2 wins, 1 draw, 15 ends & 38 points.

■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club June 17 – Irwin Trophy N/S 1st Maryke Blignault & Colin Clemens, 2nd Catherine Robins & Marjorie Hoar, 3rd Jill Wilce & Joyce Johnson E/W 1st Sheryl Reid & Wendy Parr, 2nd Jan McClelland & Anne Gilbert, 3rd Bruce Leighton & Dee Murdoch June 18 3 rds, diff ptr ea rd N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & Jan de Jong, 2nd Elaine Lattimore & John Fechney, 3rd Perry Jowers & Pauline Fergus E/W 1st Mike Holdaway & Leigh Wackrow, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Kay Robb, 3rd Lois Rose & Maurice Small June 19 – 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st Melva Stowell & Trish Downward, 2nd David Sewell & Peter Downward, 3rd Beth McIlraith & Lynette Leadley E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Kay Robb, 2nd Maree Moore & Iris Taylor, 3rd Paul & Pauline Fergus June 20 – Smith Trophy N/S 1st Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, 3rd Pat Jordan & John McDonald E/W 1st Pauline Fergus & John Fechney, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Trish Small, 3rd Sue Rosevear & David Sewell

■■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers June 22 – Winter Series, 25 riders 1st Alan Johns CT.33.24. HT.Go. Rt. 33m 24s. 2nd. Merv Grewar CT. 34.00. HT.Go. RT. 34m.00s. 3rd. Drew Titheridge CT. 34.11. HT.7.15m. RT. 26m 56s. 4th. Roger Wilson CT.34.12. HT. 7.15m. RT.26m 57s.

5th. Andy Skinner CT.34.21. HT.5.00m.

RT.29m 21s. 6th. Kerry Clough CT.34.22.

HT.5.00m. RT. 29m22s. 7th. Colin Teahan (Tim) CT.34.23. HT.5.00m. RT.29m 23s.

8th. Brent Hudson CT.34.24. HT.3.00m.

RT.31m 24s. 9th. Janette Hooper CT.34.24. HT.3.00m. RT. 31m 24s. 10th.

Debbie Skinner CT.34.26. HT.3.00m. RT. 31m 26s. 11th. Shona McGrath CT. 35.05.

HT.7.15m. RT.27m 50s. 12th. John Delore CT.35.17. HT.5.00m. RT.30m 17s. 13th.

Ethan Titheridge CT.35.21. HT.10.00m. RT. 25m 21s. 14th. Simon Chapman CT.35.22.

HT. 10.00m. RT.25m 22s. 15th. Caitlin Titheridge CT.35.22. HT. 10.00m. RT. 25m 22s.

16th. Nigel Chatterton CT.25.23. HT.7.15m.

RT.28m 08s. 17th. Sam Clement Stewart CT.36.24. HT.12.40. RT.23m 44s. F/T. 18th.Paul Sinclair CT.36.25. HT.12.40m.

RT.23m45s. 2f/t. 19th. Mike Hansen CT.36.25. HT.12.40m. RT. 23m 45s. 3f/t.

20th.Rob Hooper CT.36.25. HT.1240m.

RT. 23m 45s 4f/t. 21st. Gerard Morrison CT.36.28. HT.12.40. RT.23m 48s. 5f/t.

22nd. Michael Gallagher CT.36.28. HT. 12.40. CT. 23m 50s 6f/t. 23rd Cameron Harcourt CT.37.01. HT.12.40. RT.24m 21s.

24th. Nick Grijns CT.37.02. HT. 10.00m.

RT. 27m 02s. 25th. Matt Marshall CT. 37.02. HT. 12.40m. RT.24m 22s.

■■ Golf Ashburton County Vets Golf

June 21 – Stableford round played Ashburton Winner of the Bryant Trophy Colleen Linney 40, Joan Undy 38, Mary-Lou Watson 37 on c/b, Barb Williams on c/b.

Nearest the pins #4 Heather Middleton s/s, #8 Marilyn Walker, #12 n/s, #14 Madeleine Stoddard s/s in hole.

Twos Mary-Lou Watson #4, Marilyn Walker #8, Madeleine Stoddard #14.

9 holes Robynne Nicoll 16.

Ashburton Golf Club June 20 – 9 Holes The winners of the 4th Round of Jean Drummond Putting were: Gavin Johnston 11, Peter Woods 14 (c/b from Don McLeod), Val Ferrier 15 (c/b from Kath Read) Gobblers: Kath Read & Robynne Nicoll Twos: Val Ferrier June 22 – Presidents Trophy match play: Winners: Vince Carr, Ron Carlson, Barry Jury, Brayden Wood, Paddy Bradford, Stewart Dunlop, Robbie Bell (at the 19th), Paul Greer (at the 19th).

The Radius Care Player of the Day was Trevor Watson 98-34=64 and +6 in the Par round. Other winning scores : Ian Rive +5; Paul MacFie +4; Sam Clarke +3; Brian Wilson, Greig Sparrow and Noel Sutton all +2; David Morrison, Peter Morrison, Matt Tait, Ryan Stoddart, Tom Blacklow and Bruce Day all +1; Kevin Smith all square on c/b from many.

Twos: Terry Molloy, Paul May, David Morrison, Paul MacFie, Tufuga Sa, Charlie Alexander and Ivan Blain.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Terry Kingsbury; Rothbury Insurance: Liz Cabout; Value Plus Processing: Paul May; South Island Seeds: Charlie Alexander: Property Brokers #6: Ryan Stoddart; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Kay Fox; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Alan White.

Birdy Jackpot: #18; Net Eagles Jackpot: #6 Nine Hole – Stableford round Winner: Anthony White with 25pts.

Other good scores: Peter Wright 20, Sharon Carlson 19, Sam Prince 18 and Hughie Murchie 17 by c/b.

Mayfield Golf Club Mid-Week Men’s Stableford Competition Mark Schroder 41, Mark Frear 38, Wayne Vessey 34 Nearest Pin: John Low June 20 9 Hole 20.06.19 5th Handicap and Putting Putting 1st Lynley MacKenzie 17 Putts c/b Jacinta Schmack 17 5th Handicap Ladies 1st Jill Ludemann 53-17-36 2nd Jacinta Schmack 58-20-38 Men Eddie Graham 55-16-39 Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: Cate Hogan-Wright; Mayfield Transport No 5: Jill Ludemann June 22 Laurie Doyle Trophy winner: Steve King net 66 other good scores: Gordon Duthie 67, Andrew Peck John Sim Jack Allan 69 Final handicap winner: Wayne Blair 209 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance: Murray Keir, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Andrew Peck, No 5 Marilyn Cross Property Brokers: Murray Keir, No 14 ANZ Bank: Not Struck 9&18 second shot: Donald Lake Twos: Harley Davies, Ian Beach, .Jack Allan Rosehope Rommey Player of the Day: Steve King 76.10.66

Methven Golf Club June 19 – Ladies Division 3rd Waddington Plate: Gail Limbrick 10737-70, Lynn Worsfold 97-25-72, Jan Lane 94-22-72 Bisque Par: Gail Limbrick 9up, Wendy Wareing 7up, Lynn Worsfold 7up 4th Margaret Lilley Putting: Roz Grant 28, Wendy Wareing 30, Sara Gallagher 30 Aqua Japanese Restaurant best Nett of the day: Gail Limbrick 70 Nearest the Pins: #4 Open Cinema Paradiso Jan Lane, #6 Open Methven Foursquare Katrina Glass, #17 Br B & Open Methven Travel Heather Middleton, #13 Open Methven Pharmacy Roz Grant, #14 2nd shot(S&BrA) Supervalue Sara Gallagher, #4 Sat Girls Arabica Sally Jones Twos and Nett Eagles: Gail Limbrick x 4.

Robyn Maw June 22 – Men’s Division 2nd Round Mt Harding trophy Senior: Piers Rolton 73-7-66 41pts. Intermediate: Stuart Wilson 83-14-60 38pts.

Junior A: Peter Kemp 90-23-67 41pts.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Junior B: John Robinson 90-24-66 41pts.

Other Good Scores: 39pts Michael Kemp.

