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Prison term for man with disability A judge has sent a young Ashburton man with an intellectual disability to prison, as a last-ditch attempt to remedy his behaviour.

Yesterday in the Ashburton District Court, Judge Joanna Maze told 23-year-old Brett Allan King she had run out of options, before handing down a five month custodial sentence.

King had early admitted two charges of dishonestly taking a motor vehicle, two of burglary and one of driving while forbidden.

Yesterday he pleaded guilty to a fresh burglary charge.

The court was told he used a rock to smash a neighbour’s window, with the intention of stealing CDs to purchase synthetic highs. Despite the fact he changed his mind, the charge stood.

King has spent the past month on remand in Hillmorten Hospital, where specialist presentence reports were compiled, after a last minute departure from a custodial remand was arranged.

His lawyer, Michelle Barrell said drug and alcohol dependency were at the centre of her client’s offending.

She said while King might benefit from a residential rehabilitation facil-

ity, his history of escaping custody precluded that option.

A doctor from Hillmorten, who has been treating King, suggested a brief stint of penal punishment might “wake him up”. The consensus was the hospital could not do anything more to help King until he accepted he had a problem.

“He has limited intellectual functioning, and a history of self-harming – mainstream prison will be very difficult for him,” Ms Barrell said.

Judge Maze pointed to King’s significant history with the court, saying the risk of him reoffending was “very high”.

She said the report indicated King used the hospital system as a means of avoiding responsibility for his actions.

“Until you are ready to do something about your problems with drugs and alcohol you will continue to reoffend,” Judge Maze told him.

King will be required to serve half the five month sentence imposed, less the month he has spent of remand. He will be released in six weeks on strict supervision, to include counselling and treatment as directed for six months.

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Malala Yousafzai, the activist schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, has said she is angered by how pop music represents women. The 17-year-old campaigner has claimed most female artists in the West have accepted that they should be “treated like objects”. She rose to prominence after surviving an assassination attempt in October 2012 when her calls for equal rights angered militants in her homeland of Pakistan. A bullet narrowly missed her brain and she was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

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More than half of job-seeking Kiwis update their CVs on a regular basis – but are slacker at changing their social media profiles. Employers are increasingly turning to the internet to check on candidates and Hays Recruitment managing director Jason Walker said it was vital employees took a dual approach to job-hunting. A survey of more than 770 New Zealanders found only 21 per cent kept their professional social media profile, such as on LinkedIn or Facebook, updated. Mr Walker said neglecting to update online profiles could prove detrimental, and also warned candidates to make sure their Facebook settings were secure.

Custody matters were dealt with differently on August 26, 1912: Judgement was delivered by Justice Cooper in the Supreme Court in the case in which Soren Marius Mikklsen was charged with kidnapping his own child while she was in the care of her mother.

Although the offence was a criminal one, it had to be taken into consideration that Mikklesen was the father of the child. It was decided a penalty of £200 would be inflicted.

Jessie J is sick of living in UK Jessie J has revealed she is leaving Britain because of speculation about her love life. The singer has sold her house in London and bought a property in Hollywood. The 26-year-old said she is moving to Los Angeles because her talents as a singer are appreciated more in the US. “In America they see me as a singer whereas here I feel that people don’t appreciate my voice. I’ve dedicated my life to singing and I want it to be taken seriously. Here it seems that all people want to know is what I’ve had for breakfast and who I’m sleeping with,” she told The Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine. The former coach on BBC show The Voice came out as bisexual in 2011 and is often questioned about her sexuality. She admitted: “Sometimes I don’t know when to stop. Sometimes I should just say nothing, but I can’t help myself and make some big statement when saying nothing would be much more appropriate.”

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Wildboy eyes TV After spending almost 600 days circumnavigating New Zealand’s coastline, Brando Yelavich has set his sights on television. The 20-year-old adventurer from Greenhithe in Auckland reached Cape Reinga on Saturday after a gruelling journey of more than 7000km to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. On Sunday, Mr Yelavich, also known as Wildboy, said he celebrated with a big feed of fish and chips with his family on Saturday night. “I’m as fit as I’ve ever been, but I hope I’m not going to get fat now.” He was happy to be back with his family and said it was good to sleep in a comfortable bed. “Mum brought me a memory foam pillow and it was the best thing ever.” Perhaps seeking to follow in the footsteps of Bear Grylls, Mr Yelavich now hopes to have his own TV series to inspire young people, and also wants to write a children’s book. “This is only the beginning,” he said.

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Mixed reaction to booze bus

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The Police Minister supports the idea of a late night booze bus for Ashburton, even as the local licensing trust boss questions who will pay for it.

The Ashburton District Council’s licensing inspector also says the idea is worth discussing, but a local taxi supervisor says it will “stuff ” his business.

On a visit to Ashburton yesterday, Police and Corrections Minister Anne Tolley praised Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield’s call to consider late-night transport options.

“I think that is a good idea, even if they are going a small

distance, particularly young women can be at risk,” Mrs Tolley said.

Mr Banfield made the suggestion on Sunday, after police saw a steady number of intoxicated people staggering about the central business district that morning.

Most of them had not planned a way to get home after visiting McDonald’s where police were undertaking a reassurance patrol.

McDonald’s restaurant owner Dave Whalley lauded the initiative. Drunken young people tended to congregate at the restaurant between 2am to 4am on a Sunday.

Associated incidents have included scuffles, vomiting in the carpark and abuse of staff.

McDonald’s employed a security firm whose staff can serve trespass notices in extreme cases.

“I think there’s a moral and ethical responsibility of getting people home.

“I’m not sure if the bus is the answer, but there’s an issue there and that needs to be addressed,” Mr Whalley said.

Ashburton District Council alcohol licensing inspector Alison Batcheler said there was room for more late-night public transport options.

“We see it happen regularly,

people who’ve come into town intoxicated after drinking at home and been denied entry into licensed premises.

“With nowhere else to go they start to congregate and cause trouble.”

Ashburton Taxis night supervisor Les Emerson said unruly behaviour was a policing issue, not a transport one.

The quickest fix was to have more police there, he said.

Ninety per cent of the firm’s business was 1am to 5am on a Friday and Saturday.

“If we don’t have that trade it would not be worth us operating any night of the week. It will stuff Ashburton Taxis.”

Police ‘need to check their facts’

■ ASHBURTON COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

‘Conditions appalling’ Ashburton Community Corrections staff work in “appalling conditions,” said Corrections Minister Anne Tolley on a visit to the town yesterday.

She said the couple of portacoms on Cass Street where the service was based were “pretty basic”, and there were security issues.

“They are working in what I think are appalling conditions.”

However, an upgrade was on the horizon. Staff had plans, were finalising details and hoping construction of new premises at a new site would begin in October.

Meanwhile, they were continuing to focus on their work, and the biggest focus for them was domestic violence.

“We talked a lot about that, I’m always interested to hear from people working on the ground what we can address. We have some really good points to take back,” Mrs Tolley said.

Among these was looking at repeat offenders who committed low level domestic violence over a long period of time. Such offenders often moved from partner to partner and did not figure in serious assaults. Because such offendors were not committing serious assaults they often slipped below the radar.

“The suggestion was you identify these as a group that needs some really focused attention.”

Mrs Tolley flew in from Wellington yesterday morning before her visit, hosted by MP Jo Goodhew, to Ashburton. She the police station and corrections before lunching with Mrs Goodhew and staff and supporters.

She was to visit Timaru’s police and corrections facilities later in the day.

Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal did not support a bus and wondered who would pay for it.

The trust operates its own courtesy vans.

Mr Beal believed it was more realistic that other bar operators also introduced their own courtesy vans, rather than having a town booze bus.

Ashburton mayor Angus McKay was open to the initiative but suggested courtesy van services and the town’s taxi service were “probably sufficient”.

To his knowledge the council had not been asked or approached with regard to funding such a bus service.

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Ashburton police need to “check their facts” before suggesting pub patrons stagger from late night bars, says Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal.

“You won’t find bars serving people to the point of extreme intoxication, you can’t legally,” Mr Beal said yesterday.

But Ashburton Police sergeant Scott Banfield is standing by his comments that heavily intoxicated people stagger from late night bars.

“That’s the reason we run alcohol operations, to ensure licensed premises stick to the law.”

He had personally worked during Saturday night’s alcohol crackdown operation, and police had not witnessed intoxication issues at the town’s pubs.

However, while over at McDonald’s in the early hours of Sunday morning, it had been a different story.

“If we are standing at McDonald’s at three to four in the morning, and a lot of intoxicated people from the CBD turn up, one could have an honest inference they have come from bars,” Mr Banfield said.

Ashburton District Council alcohol licensing inspector Alison Batcheler said reports of intoxicated people leaving licensed premises were investigated, and the council worked closely with police.

Mr Banfield said he would be discussing the idea of a latenight bus to transport people home, or similar service such as a courtesy van system, over the next few days with Ashburton organisations.

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Loss of finger costs $57,000 A Mid Canterbury food processor has been fined $42,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $15,000, for failing to ensure the safety of a worker.

The charge against Canterbury Dried Foods was laid after an employee lost an index finger in an industrial accident in September last year.

Sentencing on the matter took place before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

The victim, who has name suppression was assisting to

prop up a new piece of machinery, which was being lifted a short distance with a hydraulic jack, when it collapsed and amputated her finger.

Representing Worksafe New Zealand, Rebecca Savage told the court the victim had resigned from her position this year, as she was only able to perform at 50 per cent of her pre accident task rate and was in constant pain.

She required regular 3.5 hour infusions of pain relief, and was frustrated at her inability

to perform simple tasks.

Worksafe asked for a fine of $75,000 with a 25 per cent discount for an early guilty plea, and reparations of $15,000.

For the defendant, Scott Wilson argued the incident was a freak accident, rather than a systematic failure, in that it was a one off job trialling a new piece of equipment.

Mr Wilson said the company had participated in a restorative justice conference as a means of formally fronting up to its responsibility. He asked

Judge Maze to consider a 30 per cent discount for the company’s prompt remedial action and remorse, on top of the 25 per cent discount for early plea.

Judge Maze found the accident was the result of a failure to have plans in place and convicted the company.

Adopting a starting point of $75,000, she discounted 25 per cent for remorse and remedial action, and a further 25 per cent from the remaining $56,250 – settling on $42,000 to be paid within 28 days.

■ MOUNT HUTT COLLEGE

Students put to test ahead of exams Mount Hutt College senior students are being put to the test this week, taking part in either examinations or workshops during the annual examinations.

Examinations week started yesterday and will run through until Friday.

The Year 11, 12 and 13 students will sit a range of exams that will take between two or three hours each. The final result would show them where their learning sits before end of year examinations.

Mount Hutt College deputy principal Kristine Canham said the examinations gave students an idea of their progression and areas they needed to improve.

“It lets students know where they’re up to and gives feedback from there,” she said.

The examinations were a ‘practice’ for most but for some it would count as their final examination. There could be a number of reasons a student might not be able to sit the final examinations including illness or family tragedy.

In brief Free internet Ashburton’s latest hot spot is in a car, parked up outside the Ashburton Library. And it’s been that way since the library started running its wireless internet connection 24 hours a day. The free service is available whether the library is open or not within a few car parking spaces of the library building. The library’s internet service is one of its most popular offerings with 35,440 users consuming 14,993.58 hours of internet time for the year to June 30. However book issues are steadily declining. The number of books issued for the year were 286,369 down from 322,759 to June 30, 2012 and 297,161 to June 2013, a 13 per cent drop over two years. There was significant growth in ebook issues over the past year, with numbers rising to 3599 from 1273 last year.

Drink driver nabbed One drink driver was apprehended over the weekend, returning 740 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, at 3.11am on Sunday.

Additionally over the weekend, a man was disturbed breaking into a parked car on Shearer Street, Tinwald.

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A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a car in Palmerston North last evening. A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the incident on the corner of Linton and Pitt Streets about 6.25pm. It is understood the pedestrian died at the scene. Police are investigating the incident.

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Mount Hutt College senior students Sukey Allen (front) and Cory Blackburn are all smiles ahead of their biology examination yesterday. It was the first of many for the Year 13 students during examination week.

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Mrs Canham said the tests would be marked on site with the results expected to be known next week, before tournament week.

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Their end of year test included the completion of a portfolio and the workshops gave them a chance to focus on

their portfolio collections.

The end of year nationwide NCEA final examinations will start on Friday, November 7 and go through until Tuesday, December 2, 2014.

■ HINDS SCHOOL

New principal named; to take up her new role early next year Hinds School have this week named the new principal who will take over the leadership role next year.

Vicki McIntyre will take over from the start of Term 1, 2015.

She will replace current principal Eric Davis who leaves at the end of this year after more than two years in the role.

The Hinds School Board of Trustees made the announcement via the school newsletter yesterday.

It said Mrs McIntyre was the current principal of Strath Taieri School, in Middlemarch, Otago.

She was reportedly sad to leave the Ota-

go school and its community, but excited about her new leadership role at Hinds.

Strath Taieri School was similar to Hinds School as a full primary school and rural focused.

The Hinds board of trustees said they were impressed with Mrs McIntryre’s leadership and professional skills.

She had a proven track record but carried an enthusiasm for her new role.

