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Taking a stand against family violence People from all over Mid Canterbury took to the streets yesterday in a show of solidarity against family violence. www.guardianonline.co.nz
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The number of elderly people in the Ashburton District with alcohol problems is higher than in many parts of New Zealand, an alcohol and drug dependence expert says. New Zealand Society of Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NSAD) executive director Mike Bird said that while elderly alcohol abuse was a growing, national problem in areas with higher concentrations of retiring people, such as Ashburton, the problem was more significant. While people may not increase their consumption of alcohol, their body did not process it the same way. The addition of medications was an another contributor, he said. While many medications had warnings about use with alcohol, many people ignored them. The combination, however, had a more significant impact on older people, Mr Bird said. “Then you end up
with manageability issues, people in resthomes can be quite unmanageable for staff,” he said. “Suddenly they turn into this whole other person and it’s out of character.” Restricting access to alcohol created problems of its own and the key lay in education, he said. Odyssey House in Christchurch has a community-based treatment service dedicated to harmful drinking in the elderly called Sixty Five Alive. Clinical nurse specialist Chris Sinclair works with clients all over Canterbury, and in Ashburton. She said clients were referred to the service because they suffered from alcohol related injuries, such as falls, or when their drinking was causing issues in their resthome. Often drinking can fly under the radar because the right questions are not asked or because people minimise the impact of their drinking, she said. “There’s a lot of
shame, embarrassment and guilt in that age group.” Myths and misconceptions around drinking also cause problems. Often people think the elderly are too old to change their drinking habits or families should not interfere, but that is not the case, she said. Terrace View Retirement Village facilities manager Christine Dean said it was important support was provided for people who had issues with alcohol. The village provides both residential and independent apartment and villa living. Mrs Dean said she has had residents come to her with a known alcohol problem and they require additional support. This requires planning around managing happy hours and social occasions, or providing additional support. She believes there is good support available from health professionals. “There is support if you need it, you just need to know how to access it.”
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Sir Elton John has passed his best wishes on to the man who had a heart attack at his Wellington concert. On Saturday a man went into cardiac arrest in the Westpac Stadium carpark. According to Sir Elton John’s New Zealand Concert promoters the man made a “great recovery” thanks to the assistance of other audience members and the Wellington Free Ambulance staff on site. “Sir Elton and his management are now aware of the event and wish him well,” said the promotions company spokesman.
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Adele breaks ‘N Sync’s record Adele has officially broken the single-week album sales record in the US in just four days. Her new album 25 has already sold at least 2.433 million units – the total set by ‘N Sync with the release of No Strings Attached in 2000. As a result, 25 will surge to the top of the American charts this week, toppling Justin Bieber’s Purpose. Chart experts expect 25 to top 2.9 million sales by the time the official Billboard 200 countdown is announced on Sunday.
Swift in Queenstown? Did pop superstar Taylor Swift arrive in Queenstown yesterday morning? Amid rumours the chart-topping US performer is in New Zealand, a private jet touched down at Queenstown Airport yesterday. A woman dressed in long black jacket with a hood up, walked sideways down the stairs. Intentionally turning away from ODT cameras as she walked down the stairs, she was quickly escorted to a waiting vehicle before a motorcade left the airport. The Grammy Award winner – and good friend of NZ star Lorde – is rumoured to be shooting a new music video in New Zealand. Fans said they spotted her at Bethells Beach near Auckland on Tuesday, sparking a media frenzy. The AP reported she was absent from the American Music Awards because she was “filming a new music video overseas”.
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New girl for Orana Park The Mainland has a tall order coming its way – as Auckland Zoo’s two-yearold giraffe Shira began a three-day sea voyage south yesterday morning. The young female, travelling in a 4m purpose-built crate, is being relocated to Christchurch’s Orana Wildlife Park as part of the Australasian zoos’ regional breeding programme. Shira’s voyage was due to start at 9am yesterday morning with a road trip through suburban Auckland to the Ports of Auckland where she was to board the Quadrant Pacific Liner, Shansi, a 25,000-tonne container ship bound for Timaru. Motorists and pedestrians had a chance to see the giraffe peeking out of her crate. After the 734 nautical mile trip to Timaru, Shira will travel by road to her new home. Auckland Zoo vet manager Dr James Chatterton, Pridelands team leader Nat Sullivan and keeper Larry Lee will escort her. Mrs Sullivan said onboard giraffe luggage will include medical supplies, enrichment items and some of Shira’s favourite foods. “Shira will be placed in a protected area on the ship and we’ll have full access to be with her and check on her at all times to assist her in feeling safe and secure and hopefully we’ll get a smooth sailing.” The breeding programme intends to protect the increasingly threatened African species, as numbers have declined dramatically over the past 15 years due to habitat loss and poaching. A second Auckland Zoo female, Mdomo, will follow in early 2016. “Shira and Mdomo are close in age and great mates. Since Mdomo will follow Shira to Orana in early 2016, we’ve been training them together to walk into and eat in their respective crates, which they both have been taking in their stride,” said Mrs Sullivan.
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Bindi shares last photo Bindi Irwin has shared the last family photo taken before her Crocodile Hunter dad, Steve Irwin, tragically died. The 17-yearold paid tribute to her late father ahead of the Dancing With The Stars finale show by posting a photo of Steve, mum Terri, herself and brother Bob holding a baby crocodile. “The last photo ever taken of us as a family. The day before I had to wave goodbye to my hero, without knowing it would be the last time. But Dad, I know you walk beside me always and your strength lives within me. I love you,” Bindi said on Instagram. Terri Irwin tweeted a photo of Bindi sitting on Steve’s shoulders. “Honestly my beautiful @BindiIrwin, your daddy was walking beside you all the way tonight. He loves you so much,” Terri Irwin tweeted.
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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL
Irrigation lessons for townies By Sue NewmaN
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Lessons learned by farmers on the efficient use of water are about to be applied in urban Ashburton. Ashburton is one of four towns trialling a new programme this summer, aimed at helping people to make better use of water in their gardens and on lawns. The Smart watering programme is modelled on the rural Smart Irrigation project but with a name change and a few twists to ensure it would appeal to urban people, Ashburton District Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said.
“This was rolled out last year and Irrigation New Zealand decided the message they were giving the rural industry was very similar to the message that could be delivered to the home gardener. “There are a lot of parallels between home gardeners and farmers, both need to know how much water their plants and crops require,” he said. The council decided not to impose hosing restrictions on urban Ashburton this summer and is using the Smart watering campaign to educate people about best watering practices, Mr Guthrie said.
By adopting an educative rather than regulatory approach to using water for home irrigation, the council believed consumption would be lower. Timaru, Ashburton, Selwyn and Waimakariri District Councils, Environment Canterbury (ECan) and industry partners Water Supply Products and RX Plastics, have joined forces with IrrigationNZ to launch the project. The council would measure the success of the education programme in the numbers of people accessing information from its website www.adc.govt.nz and through water consumption
Workplace death A person died in a workplace incident in South Auckland yesterday. WorkSafe New Zealand was investigating the incident, Police Inspector Ian Brooker said. Emergency services were called to the scene at Aintree Avenue in Mangere before 3pm, he said. “It’s a workplace accident,” Mr Brooker said. “There’s been a fatality there.” WorkSafe NZ said the fatal incident occurred at Davies Logistics – which operates Davies International Freight – on Aintree Avenue. “We cannot provide further comment until investigation has been completed,” WorkSafe said. - NZME
data, Mr Guthrie said. “We’ll still be monitoring Ashburton however, and if we have to, we’ll be putting restrictions on. “We hope we’ll be pleasantly surprised if people can take the message and water conservatively at the appropriate times.” Ashburton does not have hosing restrictions this summer but already Chertsey, Fairton, Hakatere, Hinds, Mayfield, Methven, Mt Somers, and Rakaia are on level one limits. Hosing is not permitted at any time on the Dromore, Methven/ Springfield and Montalto water supplies.
Quad bike rolls A Hawke’s Bay farm worker was flown to hospital after her quad bike rolled yesterday. The Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter was called to Wanstead, east of Ormondville, about 7.15am yesterday. A 56-yearold woman’s quad bike had rolled over as she mustered stock. The woman suffered suspected leg and chest injuries and was flown to Hawke’s Bay Regional Hospital for treatment, a helicopter spokesman said. - NZME
■ HIT-AND-RUN
Police urge driver to come forward A driver who hit a 9-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Christchurch yesterday is being urged to turn themselves in. Witnesses called emergency services to the intersection of Yaldhurst Road and Avonhead Road in west Christchurch about 8.20am, Constable Kurt Gillibrand said. The 9-year-old girl was struck by a blue Subaru as she attempted to cross Yaldhurst Road with another child, Mr Gillibrand said. “The driver is understood to have pulled over and stopped, but drove off after a witness approached him. “Witnesses last saw the vehicle driving along Yaldhurst Road towards Russley Road.” The driver is described as a man between 25 and 30-yearsold with darkish skin, possibly Indian or Polynesian. Witnesses flocked to help the injured girl and look after the other child – who were both in shock – before emergency services arrived, police said. The 9-year-old girl was treated in Christchurch Hospital for moderate injuries. “Police would like to thank the members of the public who called for help and stayed to look after the children,” police said in a statement. The driver of the blue Subaru and anyone else who witnessed the incident was urged to call Christchurch Police Station on 03 363 7400 or anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. - NZME
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Fishermen rescued Two fishermen were plucked off their vessel and flown to hospital for treatment after a rough bar crossing west of Hamilton yesterday. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to a boat in distress near the Raglan Harbour mouth about 11am. “Two of the three men on the boat had suffered moderate injuries after a rough bar crossing,” a helicopter spokeswoman said. - NZME
Woman pinned A woman who tried to get into a ute as it rolled down a bank was pinned beneath it for half an hour yesterday. The accident happened on Tuesday at a property on Pakiri Road, Leigh, as she and another person worked on the vehicle. An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter spokeswoman said the injured woman had tried to stop the ute, before it began to roll. Instead, she fell underneath it, and became trapped when it rolled into a tree at the bottom of the bank. After 30 minutes she was freed from by the fire service. - NZME
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Summer’s here - five days early The mercury rose to 31 degrees Celsius at 2.20pm in Ashburton yesterday, even though summer is still officially five days away. And that made swimming pools and paddling pools the most popular spots in town. One of those enjoying a cooling dip in the Ashburton Domain pool was three-year-old Danalla Latu-Sa. Temperatures are expected to hit a series of highs across the Ashburton District today before a sprinkling of rain arrives tomorrow and Saturday. The warm weather is expected to return on Sunday.
■ REDCLIFFS SCHOOL
Cliff stability forces closure Education Minister Hekia Parata has made an interim decision to close Redcliffs School in Christchurch due to ongoing concern about the unstable cliff behind it. The school has been fighting to return to its site in Main Road after it was forced to move in 2011 after the earthquakes. More than 3000 submissions were tabled in favour of the school staying open. However, Ms Parata announced yesterday that she remained concerned about the potential for future disruption to education provision if the school returns to
the Main Road site. “While the school’s board has argued that circumstances that could give rise to potential disruption are extremely unlikely, advice from technical experts has shown these concerns cannot be ruled out,” she said. “The situation is further complicated by uncertainty over which agency or agencies would be responsible for deciding on a return to the site following a significant event, the private ownership of the land behind the school and the fact that no agency is currently monitoring the cliff face.” She was also concerned
about the timing of the return to the Main Road site. “In my view, these factors mean the Main Road site is not suitable for education provision in the longer term. Conversely, if Redcliffs School was closed, I am satisfied that children from Redcliffs would be able to access a very good education at other schools in the neighbourhood. It was not the end of the process, Ms Parata said, with the board having one further opportunity to provide further reasons for the school staying open. A timeframe for that had not been determined. - NZME
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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL
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Staffing changes on horizon By Caitlin Porter
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Staffing at Ashburton Hospital is set to undergo major changes next month. A spokesperson for the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) confirmed junior doctors, medical officers and three registrars will take up residence at the hospital from the second week of December. Five medical specialists will remain at the hospital, while six medical officer positions would be disestablished. Eight new reg-
istered medical officer (RMO) positions would then be established. The eight RMOs will include a mix of three rural hospital medical registrars, who are doctors with more than four years’ experience, as well as four second year junior doctors and one third or fourth year doctor whose role would include after-hours cover. Board general manager for people and capability Michael Frampton said the changes would make more doctors available which would result in more
manageable workloads and reduced hours. These changes follow on from CDHB executive director of nursing Mary Gordon announcing last week that Ashburton Hospital’s new management roles will be in place by the end of this month. The CDHB confirmed Krunal Shukla had been appointed to the position of finance manager following the resignation of Sue Sheerin. John Lyons, a former senior doctor, also stepped up into the
senior management team to take over from clinical director Scott Wilson. The only remaining member was Jan McClelland, Ashburton and rural director of nursing. Prior to the appointment of Mr Shukla and Mr Lyons, the CDHB confirmed Bernice Marra would take on the newly formed role of Ashburton Health Services manager. All staffing changes at the hospital were announced in June of this year when the CDHB launched its Proposal for Change.