38pts Ian Lucas. 37pts Phil Johnson, Bernie Walsh, John McGettigan, Jim Lattimore, Mike Gray, Sam Fitzgibbon, Russel Currie, Alister Maxwell Two’s: Phil Elliott, Frank Sandys, Piers Rolton Dubliner Best Nett: Piers Rolton by lot.

Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: John Robinson. Methven Travel Best Gross: Piers Rolton 73.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Michael Kemp. Hunters Wine No 6: Paddy Helmore. Ski Time No 13: Dayle Lucas. Green Parrot No 17: Piers Rolton. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Cruise Tare.

Next week June 29: 3rd Round Mt Harding Trophy.

Rakaia Golf Club June 19 – Ladies Division Champagne Breakfast and 2nd Eclectic Teresa Booker 99 – 22 – 77 Eclectic Nett 66, Val Sisson 108 – 30 – 78 Nett 67, Tina Pearce 101 – 23 – 78 Nett 68 Railway Hotel 2nd Shot No 3 Alison Doig, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd Shot No 6 Jill Burrowes, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8 Sandra Quinn, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15 Sally Smith, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 17 Tina Pearce

Tinwald Golf Club June 22 – Stroke Leading scores in the stroke for the 1st round the Alan Teale Memorial Trophy – Andrew Barrie 68, Dave Rush 71, Ross Preece 72, Pete Nolan 73, Clarrie Whiting 74 b/l. Women; Sue Newman 71 c/b Bronwyn Flannery 71. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Christine Kinita.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Neil Connelly. House of Travel # 12; Gary Lee. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Snow Pierce. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Adam Lowe. Two’s; None. Net Eagle; # 9 Rod Harris.

Players to win through to the 2nd round of the RSA Trophy were Bruce Collins, Kevin Bishop, Paul Hefford, Raui Tare, Rod Harris, Adam Wilson, Ray Wards, Alex Roa.

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby June 18 Methven/Rakaia Combined 12 v Lincoln 22 June 22 – Luisetti Watters Cup Celtic Darryl Phillips Motor Company 33 v Devon Tavern Hampstead 26 Southern Stu Tarbotton Contracting 32 v Rakaia 36 Senior B Centennial Mug Allenton 29 v Methven R & R Spreading 41 Mt Somers 22 v Collegiate 27 Southern Wholesale Seeds 48 v Rakaia 19 Women’s Senior Championship Marist Albion: Women 96 v Ashburton Celtic RFC: B’s Barber Women 0 Combined Colts Southern 5 v Oxford 41 Celtic EuroAgri 29 v Glenmark Cheviot Rugby 27 UC Championship St Andrews 62 v MC Combined, St Andrew College 6 Under 18 Combined Comp Finals Mid Canterbury Alps 23 v Prebbleton 0 Under 16 Combined Comp Saracens: U16 Red 26 v Mid Canterbury Alps 38 Southbridge 48 v Mid Canterbury Rugby Plains 35 Under 14.5 Combined Comp Mid Canterbury Plains 14 v Mid Canterbury ALPS 59

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club June 29 The second round of the President’s Trophy match play and the stat of the Plate will be held. For those not in the match play a Stableford round will be held.

Number 1 Tee 12.00 Vince Carr v Ron Carlson; Barry Jury v Brayden Wood 12.06 Paddy Bradford v Stewart Dunlop; Robbie Bell v Paul

Greer 12.12 George Brown v Tufuga Sa; Alan White v Royce Jamieson 12.18 Ken Clucas v Paul May; Chris Robertson v Brent MacGregor.

Starting Times: Morning start at 8.30am; Afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12pm start, Nine hole golfers report at 12.30 for a 1pm start.

■■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey Association June 28 Small Sticks Duty Club: Wakanui Kiwi Sticks [Yr 5] 3.45pm Allenton v Wakanui Blue [Turf a] Tinwald Bonnington Painting v Tinwald Mayfield Transport [Turf b] 4.15pm Rakaia v Methven White [Mt Hutt] 4.30pm Tinwald Engineering Solutions v Methven Black [Turf a] Wakanui Black v Collegians D & E [Turf b] Kiwi Sticks [Yr 6] 5.15pm Rakaia v Collegians White [Turf a] Tinwald Mayfield v Tinwald The Tool Shed [Turf b] 6.00pm Wakanui v Tinwald Smith & Sons [Turf a] Allenton v Methven [Turf b] 1st Grade Women 6.50pm Collegiate v Methven Black 8.00pm Methven White v Hampstead NGA PUNA WAI 2 Connetics SSL Div 1 Boys 5.10pm Ashburton College 1st XI v St Andrew’s College 2nd XI Marist Park St Bedes Connetics SSL Div 2 Boys 5.50pm St Andrew’s College Colts v Ashburton College 2nd XI Umpires supplied Umpires supplied June 29 Small Sticks Duty Club: Rakaia Mini Sticks [Yr 3] 9.30am Tinwald Mayfield Red v Rakaia [Turf a] Methven v Tinwald The Green Grocer [Turf b] Wakanui v Tinwald Mayfield Black [Turf c] Mini Sticks [Yr 4] 9.30am Collegians v Wakanui Black [Turf d] 10.10am Allenton Eagles v Methven [Turf a] Allenton Hawkes v Rakaia [Turf b] Hampstead v Wakanui Blue [Turf c] Tinwald Mayfield v Tinwald Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra [Turf d] Fun Sticks [Yrs 1 & 2] 11.00am Draw made on the day Timaru Senior Women 4.20pm Hampstead v Geraldine NBS Ashburton Senior Men 2.40pm Wakanui v Temuka June 30 NBS Ashburton 2nd Grade Girls 1.40pm Opuke-Hakatere v Cambridge 1st Grade Men 4.00pm Allenton v Tinwald 5.15pm Tinwald Black v Tinwald Lowcliffe 6.30pm Hampstead v Wakanui Black July 1, 2nd Grade Boys Timaru AE 6.15pm Allenton v MVHS Timaru TA 6.15pm TBHS Colts v Wakanui Umpires supplied Umpires supplied 1st Grade Women 7.30pm College v Tinwald July 2, Kwik Sticks [Yrs 7 & 8] 3.45pm Wakanui 7s v Collegians 4.45pm Allenton v Methven White 5.45pm Wakanui 8s v Methven Black 6.45pm Tinwald Mayfield v Tinwald Black July 3, Connetics SSP Boys No play

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby June 26 Secondary Schoolgirls Craighead v Ashutt, Methven 5pm Paul Arnold Combined Colts Oxford Colts v Methven/Rakaia Combined, 7:00pm Oxford2 June 29 Luisetti Watters Cup - Max Gilbert Challenge Trophy Devon Tavern Hampstead v Southern Stu Tarbotton Contracting 02:45 PM Hamp: 1 Kalifa Faalogo, Hamish Grant, Simon Bennett Rakaia V Methven Rugby Football Club: Wareings 02:45 PM Rak: 1, Kevin Opele, Joc O’Connor, TBC Celtic Darryl Phillips Motor Company v Bye Senior B Centennial Mug Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar v Mt Somers, 2:30pm, Celtic1, Greg Jopson Collegiate v Allenton, Coll1, 2:30pm Nathan Forbes, George Williams, Linda Kelsall Rakaia v Methven Rugby Football Club: R & R Spreading, Rak1, 1:00pm Joc O’Connor Southern Wholesale Seeds Bye Combined Colts

