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With an influx of winter visitors soon to descend on Mid Canterbury, St John ambulance services are in need of more volunteers.

Mid Canterbury territory manager Ian Rex said the demand on local services was increasing, with an estimated 17,000 ski passes sold for Mt Hutt this season, the demand for the service would ramp up.

Up to 200 extra workers are also anticipated to descend on Methven to staff the mountain and hospitality businesses.

“There are challenges with recruiting volunteers, but also an increased workload putting more demand on services,

in line with national trends,” he said.

Nationally, between 2014 and 2015 the ambulance service dealt with 17,020 more calls than the previous year.

In Methven there was a 6 per cent increase in demand.

“Volunteers are needed now if we are going to keep on top of the increase and distribute the workload evenly,” Mr Rex said.

The majority of volunteers are also in paid employment and the increasing number of ambulance call-outs is putting pressure on businesses.

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Of those only Ashburton and Rolleston have paid staff members on daytime duty.

Ashburton operates with paid staff at night, while Rolleston is staffed by one paid staff member and a volunteer, with a second ambulance on call.

“The rest of the stations are totally reliant on volunteers day and night,” Mr Rex said. “I would like to see more volunteers in all our stations to lighten the load on existing volunteers.”

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■ SMOKEFREE

Push for more smokefree areas

By Linda CLarke

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Smokefree Mid Canterbury is pushing the Ashburton District Council to ban smoking at sportsgrounds and around its own buildings, including the EA Networks Centre, the library and the new art gallery and heritage centre.

It also wants council to join other towns and cities around New Zealand by endorsing Government’s goal for a smokefree country by 2025.

Health promoters Mandy Casey and Carly McDowell told councillors this week it had been a year since eight Mid Canterbury cafes had made their outside dining areas smokefree and there had been a positive reaction from patrons across the board.

“They have not lost customers and they have had good comments,” Mrs Casey said.

The Smokefree Environment Act requires all buildings to be smokefree, but Smokefree Mid Canterbury wants council to extend that to its grounds and carparks in line with school and health facilities, which are totally smokefree. Council could also extend the smoking ban to all council-funded events.

Mrs Casey said Smokefree Mid Canterbury wanted the Ashbur-

Smokefree Mid Canterbury would like to see more areas made smokefree including the EA Networks Centre and its surrounds.

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ton Domain to be completely smokefree, along with Rakaia and Methven domains, sports fields and playgrounds.

“We have had a number of comments regarding smoking outside the library entrance. As this is a fa-

cility that is used by children and young people, it would be beneficial to make this area smokefree to de-normalise smoking to the next generation.

“Research tells us the more kids are around smoking, the more

likely they are to take up smoking themselves.”

Ashburton’s completely smokefree cafes are Columbus Café, Robert Harris Café, Somerset Grocer, Mr Man, Taste Café, Eat Café, Café Time and Lushingtons Café.

Mrs Casey said Smokefree Mid Canterbury had worked closely with the cafes and was very proud of their status. Their stance, and leadership from council, was helping Ashburton’s growing image as a smokefree town.

■ ROADING

Dairy tankers ruining rural roads, council told

By Linda CLarke

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Ashburton needs to push for more money from the Government’s roading pot to make up for damage caused by dairy tankers on our rural roads, Ted Wood said.

The former Ashburton District councillor was among those making submissions this week on the council’s draft annual plan

and he did not mince his words, saying it was not fair ratepayers had to pay for damage caused by milk tankers being driven on roads within the Ashburton District.

Council receives a 51 per cent subsidy from Government to maintain its roading network but Mr Wood said it should be closer to 70 per cent. Milk companies should also be asked to contrib-

ute to funding road repairs.

Transportation absorbs the largest share of rates, $6.92 million. This includes spending on the district’s 2773km of roads as well as its 224km of footpaths and its cycleways.

Mr Wood said council should take its concerns about roading to Transport Minister Simon Bridges or Prime Minister John Key, as Rangitata MP Jo Good-

hew had not been able to help negotiate a better deal.

“And you need to tell them this community is not happy with the way the transport agency is operating.”

He said the lack of progress on congestion on State Highway 1 through Tinwald was also disappointing, especially when Countdown had been able to “buy” its own set of lights at South Street

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■ MUSIC FESTIVAL

Rehearsal day for primary schools’ music festival The sound of young voices rang across the Intermediate College grounds yesterday as almost 300 of the district’s primary school-aged students rehearsed for the Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’ Music Festival next month.

The rehearsal involved students from Longbeach, Dorie, Rakaia, Chertsey, Wakanui, Mayfield, Our Lady of the Snows, Hinds, Methven and St Joseph’s schools. Participants from the rest of the urban schools got together in the afternoon.

It was the second time the schools had met for a combined rehearsal however participants have been hard at work since the music for this year’s event was handed out in February.

In her second year as musical director, Anna Lischner was pleased with the students’ progress and is confident they will be right on form for opening night.

The event is a celebration of music for students from years 4 to 8, although some of the smaller schools bulk up numbers by including younger students, Ms Lischner said.

Participating schools will combine to form three choirs, one performing on each of the three nights of the festival, which will run June 21-23.

The students will have a final rehearsal on the morning of June 21 ahead of opening night.

Tickets are available at the Ashbur- Chertsey School students Gabby Rodgers, Jacob Wilson, Chloe Davis, Rhiannon Choat, Tayla Estriech and Leikani Fifita at yeston Trust Event Centre. terday’s Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’ Music Festival rehearsal.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council asked to stop glyphosate use

By Linda CLarke

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The Ashburton District Council has been asked to stop using the weedkiller glyphosate because of its links to cancer.

Eco-campaigner Sheryl Stivens said council should stop using the herbicide (commonly known as Roundup) in public places as part of its open spaces strategy.

She said there was growing evi-

dence that the use of glyphosate impacted on health and the environment.

“The widespread use of this chemical has a detrimental effect on bees, waterways, soils and people, and it is worrying to still see workers spraying with no protective clothing on.”

Early this year, the World Health Organisation published a study showing the chemical is a prob-

able human carcinogen, with animal testing linking its exposure to cancer.

Roundup is the world’s most widely produced weed killer, but several countries have made moves to ban its use, most recently France and The Netherlands.

The Christchurch City Council has already moved to halve the use of glyphosate in public areas.

Mrs Stivens said glyphosate

had been used aggressively in Mid Canterbury and it was time to reduce or eliminate its use. An environmentally friendly weedkiller made from salt, white vinegar, and dishwashing liquid could be used in its place. More mulch could also be used as a weed control.

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Councillor Stuart Wilson said there was no concrete evidence that glyphosate caused cancer.

Mrs Stivens also asked council to plant more food forage crops on council land, so that people could harvest fruit, nuts and berries.

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■ YOUTH COUNCIL

In brief

Wonderful ways to waste time in Ashburton

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A new project aimed at getting the district’s youngsters out and about was launched with a bang in the Ashburton Domain yesterday.

Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time is a collaboration between Think First and the Ashburton Youth Council.

More than 200 people attended yesterday’s launch to play games, enjoy a sausage sizzle and chat with members of the youth council about the project.

Maps outlining 101 activities across Mid Canterbury were handed out.

Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs said the next stage would involve visiting schools across the district to in-

troduce the project.

“We want to get kids out there engaging in positive behaviour,” he said.

“There’s more than 100 ideas for activities so there’s no excuse to say there’s nothing to do in Mid Canterbury.”

The Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time project also includes a competition with prizes on offer.

“Just get hold of a map and take a selfie at one of the sites mentioned, upload it to Facebook and tag @AshburtonYouth-Council and @thinkfirstNZ and you’re in the draw,” Mr Hobbs said.

Think First is a youth driven project which encourages positive social behaviour with the aim of reducing bullying.

Sarah Crispin, John Hobbs, Henry Hickman, Sofia Marilla, Fleur Mulligan and Angela Naui at the Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time launch.

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Living land bank for domain Linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

Forest and Bird would like to turn part of the Ashburton Domain into a living museum of plants that once covered Mid Canterbury but are now almost extinct.

The organisation’s aim is to preserve and protect indigenous flora and fauna, but they’ll have to move fast or some plants will be gone forever. This week, they asked for help from the Ashburton District Council, which is reviewing its open

spaces strategy.

Forest and Bird Ashburton chairperson Edith Smith said the domain had a huge number of visitors and was ideally placed to showcase plants from the high country, foothills, plains and coastal areas.

She said there had been a lot of work done to protect exotic species, but native plants that were once commonplace in Mid Canterbury were vanishing.

The garden could also be incorporated into an educational display for children and com-

munity groups helping build public awareness, understanding and support of biodiversity.

The four sections would be linked and include planting and landscaping depicting four different areas.

The high country could reflect the lakes and hill country with tussocks, wetlands, rocks and scree. The foothills could include hebes, rata and beech with a look-alike Sharplin Falls.

The Plains could be dryland vegetation with and the coast planting could include flax, pla-

gianthus and shore bindweed.

“The domain has recently celebrated 150 years and the review of the open spaces strategy is a great opportunity to be visionary once more and create a series of gardens representing the native vegetation and ecosystems that once existed in Ashburton, so much of which has been lost over time.”

She said community involvement was key to making the garden a success, though it could be cared for by domain staff.

Call-out for St John volunteers From P1 But despite increasing pressure on the service, response times are still above national targets for high level call-outs.

“In the Mid Canterbury area our target is to respond to 60 per cent of purple-level (cardiac arrest) call-outs in urban areas

within eight minutes, in the last 12 months we have achieved 89.9 per cent,” he said.

The eight minute countdown begins when the operator puts down the phone and ends when ambulance officers have reached the patient.

The same eight minute criteria

A woman in her 80s was taken to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries following a crash on Cass Street on Tuesday. The crash involved two cars and occurred shortly before 12.30pm.

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applies to red-level (emergency) call-outs where service aims for a 50 per cent success rate, but in the past year has achieved 73.6 per cent within the target time frame.

In the case of rural callouts, the national target for purple level is 12 minutes. Mid Canter-

bury services have achieved 73.3 per cent.

“The public can be assured St John is committed to patients.

Their care and wellbeing is our focus,” Mr Rex said.

To volunteer with St John call at your nearest station and speak to the manager.

Sport Rakaia wants the Ashburton District Council to support in principle its proposed sports complex at Rakaia. The organisation said support in principle would lend weight when it approached major funders. Council initially decided not to support the project through its long term plan.

Sport Rakaia chairman Mark Hanrahan, in submissions to council’s annual plan this week, said the Rakaia Sports Complex would complement the busy EA Networks Centre. He said more people than ever were involved in sport and the need for a facility at Rakaia remained. Sport Rakaia hopes to begin construction in November once resource and building consent is granted.

Body found A body was found in a van in South Auckland yesterday. Police officers found the dead person in the van at 7.40am while conducting a routine patrol of the area. Police are investigating whether the death is suspicious and whether it will be referred to the coroner. Police said no further information was available at this stage. A Fire Service spokesman said he was unable to comment as police were leading the investigation.

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Kidnappers charged Four people have been arrested in relation to a kidnapping in Kaikohe on Tuesday, police say.

Kaikohe police, along with the Armed Offenders Squad, arrested four males from Waima in relation to the kidnapping of a person from his home address in Kaikohe in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The four are charged jointly with kidnapping and are due to appear in the Kaikohe District Court today. Police are continuing inquiries into the incident.

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■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Methven starting to fizz

By Linda CLarke

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Snow on Mt Hutt has heightened skiers’ anticipation of the new season on the Mid Canterbury skifield.

The skifield is busy making snow and preparing the runs and facilities for opening day on June 10 while Methven’s hospitality and retail sector is feeling the vibe too.

Jason Pace of Alpine Sports said there was plenty of pre-season interest in new skis and boots and the latest skifield bling. A surprising number of people who hadn’t skied for a few years were back looking for new gear, motivated by cheaper ski passes and the first snow flurries.

“There’s a lot of positive energy and we are expecting a few more visitors.”

On the mountain, 3cm of snow fell on Tuesday night; snow-making guns had been operating and the snow base was up to 25cm in places. More snow is predicted tonight and tomorrow.

Mt Hutt management and Experience Mid Canterbury met with Methven businesses this

week for a pre-season pep talk.

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Bruce Moffat said Mt Hutt, Christchurch International Airport and Canterbury tourism operators had joined forces to put the skifield back on the map after the Canterbury quakes. Australian skiers had already generated just over half a million dollars on ski holidays for this season, and more families and young professionals were being encouraged to ski. Mt Hutt had also introduced a special deal for first-time adult skiers The average spend for a ski tourist is $1300.

Mr Moffat said about 35 businesses were represented at the pre-season event and all were important in the tourist experience, especially with as many as 10,000 earlybird passes sold.

He said the arrival of the ski season would be a positive boost given the gloomy situation for dairying. “The district has been through a lot and tourism is one way that Mid Canterbury benefits. We are trying our very best to make sure we can get the most out of it.”

Jason Pace (left) and Jeff van Wyngarden get ready for the upcoming ski season.

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Mt Hutt has installed a new beginners’ lift for the 2016 season and there will also be additional car parking.

The improvements were part of

$2 million invested in the ski area over the off-season. They also included a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, kitchen expansion, novice trail addition, new

mid-mountain terrain park zone, additional snowmaking, increases to rental stock, more barriers on the access road and a host of trail safety improvements.

■ POLICE

Last Duckmanton image released Police have released the last known image of Renee Duckmanton, the 22-year-old Christchurch woman whose body was found north of Rakaia almost two weeks ago.

The image from a CCTV camera shows her walking on Peterborough Street in Christchurch, shortly after 9pm on Saturday, May 14. Her body was found at the scene of a scrub fire on the side of Main Rakaia Road, near State Highway One, the following night, but what happened

to her in the almost 24 hours in between remains a mystery.

Police Detective Inspector Darryl Sweeney said police were continuing to ask for any sightings of Duckmanton on the Saturday night in the area where she was caught on CCTV; a busy area near the Margaret Mahy playground.

“Currently, police believe Renee arrived in the area shortly after 8.30pm. At approximately 9.00pm, Renee walked across Manchester Street and into Pe-

terborough Street,” he said.

“Police do appreciate the sensitivity of the work on Manchester Street. Accordingly, detectives are able to meet or communicate with those in the area by any arrangement that suits.”

Duckmanton – who was farewelled at a funeral service on Monday – was a sex worker, and police have not ruled that fact out as being a factor in her death.

Police continue to have a

large team of investigators and specialist staff working through the week to ensure those responsible are held to account.

Few other details have been released although two properties, including Duckmanton’s home, have undergone scene examinations.

Any information can be passed on to staff at the Christchurch Central Police station, or anonymously through the organisation Crime Stoppers on 0800 555-111.

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■ COLUMBIA

Journalists missing in Columbia Two more journalists were reported missing in a lawless region where Colombian security forces were already carrying out an extensive search for a prominent Spanish journalist who disappeared over the weekend.

The two journalists from the right-leaning TV network RCN had travelled to the Catatumbo region to cover the hunt for Salud Hernandez-Mora, a long-time correspondent for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo whose weekly column in the Bogota daily El Tiempo is one of the most read in Colombia.