Rings handed in Police are looking for the owners of two rings that were found on Hampstead School’s grounds in two separate incidents over the past few months. Anyone who has information or is missing a ring can contact the Ashburton police station on 03 307 8400.
Elderly man collapses St John Ashburton attended an incident on Carters Terrace at 8.03am on Tuesday after an Ashburton man, aged in his 80s, collapsed. The man was assessed at the scene but was not transported to hospital because his injuries were minor. St John Ashburton attended 14 medicalrelated incidents on Monday.
■ CHRISTCHURCH
Body found on Brighton Beach identified The identity of a man found dead on a Christchurch beach at the weekend has been confirmed by police. Graeme Brian Guerin, 57, who lived alone in the Edgeware suburb of the city, was reported missing by his family on Monday night. His body was found by early morning walkers on Sunday, 200m south of New Brighton Pier. The death has been referred to the coroner but police say they are “still piecing together the events prior to Graeme being found on the beach”. “While the information we received did not lead to the man being identified, we would like to thank the people who contacted us,” Detective Sergeant Nicola Reeves said. His family are being supported by police, Victim Support and close friends and family. “A post-mortem has been completed and police are not treating his death as suspicious,” Ms Reeves said. A spokesperson from Mr Guerin’s family said: “We are still in shock. It doesn’t seem real and we are still getting to grips with the news that Graeme has gone. “He was an active man and enjoyed visiting the New Brighton beach area. “We would like to thank the members of the public who found him and police for their support and compassion.” Anyone who saw Mr Guerin on Sunday is asked to contact police on 03 363 7400 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. - NZME
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Centennial coins Mid Canterbury youth turned out to show their support during yesterday’s White Ribbon march. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 251115-AK-024
■ WHITE RIBBON MARCH
Taking a stand against violence By Caitlin Porter
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More than 150 people turned out to march against domestic violence in Ashburton yesterday. The “gentle march” along East Street was held in honour of White Ribbon day, an international event that takes a stand against violence towards women. The crowd, consisting of school students, Ashburton mayor Angus McKay, Ashburton police and members of various community groups bellowed out “stop the violence, break the silence” as they marched.
Mr McKay, White Ribbon Day ambassador Evans Chibanguza and White Ribbon committee member Andrew Shepherd led the march, carrying a large banner. Mr Chibanguza said this year’s White Ribbon theme was “respectful relationship” but that did not just mean with boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives but friends and family too. Families without Violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith said she was happy with the turnout. “We had awesome support,” she said. The large turnout of young
people was also pleasing as they are leaders of the future, she said. After the march, people were encouraged to sign a pledge that stated they would not commit, condone or remain silent about violence towards women. According to Police Commissioner and White Ribbon Ambassador Mike Bush, family violence accounts for 41 per cent of frontline police response time. Nationally, more than 3500 convictions are recorded against men each year for assaults on women and on average 14 women a year are killed by the partners or ex-partners.
Mayor, CEO make submissions Ashburton District mayor Angus McKay and council chief executive Andrew Dalziel were among a large lineup of submitters speaking yesterday at a Local Government and Environment committee hearing on transitional governance arrangements for Environment Canterbury.
District councillors agreed on May 1 that they supported the proposed mixed governance model that would see ECan led by a mix of elected and appointed people. They did not, however, support the proposal to have seven elected and six appointed members, preferring to see eight of
the councillors elected with just five appointees. The council also wanted consideration to be given to reviewing ECan’s transport function with a view to this being transferred to the city or district councils or that a legal entity should be established to perform this function.
Two local Red Cross members were presented with a a very special gift earlier this month. New Zealand Red Cross (NZRC) counsellor of honour Pat O’Brien and area council chairwoman Zella McGirr received two specially minted NZRC coins at a recent conference in Wellington. Four members in total, including Lynette Lovett and Susan Dickson, represented Mid Canterbury at the event which celebrated 100 years of Red Cross in New Zealand. Mrs O’Brien said the coins were presented by Govenor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and only 100 were minted.
House and garden tour A fine start to the day is forecast for Saturday when the Methven and Foothills House and Garden Tour 2015 is planned. Methven Care Trust is planning the event, to feature 13 properties, as a fundraiser for its new rest-home plans. Fundraising co-ordinator Sue van den Heuvel said the gardens were looking fantastic despite recent dry weather. Gardens on display include that at Springfield Estate, where the homestead, built in 1860, sits among five hectares of open gardens with trees over 150 years old. Lawnhayes at Staveley will be another well-known property to feature, it having been home to its current farming family for the past 95 years. The two are the only garden-only properties featuring in the tour, with house access included in all the others. Tickets for the tour are available from Ashburton or Methven i-SITE, $20 per adult.
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■ WINDERMERE DRAIN
Pumps down; stranded fish die By Michelle NelsoN aNd susaN saNdys Stranded fish died in the lower reaches of the Windermere drain after a power outage triggered pumps to switch off. Last summer farmers on the Eiffelton irrigation scheme pumped groundwater into the drains after irrigators were turned off in April, keeping the stream running until the natural flows were sufficient. With an unprecedented dry spell impacting on waterways in the Hinds drains area, they have continued to recharge the drains for both irrigation purposes and for the health of the waterway. Yesterday a contractor, who does not want to be identified, told the Guardian the Windermere drain, which “never runs dry” had in fact done so. He first noticed the problem on Tuesday, and contacted Central South Island Fish and Game
Dead fish in the Windermere drain yesterday. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 251115-AK-003
to inform them that one large trout was already dead and a second stranded in a puddle of
water remaining in the drying streambed. “It wasn’t in a good way but it
would have survived if it was relocated,” he said. When he checked yesterday morning he found it too had died – nearby was a sign declaring the waterway part of a fish habitat enhancement trial, instigated by Fish and Game in conjunction with Environment Canterbury. Eiffelton Community Group Irrigation Scheme chairman Ian Mackenzie said the problem was caused by a power outage tripping five of the wells supplying the Windermere drain some time on Tuesday. The pumps were restarted first thing the next morning after the problem was discovered. It was the sort of issue which could occur three or four times each summer, causing fish in certain stretches of the drain to become stranded. However, with fish remaining in other areas, numbers would once again return. If it wasn’t for the irrigation
scheme, the drain would be dry, he said. “The fact there are fish there is a reflection of the success of the irrigation scheme,” Mr Mackenzie said. Canterbury Water Management Strategy programme manager Christina Robb said drains in the lower Hinds area had been drying out more regularly in dry summers since irrigators moved from borderdyke to spray systems. “Last year all the drains between the Ashburton and Hinds rivers dried out except for the drains supplemented by groundwater pumped by the Eiffelton irrigation scheme. These drains were the only refuge for both native and introduced species in the area,” she said. The power failure was “unfortunate” but indicated the value of targeted stream augmentation in the area.
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Families have been evacuated from their homes as a large forest fire burns in the Waikakaho Valley in Marlborough. Eight helicopters and half a dozen fire crews are at the scene of the fire, which has burned through 2.5 kilometres of forestry land over a 600m front. Residents have been advised by police to leave the area, with families evacuated from two houses so far. The conditions were difficult, Marlborough Principal Rural Fire Officer Richard McNamara said, and the fire was being driven by gusty winds. Due to thick smoke from the fire, the Airways Corporation has advised all aviation to avoid the airspace north of Woodbourne Airport. The area includes some scattered rural housing and the fire is understood to be burning within 60 metres of the most vulnerable house. - NZME
Longbeach School students Kamal Larry, and Sami Mead, both 9, spent time with their class yesterday learning cricket skills from Mid Canterbury Cricket Association members. This was the first of three sessions the association will be holding with Longbeach School to teach children basic skills and rules of cricket in the hope of getting them to start playing. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 251115-AK-010
Contemporary Dance Workshop with Julia Bell I have just completed my Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree at NASDA and am in town holding a two day Contemporary Dance Workshop. Venue: Hampstead School Hall, 55 Wellington Street, Ashburton Wednesday, December 2 Thursday, December 3 7.00pm - 8.00pm
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■ METHVEN SKATEBOARD RAMP
Ramp sign of things to come By SuSan SandyS
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Methven skateboarders and scooter riders will soon have an outdoor ramp, after they have been without facilities in the town since 2011. Kidzmethven has bought a second-hand plywood ramp from Geraldine for $500, and installed it at Chambers Park on Spaxton Street. Local skateboarder Trev Ponting is tidying up the ramp in preparation for opening it to the public. Mt Hutt Ski Area has also come on board and is donating materials. Kidzmethven member and Methven Community Board chairwoman Liz McMillan said the Ashburton District Council’s open spaces department had okayed the ramp and she had consulted neighbours around the park, and not received any opposition. The ramp was currently near the roadside but
would be moved further back into the park, which has an on-site playground. “Really it’s just another addition to the playground,” Ms McMillan said. The ramp may have some of its top cut off to make it easier for younger children to use. The ramp may just be at the site temporarily and could move to the Main Street location of a proposed skatepark featuring Rhino Ramps at a later date. “It will be a really good gauge to see how many kids are going to use it,” Ms McMillan said. Mr Ponting said he was looking forward to finishing work on the new ramp. He operated The Shelter indoor skatepark for 10 years in the town, but it was shut down in 2011 due to earthquake damage. “I think it will be a fun little ramp and if it works out in the park we could extend onto it,” Mr Ponting said.
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In brief Police officer charged A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times last year was charged with firstdegree murder yesterday, hours before the city released a video of the killing that many people fear could spark unrest. City officials and community leaders have been bracing for the release of the dashboard-camera video, fearing the kind of turmoil that occurred in cities such as Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, after young black men were slain by police or died in police custody. Moments before the footage was released, the mayor and the police chief appealed for calm. - AP
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A woman holds a poster as she pickets the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Turkey’s decision to down a Russian jet near the Syria border a “stab in the back”. PHOTO AP
Russia urged to focus on IS US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande have pressed Russia to focus its attacks in Syria on Islamic State militants after Turkey heightened tensions in the region by downing a Russian plane. Obama and Hollande also urged Russia and Turkey not to let the situation escalate after Turkey, a NATO ally, said it shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border after it repeatedly violated Turkish air space. Obama said the US did not have enough information yet to form conclusions about the incident, but added similar con-
frontations could be avoided if Russia stopped attacking “moderate” Syrian rebels who are battling forces loyal to the government of President Bashar alAssad. “This points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations in the sense that they are operating very close to a Turkish border and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by not only Turkey but a wide range of countries,” Obama said. If Russia directs its energies toward IS forces, “some of those conflicts or potentials for mistakes or escalation are less likely to occur”, Obama said.