Ashburton Guardian 15 Celtic EuroAgri v Darfield, Celt1, 12.50pm Simon Bennett UC Championship MC Combined v Timaru Boys’ High School: TBHS 1st XV, AshColl, 12:00pm Hamish Grant, Nathan Forbes, Mike Southby Under 18 TBC Under 16 Combined Comp MC Rugby Alps v Rolleston College Venue Coll1, 1:15pm Paul Arnold MC Rugby Plains v Ohoka RFC, Venue Celtic2, 1:15pm Phill Everest Under 14.5 Combined Comp MC Rugby Plains v Prebbleton Venue, Tinwald1, 1:15pm Bradley McFarlane West Melton v MC Canterbury Alps, 12:30pm, West Melton1 ACL - Under 13 Collegiate Ashburton Crane Hire v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Cel2, 12:00pm Linda Kelsall Hampstead v Methven Black, Hamp1, 1:15pm Moon Tuilaepa Southern/Tinwald Quigleys v Methven White, Tinwald 2, 12.50pm George Williams ACL – Under 11.5 Collegiate Morgan Fencing v Allenton Smallbones, Coll1, 12:15pm Club Referee Methven v Celtic Ashburton Online Celtic Green, Methv1, 12:30pm Liz Bell Tinwald/Hampstead v Southern: Howden Ag, Tinwald 1, 12.15pm Club Referee Celtic Lysaght Glass White v Goondiwindi, Methv2, 1:15pm Geoffrey Barr ACL – Under 10 Hampstead v Celtic Blacklows, Hamp2a, 1:00pm Methven Black v Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed, Methv4, 1:00pm Rakaia v Methven White, Raka4, 1:15pm Ant McGirr Southern Hayden Mckenzie Contracting v Bye ACL – Under 9 Celtic Blacklows Green v Celtic Summerfield Builders White, Celtic4, 1:30pm Collegiate Ross Leadley Building v Allenton Trembath Construction, Coll2, 12:15pm Methven White v Methven Methven/Mt Somers, Methv5, 1:15pm Rakaia v Methven Red, Raka2a, 1:15pm Tinwald Ace Electrical v Southern Four Seasons Treecare, Tinwald3, 1:15pm Methven Black v Bye ACL – Under 8 Celtic Summerfield Builders Green v Southern White Riverlea Ag, Celtic4, 12:30pm Collegiate Redpaths v Allenton Engineering Solutions, Coll2, 1:15pm Hampstead v Southern Red Coleman Ag, Hamp2B, 1:00pm Tinwald NZ Livestock v Methven Black, Tinwald4, 1:15pm Rakaia v Methven White, Rakaia2b, 1:30pm Celtic McCrea Painters White v Bye ACL – Under 7 Celtic Finishing Company Green v Southern Red James Doyle Contracting, Celt3A, 1:15pm Celtic Summerfield Builders White v Allenton Alpine View, Celtic3A, 12:30pm Collegiate Red Matt Lovett Slurry v Hampstead, Coll3, 1:30pm Tinwald Canvas v Methven Black, Tinwald3, 12:30pm Tinwald Gluyas Nissan v Southern White Busch Joinery, Tinwald 4, 12:30pm Rakaia v Methven White, Rak2a, 12:30pm Bye v Mt Somers ACL – Under 6 Celtic Anderson Joinery White v Southern White, Celtic3b, 12:30pm Collegiate Gold Groundworks Services v Allenton Young Electrical Maroon, Coll3, 12:45pm Collegiate Red Garador v Allenton Auto Centre Gold, Coll3, 12:00pm Methven White v Southern Blue Agspread, Methv5, 12:30pm Tinwald Cranfield Glass v Mt Somers, Tinwald 2A, 12:00pm Tinwald Stables v Celtic Anderson Joinery Green, Tinwald 2B, 12:00pm Rakaia v Methven Black, Raka2B, 12:30pm Southern Red Harcourts Ashburton v Bye March 30 Under 11.5 Methven 11, 5 v Goondiwindi, 2:00pm Geoffrey Barr July 2 Under 11.5 Southern 11, 5 v Goondiwindi, Hinds, 5:30pm Garry Brown

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

■■ HOCKEY

Coasters come and conquer

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury’s senior men’s rep hockey players found the going a bit too tough against visiting West Coast sides at the Ashburton hockey turf on Sunday.

The West Coast brought an A and a B side to Ashburton for a couple of annual clashes which formed part of their build-up to an annual tournament contested between associations in the top half of the South Island.

And as they had done for a few years now, they came out on top.

The B sides started the afternoon with the West Coast Bs getting the better of Mid Canterbury B 5-4, before the Mid Canterbury A side went down 3-1 to West Coast A. Mid Canterbury A player/coach Sam Moore said it wasn’t a bad performance by his side, though.

Mid Canterbury A struck first but West Coast equalised soon after, and it was a third-quarter lull in which the visitors landed two quick goals that ended up costing the home side dearly.

Moore said it was all on in the fourth quarter, with Mid Canterbury A pressing hard to find the back of the net and claw their way back into it, but they just couldn’t get anything going.

So once again, the trophy that is contested between the two regions annually made the return trip over the Southern Alps to spend another year on the coast.

“They’ve just had the wood over us for the past few years now,” Moore said.

West Coast would now head into their annual top of the South Island tournament on a high, while Mid Canterbury had already played in the southern equivalent this year.

Mid Canterbury won the Ian Smith Memorial Trophy last year, but fell well short in this year’s tournament at Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Mid Canterbury’s Brad Going keeps control of the ball during his Mid Canterbury A side’s loss to the West Coast on Sunday.

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GoFundMe pulls Folau’s fundraising page

Black Sox fall short The Black Sox have finished the WBSC Men’s World Championship with a 2-1 loss to Canada in the bronze medal game. The Black Sox once again took the lead with a home run, this time to Reilly Makea in the top of the fourth innings.

Canada replied in their turn at bat to tie it up one each. Canada’s momentum continued with another run in the sixth to edge the lead 2-1 before starting pitcher Josh Pettett was replaced with reliever Nik Hayes. The game was another low scoring affair with the Black Sox once again being out hit 4-3.

- NZME

NZME GoFundMe has removed Israel Folau’s fundraising page from its website and is issuing refunds to all his donors, saying the campaign breached its terms of service.

“Today we will be closing Israel Folau’s campaign and issuing full refunds to all donors. After a routine period of evaluation, we have concluded that this campaign violates our terms of service,” said Nicola Britton, GoFundMe’s Australia Regional Manager.

“As a company, we are absolutely committed to the fight for equality for LGBTIQ people and fostering an environment of inclusivity. While we welcome GoFundMe’s engaging in diverse civil debate, we do not tolerate the promotion of discrimination or exclusion.

“In the days since Mr Folau’s campaign launched, more than one million dollars have been donated to hundreds of other campaigns, large and small, across Australia. Those acts of kindness are the heart of GoFundMe. “Our platform exists to help people help others. Australians have shown themselves to be among the most kind and generous people in the world. We look forward to helping more Australians fundraise for causes they care about in the coming months and years.”

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In brief

Kata released to Storm

GoFundMe has pulled Folau’s fundraising page, saying it violates their terms of service. tolerance of any kind relating to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender or gender identity, or serious disabilities or diseases”.

Folau was widely criticised over the weekend after asking the public to donate $3 million to fund his legal fight against Rugby Australia, which terminated his contract in May over Instagram posts claiming “hell awaits” gay people.

He has launched legal proceedings with the Fair Work Commission, and is seeking up to $10 million in damages.

When news.com.au last viewed Folau’s page yesterday, Austral-

ians had given him more than $760,000. That was before GoFundMe removed it.

On Sunday, Folau posted an update to his GoFundMe page, thanking those who had donated to his cause.

“Unsurprisingly, I have been criticised by Rugby Australia and some members of the media,” Folau said.

“I have received thousands of messages from supporters who believe discrimination in the workplace is wrong and has no place in Australia or anywhere else.

“While the attacks against me have shown I have a big fight on my hands, I will stand strong.

Your support and my faith will give me strength.”

He told people who were not in a position to donate that he would also value their prayers and messages of support.

“Every little bit will help,” he said.

Meanwhile, Father Rod Bower has used the sign outside his church in Gosford to post a new message: “LGTB friends, Folau is wrong, don’t listen to him.”

“It’s important to note that Mr Folau is on the telly because he’s a footballer, not because he’s a theologian. So that message of inclusivity and God’s love for all people is really, really important to us,” Bower told Sunrise.

Mate Ma’a Tonga centre Solomone Kata was yesterday granted a release from the final year of his contract with the Warriors and is set to join the Melbourne Storm.

The Storm have confirmed Kata’s signing on their website. The 24-year-old was off contract in 2020 but asked the Warriors for a release so he cold join the Storm.