“We are looking forward to working with Mrs McIntyre and we hope she will have an opportunity to visit before she takes up her appointment at the beginning of next year,” the board reported.

The Maori King has been admitted to Waikato Hospital having suffered a heart attack early yesterday. A tribal source said the Maori King Tuheitia Paki was rushed to hospital having suffered “quite a big heart attack” earlier yesterday. “We are just crossing our fingers and hoping for the best,” the source said. King Tuheitia’s health battles have been well-documented and last year saw him stand down from public speaking to focus on recovering from his illness.

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Police not giving up Police say they haven’t given up hope of new information coming to light regarding the death of Rutger Hale, despite nearly a year passing since his death. Mr Hale died in a crash in October last year when an object came through the windscreen of his car and fatally struck him. He was driving between Lake Hawea and Wanaka when the accident happened.

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Body recovered The body of a 21-year-old climber who slipped and fell to his death on Mt Aspiring on Sunday night has been recovered by a search team. The man’s climbing partner set off an emergency locator beacon in an area known as The Ramp about 9pm on Sunday, Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell of Wanaka police said. “The pair were climbing in the area when the 21-year-old male fell.

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First home housing package hailed

By Sue NewmaN

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An Ashburton real estate company owner has hailed National’s first-home buyer housing package as a great way to open the homeownership door to a significant number of the district’s renters.

The pre-election package boosts the level of Kiwisaver First Home deposits and lifts the house price limits. It would

be a winner for the growing number of people who were struggling to pull together first home deposits, Real Estate New Zealand owner Trevor Hurley said.

“It’s a great initiative. It’s similar to what was introduced in Australia a few years ago,” he said.

The new deal would double the amount available on the homestart grant scheme to

$6000 after three years in Kiwisaver, $8000 after four years and $10,000 after five years. As part of the package Kiwsavers would be able to withdraw all of their savings apart from the $1000 kick-start Government deposit.

But it is the increase in house price limits that is likely to make the greatest difference, opening up a wider range of properties to first home buyers, Mr Hurley

said. “It’s so hard for people to get into the market, particularly in places like Auckland.”

The proposed house price limits are scaled from $550,000 in Auckland (currently $485,000), $450,000 in Wellington and Auckland (now $425,000) and $350,000 in other areas such as Ashburton (currently $300,000).

“The new limit here is great.

While you can still buy a good

home for under $300,000, this would allow people to get into a very nice home. This will be a great incentive for people in the rental market to get out and buy,” she said.

While the proposed scheme puts more cash in buyers’ pockets and increases the house price limits, the income eligibility caps remain the same at $80,000 for a single buyer and $120,000 for a couple.

■ DAFFODIL DAY

Deliveries made in style Daffodils were delivered around Ashburton in style yesterday as the Cancer Society prepares for its annual Daffodil Day fundraiser at the end of the week.

Cancer Society volunteers Sue Letham, Maree Moore and Julie Hampton were driven around town by Rob Ross in his 1934 Desoto, Vern Ellis in his 1930 Chrysler and Rod Begbie in his 1936 Plymouth as they delivered fresh cut daffodils to businesses in town.

The Cancer Society uses the daffodil as a symbol of hope. It was one of the first flowers of spring, and its bright blooms reminded of the joys the new season would bring.

It represented the hope of one in three New Zealanders affected by cancer.

The donations received this year will go towards scientific research into cancer causes and treatment.

It would fund support services and information for people affected by cancer, along with health promotion and education programmes to reduce cancer risk and raise awareness.

Cancer Society volunteers Sue Letham, Maree Moore, Julie Hampton, Rob Ross and Vern Ellis were delivering freshly cut daffodils around Ashburton in classic vehicles yesterday ahead of Daffodil Day. PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 250814-TW-015

■ HAMILTON SHOOTING

Police praised for bravery The police officers who tackled a gunman in Hamilton, resulting in the offender and an officer being shot, have been praised for their bravery.

A senior constable was shot in the foot as three dog handlers struggled with an armed man outside Pakn’Save in Mill St, where the offender had tried to wrestle a woman out of her car.

The handlers had followed a stolen van seen in the suburb of Nawton about 11.30am, Waikato police district commander Bruce Bird said.

“Fortunately the van that was stolen was equipped with a GPS unit and other units were able to converge on where it was travelling to.

“Initial indications on what has occurred is that the offender, a 35-year-old man being sought in connection with an armed incident in Kihikihi yesterday, has abandoned the van in the Mill St Pakn’Save car park and confronted a woman with an intent to steal her car.”

Mr Bird said at that point the dog handlers intervened and attempted to take the offender to the ground.

“A firearm, believed to be a sawn-off shotgun, being held by the offender has then gone off seriously injuring the offender and also wounding one of the officers.

“Neither injury is considered to be life threatening.”

Mark Strongman of Huntly was shopping with his wife and granddaughter when he saw a van pull into the car park and a man jumped out armed with what Mr Strongman thought was a crowbar.

“It turned out to be a shotgun.”

The man tried to force a woman out of her car at the petrol bowser, but was unsuccessful.

By this time police had reached the man and Mr Strongman heard a gunshot. The man was quickly apprehended by at least four police officers, he said.

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■ CAREER PROSPECTS

Agriculture ‘the key’

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If today’s school leavers want a future with unlimited potential, the subjects they study should touch the edges of agriculture in its broadest sense, says Agribusiness professor, Jacqueline Rowarth.

“The minute you know something about agriculture, your future opens up. There is a global shortage of people with an understanding of sustainable food production,” Dr Rowarth said.

The Waikato Management School lecturer spoke to Ashburton College year 11 students yesterday, hoping to open their eyes to the endless career possibilities in the world of agriculture. But that didn’t necessarily mean agriculture in the sense of hands-on farming, she said.

“The picture is much bigger for graduates. There are a huge number of jobs in all sorts of areas and yet we have only a small number of graduates in agricultural science and agricommerce.”

In areas such as the Ashburton District it was easy to dismiss agriculture as hard, hands on work, but virtually every job from commerce and law through to marketing and business, brushed across agriculture too, Dr Rowarth said.

In terms of salary packages, the incentives were there for graduates with a degree with a component of agriculture in it; they would reach a six figure salary package within five years, she said.

For years agriculture had suffered as a career option because it was viewed as being in its sunset years or as something that was only for farmers’ sons.

That had changed and a knowledge of agriculture was the key to a career with endless possibilities, Dr Rowarth said.

“Agribusines underpins a lot of legal and accountancy companies and it underpins our economy.”

She’s watched the numbers of students graduating with degrees such as agricultural

economics, agricultural science or agricultural engineering decline, but said she was now watching numbers grow again as school leavers realised the value of a degree that includes some agriculture related papers.

“These graduates can do anything they want to do.”

Several years ago the Government poured money into encouraging school leavers into performing arts but only 4 per cent of performing arts students were securing jobs while the demand for maths and science graduates with a component of agriculture continued to grow, Dr Rowarth said.

The workload through university might be higher, the pay back post graduation was significant, she said.

“There are so many great jobs in agriculture and we need great people everywhere from soil to saliva.

“If you have an understanding of agriculture, if you make wise choices, do the hard yards, you can do anything.”

Professor Jacqueline Rowarth, selling the message in escalating income for agri-business and agri-science graduates.

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For 100 years the Pendarves Hall has stood four square on major cross roads in the eastern part of the Ashburton District.

It’s a far from elegant structure, but from its position at the point where seven roads meet, the hall has been the gathering place for generations of Pendarves farming families. It’s been their church, their dance hall, their bowling club and the headquarters for dozens of social groups.

Once the hall was the community hub, vibrant and well used. Today it is still the centre of the Pendarves community, but hardly used.

In October its glory days will be recalled when residents hold a 100th birthday party to celebrate their hall and their district and they’re hoping farming families past and present will join in.

Centennial committee chair Peter Lambie is like many still farming in the district who can trace their family links back to early settler days. He’s hoping that not only the families still living in the area, but also descendants of families who have moved away, will return for the centennial celebrations.

While details of the celebrations are still being finalised, events will take place on October 11 and will range across an afternoon tea and a buffet dinner leading into an evening of celebrations in the hall.

When the district celebrated its hall’s 90th birthday about 60 people turned up for the party; this time they’re hoping for many more.

People wanting to register for the centennial celebrations on October 11 or who would like more information should contact Peter Lambie, 302-0899.

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In brief Lorde wins MTV award An overwhelmed Lorde apologised for swearing after picking up the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for her hit single Royals yesterday. The 17-year-old hugged her friend Taylor Swift and sister Jerry, who was sitting beside her, before taking the stage to accept the award. “This is really crazy and I’m super grateful,” she said. She appeared flustered on the stage, saying “Is there, like, a specific place I’m supposed to be looking?” and let slip “s**t”, for which she apologised. She was also nominated for best female video, which she lost out to Katy Perry for her single Dark Horse. - APNZ

Death investigation Police are investigating the death of a 6-month-old baby in Hastings.

Detective Sergeant Darren Pritchard said police and mbulance services were called to the Mayfair house about 9am yesterday and found the unresponsive baby.

Attempts were made to revive the baby, however they were unsuccessful, Mr Pritchard said.

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Extradition ordered Justice Minister Judith Collins has approved the extradition of a former Catholic brother to Australia to face child sex charges.

However, Bernard Kevin McGrath, 66, has already filed judicial review proceedings challenging the minister’s decision. “Given that the matter is now before the High Court, it would be inappropriate for the minister to comment,” a spokesman for Ms Collins’ office said yesterday.

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“The place is still very chaotic and crowded, but police and ambulances have reached the spot,” local police control room official Vinay Kumar Singh told AFP by phone.

The devotees gathered on Kamadgiri hill, 520 kilometres from the state capital Bhopal, for Somvati Amavasya, a new moon event to honour Lord Shiva.

Pilgrims roll in a clockwise circle along the “path of worship” - a five-kilometre circular stretch around the hill, which has a chain of temples along its base.

“The accident occurred when the rope barriers set up to contain thousands of Hindu pilgrims during circumambulation of Kamadgiri hill gave way ... resulting in a stampede,” said police Inspector General Pawan Srivastava.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced 200,000 rupees for the families of those killed.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh offered his condolences to those involved.

“Deeply saddened to know of ten pilgrims death in a stampede at a temple in Chitrakoot area of Madhya Pradesh,” Singh said on Twitter.

India has a long history of deadly stampedes at religious

Armoured convoy clash Ukraine says a battle has erupted between border guards and a convoy of “dozens” of armoured vehicles and tanks that entered its territory from Russia near the Azov Sea. “The Ukrainian border has been breached by a convoy of several dozen tanks and armoured vehicles” which crossed in the area close to Ukraine’s industrial city Mariupol, security spokesman Leonid Matyukhin told Agence France-Presse yesterday.

“The convoy has been stopped by border guards ... The battle is ongoing,” he said, without providing any other details. - AFP

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More than 60 people were injured in the stampede yesterday.

festivals, where large numbers of people crowd into congested areas. Safety regulations are few, while inadequate policing can sometimes cause panic.

Some 115 devotees were crushed to death or drowned on a bridge near another Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh last October.

Hordes of pilgrims panicked after rumours that the bridge was going to collapse at the temple in the Datia district, some 700 kilometres west of

Monday’s accident site.

In 2006, another stampede outside that same temple in Datia killed 50 people as they crossed a river, prompting authorities to build the bridge.

Some 102 Hindu devotees were killed in a stampede in January 2011 in the southern state of Kerala, while 224 pilgrims died in September 2008 as thousands of worshippers rushed to reach a 15th-century hilltop temple at Jodhpur in Rajasthan state.

- AFP

■ GAZA

Warring sides in South Sudan face “punitive sanctions,” the rebels for killing a ceasefire monitor and the government for violating a truce, the top mediator of the stalled peace talks has warned.

“The violators of the cessation of hostilities agreement, and those responsible for the death, will bear the consequences,” chief mediator Seyoum Mesfin said in a statement yesterday, from the regional east African IGAD bloc. “We cannot continue to treat this matter with velvet gloves,” he added.

- AFP

PM visits Hiroshima Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged full support for victims of last week’s massive landslides in Hiroshima during his first visit since the disaster to the western Japanese city. The death toll from the mudslides, which buried dozens of homes, rose to 54, with a further 28 people missing as yesterday, according to Hiroshima police. Those missing include a newly wed couple in their 20s, who had moved to the area just a month before the tragedy. The young wife was seven months pregnant, local media said. - AFP

Fan fined for racism

Four killed in Gaza as Egypt raises truce Violence has reverberated across Gaza with four Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes as Egypt proposed a new ceasefire that would open key crossings into the blockaded territory.

Since an earlier ceasefire arrangement collapsed on August 19, the death toll in Gaza has risen steadily with 106 Palestinians killed in more than 350 Israeli air strikes across the territory.

Over the same period, more than 650 rockets have struck Israeli territory, one of which killed a four-year-old boy over the weekend, army figures show.

Around 100 rockets were shot down.

Since midnight on Sunday, Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza have killed four Palestinians, including two women and a three-year-old boy, medics said yesterday, raising the

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Temple stampede deadly A stampede at a Hindu temple in central India has killed at least 10 people and injured scores in the latest in a string of deadly accidents at mass religious events.