Russia is supporting Assad’s government. Western nations insist Assad needs to step down for peace to take hold in Syria. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the US believed the Russian jet was hit inside Syrian air space after a brief incursion into Turkish air space. The assessment was based on heat observed from the jet, the official said. Turkey’s downing of the warplane is the most serious incident involving Russian forces since they entered the conflict in support of Assad. Russia condemned the Turkish action, vowing severe consequences.
A furious President Vladimir Putin accused NATO-member Turkey of “a stab in the back”. Obama and Hollande joined UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon in warning against any escalation. In a call, Obama and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan “agreed on the importance of de-escalating the situation and pursuing arrangements to ensure that such incidents do not happen again”, the White House said. The US military has backed up Turkey’s claim that Turkish pilots warned the Russian jet 10 times – but failed to get a response – before shooting it down. - AP
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Bus blast kills 12, sparks state of emergency Tunisia’s president declared a 30day state of emergency across the country and imposed an overnight curfew for the capital after an explosion struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others. The government described it as a terrorist attack. The blast on a tree-lined avenue in the heart of Tunis is a new blow to a country that is seen as a model for the region but has
struggled against Islamic extremist violence. Radical gunmen staged two attacks earlier this year that killed 60 people, devastated the tourism industry and rattled this young democracy. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack against the presidential guard, an elite security force that protects only the president. President Beji Caid Essebsi, who wasn’t in the bus at the time,
declared the state of emergency and curfew on the Tunis region. He convened an emergency meeting of his security council. Speaking on national television, he said Tunisia is at “war against terrorism” and urged international co-operation against extremists who have killed hundreds around Europe and the Mideast in recent weeks, from Paris to Beirut to a Russian plane shot down over Egypt. “I want to reassure the Tunisian
people that we will vanquish terrorism,” he said. Police fanned out throughout central Tunis after the explosion, and ambulances rushed to the scene, evacuating wounded and dead. Top government ministers visited the scene of the attack after it was cordoned off by police. Interior Ministry spokesman Walid Louguini told The Associated Press that at least 12 were killed and 20 wounded in the attack. - AP
Under the Iraqi town of Sinjar, Islamic State group militants built a network of tunnels, complete with sleeping quarters, wired with electricity and fortified with sandbags. There, they had boxes of US-made ammunition, medicines and copies of the Quran stashed on shelves. “We found between 30 and 40 tunnels inside Sinjar,” said Shamo Eado, a commander from Sinjar from the Iraqi Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga. “It was like a network inside the city.” “Daesh dug these trenches in order to hide from airstrikes and have free movement underground as well as to store weapons and explosives,” Eado said using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. “This was their military arsenal.” - AP
Islamist jailed A man said to practice an ultraorthodox version of Islam has been jailed after a police raid on his home in a village in the Pyrenees region. A judicial police official said that Olivier Corel was detained for questioning after the raid on his home by 70 police. The raid on his home in Artigat was part of stepped-up measures under a state of emergency declared in the wake of Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed at least 130 people in addition to seven Islamic extremist attackers. The judicial official said that Corel was jailed for illegal holding of a hunting rifle. - AP
Sandra a hurricane Sandra has become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific off Mexico and is expected to strengthen even further in the next couple of days. The US National Hurricane Centre said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 120km/h and was moving west-northwest at 19km/h. The centre says hurricane watches and warnings may be necessary for southern portions of the Baja California peninsula. Forecasters say Sandra could be a major hurricane by tomorrow. - AP
Baby in the manger For a short time the Christmas manger at a New York City church might’ve been able to pass for the real thing: A newborn baby, with the umbilical cord still attached, was abandoned there. Now, New York City police are searching for whoever left the child. A custodian at the church left the empty chapel to get lunch. When he returned shortly after 1pm, he heard a baby crying. That’s when the custodian turned to a nativity scene and saw a newborn baby wrapped in towels laying in the manger. - AP
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here are love affairs of many kinds, most of them good, most of them enriching, but when it comes to New Zealanders’ love affair with alcohol, that’s a relationship that will never end well. It may be tied to our tough colonial past, or it may be part of what has been for decades the hard-living, hard-working, harddrinking Kiwi ethos. Whatever the reason, we’re a nation of drinkers and if most of us are honest, we’ll admit we consume more of the grape or grain than is good for us. Typically we think of excessive drinkers as either young bingers or adults who drink often and in quantity. What we don’t think about is the elderly who imbibe far more than they should and yet this should come as no surprise; habits of younger years rarely change with age. Elderly drinkers are one of New Zealand’s hidden, rarely-talkedabout problems. It appears that in continuing to consume alcohol at the same rate (or at a higher level) than you did when you were younger puts huge pressure on an ageing body. However, while the results of excessive alcohol consumption in old age are clear, what is not, are the reasons. Whether it’s empty hours the elderly are trying to fill or whether it’s a desire to blur the edges of the realities of ageing, it appears Kiwi seniors are drinking considerably more than is good for them. For many seniors, their twilight years can be a barren place, often marked by loss. The careers that were often a marker of who they were and what they had achieved, have gone; their families may live thousands of miles away, their spouse may have died and the number of supportive friends may be dwindling. Life may have definitely lost its gloss and its purpose. Alcohol may simply be a way of getting through. However and why ever it’s happening, it’s becoming one more of the increasing basket of social problems that come with New Zealand’s ageing population. And it’s a basket of problems we can’t afford to ignore, a basket of problems that we will ultimately be a part of.
YOUR VIEW Speed tolerance Police have now run two years of reduced speed tolerance for December/January. They claimed success in 2014 for the extended two-month tolerance, with a reduction of 15 fewer deaths than in December 2012/January 2013. When the December 2014/January 2015 toll rose by 10, the police became very quiet. Police claims also seemed lacking when the 2014 road death toll rose to 294 – that is 41 more than 2013. As at November 17, this year’s total is already 277, which is 24 more than the same time in 2014. It will almost certainly exceed 300 for 2015. This two-month hard-line tolerance reduction cannot be shown to have reduced overall road deaths. The reverse is true, and this pattern has been repeated at least four times in my driving lifetime. The disruption of normal traffic flows on both urban and motorway/open road should not be allowed to be repeated these holidays. Richard A. Bruce
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s I look back on my life, I often wondered why things never seemed quite
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bathroom and was told to get out of there too. I was 5. From Year 1 to Year 12, I did not use public bathrooms at all. School swimming, PE, athletics days, cross countries – pretty much anything involving gendered spaces – made me very uncomfortable and I wrote a lot of fake injury notes just to get out of having to change in and out of my clothes. Primary school passed and, as I got older, I grew more and more aware I was different to the other kids. I was really excited about intermediate, but ... I was put in an all-girls’ class. I made some amazing friends in there, but just wasn’t comfortable at all. Everything was feminine and I didn’t really feel welcome. I started feeling really bad about myself. My attendance dropped a lot and, by age 11, I was at CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) dealing with depression. I changed classes the next year and had a really good time. Then came high school.
I had no friends during my first year and I’d had enough by Year 10. I knew something was wrong with me and I didn’t want to deal with it anymore. I ended up in hospital because I was a risk to myself, two weeks in Gisborne hospital and two weeks at Wellington hospital. When I was released, I felt a little bit better being equipped with exercises to help me deal with anxiety, but I still didn’t know what was wrong. In Year 11, my therapist said she thought she knew what was happening. She asked me if I thought I was a boy. My whole life literally flashed before my eyes – haircuts, changing rooms and why my subconscious addressed me as “he”. I AM a boy. Year 12, I am openly female to male transgender. I am on testosterone, my name has been legally changed from Scarlett to Charly and I am scheduled for top surgery. In August, my parents and
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I started working through the court system to get a new birth certificate with my new name and a gender change. On November 13, 2015, we won. When I receive my new birth certificate, it will read male. I have many friends ranging from gay, straight, bi and trans. My parents and my family have accepted me for who I am and I know there was never anything wrong with me. I can promise you that you will always have support from someone. I end this article with a quote from a favourite song of mine: “Sometimes things will bend you, But trust me you’ll be fine, I’ve been moving mountains that I once had to climb. And life’s not out to get you, Despite the things you’ve been through, Because what you give is what you get, And it doesn’t make sense to make do.” – Gold Steps by Neck Deep It is not a phase. – NZME
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Fonterra targets more China revenue Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, has set a target of becoming the number one dairy player in China and doubling its business in the country to $10 billion within the next five years. Speaking at the co-operative’s annual meeting in Waitoa yesterday, chief executive Theo Spierings said the new plan meant China could become 25 to 30 per cent of total revenue. When asked whether that would expose the co-operative to too much risk in one country, Spierings said China’s provinces could almost be regarded as countries in their own right. “Local governments are getting much stronger,” he said. But the company was also driving growth throughout southeast Asia and into Latin America, he said. China and Russia are the two biggest dairy markets in the world and had both reduced demand for different reasons in the past 12 months, but chairman John Wilson said Fonterra had shown it had the strength to sell into other global markets as well. In the past
three months demand in China has been returning as inventory levels drop. Spierings said the next business plan would consider the right timing to resume production in China, which would be considered by the management team in March/ April and the plan put before the board in June. He said Fonterra didn’t want to build “assets for assets’ sake” and there had been considerable interest from potential partners, many of whom were customers, in working with the co-operative on
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Laboratories to build a third farming hub, which van der Nagel said would mean the group had the capacity to produce 600 million litres a year of milk from its three China hubs. Under Fonterra’s new strategy its China business would be comprised of 60 per cent ingredients, 20 per cent consumer and 20 per cent foodservice, developing leading brands, access to more high quality milk, selling more online, and multi hub assets connected to China to meet demand, it said. Christina Zhu, managing direc-
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its manufacturing needs in China. Even without that partner, it could still make sense to go ahead once fresh milk produced by its own farms reach sufficient levels of about 400 million litres of milk annually. Fonterra’s managing director of international farming, Alan van der Nagel, said last week that it would take another two years to become profitable after it posted a loss of $44 million in the 2015 financial year. The company is proceeding with a $US300 million, 51/49 joint venture with Abbott
tor Greater China, told the meeting that Fonterra had set some challenging targets for the 2016 financial year but the business was off to a strong start. E-commerce was “changing the game” in China, where huge growth was expected for sales online, for food in particular, she said. The Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co partnership, where Fonterra has invested $750 million to take an 18.8 per cent stake in the company, was a key factor in Fonterra’s success in China, she said. “This is something we need.” The joint venture agreement to run Fonterra’s loss-making Darnum plant in Queensland has been approved by the Beingmate board and shareholders. Zhu said Beingmate had struggled last year along with a lot of other Chinese companies and had put steps in place to turn things around. Beingmate’s changes were already taking effect with better results in the third quarter and that’s expected to increase in the following quarter, she said. - NZME
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Text messages soothe caregivers Unaccompanied children flying on Air NZ planes will soon be issued with electronic wristbands that will trigger text messages to caregivers through their journey. On arrival to check-in, children flying alone aged 5-11 will receive a wristband embedded with a microchip that can be scanned at key stages of the journey to trigger text notifications. Airline general manager for customer experience Carrie Hurihanganui said the Airband was a great example of airlines investing in technology to enhance customer
experience. “This is the first time this type of technology has been used by an airline anywhere in the world for the purpose of providing caregivers greater peace of mind when their child is travelling alone.” Ms Hurihanganui said Air NZ had been trialing the technology and received positive feedback from parents and guardians. “We know that having your child travel on their own can be a nervous time for both children and their guardians. “While our staff have always
taken great care of children travelling solo, we identified that there was an opportunity to enhance the experience for kids while at the same time giving caregivers further peace of mind and visibility of their journey.” The airline’s new service automatically applies to all children up to the age of 11 years, but those up to the age of 16 can opt in. The scheme is free until February and after that will cost $15 per child each domestic flight. For international journeys, the service will cost $40.