Authorities declined to call Hernandez-Mora’s disappearance a kidnapping and no-one had claimed responsibility for her disappearance, but speculation heightened that she could have been taken hostage by the rebel National Liberation Army, the ELN. Journalists from the Spanish news agency EFE and local network Caracol were detained briefly by armed men covering the search. Diego Velosa from Caracol said he was stopped by a group identifying themselves as members of the ELN and forced to hand over equipment during a tense stand-off that lasted a few hours. He said

Salud Hernandez-Mora, a correspondent missing in an unknown location in Colombia.

PHOTO AP he was told by his captors that they were also holding RCN journalist Diego D’Pablos and his cameraman Carlos Melo.

Hernandez-Mora had not been seen or heard from since late last week, when she was spotted arguing with an unidentified man and then hiring a motorcycle to take her to an unknown destination.

Pressure was mounting on President Juan Manuel Santos,

who is struggling to maintain support for peace talks with Colombia’s two rebel groups.

He ordered the head of the police and army to travel to Catatumbo to oversee the search.

General Alberto Mejia, the army chief, said security forces face a steep challenge.

The Jamaica-sized region of north-eastern Colombia is among the country’s poorest, most marginalised backwa-

ters. It is a major coca-growing area and corridor for cocaine smuggling to Venezuela.

Santos has staked presidency on securing a deal to end Colombia’s half-century conflict. The ELN has said it didn’t enter peace talks to discuss its tactics, but rather put an end to the bloody conflict once and for all.

“It would be a joke for the ELN to continue talking about peace if it continues violating the most basic rules of warfare,” Jose Miguel Vivanco, the Americas director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.

Hernandez-Mora, who has lived in Bogota since the 1990s and also has Colombian citizenship, is one of the South American nation’s most influential journalists.

“Salud in the six years, has been a ferocious critic of my government,” Santos said at a military ceremony earlier this week. “But precisely because she’s a person who is critical of my government I’ve given the instructions to our security forces and the police, so they don’t spare any effort in locating her and returning her to freedom if she is detained against her will.”

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■ SYRIA

Call to treat diabetes with gastric surgery

Syrian alliance launches offensive

People with diabetes should be offered gastric surgery as a standard treatment option which could help control it for years without medication, the world’s leading diabetes groups say.

A joint statement from a 45-strong group said that bariatric, or metabolic, surgery could have a significant benefit for hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide, which they said represented one of the biggest shifts in diabetes treatment guidelines since the advent of insulin.

The new guidelines say surgery to reduce the stomach and induce weight loss should be recommended to treat all diabetes patients whose body mass index (BMI) is 40 or over, regardless of their blood glucose control, as well as those with a BMI of 30 and over whose blood sugar levels are not being controlled by lifestyle changes or medication.

Francesco Rubin, a professor and chairman of metabolic and bariatric surgery at King’s College London and one of the authors of the new guidelines, said many countries across the world are in the midst of “an epidemic of diabetes”.

Type 2 diabetes is character-

ised by insulin resistance, which many can manage with medication and diet.

But the disease is often life-long and a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.

A recent World Health Organisation study found that the number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled in the past four decades to 422 million.

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that by 2040 this will rise to 642 million.

“Surgery represents a radical departure from conventional approaches to diabetes,” Rubino said.

The guidelines, published in the journal Diabetes Care, were endorsed by 45 international organisations,.

The guidelines are based on a substantial body of evidence, including 11 randomised trials, showing that in most cases surgery can lead to reductions in blood glucose levels below the Type 2 diabetes diagnosis threshold or to a substantial i m p rove m e n t in blood glucose levels.

In many cases this would lead to patients being able to give up or significantly reduce their diabetes medications.

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A US-backed alliance of Syrian militias has launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city, a monitoring group and an official say.

The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance is the main Syrian partner for the USled alliance battling the Islamic State group that controls large areas of northern and eastern Syria.

Its most powerful component is the Kurdish YPG militia.

Aided by US-led air strikes, the YPG has driven Islamic State from wide areas of northern Syria over the last year or more, though its advances have recently slowed.

There has been no indication of when a full assault on Raqqa city might take place.

A Kurdish official contacted by Reuters declined to say whether it was a target of the latest offensive.

Syrian Kurdish groups have previously said an attack on the predominantly Arab city of Raqqa should be led by Arab militias.

Syria experts say the SDF’s Arab groups are not yet ready for such an attack, however.

An unspecified number of SDF fighters were seen moving south from their stronghold of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border towards Ain Issa, a town about 60 km north west of Raqqa city, and clashes were reported nearby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.

An SDF spokesman, Talal Silo, confirmed a military operation had began but gave no details.

He told Reuters via internet messaging it was focused at this stage on capturing large tracts of territory north of Raqqa, not the city itself.

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Chinese set dance record Guinness World Records says more than 31,000 Chinese participants have set a record for mass plaza dancing in multiple locations. Some 31,697 people in Beijing, Shanghai and four other cities set the new mark recently by performing choreographed dance moves together for more than five minutes, Guinness said on its website. Participants in Beijing posed with Guinness representatives in front of the city’s iconic Bird’s Nest stadium.

Generally middle-aged and elderly women, such dancers, are a common site in parks, plazas and other public spaces in Chinese cities. The performances have sometimes drawn criticism from those living nearby over the loud music accompanying the moves.

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Chewbacca mum web hit Before last week, Candace Payne’s infectious laugh was known only to her close friends and family. After she went into hysterics donning a toy Chewbacca mask in a video she posted online, more than 137 million viewers knew it too.

Payne went live on Facebook from her car in a Texas parking lot after buying the mask late last week. At the end of the weekend, she was in New York City, awaiting a morning appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America. “The world, as a whole, is in need of a good laugh,” she said on GMA when asked why she thought her video had struck a chord. Payne said she headed to a Kohl’s department store in search of yoga pants late last week when she brushed the Chewbacca mask by mistake. After the toy emitted the Star Wars creature’s distinctive roar, she said she had to have it.

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Pink flustered over crush Pink was left flustered when she came face-to-face with her crush Johnny Depp on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The 36-year-old singer had previously tried to hide from the Alice Through the Looking Glass actor when she spotted him while out shopping. Pink was mid-conversation about her music when Johnny walked out on to the set amid screams from the audience, prompting the So What singer to start laughing and hide her face. Following the hunky star’s brief appearance on stage - during which Pink barely seemed able to speak - the singer proclaimed the moment as the “worst ever”. She said: “Go away. That was awful. That sucks. I hate you. I hate you. I do not get flustered. This is the worst day ever.”

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OUR VIEW

There’s lots to do in Mid Canty Erin Tasker

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rowing up in Mid Canterbury, many people my age had one thing on their minds and that was getting out of Ashburton.

There was nothing to do here, they said. It was too small a town, they said. There were no opportunities, they said.

But, it’s amazing how many people around my age have found their way back to Mid Canterbury and are now finding that, in fact, it’s not too bad a place to live after all.

And now, the Ashburton Youth Council and the Think First programme are showing that in fact there are things to do in Ashburton – 101 weird and wonderful things in fact.

As part of Youth Week, they yesterday launched their Weird and Wonderful Ways to Waste Time pocket map and The Edge Road Runners put their weight behind it by heading along to the launch at the Ashburton Domain with food and giveaways on hand.

One of Ashburton’s latest developments – the EA Networks Centre – features highly on the list, with things like cruising around the lazy river, taking a dip in the pool, or shooting some hoops the first three things on their list.

There are things like checking out the aviary at the Ashburton Domain, biking the Hakatere River trail and visiting the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery too, plus a few things that people might not think of.

Have you ever tried to create an echo off the stage at the Ashburton Domain oval, build a stone sculpture at Wakanui Beach, or actually stopped to listen to the chimes on the Ashburton Clock Tower?

There’s a few of the district’s hidden gems in there too, like channelling your inner bookworm by checking out the abundant selection of books available at the Chertsey Book Barn.

The map is broken down into the different areas of Mid Canterbury and even has a few tips of things you could do at home, like starting a DIY project from Pinterest or WikiHow, or creating a music playlist for while you clean the house.

There’s something for everyone on the new map, so hopefully, the next generation will realise a lot quicker than mine did that Ashburton is actually a pretty good place to live.

YOUR VIEW Thank you On Monday, May 16, at approximately 5pm, I had the misfortune of collapsing on the pavement outside the shops at Creek Road.

I was very grateful for the help I received from passersby and by the people from the local shops for giving me first aid, comfort and calling the ambulance.

Once again I would like to say thank you to you all for being so helpful, from the elderly gentleman.

Bernard Wallington

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■ BUDGET 2016

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Kiwifruit industry in sweet spot

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM The 2015/16 season for kiwifruit marketer Zespri has been a record-breaker on several fronts – biggest total grower return, highest Green fruit return per hectare, and record sales volumes for both Green and SunGold kiwifruit.

Post the 2011 PSA crisis that nearly devastated orchards and cost an estimated $930 million in lost exports, the kiwifruit industry has recovered and is now in something of a sweet spot, with total sales revenue for the season up 21 per cent to $1.9 billion, Zespri says. A total 131.6 million trays were sold with New Zealandgrown kiwifruit sales hitting 117 million trays, up 22 million trays on the previous year.

Total fruit and service payments to New Zealand growers increased 22 per cent on the previous year to $1.143 billion while the average return per hectare hit a record $60,758.

Zespri’s corporate net profit rose $1.2 million to $35.8 million due to the increased volumes and a one-off gain from the release by Chinese authorities last month of a $13 million provision relating to under-declaration of customs duties by its Chinese subsidiary, ZMCC, between 2008 and 2010.

Removing that one-off factor, Zespri’s normalised profit is $27.8 million compared to $21.5 million last year. The board has announced a final full-year non-imputed dividend of 24 cents per share, double the previous year.

The only cloud in an otherwise sunny picture is that the per-tray return for Green kiwifruit fell to $5.13 from $6.01

the previous year, mainly due to the 12 per cent increase in crop volumes to 80.7 million trays. By comparison, Gold per-tray returns were $8.21 from a crop of 32.6 million trays.

“Somewhat additive was the strong Gold growth, making the overall growth of 21 per cent and Green returns started to come off,” said chief executive Lain Jager. “There’s always a relationship between supply and demand in the fruit business.”

Reduced Green returns were counter-balanced by strong average orchard yields of 11,048 trays a hectare, up from 8972 trays per hectare last year. The average yield for Gold was 8653 trays per hectare due to SunGold, the PSAresistant replacement variety to Hort 16A, only halfway to hitting full production. Sales of Gold are expected to hit 45 million trays this season and 65 million trays by 2018 and Jager said so far

prices are holding up despite the higher volume.

Stronger Gold per-hectare returns are also expected in the next few years and Zespri has a tender under way this week to release an additional 400 hectares of licence this year which, along with growth in the global supply business, is likely to boost corporate profit in the 2016/2017 season.

Non-New Zealand grown kiwifruit saw a production increase of 2 per cent in Green kiwifruit at 10.9 million trays and a 46 per cent lift in Gold to 3.7 million trays. Zespri wants Northern Hemisphere SunGold supply to match New Zealand growth and around 7.5 million trays of SunGold from outside New Zealand are expected to be sold next season, up on 2.3 million trays this season.

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ready introduced, including Special Housing Areas, grants for first homebuyers, and a “bright line test” which targets housing speculation.

The Government had been working on the housing issue “for some time”, he said, and any measures in the Budget were not a “knee-jerk reaction”.

“I’m not saying house prices haven’t gone up ... but if you look at the suite of things we put in

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Zealand’s housing problems were criticised in a new poll.

The Newshub-Reid Research poll said 76 per cent of New Zealanders believed the Government was not doing enough to control the housing market. Among National voters, 61 per cent said the Government was not doing enough.

In response, Mr Key pointed to the “wide-ranging” initiatives which the Government had al-

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John Key

to wipe debts incurred through emergency housing.

Campaigners were meeting with Social Development Minister Anne Tolley at Parliament yesterday morning.

Mr Key said writing off the debts “on a blanket basis” was “not good public policy”.

The homeless problem is most acute in South Auckland, where some people have been forced to live in cars or garages.

Labour Party housing spokesman Phil Twyford yesterday pointed to new data which showed that suburbs with the highest levels of housing speculation had experienced the biggest falls in home ownership.

The data showed that in Otara – which has long been considered Auckland’s poorest suburb – investors were responsible for 80 per cent of the houses purchased in 2015.

The 2013 Census showed a home ownership rate of 38 per cent in Otara, compared with the New Zealand average of 65 per cent.

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Prime Minister John Key is dampening down expectations of a housing fix in today’s Budget.

The Government is under increasing pressure to control the housing market because of resurgent prices in Auckland and concerns about homeless people racking up huge debts while being housed in Government-sponsored accommodation.

The Budget will include more money for social housing and a re-injection of funding for a scheme which aims to free up surplus land in Auckland for affordable housing developments.

Speaking to Radio New Zealand yesterday morning, Mr Key appeared to downplay the scale of the new housing initiatives.

“There are things in the Budget, more things to add to the toolbox.

But nowhere in the world can see a place where there’s just one thing you can do that will instantly fix the problem.”

His comments come after the Government’s response to New

they’re very comprehensive,” he told Radio New Zealand.

Mr Key also revealed that grants for homeless people to be housed in motels could be brought forward. The Budget will allocate $41 million for emergency housing, some of which will go towards the emergency grants.

“I never want to see people getting themselves into debt – it’s one of the reasons why we took this step long before it became this public issue,” he said.

“People that previously needed emergency support from Work and Income had to repay that in the form of a loan for housing – we’ve turned that into a grant.”

The payments were scheduled to be introduced in September, but Mr Key said the start date could be “a little earlier” if possible.

It was revealed this week that some homeless people had racked up debts of up to $60,000 to Work and Income after being housed in motels.

A petition has been launched which calls for the Government

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Farmers will stuggle to pay the 5.4 per cent rate rise proposed by the Ashburton District Council for rural ratepayers.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers spokesman Kevin Geddes said the rural recession had taken its toll and a flow-on effect was beginning to be felt by urban ratepayers; council had to review its spending.

He said 70 per cent of dairy farmers were running at a deficit and rate increases were “untenable”.

“The rural debt in New Zealand has increased $1 billion in the last 12 months and it is now more than $38b, which is significant.”

Dairy farmers were scrambling to reduce the cost of producing milk against a milk payout of less than $4 and dairy graziers were just as affected with feed income halved. Grain returns were also down 30 per cent.

Federated Farmers was among those making submissions Tuesday on council’s annual plan.

Mr Geddes said he did not want to be all doom and gloom, “but we are in a serious situation and looking at another year before we can recover”.

He said reducing the general rate, but increasing some targeted rates would help rural ratepayers and council could recoup money from facilities like the EA Net-

Kevin Geddes works Centre, which could raise its prices and reduce the amount it needed from council to operate.

Council spend in the recreation and leisure area is predicted to increase by nearly 10 per cent this financial year.

“While we all rejoice at the high level of public patronage of the EA Networks Centre, increased patronage should generate sufficient increased revenue to cover the increased operational costs.