Hundreds of pilgrims gathered at a holy hill in Madhya Pradesh state early yesterday for a ritual that involves rolling on the ground along the “path of worship” around the site, a state official said.

Rope barriers designed to contain the pilgrims appeared to have given way, sparking panic during the ritual at Chitrakoot in the state’s east, the official said.

“Ten people were killed and over 60 are suspected to be injured in the stampede,” M.L. Meena, a senior state government official, said.

“During the parikrama (rolling), there was a situation of suffocation and then people started falling over each other and that’s what triggered the whole thing,” police Additional Superintendent Amit Saxena told the NDTV news network.

Television footage showed bodies of the victims placed side by side, with clothes, shoes and belongings scattered around.

Tearful relatives were seen helping police carry the injured to waiting ambulances.

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Palestinian death toll to 2124 in the seven weeks of ongoing violence.

On the Israeli side, 68 people have been killed, four of them civilians and the rest soldiers.

Another 38 rockets fired from Gaza struck the Israeli south yesterday, while another was shot down, army statistics showed.

Following a weekend of heavy fire on the south, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel would not be worn down by persistent rocket fire and that the operation would not end until quiet was restored.

“Our enemies ... will not succeed in wearing us down.

“Against their attrition, they will be struck very hard,” he said yesterday, warning that Israel would hit any place from which militants were firing, including homes.

His remarks came as the air

force stepped up its campaign against rocket fire, firing missiles which levelled a 12-storey residential block.

But by early yesterday, there was increasing chatter heard about a possible new ceasefire agreement which would see the delegations return to Cairo to resume talks on an Egyptian proposal to broker a more permanent end to the violence.

“There is an idea for a temporary ceasefire that opens the crossings, allows aid and reconstruction material, and the disputed points will be discussed in a month,” a senior Palestinian official told AFP in Cairo.

“We would be willing to accept this, but we are waiting for the Israeli response to this proposal,” he said, requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.

Another Palestinian official

said Egypt might invite Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams to return to Cairo within 48 hours.

“Efforts are ongoing to reach an agreement,” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Agence France-Presse, without going into specifics.

And Daud Shihab, Islamic Jihad’s spokesman, also confirmed such efforts were under way.

“The success of contacts (talks) to reach a ceasefire depends on Palestinian demands being met,” he told AFP. There was no immediate comment from Israel, with Netanyahu’s spokesman Mark Regev refusing to comment on the matter and saying Israel’s position of no negotiations under fire had “not changed”.

Egypt has repeatedly urged all parties to accept an open-ended truce and return to the negotiating table in Cairo.

- AFP

A Western Bulldogs fan accused of racially abusing two indigenous Sydney Swans players has had his club membership cancelled and will be fined by police. A 70-year-old man was ejected during Sunday’s clash at Etihad Stadium after abusing two Swans players, neither of whom heard the offensive comments. Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon said there were “allegations and strong denials” when the club contacted the man, while they are still checking if a second member was involved. “In the first case, we are persuaded that the abuse took place,” he said in a statement.

- AAP

French political crisis France has been thrown into fresh crisis after President Francois Hollande told his prime minister to form a new government following a much-criticised show of insubordination by the country’s firebrand economy minister. Hollande yesterday ordered Prime Minister Manuel Valls to form a new cabinet “consistent with the direction he has set for the country”, the presidency said in a statement. It did not give any reasons, but the move came after Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg bad-mouthed the country’s economic direction and ally Germany in a move that angered Valls.

- AFP

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Late-night drunks Stu Oldham

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steady procession of boozed people wandering downtown Ashburton suggests the town needs more than an early morning bus to counter the problems posed by late-night drunkenness.

Police want the community to talk about transport options to get drunken people home before they become a threat to others in the central business district.

The call followed a weekend crackdown on booze-related incidents which seemed to suggest many people were getting the message about responsible behaviour.

More than a thousand cars were stopped, but only one person was processed for driving drunk. No one was caught breaching the liquor ban and bar patrons were in good spirits.

However, police were disappointed by what they saw during their 2am to 4am “reassurance patrols” near McDonald’s.

They saw a “steady number” of heavily intoxicated people “staggering from the late-night bars” and arriving at McDonald’s without a thought as to how they would get home.

Police suggest this demonstrates the possible need for a late night transport option.

It might do, but the police observation about intoxicated people staggering from late-night bars suggests a bus should not be the only response.

The observation will concern publicans well-versed on the need to ensure their premises are not blighted by drunkenness – or even the hint of letting it happen.

After all, it is an offence to let a person get drunk on licensed premises. It is also an offence to let drunk people enter a bar and an offence not to kick them out.

It might be that these patrons were drunk before they arrived in town.

Either way, the impression they gave might also add weight to publicans’ concerns about the possible impact of the district’s Local Alcohol Policy.

The policy would impose a one-way door policy at Ashburton bars from 1am and a blanket shut-down at 2am. Publicans have already warned of a massexodus from bars.

There is hardly a mass exodus at the moment, but it is sufficiently challenging for police to pitch an idea to get drunks off the streets and safely into bed.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Does Ashburton need an early morning bus to take people home after a big night in town?

Yes 100%

Rick Powdrell

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am so tempted to email Dr Russel Norman, the Green’s co-leader, a link to Weird Al Yankovic’s version of Lorde’s Royals; called Foil.

It is a send-up of conspiracies and Dr Norman’s repeated use of “dairy corporations”, on TV3’s The Nation, brought it to mind.

According to Dr Norman “dairy corporations” are behind bad water quality and they’re masterminding economic planning too.

Of course he has the answer; clean green 100% pure branded success.

It’s big on sound bite but low on detail. I also suspect it involves breaking up these “dairy corporations”, which are mostly farmer co-operatives.

Being a sheep and beef farmer that’s a scary thought, given we must be next, being New Zealand’s number two export and chock full of “meat and fibre corporations”.

With “friends” like that who needs enemies, since we’ve seen the kicking Aussie and American wool got when an old video flashed around the world.

It was put out there by the US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peta.

The animal rights brigade is also keen on test-tube meat, the first patty of which cost $US330,000 and no, that’s not a misprint.

Apparently the reviews were mixed so they are planning to add fat cells for flavour.

They’re also keen to try steak, but apparently this needs a circulatory system, indicating that meat is more than a collection of muscle cells.

Test-tube meat needs animal cells and a growth medium, not to mention electricity blurring the lines between veganism and being a meat eater? Aside from making Mary Shelly proud I bet they’ll be lining up to buy artificial milk-like stuff called Muufri.

As meat and fibre farmers we’ve got to seriously lift our game when it comes to hearts and minds.

Just look at the way saturated fats, demonised for decades “as bad”, are now being reappraised by scientists as neutral and some saturated fats may in fact be good for you.

On social media, I’ve seen eager young things in New York City protesting wool outside retailers holding placards that’ll make your blood boil.

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These placards call on people to boycott wool which means they must be wearing nylon and polyester.

Who’d think they’d be champions of big oil? Of course, no animal has suffered in the production of oil and there’s no pollution either.

These activists love oil so much that they wear it next to their skin.

I need to point out that these protests in New York weren’t just against Australian wool, but all wool.

Placards said “wool hurts sheep” and one had a photo of sheep that looked like a stock truck had run over it.

This isn’t new. Talk to our wool exporters and some people overseas think wool is like fur, in which the sheep has to die.

Activists have even carried “boycott wool fur” placards. I know you’ll be rolling your eyes at the suggestion some do not realise that wool is natural, sustainable but, above all, renewable.

This is what we’re up against.

So where are farmers outside

the same stores a few days later doing a shearing demonstration?

Handing out the wool to passersby to take away and the just-shorn sheep visibly alive and sending a most powerful message.

This is why we need a collective voice to educate, innovate and invest in wool’s future for it will not cost one single dollar to do what I propose above.

It doesn’t cost one dollar to counter the lies of activists. This is why we farmers need to look at a wool levy.

Wool prices may be up around 15 per cent on 2013, but this is supply and demand.

With sheep here below 30 million and genetic research skewed towards meat, we are going backwards.

You cannot celebrate higher prices when wool exports in Australia are expected to fall around 7 per cent.

This is race to the bottom stuff and we shouldn’t kid ourselves otherwise.

The wool levy referendum takes place on October 10 and asks wool producers, like me, to back a new industry good

body that will be funded by a levy on each kilogram of wool, at the first point of sale.

We need to grow demand instead of living off bigger crumbs, but on an ever smaller market slice.

Unless we do something to take on the lies, untruths and sheer maliciousness of some direct action groups, then wool prices will again start drifting down.

It is rare for me to say yes to more spending, but personally speaking, I will be voting for a levy.

Speaking as your chairperson of Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre this is of course your individual business decision.

As wool growers we’re in at the grassroots, but so are some animal rights movements.

Movements who are better organised and funded than we are.

There is no place for complacency on this and a simple Google search will tell you why.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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■ HEARTLAND BANK

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Croys director Anne Marett has been recognised for her unwavering commitment and dedication to her field, and been made a Fellow by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA).

The award recognises members of the NZICA who have given outstanding service to the profession or brought distinction to it over and above the normal course of their job.

Mrs Marett is one of only about 400 Fellows amongst the thousands of accountants there are in New Zealand.

“I am honoured to be nominated by my peers,” she said.

She is the only member of the NZICA from the Mid to South Canterbury area to receive the achievement this year.

Fellow NZICA member Michael Rondel awarded Mrs Marett with the Fellowship on August 14 in a ceremony.

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Heartland New Zealand, the bank formed from the merger of Canterbury and Southern Cross building societies and Marac Finance, posted a rebound in profit that met its guidance this month and reiterated its projection for earnings growth in 2015.

Profit was $36 million in the 12 months ended June 30, from $6.9 million a year earlier, when the company took a charge to take control of distressed assets previously managed by Pyne Gould Corp. Sales rose 14 per cent to $122.6 million.

Heartland has been chasing acquisitions to help grow earnings, buying a reverse mortgage business from Seniors Money International for $87 million and being turned down in its approach to Motor Trade Finances last month, which would have added a loan book of some $438 million.

The lender lifted the top-end

of its forecast range for 2015 profit and now expects earnings of between $42 million to $45 million, up from a previous range of $42 million to $44 million.

The company will pay a final dividend of 3.5 cents a share, making 6 cents for the year, full-imputed.

The company paid $86.1 million for the Seniors home equity release business, gaining assets acquired and liabilities assumed of about $721.4 million and NZ$652.8 million respectively, and net tangible assets of $68.6 million.

Net operating income from the company’s household division rose 32 per cent to $15.8 million, while income from its rural business was unchanged at $22.9 million.

Its business lending division lifted income by 15 per cent to $3.8 million.

The shares were unchanged at 95 cents and have gained 12 per cent this year.

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Mrs Marett was originally a registered nurse and completed her accountancy studies in 1994 at Lincoln University.

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Palmerston North wins fibre race Palmerston North has the highest uptake of Chorus’ ultra-fast broadband, with the listed company almost a third of the way through its part of the infrastructure project.

As at June 30, close to 10 per cent of those who could connect to Chorus’ leg of the UFB scheme in Palmerston North had hooked up to it.

Auckland and Wellington have the next highest rate of uptake within Chorus’ UFB build area and are both close to 9 per cent.

In the UFB programme, the Government is part-funding the rollout of fibre internet lines to 75 per cent of the country and involves four private partners, Chorus, Northpower, UltraFast Fibre and Enable Networks.

Chorus is rolling out the lion’s share of the scheme and is responsible for 69 per cent of the build.

The NZX-listed company said its fibre rollout was ahead of schedule and 31 per cent complete as at June 30.

Palmerston North, Auckland and Wellington are leading the way in signing up to Chorus’ ultra-fast broadband network.

While Chorus’ build in towns like Timaru, Blenheim and Oamaru were more than 86 per cent complete, Auckland and Wellington are only 25 per cent through the rollout.

Chorus said the uptake of UFB varied widely across its build areas.

While Palmerston North led the way for uptake in Chorus’ UFB zones, Kapiti’s and Taupo’s uptake rate was less than 1 per cent.

Just over 350,000 “end users”

were in reach of Chorus UFB, the company said.

This includes 57,000 “priority users”, such as schools and hospitals.

Chorus has 42,000 fibre connections nationwide and 27,000 of these are within the UFB footprint.

As at June 30, close to 520,000 households, businesses, schools and health centres are able to connect to UFB across the country, including in Chorus’ build area.

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Blis Technology stock jumps 50% Blis Technologies shares soared 50 per cent after the biotech company said its Chinese partner planned to roll out a much wider market test of its probiotic products for mouth and throat health than it had initially indicated.

The shares jumped 1 cent to 3 cents on the NZX, the highest

since November last year, valuing the company at $33 million.

The company said that following a test market trial through Sinopharm, the largest oral health and pharmaceutical company in China, its Chinese partner now planned to release Blis products in 600 pharmacies across the country, from 30

currently. “This is still an early phase of commercialisation,” chief executive Barry Richardson said.

“If you think about the size of China, then it’s not a large number (of pharmacies) in relation to that. They are pretty positive about the development to go to the next level.”

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MARKET REPORT LAMB

Lamb markets remain fairly slow at the moment and with processing now at a seasonal low exporters are not too concerned. Many lamb and multiple species processors have been busy processing bobby calves and haven’t chased lambs heavily in recent weeks. However, lambs continue to trickle in for processing on winter contracts for the completion of winter chilled programmes.