Warriors general manager Brian Smith said Kata is looking for another opportunity to play first grade again. “Sol has played a lot of football in all grades since joining the club but after being an NRL regular over the last few seasons he has been in reserve grade recently,” said Smith. “With limited NRL opportunities he was keen to look at other avenues and asked for a release after Melbourne showed interest in him. “He goes with our best wishes and we thank him for his contribution to the Warriors.”

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■■RUGBY LEAGUE

NSW force a decider NZME New South Wales coach Brad Fittler has been left looking like a genius again as NSW humiliated Queensland in a history-making thumping in Perth.

The Blues pulled off their second biggest victory in the history of State of Origin, levelling the series with an emphatic 36-6 victory.

They’ll now head to Sydney for the series decider bursting with confidence. The result leaves the Maroons’ completely devastated and shell-shocked after they conceded 32 unanswered points The Blues got off to the perfect start on Sunday night, racing out to a 18-6 lead at halftime.

The mauling turned into a historic occasion in the second half as the Blues levelled the series in dramatic fashion.

New South Wales shut the door on Queensland with 20 minutes still to play in a famous Origin thrashing in Perth.

Josh Addo-Carr’s 57th minute try made it five tries to one for the Blues and took NSW’s lead out to 32-6.

The Blues again found a hole

in the Maroons’ right edge defence when Wade Graham put a neat kick into the in-goal.

Addo-Carr then won the race to dive on the loose ball.

The try completed 20 minutes of total domination from the Blues.

“It is officially a smash up,” Maroons legend Paul Vautin said.

“They are running riot in the second half on the back of six penalties, all legitimate penalties. Field position. And the amount of ball they have had.

They are just giving it to them.”

Addo-Carr made it a double in the final 10 minutes when Damien Cook again orchestrated a line-break down the Maroons’ struggling right edge defence.

Cook identified an overlap down the right side where the Maroons were caught two defenders short. He then got on the outside of Daly Cherry-Evans before the Blues passed it through a series of hands out to Addo-Carr on the wing.

It took NSW to a thumping 38-6 lead, the second biggest Blues margin ever seen in State of Origin.

First half clock debacle baffles Origin fans NZME Fans have been left scratching their heads and infuriated after a stunning debacle that seemingly saw an extra five minutes and 22 seconds added to the first half of the all-important State of Origin game II. The first half of the match seemed to go at a frenetic pace for fans at home but at the same time felt like it went forever due to an epic mistake that left many viewers furious.

When Josh Addo-Carr was called back for a forward pass after 36 and a half minutes of the first half, fans were forced to do a double take as the clock reverted to 31 minutes and eight seconds.

Queensland fans, while happy about Addo-Carr’s try being called back for a forward pass from James Maloney, would have looked on in horror as Tom Trbojevic scored his second try in the 35th minute, the second time the clock passed the mark in the game.

The gaffe saw host broadcaster Channel 9 slammed for adding the extra time but the host explained it by saying it was an issue with the clock provider and

that the problem was “quickly resolved”.

But the lack of specificity made some people unsure with some fans believing the time had been added to the game time.

A fan also stood up for Nine, saying the coverage was pushed off the mark as the clock wasn’t stopped when the referees called time off.

Fans were left confused and angry by the mistake and took to social media to slam the rights holder.

It’s not the first time this series Channel 9 have been under fire about their coverage.

Fans were left fuming because of a Channel 9 streaming bungle minutes after kick-off for Game I of the series.

One of the biggest sporting events in Australia each year, Game 1 brought a surge of viewers to their devices to stream the match.

A wave of fans took to social media early on in the spectacle to slam interruptions to Nine’s coverage.

Some viewers said for a moment they could only view the match through the shaky cameras being worn by the referees.

Playing pennants at Ashburton Sending a putt rolling towards the hole during the latest round of the Aorangi Golf Club’s pennants competitions on Sunday is John Smitheram. Tinwald’s Smitheram was playing at the Ashburton Golf Club in the Holmes/Hayes Cup competition, while Ashburton also hosted the latest round of the Patterson Cup competition, and the Tinwald Golf Club hosted the Alexander Cup golfers for the day. Sunday’s Moyes Cup round was played at the Rakaia Golf Club.

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■■RUGBY

Barrett off to Auckland NZME Beauden Barrett hasn’t yet committed to the Blues, but the world’s best play-maker has said yes to living in Auckland and will be relocating after the World Cup. Barrett and his wife, Hannah, are upping sticks from the capital later this year to base themselves in Auckland which is why the Blues are hopeful they are going to lure the All Blacks No. 10 from the Hurricanes.

Barrett, whose father played for the Hurricanes, has been fiercely loyal to the club he first played for in 2011.

But as much as the Hurricanes are in his blood, Barrett will have to commit to commuting between Auckland and Wellington if he is to continue to play for them beyond his current contract which expires at the end of this Super Rugby campaign.

Complicating the picture is that Barrett is understood to be planning to take both a non-playing and playing sabbatical as part of a four-year contract extension to stay in New Zealand.

It is probable that he will be granted permission to take an extended break from all rugby after the World Cup and miss much of next year’s Super Rugby season.

He’s expected to play in the latter weeks of the competition and be available for the July tests and Rugby Championship before then joining a Japanese club at the end of the year, where he will be based until May 2021.

It is, in essence, a similar deal to the one Brodie Retallick has been granted in that like the big Chiefs lock, Barrett is being afforded an 18-month window in

Hurricanes first five-eighth Beauden Barrett. which to enjoy a combination of time off and a lucrative spell in Japan before fully committing to New Zealand in May 2021.

And like Retallick, Barrett is effectively going to miss the next two Super Rugby competitions, which further complicates the question of which club he’ll play for.

If he does decide to join the Blues, it may be he delays his arrival until the 2022 season.

To join them for a handful – if that – of games next year and then disappear to Japan in 2021 before returning again in 2022 carries an element of disjointedness that may not suit either club or player.

There is then the possibility of him extending his contract with the Hurricanes for one more season, so whatever Super Rugby he does play next year, he does so for them and then potentially makes a fresh start with the Blues when he next plays in the competition in 2022.

And while the Blues would ideally like to have him in their line-up next year and for the du-

ration of his contract, they would undoubtedly see it as a major coup to have Barrett at the club in 2022 and 2023.

There is still, though, despite Barrett’s decision to relocate to Auckland, no certainty that he’ll commit to the Blues given the lack of success the club has enjoyed and the obvious lack of quality they have in key positions other than first-five.

And while it would be a major snub if Barrett opted to live in Auckland but not play for the Blues, he wouldn’t be the first to do just that.

What the Blues will be hoping is that Barrett decides that the impact on his family life and subsequent physical and mental state will be too heavily compromised by constantly travelling between Auckland and Wellington and that he concludes the sacrifice of staying loyal to the Hurricanes is too great to make.

He’s not expected to reveal his plans until after the Hurricanes’ Super Rugby season has finished.

That could be this weekend.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

■■ FOOTBALL

Mixed fortunes for Methven FC It was a day of mixed fortunes for Methven FC in the Mainland Football competitions on Saturday.

The Methven FC Seniors won big, beating Burwood FC 9-0 in the division three competition, while the Methven FC Reserves lost big, beaten 9-2 by Ferrymead in the division six competition.

In the division three match, Methven were relentless, pushing wave after wave of attacks on the Burwood goal and in no time at all they were 1-0 up through Liam Hett, who pounced on a keeper parry from their first corner of the match.

A superbly flighted through ball was met on the volley by Wes Torres to make it 2-0, while Hett made it 3-0 with his second.

Josh Burrows was in no mood to give Burwood a break and the pacy winger left the defence for dead before finishing his effort across the keeper 4-0, before turning provider to send Methven to the half-time break up 5-0.

Juan Stimolo came on in the second and made a nuisance of himself in the visitors’ backline, before an own goal pushed the score out to 6-0.

Then came the pass of the game from Torres, enticing both the defender and keeper to commit, provoking Burrows to gracefully dink the ball over the stretched keeper, 7-0.