The existing business model where increased patronage necessitates increased ratepayer support is unsustainable,” Mr Geddes said.

He said farmers would rather see increased spending on roading and less on recreation.

FMG CEO Chris Black and New Zealand Young Farmers CEO Terry Copeland with the new trophy.

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New YFC trophy unveiled Rakaia dairy business manager Athol New is hoping his name will be the first on a new trophy freshly unveiled for the Young Farmer of the Year Contest in July.

The new trophy was blessed and launched in a ceremony this week and will be keenly contested by the seven grand finalists, including Aorangi representative Mr New. Incorporating rimu,

paua, pounamu and number 8 wire, the trophy respects the contest’s past, present and future, contest sponsor FMG’s chief executive Chris Black said.

“In constructing the trophy FMG and NZ Young Farmers wanted to honour the tradition of the contest and our proud farming heritage as well as acknowledge the pivotal role farming

plays in terms of New Zealand’s current and future prosperity,” Mr Black said.

The names of all 47 previous winners also feature on the new trophy and space has been allocated for 20 more names ensuring it will be in use for years to come.

This year’s grand final will take place in Timaru, July 7 to 9.

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Sustainable dairying on show An award-winning dairy farm leading the way in sustainability will be on show tomorrow.

Geraldine sharemilkers Joe and Suz Wyborn were awarded the Ballance Farm Environment Supreme Regional Award in March.

They also won the Environment Canterbury Water Quality, WaterForce Integrated Management, LIC Dairy Farm Award, Massey University Innovation, and Hill Laboratories Harvest awards.

The couple have been 50:50 sharemilking on the flat irrigated property just east of Geraldine, since it was converted by owners Leighton and Michelle Pye in 2009.

Last year more than 900 cows were milked on the 220ha farm to produce 411,000kg of milksolids.

Judging co-ordinator for the awards Sandra Taylor said the field day was a rare

opportunity for people to see how a supreme award winning farm operates.

“We are delighted to be able to provide members of the public with a chance to see why Joe and Suz won this prestigious award,” she said.

“We are sure plenty of people will be keen to see such a diverse farming business and how sustainable and profitable farming practices have been implemented.”

Industry experts will also speak on a variety of topics including farm technology, policies and procedures, and resource management.

The field day will start at 10am and run until 3pm (rain or shine) at Grantlea Dairy No 1, 704A Rangitata-Orari Bridge Highway (turn off at Rangitata). Bring your own packed lunch. A barbecue and refreshments will be provided from 2pm.

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LEXUS RX450H ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Price: As driven $125,900. Others from $95,900 (all plus ORCs) Engine: 3.5-litre petrol V6/electric motors with a combined 230kW and 335Nm Transmission: CVT on-demand all-wheel-drive.

Claimed Economy: 5.7L/100km. The computer showed 8.6L/100km overall for my test.

Safety: Rear view camera/parking sensors; front, side and curtain airbags, hill-hold/descent control. Five-star rating.

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t’s likely the majority of owners of Lexus’ latest medium/large sized, sharp looking luxury hybrid SUV, the RX450h, won’t venture far off the bitumen.

But some will, and because the Lexus SUV line-up keeps growing I just had to try it on some back country roads.

Looks-wise, some people reckoned that the prominent Lexus ‘family’ spindle grille with its array of LED lights is a bit over the top, but I rather like it!

The sharp lines and the stylishness that flows from it, right through to the rear where it meets the wraparound tail lights are definitely pleasing to this eye.

The blacked out rear pillars, 20 inch alloys and the moon roof complete the attractive picture.

There’s three grades of RX350 and hybrid 450h models, including the Limited as driven and an F Sport which adds adaptive suspension and other enhancements.

They carry on Lexus’ reputation of providing optimum active

and passive safety features with comprehensive gear packages including a pre-crash system, lane departure alert, radar cruise control, lots of cameras and more.

The two petrol-only RXs use a 221kW/370Nm, 3.5-litre direct injection V6, an 8-speed auto and have all-wheel-drive.

Meanwhile the 450h’s very refined near-silent, hybrid petrol/ electric power system (3.5 litre V6 engine and electric motor) in total develop 230kWs and drives the front wheels via a CVT auto.

The on-demand rear drive is care of a separate 50kW electric motor.

The electric motors, with maximum torque right from zero revs mean immediate, and depending which of three mode drive system you have selected, strong standing-starts, pretty much with the sounds of silence.

Then, when needing to go even quicker, the ever-willing petrol engine smoothly adds to this.

It whisks you away with a feel-

ing of near-silent enthusiasm, during which the constant change or merging of petrol and electric power is so fluid you can really only be clear as to which is doing what if you have used the mouse control to show this on the large centre screen.

From this you note the petrol engine in the main recharges the batteries (you can’t plug into the household system to do this).

All of which you appreciate from the plushly furnished cabin; the levels of luxury, comfort and fittings are exactly what you expect from Lexus, but initially, maybe not so the creamy white-andbrown colour combo.

However this fits in very well, and means the cabin is really light and airy, and just like that grille, is another stand-out feature.

As are the large, high-definition 12.3-inch touch-screen for the sat-nav, the multitude of exterior cameras and 15-speaker sound system, all of which you get a great view of from the front seats, which

of course are powered, heated and cooled.

As well just about every other comfort and convenience you can think of is ready and waiting, including an excellent head-up display for the driver.

Mind you I did find that for the screen functions, until I got my head around the way the mouse pad operates, it was best initially to set things up before moving off.

Rear-seat passengers are spoiled too, for the ambience and convenience continues for them, with plenty of legroom, and the outer seats are heated and have power adjustment.

Only the middle seat misses out on all the comfort, and is best reserved for kids.

The boot, even with the batteries placed below, still takes a decent 461 litres. The back seat splits 40/20/40 and the tailgate is powered.

Not surprisingly the RX is set up for both easy driving and consummate comfort, both around town

and on SH1, in preference to keen press-on motoring, particularly on secondary roads, in the way an X5 or Q7 is.

In saying that it was both very well behaved and predictable on our shingle driving episodes, where its ability to soak up bumps and quietness continued to impress.

FINALE This striking looking hybrid RX450h moves in a sublime, at times almost eerie, but more environmentally-friendly and sophisticated way.

It has an undeniable upmarket ambience to its persona and is entirely suitable for discerning types, who don’t want or need to have extra seat capacity or tow heavy stuff.

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■ V8 SUPERCARS

Top honour for Smallbones

Frosty where he wants to be

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group of five Holden New Zealand dealer principals, including Gary Clement (right) from Smallbones, have been recognised with the highest General Motors dealership global honour.

The Grandmaster award is bestowed on the world’s best performing General Motors dealers at a prestigious annual event, this year taking place in Barcelona, Spain.

“To receive Grandmaster recognition is the absolute pinnacle of achievement and is acknowledgment of outstanding performance across all facets of business operation,” said the managing director of Holden New Zealand, Kristian Aquilina.

“It is a highly sought-after award and only the best of the best in the world ever achieve it.

“I’m proud to have five Kiwi Holden dealers recognised on the world stage.”

Winners are selected based on vehicle and parts sales, service, customer satisfaction and facility standards.

They are also judged on both the quantity and the quality of their operations.

“The Grandmaster programme stimu-

lates healthy competition in General Motors global dealer network and helps foster positive change,” said Mr Aquilina.

“In turn, there is a real drive amongst dealers to go the extra mile for their customers, clients and in their community.”

Enhancements made by dealers in their quest for Grandmaster recognition will also help prepare them for a cascade of new model launch activity, one which will see the introduction of more than 24 new Holden models by 2020.

“Our dealers are critically important to the ongoing success of Holden in New Zealand as they are

the interface with our customers.

“Their enthusiastic participation in our business, measured by way of the Grandmaster awards, will help ensure we are at the leading edge of customer consideration when it comes to the purchase of a new vehicle as well as customer satisfaction.”

Isuzu Trucks are also included in the General Motors International Grandmaster programme, and two Kiwi dealer principals were recognised at the award ceremony for their outstanding success throughout 2015.

Ashok Parbhu and Gary Clement, from CAL Isuzu Hamilton and Smallbone Isuzu Ashburton respectively, received their Grandmaster accolades at the presentation ceremony.

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t wasn’t done in as dominant fashion as last year, but Ford’s Mark Winterbottom is once again on top of the Supercars pile.

Winterbottom won two races out of three last year at the 3km Winton circuit in central Victoria, coming away with a championship lead which he did not relinquish for the rest of 2015.

In an ominous sign, the Prodrive Racing Australia driver is heading back down the Hume Highway to Melbourne with the series lead for the first time in 2016.

Winterbottom didn’t win a race last weekend, but a third on Saturday and a second on Sunday was enough to put him 27 points clear of Volvo’s Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin.

The significance of the outcome wasn’t lost on the 35-year-old.

“It’s good ... you want to lead. It gives you a buffer,” Winterbottom said. “We’re coming up to some good tracks and if we’re good enough we can hold on. If we’re not we’ll just keep working hard.”

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isitors to Concours of Elegance 2016 – held at Windsor Castle from 2-4 September – will have the unique opportunity to see four of the remaining 1926 British Grand Prix cars in one place.

In a celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday, the historic racing cars will be joined by a revolutionary British car from each decade of Her Majesty’s life.

Organised by the Royal Automobile Club, the very first British Grand Prix took place at Brooklands Motor Circuit, Surrey, in the year of Her Majesty The Queen’s birth, 1926.

A total of 11 cars took part, with just three finishing the race, and Concours of Elegance 2016 will mark the first time that this many competitors have gathered since the race 90 years ago.

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Allenton Bowling Club A good opening of the Winter Bowls Triples was had on Friday with a full green of players. A relaxed and enjoyable day was had by all.

More results from the Club Prize giving: Ladies: Drawn club Fours, Jill May Anne Reid Rose Johnston & Jenny Mitchell. Drawn Club Triples, Shirley Doig Lyn Manning & Bev Anderson. Drawn Club Pairs, Gay Beckley & Velmai Whinham. Graded Aggregate Skip. Faye McKnight 3rd Rose Johnston 2nd Dot Font Lead, Colleen McFarlane. Overall Aggregate.

Colleen McFarlane.

Men: Junior Pairs, Maurice Reid & Denys McEvedy.

Colts Singles. Doug Thorne. Junior Singles. Denys McEvedy. Open Fours. Rodney Greaney Alex Crawford Matt Bassett & Richard Kane. Open Triples.

Alex Crawford Matt Bassett & Bob Holdom. Open Pairs. Graeme Bishop & Alex Crawford. Open Singles. Alex Crawford. Progressive Pairs Aggregate. Lead: John Vanderheide Skip: Alan McIntosh.

Open Tournaments: Open Fours, Nan Chatterton Trophy B Mayson R Kane N Atkinson & J Drayton Ladies 1 – 10 yrs Pairs Trudgeon Trophy D Vanderweg & D Kerslake Ladies Fours: Charene Trophy J Thomas R Heads W Carter & D Callaghan Aussie Pairs: Anama Tray G Eder & M Eder Winter Bowls: Kiddey Cup G Clarke & R Bennett Aussie Pairs. G Bishop & J May A good years bowling was had by all and next week will have the Club Tournament results.

Ashburton Garden Club Our meeting was held at the Senior Centre on May 19 with 27 members attending.

The AGM will be held at the Ashburton Hotel on June 16 in the Gallery Room starting at 11.45am.

Competition Result: Premier Bloom Betty Deiley also 2 1sts 1 2nd Audrey McKay 4 1sts 1 3rd Pat Tarbotton 2 1sts 1 2nd 1 3rd Jenny Marks 1 1st 1 2nd 1 3rd Lois Bradley 1 3rd Mary Leighton 2 2nds Rona McConnell 1 1st 1 3rd Isabel Porter 2 2nds 1 3rd Ellie Leak 1 3rd After short meeting Pat Tarbotton introduced our Guest Speaker, Andrew Gunn, who began his working life at the Ashburton Domain in 1956 as an apprentice. He spoke of all the changes that have been made over the years till today as we know it. Very little machinery was available in those early years, that has changed too as has the general layout of the Domain. Significant major events since his involvement such as the 1975 wind storm, the Flower Show in 1968, the redesign of Baring Square as the Centennial Project were spoken of which took many down memory lane, his stories were enjoyed by us all.

Ashburton Men’s Probus Club Meetings second Tuesday of month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron St, 9.30 am. Phone Tony, 307 2375 or ashmensprobus@gmail.com President Tony reported briefly on the NSIPA AGM in Christchurch. New member Peter was inducted.

Rodger reported on the visit that he and Tony made to the Mackenzie Combined Probus Club to present the Bowls Trophy which was well received. It is proposed to meet at the Stables on Tuesday 21 June for an informal mid-winter lunch.

Our mini speaker was Joe Butchard who gave a quick overview of the project to convert the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme from open water races to a pressure pipe system.

The fall of the land from about 340m at the RDR to about 100m at Ashburton generates the pressure.

Construction on the $100 million project started more than 2 years ago and will be substantially complete later this year. .

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Ashburton Pakeke Lions club president Ray Harraway helps rockhound Malcolm Luxton show off his book.

Ashburton Pakeke Lions The May meeting attracting 65 members, partners and visitors who were warmly welcomed

by President Ray. 2nd VP Lion Joe advised of the Fun Golf day to be held at Lake Hood in June.

Invitations had been received from Clubs in the Zone to attend Change Over nights. Helpers were required for the Ronald McDonald House street appeal. Members were asked for suggestions for next year’s Charity Auction.

The guest speaker for the evening was local Rockhound, Malcolm Luxton, well known for

The main speaker was former Ashburton Hospital Surgeon Mr Philip Godfrey who gave an entertaining broad brush account of his career in medicine including 34 years at Ashburton Hospital. Surgeons working in a small hospital perform a wider range of general surgery whereas today the younger surgeons are more specialised.

Laparoscopic or keyhole surgery was the biggest advance during his career.

Ashburton Musical Club Ashburton Musical Club Autumn Closure was held at the Sinclair Centre May 14.

Members and visitors welcomed Jeremy Watson (pianist) from Christchurch and Justus String Quartet from Ashburton. Jeremy spoke of his early involvement in music, and his selection to study for a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering at Cambridge University.

His explanation of the form and Composers intentions when composing the music he played was very interesting. The programme was as follows: Jeremy: Barcarolle from the Seasons Op. 37a – Tchaikovsky, Ballade no 3 Op. 47 – Chopin, Widmung Op 25 No 1 – Schumann/Liszt Justus String Quartet – Paula Green, Ruth Hall, Mary Pearson and Hayley Wards. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major – Allegro Moderato, Allegro – J S Bach Panis Angelicus – Cesar Franck, Habenera from Carmen – Georges Bizet, The Flower Song from Lakme – Leo Delibes, Tango from Six Dances for String Quartet – Michael McLean Jeremy: Mouvements Perpetuels, FP 14 – Poulenc and Ballade No 1 Op 23 – Chopin A wonderful concert by both Jeremy and Justus was enjoyed by all present. Supper and a chat with the performers concluded an enjoyable evening.