Overseas markets remain fairly steady for now, with the expectation that demand will pick up in time for Christmas processing. Prime lambs sold through the saleyards lately have consisted of mostly heavy lambs with little medium types left. These lambs have tracked gross schedules fairly closely with heavy types making $150-$170 per head in the past week.

BEEF

NZ’s biggest competitor, Australia, has continued pouring huge volumes of beef into global markets. Following on from a record-high total during July, shipments during August are on track to reach similar levels, which again is being lead by a sharp year-on-year lift in exports to the US. Some rain has fallen in the most drought-affected regions lately, but nowhere near enough yet for it to be a significant turning point for Australia’s production.

Despite the huge supply from Austral-

ia, the US market has firmed yet again, reversing the decline from the previous week and returning to record high levels yet again. Labour Day on September 1 in the US brings a long weekend and demand is reported to have been strong.

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Export log prices bottomed out and had a marginal rebound in the past month.

Prices for A-grade logs in China reached $US125/JAS, up from $US120/JAS at the bottom during July. Average prices at the wharf-gate were aided by the fall in the NZ dollar and a reduction in shipping costs, which itself has been brought on by a lack of demand for log freight due to the price crash seen earlier this year.

The slight bump in log prices signalled slowly returning confidence that this price level will result in the supply correction needed to lower inventories on ports in China, however, inventories reportedly grew during July, and supply is still exceeding consumption. This means further delays for a price recovery, and a longer lag time for inventory reduction.

Domestic markets were steady during the July-August period. Structural log prices eased by $2/t on average, as normal winter easing in demand took place.

High domestic sawn timber use and a high rate of building consents are likely to add upward price pressure for these logs in the fourth quarter.

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58.92

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247 335 426

247 327 414

240 321 397

230 302 307

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379 439 503

374 435 470

364 407 397

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434 412

443 422

437 416

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470 270 259 6.40

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55 19 3.8

0.856 0.777 0.508 0.501 0.627 0.587 3.97 3.40 (Estimates only) 64 203 53 9 20 20 10.9 17.6 3.0

0.813 0.494 0.600 3.78

0.882 0.522 0.648 4.24

22 9 0.0

490 163 28.8

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0.821 0.524 0.618 3.22

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Wheat of ‘surprisingly high stan New Zealand’s biggest wheatgrowing competition attracted record entries this year as demand for the grain continues to grow.

The winners in the ATS Seed United Wheat Growers Wheat Competition, from the 90 entries in five categories, were announced at a function on Thursday at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

ATS Seed general manager Tim Dale, who co-ordinates the competition, said the standard of entries was surprisingly high considering that it had been a tough, wet growing and harvest season in Canterbury, New Zealand’s main wheat-growing region.

“The judges and I were quite amazed at the quality of the samples tested particularly the visual quality of it and the harvest yields,” Mr Dale said.

Demand for wheat was increasing because more and more dairy farmers were using wheat for stock feed.

“The cows produce more milk with grain feeding,” Mr Dale said.

“The wholegrain feed is supplied to dairy cows crushed and sometimes with additives such as minerals and extra proteins.”

New Zealand wheat was right up to world standards in terms of quality and yields and is expected to keep improving.

“Over the last few years in particular there’s been an increased emphasis and focus on breeding new varieties and also we have a number of overseas varieties now that have been trialled and tested for New Zealand growing

conditions,” he said.

“They are new varieties that have come in from overseas, particularly out of Europe, that suit our conditions and we’re getting

improved genetics which is giving us higher yields and disease resistance.

“ATS Seed sponsors the competition because we see it as a

good opportunity to promote the successful wheat-growing with growers and get them to showcase their good crops and also perhaps the new varieties

that are coming through,” Mr Dale said.

United Wheat Growers director Brian Leadley explained that the judging process took account

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of several factors.

“There are a number of tests they do,” he said.

“When we grow our wheat there’s a number of criteria in our contracts, such as grain weight, grain size, and if it’s a milling class then protein levels.

Judges will take all these factors into consideration.

“The judges will look at the physical appearance of the wheat too; a crop that’s not been harvested when it was ready can lose grain quality and test weights in particular.”

The five award categories are: biscuit wheat, feed protein, feed wheat, milling/gristing wheat and premium milling wheat.

High test weights and grain size were important for wheat that was to be used as stock feed, Mr Leadley said.

“Biscuit wheat wants a low protein because protein is one of the things that make it rise so they’re looking for a variety that’s got a reasonably low protein,” he said.

“You want consistency – you don’t want to suddenly get a high protein that puts you out of contract.

“Your premium wheat for milling flour is the opposite; you want reasonably high proteins to allow good quality flour for breadmaking.”

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■ ACCIDENT PREVENTION

ACC wants to hear farmers’ perspective Mid Canterbury farmers are invited to meet ACC officers, as part of a project to help them gain a better understanding of the work farmers do.

Insights gained from the conversations will be used to help inform ACC’s injury prevention work.

“This is about giving the farmers the floor and letting them tell us how things are from their perspective,” ACC’s agriculture programme manager Paul Harrison said.

The conversations will involve one-on-one meetings, as well as small group workshops in some areas.

“We’re really looking to get

inside farmers’ heads, because the only way we can develop successful injury prevention initiatives is by making sure they reflect life as it really is on the farm – we want them to tell it like it is, with no holds barred,” Mr Harrison said.

Farmers can contribute to the project anonymously, if they wish to.

ACC plans to talk to a crosssection of grain, sheep, beef and dairy farmers.

The meetings were originally scheduled to start this month, but were postponed because of calving.

Mr Harrison said the project is being carried out with the help

of organisations such as Federated Farmers, Rural Women and Beef and Lamb, who put out ‘feelers’ to identify farmers interested in being involved. However, ACC is still keen to hear from anyone who’d like to take part.

The meetings are also being held in South Taranaki, Hastings and Matamata-Piako – areas chosen because of the significant size of their rural communities.

“We’re mindful of farmers’ busy schedules, so we’ll arrange meetings at any time that suits,” Mr Harrison said.

In some cases, a member of the project team may also ask to spend an hour or two accompa-

nying a farmer as they go about their everyday work.

“ACC is not an enforcement agency, so this is strictly to help build our understanding of a typical day on the farm, but obviously, we’d only do this where farmers are happy to have us along,” Mr Harrison said.

ACC received around 16,500 work-related injury claims from farmers last year. On average, these injuries resulted in 10 days of lost productivity per claim.

The total cost of farm-related injuries in 2013 was over $42 million.

Farmers who would like to be involved can contact ACC at agriculture@acc.co.nz.

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Lincoln University has launched a new nationwide programme designed to engage secondary school students with some of the most pressing issues facing humankind and the planet.

The Global Challenges Programme aims to put a spotlight on global concerns – such as food production and security, depleting resources, urban sprawl, climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and pollution – by providing teaching resources that align with secondary school curricula.

A key component of the Global Challenges Programme are the Global Challenges Scholar-

ships. Every year the university will provide up to 100 full-tuition fee scholarships for ‘new to Lincoln’ students.

Applicants are required to demonstrate an interest in, or sound awareness of, a global challenge, and create a short video outlining how their studies at Lincoln will help with tackling this problem.

Scholarship recipients will also act as ambassadors of the programme.

“We think it’s important to get a large body of students consistently coming through who are thinking seriously about these problems,” School-

sLinc programme manager Fiona Scott said.

Lincoln University assistant vice-chancellor business development Jeremy Baker said the scholarships were unique.

“Often these kind of initiatives are based around a very specific subject, or they look at learning outcomes for a particular group of people,” he said.

“In this case, we are interested in a cause: one which is multifaceted and of interest to the entire planet.”

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■ THE KINGS OF SPORT

The old clay hut housed boxing ‘champs’ The fourth and last article about life in Greenstreet in the early 20th Century. These articles D were written by the late Flint Hill who lived all his life in the district. It is reprinted here with peruring the years just prior to the outbreak of war in 1939, professional wrestling was booming in New Zealand with a very strong Auckland association putting up some lucrative purses to entice the world’s top mat men or show men, depending on the school of thought to perform in the city. And some of the globe-trotting super heavyweights such as Earl McCready, King Kong Cox, Whiskers Blake and New Zealand’s own Lofty Blomfield, to name a few, would compete regularly before a packed house of screaming fans in the Auckland Town Hall.

But many, including the Greenstreet youths, had to be content to listening to the ringside commentaries by that great sporting personality, the late Gordon Hutter, accompanied by his faithful blind fan, Peter.

As radio, or wireless as it was called in those days, was still in its infancy, it required a very strong set to pick up far away Auckland with a clear reception.

However, our very good friend and neighbour, Keith had just that – his pride and joy – a 5-valve Philco which he claimed could even pick up Australia after midnight and each night of the wrestling broadcast, the local lads would ride their unlit bikes and unshod ponies round the shingle roads down to Keith’s where they would crowd round the set sipping steaming hot cocoa and dunking gingernuts. And after becoming familiar with terms such as “Indian Death Lock”, “Boston Crab” and “Octopus Clump” decided it was time to apply some of their sophisticated holds over in the old Clay Hut. As the stone floor didn’t altogether lend itself to drop kicks, dumps and back-loop slams, Keith, in his wisdom produced a sugar bag shaking from it a

mission of his family. This is part four of a four-part series.

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set of 16oz boxing gloves and immediately set to, to give the boys their first lesson on the noble art of self defence – Queensbury Rules style.

The boys entered into the spirit with gusto and almost before you could say Joe Louis, the crumbling clay walls were covered with photos of the champs of the day and cuttings from the Freelance ring magazines and Auckland Weeklys. And

many a torrid bout was contested under the watchful eye of the old maestro, whose role included that of coach, referee, time-keeper and the patch-up man, while the shrill ring of the steel skeet shattered the still night air as it rang out across the river flats, startling the squawking pukeko, each time it was hit with the plough hammer at the end of each round.

But alas all too soon for the

final bell to sound in the old clay hut, as one by one Keith’s boys with heads held high marched up in answer of the bugle call leaving behind a lonely punch bag swinging gently in the Greenstreet breeze.

One of Keith’s stars, after graduating to a more advanced gym, was later to box with distinction at both national and international level. It was indeed a sad day for the fans of

Strugglers Gully when, on that warm nor-westerly November morn, the tall lean lombardy, fainting and weaving, delivered the final KO to the old clay hut.

But fond are the boyhood memories of that great stadium when the giant floodlights were but a flickering stable lantern and the man in the moon jostled with the willows for a vantagepoint at a small cobweb-covered window.

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In brief Houston a winner Christchurch Boys’ High School reclaimed the Crusaders Secondary Schools’ rugby title after a 27-13 win over Nelson College. It completed an unbeaten season for Boys’ High, featuring Mid Canterbury ex-pat Jesse Houston, and was the school’s eighth time as champions. Boys’ High won the first six titles, from 2001-2006, and have won two of the last three with Marlborough beating Nelson College in last year’s final. Boys’ High outscored Nelson four-tries to two, leading 19-3 at halftime.

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Month off for Crotty All Blacks inside centre Ryan Crotty is expected to be sidelined for a month after suffering a facial fracture during his team’s demolition of the Wallabies at Eden Park. Crotty sat out the second half of Saturday night’s 51-20 win after being injured in a heavy tackle. The Crusaders midfielder impressed in his first start in his eighth Test for the All Blacks as a replacement for the injured Ma’a Nonu, who missed the match with an elbow problem.

Nonu is expected to be available for the All Blacks’ next fixture, the round-three Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Napier in two weeks.

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Double for Messi Luis Enrique got off to a winning start as Barcelona manager as they shrugged off Javier Mascherano’s first-half red card to beat Elche 3-0 thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi. Messi put the disappointment of losing the World Cup final in his last competitive outing behind him to open the scoring yesterday, but Barca were momentarily rocked by Mascherano’s dismissal for denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity moments later. However, 18-yearold Munir El Haddadi made the game safe with a classy lofted finish on his debut a minute into the second-half before Messi rounded off the scoring.

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Sensei Dieter Steinegg leads a training session at the Gassshuku karate seminar hosted by the Ashburton Jion Dojo at the Tinwald Memorial Hall at the weekend. Steinegg was joined by fellow senseis Duane Monk, Dennis May and Edmond Otis, who all specialise in different karate styles, to hold the sessions with their level of expertise attracting black and brown belts from as far afield as Auckland and the deep south. There were 70 people, along each day with almost half being from Mid Canterbury, from the Ashburton Karate Club or predominantly the host Jion Club. Jion members will look to use the skills they learned at their club championships at the end of September before they hold an Open competition in November hoping to attract another high-calibre turn out.

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■ FOOTBALL

Helmsley hat-trick seals cup victory

Spurs smash QPR

By Jonathan Leask

Nacer Chadli ruined Harry Redknapp’s return to White Hart Lane as the Tottenham winger’s double inspired a 4-0 rout of woeful QPR yesterday. QPR boss Redknapp was back at his old club for the first time since his sacking in 2012, but his hopes of avenging that surprise dismissal by chairman Daniel Levy swiftly evaporated as Tottenham ran riot.