A fed-up Burwood keeper began rushing from his goal, exposing himself on a number of occasions, and allowing Methven FC to slot another couple of goals before time was up.

For Methven FC keeper James Wasley it was a great day, as he buried his own demons from the last time the two teams met, with a calm and commanding performance leading to a thoroughly deserved clean sheet.

Methven FC had mixed fortunes on Saturday, with their seniors winning big and the reserves losing big.

While that performance gave Methven FC fans something to cheer about, there wasn’t such good news for the Methven FC Reserves in division six, well beaten 9-2 by Ferrymead Bays Speights.

The news did get better for

Methven FC though, with their 14th grade side coming out on top 4-3 in a thrilling encounter with Christchurch Boys’ High School Black.

The good news just kept coming for Mid Canterbury United’s main

team in the Mainland Football division one competition, with their unbeaten run continuing in Christchurch with a 6-2 win over the FC Twenty 11 Falcons.

Mid Canterbury’s second side also had a good day at the office.

PHOTO CLAYTON YAXLEY

Two weeks ago their strong start to the season in division six saw them promoted mid-season to division five, and while they lost their opening division five match, they had a win on Saturday, 5-4 over Oxford FC in Oxford.

■■CRICKET

Black Caps fined for slow over rate in West Indies win

By Niall Anderson NZME

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson is at risk of a suspension at the Cricket World Cup, after being fined for a slow over rate in his side’s thrilling five-run win over the West Indies yesterday.

Williamson was ruled to be one over short of the Black Caps’ required over-rate target, after time allowances were taken into consideration.

The minimum over rate is set by the umpires, with the Black Caps having to complete their allotted overs in a set amount of time allocated, with allowances given for injuries, television reviews and time wasting from the batting side.

Williamson pleaded guilty to the offence, which was dished out by the match umpires, and was fined 20 per cent of his match fee.

However, most concerningly

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has been fined for a slow over rate. for the New Zealand squad, Williamson is now running the risk of being suspended.

If the Black Caps commit an-

other minor over rate offence during the World Cup – in a game with Williamson at the helm – it will be deemed a second offence,

and he will receive an immediate one-game suspension.

According to the ICC Code of Player Conduct, a second minor over rate offence carries a fine – 20 per cent of the match fee per over short of their target – and the “imposition of a suspension for the immediately subsequent international match, in the same format of the game as that in which the offence occurred”.

Such a breach is extremely rare for New Zealand, having only been fined for over rate offences nine times since 1992.

At the other end of the scale, Pakistan have been fined a remarkable 96 times for the same issue, while India have been pinged on 77 occasions.

Under Williamson’s reign, the Black Caps have been caught short just once – in the 2017 Champions Trophy match against England, where they were

two overs short of their required rates.

Williamson’s immense importance to the team – averaging 186.5 at the cup, with back-toback centuries – coupled with the rarity of the breach, means that it is unlikely that such a scenario will occur again, though another incredibly tight clash could keep the over rate equation firmly in the skipper’s mind.

The latest clash was a lengthy game – the West Indies’ bowling innings finished nearly 30 minutes behind schedule as well – but the Black Caps’ time infringements likely came as a result of their intense discussions and planning at the death when bowling to Carlos Brathwaite.

Williamson wasn’t the only Black Cap to take a hit to the wallet, with every New Zealand player being fined 10 per cent of their match fee for their tardiness.

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Te Aroha double for Logan NZ Racing Desk The Te Aroha racecourse has become a happy stomping ground for trainer Samantha Logan.

The Cambridge horsewoman picked up her second career double at the Waikato track on Sunday with Zamora and Henry Tudor in the two steeplechase events.

“I have only had one other double and that was at Te Aroha as well, so it’s a been a pretty good course for me,” she said.

Logan recently changed tack with Henry Tudor, placing him over the steeples for the first time on raceday on Sunday after he failed to fire in two previous hurdles races this season.

Jockey James Seivwright kept the nine-year-old gelding out of trouble at the head of the pack and that is where he remained, winning The Spray Rig Maiden Steeplechase (3500m) by a nose over Georgethefifth.

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Jun 2019 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 3.15pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C1, 295m 1 71478 Eternal Debt 17.29..........................G Cleeve 2 53247 Homebush Indi 17.47.................J McInerney 3 87747 Jay Spencer 17.77........................ L Waretini 4 74842 Mulberry Minx 17.34..................... K Cassidy 5 44732 Right On Time 17.54...................H Anderton 6 45466 Okuku Terra 17.59............................R Casey 7 42642 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 8 14851 Smash Over 17.44........................... M Grant 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 76786 Chat Ya Later 17.96 S &...................B Evans 2 3.33 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREVOR WILKES SPRINT C1, 295m 1 54767 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 2 73664 Eyrewell Tango 17.32...................... H Cairns 3 1 Enchantee 17.91........................R Blackburn 4 34474 Sefton Jay 17.46........................J McInerney 5 67653 Jingili Jill 17.55 M &............................. Smith 6 51x44 Major Storm nwtd..........................C Roberts 7 26415 Belfast Demo 17.60 H &......................Taylor 8 8x286 Inky Lord 17.53.............................S Hindson 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 85788 Leanne’s Way 17.70 J M.................. McCook 3 3.50pm KAISA EARTHWORKS PH 0272073323 DASH C1, 295m 1 54445 Vasterbottenost 17.47..........................A Lee 2 28138 Inky Dinky Jewel 17.71.................C Roberts

M3 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Jun 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.07pm (NZT) FORBURY PARK FIRST 4 STAKES C0, 310m 1 77786 Mick The Mouse nwtd................J McInerney 2 6885 Homebush Gina nwtd................J McInerney 3 84257 Homebush Jennia nwtd.............J McInerney 4 8 Sozin’s Onyx nwtd......................J McInerney 5 55647 Cadillac Mack nwtd....................J McInerney 6 65384 Dreaming Abbie nwtd...................G Kingston 7 67627 Kowloon Lights nwtd.......................J Guthrie 8 21 Sozin’s Empire nwtd...................J McInerney 9 687 Goldstar Malone nwtd S &...............B Evans 10 6776 Goldstar Hadlee nwtd S &................B Evans 2 12.25 WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 4F Sozin’s Azure nwtd.....................J McInerney 2 86564 Three Gold Stars nwtd....................C Healey 3 32 Sozin’s Melody nwtd..................J McInerney 4 2673 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 5 4 Sozin’s Assassin nwtd................J McInerney 6 88567 Homebush Combat nwtd...........J McInerney 7 2 Homebush Rapper nwtd............J McInerney 8 5286 Goldstar Perrie nwtd S &.................B Evans 9 873 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 578 Goldstar McQueen nwtd S &...........B Evans 3 12.41 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES C0, 545m 1 3 Opawa Lola nwtd.............................R Wales 2 36 Homebush Surgeon nwtd..........J McInerney 3 2 Bye Bye Punter nwtd J &.................D Fahey 4 335 Goldstar Vale nwtd S &....................B Evans 5 46548 Homebush Erin nwtd..................J McInerney 6 3F Goldstar Flora nwtd S &...................B Evans 7 26 Goldstar Yankee nwtd S &................B Evans 8 32233 Skinny Binny nwtd J &.....................D Fahey

Trainer Samantha Logan (second from right) with jockey Aaron Kuru after Zamora’s win at Te Aroha on Sunday.

PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

“He is a very consistent horse, I was glad he was up front and out of trouble on Sunday,” Logan said.

“It was very eventful (the race)

and he just kept his rhythm up in the front with Georgethefifth and those two seemed to stay out of trouble.”

Logan said the idea to put the

son of Royal Gem over the bigger fences was to try and enhance his confidence levels.

“We thought we would give him a run back in a maiden chase to get his confidence back and it paid off.”

While he showed his potential over the bigger fences on Sunday, Logan believes he is versatile enough to compete in both hurdles and steeplechase company over winter, which could culminate with a tilt at the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m), a race he finished eighth in last year.

“I think he is definitely versatile enough to do both (hurdles and steeplechase),” she said. “He’s not a slow horse and he’s not just confined to the steeples now that we have switched him.