Ashburton Woodworkers On Saturday, May 21, the Ashburton Woodworkers Club held the first Funday competition in the new clubrooms. The fun event had its beginning in Ashburton in 1998, with each club running the event for two years.

Teams from Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, and

his enthusiasm for Agates. This passion began when as a child he collected interesting stones while walking along local beaches, progressing to the more fascinating larger stones and rocks that contained amazing agates, often unrecognised in NZ. Gradually a collection of polished agates was put together and are housed in what he calls The Agate Orphanage.

He embarked on a project to assemble a series of photographs and to eventually publish a book.

Thus began a roller-coaster journey of trials

Rangiora were in attendance.

Part of the competition was that each club selects their ten best items for a display table. Clubs are to provide one judge to judge the best table.

A judge cannot judge his own club. Outstanding items were on display thus difficult to decide which the best table was. Ashburton Woodworkers won the Best Table and also the best individual piece, a delicate, pierced silver birch vase, which was selected by Geoff Addison the president from the National Woodworkers Association.

We commenced with a teams of six turners from each club to turn three cups that were to look identical without any measuring tools within 50 minutes, then the other three turned the saucer.

The national president had to decide which three cup and saucers were the most alike. Timaru Woodworkers Club won this trophy The Tina Turner Trophy.

The ladies from the club provided an ample lunch, much appreciated by hungry turners.

In the afternoon session three turners from each club were issued a challenge to turn three thin plate in pinus radiata within forty minutes. Some clubs more successful than others. It turned out to be a challenge. Timaru Woodworkers were the winners in this event.

Bryan Ching thanked the attendees, those in the kitchen, sponsors and “see you all in 2017”

Seniornet Ashburton Inc. We have had an exciting month for May, as we had our “Open Day” last week. This went well and we thank the business people, who gave up their time to attend this. We thank Noel Leeming, Westpac, Vodafone, Ashburton Library, Heartland Bank, Cartridge World, & Roger Scammell.

Our committee did a great job of demonstrating & talking to the people. Grant Sidaway (NZ Manager) did another great and interesting presentation.

We thank Roger Scammell for his interesting and informative Q & A on “Turning your photos, videos and slides into DVDs. Roger will have a forum on doing this with Movie Maker, a program on our computers, when time allows.

This week we have had forums on Trademe,

and tribulations as he worked his way through the complicated processes of using a computer, producing special quality images, sourcing and financing good editing and publishing resources before reaching publication. The resultant beautiful book realised his aim to lift the profile of NZ Agates.

Zone Chairman Lion Rex Whiting inducted three new members, Lion Brian Woolley, Lion David Horrell and Lion Sam Winterbourn.

Ladies June craft morning, June 13 at Rona Evans 25/11 Charlesworth Drive.

The National Anthem concluded the evening.

Emailing & ipad/Tablet/phone. We all find these forums informative, as everybody has some knowledge and this is an excellent time to share and receive knowledge.

Next week we have a Facebook forum and in June we have our Tablet/ipad/phone forums, both afternoon 1.30pm & evening 7pm. Question & Answer for Thursday 2nd June 1.30pm in the Social room/Lounge MSA will be: David Hickman giving us information on Printers.

For information: Please ring: John 308 6654 Margaret 307 7498

The Plains Ladies Probus Club President Wilma Breading welcomed everyone to our meeting on May 23 on a cold dismal morning. Three Birthdays and other celebrations were acknowledged and a visitor was welcomed and a new member inducted There were 10 apologies. Natalie reported that the finances were in good heart. Three members had been unwell but were now on the mend.

Our mini speaker was Penny Rowe with a talk entitled Penny’s Gypsy Life and she told us of her interesting life from the time she was born until now, having moved around frequently between Australia and New Zealand. Then returning later on to Melbourne and Sydney to set up an Art and Antique business, she has now settled in Ashburton and will not be moving on again.

The raffles were won by Verna H and Gwen Webster.

Wilma then introduced Sonja Mee who recounted her experiences of meeting the Royal Family. At 21 when she was working for Mt Cook Airlines in Christchurch she was interviewed and chosen to be a companion for Princess Anne when she attended the Garden Party at Mona Vale during a royal visit.

She was also invited to dine on the Royal Yacht Britannia and gave a humorous account of buying a suitable gown for the occasion.

Through her meeting with the Brigadier-General in later years she was able to take her parents to dine at St James Palace when on a visit to London.

Wilma thanked Sonja with a small presentation.

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RURAL WOMEN REPORTS Provincial president’s message School Holidays - what does that mean for many? A time where there is no need to look constantly at the clock and hurry the children along, no school bus to catch or drop children off to school and no school lunches!

This is also an opportunity for children and families to experience new activities, take the time for grandparents to pass on their knowledge to children or simply to relax with the children in your home environment.

So many school holiday programmes are underway to give children new opportunities. Mid Canterbury Rural Women provided a class Cooking with Students. 27 Year 4 - 8 girls and boys arrived full of smiles for their day of cooking at the Ashburton College’s home economic rooms.

The children were supported by 14 mentors from the Anama, Lynnford, Seafield and Winchmore branches.

So much chatter in the room, smiles all around from the children’s achievements from making scones for morning tea, pizza and stir fry for lunch and rice bubble cupcakes to take home and also the recipes.

Mid Canterbury Rural Women formal-

ised the day following our attendance and a suggestion from the 2014 Ashburton District Council Youth Council Forum.

With funding assistance from the Ashburton District Council School Holiday Programme, I am confident this programme will once again be offered to children in the future.

Our future is in good hands and it was a pleasure to provide the future generation with some culinary skills.

It’s about children cooking themselves, growing themselves.

When kids grow it and cook it, they eat it. - Alice Waters Sandra Curd Provincial President

Anama It was time for diamonds when Anama Rural Women met at the McLauchlan home for the April meeting. Nicola Crossen, a registered member of the Australasian group of diamond buyers travels to Antwerp in Belgium to select diamonds for her business and for clients.

The security of the premises where the diamonds are selected and sold is understandably of the highest and the array of diamonds for sale was breathtaking according to the images that

Nicola showed.

She described the four ‘C’s that buyers look for – clarity, cut, colour and carat. This also applies to the coloured diamonds. The tonnage of rock that has to be removed and the precise work needed to cut and polish a diamond is reflected in the cost of these precious and much desired stones.

The business part of the meeting involved a free-ranging discussion on fund-raising ideas and members were thanked for taking part in Meals-onWheels delivery, the Mayfield show and the provincial holiday cooking programme for children.

Seafield Seven members of the Seafield Rural Women met in the St Paul’s lounge for their April meeting. Acting president for the day Kerry opened with the creed and a welcome.

Motto for the month was: When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

All the business was dealt with including reminders of things coming up in the Provincial.

We stopped our meeting for our speaker Marie McAnulty from SEEDS who came to speak about what she does in the community and what the volunteers

do as well. She was very interesting and informative and they do such a great job around the community for people and families who need the help. After she gave us some pamphlets Kerry thanked her with a small gift.

We then carried on with the meeting:checked that everyone was still available for Meals-on-Wheels, Decided on what we are doing for our Link meeting in May and more planning and organising of our 85 birthday celebrations in June.

As all business was completed the meeting was closed and we finished with a social time and a good catch up before heading home again.

Lynnford Our April meeting was held at Marilyn’s residence, a business meeting allowing us time to discuss the various topics that had been tabled.

Our members once again delivered meals-on-wheels in Ashburton, a very worthwhile project.

The Cook and Eat planned for 19th April,

by Provincial was discussed and volunteers have been briefed, and we are sure the young ones who registered for this day will have many good memories, plus recipes that they can cook again for their families.

Our 80th celebration taking place at Areoview will be a milestone for our branch, and we are all looking forward to this day.

Our next meeting will be held at Rosebank 2 June 1030pm.

Winchmore Winchmore Men’s Dinner held on April 13, 2016.

The branch held a new initiative with a dinner solely for the men folk of the district.

This dinner was a great success with about 50 men attending. The men enjoyed the meal (cooked by Winchmore Rural Women), the entertainment (Roger Lusby, Bush Balladeer and Poet, from Nelson) and there was much chatter and laughter throughout the evening.

The timing of the dinner was good with the physical pressure of harvest off and the dairy farming calendar less stressful.

There were comments from many that they would like it to happen again.

It was pleasing to see younger and older farmers all attending.

Those attending also took home with them a small beautifully packaged bag of home cooked biscuits (labelled To have with a cuppa) and a pair of farm socks donated to Rural Women generously by the NZ Sock Company.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 21 and 24 Women’s Section Templer Trophy – Maxine Carter 73, Rd1 Sunmeade (Gross) – Pauline Bell – 81, Chris Van Buuren – 87, Helen Hawksby – 88, Daphne Hinton – 89, Alison Hewson – 89, Vicki Moore – 90.

Twos: Lynn Small No 4, Jacqui Welch and Brenda Fechney No 8.

Nearest the Pins: No. 4 Gabites: Chris Van Buuren, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Jacqui Welch, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Not struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Chris Van Buuren, No 18 2nd shot to Green: Win Carter Nine Hole Section – Thursday 19th May 2016 Rnd 3 Sue Bunt Salver Stroke – Anne Fleming 33, Rnd 1 Eclectic Stroke – Laurence Hanrahan and Wendy Smith - 34

Mayfield Golf Club May 24 Ladies Division - LGU, Skibo, Putting 0-20 Glenys Carr 90-18-72, Betty Wilson 95-18-77; 21-29 Jillian Lake 110-27, 83, Marilyn Cross 109-26-83; 30+ Judy Fielder 123-47-76, Juliet McLeod 117-39-78; Putting - Betty Wilson 25, Glenys Carr 28, Jillian Lake 30; Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd shot 2 & 11 Betty Wilson 0-29, Christine Ross 30+ ALT nearest Pin 5 & 14 Judy Webb;

Tinwald Golf Club May 24 Women’s Division L G U Silver Di Lowe 89 19 70 Bronze 1 Belinda Kirdy 99 24 75 c/b Bronze 2 Sue Gutsell 108 33 75 Nearest the Pins No 2 Murray Young Property Brokers Judith Smith No6 Stables Restaurant Marilyn Bennet No12 Mac & Maggies Sue Gutsell No 16 Outdoor Adventure Lyn Bird 9 Hole Competition 2”J”s Cup Pauline Boon nett 40 Cath Carr nett 47

■ Shooting Representative May 19 Round two, TSNZ National District

Championship Ashburton’s The Plainsmen, were beaten by Waikato Thoroughbreds, by 12 points to 4.

Ashburton Open Squad scores, Nick Stewart 99.5, 197.13, 296.18, Rex Gardiner 98.5, 198.12, 296.17, Joe McAdam 98.7, 197.12, 295.19, Martin Fleming 97.4, 197.11, 294.15, Steve McArthur 98.4, 196.7, 294.11, Hailey Beevor 98.5, 195.12, 293.17, Carl Nordqvist 98.5, 195.7, 293.12, Sandy Bennett 98.4, 194.11, 292.15, Greg Menzies 97.5, 195.9, 292.14, Mark Stewart 98.3, 193.10, 291.13, total 2936.151, Waikato 2954.159.

Composite Squad, Stephen Millichamp 96.5, 196.7, 292.12, John Fleming 96.3, 193.4, 289.7, Sarah Clifford 96.2, 192.7, 288.9, Brent Frame 97.4, 189.6, 286.10, Dave Millichamp 94.4, 191.10, 285.14, total 1440.52, Waikato 1438.55.

Junior Squad, Phillippa Fleming 99.6, 99.4, 198.10, Savanna McArthur 97.4, 99.5, 196.9, Lanelle McArthur 95.4, 99.2, 194.6, total 588.25, Waikato 591.2.

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Mayfield Rifle Club Oakley Murphy 84, William Mackenzie 67, Robert Spencer 88.1, 92.1, Sophie Holden 71, Adrien Holden 91, Kyle Hansen 92.1, Daniel Gould 82.1, Nicholas McDowell 93.2, Ben Nordqvist 89, Melissa Verney 94.4, 94.2, Hamish Dalzell 91.1, 95.2, Andrew Donaldson 95.2, 98.3, Alan Wakelin 96.3, 97.5, Martin Fleming 96.2, 97.5, 97.2, 99.8, Phillippa Fleming 96.4, Carl Nordqvist 99.3, 96.4, John Fleming 96.4, 94.2, 99.6.

Mt Somers Rifle Club Stephen Millichamp 189.6, 93.3, Eddie Millichamp 85, 87.2, Nick Holgate 85, Nico Holgate 62, Wayne Tubb 93.4, 93.1, Brent Frame 195.11, 97.5, 96.4, Joe McAdam 98.7, 99.3, Sid Stewart 94.5, 94.4, David Millichamp 97.7, 95.5, Andy Oram 98.7, 95.3, Kevin Fews 82.1, 90.

Lynnford Rifle Club Donald Smart 95.4, G Bird 93.2, G Deal 84.1, Alan McLaughlan 94.3, 97.2, Roger Smith 92.1, P Lowe 97.2.

Ashburton Rifle Club May 23 Club Shoots Allan Mitchell 96.4, Red Weston 76, Courtney Menzies 93.2, Paul Fletcher 77.1, James Storey 85.2, 89.3, Grant Glassey 97.5, Garth Wright 91.1, Greg Menzies 98.6, 196.13, Bruce Dellow 89, Jake Gane 69.

Seafield Rifle Club Peter Wilson 95.3, 91.2, Neville Martin 902, 89.1, Ross Duncan 92.2, John Duncan 91.1, Robbie Hewitt 97.3.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton County Golf Club May 27 Ladies Vets at Rakaia. 9.30 for 10.00am start.

Please bring own lunch and small raffle for table.

Check cancellation notices if wet

Ashburton Golf Club May 28 Weekend Ladies. Rnd 2 Truman Trophy, Rnd 1 Tucker Salver. Report 8.30 am.

May 31 Mid-Week Ladies. Rnd 2 Truman Trophy, Rnd 1 Tucker Salver. Draw Steward: Kathryn Green 3085393. Starters: J. Williams & B. Davidson. Please report 15 minutes before your tee off time. No. 1 Tee. 9.30 M. Urquhart, E. Porter, J Dunlop. 9.36 T. Cates, S. Hastie, J. McKeown.

9.42 H. Robertson, K. Robb, W. Carter.

9.48 J. Williams, G. Lane, F. Matsinger.

9.54 B. Chinn, R. Bennett, J. McArthur.

No. 7 Tee. 9.42 C. van Buuren, J. Montgomery, M. Stoddart. 9.48 A. Hewson, E. Sullivan, J. Sheppard. 9.54 S. Elliott, K. Green, M. Bean. 10.00 A. Grant, H. Trott, K. Miles. No. 10 Tee. 9.30 B. Turton, C. Emery, E. Langford. 9.36 C. Trott, R. Fail, A. Hunt. 9.42 P. Bell, D. Engelbrecht, S. Simpson. 9.48 M. Watson, L. Small. 9.54 V. Moore, D. Simmons, B. Davidson.

June 2 Nine Hole Men & Women. Foursome.