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Hackers steal hotel data Global hotel chain Hilton has revealed that it has been hacked and guests’ credit card information has been stolen. Hilton has not revealed the extent of the breach but it has confirmed that hackers have targeted payment card information at some of its point-of-sale hotel systems. It has warned anyone who used credit cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between November 18 and December 5 last year or April 21 and July 27 this year to watch for irregular activity in their accounts. In a global press release, the hotel chain said it has worked with third-party forensics experts, law enforcement and payment card companies to conduct a thorough investigation. NZME has asked New Zealand officials where guests staying in
hotels here were affected. The company’s investigation has found the payment card information may have included cardholder names, payment card numbers, security codes and expiration dates, but no addresses or personal identification numbers (PINs). “You have my personal assurance that we take this matter very seriously, and we immediately
launched an investigation and further strengthened our systems,” said Hilton global brands executive vice president Jim Holthouser. “However, as a precautionary measure, some of you may wish to review payment card statements during certain time periods.” Hilton said the unauthorised malware targeted payment card information at Hilton Worldwide hotels. The Hilton portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. - NZME
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The lush green of the South Island’s West Coast Train Trip Scenery was photographed by the Ashburton Photographic Society’s Carol Efford while travelling on the Tranz Alpine train from Christchurch to Greymouth. Carol said that it’s a beautiful trip, with ever-changing landscapes. The image, appreciating the different greens, was taken as the train moved through West Coast farmland, heading towards Lake Inchbonnie.
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More than 100 rams will go under the hammer at Norm and Margaret Carrs’ property next month. It is the third year the Carrs have teamed up with Paul, Kay and Felicity Gardner and Paul Ross to run the sale – which started at the Mayfield pub and moved to the Mayfield A&P showgrounds last year. Mr Carr has new yards this year and as he is putting all his terminal sires up for sale, decided to hold the event at his Omagh Suffolk Stud. “I didn’t want to have to cart them all up to the Mayfield and bring them back if they didn’t sell,” he said. The Carr’s started the stud in 1976 with the aim of breeding rams which will produce high yielding, fast maturing, heavier lambs. “Our main emphasis is to produce stock with basic structural soundness, using the best genetics,” Mr Carr said. “We record pedigree and performance with an emphasis on weight gain, muscling, yield and reasonable leanness. Sheep from the Omagh Suffolk Stud have ended up on farms across New Zealand and semen has been exported to Australia. At this year’s Christchurch A&P Show the Carrs won the champion suffolk ewe, were second in the commercial pairs and took a third place with a ram hogget. Omagh stud ewe hoggets have twice won the Miss Canterbury competition, and rams have consistently taken champion titles. The couple also dabble in breeding sufftex rams and will offer 12 of this breed alongside the 40 suffolk rams at this year’s sale. Paul and Kay Gardner will put up 20 texel sires from their Kallara Texel Stud, and daughter Felicity will offer eight sheep from her Rosehope Romney Stud. To cap off the line up of terminal sires Paul Ross is selling 25 southdowns from his Roswhite stud. The sale starts at 1.30pm on December 16 at 395 Barnswood Road. Viewing begins at 11.30am and a light lunch will be provided. For more information or enquiries contact Hazlett Rural stock agent Geoff Wright on 027 4620131. Right – Norm Carr sorts out rams for next month’s sale. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 231115-TM-057
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TINWALD SALE An increase in numbers and pressure on killing space resulted in a drop in prime lamb prices at this week’s Tinwald sheep sale. Demand for ewes remained consistent on previous sales. Prices in the store pens continue to ease, driven down by the ongoing dry spell. All counted ewes and lambs
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■ VINTAGE VEHICLES
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ecause of his lifelong interest in commercial vehicles, Ron Galletly is pleased the significance of these is recognised in vintage motoring circles and interest in this type of vehicle is increasing. Ron’s first commercial vehicle was a 1947 International KB1 truck, bought many years ago; he has also owned two other Internationals. Trucks were workhorses for Ron and his wife Marilyn during their farming years. Nowadays in retirement, their recently restored 1939 Dodge truck brings recreational pleasure. Some years ago, Ron became associated with the commercial section of the Canterbury branch of the Vintage
Car Club. More recently he was involved in the formation of a similar section within the local branch of the club. He is currently the convenor of that section. Commercial enthusiasts often take their vehicles on club runs, but they have also established a tradition of staging their own annual run, the third of these organised by Ron and Marilyn will take place this Saturday, November 28. The Galletlys are very pleased with the interest being shown, with entries from both locals and out-of-towners up on last year. The oldest vehicle is likely to be a 1929 Model A Ford, and a truck first
registered in the 1980s will be the youngest. Ron says there are a variety of vehicles in between which include several Fords and Internationals. The Galletlys are looking forward to driving their Dodge on the run, which covers around 40 miles, with stops along the way which will interest commercial vehicle enthusiasts, followed by lunch at a mystery destination. Commercial vehicle enthusiasts lining up at the start of Saturday’s run will also include Murray Elliott driving his 1937 International D2 truck. Murray restored his truck about 19 years ago and has since clocked up 12,000 miles travelling throughout the whole of the South Island. Although Murray has taken part in various events, this will be the first time he has entered a local commercial run and needless to say he’s looking forward to it. As well as the truck, Murray has four International tractors and his wife Jean knows why he is dedicated to the make. Jean says Internationals are in Murray’s blood, adding it’s understandable given Murray’s father Wok Elliott spent the latter years of his working life as a mechanic tending exclusively to International vehicles. Murray has, in both his working and personal life, always been around various sorts, types, styles and sizes of commercial vehicles. Well-known machinery enthusiast Peter Butterick will be Murray’s codriver on Saturday. Over the years, Peter has hosted the very successful local Wheat and Wheels rallies at his property and will be doing so again when the next one takes place in April next year. Those taking part in the commercial run will be meeting at the Vintage Car Club premises on Maronan Road at 9am on Saturday morning. Members of the public are invited to come along for a great opportunity to see some very interesting vehicles before they head out. The club’s car museum and parts shed will also be open.
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Kia launches a new sport – of sorts By Peter Atkinson
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io Sport. Is it: A) something to do with next year’s Olympics; B)a special kind of athletic bra, or C) a top-selling small car? Well, if you answered all three, take a bow. But it’s the latter that we’re here to talk about. A smart-looking midlife addition to the small-car arsenal of Korean maker Kia, the Rio Sport is aimed at pumping some fresh life into an already-successful model. And while Kia has impressed us no end with its emergence as a producer of high-quality, high-value vehicles, it’s little cars like this one that in many ways still define the company.
The Rio nameplate has been with Kia since the turn of the millennium, accounting for almost four million sales. That’s despite some pretty ordinary machines wearing the moniker including the rather awkward, bulbous-looking half-wagon, half-hatchback first attempt at a hatchback, that was first to wear the nameplate. It was cheap and cheerful and looked it. Well, cheap at least. The model that replaced it in 2005 was a far more conventional, nicely styled hatchback that helped signal Kia’s coming of age as a brand and sold in numbers comparable to its Korean half-brother, the phenomenal Hyundai Getz. The current, third-generation Rio has continued that theme of all-round
improvement, jumping up a couple of rungs in style, quality, technology and finish. It first hit the market in 2011 and has just undergone a midlife facelift with the Rio Sport designation being part of that refresh. The Sport is available only in threedoor configuration and gets the same impressive mechanicals that we’ve previously appreciated in this model. The Korean-built, 1.6-litre GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) engine is perky and responsive with a generous 106kW on tap, backed up by a less-imposing 167Nm of torque. It’s virtually the same engine as you’ll find in the funky Hyundai Veloster and it gives the Rio spirited, zippy performance that at least partly justifies the Sport moniker. - AAP
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■ JONAH LOMU
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he passing of Jonah Lomu is a huge loss. Often in the wake of a person’s passing we are reminded of things they did, were involved with or interested in. Jonah had many and varied involvements and interests, but one which may not be as widely known as others was his fondness for cars. Apparently Jonah had a significant collection of interesting vehicles. And he had another associated interest – sound systems.
One of his vehicles – a Nissan Patrol - was described as being much like other examples of the SUV with one rather special exception. Jonah’s massive vehicle featured New Zealand’s, possibly the world’s most powerful car stereo, louder in fact than a jet engine! Rather expensive, it was clocked at a staggering 160 decibels. Which is probably somewhere close to the roar which accompanied Jonah’s exploits on the rugby field. Jonah was a great guy.
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Ashburton Garden Club The last meeting for the year was held at the Seniors Centre at 11am on November 19, beginning with the normal meeting followed by a shared luncheon, Christmas cake with tea or coffee. The raffle was drawn which had 5 prizes, the winners were notified. Competition Results: Premier Bloom: Pat Tarbotton, Rhododendren Purple Passion Pat Tarbotton: 3 1sts, 1; 2nd 1, 3rd Pamela Bird: 1, 1st Kay McLenaghen: 1, 1st 1, 2nd 2, 3rd Isobel Porter: 1, 1st 1, 2nd Audrey McKay: 2, 1st 2, 2nd 1,3rd Rona McConnell: 2, 1st 1, 3rd Lois Bradley: 1, 1st 1, 2nd 2, 3rd We begin our New Year with an evening garden walk on January 21, 2016, meeting at Hotel Ashburton car park at 4.20pm.
Grey Power Ashburton On November 16, president Jim Burgess welcomed 65–70 members to the Christmas Party held at the Seniors Centre. Apologies were accepted from committee member Natalie. Members were asked to observe a minutes silence in recognition of the tragedy in Paris. The Red Hot Mammas entertained with some wonderful singing and dancing which was well received. Rose also played the piano in combination with the singing of Christmas carols. Lucky door tickets and raffles were drawn and prizes distributed. Greer Ricketts passed a vote of thanks to our entertainers and presented them with a fruit tray. Members, as requested, bought along a number of non-perishable food items which will be donated to the local food bank. Meeting closed at 3.30pm followed by afternoon tea. Next meeting February 15, 2016. Speaker from Community Energy Action.
Ashburton Golf Club Well its club closing day this Saturday, with the Smallbone Trophy up for grabs. Its a mixed day, any pairs in a Canadian Foursome format. We have an earlier start time, with an 11.00am meet for a 11.30 tee off. So we can get everyone in and away. Then we can set up for the presentation night. A week on Saturday we have our Hotel Ashburton Super Liqueur Christmas Salvers, this is always a great day with great prizes thanks to our sponsors. Talking of sponsors we are very happy to announce that Property Brokers have taken over the sponsoring of our famous Shootout tournament. This will now be the Property Brokers Shootout, qualifying for this starts on Sunday December 13 and then the following four Saturdays, and the Final on Sunday January 24. Many thanks to Hamish and the gang. As you may have noticed I haven’t mentioned the Captain versus President cup, which we played for last weekend. Well the presidents team were massively buoyed by his absence and managed to sneak a win. Don’t forget AGM Thursday December 3, see you all there. Good golfing.
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Tanks on the move Monster tanks made it through the streets of Ashburton earlier this week, carefully avoiding everything in their path. Courtesy of Spray Marks, two stainless steel steep tanks made their way to a plant outside of Ashburton on Tuesday. Spray Marks commercial director Rebecca Lambert-Lane said the local business had spent the past three months manufacturing the two massive pieces of equipment, both of which were 6m in diameter. Mrs Lambert-Lane said it was a mission to transport the tanks which had to be secured to a specialist vehicle, especially with Tuesday’s high winds. Another two, one 12m in diameter and the other 16m, have also been made but will be transported in parts.