“We will just take him slowly after this race and we will try and find a place where he can keep his confidence high.”

Stablemate Zamora gave Logan

a clean sweep of the steeplechase events on Sunday when winning the Knottingly Farm Open Steeplechase (3500m) by 3-3/4 lengths.

The seven-year-old gelding was fresh-up on Sunday and Logan gave owner Barry Beatson a lot of credit for the result.

“Barry Beatson is the owner and he hunts a lot down in Dannevirke,” she said.

“He has got a big farm down there with a lot of hills, so he pretrains his horses and puts a lot of miles into them on the hills down there and then sends them up here to finish them off.

“It was a joint effort and it really paid off.”

Logan believes Zamora has matured a lot since he last stepped out onto the track in September last year and she is looking forward to lining him up in some of the better Steeplechase contests over winter.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 3 41114 Special As 17.52 J M....................... McCook 4 42343 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson 5 33214 Smash Out 17.71............................. M Grant 6 37877 Step Inside Love 17.74.....................A Joyce 7 84533 Elton Blueblood nwtd.................J McInerney 8 48647 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43.................... L Waretini 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 17785 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 4 4.07pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 63234 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H &....................Taylor 2 78455 Heated Threat nwtd....................... L Waretini 3 77365 Mamma Rose 17.73.........................R Casey 4 28488 High Violet 17.40........................R Blackburn 5 4476x Jin Jin nwtd......................................C Steele 6 21645 Smash Achiever 17.16..................... M Grant 7 44657 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 8 11362 Citizen Aguero 17.69.................J McInerney 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 17785 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 5 4.24pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 36576 Dagny 17.38 J M.............................. McCook 2 75456 Nicky Baxter 17.34.....................J McInerney 3 71341 Smash Surprise 17.49..................... M Grant 4 83773 Vik Vikkers 17.47..........................C Roberts 5 75563 Whose He 17.44...............................A Joyce 6 33253 Know Approval 17.32......................G Cleeve 7 68332 Just James 17.43........................H Anderton 8 x5224 Every Minute 17.51..............................A Lee 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 37686 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 6 4.45pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m

1 1 Student Loan 30.32........................R Adcock 2 x2112 Meka 30.19 J &................................D Fahey 3 1555 Opawa Nat nwtd..............................R Wales 4 65424 Eddie Hemi 30.25............................R Wales 5 56545 Goldstar Montana 30.34 S &............B Evans 6 25444 Know Leave 30.73..........................G Cleeve 7 4147 Goldstar Halsey nwtd S &................B Evans 8 47321 Culvie Ness nwtd H &..........................Taylor Emergencies: 9 x87x6 Jay Shirley 31.20..............................R Wales 10 45655 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 7 5.02pm SWIMMING GOAT @ STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 17782 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 2 16683 Colbert 17.52.............................R Blackburn 3 45431 Pacemaker 17.56....................... A Bradshaw 4 54223 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 5 3F778 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 6 46568 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36....................C Roberts 7 34343 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &................B Evans 8 78757 Know Burden 17.60........................G Cleeve 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 78767 Eyrewell Bentley nwtd..................... H Cairns 8 5.19pm DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH 033796195 SPRINT C1, 295m 1 53774 Cosmic Jase 17.42....................J McInerney 2 25578 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce 3 83564 Memphis Jewel 17.41...................C Roberts 4 34444 Native Scout 17.39...............................A Lee 5 62324 Black Eye Bill 17.68................... M Dempsey 6 85242 Jealous Affair 18.13...................... L Waretini 7 7165 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook

8 57574 Opawa Pam nwtd.............................R Wales 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 37686 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 9 5.37pm THE TURF BAR STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 1 45731 Know Conclusion 30.31..................G Cleeve 2 36812 Sefton Joy 30.70..............................R Wales 3 88283 Raquel Allen nwtd.........................C Roberts 4 474x1 Dream Kay 30.29.............................R Wales 5 643x1 Our Jolene 30.68.............................R Wales 6 63332 Little Secret 30.44......................... L Waretini 7 75643 Opawa Roy 31.28............................R Wales 8 22742 M’Lady Sadie nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 9 72723 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 10 78874 Homebush Austin nwtd..............J McInerney 10 5.55 CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C1, 520m 1 72723 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 2 68674 Galway Gal 30.80 S &......................B Evans 3 111 Opawa Deal 30.32 J &.....................D Fahey 4 53518 Jinja Babe 30.59 J &........................D Fahey 5 43234 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S &................B Evans 6 172x8 Go Ladybird nwtd.............................R Wales 7 51533 Fidgety Feet nwtd................................A Lee 8 25671 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 9 x87x6 Jay Shirley 31.20..............................R Wales 10 45655 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 11 6.16 CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 5677x Natural Echo 17.60 J M................... McCook 2 24736 Mr Black Magic nwtd.......................J M Lane 3 81845 Know Cause 17.29..........................G Cleeve 4 47632 Homebush Pierce 17.54............J McInerney 5 77756 Nippa Eel 17.33.........................J McInerney

6 66484 Goldstar Hurley nwtd.................... L Waretini 7 54565 Aroha 17.19.............................. A Botherway 8 1538 Mitcham Shemon 17.61............. A Bradshaw 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 76786 Chat Ya Later 17.96 S &...................B Evans 12 6.32pm RE-ENERGISE DASH C1, 295m 1 53688 Lonely Baxter 17.32...................J McInerney 2 87522 Goldstar Bryton 17.74 S &...............B Evans 3 46757 Amelia Rob nwtd........................ M Robinson 4 64411 Jinja Sneak 17.36.............................A Joyce 5 48614 Nuclear Jewel 17.58.....................C Roberts 6 68866 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 7 61656 Knows No Better 17.48.............. M Dempsey 8 37834 Say Cheese 17.45...............................A Lee 9 56867 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 10 78668 Call Me Dolly 17.63................... A Botherway SELECTIONS

9 81874 Magic Jess Lass 18.40...................C Healey 10 77517 It’s A Joke 18.42.........................J McInerney 11 3.07pm FORBURY DASH C5, 310m 1 12112 Business Ethics 18.51........................J Dunn 2 12131 Chasing Fame 18.27..........................S Keen 3 65317 Forehand Raid 18.95.........................J Dunn 4 17F53 Goldstar Trooper 18.41 S &..............B Evans 5 44222 Disobedience 18.79 S &..................B Evans 6 57231 Lord Louie 18.32............................R Adcock 7 25238 Ketchikan Kim 18.64..........................J Dunn 8 33242 Hands Of Steel 18.88.....................R Adcock Emergencies: 9 11315 Malaga Molly 18.41....................J McInerney 10 23615 Tee An’ Cee 18.39.......................... B Conner 12 3.25pm OGRC LATE QUADDIE C3/4, 545m 1 37F88 Zefside nwtd...............................J McInerney 2 35432 Shift The Blame 32.60................J McInerney 3 41114 Opawa Lara 32.88............................R Wales 4 45725 Must Be Rusty 32.41..................J McInerney 5 31256 Goldstar Ashton 32.81 S &..............B Evans 6 51643 Cosmic Stu 32.65.......................J McInerney 7 68517 Joe Bonanza 32.36....................J McInerney 8 65747 Cosmic Ruben nwtd...................J McInerney 9 66725 Kia Tere nwtd S &.............................B Evans 13 3.41 SOUTH OF WAITAKI CHALLENGE SPRINT C1, 310m 1 67584 Pukeko Rustler 19.13......................B Healey 2 46554 Melting World 19.31........................J Guthrie 3 57662 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 4 76487 Storming Mack nwtd...................... B Conner 5 68F87 Glass Harpoon 18.76......................J Guthrie 6 55385 Bruiser’s Day nwtd......................... B Conner 7 46675 Koputai 18.73..................................J Guthrie 8 x7853 Pretty Keen 19.04..............................S Keen 9 87567 Magic Jean Lass nwtd....................C Healey 10 28668 My Girl Sofia nwtd...........................B Healey 14 3.59 NORTH OF WAITAKI CHALLENGE SPRINT C1, 310m 1 34212 Machine Gunn nwtd.......................R Adcock