Report 9.45am. Convenor: Joy Nicholas 3086464 Club Vice-Captain: Sally Lemon 3024757

Tinwald Golf Club May 31 Women’s Division Four Square Cup (Par round) No 1 9.30 D. Bell J. vander Heide P. McAndrew 9.35 P. Smith P. Bell I. Divers 9.40 M. Smith L. Bird D. Wellman No 7 9.30 M. Moore C. Linney B. Cochrane 9.35 D. Lowe J. Bruhns S. Gutsell No 10 9.30 D. Sharplin M. Colville M. Bennett 9.35 J. Peacock J. Undy B. O’Neill 9.40 M. Kennedy M. Oakley K. Young M. Reddecliffe No 13 9.30 J. Smith C. Shanks S. Vucetich 9.35 B. Harris V. Prendergast B. Jackson 9 holes No 1 9.45 R. O’Brien J. Fitzgerald C. Carr I. Ross Starters M. Smith L. Bird; Cards D. Bell M. Moore; Tea Duty D. Sharplin

Konrad Hurrell

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Hurrell let go The Warriors have confirmed out-of-favour centre Konrad Hurrell has been released from his contract.

Hurrell, who was contracted to the end of the 2018 season, leaves the club after making 71 NRL appearances since his debut in 2012.

Hurrell’s management confirmed an announcement will be made soon as to where the 24-year-old’s playing future lies.

Hurrell’s future at the Warriors has been under scrutiny all season and he has been linked with both the Gold Coast Titans and Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL. Several clubs in the UK Super League, including Hull KR, as well as rugby clubs here and abroad have also expressed interest in signing him.

“After discussions between Konrad, his management (In-

ventus Sports) and us we’ve reached a mutual agreement for him to be released now,” said Warriors managing director Jim Doyle.

“We would like to thank Konrad for his contribution since coming into our development system. He has been a popular member of the club and we wish him all the best for the future.”

Hurrell said he had mixed emotions at first about leaving the Warriors but was now excited as he looked forward to the rest of his career.

“I will always be thankful to the Warriors for all they have done for me and the way they have helped me develop as a rugby league player,” he said.

“I’m grateful to all the boys I have played alongside, all the people at the club and also the members and fans.”

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In brief Triathlon team named The New Zealand Olympic Committee yesterday announced a four-strong New Zealand team to race in the triathlon at the Rio Olympic Games, with Nicky Samuels (Wanaka), Tony Dodds (Wanaka) and Ryan Sissons (Auckland) joining the previously confirmed Andrea Hewitt (Christchurch) in the New Zealand team to Rio. Of the four that will wear the silver fern in Rio, only Dodds is set to experience that for the first time.

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Missed selections After executing their most successful Olympic buildup, Rowing New Zealand are lamenting three qualification places that got away at the “regatta of death” in Lucerne.

The New Zealand high performance squad qualified 10 boats out of 14 for the Rio Games, but thirds to both quadruple sculls boats and the men’s coxless four mean those crews missed selection by one spot.

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Read and Dixon fittest Ashburton College’s Hannah Roulston is obstructed on her way to the basketball hoop by an Ellesmere College player during a senior girls’ match-up in Ashburton on Tuesday night.

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Girls steamroll Ellesmere; boys lose thriller The Ashburton College senior girls’ basketball team steamrolled Ellesmere College on Tuesday night while the boys lost a thriller to Shirley Boys’ High School by three points.

The girls are now 3:1 in the Whelan Trophy competition and their match with Ellesmere was one-way traffic with a strong start defensively leading to an 83-27 win.

Ashcoll was dominant from the outset, putting 16 points on the board before Ellesmere made a basket. With a 50-15 halftime

margin, Ashcoll dropped back in to a half-court set and coach Andrew Shepherd went about getting his bench a run.

Guards Liberty Ross and Grace Adams combined for 10 steals in the backcourt, while Summer Anderson had a commanding performance in the paint with 22 points and four blocks. Grace Wills (5D, 1O) and Ashlee Strawbridge (1D, 7O) crashed the boards strongly with Strawbridge also top scoring with 30 points in her 22 minutes.

The Ashcoll girls remain fourth on the Wheelan Trophy ladder

with another home game next Monday against competition leaders Christchurch Girls’ High School.

The senior boys’ game with Shirley was a much tighter affair, the winner only decided in the last minutes. Ashcoll was up 1411 at the first quarter and took the three-point lead into halftime 36-33. The hosts were two points up at three-quarter time 58-56 though the lead had seesawed the whole game.

Shirley Boys made the better start in the final 10 pushing out

to an early lead, but three threepointers from Ashcoll’s Western Bartlett had them back in the game. Unfortunately they couldn’t close the deficit, despite some determined play.

Bartlett top scored with 15 points, with support from Thomas O’Brien 13, Fletcher Arnold 12, Nic Fechney 11 and Cathal Gray 10. O’Brien had a double double, with 13 rebounds (4O 9D).

Both sides are at home again next week, the girls on Monday against Christchurch Girls and the boys against St Thomas.

Special award for stalwart Basketball Mid Canterbury stalwart Pauline Paterson has been honoured by Basketball New Zealand, alongside elite players and officials in the sport.

At BBNZ’s annual awards in Wellington last week, Paterson was given a long service award in recognition of her 50-year devotion to the sport.

Paterson’s love of basketball began as a player for Aranui High School in 1965. She has since been a coach, referee, manager, treasurer, secretary, tour co-ordinator, tournament administrator, director, board member, life member, regional co-ordinator, and member of many committees and sports organisations.

Basketball New Zealand chief executive Iain Potter said the awards recognised some of the dedicated individuals throughout the country who embody the true spirit of basketball.

“Basketball in New Zealand is continuing to see strong growth

Pauline Paterson has been honoured by Basketball New Zealand, alongside elite players and officials in the sport.

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and that is partly due to the likes of those who support and love the game. Our annual awards recognise the achievements of people within the basketball community and individuals

who help make our game better, stronger and so enjoyable to be a part of.”

This was also the first year that Basketball New Zealand established the Basketball New Zea-

land Hall of Fame, which Potter said was long overdue and was why there were 14 people included in this inaugural year.

“We are building the awards each year and felt it was important to establish the Hall of Fame to recognise the history and prestige of our sport.

“If you look at the inductees, and read about their achievements and dedication, there’s an impressive group there. In part, this is to recognise them, but also to invest New Zealand’s basketball history and to tell that story for years to come.”

The male junior player of the year was awarded to Tai Wynyard, the female player of the year to Kalani Purcell and the male player of the year to Corey Webster.

Among the hall of fame inductees was Stan Hill, who played for New Zealand for 14 years and was a coach of the national team.

What do All Black Kieran Read and IndyCar driver Scott Dixon have in common? Both have recently been named in Sports Illustrated’s list of the world’s 50 fittest male athletes.

Read and Dixon were the only two Kiwis to earn a place on the list. Read comes in at number 16, with SI describing him as “the world’s finest number 8” and someone who “puts the ‘rugged’ into rugby”. Dixon came in a few places lower at number 33. The magazine recognissed how much strength is required to cope while driving a race car, stating that “success behind the wheel requires a tremendous amount of physical strength and endurance in addition to otherworldly focus and reaction time”. Both Kiwis beat out reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry, who came in at 42, and UFC star Conor McGregor who was ranked number 39.

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Out in first round New Zealand’s Michael Venus and his Croatian partner Mate Pavic have suffered a first round defeat in the doubles at the French Open.

The inform pairing had come into the year’s second Grand Slam on the back of reaching the final of the ATP tournament in Nice and with three tour level titles to their name. But American’s Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky gained revenge for their straight sets defeat in the final of Auckland’s ASB Classic in January with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 victory in one hour and 21 minutes.

Venus cut a disconsolate figure afterwards. “I didn’t play well enough and am very disappointed, but it’s over now so on to the next one.”

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Guildford recalled Former All Black Zac Guildford has earned a recall for the NSW Waratahs’ vital Super Rugby clash with the table-topping Chiefs on Friday night. One of four changes to the starting side, Guildford replaces Reece Robinson on one wing. Utility back Matt Carraro also joins the 15 on the opposite wing to accommodate Rob Horne’s move to inside centre. Veteran back-rower Wycliff Palu has been injected as the No.8 role. - NZME

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In brief Van Gaal sacked Manchester United have sacked Louis van Gaal just two days after the Dutchman led them to victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. Van Gaal, who has been given a £5 million pay-off on top of £400,000 for winning the FA Cup, has been made to pay for United’s poor Premier League campaign and will be replaced by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. His Dutch coaching staff – including United assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg and goalkeeper coach Frans Hoek – have also left the club with immediate effect.

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Championship renamed

College’s Georgina Kelly looks to intercept Methven’s Pip Kenny’s pass during the two sides’ match last week. College will be in action tonight against United, while Methven do battle with Southern.

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Southern face tough test

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ACL Premier Grade Netball’s second week of round two is set to offer up some exciting matchups as United face Ashburton College, Celtic take on Hampstead and Southern look to upset Methven this evening.

The tie that will garner the attention of the neutral will no doubt be Southern’s David versus Goliath tussle with Methven.

Southern secured promotion from the Premier B grade in emphatic style following an unbeaten march to the district’s top

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting date: 26 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11.

1 12.17pm (NZT) FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C0, 375m 1 Locha Knocka nwtd......................... T Green 2 32765 Scott No Show nwtd B & .................... Steele 3 53 Cyndi Action nwtd .......................B Littlejohn 4 45 My Friend Mike nwtd .................. W Toomath 5 64333 Grace Slick nwtd ..............................T Agent 6 7824 Rocky McAwesome nwtd U & ...........Cottam 7 7x8x2 Our Mystro nwtd P & ..................... J Cleaver 8 Silent Partner nwtd............................J Black 9 32566 Scott Tied Up nwtd ...........................T Agent 10 88657 Madstone nwtd U &...........................Cottam 2 12.34pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C1, 375m 1 23744 Agent Schrader 21.69 .......................B Craik 2 77587 Zoe’s Funk 21.50 ......................... H Mullane 3 14745 Dipsy Lala 21.31 U & ........................Cottam 4 F6476 Fortis Fiona 21.96 U & ......................Cottam 5 4738x Krack It 21.23 ................................... S Clark 6 48467 Podium Bonus nwtd W &.................T Steele 7 122 Shot Gun Harry 21.47 .................. H Mullane 8 75444 Trident nwtd B & ................................. Steele 9 76878 Barra Boy nwtd.................................T Agent 3 12.52pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C4, 375m 1 18525 Paua Shot nwtd W & .......................T Steele 2 21165 Peaknuckle 21.41 ......................... H Mullane

flight. During that time, Methven put themselves in an almost unassailable position to retain their Premier Grade title by beating all before them, excluding their 2323 draw with United.

Both sides started round two with a win last week.

Southern stunned Hampstead by racing out to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter, and eventually saw out the contest for a 29-23 win, while Methven were pushed to the very end by College, but showed the grit of champions to grind out 35-32 victory.

United and College’s encoun-

ter also has an intriguing subplot.

Anne Gilbert’s side were unlucky not to hand Celtic their second loss of the season last week after leading throughout before the Greens stole an 18-18 draw at the death.

This week, United will be determined to kill the match off, and not allow another win to slip though their fingers.

College will take confidence from a much improved performance against Methven last week, but may feel the effects of playing twice in as many days

following their Supernet clash with Marian College last night.

Meanwhile, Celtic and Hampstead’s fixture has the makings of a highly competitive clash.

Hampstead will be determined to bounce back from their loss to newly promoted Southern, while Celtic must produce an improved display on last week’s smash and grab draw with United.

Tonight’s ACL Premier Grade Netball fixtures: United v Ashburton College, 6.30pm, ACL Court. Celtic v Hampstead, 7.30pm, ACL Court. Southern v Methven, 7.30pm, Vetent Court.

The face of New Zealand women’s rugby has now lent her name to the country’s premier provincial competition. New Zealand Rugby yesterday announced the women’s provincial championship has been renamed the Farah Palmer Cup in recognition of the former Black Ferns captain, who led New Zealand to three World Cup wins.

The competition will kick off under its new name on August 6.

Dr Farah Palmer said having the competition that launched her own rugby career named after her was a great honour, although she admits she was a little reluctant initially when New Zealand Rugby first approached her. “I did say ‘can I sleep on it?’ and I went home and asked my partner and my family what they thought.”

- NZME

Medallists test positive Ten medallists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including 2012 high jump champion Anna Chicherova, were among 14 Russians that tested positive in the reanalysis of their samples. Match TV said 11 of the 14 athletes on its retest list are from track and field, including 4x100-metre relay gold medallist Yulia Chermoshanskaya.

The others are two weightlifters and a rower. Separately, the Russian track federation said it would ban former dopers from the upcoming Olympics in the hope of getting its team reinstated.

The IAAF suspended the track federation from global competition after a World Anti-Doping Agency commission report detailed statesponsored doping.