Inspired by a sublime display from Argentine playmaker Erik Lamela, Spurs surged into a three-goal lead before halftime thanks to a brace from Belgian winger Chadli either side of defender Eric Dier’s second goal for his new club.

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The league champion Mid Canterbury women completed the double by winning the division two cup with a 3-1 win over Coastal Spirit in Mainland Football on Sunday.

In the penultimate match of the cup round, a hat-trick from Georgina Helmsley meant that the women, who took out the league after only one loss in the last round, have an insurmountable four point lead from rivals Christchurch United heading into the final weekend.

Dismal week for Lyon

United start not good enough for van Gaal

Promoted Lens recorded their first goal and points of the Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 win at Lyon while Radamel Falcao lifted Monaco’s spirits in Ligue 1 action yesterday.

The Colombia striker, who missed the World Cup due to injury, got last season’s runners-up off the mark at the third attempt against Nantes. Falcao headed home Layvin Kurzawa’s cross for the only goal in the 17th minute.

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Louis van Gaal has demanded an immediate improvement from Manchester United after admitting their start to the season has not been good enough.

They avoided matching their worst opening sequence to

The women’s cup victory, with a week to spare, was one of two trophies awarded to Mid Canterbury teams at the weekend – with the other coming a week late.

Mid Canterbury Eastern recently lost the division 4 cup final to Universities 1-2 at ASB Football Park in Christchurch the previous Sunday, but that result has been overturned. Universities fielded an ineligible player in the match which had Mainland Football turn the result over to Eastern, with the league runners-up taking home the cup.

a Premier League campaign since 1992 by earning a point with an unconvincing display in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.

But after their first day defeat at home to Swansea, the new Old Trafford manager was left with much to ponder,

“We probably should have won it anyway,” Eastern’s Marty Mackenzie said. “We led 1-0 up until the 86th minute before we let in two goals.”

The overturned result provides them with some justice, and another piece of silverware in the Mid Canterbury cupboard.

It was a good finish to a season that saw Mid Canterbury lose their division one men’s side early on due to a lack of numbers. Some of those players filtered into other teams including the Mid Canterbury Mas-

with his assertion that his side need a miracle to win the title this season looking increasingly accurate.

He revealed confidence in the camp was low after seeing Juan Mata’s goal at the Stadium of Light yesterday can-

ters, who had a 1-1 away draw with Halswell United to finish seventh out of eight teams in Masters section two.

Mid Canterbury 18th drew 2-2 with Christchurch Boys’ 2nd XI while Mid Canterbury 16th had a goal fest in thrashing Papanui-Redwood 9-0 in 16th division three.

In 15th grade division two Mid Canterbury 15th had a big 2-1 win over top side Cashmere Technical 15A to knock them off top spot heading into the final round, with Mid Canterbury in fourth.

celled out by Sunderland’s Jack Rodwell, to leave the former champions already five points behind the early pace-setters in their attempts to improve on a disappointing seventh-place finish in May. - AFP

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■ INDOOR BOWLS

Sheard seals singles title Joan Hardy (left) chases the jack during the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association’s Jim Paterson Championship Singles, played on Sunday.

It was Mark Sheard who finished up with the championship title out of the 22 entries, in a competition that was without the formidable Michael Lawson, who has captured three championships this season after the arrival of his triplet sons on Friday.

Eight qualified for post section play, where Sheard beat Cecil Tubb 11-9 and Darryn Turner got past Russell Ellis 9-5, before Sheard edged out Turner 11-5 in the semifinals.

On the other side of the draw Ken Mackenzie was too good for Paul Berkeley 17-6, and Winston Lee defeated Mackenzie 11-8 before Lee ousted Smith 11-6.

The final between the two MSA club members over 12 ends had Sheard take a convincing 14-4 win over Lee. In the plate round, Geoff Laird came out on top of Matt Markham 6-5.

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In brief Good finish for Alker Kiwi golfer Steven Alker has finished in a share of fifth place after a solid final round at the Portland Open on the second-tier Web.com Tour in the US. Alker carded a one-under 70 yesterday as he moved to 10-under for the week, four strokes back from eventual winner Carlos Ortiz (-14) who capped a phenomenal year on tour with his third tournament title. The 42-year-old Alker was projected to jump to 10th on the Web.com Tour’s money list and he has earned a PGA Tour card for next season as one of the players inside the top 25 on the money list.

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Ko fails to fire Lydia Ko never got going in Canada. The Kiwi 17-year-old returned to this week’s Canadian Open in Ontario as a two-time defending champion, but she never looked like making a run at a hat-trick of titles. She eventually finished in a share of 55th at one-under after a final round 76 yesterday, which could have been a lot worse after she dropped seven shots during her first six holes before making a couple of birdies on the back nine. Ko was 22 shots back from winner So Yeon Ryu (-23) and while Ko was steady most of the week, the leaders in the field were able to pick up shots regularly.

Ko earned US $6017 for her week’s work and was projected to hold third place on the Race to the CME Globe standings.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 88818 Goldstar Frankie 17.49..............J McInerney SPRINT C1, 295m 8 85743 Opawa Lucky 17.46 L & ..................... Wales Raceway Meeting Date: 26 Aug 2014 NZ Meeting num- 4 65732 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 1 33534 Mr. November 17.86 ...................D Stapleton ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 5 66132 Homebush Paige 17.89.............J McInerney 2 26124 All About Jazz 17.87 .........................M Flipp 9 2.40pm CAROL’S TAB STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 6 55365 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 3 57828 Harper’s Bizarre 17.49 ..................... B Dann 1 55F71 Goldstar Jeanie 30.52 S & .............. B Evans 10, 11 and 12 7 45342 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 4 7885x Homebush Radar nwtd .............J McInerney 2 24772 Scotsome Power 30.99 M & ..............Jopson 8 57576 Dusty Rider nwtd....................M K Dempsey 5 67525 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 ................. M Grant 1 12.00pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 3 83222 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & ....................

Wales 6 68843 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney 1 43154 Ohoka Joka 17.55 ........................ L Waretini 4 41142 Shines Bright 30.73........................ H Cairns 2 35355 Blazing Hot 17.81.......................D Stapleton 4 1.00pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m 7 56776 Bluey Ruffero 17.60 M & ..................... Smith 5 1221 Opawa Messini 30.73 L & .................. Wales 8 53634 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................ B Evans 1 6552F Ohoka Strika 17.90 ...................... L Waretini 3 88668 Duco To Duco 17.73..........................M Flipp 6 22611 Opawa Karen 30.39 J & ..................D Fahey 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 2 54838 Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 4 56757 Cawbourne Chief 17.39 .................. M Grant 7 37441 Jinja Cookie 30.77 ........................... B Dann 3 55876 Blickling Bridge 17.53 ......................A Joyce 7 2.00pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C1, 520m 5 31287 Homebush Ninja 17.52 .............J McInerney 8 74661 Know Judge 30.87 .........................G Cleeve 4 77662 Zulu Deb nwtd M & ...........................Jopson 6 67665 Goldstar Magic nwtd S & ................ B Evans 9 52222 Miss Selfies 30.90 .....................J McInerney 1 52222 Miss Selfies 30.90 .....................J McInerney 5 77435 Yaldhurst Edward 17.38 ............J McInerney 7 45546 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve 10 41625 Opawa Hally 30.69 L & ...................... Wales 2 63767 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ....................C Roberts 6 85742 Charles Fredrick 17.82 ...............D Stapleton 8 54483 Another Plane 17.71 .................J McInerney 3 44663 Botany Sel nwtd ........................J McInerney 10 3.00pm MAMAJA AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 7 15188 Homebush Dawn nwtd ..............J McInerney 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 4 61566 Archie’s Comet 30.76 M & ................Jopson 1 44854 Botany Zenvo 17.60 ..................J McInerney 2 12.20pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MCINERNEY 8 86332 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd .................. M Grant 5 41335 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 2 4F423 Goldstar Bridie 17.67 S & ............... B Evans 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & ....................

Wales 6 56166 Opawa Viv 31.29 L &.......................... Wales STAKES C1, 520m 3 42385 Smash That 17.70 ........................... M Grant 1 53145 Culvie Sprite 30.62 H &.......................Taylor 5 1.20pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY MUSIC C1, 520m 4 87285 Valldemossa 17.52............................M Flipp 7 71738 True Blue Style 30.60 .............M K Dempsey 1 512 Know Clown 31.26 .........................G Cleeve 2 61 Cawbourne Buttsy nwtd ...............C Roberts 5 17864 Too Much Rebel 17.82 ................. A Waretini 8 31x73 Opawa Shaiden 30.74..................M Roberts 2 57637 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S & ............... B Evans Emergencies: 3 13533 Boostin’ nwtd .................................. H Cairns 6 55827 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ..............D Stapleton 3 64685 Opawa Bro 30.38 L & ......................... Wales 4 41625 Opawa Hally 30.69 L & ...................... Wales 7 14764 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 9 58556 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 4 26521 He’s A Jessie 30.76 .....................C Roberts 10 7x757 Katie Ate It nwtd ........................ M Robinson 5 313 Opawa Loi 31.28 L &.......................... Wales 8 88758 Fanta’s Fever 17.43..........................A Joyce 5 8638x Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 6 12375 Botany Liz nwtd.........................J McInerney 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 8 2.20pm THE MILLER BAR & CAFE DASH C1, 295m 6 56364 Opawa Dosh 30.90 L & ...................... Wales 7 71346 Tony’s Choice nwtd ....................D Stapleton 1 Fx673 Some Genes 17.79 ...................J McInerney 11 3.21pm CTV DASH C1, 295m 7 48374 Bowman nwtd ...........................J McInerney 8 6617x Opawa Margorie 30.82 L & ................ Wales 1 11256 Giganaire 17.45 S &........................ B Evans 2 23F67 Our Charlotte 17.68 ...................H Anderton 8 35358 Speight’s Kid 30.94 ....................... I Fensom 9 58556 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 2 18825 Puma Pants 17.61.....................J McInerney 3 46777 Runway Queen 17.41 ....................G Cleeve 10 67665 Goldstar Magic 31.31 S & ............... B Evans Emergencies: 3 64224 Rangitata Raider 17.80 ..............D Stapleton 4 85167 Ohoka Faith 17.52........................ L Waretini 9 58556 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 3 12.40pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 4 32223 She’s Smashing 17.62 ......................M Flipp 5 34632 Hareeba Time 17.88 ..................D Stapleton 1 41425 Van Gerwin 17.82 ......................H Anderton 10 57576 Dusty Rider 31.34 ..................M K Dempsey 5 53136 Botany Win 17.61 ......................J McInerney 6 82633 Memphis Girl 17.73 S & .................. B Evans 2 8x528 Cawbourne State 17.70 .............D Stapleton 6 1.40pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 7 12342 Zorba The Greek 17.77 ................... M Grant 6 45443 Ohoka Hart 17.50 ........................ L Waretini

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7 84687 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 8 5x868 Know Pity 17.82 .............................G Cleeve Emergencies: 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales 12 3.40pm SNOW-E MUSCLE ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47586 Waxeye’s Big Kid 18.07................. I Fensom 2 35355 Jasper Haka 17.90 ....................J McInerney 3 13842 Homebush Ariel nwtd ................J McInerney 4 514F5 Axel Foley 17.71 .......................... L Waretini 5 77155 Eyes On Lulu 17.68 M & ..................... Smith 6 76116 Goldstar Deejay 17.58 S &.............. B Evans 7 3334F Stock Taker nwtd ........................D Stapleton 8 2x675 Know Skill 17.67 ............................G Cleeve 9 68x78 Opawa Goodie nwtd L & .................... Wales SELECTIONS Race 1: Ohoka Joka, Cawbourne Chief, Homebush Ninja Race 2: Boostin’, Opawa Hally, Culvie Sprite, Opawa Loi Race 3: Kenny’s Comet, Homebush Paige, Van Gerwin Race 4: Cawbourne Cruze, Ohoka Strika, Yaldhurst Edward Race 5: He’s A Jessie, Know Clown, Opawa Dosh, Bowman Race 6: All About Jazz, Mr. November, Botany Richie, Bizarro Race 7: Opawa Shaiden, Miss Selfies, Blushing Belle Race 8: Zorba The Greek, Some Genes, Hareeba Time Race 9: Opawa Karen, Shines Bright, Opawa Messini Race 10: Goldstar Bridie, Hooray For Hazel, Botany Zenvo Race 11: Giganaire, She’s Smashing, Rangitata Raider Race 12: Goldstar Deejay, Stock Taker, Homebush Ariel LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park 3 12.50pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLENDA STKS C1, 545m Raceway Meeting Date: 26 Aug 2014 NZ Meeting num- 1 22244 Cawbourne Miami nwtd ...............C Roberts ber: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 2 24171 Opawa Opal 32.73 L & ....................... Wales 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 3 55553 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 10, 11 and 12 4 34542 Soumillon 32.61 ................................J Dunn 1 12.10pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 5 11223 Trust Issues nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 6 7T384 Homebush Ginger nwtd ............J McInerney C0, 310m 7 31 Opawa Born 33.18 J & ....................D Fahey 1 4 Bazinga Kimba nwtd P & .............. B Conner 8 87683 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 2 3 Another Fortune nwtd ............P J Hammond 9 84645 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 3 6322F Spider Girl nwtd ................................J Dunn 4 321 Norman Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 10 34475 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey 5 46236 Zahra Moon nwtd .............................S Stone 4 1.10pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C2, 545m 6 74854 Homebush Bounce nwtd ...........J McInerney 1 25844 Stich Up 33.42 S &.......................... B Evans 7 68784 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 2 17366 Opawa Tania 32.83 L & ...................... Wales 8 68635 Cabarita nwtd .................................. M Grant 3 85686 Pukeko Thunder 32.80 ...................B Healey 9 5 Da Last Chook nwtd P & ............... B Conner 4 21133 Flying Amelia nwtd .............................C Weir 10 65557 Smash Who nwtd ............................ M Grant 5 43138 Gold Vipa nwtd S & ......................... B Evans 2 12.30pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING 6 32525 Jessie Surfs nwtd .........................C Roberts 7 67345 Shez Keen 33.04...............................S Keen SPRINT C1, 310m 8 77445 Rob’s Mate 32.55 M &...........................J Hill 1 68885 Cosmic Bolero nwtd P & ............... B Conner 9 37452 Hyperparadise 33.00 S & ................ B Evans 2 11x Matty Hooky nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 1 Elwood Sensation nwtd.............R Blackburn 10 57286 Speedy Swede 32.83 L & .................. Wales 4 76787 Admiral Adam 19.41 P &............... B Conner 5 1.30pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STKS C2/3, 545m 5 22111 Increasing nwtd ............................... M Grant 1 21486 Homebush Violet 33.51 .............J McInerney 6 51671 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 M & ..................J Hill 2 73446 Cawbourne Merc 32.80................... M Grant 7 1 No Bro 19.09 P & .......................... B Conner 3 35323 Brighton Bullet nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 8 64574 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 4 47288 Bone Nerd nwtd .........................D Stapleton 9 86332 Cawbourne Cruze 18.76 ................. M Grant 5 241x1 Harper Rose nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 10 34632 Hareeba Time nwtd ....................D Stapleton 6 61647 Thumb Print Tony nwtd .............J McInerney