Plains Ladies Probus Club On a blustery nor-west day we met at Panthers Rock at Mayfield for our final meeting for the year. Joan welcomed everyone once we had bought our raffle tickets and found a place to sit. We were then entertained by Chantelle (O’Brien) Quinn who shared her experiences and philosophy of FOOD. Fresh, Seasonal and Simple. She gave us her cooking history - from a time of cooking family meals as a youngster to a glimpse of what was involved in being a contestant in the Master Chef competition and then establishing her own business ‘Twelve’ in Ashburton before moving to her present job at Panthers Rock. We then had a cooking demonstration: A Salad - using lettuce fresh salmon, asparagus, avocado, peppers and strawberries and how to make a simple homemade dressing with ingredients which we all have sitting in our cupboards. Chantelle is a gifted entertainer and we all appreciated the effort that she went to, to give us an enjoyable morning. Her demonstration was admired by all. Chantelle was thanked and given a donation for one of her favourite charities Ronald McDonald House. This was followed by a delicious lunch provided by her staff. After much chatter, a cup of tea and a piece of delicious Christmas cake, the raffles were drawn and we wished everyone a Happy Festive season and departed with some of us going to visit Jan Howden’s second hand shop. We will meet again in January next year.
Ashburton Bowling Club Congratulations to Heather Goodall becoming the ladies senior Singles Champion for this season.
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The finals of the Ladies Ch Triples will be played November 26 at 9 30am. Margaret Eder’s team will meet Diane Gutberlet’s team in the final. Good luck to those bowlers. The 5’s played against Methven November 25 in a must win situation on home greens, but unfortunately they were not good enough on the day. Ch pairs begin next week, please see the board as there are byes and altered times. The Annual Xmas Dinner catered by All Fed up will take place December 13 in the club rooms, tickets $30 are available from Hubert, Harold and Alison. Bring the family, all welcome. Happy hour at 5.30pm. Jo still requires entries for the Pairs and Fours December 12. Please put your teams in the book and make sure they are not duplicated. Tuesday night December 15 Dorothy Cup entries on the board please, mufti, and starts at 5.30pm. This is sponsored by Time For Diamonds. To all those not well we send our best wishes for a quick recovery. Get well soon. Seasons Greetings to you all and have a great Xmas and New Year.
Hakatere/Ashburton U3A Our final meeting to end a successful year of speakers for 2015 was held on Tuesday last with member Marion Perkins welcoming guest speaker Sheryl Stivens. Sheryl is well known for her passion and achievements on environmental awareness, waste disposal and the health of our world. A childhood background in farming at Winchmore made Sheryl aware of soil health but later travelling to Australia, she became concerned at the large amounts of fertilizer being loaded onto the land
where she was living and working. On returning to Ashburton in the 90s, a public meeting on environmental problems saw a large turnout in support and from that a programme developed. On average New Zealand families throw out $560 of unused food annually most of which could be put into small odour free fermentation buckets to be returned to the garden in the form of liquid within a very short time. There are larger bins for worm composting, creating rich soil for enriching the garden without the need for artificial soil enhancers. With the high numbers of people in Canterbury suffering from bowel cancer, it is more than likely soil health is affecting our health issues. We also lose 250 tonnes of topsoil into the ocean annually and it is imperative that we replenish that soil responsibly. We can all make a difference by putting some thought into our actions and purchases. “Every time you buy something, you are voting” which in turn will force producers to be more responsible about non recyclable packaging. A lively session of questions and answers concluded the presentation. President Linda Baker thanked Sheryl for her very informative talk and wished members a good festive season. There is an exciting line-up of speakers for 2016 and our first meeting will be on Tuesday, February 23.
President Ray Harraway welcomed a large number of members and also visitors from the Hinds Lions Club to the November meeting. George Cartney read the apologies and clip boards for future activities were circulated by An-
thony Schluter who gave a report on the progress of the Christmas Raffle. Peter O’Neill reported on the forthcoming Special Needs Children’s Day Out and also on the change of format for the Annual Auction. Future activities for the Club Meetings was outlined by Joe Butchard along with a proposed outing to the Court Theatre. The speaker for the evening was Philippa Waters who spoke of her personal experience of walking the “Camino”. This was a pilgrimage with a number of people from all parts of the world taking part and took 34 days to cover 800kms commencing in France, over the Pyrenees, and ending in Santiago de Compostella in Spain. Temperatures were very high, terrain was rugged and the walk was signposted by yellow arrows either on tiles, brass plates or spray paint along the way. Philippa spoke of the wonderful people she met on the walk and village folk they encounterd on the journey. A number of walkers suffered from blisters or injuries with many retiring. Accomodation along the way was provided by locals in back-packer style buildings and all their possessions were carried in back-packs. This walk proved to be a real challenge but the experience gained and the journey of self discovery made this venture well worth while. Philippa received a certificate of completion on arriving in Santiago de Compostella. Phillippa was thanked by Brian Marsden who congratulated her on this mighty achievement and presented her with a certificate of appreciation. The drawing of the raffles proved a bonanza for the Hinds Lions and Tailtwister Ron Paterson extracted funds from members for misdemeanours they had incurred during the month.
Bases; T3 - Townsend Seeds Rakaia Rangers v Borough Bandits; T4 - Tinwald Dolphins v Allenton Angels; T5 Longbeach Stars v Borough Bashers U9 T Ball 10:15am Start T1 - Netherby Nomads v Hampstead Stars; T2 - Hampstead Strikers v Borough Bombers; T3 - Allenton Diamonds v Wakanui Wreckers Please note Rakaia Royals have withdrawn from this age group. U11 Little League - 9:00am Start D2 - Hampstead Braves v Ash Demons Cubs; Plate: Fairfield Hislop Builders Rakaia Red Sox - Bye U13 Little League
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November 24 Women’s Division, Putting – Joyce van der Heide 27, June Steenson 30, Phylis Smith 31 c/b, Judith Smith 31, Mara Kennedy 32 Nearest Pin No 6 Maddie Smith. Twos: Maddie Smith Nine Holes Putting, Barbara Irvine 15, Isobel Ross 17
November 27 Charene Trophy Following skips have teams entered – D. Gutberlet, O. Collins, H. Boag, G. Hawkins, M. Eder, F. McKnight, R. Bennett, N. Mackenzie, J. Thomas, G. Baker, Z. Keen, W. Watson, S. Holdom, L. Chaney. Start time 9.30am with a cuppa at 9am. Bring your own lunch.
■ Softball Mid Canterbury Softball November 27 Slow Pitch Played At Hampstead 6:00pm D2 As Good As It Gets v Young Ones 6:30pm D1 Marines & Angels v S & Giggles 7:10pm D2 As Good As It Gets v Pitch Slappers November 28 Played At Argyle Park U7 T Ball - 9:00am Start T1 - Wakanui Wackers v Hampstead Blue; T2 - Hampstead Gold v Hampstead
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Mare no sure thing, warns trainer badly needs a run,” he said. “She has got plenty of ability though and she’ll be competitive. Our aim is to get some black type with her and we’re hoping to do just that over Christmas.” In the meantime, Empress Elect will step out in the John White Bloodstock 1580 with the race to serve as a lead in to a return to
A drop back from Group Three company to a Rating 75 race could reasonably be considered a winning move, but trainer Lee Somervell has sounded words of caution about Empress Elect’s chances at Te Awamutu today. “She had a boil on her wither which held her up for two or three days and being a terrific doer she
M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 3. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12. 1 12.06pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 72456 Botany Liz nwtd......................J T McInerney 2 27113 Gossip Queen 17.18 .................A Bradshaw 3 46234 Only Got Time 17.12 .................R Blackburn 4 15623 Opawa Lean Meat 17.53 L & ............. Wales 5 46271 Homebush Slinky 17.42 .........J T McInerney 6 687x4 On The Level 17.35 ......................C Roberts 7 11783 Adjudicator 17.23 S & .....................B Evans 8 31646 Know Salute 17.29 .........................G Cleeve 9 44754 Jamaican Archie 17.46 M & ..............Jopson 10 14387 Harden Faster 17.38 ..........................C Weir 2 12.24pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C3, 295m 1 23345 Jimmy Hammer 17.34 ............M K Dempsey 2 23156 Sweet Marylou 17.36 ................R Blackburn 3 16844 Dream Large 17.14 .......................... B Dann 4 78311 Mulberry Brook 17.45................... K Cassidy 5 88x87 Sprinkles 17.23 ......................J T McInerney 6 33172 Screw And Bolt 17.33 ........................C Weir 7 86643 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 8 61131 Good Genes 17.48.......................... M Grant 9 44754 Jamaican Archie 17.46 M & ..............Jopson 10 75375 Homebush Riley 17.45 ...........J T McInerney 3 12.42pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4, 295m 1 15421 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve
middle distance competition. “She’ll go to Ellerslie on Saturday week for the Dunstan Feeds qualifier, which is 2200 metres,” Somervell said. Empress Elect won four races in New South Wales from David Payne’s stable before the Wentwood Grangeowned mare returned home. Placed in four of her first six
starts for Somervell, she was out of the money last time out when she took on Group Three company in the Sofitel Luxury Hotels Stakes at Ellerslie. “She got into a speed duel out in front and dropped out,” Somervell said. Among Empress Elect’s rivals today will be her unpredictable stablemate Kentucky Son.