- NZME

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge raceway 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

48233 Aniu nwtd ....................................... G Farrell 77842 Chris’ Pride 21.09....................... W Toomath 51443 Sandor Glegane 21.23 .................... T Green 4418x Spud Missile nwtd ............................ S Clark 17x71 Our Heisenberg 21.34.......................B Craik 15347 Melman 21.44 ..............................R K Roper 47167 Good Return 21.06 ....................D Schofield 48275 Hallo Star 21.33 ................................B Bond 4 1.09pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH GRADUATION DISTANCE C1d, 650m 1 87351 Who Dat Boy 37.47 ...................... H Mullane 2 48664 Forever Iris nwtd ...............................C Hore 3 32723 Heritage Watch nwtd ..................D Schofield 4 22661 Thrilling Riot nwtd U & ......................Cottam 5 84186 Montana 37.79 ................................P Green 6 14726 Teegambo nwtd......................... A Lawrence 7 66422 Let’s Go Lettie nwtd ..................... H Mullane 8 62547 Deceptive Lad nwtd....................M Mathews 9 87677 Highway Hound nwtd ................... M J Lozell 5 1.27pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION SPRINT C3, 375m 1 2135x Hayley Holt 21.26 ............................. S Clark 2 16871 Tyrion 21.32 ....................................P Green 3 18368 Thrilling Forest 21.55 U & .................Cottam 4 74725 Lucky Man 21.31...............................B Craik 5 15323 Skyler White 21.50 ............................B Craik 6 85377 Rockin’ Fancy 21.26 ...................D Schofield 7 28616 Spinel 21.38 ......................................S Ross 8 78355 No More Debt 21.37........................ T Green 9 61665 Multi Chaser 21.32 .......................... T Green 10 66867 Umaga Rama 21.34 B & .................... Steele

6 1.44pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 375m 1 26262 Scott The Looks nwtd U &.................Cottam 2 42584 Just About Ready 21.40...................M Black 3 77617 Uno Marcus 21.82 B & ....................... Steele 4 64547 Golfing Buddy nwtd R & ..............N O’Regan 5 57786 Miss Bunnythorpe nwtd U &..............Cottam 6 21 Growler Jet 21.64......................... H Mullane 7 57485 Preoccupied 21.78 ............................J Black 8 33762 Coruba Cate nwtd .......................... G Farrell 9 76878 Barra Boy nwtd.................................T Agent 7 2.04pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD SPRINT C5, 375m 1 53347 Gumbalanya 21.25 .........................P Henley 2 13515 Von Trapp 21.09 ................................B Craik 3 55143 Joe Joe 21.65 B &.............................. Steele 4 22176 Country Gun 20.87.......................... K Walsh 5 x818F Lady Rose 21.16 .......................... H Mullane 6 42x21 Pay Da Trail 20.80 ........................... K Walsh 7 31418 Kevin In Bangkok 21.01 ....................C Hore 8 61827 Macjam 21.07 ............................D Schofield 9 63145 Stylish Fancy 21.44 ....................D Schofield 10 25246 Rampion nwtd ...................................C Hore 8 2.19pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 457m 1 3F635 Mr. Fuss Pot nwtd........................B Littlejohn 2 33433 Roman Action nwtd .....................B Littlejohn 3 22132 Olivia 26.17 ............................... A Lawrence 4 1211 Thrilling Flo nwtd ............................. K Walsh 5 66323 Take The Shorts nwtd ......................T Agent 6 58746 Zalia nwtd W & ................................T Steele 7 41453 Teefonic 26.13 ........................... A Lawrence

8 81662 Embrace Me nwtd ............................ S Clark 9 42258 Golden Ivy 25.59 W & .....................T Steele 10 72544 Crying In Vegas nwtd ....................... S Clark 9 2.40pm YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C2, 375m 1 35711 Jump Up 21.22............................. H Mullane 2 36742 Sonic Attack 21.45 ....................... M J Lozell 3 36483 Myrniong Girl 21.25 ........................ T Green 4 65184 Cookie Monster nwtd ........................B Craik 5 53418 Scott No Odds nwtd B & .................... Steele 6 66343 Sometime Soon 21.34 ......................B Craik 7 21F53 Ekali nwtd....................................... G Farrell 8 27643 Jinja Luca 21.29 W & ......................T Steele 9 25265 Thrilling Carter 21.24 U & .................Cottam 10 51365 Bill Rush 21.65 ............................. H Mullane 10 2.57pm BOX1 GOLD STAKES C1/2, 457m 1 42681 Diva Pose 26.02 M & ....................... J Smith 2 31225 Dylans A Villain 25.75 .......................C Hore 3 11383 Calypso Star 25.64 ......................... K Walsh 4 47132 Lochinvar Belle nwtd ..................D Schofield 5 43135 Zimmer Frame nwtd U & .......................Bliek 6 58788 Boris 25.87 R & ...........................N O’Regan 7 52655 Lucky Collect 25.91....................D Schofield 8 21867 Lochinvar Maine 25.85 ...............D Schofield 9 14575 April’s My Mum nwtd ....................... T Green 10 44545 Black Dude 25.62...................... A Lawrence 11 3.17pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORNA MITCHELL STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 51767 Prophecy 25.38 .............................. G Farrell 2 33423 Stinger 25.57................................... K Walsh 3 11566 Eva Kaneva nwtd ............................. S Clark 4 64663 Melham 25.49 ................................. K Walsh

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33177 Acamas 25.63 ........................... A Lawrence 22713 Jinja Roman 25.91 W & ..................T Steele 12284 Boris Gump 25.60 ............................ S Clark 63634 Buster Bluth 25.49 ..........................P Green 11142 Thrilling Boris 25.37 ........................ K Walsh 66826 New Look 25.78 .........................D Schofield

Selections: Race 1: Our Mystro, Locha Knocka, Cyndi Action, Grace Slick, Scott No Show Race 2: Shot Gun Harry, Agent Schrader, Dipsy Lala, Krack It, Trident Race 3: Paua Shot, Chris’ Pride, Aniu, Spud Missile, Our Heisenberg Race 4: Who Dat Boy, Let’s Go Lettie, Teegambo, Heritage Watch, Thrilling Riot Race 5: Tyrion, Hayley Holt, No More Debt, Rockin’ Fancy, Skyler White Race 6: Growler Jet, Coruba Cate, Scott The Looks, Just About Ready, Uno Marcus Race 7: Pay Da Trail, Country Gun, Kevin In Bangkok, Gumbalanya, Von Trapp Race 8: Thrilling Flo, Olivia, Teefonic, Embrace Me, Roman Action Race 9: Jump Up, Sonic Attack, Myrniong Girl, Sometime Soon, Ekali Race 10: Calypso Star, Dylans A Villain, Diva Pose, Lochinvar Belle, Lucky Collect Race 11: Prophecy, Stinger, Buster Bluth, Melham, Boris Gump

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M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway. Meeting Date: 26 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.49pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C4, 295m 1 76256 Maudie’s Babe 17.18 C & .................. Fagan 2 2125x Miss Fanning 17.36 .......................... B Dann 3 33421 May May Last 17.22 ........................J Tanner 4 64478 Om Nom Nom 17.22 ..............J T McInerney 5 62716 Wooly Whatsit 17.40 S & ................B Evans 6 85235 Red Margin nwtd ............................. M Grant 7 63283 Super Bad 17.20 ................ Melissa Roberts 8 12413 Know Thanks 17.34 .......................G Cleeve 9 12576 Chokehold 17.27 M & .......................Jopson 10 66267 Opawa Crusade nwtd L & .................. Wales 2 5.07pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C3, 295m 1 22162 Fliberty Jiberty 17.32 ....................... B Dann 2 62325 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L & ................... Wales 3 3228x Expect Delay 17.31 ......................... M Grant 4 15614 Cawbourne Craig 17.34 ...............C Roberts 5 73112 Sally 17.18 ................................... L Waretini 6 18333 Harsesis 17.42 ..........................R Blackburn 7 36433 Replay 17.26 M &..............................Jopson 8 53885 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 9 78587 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 10 51376 Terra Mondo 17.30 C & ...................... Fagan 3 5.23pm HAMPDEN TAVERN PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

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17114 Cawbourne Matty nwtd ............Matt Roberts 21156 Puma Pants 17.02..................J T McInerney 14631 Rapaki Kath 17.21 H & .......................Taylor 73814 Roadworks 17.16 ............................ M Grant 21245 Mickey Tee 16.95 ..........................R Adcock 42353 Paperbond 17.08 J & ......................D Fahey 86118 Mandi Mae 17.29 C & ........................ Fagan 31164 Ohoka Billy 17.22 ......................... L Waretini 62683 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 73567 Homebush Kelso 17.04 ..........J T McInerney 9 7.42pm 2016 DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY HARDING CUP C5f, 295m 1 72111 Dream Large 16.99 .......................... B Dann 2 66452 Tina 17.41 H & ....................................Taylor 3 44211 Get Ready Freddy 17.12 ...........A Bradshaw 4 52842 Dyna Quirk 17.11 .........................C Roberts 5 71781 Believe 17.10 ................................... B Dann 6 22412 Wheelchair Norm 17.01 .........J T McInerney 7 61711 Little Regus 17.01 .....................A Bradshaw 8 11121 Swimming Goat 16.93........................C Weir 9 71882 Arbre Chene 17.12 M & ..................P Binnie 10 58782 Culvie Godfather 17.20 H & ................Taylor 10 8.08pm 2016 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH NZ ST LEGER R/Af, 520m 1 41233 Dirk The Jerk nwtd ............................J Dunn 2 27442 Ebert Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 3 31531 Know Decision 29.88 .....................G Cleeve 4 13133 Know Jinx 30.08.............................G Cleeve 5 26241 Cawbourne Clover 30.18 .........Matt Roberts

12222 Cawbourne Cooks nwtd ...........Matt Roberts 17281 Kava Blu 30.02 J &..........................D Fahey 32312 Goldstar Po 30.18 S & ....................B Evans 62683 Another Message 30.42 .........J T McInerney 15364 Southern Lights 30.51 .................R Hamilton 11 8.37pm 2016 PUBLICAN’S CUP C4, 520m 1 86651 Chippa Lata 29.92.....................R Blackburn 2 73656 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 3 23482 Dad’s Ambition 30.49 ...................... M Grant 4 24843 Benjamin Black 30.29 .............. A Botherway 5 24334 Opawa Kevin 30.27 J & ...................D Fahey 6 22F54 Fekitoa 30.10 ................................R Adcock 7 13625 Arctic Action 30.07 J & ....................D Fahey 8 66215 Raewyn 30.43 H & ..............................Taylor 9 13475 Ace Bale 30.37.............................C Roberts 10 21667 Know Scholar 30.76 .......................G Cleeve 12 9.07pm ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 31643 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 2 82534 Greet The Judge 17.27 H & ................Taylor 3 81222 Adroit 17.18.................................. L Waretini 4 61374 Opawa Lean Meat 17.24 L & ............. Wales 5 86271 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 6 F8177 Grifinator 17.33 C & ........................... Fagan 7 35737 Wunzee 17.21 ........................J T McInerney 8 514x3 Backchat Harry 17.05 ...............A Bradshaw 9 12576 Chokehold 17.27 M & .......................Jopson 10 178F6 Gold Vipa 17.37 S &........................B Evans

10 07553 Franco Huntington (21) fr ............T Dewe (J) 11 94800 Verdun fr....................................... Scratched 12 x0977 Gupta’s Cullen (22) fr ................. L Lester (J) 13 23165 Shards Halo (23) fr............. B Williamson (J) 14 00809 Thats Fine Julius (24) fr ....... C Ferguson (J) 7 8.21pm FORD RANGER HANDICAP TROT $7000, 4yo+ c2 to c7 discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 32443 Moon Countess (1) fr ..........................G Lee 2 4x214 Spotlight The Valley (2) fr .................S Ottley 3 x6767 Strathmores Charm (3) fr ................J W Cox 4 21776 Montmorensy (4) fr........................B Orange 5 51510 The Jinja Ninja (U1) 10 ........... N Williamson 6 94253 Pyramid Magic (1) 20 .............. M Williamson 7 P6779 Och Aye The Noo (U1) 30 .....R McIlwrick (J) 8 8.49pm PRYDES EASIFEED MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ c3 to c6 mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 1070x Best Of The Bunch (1) fr ........ S Walkinshaw 2 51127 Beyond Belief (2) fr .......................B Orange 3 57765 The Persuader (3) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 4 108x4 Scotlynn Mach (4) fr ....................J Young (J) 5 0930D Spirit Of Chronos (5) fr .................. K Butt (J) 6 59x77 Kiwi Focus (6) fr ...................... N Williamson 7 17402 Four Starzzz Shiraz (7) fr ......R McIlwrick (J) 8 51086 Machie Mach (8) fr ...........................S Ottley 9 61313 Fleeting Grin (21) fr .................. J Kennett (J) 9 9.14pm MAZDA CX5 MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+

c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 50320 Atom Hanover (1) fr.............. C Ferguson (J) 2 47672 Starry Delight (2) fr...........................S Ottley 3 73321 Pulling The Strings (3) fr .... B Williamson (J) 4 00x00 Shiney Princess (4) fr........................ S Lock 5 00048 Martin McGuinness (5) fr ................R Swain 6 45370 Arthur Lowe (6) fr ...........................K Larsen 7 07631 Concorde Dawn (7) fr .............. N Williamson 8 06210 Nikeira (8) fr ................................. S McNally 9 910 Courage To Live (9) fr.............. M Williamson 10 52753 Hokuri Railrida (21) fr ............. S Walkinshaw 11 02900 Lilly Jones (22) fr........................ D Keast (J) 12 1P8x2 My Cash (23) fr .............................B Orange 13 35x61 Recipe For Dreaming (24) fr ............ D Dunn 14 96995 Machinegun Kelly (25) fr .................J W Cox 15 90075 Billy Klondike (U1) fr.........................R Close Emergency: Shiney Princess 10 9.39pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ c2 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 7x601 Deceitndesire (1) fr ................. N Williamson 2 x0469 Aquickone (2) fr .............................B Orange 3 61241 Elusive Flight (3) fr ................R McIlwrick (J) 4 14703 Pat Campbell (4) fr ........................... D Dunn 5 40818 Franco Nixon (5) fr ..........................R Swain 6 85475 Missy Mach (6) fr ......................... S McNally 7 43291 Ossessione (7) fr................ B Williamson (J) Pacifiers off : Rico Gold (R3)

12 9x7x6 Toulouse (7) 56.5 ............................R Myers 1.50pm HAUNUI FARM STALLIONS RATING 85 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 2800x Grey Guru tdm (6) 60 ..............S McKay (a1) 2 7180x King Victor tdm (7) 59.5 ...........A Jones (a1) 3 6917x Jackfrost tdm (4) 58 ....................... J Parkes 4 73058 Red King m (1) 56.5 ......................M Tanaka 5 x5802 Brave Kat dm (2) 54.5 ................. R Hannam 6 42130 Bella’s Delight tdm (3) 54 ..............L Allpress 7 2542x Ripdiddler tm (5) 54 ...................L Hemi (a1) 5 2.25pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 84320 Em Kay Pops (3) 57.5 .....................S Collett 2 x2462 Hollypop h (6) 57.5........................L Allpress 3 4552 La Casona (11) 57.5 .......................J Riddell 4 497x3 Vitalia (5) 57.5 .........................S McKay (a1) 5 0039x Dignify (10) 57.5............................D Bradley 6 7x749 Royal Ruby (1) 57.5 ...................L Hemi (a1) 7 8695x More In Store (4) 57.5 .................... J Parkes 8 86x Funny (8) 57.5........................... D Hirini (a3) 9 8x Aventurine (9) 57.5............ U Holmquist (a2) 10 0 Caimarley (7) 57.5 ................ H Andrew (a3) 11 000x0 Miss Finnerty (2) 57.5 ..............A Jones (a1) 6 3.07pm FERLAX @ HAUNUI FARM RATING 75

HANDICAP $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 x5802 Brave Kat dm (5) 60 .......... U Holmquist (a2) 2 0080x Dal Dantrix d (7) 58.5 ..................... J Parkes 3 06x44 Promises d (10) 58..........................J Riddell 4 6960x Clapathunda tdm (8) 57 ..................D Turner 5 207x4 Itsagem td (2) 56.5 ........................M Tanaka 6 97515 Bad Boy Brown th (6) 56.5 ..............R Myers 7 x4159 Rocky Ride d (4) 56.5 .............S McKay (a1) 8 216x1 Interstellar (9) 55.5 .....................M Cameron 9 54730 Steel Rose (3) 54 ..........................L Allpress 10 0309x Pentime tmh (1) 54................ N Teeluck (a3) 7 3.42pm CLARK & CO. REALTY MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 2 Dale Doback (10) 58.5 ................... J Parkes 2 765 Nemesis h (6) 58.5..........................J Riddell 3 6 Adequacy (12) 58.5.......................L Allpress 4 0 Cash (9) 58.5 ......................... J Bassett (a4) 5 90990 His Nibs (5) 58.5 ......................... R Hannam 6 000 Knucklehead (8) 58.5 ........... T Johnson (a3) 7 887x8 Spannerworks (2) 58.5..................M Tanaka 8 33042 Mischelt b (3) 56.5 ............R Goldsbury (a2) 9 4724x Falcons Reach (7) 56.5 ...................R Myers 10 52430 I See Fire (4) 56.5 ......................M Cameron 11 05x88 Unreel (1) 56.5 12 50x57 Zimmabelle (11) 56.5 ..............S McKay (a1)

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Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Networks Centre Stadium.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open for toy hire Thursday and Saturday, Methodist Baring Square Church hall.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell pre-loved second hand clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. OP shop second time around used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock and Cass Street, entry Havelock Street.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

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

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome. Waireka Club rooms, Philip St. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport,

Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social day, come and try it yourself. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

2pm R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Social afternoon, R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Cnr

Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

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

Centre, West Street.