2 17127 Jinja Turtle 32.80 J &.......................D Fahey 7 58377 Waimak Dave nwtd ...................J McInerney 3 16621 Deanne’s Fantasy 32.58 J & ...........D Fahey 8 13526 Chloe’s Prodigy 32.88 ..................C Roberts 4 66545 His Lordship 33.61 ........................ R Adcock 9 52775 Opawa Style 32.98 L & ...................... Wales 5 13543 Ambilight 32.42 J & .........................D Fahey 10 52783 Goldstar Rosie nwtd S & ................. B Evans 6 11271 Robbie 32.66.................................R Adcock 6 1.50pm PRYDE ENGINEERING SPRINT C2, 310m 7 37748 What I Like 32.78 ......................J McInerney 1 11487 No More Beersies 18.58 P & ........ B Conner 8 27376 Opawa Jed nwtd L & .......................... Wales 2 35311 Cowabunga 18.36 .............................J Dunn 9 84452 Idol Girl 32.81 L & .............................. Wales 3 86147 Cherry Crusher 18.95 M & ....................J Hill 4 17x11 Opawa Tom 18.41 J & .....................D Fahey 10 466F3 Punch On Jaime 33.62 .............J McInerney 5 76655 Another Another 18.94 ..............J McInerney 9 2.50pm GREEN ISLAND SUPER LIQUOR STAKES 6 24351 Starburst Hannah nwtd ................... M Grant C5, 545m 7 62683 Thrilling James nwtd P & .............. B Conner 1 44216 Opawa Stretch 32.85 L & ................... Wales 8 76361 Homebush Haven nwtd .............J McInerney 2 72283 Cawbourne Philip 32.44 ............J McInerney 9 74451 Turbo Tundra 18.63 ......................... M Grant 3 14167 Cawbourne Axe nwtd .........................C Weir 10 85128 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 4 32157 Jawlaa nwtd J & ..............................D Fahey 5 24515 Grunt Rodgers 32.51 ................J McInerney 7 2.10pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C3, 310m 6 21721 Cawbourne Abbi 32.55 ................C Roberts 1 84746 McJopson nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 7 28837 Opawa Casper 32.50 L & ................... Wales 2 84887 Miss Sweet 18.81 P & ................... B Conner 8 41124 Homebush Chopper 32.18 ........J McInerney 3 27783 Even Seven nwtd ...............................C Weir 9 25461 Botany Kevin 32.33 ...................J McInerney 4 12714 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & ............. B Evans 5 88888 Another Groom 18.95 ...............J McInerney 10 14158 Andrea 33.04 ................................R Adcock 6 66762 Wunzee 18.54 ...........................J McInerney 10 3.13pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C4, 310m 7 33314 Editorial nwtd ............................R Blackburn 1 87365 Ronrose Hill 18.46 M & .........................J Hill 8 14663 Homebush Bruno nwtd .............J McInerney 2 83585 Caboul nwtd S & ............................. B Evans 9 43745 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd .....................C Roberts 3 66688 Lynny Southcombe 18.50 .........J McInerney 10 54871 Deanne’s Magic nwtd .................D Stapleton 4 88445 Two Ways 18.48 S & ....................... B Evans 8 2.30pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STKS 5 66635 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 6 52211 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 .................J McInerney C4, 545m 7 47571 Flying Swan nwtd ......................J McInerney 1 54528 Opawa Stella nwtd L & ....................... Wales

8 28453 Broken Pedro nwtd S & ................... B Evans 9 12816 Rick’s Terra 18.49 C & ........................ Fagan 10 21223 No Leaf Clover nwtd...........................C Weir 11 3.31pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING C5, 310m 1 34417 Fireman’s Legacy 18.82 ....................J Dunn 2 15183 Botany Jessie 18.56..................J McInerney 3 72618 Cawbourne Queen 18.22 .............C Roberts 4 86258 Iona Haka 18.48........................J McInerney 5 68715 Little Midnight nwtd ....................D Stapleton 6 63767 Another Jewel 18.85 .................J McInerney 7 85861 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S & ................ B Evans 8 28614 Star Dreamer 18.61 C & .................... Fagan 9 17616 My Squizzy 18.62..............................J Dunn 10 53538 Angelic Star 18.47.............................J Dunn 12 3.52pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER DASH C5, 310m 1 24637 Mer De Noms nwtd ...................R Blackburn 2 12127 Plagiarism nwtd.........................R Blackburn 3 35523 Smash Rumour nwtd ...................... M Grant 4 45331 Rusty Knife nwtd ................................C Weir 5 46181 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & .......... B Evans 6 71351 Finn McMissile 18.33 ......................L Philips 7 46614 My Mate Sparrow nwtd .............J McInerney 8 36314 Opawa Colin 18.22 L & ...................... Wales 9 27714 Sting Me 18.37 ................................ M Grant 10 16254 Homebush Kelso 18.55 .............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Men’s Section August 23

Sport 18

Ashburton Guardian

RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club August 22 Monday Evening – Duplicate N/S 1 A Gray and F Priest, 2 D Fisher and P Scott 3 D Wilkinson and H Blee E/W 1 N Smith and K Kingsland, 2 D McLeod and D O’Halloran, 3 A Gilbert and S Harris Tuesday Evening – Ron Sutherland Trophy N/S 1 L Baker and B Smith, 2 M Buckland and T Downward, 3 M Stowell and S Rosevear. E/W 1 J Penney and L Wackrow, 2 V Palmer and A Blain, 3 M Holmes and A Rooney Wednesday Afternoon – Valetta Trophy N/S 1 M Stowell and S Rosevear, 2 B McIlraith and M Moore 3 M Buckland and B Smith.

E/W 1 J Wright and A Maude, 2 K Robb and L Leadley, 3 M Bruce and B Blair Thursday Evening – Eileen Willoughby Trophy N/S 1 M Buckland and B Smith, 2 M Stowell and M Holdaway, 3 L Baker and T Downward E/W 1 J Fechney and K Robb 2 L Rose and M Kolkman, 3 D Wilkinson and L Leadley On Saturday, our Bridge Club hosted their annual Junior and Intermediate Tournament.

Winners of the Intermediate Section were locals, Mike Holmes and Linda Baker with another local pair, Audrey and Jim Rooney placed fourth in that section.

■ Football English Premier League Sunderland 1 (Rodwell 30) Manchester United 1 (Mata 17) Hull City 1 (Jelavic 42) Stoke City 1 (Shawcross 83) Send-offs: (Chester 14 - Hull City) Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Chadli 12, 37, Dier 30, Adebayor 65) QPR 0 Played on Saturday Everton 2 (Coleman 19, Naismith 45) Arsenal 2 (Ramsey 83, Giroud 90) Crystal Palace 1 (Chamakh 48) West Ham 3 (Zarate 34, Downing 37, C Cole 62) Chelsea 2 (Diego Costa 62, E Hazard 77) Leicester City 0 Southampton 0 West Bromwich Albion0 Swansea 1 (Dyer 23) Burnley 0 Aston Villa 0 Newcastle United 0 Send-offs: (Williamson 91 - Newcastle United) Played overnight Manchester City v Liverpool

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 23 Results from the Stroke Round played on Saturday were; George Brown 88 – 27 = 61; Murray Anderson 64; Kevin Smith 68; Chris Robertson, Bo Houston and Pieter van Vollenhoven 69; Ron Carlson, Derek Prebble and Paul MacFie 70; Murray Wackrow, Mark Douglas and Geoff Kean 71.

The winner of the DCL Cup was George Brown with a score of 209.

Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Greig Sparrow, Braided Rivers: Nicole Hamilton-Cross, Rothburys Insurance: Adrian Hopwood, Netherby Meats: Paul MacFie, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Colin Divers.

Twos: Paul MacFie, George Brown, Kevin Smith and Mal Trewavas.

Nett Eagles: #6; Birdy Jackpot: # 13

Mayfield Golf Club August 23 Steve Cross - hole in one on #5. Winners; 0-16 C/B Andrew Peck 41; from Steve Cross on 41; Gordon Duthie 38; Gavin Smith 37; 17-36 Arnold Rushton 41; Ali McLeod 40; Ian Hopping 37; Nearest The Pins; Aon Insurance #2 Roger Lake; John McAuliffe Baileys Real-estate #11 Ian Hopping; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers #5 Steve Cross; ANZ Bank #14 Ali McLeod; ATS #9 & 18 2nd shot; Andrew Lake. Twos; Ian Hopping x 2; Ali McLeod; Steve Cross. Eagles; Steve Cross. Nett Eagle # 3 Not Struck. Asvegas Player of the Day; Steve Cross.

9 Hole Division August 21, Putting 1st J Ludemann with 14, 2nd B Inglis with 16 Mens Championship - E Graham beat J Greenslade 4 and 3, Ladies Championship semi-final- T Gallagher beat B Inglis 1 up, J Ludemann beat S Graham 2 and 1 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – B Inglis, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – B Inglis

Methven Golf Club Ladies Section August 20L.G.U And Tuis

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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Silver: Sara Gallagher 87-16-71, 38 Stdf; Galye O’Duffy 88-16-72, 38; Jenny Senior 86-14-72, 37Bronze A: Jane Helmore 9125-66, 43 Stfd; Tania Wilson 95-22-73, 36; Sharryn Bree 99-25-74, 35Bronze BBev Isherwood 102-34-68, 41 Stfd c/b; Sandra Ilton 101-33-68, 41; Wendy Wareing 105-3570, 39; Gail Limbrick 101-31-70, 41Arabica Best Nett Jane Helmore 66 Nearest To Pins#4 Bronze A Methven Travel Not Struck; #6 Bronze B Methven Pharmacy Sandra Ilton; #13 Open Club Voucher Heather Santy; #17 Silver Methven Supervalue Sara Gallagher; #4 Saturday Methven Four Square Two’s And Nett Eagles Gail Limbrick x2,Raiona Isherwood, Jane Helmore, Gayle O’Duffy x2, Sharryn Bree, Lyn Schott, Jenny Senior, Wendy Wareing, Bev Isherwoodx4

Rakaia Golf Club Ladies Section August 20 Thomas Trophy, Stableford Teresa Booker 39 stablefords, Sally Smith and Ev Tomlin 36 stablefords, Heather McKimmie and Gill Hazelhurst 36 stablefords.

9 Hole Competition: Stableford Lillian O’Hanlon and Marg Lloyd both 14 stablefords Rakaia Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3: not struck. Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no.

6: Diana King Val Bell Nearest Pin no. 8: Jane Pangborn Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Heather McKimmie S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Heather McKimmie. 2’s: Heather McKimmie Canadian Foursome Tournament August 22 Best Gross. W. Parr & C Trott. Ashburton. 81 Nett. J Clucas & J Webb. Mayfield. 68.8, H Ward & J Ackerley. Ashburton 73.2, C Banks & M Dewar, Greendale. 73.8, S Durie & J Smith. Tinwald 74, P Brewer & G Lambert. Templeton & Rakaia. 74.6, D Simmons & M Cross. Ashburton & Mayfield 75, J Hoare & L Brand. Bottle Lake. 75, B Chinn & J Guilford. Ashburton. 75.4, J Lake & T Corbett. Mayfield. 75.6, T Booker & H McKimmie. Rakaia. 76.4, M Wederell & G Hazelhurst. Rakaia & Matamata. 76.4.