“He’s pretty right, but he does have some mental issues,” Somervell said. “He causes me more concerns than any other horse in the stable. “He’s not the bravest fellow and if he gets a bump or a squeeze he pulls the pin, but with his own rules and a trouble-free run he can be in it.” – NZ Racing Desk
2 21645 Mystic Action 30.35 J &...................D Fahey 3 63874 Another Liz 30.63 ...................J T McInerney 4 11111 Dyna Vikkers 29.94 ......................C Roberts 5 15422 Southern Lights nwtd ....................... B Dann 6 81346 Homebush Howard 30.22 ......J T McInerney 7 65721 Can’t Catch Tim 30.09 ..................R Adcock 8 61517 Opawa Rosie 29.96.......................... B Dann 9 81888 Botany Blake 30.38 ................J T McInerney 10 8883F Tina 30.36 H & ....................................Taylor 9 2.28pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS SPRINT C5, 295m 1 28451 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 2 61131 Firemans Galaxy 16.96 ..................G Cleeve 3 68153 Mojo Burst 17.03 ............................. M Grant 4 11222 Air Express 17.30...................J T McInerney 5 61333 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 6 13171 Puma Pants 17.02..................J T McInerney 7 42157 Know Knowing 17.26 .....................G Cleeve 8 81225 Dizzy State 17.20 ...............................C Weir 9 33746 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 10 53582 Quedrago 17.15 C & .......................... Fagan 10 2.46pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 1 34866 Know Security 38.18 ......................G Cleeve 2 3722F Vernon Bale nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 32411 Goldstar Po 38.35 S & ....................B Evans 4 21472 Know Worth 38.55..........................G Cleeve 5 53652 Know Danger 38.48 .......................G Cleeve 6 32423 Trust Issues 37.82 J &.....................D Fahey
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65554 Goldstar Junior 38.63 S & ...............B Evans 36356 Unova Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 78755 Magic Emily 38.45 H &........................Taylor 34F88 Long Stockings nwtd .................A Bradshaw 11 3.03pm CTV DASH C5, 295m 1 23431 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 2 27171 Aiden Baxter 17.07 ................J T McInerney 3 13128 Little Regus 17.01 .....................A Bradshaw 4 42351 Mickey Tee 16.95 ..........................R Adcock 5 84116 Cawbourne Dozer 17.27 ....................C Weir 6 31174 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 7 88178 Gorilla On Drums 17.29 ...................A Joyce 8 21643 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 9 33746 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 10 22665 Black Crow 17.57 ......................A Bradshaw 12 3.27pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C4, 295m 1 74264 Bad Week 17.33.....................J T McInerney 2 33155 Know Pride 17.08...........................G Cleeve 3 17672 Cawbourne Peejay 17.28 ...................C Weir 4 34753 Wheelchair Norm 17.01 .........J T McInerney 5 31x26 My First Litter nwtd.......................C Roberts 6 48153 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 7 71384 Replay 17.26 .......................................A Lee 8 35738 Costing Money 17.42 ...................... M Grant 9 48545 No Leaf Clover 17.09 .........................C Weir 10 47278 Porky Pig 17.33 .........................A Bradshaw
Emergencies: Classic Bet, Lady Molly 7 8.44pm WOODLANDS STUD F&M MILE MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ f&m c1 to c2 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 00x60 Lady Molly (1) fr ..................... K Marshall (J) 2 77x70 Millwood Lanoch (2) fr............... J Abernethy 3 06x07 Letting Go (3) fr ................................ D Dunn 4 47x33 Molly Sims (4) fr .............................S Phelan 5 32x55 Mischief Maker (5) fr ..................P Ferguson 6 6111 Islay (6) fr .............................. A Poutama (J) 7 05400 Classic Bet (21) fr ........................ D Butcher 8 12535 Kilkeel Lady (22) fr ....................S Abernethy 9 21743 Saharazona (23) fr ........................P Butcher 10 55965 Aces N Eights (24) fr .................... S Dickson 11 65836 Alta Michaela (25) fr ......................S Lawson 8 9.09pm CARTOWN PALMERSTON NORTH MOBILE PACE $7000, 5yo+ c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 x0x06 Joe The Hunter (1) fr .............. K Marshall (J) 2 x8417 Santanna Magic (2) fr ............. B Butcher (J) 3 39545 Viewfield Apache (3) fr .......... S Cruickshank 4 6517x Megatron (4) fr ..........................S Abernethy 5 8x998 Rangi Rangdu (5) fr .......................S Phelan 6 6900x Gabby’s Knight (6) fr 7 x2853 Irish Kath (7) fr ..................... D Ferguson (J) 8 x3324 P Tomado (21) fr ................... A Poutama (J) 9 077x3 Stormy Breeze (22) fr.................P Ferguson 10 764x2 Mister Harris (23) fr ...................... D Butcher
11 7x849 Alta Leroy (24) fr ........................ A Drake (J) 12 8756x Lucky John (25) fr .........................P Butcher 13 x6742 Starry Delight (26) fr.................. J Abernethy Emergency: Gabby’s Knight 9 9.35pm MANAWATU ITM MOBILE PACE $7500, 5yo+ c2 to c6 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 116x0 Bobby T (1) fr ............................... D Butcher 2 6900x Gabby’s Knight (2) fr ......................S Phelan 3 79x16 Taittinger Rose (3) fr ............. A Poutama (J) 4 64344 Bankcard (4) fr ...............................J I Dickie 5 64511 Scanreco Bay (5) fr .......................... D Dunn 6 9569x Dashing Dane (6) fr....................P Ferguson 7 83437 Maloo (7) fr....................................P Butcher 8 x1553 Brainstormer (21) fr ................... J Abernethy 9 0987x Lucia Bromac (22) fr .....................B Weaver 10 06x35 Steal A Grin (23) fr ....................S Abernethy 11 68710 Ambro Courage (24) fr ................A Donnelly 10 10.05pm QUIZ NIGHT SATURDAY MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2500m 1 70 Real Courage (1) fr ...................S Abernethy 2 x4655 Jericho Road (2) fr .....................P Ferguson 3 09x40 Donegal Star Gretch (3) fr..............J I Dickie 4 69 Daz McBromac (4) fr .................... D Butcher 5 479 OK Mara (5) fr .................................. D Dunn 6 7 He’s Novak (6) fr .........................A Donnelly 7 x7226 Shapeofthingstocome (7) fr..............B Taylor 8 6x506 Honey Smith (21) fr ................. B Butcher (J) 9 Sioux Eyre (22) fr .................. A Poutama (J)
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2 24610 Paid Priority d (2) 57.5 3 314x0 Skyweka (1) 57 .................................L Innes 4 727x7 Raaj d (6) 57 ...............................C Lammas 5 59200 Twya mh (13) 57.............................. S Spratt 6 512x4 Pattican d (4) 56.5 ....................A Jones (a1) 7 x9100 Born Happy td (7) 56.....................L Allpress 8 1x0x7 Magnifier (8) 56 .......................... L Satherley 9 50x07 Silver Rod d (15) 56 10 53108 Hes Callingcalling (9) 55 ... U Holmquist (a2) 11 x88x0 Cops ‘N’ Coyote (11) 55 ..............T Thornton 12 08x77 Flicka Of Gold d (3) 55 ....................S Collett 13 03698 The Great Fox dm (5) 55 14 1056x Emmuska (14) 54.5.........................A Collett 15 2950x Team Pete (17) 54.5 16 59550 Labels d (10) 54 17 05086 King Panamera dm (12) 54 Emergencies: Team Pete, Labels, King Panamera 8 6.48pm JOHN WHITE BLOODSTOCK RATING 75 1580 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1580m 1 33298 Empress Elect m (6) 59 ..................A Collett 2 0x605 Kentucky Son m (10) 59..........S McKay (a2) 3 78619 Staccato tdm (9) 59.......................L Allpress 4 62713 Torricella m (5) 58 .......................T Thornton 5 789x0 Silk Chardonnay (12) 57.5 .......A Jones (a1) 6 37x36 Cheeky Boy (8) 57 .............................M Hills 7 34002 Jacqui Ickx m (11) 56 ........ U Holmquist (a2) 8 91x09 Joanna t (7) 56 ................................ S Spratt 9 4x160 All About Fun m (3) 56 ................ D Johnson 10 3145x Divine Shiva m (2) 55.5 .............. L Satherley 11 0168x Candybelle (4) 54.5......................... C Grylls 12 x4406 Laddie Of Oakview th (1) 54A Schwerin (a3)
Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 2 5217x Gold Vipa 17.62 S &........................B Evans 3 27765 Homebush Ariel 17.30 ...........J T McInerney 4 41383 Showroom 17.38 .............................J Tanner 5 44733 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 6 64634 Get Ready Freddy 17.18 ...........A Bradshaw 7 15641 Wears The Gold 17.28 .................C Roberts 8 37751 Om Nom Nom 17.43 ..............J T McInerney 9 48545 No Leaf Clover 17.09 .........................C Weir 10 48827 Bump 17.01..................................C Roberts 4 1.00pm I PAVE CONCRETE DASH C3, 295m 1 47251 Hello Blondie 17.36 .......................R Adcock 2 16458 Look At Lucy 17.37 M & ...................... Smith 3 18822 Homebush Rufus 17.46 .........J T McInerney 4 43126 Cabarita 17.41 ................................ M Grant 5 56631 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 6 13313 Jinja Pistol nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 7 478x6 New Thang 17.32 ......................A Bradshaw 8 22461 Gump’s The Name 17.31 ....................A Lee 9 44754 Jamaican Archie 17.46 M & ..............Jopson 10 81868 Bhuja 17.47 ...............................R Blackburn 5 1.18pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY STAKES C3, 520m 1 64813 Another Message 30.46 .........J T McInerney 2 43328 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 3 12426 Benjamin Black 30.29 .............. A Botherway 4 34133 Jinja Jaffa 30.32 ........................R Blackburn 5 88367 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 28418 Opawa Gumisie 30.50 L & ................. Wales
7 56271 Know Scholar 30.76 .......................G Cleeve 8 65553 Izzey Bale 30.14...........................C Roberts 9 36583 Know Neglect 30.61 .......................G Cleeve 6 1.35pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB DASH C4, 295m 1 17577 Homebush Paige 17.33..........J T McInerney 2 21234 Harkonen Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts 3 45562 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 4 33883 Spider Girl 17.18 .............................. B Dann 5 22837 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 6 67663 Impersonator 17.27 ...................A Bradshaw 7 73556 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L & ................... Wales 8 11188 Mandi Mae 17.47 C & ........................ Fagan 9 48545 No Leaf Clover 17.09 .........................C Weir 10 168F8 Tee Time 17.08 .............................R Adcock 7 1.53pm ONE GOOD HORSE STAKES C4, 520m 1 33461 Ambilight 30.30 .........................A Bradshaw 2 2F7x5 Jemima Tee 30.03 .........................R Adcock 3 18454 Chippa Lata 30.31.....................R Blackburn 4 47785 Botany Kevin 30.49 ................J T McInerney 5 77328 Cawbourne Kenny 30.67..............C Roberts 6 77412 Cawbourne War 30.22 .................C Roberts 7 44286 Kirkham Jack 30.15......................C Roberts 8 57682 Homebush Chopper 30.06 .....J T McInerney 9 81888 Botany Blake 30.38 ................J T McInerney 10 8883F Tina 30.36 H & ....................................Taylor 8 2.11pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 43154 Homebush Kelso 30.31 ..........J T McInerney
- NZME
M5 Manawatu harness Today at Manawatu raceway