1.30pm ARTHRITIS GET TOGETHER. Monthly meeting, Trevor Wilson Centre, Tancred Street.

7.30pm HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL PTA QUIZCO. Tickets from school office, enquiries to Emma 550-7549. Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road.

1 44686 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 2 11533 Timely Reminder 17.17 M & .............Jopson 3 53311 Wow Madonna 17.19 M & ...............P Binnie 4 12534 Air Express 17.30...................J T McInerney 5 35754 Gump’s The Name 17.31 ....................A Lee 6 12215 Southern Blue 17.17 ..........................C Weir 7 43622 Wally Baxter 17.42 .................J T McInerney 8 17464 Goldstar Chumlee 17.25 S & ..........B Evans 9 78587 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 10 65246 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 4 5.46pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C2, 520m 1 17348 Opawa Born 30.43 L &....................... Wales 2 82455 Ester Action 30.55 S & ....................B Evans 3 68554 Izzey Bale 30.14...........................C Roberts 4 24114 Goldstar Dallas 30.23 S &...............B Evans 5 14757 Hip Hop Sofia 30.60 .................. A Bradshaw 6 67377 Lagoon Belle 30.31 ......................C Roberts 7 65774 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 L & ............. Wales 8 71242 In The Boot 30.16 M & ......................Jopson 9 53566 Rushcuter Action 30.51 S & ............B Evans 10 77515 Arcane Sabre 30.61 ........................J Tanner 5 6.16pm CHEVIOT TRUST HOTEL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 75454 Technic 17.64 ................................R Adcock 2 72561 Magic Mike 17.29 .........................C Roberts 3 34486 Breaking Mad nwtd ......................... M Grant 4 46524 Bound To Erupt nwtd ....................... M Grant 5 11111 Burn Early 17.27 J & .......................D Fahey 6 58525 New Thang 17.01 ...................... A Bradshaw

7 25361 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 8 58512 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 9 12576 Chokehold 17.27 M & .......................Jopson 10 76573 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 C & .................. Fagan 6 6.40pm (NZT) WAIHEMO LODGE HOTEL SPRINT C5, 295m 1 44123 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 2 34148 Kihael Kaluna 17.29 J &..................D Fahey 3 71882 Arbre Chene 17.12 M & ..................P Binnie 4 21863 Aiden Baxter 17.07 ................J T McInerney 5 11717 Ritza Roman nwtd....................Matt Roberts 6 33252 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 7 17x33 No Leaf Clover 17.01 M & .................Jopson 8 14471 Speedy Return 17.14 H & ...................Taylor 9 62683 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 10 17275 Grand Apache 17.09 S & ................B Evans 7 7.07pm LITTLE BROWN JUG DISTANCE C2d, 645m 1 72477 Goldstar Avery 38.38 S &................B Evans 2 67136 Mystic Action 38.35 S & ..................B Evans 3 44841 Willis nwtd .....................................R Adcock 4 38835 Trust Issues 37.82 J &.....................D Fahey 5 31357 Lagoon Mytye 38.09 ....................C Roberts 6 73273 Know Worth 38.48..........................G Cleeve 7 23821 Can’t Catch Tim 38.04 ..................R Adcock 8 41877 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 9 53733 Goldstar Coco 38.60 S & ................B Evans 10 63444 Goldstar Jagger 38.81 S &..............B Evans 8 7.22pm GLENBYRE TAVERN DASH C5, 295m

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 26 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 7.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10.

Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10.

1 5.36pm (NZT) JUST ESSENCE CATERING MOBILE TROT $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. trot, mobile, 2200m 1 0800 Young Charlie (1) fr ................. N Williamson 2 9x9 Foursharesmorebeers (2) fr ..........C Buchan 3 0x Ed Wood (3) fr ......................... L McCormick 4 Castleton Tui (4) fr ...................... J Patterson 5 72767 Sugar Cane (5) fr ................ D D McCormick 6 2 Danielle Amore (6) fr .......... B Williamson (J) 7 00x80 Thanksfornothing (7) fr.....................S Ottley 8 x7000 Belmont’s Greatest (U1) fr ...............R Close 9 D6597 Eyrish Mist (U2) fr................. D Dunn 2 6.03pm FORD EVEREST MOBILE PACE $5500, 2yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 6 Port Hanover (1) fr ......................D Reardon 2 28P Sheez Good (2) fr ...........................J W Cox 3 974 The High Achiever (3) fr .......... N Williamson 4 Sweet Alice (4) fr...........................B Orange 5 503 Silver Dale (5) fr ...................... M Williamson 6 77948 Got A Beauty (6) fr .................... C McDowell 7 x2077 Wobbegong (7) fr ......................... S McNally 8 Baileys Rock (8) fr ............................ D Dunn 9 Clifton Tactic (9) fr .................R McIlwrick (J)

10 0 The Sleeper (21) fr ...........................R Close 11 2208x Eli Lowe (22) fr ....................... S Walkinshaw 3 6.28pm MAZDA CX3 MOBILE PACE $5500, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 856P0 Washingtons Chance (1) fr .............R Swain 2 95090 Uralla Sue (2) fr...........................D Reardon 3 x4473 Fern Fever (3) fr ...................... M Williamson 4 00087 Sancy (4) fr ...................................... D Dunn 5 Tiana’s Millie (5) fr ......................... K Butt (J) 6 080 Lisecki (6) fr ....................................J W Cox 7 04732 Bullys Princess (7) fr ............ C Ferguson (J) 8 02 Supermoshi (8) fr .............................R Close 9 53957 Rico Gold (9) fr....................... J Morrison (J) 10 699x7 Ladies Mile (21) fr .........................B Orange 11 47805 Flyin Sue (22) fr ..........................J Young (J) 12 8x909 Newmans Jet (23) fr ................... D Keast (J) 13 8P709 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr .............. N Williamson 4 6.58pm SPEIGHTS MOBILE PACE $5500, others with cond. +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00508 Macardo (1) fr ......................... N Williamson 2 22161 Jerry Fitz (2) fr......................... M Williamson 3 09000 Eja Patron (3) fr ...............................J W Cox 4 40129 Caesar Rocks (4) fr ............ B Williamson (J) 5 53185 Be Me (5) fr ................................... K Butt (J) 6 82850 Motu Speedy Star (6) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 7 75x94 Lionels Meddle fr.......................... Scratched 8 00x00 Shiney Princess (7) fr........................ S Lock

9 4669x Raphoe (U1) fr ....................... S Walkinshaw

5 7.29pm THE PARK FUNCTION & EVENTS CENTRE

TROT $6000, 3yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2700m 1 08096 Ygritte (1) fr ................................... K Cox (J) 2 42802 Mr Majestic (2) fr .............................R Swain 3 08686 Poppa Don (3) fr...................... N Williamson 4 32125 Dark Ops fr................................... Scratched 5 74350 Ma Cille (4) fr ..................................J W Cox 6 66507 Grace Lightning (5) fr ....................... D Dunn 7 96599 Another Delight (6) fr........................S Ottley 8 x3174 Winners Shout (7) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 9 41080 Scottie Trouble (8) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 10 0P9P4 Flurry (U1) fr............................ M Williamson 11 98x00 Scarlett Lane (U2) fr................... D Keast (J) 12 10090 Sundons Flyer (U3) fr ....................B Orange 6 7.56pm FORD KUGA JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 97000 Rockefeller (1) fr....................R McIlwrick (J) 2 43170 Culler Coded (2) fr ................. J Morrison (J) 3 49509 Live To Tell (3) fr ..........................J Young (J) 4 07400 Degas (4) fr ................................... K Cox (J) 5 P6040 Isola Bella (5) fr ....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 48307 Hudson Sully (6) fr .................... M Purvis (J) 7 50P25 Mickey Jay (7) fr ............................ K Butt (J) 8 07890 Pegasus Kommander (8) fr ........ D Keast (J) 9 04006 Themailman (9) fr......................M Parker (J)

M4 Otaki Maori gallops Today at Otaki raceway

Otaki Maori Racing Club Venue: Otaki Meeting Date: 26 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 4. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8

1 12.08pm (NZT) TUI, BACKING A WINNER SINCE 1889 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 39532 Wrong Belt (12) 58.5 .....................L Allpress 2 6Fx53 My Magician m (7) 58.5 3 1532x Hunky Dory m (2) 58.5 .............. D Hirini (a3) 4 37x Infoxicated (11) 58.5 ..................L Hemi (a1) 5 66490 No Deal (6) 58.5..............................J Riddell 6 055 Street Fighter (3) 58.5 .....................R Myers 7 99850 Mr Enthusiastic (5) 58.5 .................H Tinsley 8 0x050 Napoleon h (9) 58.5 ........................S Collett 9 Cantdowithoutit (8) 58.5 .............. R Hannam 10 8. Easily Distracted (10) 58.5 ..............D Turner 11 8086 Red Fox (4) 58.5 ...........................M Tanaka 12 69x97 Sea Cruiser (1) 58.5....................... J Parkes 13 099 Tell Me More (13) 58.5 Emergency: Tell Me More 2 12.43pm CREATIVE CATERING 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 45x64 Glengoyne (9) 57.5 .........................J Riddell 2 9x Chankowong (5) 57.5 ......................S Collett 3 McCullum McCaw (2) 57.5 ............D Bradley

4 Triple Jeopardy (7) 57.5 .................H Tinsley 5 664x4 Foxy Wolf h (12) 55.5 ......................R Myers 6 3x0 Jaffari h (8) 55.5 ............................L Allpress 7 7x Deemico (11) 55.5 ......................... J Parkes 8 Giovannetta (1) 55.5 ..................L Hemi (a1) 9 08x8 Maybe Baby (10) 55.5 ........... H Andrew (a3) 10 9x769 Platinum Monarch (3) 55.5.......... R Hannam 11 00x7 Take The Trick (4) 55.5 .............. D Hirini (a3) 12 That’s Funny (6) 55.5 ..............S McKay (a1) 13 Magicella 55.5 .............................. Scratched 14 308x0 Niamh Elizabeth 55.5 ................... Scratched Emergencies: Magicella, Niamh Elizabeth 3 1.18pm RIVERSTONE CAFE MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 5220x Kininmont (8) 58.5...........................J Riddell 2 8730. Dal Talisker (5) 58.5 ............. T Johnson (a3) 3 8x4 Ram Sam Sam (1) 58.5 ................L Allpress 4 4x The Ark (9) 58.5 ............................. J Parkes 5 9677x King Max (12) 58.5..........................S Collett 6 59406 Macha h (6) 56.5 ........................L Hemi (a1) 7 90x56 Vickezzcristal (3) 56.5 .............S McKay (a1) 8 88x Aligned Again h (11) 56.5 ..... N Teeluck (a3) 9 Magicella (4) 56.5 ...........................D Turner 10 308x0 Niamh Elizabeth (10) 56.5 .........M Cameron 11 0 Sorenza (2) 56.5 ......................... R Hannam

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4.17pm OTAKI FIRE BRIGADE 25TH NZFS SNOOKER NAT’S R65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 51 Royal Success (4) 60 .................M Cameron 2 80x18 Bang d (5) 59.5 ..............................H Tinsley 3 60x0x Faint Praise (13) 59..................M Singh (a3) 4 880x0 Chopper dm (12) 58.5 ................. R Hannam 5 2020x Crafty Lady (6) 58 ................. H Andrew (a3) 6 9x780 Silver Blade tmh (10) 58........ N Teeluck (a3) 7 6x147 Angel In Bluejeans (9) 57.5.............J Riddell 8 L2347 Angelica Rox (11) 57.5........ J Parkes 9 0x051 Graciella td (2) 57.5 ...................L Hemi (a1) 10 00779 Jewel Of The Naki d (1) 57............L Allpress 11 91677 Let’s dm (8) 57 ..................R Goldsbury (a2) 12 108x6 Mendip m (7) 56.5 ...........................R Myers 13 6066x Tikvah (14) 54 ........................... D Hirini (a3) 14 0x07x Beebee Star m (3) 56 Emergency: Beebee Star

Blinkers on: Red Fox, Tell Me More (R1), Toulouse (R3), More In Store (R5), His Nibs (R7) Blinkers off : Niamh Elizabeth (R3), Knucklehead, I See Fire (R7) Winkers on : Sea Cruiser (R1) Winkers off : Tell Me More (R1), Jaffari (R2), Toulouse (R3), Aventurine (R5), Silver Blade, Tikvah (R8)

Daily Events Thursday 9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.00am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome. Enquiries to

Friday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Service Charges Electricity

New fees effective 1 July 2016

Urban - inc GST

Rural - inc GST

Remote* - inc GST

Disconnection**

$78.00

$118.00

$220.00

Credit Disconnection**

$98.00

$138.00

$240.00

Reconnection- Business Hours**

$78.00

$118.00

$220.00

Reconnection- After Hours**

$118.00

$190.00

$290.00

Credit Reconnection - Business Hours

$98.00

$138.00

$240.00

$138.00

$210.00

$315.00

Credit Reconnection - After Hours

Gas

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Urban - inc GST

Reconnection - Next Day (Weekdays between 8:30am and 4:00pm)

$130.00

Reconnection - Same Day (Weekdays between 8:30am and 4:00pm)

$170.00

Reconnection After Hours (Weekdays between 4:00pm and 8:30am, weekends and public holidays)

$250.00

Disconnection Credit Disconnection

$135.00

Contractor Visit Fee (the contractor calls to reconnect but isn't able to complete the job because the customer isn't present or safety concerns)

Same fee as would have been applied if the reconnection had been completed

Phone & Internet charges

New fees - inc GST

Soft Restriction Fee

$85.00

Hard Restriction Fee

$35.00

Reconnection of phone and/or internet services

$63.00

Administration fees

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Dishonoured Cheque Administration Fee

$28.75

Disconnection Notice Fee

$18.00

Final Disconnection Notice Fee

$20.00

Payment Arrangement Fee

$15.00

Missed Arrangement Fee

$10.00

Power Dispatch Fees

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Network Fault - Call Out Fee*** Noisy Meterboard - Call Out Fee*** Noisy Meterboard - Call Out Fee - After Hours*** No Hot Water - Call Out Fee*** No Hot Water - Call Out Fee - After Hours***

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Remote - inc GST

$135.00

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$78.00

$135.00

$135.00 $177.00

$140.00

$210.00

$240.00

$78.00

$135.00

$177.00

$140.00

$210.00

$240.00

Tariff Change

$85.00

$135.00

$230.00

Meter Change

$155.00

$198.00

$305.00

Meter Relocation

$170.00

$210.00

$320.00

Meter Reseal

$120.00

$155.00

$290.00 $290.00

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$110.00

$135.00

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$155.00

$198.00

$305.00

Meter Test

$240.00

$240.00

$240.00

Option Change (where no site visit is required) Permanent Disconnection

$40.00

$40.00

$40.00

$120.00

$155.00

$240.00

Gas Dispatch Fees

$170.00

Site Visit

$115.00

Network Fault - Call Out Fee***

$135.00

Permanent Disconnection

$450.00

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The Variety Theatre Ashburton brings Charles Dickens’ beloved novel to life, taking audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England.