Nearest the pin 8 & 17 M Wederell. 6 & 15 C Banks.

2’s C Banks & M Dewar. J Chambers & C Hewitt. Lucky Card. C Darby & P Taylor

Tinwald Golf Club August 23, Stroke Senior: Dave Busch 67, Ryan Ford 68, John Smitheram 70. Intermediate: Terry Reynolds 64, Ray Bell 65, Brian Rouse 66, Neil Rayner 69. Junior: Alex Millar 66, c/b Lindsay Jackson 66, Des Green 69, Ray Wards 71 b/l. Women: Leen Bell 69.Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Bill Mason.

Gluyas Ford # 6; Bruce Collins. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Wayne Ross. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Jacqui Beardsley.

Two’s: Nigel Heney, Jacqui Beardsley, John Smitheram, Bill Mason. Net eagles: # 17 Not struck. Eagle: Steve Anderson # 14

Barclays Championship Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the Barclays Championship yesterday (par71).

270: Hunter Mahan (USA) 66 71 68 65 272: Cameron Tringale (USA) 66 68 72 66, Jason Day (AUS) 72 64 68 68, Stuart Appleby (AUS) 73 66 68 65 273: William McGirt (USA) 68 71 68 66, Matt Kuchar (USA) 68 70 68 67, Ernie Els (RSA) 68 68 71 66 274: Jim Furyk (USA) 66 69 69 70 275: Morgan Hoffmann (USA) 70 70 66 69, Rickie Fowler (USA) 68 73 67 67, Patrick Reed (USA) 71 66 73 65, Kevin Na (USA) 70 66 70 69 276: Gary Woodland (USA) 73 66 69 68, Bo Van Pelt (USA) 65 71 70 70 277: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (ESP) 70 69 68 70, Bill Haas (USA) 70 70 70 67, Adam Scott (AUS) 69 65 75 68, Stewart Cink (USA) 69 72 68 68 278: Ryo Ishikawa (JPN) 67 73 68 70, Erik Compton (USA) 68 69 70 71, Chris Stroud (USA) 69 70 69 70 279: Steven Bowditch (AUS) 68 72 70 69, John Senden (AUS) 68 71 74 66, Charles Howell III (USA) 66 75 68 70, Zach Johnson (USA) 68 70 72 69, Paul Casey (ENG) 66 71 71 71, Jordan Spieth (USA) 70 70 72 67, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 74 65 70 70, Angel Cabrera (ARG) 71 69 69 70 280: Kevin Chappell (USA) 68 67 71 74, Justin Rose (ENG) 68 70 70 72, Charley Hoffman (USA) 73 69 69 69, Bubba Watson (USA) 68 70 71 71, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 68 70 72 70, Shawn Stefani (USA) 71 70 71 68, Scott Langley (USA) 70 68 76 66,

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia steers his car during the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, yesterday. Ricciardo won the race, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany finished second with Williams driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland third.

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Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 69 70 71 70 281: Jerry Kelly (USA) 74 68 68 71, Russell Knox (SCO) 67 69 74 71, Danny Lee (NZL) 67 71 70 73, Henrik Stenson (SWE) 72 64 77 68, David Hearn (CAN) 69 72 69 71, John Huh (USA) 69 69 74 69, Andres Romero (ARG) 72 70 68 71, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 70 68 71 72

Canadian Women’s Open Final round scores from LPGA Tour event, the Canadian Women’s Open yesterday (par-72).

265: Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 63 66 67 69 267: Choi Na-Yeon (KOR) 64 70 66 67 270: Park In-Bee (KOR) 66 71 65 68 271: Azahara Munoz (ESP) 66 71 63 71 273: Kim Kaufman (USA) 69 70 68 66, Danielle Kang (USA) 66 68 70 69 275: Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 69 68 70 68, Cristie Kerr (USA) 67 68 70 70, Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 65 68 71, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 65 69 69 72 Also: 287: Lydia Ko (NZL) 70 69 72 76

■ Motor racing Belgian Grand Prix Results from the Belgian Grand Prix yesterday (44 laps): 1. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 1hr 24m 36.5s 2. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) +3.383 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 28.032 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/FER) 36.815 5. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 52.196 6. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 54.580 7. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 1min 1.162 8. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 1min 4.293 9. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/TOR) 1min 5.347 10. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 1min 5.697 11. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 1min 11.920 12. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1min 14.262 13. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 1min 15.975 14. Adrian Sutil (GER/SAU) 1min 22.447 15. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX) 1min 30.825 16. Max Chilton (ENG/MAR) 1 lap 17. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/CAT) 1 lap 18. Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 5 laps Not classified: Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 6 laps Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 11 laps Andre Lotterer (GER/CAT) 43 laps Pastor Maldonado (VEN/LOT) 43 laps

■ Netball Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior Finals August 23 Premier: Celtic Vetent A 31 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 25; College Finesse Fitness A 41 v Methven Wareings A 25 Senior A: Rakaia A 27 v College Y10A 37; College B 22 v Methven Euro Agri B 25 Senior B: Celtic B 25 v Methven Brown Pub White 19; Celtic C 30 v College U18 17 Senior Reserve A: College Y9A 28 v Methven R&R Haulage U18A 27; College Y10B 31

v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold 35 Senior Reserve B: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd 29 College U16A 26; Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 22 v Celtic E 20 Second Grade: Celtic U18 20 v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 13Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B 25 v Methven LH Farm Co U15A 25; Third Grade: Celtic F 26 v Methven Blue Pub Black 20; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 23 v College U15B 24; Celtic U15 22 v Allenton C 18; Methven The Lodge U15B 20 v College Blue 13 Social: Mt Somers Social 30 v United KFC Colonels Chicks 31; Hampstead Hotel Asbhurton Hotties 36 v Allenton Social 18

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby August 23 Heartland The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury 52 v West Coast 27, Hanan Cup – Round 3 Mid Canterbury A 19 v North Otago A 29, Under 65KG Mid Canterbury 70 v South Canterbury 5, Under 48KG Mid Canterbury 17 v South Canterbury 24

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club First club day of new season at 300 yards August 24 John Snowden 50.4, 50.3, 100.7, Allan White 50.7, 49.5, 99.12, Tim Webb 50.5, 49.5, 99.10, John Miller 49.4, 49.5, 98.9, Chris Kershaw 50.8, 47.5, 97.13, Coby Snowden 48.4, 45.1, 93.5, Brian Hawksby 44.1, 48.4, 92.5, Andrew Orr 47.3, 45.2, 92.5, John Fleming 47.4, 44.3, 91.7, Murray cook 42, 44.1, 86.1, Chrissie Miller 39, 36, 75, Charlie Ledbrook 44.2.

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Henry Barker 57, 59, 116, Harvey Westland 54, 60, 114, Rod Fairlie 56, 58, 114, Chris Brown 59, 50, 109, Daniel Alexander 55, 51, 106.

■ Rugby league NRL Round 24 CANTERBURY 30 (T Lafai 2 M Ennis J Jackson C Thompson tries T Hodkinson 5 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 10 (L Brooks A Woods tries C Paterson goal) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Adam Gee. Crowd: 9,877.

PARRAMATTA 22 (K Edwards W Hopoate S Radradra V Toutai tries C Sandow 3 goals) bt MANLY 12 (P Hiku J Taufua tries J Lyon 2 goals) at Pirtek Stadium. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 17,706.

BRISBANE 48 (B Barba 3 J Reed 2 M Gillett L Maranta C Oates D Vidot tries C Parker 4 B Hunt 2 goals) bt NEWCASTLE 6 (K Sims try K Gidley goal) at Suncorp Sta-

dium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James.

Crowd: 22,282.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 22 (K Feldt 2 J Taumalolo A Winterstein tries J Thurston 3 goals) bt SOUTH SYDNEY 10 (A Johnston J Picker tries A Reynolds goal) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Chris Butler.

Crowd: 17,171.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 46 (1 penalty try) (M Jennings 2 B Cordner A Guerra S KennyDowall I Liu A Minichiello S Moa tries J Maloney 7 goals) bt NZ WARRIORS 12 (N Laumape S Tomkins tries S Johnson 2 goals) at Mt Smart Stadium. Referee: Chris Sutton, David Munro.

CANBERRA 22 (A Milford 2 J Croker M McIlwrick tries J Croker 3 goals) bt CRONULLA 12 (S Feki T Robinson tries M Gordon 2 goals) at Remondis Stadium.

Referee: Gavin Reynolds, Henry Perenara.

Crowd: 13,496.

Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Manly 22 15 0 7 2 460 344 116 34 2 South Sydney 22 14 0 8 2 546 325 221 32 3 Syd Roosters 22 14 0 8 2 569 355 214 32 4 *Penrith 21 14 0 7 2 449 370 79 32 5 Canterbury 22 13 0 9 2 414 399 15 30 6 N Queensland 22 12 0 10 2 546 371 175 28 7 *Melbourne 21 12 0 9 2 478 414 64 28 8 Parramatta 22 12 0 10 2 445 505 -60 28 9 Brisbane 22 11 0 11 2 507 412 95 26 10 NZ Warriors 22 11 0 11 2 523 469 54 26 11 *St G Illawarra 21 10 0 11 2 403 452 -49 24 12 Wests Tigers 22 9 0 13 2 382 594 -212 22 13 *Gold Coast 21 8 0 13 2 347 444 -97 20 14 Newcastle 22 8 0 14 2 381 549 -168 20 15 Canberra 22 6 0 16 2 406 591 -185 16 16 Cronulla 22 5 0 17 2 305 567 -262 14 *(denotes teams yet to play)

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: John McDonnell beat Billy Nolan 3-1, Jimmy Hunn lost to Rebecca Abernethy 2-3, Jenni Ryk beat Chauntel Kentish 3-1, Adam Clement lost to Pat Summerfield 1-3.

Ed Harrison lost to Chris O’Reilly 1-3, Robbie Kok beat Nik Millichamp 3-2, Hamish Cross beat Jess McCloy 3-1.

Steve Devereux beat Nathan Forbes 3-2, Mark O’Grady lost to Nigel Tew 2-3, Aaron Leckenby lost to Pat Summerfield 1-3, Marie Kennedy lost to Cath Blacklow 0-3, Chauntel Kentish beat Charlotte Smith 3-1, Scott van den Bemd lost to Ron Carlson 1-3.

Jock O’Connor beat Sam Harrison 3-0, Reece Wallington lost to Jordan Hooper 1-3, Jimmy Hunn lost to Sam Harrison 0-3, Pat Summerfield lost to Craig Campbell 1-3, Phil Andrew lost to Aaron Leckenby 0-3, Rachel Prendergast lost to Hamish Cross 0-3.

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Special exemption for SBW Sonny Bill Williams will be able to go on the All Blacks end of year tour without having played any ITM Cup rugby.

Williams has signed with Counties-Manukau for the provincial competition, but the New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed he won’t have to take the field to make the All Blacks squad.

If the Roosters make the NRL grand final, it’s highly unlikely he will play for Counties as their last round robin game is four days after the league season.

NZRU CEO Steve Tew said yesterday if the coaching staff want him in the squad he can play.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club August 30 A Teams ISTAS (American Stableford) Game will be played.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning David Fisher; Afternoon Steve Richards and Brian Hawksby Results Paddy Bradford and Daniel Green

Methven Golf Club Next Saturday; 2nd Round Club Champs.

No 1 Tee: 11-40 am Junior B; 12-00 Junior A; 12-20 Intermediate; 12-40 Senior No 10 Tee - Flights: 12-00 Senior; 12-15 Junior B; 12-30 Junior A; 12-40 Intermediate; all others 12-30 draw (please be ready 15 minutes prior to your tee time)

■ Hockey Secondary Schools Hockey Draw September 1 – 5 Played at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf Jenny McDonald Cup Pool A: Otago Girls High School, James Hargest College, Mid-

According to Tew the board have given the All Blacks coaches the discretion to bend the rules and take Sonny Bill on tour.

After announcing the signing of Williams in June, Steelers coach Tana Umaga said he was rapt to be reunited with Williams, after coaching the league convert at French club Toulon for two seasons from 20082010.

“Sonny is an outstanding man, whose work ethic, ability and motivation are exceptional.

“He will be a great role model to our younger players and an inspiration to the young people of South Auckland.” dleton Grange School St Kevins College, Darfield High School, St Margarets College 3rd X1. Pool B: St Peters College Gore, Heretaunga College, Waitaki Girls High School, Ashburton College, Villa Maria College 2nd X1 , St Hildas Collegiate 2nd X1.