2 78874 Homebush Austin 18.62.............J McInerney 3 171 Homebush Rehaina 18.94.........J McInerney 4 42414 Opawa Slick nwtd.............................R Wales 5 8x772 Gorm The Great nwtd..................D Kingston 6 67683 Homebush Maycee 18.55..........J McInerney 7 61772 Punch On Rex nwtd...................J McInerney 8 23128 Khatia nwtd................................J McInerney 9 17857 Zip Zap Zoe 18.92......................J McInerney 10 x687x Poppy Rocket nwtd........................R Adcock 15 4.16pm FAREWELL & GOOD LUCK JASON TEAZ C1, 310m 1 82825 Taramakau 18.79.......................J McInerney 2 83786 Lucy Lingers 18.99.....................J McInerney 3 58577 Gotcha Zena 18.91....................J McInerney 4 23653 Cosmic Ryder nwtd....................J McInerney 5 65228 Homebush Tasha nwtd...............J McInerney 6 47285 Nippa Credit nwtd......................J McInerney 7 38678 Dave’s Dot 18.66........................J McInerney 8 47728 Smash Ocean 18.80....................D Kingston 9 17857 Zip Zap Zoe 18.92......................J McInerney 10 28668 My Girl Sofia nwtd...........................B Healey SELECTIONS

Race 1: Mulberry Minx, Homebush Indi, Right On Time Race 2: Enchantee, Eyrewell Tango, Sefton Jay, Jingili Jill Race 3: Special As, Vasterbottenost, Rap, Inky Dinky Jewel Race 4: Culvie Jay Dee, Citizen Aguero, High Violet, Jin Jin Race 5: Smash Surprise, Nicky Baxter, Just James Race 6: Student Loan, Meka, Goldstar Montana, Culvie Ness Race 7: Homebush Flynn, Colbert, Platonic Affair, Goldstar Diesel Race 8: Cosmic Jase, Jealous Affair, Black Eye Bill Race 9: Know Conclusion, Sefton Joy, Our Jolene, Little Secret Race 10: Opawa Deal, Goldstar Alaska, Ohoka Carsen Race 11: Natural Echo, Know Cause, Aroha, Mr Black Magic Race 12: Jinja Sneak, Goldstar Bryton, Amelia Rob, Nuclear Jewel LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 9 Opawa Oscar nwtd..........................R Wales 10 22x51 Our Nala nwtd..................................R Wales 4 1.00 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 71745 Nippa Enough nwtd....................J McInerney 2 78368 Mitcham Becky nwtd..................J McInerney 3 77475 Flying Canary 19.20...................J McInerney 4 45875 Elsa Blueblood 19.21.................J McInerney 5 42146 Baldrick 19.36............................J McInerney 6 34744 Jealous Much 18.80...................J McInerney 7 112 Sozin’s Symphony nwtd.............J McInerney 8 85566 Half Silver Fern 18.74................J McInerney 9 F5557 Hey Jude 18.57..........................J McInerney 10 87567 Magic Jean Lass nwtd....................C Healey 5 1.16pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C2, 310m 1 x8828 Cosmic Richie 18.49..................J McInerney 2 11466 Black Bobby 18.70......................... B Conner 3 41112 Opawa Lacy 18.59 J &.....................D Fahey 4 64444 Homebush Boden 18.60............J McInerney 5 37721 Gotcha Penny 18.66........................C Steele 6 72348 Nikko Baxter 18.71.....................J McInerney 7 34233 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd S &...............B Evans 8 44612 Chasing Great 18.77..........................S Keen 9 74756 Shanly Star 19.04......................J McInerney 10 86585 Homebush Velma 18.52.............J McInerney 6 1.34 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES C1, 545m 1 58664 Chunk 32.91...............................J McInerney 2 87553 Black Dan 32.67.........................J McInerney 3 67413 Regal Jock nwtd.........................J McInerney 4 78684 Homebush Izzy 33.01................J McInerney 5 76252 Trajan nwtd.................................J McInerney 6 71121 Homebush Hotshot nwtd............J McInerney 7 35752 Homebush Carl nwtd.................J McInerney 8 42713 Midnight Maggie 33.03 S &..............B Evans 7 1.51 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 1 85371 Astro Tipple nwtd....................D J MacMillan 2 68771 C’Mon Benny Boy 18.63.................J Guthrie 3 56136 Homebush Comet 18.73............J McInerney

4 88888 Homebush Scorpio 18.41..........J McInerney 5 25211 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd S &...............B Evans 6 53357 Crushington nwtd.......................J McInerney 7 84461 Zipping Jen 18.56.......................... B Conner 8 87627 Botany Alan 18.46......................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 13578 Goldstar Renee nwtd S &................B Evans 10 216x7 Sefton Force nwtd............................R Wales 8 2.08 ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C3, 310m 1 21337 Sierra Delta 18.58 S &.....................B Evans 2 78513 Nippa Martino 18.53..................J McInerney 3 46813 Dream Stone Jade 18.64...................S Keen 4 16633 Doomsday nwtd.........................J McInerney 5 12418 Memoir 18.75.................................R Adcock 6 11113 Opawa Hypo nwtd............................R Wales 7 61143 Justin Ryan 18.51 S &.....................B Evans 8 83531 Mitcham Faye 18.75...................J McInerney 9 74118 Homebush Hundy 18.84............J McInerney 10 61515 Fickle Mistress nwtd.......................R Adcock 9 2.27pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES C1/2, 545m 1 88777 Forbury Flyer nwtd.....................J McInerney 2 51125 Boss Cobra nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 3 53418 Blazing Banjo nwtd....................J McInerney 4 53312 Happy Days 32.85..........................R Adcock 5 474x1 Dream Kay nwtd..............................R Wales 6 x1111 Max Dancer 32.71 J &.....................D Fahey 7 4F468 Opawa Al 32.90...............................R Wales 8 22217 Opawa Sweet 33.02 J &...................D Fahey 10 2.47pm PETER SINTON PLUMBING SPRINT C4, 310m 1 22871 Homebush Tesan 18.69.............J McInerney 2 74247 Inside Affair nwtd...............................J Dunn 3 18717 Punch On Jessie 18.58..............J McInerney 4 31411 Platinum Paisley nwtd........................J Dunn 5 11212 Versailles 18.52..................................J Dunn 6 68736 Princely Gold 18.31....................J McInerney 7 37326 Astrid nwtd.........................................J Dunn 8 87845 Bookie Monster 18.34........................J Dunn

Race 1: Sozin’s Empire, Dreaming Abbie, Goldstar Malone Race 2: Homebush Rapper, Homebush Reed, Goldstar Perrie Race 3: Skinny Binny, Goldstar Flora, Goldstar Yankee Race 4: Sozin’s Symphony, Mitcham Becky, Flying Canary Race 5: Cosmic Richie, Homebush Boden, Nikko Baxter Race 6: Homebush Hotshot, Regal Jock, Black Dan, Trajan Race 7: C’Mon Benny Boy, Goldstar Shiloah, Zipping Jen Race 8: Opawa Hypo, Sierra Delta, Nippa Martino, Doomsday Race 9: Max Dancer, Boss Cobra, Happy Days, Opawa Al Race 10: Versailles, Homebush Tesan, Punch On Jessie Race 11: Business Ethics, Hands Of Steel, Goldstar Trooper Race 12: Opawa Lara, Shift The Blame, Goldstar Ashton Race 13: Storming Mack, Melting World, Koputai, Pretty Keen Race 14: Machine Gunn, Opawa Slick, Khatia, Punch On Rex Race 15: Dave’s Dot, Taramakau, Lucy Lingers, Cosmic Ryder

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

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You know how to hook up to your internal well of peace. Not everyone around you has this knowledge. Be patient with those who have yet to find it as they pursue external validation.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): To listen well is to give a gift.