With spirited, timeless songs like “As Long as He Needs Me” “Food, Glorious Food” and “Where is Love” Oliver! is a musical classic.

Tickets: Adult: $55, Child (15 & under) $32

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Sun 29 May, 7.30pm INTO THE EAST Timely for NZ Music Month an evening with country based folk songs, uptempo tunes and soulful ballads.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When someone you respect is in charge you fall right into compliance.

But when it’s time to self-regulate, you’ll be in a mood to push the limits.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Write your wishes because there is power in your ink-paper-handheart connection. If your wish is a secret it will be even luckier for you to have it in this form.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Something will take place to improve the situation between you and a person causing you pain. Will it be gentle talk or honest, tough love? You know the mode that will best suit.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Other people’s dramas will only sound like gossip or a decoy if they come from you. Besides, the most interesting events centre on you. Believe it and share your own stories.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Like a college student afraid to join the real workforce, sometimes learning can be used as an excuse not to move forward. You know all you need to know. Get out there and use it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll be doing business on behalf of those unable or unwilling to. There’s honour in this. Also responsibility – don’t well on that part. Execute this quickly with a light heart.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): A great coach will help you think ahead and help you plan and do all it takes to get to the next level. Keep this in mind and you will eventually attract the right person.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Today will feel a bit like working in a computer program you basically know, until you hit that one key that sends you to an entirely different screen you’re not sure how to escape from. Breathe and ask for help.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Sure, you’ve done brave things. Some might even call you heroic.

But this isn’t what you’ve built your reputation on.

Consistency and good cheer have earned loyalty.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You will get people working in concert to effect meaningful change. This talent of yours is not to be taken lightly, even though it doesn’t require much effort from you today. One successful act will have a snowball effect.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You learn who you are by seeing what you can do. You will learn what you can do by trying what you probably can’t do.

One who is least afraid of looking ridiculous wins!

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Sometimes the superficial things you think are going to make you happy actually do. As much as you’d like to claim the spiritually high road, a lower indulgence may do just as much to stoke your joy.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS BUNTON, Roy Malcolm – On May 22, 2016, suddenly at home in his 77th year.

Dearly loved husband and rock of Alene, dearly loved dad and father-in-law of Kathryn, David and Lisa, and Peter, dearly loved granddad of Sarah, Nikita, and Tyla, much loved son of the late Ronald and Agnes, loved brother of Helen and Barbara, and uncle of Megan and Natalie. Messages may be addressed to The Family of Roy Bunton, c/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. A celebration of Roy’s life will be held at the Harewood Crematorium Chapel, entry from Wilkinsons Road only, Harewood, on FRIDAY, May 27 at 4.30pm.

ROLTON, Christopher Wilfred (Chris) – On May 23, 2016. Aged 70.

Loved father with Christine of Neil, Leigh, Angela and Peter.

Cherished grandfather of Nathan, Monyke, Mia and Hadley. A private cremation has been held, and a memory sharing get together will be held at the RSA in Ashburton on Friday, May 27 from 3.30pm onwards. All friends and associates are more than welcome, please come and celebrate his life with us.

WATSON, Peter Norman (Swampy) – On May 25, 2016 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 75 years. Dearly loved husband of Barbara for 50 years. Much loved father of Shane, Alison, David, and Stephen and loved grandfather of Sapphire, and Connie-Rose.

Messages to Watson Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Swampy’s life will be held at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Jackson Street, Methven on TUESDAY, May 31 commencing at 3.00pm.

JESSEP, Eileen Gweneth – Followed by private cremation On May 24, 2016 at Princes at the Ashburton Court Rest Home, Ashburton. Crematorium.

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Much loved deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Grandma to all her to ensure publication. grandchildren and great During office hours notices grandchildren. may also be sent to: “Now at peace.”

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ASHBURTON A celebration of Eileen’s life (0800-274-287). will be held at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Jackson Street, Methven on MONDAY, May 30, commencing at 1.00pm.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am The Chase 0 11am Who’s Doing The Dishes?

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Holly causes trouble; Andy is frustrated; Lisa makes a discovery. 0 1pm Come Dine With Me Couples Three couples from north London and Hertfordshire compete for the cash prize as they take turns to host dinner parties.

2pm Hello Campers 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Four In A Bed 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue!

3 0 7:20 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 7:50 Looped 0 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:40 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Malibu Country 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Leon 0 3:35 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 0 4pm Austin And Ally 0 4:30 The Adam And Eve Show 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Middle 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:30 House Husbands AO 0 9:30 N You Can’t Get The Staff PGR Cameras go behind the doors of some of Britain’s poshest homes to see how the owners handle their domestic staff. 0 10:30 One News 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 A fight over $20 turns ugly in Palmerston North; a van full of teens catches the eye of the police in Timaru. 0 8pm Random Breath Testing 0 8:30 Sensing Murder AO 0 10:05 Neighbours At War 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PGR 0

11pm One Born Every Minute AO 0 Midnight Hotel Of Mum And Dad AO 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11pm Police Ten 7 3 0 11:30 F Arrow AO 0 12:25 Motorway Patrol AO 3 0 12:55 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 The Real PGR 3 3:10 Army Wives AO 3 0 4am Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:10 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 4:35 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Paul Henry 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon NewsHub Midday 12:30 Dr Phil AO A mother claims her daughter is neglecting her parental duties to spend time with a boyfriend.

1:30 M Christie’s Revenge PGR 2007 Crime Thriller. A teenaged girl whose father killed himself some years earlier vows to get revenge on her wealthy uncle, who refused her father the financial help he needed, and drove him to suicide. Cynthia Gibb, Dani Kind, John Wesley Shipp.

0 3:30 Rachael Ray 4:25 Survivor – Kaoh Rong 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 Grand Designs New Zealand 3 0 8:30 N Long Lost Family PGR Hosts Chrissie Swan and Ahn Do tell the stories of people searching for lost family members, with no success. 0 9:30 Bodyshockers AO (Starting Today) 3 10:30 NewsHub Late

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Emma! 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Emma! 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 3 0 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Bob The Builder 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Tuff Puppy 3 5pm The Legend Of Korra 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm Entertainment Tonight 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm About A Boy PGR 0 7:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR To earn her next Thunder Girls badge, Tina volunteers at a nursing home, where her ideas of love and romance are tested.

8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 American Dad PGR 3 9pm South Park PGR 3 9:30 South Park AO 3 10pm The Real Housewives Of Melbourne PGR 3

8:30 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm Back Benches PGR 3 2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm University Challenge 3 The semi-finals continue. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Modern Family PGR Hoping for the white Christmas she never had in Columbia, Gloria rents a cabin for the family, but, with hot weather and an unwelcome guest, they are in for an interesting holiday.

8:30 Death In Paradise PGR 0 9:40 Madam Secretary PGR 10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

6am Ironman Australia (Highlights) From Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

7am Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities.

7:30 European Tour Weekly 8am Cricket – IPL (Replay) Eliminator – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders. From MCA International Stadium, Pune.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Fishing And Adventure 12:30 Ultimate Insider 1pm Fight Night 3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm Kickboxing – Glory Rewind 30 5pm Sky Sport Select 5:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 6:30 Rugby – The Breakdown

11:05 Golf World 11:35 SVU AO 3 Benson discovers a death-row inmate was the victim of a sexual predator, and asks Bayard Ellis to reopen the prisoner’s murder case. 0 12:30 Infomercials

11pm Entertainment Tonight 11:25 Infomercials

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

11pm Canoe Sprinting – ICF Paracanoe World Championships (Highlights) 11:30 Canoe Sprinting – Europe Olympic Qualifier (Highlights) Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 L Cycling – Giro D’Italia 3:30 World Sailing 4am L Darts – Dubai Masters

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Steve Backshall’s Extreme Mountain Challenge 7:30 The Liquidator 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 Planet Food 10:30 Kirstie’s Best Of Both Worlds 11:30 Shed And Buried Noon Holmes Makes It Right 1pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 2pm Steve Backshall’s Extreme Mountain Challenge PGR 3pm The Roux Scholarship 4pm Young Vets 5pm The Flying Winemaker 5:30 Sophie In The Home Counties 6pm Salvage Hunters 7pm Barn Hunters 7:30 Tiny House Nation Renovation experts travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the inventive people who live in them.

8:30 The Paleo Way With Pete Evans Pete visits an organic kale farm. Meals include kale Caesar salad, raw slaw with homemade mayonnaise, cauliflower tabouli, and Luke Hine’s paleo parfait.

9pm Jimmy’s Farm Diaries 9:30 Doctor In The House 10:30 Barn Hunters 11pm The Flying Winemaker 11:30 Sophie In The Home Counties

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm It’s In The Bag 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Nga Manu Korero

Midnight The Liquidator 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Roux Scholarship 2am Young Vets 3am The Paleo Way With Pete Evans 3:30 Jimmy’s Farm Diaries 4am Tiny House Nation 5am Salvage Hunters

12:30 Survivor – One World PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI – New York MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 4:45 Justified MVLSC 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

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TV THREE

THE BOX 6am CSI – New York MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Smashed Palace ML 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Survivor – One World PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 NCIS – New Orleans MV 12:15 NCIS – LA MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York MV 3:10 Survivor – One World PG 4pm Smashed Palace ML 4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 5pm SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Smashed Palace ML 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 9:30 Justified MVLSC 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

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7:30 Grassroots Rugby Premier and senior club rugby matches from around New Zealand, as well as social grades and junior rugby.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Ultimate Fighter 10:30 Ultimate Insider In-depth UFC fighter profiles, private training sessions and exclusive footage.

SKY SPORT 2 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Dora Matatoa 2 6:20 199 Little Heroes 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7pm Road To The Nats 7:30 Kai Ora 8pm The Laughing Samoans 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 9pm Paki Vault 9:30 Kairakau PGR 10pm Whawhai 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

You Can't Get the Staff 9:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Auction Kings PG Spy Watch; Model A. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Payback Time. 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Blonde Ambition.

8:30 Mythbusters PG Running on Water. 9:25 Aeroplane Repo PG Diving for Repos. 10:20 Venom Hunters PG The Minefield.

11:15 Cell Block Psychic M We’ll Find You Johnny. 12:10 Suspicion M Edge of Insanity. 1:05 Redrum M The Girl in the Shower.

1:30 Redrum M Families and Foes.

2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Women Drivers. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Dual Survival M 7:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 8:30 Moonshiners M 9:30 Abalone Wars M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG

7:30 Guns MVL (Mini-series) (Part 1) Colm Feroe, Elisha Cuthbert.

9am The Night Before 16LS 2015 Comedy. Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller. 10:45 The Making Of The Man From Uncle PG 2015 11am The Purge – Anarchy 16VLC 2014 Horror. Frank Grillo, Zack Gilford. 12:45 Amy MLC 2015 Documentary. Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson. 2:50 The Night Before 16LS 2015 Comedy.

Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller.

4:35 The Pyramid 16VLC 2014 Horror. Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O’Hare. 6:05 Gone Girl 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike. 8:30 Ted 2 16VSC 2015 Comedy. 10:30 The Guest 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:25 Evil Lives Here M 2:20 Auction Hunters 2:45 Auction Kings PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Yukon Men M 5:05 River Monsters PG

12:10 Horns 16VLSC 2013 Fantasy Thriller. 2:10 The Guest 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. 3:50 The Making Of The Man From Uncle PG 2015 4:05 Ted 2 16VSC 2015 Comedy.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

7am The Mummy – Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor MV 2008 Action. Brendan Fraser, Jet Li. 8:50 The Young Victoria PGV 2009 Drama. Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend.

10:35 Making Of The Ugly Truth M 2009 Featurette. 10:55 The Mask Of Zorro MVL 1998 Adventure.

Antonio Banderas, Catherine ZetaJones, Anthony Hopkins. 1:10 Die Hard – With A Vengeance MVL 1995 Action. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons. 3:20 Firewall MVL 2006 Crime. Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany.

5:05 Heavenly Creatures PGV 1994 Drama. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet.

6:45 Disturbia MVL 2007 Thriller.

Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss.

8:30 The Notebook PGC 2004 Drama.

James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Ryan Gosling. 10:35 Forgetting Sarah Marshall 16LS 2008 Comedy.

Jason Segel, Kristen Bell.

6am Rugby – The Breakdown 7am NRL 360 8am Sterlo – On The Couch 9am NRL Footy Show 11am Tennis – French Open (Highlights) Day Four.

Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

2pm Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Eliminator – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders.

2:30 Ironman Australia (Highlights) 3:30 Tennis – French Open (Highlights) Day Four.

4:30 Random Rugby TV 4:45 #SkySpeed 5:15 Motorsport – TCR International Series (Highlights) Monza, Italy.

5:45 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Eliminator – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Oklahoma City Thunder centre Steven Adams (12) dunks over Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) and centre Festus Ezeli (31) during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City yesterday.

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Thunder one win away After Steven Adams copped a physical hammering in game three, the only blow yesterday was delivered to Golden State’s title hopes.

Adams and the Oklahoma City Thunder went 3-1 up over the heavily-favoured Warriors in the Western Conference finals, seizing a 118-94 victory to move to within one win of playing for the NBA title.

Eliminating Golden State

would be a huge shock, given the Warriors completed a recordsetting 73-9 regular season, but it would be no less than the Thunder deserve.

Having blown out the Warriors at home in Monday’s game three – embarking on an unstoppable scoring run that was sparked when Adams took a kick to the groin from Golden State forward Draymond Green – the Thunder repeated the feat in game four.

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The Warriors had completed their regular season without once suffering back-to-back defeats but that remarkable run rarely looked like continuing as the Thunder led throughout, giving them a chance to close out the series in Oakland on Friday afternoon.

Point guard Russell Westbrook led the way for the home side, recording a triple-double of 36 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds

and completely outplaying counterpart Stephen Curry.

The two-time MVP was hassled and harangued throughout the game and forced to settle for 19 points while shooting two-of-10 from beyond the arc and turning over the ball on six occasions.

Kevin Durant had 26 points for the Thunder while Adams added 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

The Kiwi had a massive hand

in helping his side win the rebounding battle, pulling down four offensive boards, and played shut-down defence throughout, exemplified by blocking a Curry triple for the second straight game.

And Adams, hardly renowned for his passing, also recorded a couple of impressive assists in the second quarter, including one toss to Andre Roberson that illustrated the big man’s vision.

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