September 1: Round 1: 8.00am, Otago Girls v St Kevins A; 9.05am, Middleton Grange v St Margarets A; 10.10am, James Hargest v Darfield A; 11.20am, St Peters v Ashburton B; 12.25pm Waitaki Girls v St Hildas B; 1.30pm, Heretaunga v Villa Maria B; Round 2: 2.40pm, Otago girls v St Margarets A; 3.45pm, James Hargest v St Kevins A; 4.50pm, Middleton Grange v Darfield A; 6.00pm, St Peters v St Hildas B; September 2: Round 2 cont: 8.00am, Heretaunga v Ashburton B; 9.05pm, Waitaki v Villa Maria B; Round 3: 10.10am, James Hargest v St Margarets A, 11.20am, St Kevins v Darfield A; 12.25pm, Otago Girls v Middleton Grange A; 1.30pm, Heretaunga v St Hildas B; 2.40pm, Ashburton v Villa Maria B; 3.45pm, St Peters v Waitaki B; Round 4: 4.50pm, St Kevins v St Margarets A; 6.00pm, James Hargest v Middleton A. September 3: round 4 cont: 8.00am, Otago Girls v Darfield A; 9.05, Ashburton v St Hildas B; 10.10am Heretaunga v Waitaki Girls B; 11.20am St Peters v Villa Maria B; Round 5: 12.25pm, Darfield v St Marga-

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In brief Watt settles for silver Boxer Sam Watt, who trains at the Ashburton Boxing Club but fights out of the Papanui Club, lost his gold medal bout at the Australian Golden Gloves boxing championships in Brisbane at the weekend. Watt, who played senior rugby for Celtic this season, was one of six Canterburybased boxers to win silver at the tournament, that featured some 430 fighters, with Canterbury’s Jermaine Tauamiti, Kaleb Hauraki and Tim Unwin able to take out their gold medal match ups.

Inglis ‘unconcerned’

Sonny Bill Williams: Highly unlikely to turn out for Counties.

Meanwhile, Tew also said Japan and Singapore’s proposal for their Super Rugby inclusion

has been received, but the early submission is slightly unsatisfactory.

- NZH

rets A; 1.30pm, Middleton Grange v St Kevins A; 2.40pm, Otago Girls v James Hargest A; 3.45pm, Villa Maria v St Hildas B; 4.50pm, Waitaki Girls v Ashburton B; 6.00pm, St Peters v Heretaunga B: September 4: Round 6 (Pool A and B) 9.00am, A 5 v B 6 (E); 10.10am, A 6 v B 5 (F); 11.30am, A 1 v B 2 (A) Semi F; 12.45pm, A2 v B1 (B) Semi F; 2.00pm, A 3 v B 4 (C); 3.15pm A 4 v B 3 (D) September 5: Round 7 (Pools A and B) 8.00am, Loser E v Loser F (11 and 12); 9.15am, Winner E v Winner F (9 and 10); 10.30am, Loser C v Loser D (7 and 8); 11.45am, Winner C v Winner D ( 5 and 6); 1.00pm, Loser A v Loser B (3 and 4); 2.15pm, Winner A v Winner B (1 and 2)

Oamaru, 12pm Under 48KG Mid Canterbury v North Otago U48, Oamaru, 12pm

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby August 30 Heartland Game The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury v Wairarapa Bush, Masterton, 1.30pm Hanan Cup Mid Canterbury A v North Otago A, Oamaru, 12.30pm Under 14 Mid Canterbury v Otago Country, Waikouaiti, 1pm Under 65KG Mid Canterbury v North Otago U13,

■ Rugby league NRL contenders’ run home The run home for the NRL teams in contention for a finals berth after round 24: 1. MANLY (34 pts, +116) - Penrith (h), North Qld (a) 2. SOUTH SYDNEY (32 pts, +221) - Canterbury (a), Roosters (a) 3. SYDNEY ROOSTERS (32pts, +214) Melbourne (h), South Sydney (h) 4. *PENRITH (32pts, +79) - Melbourne (h), Manly (a), New Zealand (h) 5. CANTERBURY (30pts, +15) - South Sydney (h), Gold Coast (a) 6. NORTH QUEENSLAND (28pts, +175) Cronulla (h), Manly (h) 7. *MELBOURNE (28pts, +64) - Penrith (a), Roosters (a), Brisbane (h) 8. PARRAMATTA (28pts, -60) - Newcastle (a), Canberra (a) —————— 9. BRISBANE (26pts, +95) - St George (h), Melbourne (a) 10. WARRIORS (26pts, +54) - Gold Coast (h), Penrith (a) 11. ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA (26 pts, -21) Brisbane (a), Newcastle (a) (* Denotes played last night)

Greg Inglis insists South Sydney’s defeat by North Queensland isn’t cause for concern and claims the Rabbitohs’ tough final two games of the season are perfect preparation for the NRL finals.

After five successive victories Souths were brought crashing down to earth by the Johnathan Thurston-inspired Cowboys who chalked up a surprise 22-10 win at ANZ Stadium. A win over Paul Green’s side would have seen the Rabbitohs move to the top of the ladder following Manly’s loss to Parramatta on Friday. Michael Maguire’s men now face fifthplaced Canterbury on Thursday before taking on in-form Sydney Roosters in round 26.

- AAP

Federer warns Matosevic Marinko Matosevic hasn’t had the happiest month, and Roger Federer has warned the Australian it won’t be any more pleasant tonight at the US Open.

Matosevic was condemned for kicking at a courtside camera and abusing an umpire in Cincinnati, just weeks after gaining unwanted attention for saying he didn’t “think that highly of the women’s game” when asked at the Queen’s Club if he’d ever follow Andy Murray’s lead in hiring a female coach. Matosevic was also fined for his recent dummy spit, and the tennis gods have now meted out their own punishment by throwing the world No.76 into a torrid first-round Open clash with Federer.

- AAP

Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am U3A Ashburton.

Cuppa, seated 10.am. Freida Looser talks of pilgrim’s journeys. St David’s Union Church, Allenton.

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

9.45am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A, Cox Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter,

interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Tai Chi maintenance class. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

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

1.00pm - 3.00pm

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

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

M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road.

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

4.00pm HAMPSTEAD TENNIS CLUB.

AGM, all new and existing members welcome, Hampstead Tennin Clubrooms, Cnr Chalmers Avenue and Cameron Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON ASTRONOMY GROUP. Meet the last Tuesday of each month at Menorlue, Ashburton College, Walnut Avenue.

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users of mobility aids.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

11.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road.

1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS.

Come and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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

2.00pm ASHBURTON OSTOMY SOCIETY. Ashburton Community Lounge Ashburton Hospital.

5.00pm - 7.00pm FREE DROP IN SESSION. For Administrators & Treasurers of Not for Profits & Charities. Get your financial accounts

in order. Sinclair Centre, Park Street. www. hedway.co.nz 5.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Mid-winter meal, 6.00pm is meal time. Stables Restaurant, Tinwald, Cnr Main Road and Agnes Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h.

Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Results portrait competition entries landscapes, Senior Centre.

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Just three days after the Sun returned to your work sector, today’s New Moon asks you to draw a line in the sand.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Today’s New Moon in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart is something that needs to be seized.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) As a powerful and game-changing alignment peaks in your work sector, today’s New Moon brings your attention to home and family matters.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) With the doors still open to second chances on the relationship front, today’s New Moon brings a fresh start on the communication front.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Falling in your income sector today’s New Moon offers an opportunity for a fresh start, new beginnings and to draw a new line in the sand.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) While a New Moon in your birthday month hasn’t given you time to explore your options, you also haven’t had time to over-think things.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Just three days into the month-long wind down of your old solar year there is a sense today that the future is impatiently waiting to be embraced.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Falling in a social and serendipitous part of your chart, today’s New Moon brings a chance for new encounters.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Just three days after the Sun returned to your career sector, today’s New Moon brings a chance to draw a new line in the sand.

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BANKS, Isabelle Helen – Loved and respected sister in law of Nancy and Howard Dabinette (both deceased), Lily and Jack Girvan (both deceased), Lester and Dorothy, Ray and Gwen (both deceased), Allan and the late Beryl, Mervyn and Dixie (both deceased), Betty and the late Dave Wilson and a loved Aunt.

CAVILL, Cressy Coral – Loved daughter of the late Owen and Nettie Thomas.

Loved sister and sister in law of the late Joan and Charlie Wilson, the late Wilfred and Ruth Thomas, the late Gordon (Ashley) Thomas, the late Vernon Thomas, the late Sefton Thomas, Wave Brown (Hororata) and the late Pat Brown. Loved aunty to all her nieces and nephews, greatnieces and great- nephews.

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BANKS, Isabelle Helen, (nee Parnham) – Loved sister and sister in law of Irwin (deceased) and Kathy Parnham, Dorothy and Lester Banks, Kath and Bill Page (both deceased), Margaret and Bill Brown (deceased), David (deceased) and Muriel Parnham, and loved aunty of all her nieces and nephews.

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PRICE, Elsie Winifred – Please note all late death On August 22, 2014.

Surrounded by her loved notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours ones, at Princes Court, must be emailed to: Ashburton. In her 90th year.

Dearly loved wife of the late deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Hugh. Much loved mum and mother in law of the late During office hours notices Graham, Judith and Leo may also be sent to: Johnston, Dennis and Lyn classifieds@theguardian.co.nz (Christchurch), Shirley Doig, Any queries Carol and Abe Dabora please contact (Greytown), Wendy and Gary 0800 Blackwell (Methven), Ali and ASHBURTON Ron Smith (Methven), Brenda (0800-274-287). and Eric Sheehan and the late George Allen, Chris and Jeanette, Adrienne and Tim Dowdle, and Robbie and Catherine. Much loved Nana of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. A special thanks to Dr Sparks and the great staff at Princes Court Canterbury owned, for their loving care of Elsie. locally operated Messages to 11 Pages Road, Ashburton 7700. Funeral Patersons details later.

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BANKS, Isabelle Helen, (Helen) – On August 24, 2014 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Surrounded by her loving family. In her 90th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Cliff. Loved mother and mother in law of Kevin and Janne, and Robert and Suzanne. Loved nana Banks of Chantelle, Sarah, and Shanae; the late Dean, Jessica, and Charlie. Loved by her great grandchildren Jakob, and Corey. Special friend of James, and Jessica.

Messages to the Banks Family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to the staff at Rosebank for their friendship and loving care of Helen. A service to celebrate Helen’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Wednesday August 27, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 7am Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 7:30 New Zealand Food Culture 8am Oddities PGR 8:30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 9am The Pioneer Woman 9:30 Relocation, Relocation 10:30 House Crashers 11am Carter Can 11:30 Extreme Collectors Noon Holiday – Heaven On Earth 1pm Hotel Secrets With Richard E Grant PGR 2pm Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 2:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 3pm New Zealand Food Culture 3:30 Oddities PGR 4pm The Hairy Bikers – Mum Knows Best 5:10 Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Carter Can 7pm Auction Hunters Professional auction hunters Ton Jones and Allen Haff travel across America in their quest for treasure.

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Shooters right on target John Miller lines up his target while Brian Hawksby reloads, on the opening day of the Ashburton District Rifle Club’s season at the Butts rifle range.

Seventeen shooters lined up targets from 300 yards, and it was Commonwealth Games

shooter John Snowden who had the best day with a score of 100.7, followed by Christchurch’s Allan White’s 99.12 (full scores page 18).

Snowden did carry the distinct advantage of having trained and competed for the past few

months with his Commonwealth Games campaign.

“It was a good day for it, a bit cold but we had a fair few turn up,” Snowdon said.

Making things run more smoothly were the club’s new electronic targets that instanta-

neously feed back the score, as opposed to the old manual system where the shots had to be physically marked and recorded.

The club meet again this Sunday, shooting from 500 yards, and hoping for a few more new faces on the range.

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Pacquiao dismisses threat from former kickboxer

BY DANIEL HICKS Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao yesterday dismissed his next opponent, undefeated American Chris Algieri, as merely an “okay” fighter as the build-up began to their upcoming contest.

Pacquiao (56-5-2) will put his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight title on the line against 30-year-old former kickboxer Algieri (20-0) on November 23 when the Filipino icon returns for his second fight

in the southern Chinese gambling haven of Macau.

Despite Algieri wresting the WBO light welterweight title in a big upset against the tough Russian Ruslan Provodnikov in a controversial split decision in June, it was clear that Pacquiao does not feel his opponent can cause another shock.

“I saw his fight with Ruslan,” Pacquiao told reporters at a press conference to announce the November card.

“He took a lot of bad punches from Ruslan but he’s tough.

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“He can box. I’m not saying he’s really good but he’s not bad.

“He’s okay,” Pacquiao added.

Pacquiao and Algieri were in Macau on the first date of a whirlwind six-city promotional tour that will move on to Shanghai, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York.

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said he had concerns over Algieri’s height and reach - he is 1.77m compared to Pacquiao’s diminutive 1.68m - but little else, believing that Provodnikov had beaten the New Yorker in June.

“It surprised me because I actually think Ruslan won that fight. (Algieri) got beat up a little bit,” said Roach.

“Algieri has a good reach advantage and we’re going to have to get past that and his jab. That will be our biggest problem. We have ways to do that.”

Pacquiao admitted the lithe, athletic Algieri would be a different prospect to slower, but durable, Brandon Rios, whom ‘Pac-Man’ comprehensively outpointed in the same Cotai Arena venue in November last year.

Meanwhile Roach seemed a little worried by Pacquiao’s many distractions out of the ring - he is a politician and congressman, and also is embroiled with a long-running dispute with the Philippines tax man.

And now the latest extracurricular activity is becoming player-coach for expansion team Kia Motors in the Philippines Basketball Association (PBA).

On Sunday Pacquiao, at 35, became the oldest player to be drafted in the PBA, when Kia picked him in 11th spot. - AFP

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