Manawatu HRC at Manawatu Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 5. 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 5.58pm (NZT) SCOTT & LYDIA DICKSON RACING STABLES HCP TROT $6000, 4yo+ c0, c1 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2500m 1 09 Above The Rest (1) fr ...............K Chittenden 2 7665x Chiltons Vocation (2) fr ......... D Ferguson (J) 3 x9930 Torpedo Run (U1) fr .............. A Poutama (J) 4 x00x2 Eye Wish (1) 30............................ S Dickson 5 50809 Lady J (2) 30 ..................................S Phelan 6 xD455 Bim Bom Bay (3) 30............J I Dickie 7 93022 Ma Cille (4) 30......................... B Butcher (J) 8 27437 Master Monarchy (5) 30 ..................S Doody 9 79x87 Mistress Castleton (6) 30 ....... K Marshall (J) 10 9354x Imnotquitesure (7) 30 .................P Ferguson 11 6x944 Burt Munro (8) 30...........................S Branch 12 55856 Little Bro (9) 30 ............................ D Butcher 13 x3200 Notre Dame (U1) 30......................P Butcher 2 6.25pm STEWARTS MITRE 10 MEGA PALMERSTON NORTH MBL PACE $6500, 4yo+ c1, 2000m 1 4847x Cut The Cards (1) fr ..................... S Dickson 2 93P22 Atom Hanover (2) fr.......................... D Dunn 3 0570x Pay Me Sush (3) fr ........................B Weaver 4 7x545 God’s Delight (4) fr ............... D Ferguson (J) 5 x4376 Franco Lennox (5) fr .................. J Abernethy 6 5x217 Tuherbs Two (6) fr ........................ D Butcher 7 6400x Real Tricky (7) fr .............................J I Dickie
8 64318 Prime Lustre (21) fr ........................S Phelan 9 088x0 Ohoka Bud (22) fr .........................S Lawson 10 x9847 Ard (23) fr ..................................S Abernethy 11 x9276 Justoclassie (24) fr .................. B Butcher (J) 12 07975 Contractual Issues (25) fr...... A Poutama (J) 13 36P07 V C Dell (U1) fr..............................P Butcher Emergency: Ohoka Bud 3 6.55pm OUTBACK TRADING MOBILE PACE $6000, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 x8789 Pure Desire (1) fr ......................... D Butcher 2 66367 Diamond Delight (2) fr ........... A Poutama (J) 3 59353 Franco Santiago (3) fr ............. B Butcher (J) 4 77x90 Hanover Alert (4) fr ........................J I Dickie 5 x9360 Cottonwood (5) fr .............................B Taylor 6 The Decider (6) fr ......................... S Dickson 7 x3442 Tenacious Bromac (7) fr .............P Ferguson 8 04672 O’Gara (21) fr ............................S Abernethy 9 66x69 Local Yokel (22) fr ...........................S Phelan 4 7.18pm NEW CENTRAL MOTOR INN WOODVILLE HANDICAP TROT $7000, 5yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2500m 1 899x0 Colonel Klink (1) fr .........................J I Dickie 2 21x7P Macy Star (2) fr .............................P Butcher 3 6x476 Gogirl Bromac (1) 10............... B Butcher (J) 4 7x360 Rarangi Jewel (2) 10 .....................B Weaver 5 870x0 Desert Storm (U1) 10.......................B Taylor 6 51377 Rocky Six (U2) 10 .....................S Abernethy 7 x1208 The Prince (1) 20 .................. A Poutama (J)
8 33061 Mokosun (U1) 20 ......................... D Butcher 9 54144 Lookslikeatrooper (1) 40 .............. S Dickson 5 7.46pm BILL BOYD & ASSOCIATES MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, 2000m 1 06x98 Givethejobtojoyce (1) fr .......... K Marshall (J) 2 00 Fast Official (2) fr.......................... D Butcher 3 6578 Tabella Jet (3) fr ............................... D Dunn 4 3670x Lady Maria (4) fr...............................A Pyers 5 32740 Janron (5) fr .......................... A Poutama (J) 6 63252 Sifty Tuesday (6) fr ......................A Donnelly 7 25589 Kia Kaha (7) fr .............................. S Dickson 8 945 Myeyesadoreya (21) fr ..................P Butcher 6 8.15pm ALLAN MCNEILL ACCOUNTANCY MOBILE PACE $6500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2500m 1 0499x Wave Song (1) fr ....................... J Abernethy 2 144x3 Balius (2) fr................................... D Butcher 3 05400 Classic Bet (3) fr 4 34714 All Nuts N Bolts (4) fr ....................... D Dunn 5 00x60 Lady Molly (5) fr 6 00666 Golden Billion (6) fr ........................J I Dickie 7 70973 Jack Bates (7) fr ........................... S Dickson 8 x6098 Bettor Backim (21) fr ........................B Taylor 9 x2331 All That Glitters (22) fr ........... A Poutama (J) 10 52235 Big Bad John (23) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 11 65826 Wynberg Courage (24) fr ..............P Butcher 12 x8521 Smooth Delight (25) fr ................ A Drake (J) 13 46243 Shards Phoenix (26) fr ......... D Ferguson (J) 14 088x0 Ohoka Bud (27) fr .........................S Lawson
M4 Waipa gallops Today at Te Awamutu raceway
Waipa Racing Club’s meeting Te Awamutu today. 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 2.37pm (NZT) GOURMET DELICIOUS MAIDEN 1580 $7000, MDN, 1580m 1 42645 Crucial h (17) 58.5 ........................L Allpress 2 2x350 Astrolabe (7) 58.5 .......................T Thornton 3 48x9 Chequered Flag (6) 58.5 .........S McKay (a2) 4 0650x Savy Surfer h (5) 58.5 ........L Magorrian (a1) 5 0088 Stan’s Tuf Tiger (3) 58.5 .... U Holmquist (a2) 6 0 Whopper’s (8) 58.5 7 97x78 Attila (15) 57...............................R Elliot (a4) 8 9. Duke Street (4) 57........................... R Jones 9 750x6 Bahrella (16) 56.5 ....................A Jones (a1) 10 505x5 Mings Girl (14) 56.5 ........................ S Spratt 11 0x0 Buccellati (12) 56.5 .....................C Lammas 12 979 Ebony Ayes (13) 56.5......................A Collett 13 486x6 Em Kay Pops (10) 56.5 ................... C Grylls 14 978x6 Le Petite Rouge (11) 55 ..................S Collett 15 8660x Good Caring 58.5......................... Scratched 16 77x77 Theverdict (1) 58.5 17 08x0 Fitsandgiggles (9) 55 18 05077 El Encanto h (2) 58.5 Emergencies: Good Caring, Theverdict, Fitsandgiggles, El Encanto 2 3.12pm BUCK’S BAR@ WHANGAMATA 3YO MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 9x02 Sam’s Ready h (5) 57.5 ..................A Collett 2 8x3 Night Voyage h (10) 57.5...............L Allpress 3 540 St Regis (12) 57.5 ...........................S Collett
4 66x Scaglioni (4) 57.5 ............................ S Spratt 5 0 Costa Bravo (3) 57.5 .........................L Innes 6 0x Majic El (2) 57.5 ..........................T Thornton 7 4x734 Stacey Ann h (9) 55.5 ....................... D Hain 8 9x83 Waterberg (11) 55.5 ........................ C Grylls 9 6 Neat Aza Pin (6) 55.5................. L Satherley 10 6 Wolff Spirit 55.5............................ Scratched 11 9x9. Cellar h (7) 55.5 .................L Magorrian (a1) 12 9 Keep Carmen Carion (8) 55.5 ..... D Johnson 13 56x8 Macakizi (1) 55.5........................R Elliot (a4) 3 3.47pm GRASS IS US MAIDEN 1150 $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 873x5 Rarooney (10) 58.5 .....................T Thornton 2 0x Bear h (2) 58.5 ................................ C Grylls 3 Hold On (11) 58.5 .......................C Lammas 4 7x Powerhouse h (15) 57 ........L Magorrian (a1) 5 7332x Diamond Duchess b (9) 56.5 ..S McKay (a2) 6 44727 Ashima (5) 56.5.............................L Allpress 7 39x75 My Paloma h (1) 56.5 ...................... R Jones 8 Elusive Love (4) 56.5 ..........Z N Azman (a3) 9 80x Purposeful (7) 56.5 ..................A Jones (a1) 10 5. Pokuru Nugget h (13) 55 ...................L Innes 11 Say You Will (14) 55 12 0 Love Game h (12) 55 ......................A Collett 13 82068 Danica (6) 56.5 14 5x4 Seymour (16) 56.5 15 Red Raven (3) 57 ............................ S Spratt 16 7x Shoot To Kill (8) 57 Emergencies: Danica, Seymour, Red Raven, Shoot To Kill
4 4.20pm FARRELLY CALF REARING MAIDEN 2000
$7000, MDN, 2000m 1 70x73 Johnny The Jet (17) 58.5 ...L Magorrian (a1) 2 00804 Asylum Seeker (10) 58.5 ..................L Innes 3 75305 Ifra Dancer 58.5 ........................... Scratched 4 97x45 Tavidar (18) 58.5 5 92009 Matangi Boy (2) 58.5 ......... U Holmquist (a2) 6 5 Waja (5) 58.5............................... D Johnson 7 0 Panorama h (7) 58.5 ...............S McKay (a2) 8 05077 El Encanto h (9) 58.5 ...................... C Grylls 9 Sequitur (15) 58.5 .......................C Lammas 10 907x8 Share The Wonder (12) 58.5Z N Azman (a3) 11 x8325 Tasha Aimee (4) 56.5 ....................L Allpress 12 039x5 Shimmy (6) 56.5..............................S Collett 13 05756 Be Beautiful (14) 56.5 ....................... D Hain 14 07x08 Cheeky Hobson (3) 56.5 ..........A Jones (a1) 15 700 Ray’s Legacy (16) 57 16 0x006 Pentire Babe (13) 56.5 ................T Thornton 17 90007 Lucky Affair (11) 56.5 18 908 Waihou Lass (8) 56.5 19 08687 El Healo (1) 56.5 Emergencies: Ray’s Legacy, Pentire Babe, Lucky Affair, Waihou Lass, El Healo 5 4.55pm AC PETFOOD RATING 65 2000 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 05685 Ascomanni m (9) 59 ......................L Allpress 2 4x216 Dartmoor th (5) 59 ...................... D Johnson 3 88x74 Messi dm (10) 59 ............................ S Spratt 4 54781 The Archduke (11) 59 .......................L Innes 5 x4436 My Alegria m (7) 57.5.........................M Hills
00340 The Mig t (2) 57.5.....................A Jones (a1) 20x16 Suzerain (3) 56................................ C Grylls 987x0 Grayson (12) 56 .............................. R Jones 60231 Youwantmore th (4) 55.5 .........S McKay (a2) 10080 Zadiffra m (8) 55 .........................C Lammas 10006 Cullch Forty Five (6) 55......L Magorrian (a1) 73x88 Our Serafina (1) 54 ........... U Holmquist (a2) 6 5.34pm THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL RATING 65 1150 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1150m 1 154x Point Percy b (16) 59...................C Lammas 2 94x08 Ultimate Image (5) 59 3 2407x Just The Deal (2) 58.5................. D Johnson 4 40258 Bachata h (12) 58 ..............L Magorrian (a1) 5 x178x Davey Crockett m (8) 58 ............ L Satherley 6 41986 Anuka m (15) 57.5 ..................S McKay (a2) 7 370x5 Sheselusive (1) 57.5 ....................... C Grylls 8 30150 Halleloojah tdb (11) 57.5 ............R Elliot (a4) 9 01 Penn ‘N’ Teller (9) 57.5 ....................A Collett 10 30026 Rio Claro tdmh (6) 57........................L Innes 11 2456x Hayley Grace h (13) 56.5 ............T Thornton 12 x8x21 Abba (3) 55.5 ................................L Allpress 13 8x660 Mareeba m (7) 56 14 40x73 Hysteria Lane m (4) 55 15 7528x Dan The Man (14) 57 16 05086 King Panamera m (10) 55 Emergencies: Mareeba, Hysteria Lane, Dan The Man, King Panamera 7 6.16pm TE AWAMUTU COLLEGE RATING 65 1400 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 4250x Deo Volente d (16) 59 -
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Ashburton Guardian
Thursday, November 26, 2015
www.guardianonline.co.nz
■ CANTERBURY INTERMEDIATE ATHLETIC SPORTS
In brief
Local students pick up medals By James Ford
James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz
More than 470 students competed in the Canterbury Intermediate Schools’ athletics day in fine weather at the Ashburton Domain on Tuesday. Ashburton Intermediate School’s participants were in fine form, medalling in nine events overall. Of the year 7s, Caleb Ward leapt himself to a silver medal in the long jump, while Bailey Matthews was third in the high jump. Not to be outdone, the year 8s also performed well with Adele Burgess picking up second place in the discus, Jessica Milne and Lochie Deuart speeding themselves to third and second places respectively in the girls’ and boys’ 100m, Jacob Gray finishing third in the 1500m, Oliver Phillips picking up bronze in the 100m and Kotiti Patea taking third in the 60m. The relay team of Phoenix Andrews, Tau Te Are-Daniel, Lochie Deuart and Oliver Phillips won Ashburton Intermediate’s only gold medal of the day, despite dropping the baton midrace. On a day where six records were broken, Ashburton Intermediate teacher in charge Robyn Mears
said the students performed well and held their own against the larger Canterbury schools. “We performed very well, we
had 52 children competing and we were as competitive as any of the Canterbury intermediates,” she said.