The tricky part comes when your knowledge of how well you were listening gets tested. It feels as though all hard-won trust is hanging in the balance of one right answer.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You are constantly updating your skills. In fact, it’s become such a regular happening for you that you no longer give much thought to the fact that you’re learning something. Learning is your way of life.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You care deeply about what you’re presenting to the world today. Purpose matters. Sometimes you dress for your own pleasure, and sometimes you’re more concerned about representing your group.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll make it about the other person because it’s the smartest way to go about getting what you want. Everything is a trade. Find out what the other person would like to get out of it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): What you have is suited to solving another person’s problem. Your effort is better spent finding that person with whom you share compatible needs than trying to change for someone who’s a bad fit anyway.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You see yourself as an adviser who wants to help. From this position, you can go so many more places than a person who’s only on a mission to fulfil his or her own agenda.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A single cloud can hide the sun. One wrong or unhelpful thought could be the equivalent of such a cloud. Recognise dark ideas. Flood them with light or entreat the winds of change to blow them away.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ll do well to choose your mode and stick with it, as today is all about establishing trust. People will appreciate knowing what to expect from you. Settle into a tone, and then play it through to the end.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): It’s certainly not difficult to convince you to do a good deed. You feel acutely the need to be helpful. Just be careful to give to people who need it instead of people who just enjoy being served.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): When you dedicate a certain amount of time and attention to selfcare, it’s not really for vanity’s sake. When you look good, you make everyone you associate with look good, too.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): No one else can tell you what beauty is, though many try. You’ll be bombarded with images that suggest one way is preferred and other ways are out.

Trust your own eyes and heart.

ACROSS 1. Lobster sauté, long in preparation (9) 5. Morse hasn’t finished the fish (3) 7. Schoolboy’s warning of appearance of cliff hollow (4) 8. It is an example of the grip Adam might have had (8) 10. In Arden, see how to sing under a lady’s window (8) 11. A lateral branch one will endlessly reject (4) 13. Bar is also put out on the end of it (6) 15. Personal attractions do damage in the Civil Service (6) 18. Horse will attempt to unseat its rider for a dollar (4) 19. Credit may be consumed, as may be believed (8) 22. Property right for American fur cut out (8) 23. A wounding remark as to a racing breed of horse (4) 24. Garden tool he has nothing to do with (3) 25. Appropriate tip? Tenner, maybe (9) DOWN 1. Cut loss perhaps caused by plague insects (7) 2. At no time is it to be repeated on hire purchase (5) 3. Tristram brought to book for a mixed drink (6) 4. Stylish dash seen among the landowners (4) 5. Like one tackling a hedge with a tea-ship (7) 6. Object if one’s not completely modest (5) 9. Go prying about with the poison one had left (5) 12. Is being out of the sun disreputable? (5) 14. Give one a stern reproof in a professor’s discourse (7) 16. It is her best recipe for a fizzy drink (7) 17. He sells food, ergo, credit must be arranged (6) 18. Change colour like the first lady in the wild (5) 20. Shoot away at the mark on the horse’s face (5) 21. In which bird can store what is gathered in (4)

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ASHTON, Trevor John – Please note all late death On June 23, 2019 at notices or notices sent Ashburton Hospital, in his outside ordinary office 89th year. Dearly loved husband of the late Alison. hours must be emailed to: Loved and treasured father deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. and father-in-law of Annette and Ken McTague, Jenny To place a notice during and Murray Gordon and loved office hours please contact and special Dee of Kirsti, us on 03 307 7900 for more Chris and Jenna; and information.

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I thought about you yesterday, and the days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories, and a photo in a frame.

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Waimate less than 30 fine

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers 30 to 59 snow flurries

sleet thunder

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Light winds.

SATURDAY Mainly fine with early frosts.

Northwesterlies developing.

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Fine, early frosts or fog.

Northwesterlies developing.

Queenstown

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Canterbury Readings

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FZL: Around 2100m

Fine, apart from some cloud or fog in sheltered valleys.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Mainly fine with early frosts.

Light winds.

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FZL: Rising to 2200m in the morning

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Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Fine with areas of morning cloud and frosts.

Light winds.

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You are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure.

E.B. CARTER LTD Madison Usmar Happy 6th birthday to Madison.

Love from Mum, Dad and Riley.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 12.0 13.1 Max to 4pm 0.7 Minimum -2.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm June to date 65.6 Avg Jun to date 50 2019 to date 365.2 332 Avg year to date Wind km/h SW 6 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 20 Time of gust 7:10am

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3:30 Wahlburgers 3 Standing PG 11:35 Last Man Hannah Barefoot, Adam Huber.

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– LA MV 8:30 Trucking Hell M Josh Brolin, Miles Teller.

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7pm The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 7:30 A Very British Country House 0 8:35 The Spanish Princess AO 0 9:40 The Neighbourhood PGR 0 10:10 Happy Together 0 10:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:10 Closedown

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Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper. 9:20 SemiPro MLS 2008 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bill Pullman, Clea DuVall.

2:45 Alien 16V 1979 Scifi Thriller. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver. 4:40 Big Eyes ML 2014 Drama.

Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz.

6:25 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson.

8pm A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

In New York in 1981, an ambitious immigrant must protect his business and family during the most violent year in the city’s history.

Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo.

10:05 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor.

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3:45 Alien 16V 1979 Sci-fi Thriller. 5:40 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2019 Featurette.

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8pm Te Ao With Moana 8:30 Off The Grid PGR 9pm Hunting With Tui PGR 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm Whawhai 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3 11pm Te Matatini Ki Te Ao Highlights from 2019 Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

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5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Inside-Out Homes 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers Fran and Rocky bought their tiny house before they had children, but now, with a toddler and another baby on the way, they need to find a new home as soon as possible.

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From Rose Bowl Cricket Ground, Hampshire.

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

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

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Caught in a Prebbleton tackle during his Mid Canterbury Alps side’s win in their under-18 rugby final on Saturday was Harry Stapleton, with Fotu Hala looming in support.

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Win against all the odds A team that was up against it from the start of the rugby season has defied the odds and taken out the Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere Combined under-18 rugby competition.

The team known as Mid Canterbury Alps almost didn’t even get off the ground due to a player shortage, but thanks to a lot of hard work off the field they managed to get a team on the field and on Saturday on the Ashburton Showgrounds main oval they beat Prebbleton 23-21 in the combined competition’s final.

Coach Damian Perriton said what made it an even more special feat was the fact that the young team had been hard hit by illness in the days leading up to the game

and towards the end of the game it showed.

With time ticking down and only 14 men on the field due to a tackle deemed too high resulting in a player being sent to the bin, Prebbleton did cross for a late try, but fortunately the Alps side had built themselves enough of a buffer to see them home.

“We were pretty much running on empty because we had about five guys with the flu, and they were some of the critical players,” Perriton said.

But everyone stepped up to the mark and ensured they won the title and finished the competition unbeaten.

It was an incredible result in retrospect. Perriton said had it

not been for the hard work of Mid Canterbury Rugby rugby development officer Jason Ree, Mid Canterbury would not have even been represented in the under-18 competition – a competition won

by Celtic last season.

They started off with just four players, but were determined Mid Canterbury would be represented in some way, shape or form. Ree set about building a team and it ended up being a pretty good one.

Only four teams in the under-18 competition meant it was played over three rounds, before semi-finals and then the final, and Mid Canterbury Alps went through unbeaten to be the favourites for the final – a tag they lived up to.

Perriton said the performance

the side produced on Saturday was outstanding.

“I couldn’t fault them. Their defence was brilliant, I can’t even remember any missed tackles,” he said.

The only game the side had dropped this season was pre-season – a warm-up game against Prebbleton – and since then they had gone from strength to strength.

After building a team up from just four players, the Alps side actually got to the point where they had to stand a couple of players down, their numbers were that good, and while they’d lost some along the way they’d still been able to field strong teams week after week.

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“It was at the stage where it was pretty hit and miss as to whether there would even be a team, it could have gone either way, but we just scraped together a team and from there they have grown, because word got out,” Perriton said.

The Hampstead Rugby Club took the Alps under-18 team under their wings and provided them with a base for training and gear to use, and for that, Perriton said they were grateful.

The combined competition may have finished, but there was still plenty of rugby to come this season, so the Mid Canterbury Alps was now set to join the under-18 metro competition in Christchurch.

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