Above - Ashburton Intermediate’s Xahleiquin Tuara in action during the high jump. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 241115-TM-021
Aussie plan for Williamson won’t work the ball and just see what happens. Many sides have tried different things against Kane. “Some have been more successful than others. “Kane will just go about his work as normal.” Williamson is averaging 78.3 in tests since the start of 2014. Ross Taylor, his double century hitting partner in their 265-run stand for the third wicket in Perth, struck three centuries in as many tests against the West Indies in the 2013-14 season. Williamson, who is a good innings away from taking his average to 50, the mark regarded as a benchmark distinguishing the very good from the outstanding,
can emulate it at Adelaide but he’s unlikely to lose any sleep over it, according to Hesson. “He’s a really unflustered sort of character. He never gets too far ahead of himself so you’d never know whether he got a hundred in the last game or missed out. “He’s playing well, he’s in a good pace.” Hesson is happy with the progress of the other batsmen in the test lineup. Opener Tom Latham “has got a number of starts and no doubt he’ll want to kick on. “Martin Guptill got a really good hundred the other day (against a West Australian XI in Perth) and played the way he and
I want him to play. “So I think hopefully he could be ready for something big.” Captain Brendon McCullum went on a slogathon at Perth, hitting 49 in 28 balls before being stumped on the charge. Hesson defended the innings, which was his only practical pink ball rehearsal in a game situation before the test starts. “Everyone deals with warm-up games a little bit differently don’t they. You try and get different things out of them. “Brendon was obviously keen to do a bit of work on his short ball and he certainly got plenty of opportunities to do that.” - NZ Herald
Losses for primary and under-15 rep teams By James Ford
James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz
In Sunday’s age group rep cricket ties, both Mid Canterbury primary and Mid Canterbury under15s lost to Canterbury Country sides at the Ashburton Domain. Having beaten North Otago primary the previous weekend, Mid Canterbury was in a relaxed mood for their match against the traditionally strong Country team. The home side won the toss and elected to field as the visitors posted 235 for 8, through the
Adelaide Oval’s pitch will break with tradition for the inaugural day-night Test match. Instead of the usual batsman’s paradise, the oval’s head curator Damian Hough is offering hope to fast bowlers. Hough is deliberately leaving more grass on the pitch for the third Test between Australia and New Zealand starting tomorrow. His reasons are two-fold: one, to protect the experimental pink balls from rapidly deteriorating and, two, to provide a more even contest between bat and ball. “Leaving a bit of grass on it, we’re hoping it will assist the quicks, and the ball will come onto the bat nicely,” Hough said. - AAP
Webster no dud
■ CRICKET
Australia’s bowling plans to bore out New Zealand’s ace batsman Kane Williamson are unlikely to work. Veteran seamer Peter Siddle said that Australia must match Williamson’s patience. He’s hit centuries in each of the first two tests in Brisbane and Perth and is up to world No 2 batsman in test cricket, equal with Australian skipper Steve Smith and behind only South African star AB de Villiers. “I don’t think he will read it for a start,” coach Mike Hesson said of Williamson and the Aussie plan. “Kane will just do the same thing he does normally, watch
Hope for bowlers
primary rules of a maximum of three hours and 10 minute first innings. Zac Faulkes (50 not out) and Jamie McSweeney (53 not out) both had impressive days with the bat, while Devin Flannery was Mid Canterbury’s best with the ball, taking 2 for 25 off his five overs. An impressive bowling and fielding display from Country saw Mid Canterbury all out for 60 runs in 21 overs, with Nic Rattray (18) top scoring, while Jackson Lewis was the visitors’ chief
destroyer, taking 2 for four off his four overs. With a healthy first innings lead, Country put Mid Canterbury in to bat for the second innings, needing to bowl them out within 29 overs for an outright win. Mid Canterbury started well, however an excellent spell of bowling resulted in them being dismissed after 23 overs. Lewis was again in exceptional form, taking 6 for one from his six overs, including a hat-trick, while Jordan Frew also produced an
excellent performance with the ball, recording 2 for 5 five off five. The under-15s also had a tough day against their Canterbury Country counterparts. Mid Canterbury were all out in the 26th over for 65 with Jasper Mintron and Toby Kars both taking 2 for 12 while, Archie Redfern and Ben Innes joint top-scored for Mid Canterbury with 14. Country chased down the modest target with three down in the eighth over for a seven-wicket win as Jonty Fleming posted 20 to top-score for his side.
The decision by the New Orleans Pelicans not to sign Breakers guard Corey Webster has been labelled a “dud decision” by an Australian basketball commentator. Paul Suttor of the Sydney Morning Herald says the Pelicans passed over a great player when Webster was cut from their final roster last month after having limited game time in three preseason games for the NBA franchise. Since re-joining the Breakers a couple of weeks into their ANBL campaign, Webster has been in eye catching form and his strong performance in last Sunday’s win over Melbourne United in Auckland left Suttor believing the Pelicans had erred in cutting the 26-year-old loose. “There’s a huge gap between being a fringe NBA player and a star in the NBL but the way Webster is tearing it up for the Breakers, surely adds up to a missed opportunity for both parties,” wrote Suttor. - NZH
Kayaker eyes Rio After a whirlwind three months, Kiwi kayaker Mike Dawson is back in slalom mode as he eyes up the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Dawson and fellow New Zealand star Luuka Jones are racing the Aquece Rio test event this week in the Brazilian city, the first time the newly-built whitewater slalom course has been used in competition. The pair qualified K1 boats for Rio at the world championships in London in September, before Dawson embarked on a hectic schedule of extreme races in Austria and an historic paddling expedition to Angola. . - NZH
NBA history The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors officially have the best start in NBA history. After thumping the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday, 11177, the Warriors are 16-0. Stephen Curry led the way once again, scoring 24 points on 10-of-21 shooting, dishing out nine assists and committing zero turnovers. Draymond Green continued his fantastic start to the season, tallying 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Leandro Barbosa added 13 off the bench and Klay Thompson dropped 11. The Lakers were led by three players who scored 10 points each: Julius Randle, Lou Williams and Larry Nance. Kobe Bryant led the team in shot attempts, but went just 1-of-14 in his four points. The teams meet again on January 5.
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Ashburton College will lock horns with North West’s 2nd XI on Saturday in Christchurch, where they hope to bounce back from a disappointing three-wicket loss to Christchurch Boys’ Colts in their last outing. College had been in fine form, and undefeated this season before last weekend’s loss, but Mark Reid’s side will take some positives from the tie. Ashcoll claimed first innings points, amassing 264 runs that the Colts did not surpass in 60 overs. The visitors claimed the outright win after dismissing College for 111 and then chasing down that total and the 20 runs College held in advantage. Despite the defeat College coach Reid is confident his side can return to form, but will be missing some key personnel with Tom Ravenscroft nursing a sprained ankle and Connor O’Grady unavailable for the game.
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“We still managed to get them seven down and it tends to happen at the Ashburton pitch, that it plays well on day one but then deteriorates, but I think it came down to us
fielding badly in the first innings,” he said. The action against North West 2nd XI will begin at 10.30am in Christchurch.
Ivanovic returns to Auckland The ASB Classic has further boosted its star power with former world number one Ana Ivanovic set to return to Auckland in 2016. Tournament organisers yesterday revealed the full line-up for 2016, with Ivanovic the latest big name to be confirmed, joining twotime defending champion Venus Williams and Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki as the top seeds. Declarations that it is the best line-up ever assembled tend to get thrown around every year, and the 2016 field is no different. It is up for debate whether this is the strongest field to come to Auckland - some may point to the 2010 tournament, which had five players ranked inside the top 20. But in terms of star-power the 2016 tournament will undoubtedly surpass all others. Tournament director Karl Budge said he was delighted to get Ivanovic over the line after negotiations went down to the wire. “To have our last two champions in Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic back in Auckland along with Wozniacki makes it quite clearly the best field Auckland has ever seen,” said Budge. “Three former world number ones, three grand slam champions and two former winners in one year is an incredible result.” With Ivanovic, the world number 16, slotting in at second seed just ahead of Wozniacki (17), all eyes will be on which side of the draw Wozniacki will be placed on and the potential superstar semifinal match-up. While the focus throughout the tournament will likely be on the “big three”, Budge believes the depth in the 2016 draw, which had a cut-off for direct entry at 77, is such that several players have the ability to force their way into the semifinal mix. The tournament features 10 players ranked inside the top 50,
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Ana Ivanovic including two-time grand slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova (25) and young American Sloane Stephens (30). “The cut is pretty traditional, we’ve always floated somewhere between mid-70s and mid-80s, so 77 is a good result in that sense. It’s not record-breaking, but the fact we’ve still got such a low cut with having three superstars in pretty impressive.” “In any other year we’d be shouting from the rooftops that we’ve got Sloane Stephens and Svetlana Kuznetsova, and it’s almost a shame that they’re going to fly a little bit under the radar behind those three superstars.” Budge has singled out Stephens as being the “next big thing” among the field.
Stephens shot to fame in 2013 beating Serena Williams at the Australian Open and peaked at world number 11 later than year, but has struggled to live up to the early hype in recent times. However, Budge believes an assault on the top 10 looks a real prospect for the American in 2016. “I definitely think she is a top 10 player. You don’t beat Serena Williams in a semifinal of a grand slam without being a quality player.” Other signings of note include Auckland first-timer Bethanie Mattek-Sands (60), who is known for her eccentric style, while Coco Vandewghe (37), Barbora Strycova (41) and Alison Van Uytvanck round out the top eight seeds. The ASB Classic men’s field will be announced next week. - NZH
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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Doc McStuffins 3 0 6:50 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:35 Art Attack 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Hope And Faith 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 1:30 Love Island AO 2:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:45 Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 0 4pm KC Undercover 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia PGR 0 7:30 Highway Patrol Specials PGR 9:15 800 Words PGR As he gets to 0 grips with his status as the new 8:30 The Undateables AO 0 ladies’ man about town George 9:35 Hoarding – Buried Alive PGR is dragged into a celebration Special that goes inside the (or not) of Weld’s x-rated homes of extreme hoarders history. 0 to explore the psychology 10:15 Alan Carr Chatty Man Alan behind their compulsion to Carr hosts an entertainment accumulate and store large chat show with celebrity quantities of nonessential guests, show business news things. 0 and offbeat highlights from the 10:35 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 world of TV and the Internet. 0 11:05 Ten 7 Summer PGR 11:15 One News Tonight 0 11:35 iZombie AO 0 12:30 Stitchers 11:35 Coverband AO 3 0 AO 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 The 12:05 Citizen Khan 3 0 12:40 Trauma Investigators PGR 3 Real AO 3 3:20 Supernatural AO 3 0 4:05 Regular Show 3 0 4:15 Anger 1:35 Te Karere 3 2 Management AO 3 4:40 The 4:30 2am Infomercials Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 5:30 Infomercials
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Ashburton College’s Bradley Phillips finds the boundary for a four during his side’s 55-run win over Mount Hutt College yesterday.
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Ashcoll downs Mt Hutt in trust battle BY JAMES FORD
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Ashburton College’s Year 9 XI downed rivals Mount Hutt College by 55 runs in round one of the New Zealand Community Trust Challenge at the Ashburton Domain yesterday. The visitors were unable to field a full complement after losing Mateo Bustos-Silva to a broken toe on Monday, but produced a valiant effort nonetheless. Mount Hutt won the toss and elected to field first and the opening exchange was a battle of two Mid Canterbury players with Liam
Begg looking to remove Thom Graham early on. Graham clipped a nice four to fine leg but was then bowled for 6 after attempting an ambitious drive. Kaleb Finn then joined the action for his first game of cricket. The newbie performed exceptionally well considering his lack of experience at the crease, and together with Liam Reilly, 52 runs were put on for the second wicket. Reilly (26) was next to go after being bowled attempting to sweep spinner Robert McDonald. Finn formed another good partnership with Bradley Phillips be-
fore the latter was dismissed by Begg for 14. Finn (21) was eventually caught at square leg by Max Cotter off McDonald’s delivery, bringing an end to a fine debut. A cluster of wickets then fell to finish the innings, but not before Bryden Smith produced the shot of the day with a slog sweep for a six, but was then removed by Joe McIntosh. McIntosh was Mount Hutt’s best with the ball, taking four for 30 off his seven overs with the home side all out for 147 in the 34th over. Mount Hutt set about chasing
down the total but struggled with the bowling of Tom Middleton. Opener Joe Harkness (1) had his off stump hit by Middleton and fellow opener Begg suffered the same fate for 8 moments later. McDonald started brightly but was caught by Izack Otene at square leg from the bowling of Bryden Smith. More success quickly followed for Middleton, sending both Cotter and McIntosh back to the pavilion for nought. Tom Henderson and Mitchell Barron then formed a solid partnership of 40, but Henderson mis-
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judged a pull shot and was caught by Kaleb Finn off Otene’s delivery for 15. Barron (1) quickly followed after being stumped by Graham from Liam Reilly’s ball. Middleton then completed an impressive outing by taking two catches off the bowling of Otene to see off tail-enders Jeremy Eaton (1) and Josh Sheridan (1) to complete the innings with the visitors all out for 92. Ashburton College will now head in to the Aoraki stage of the competition against Timaru Boys’ High School tomorrow.
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