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Calf kill culled at Fairton works

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The incomes of more than 200 Ashburton people have been slashed, as Silver Fern Farms cans calf processing at its Fairton works and signals an uncertain start to the lamb kill season.

Traditionally bobby calves have provided a late winter bonus to meat industry employees ahead of lamb kill in late September, but in a statement yesterday, Silver Fern Farms said the Ashburton District’s calves will be trucked to Pareora this year.

A company spokesman said that the

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seven-day-a-week kill that ran for up to seven weeks, was lost over a refusal by the union to allow weekend work without overtime.

The proposal was to run calf processing across both Fairton and Pareora over seven days, with each plant working five-day shifts, Sunday to Thursday and Tuesday to Saturday.

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“Time outside the normal eight hours, or work outside the five days (ie the 6th and 7th day) would still qualify as overtime and be paid at rate and a half,” the spokesman said.

The calf kill was lost becaue members of the New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union voted against the overtime changes, he said.

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Partial refund for Stewart fans Four ticket-holders unhappy with the sound at the Rod Stewart concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium in April have been given a partial refund by the concert’s promoter. One of the concertgoers, an Auckland man, said the four received $500 from Frontier Touring after filing a Disputes Tribunal claim. He sent the Otago Daily Times an email from a chartered accountant representing the company, offering the refund as a “full and final settlement in this disputed matter”. The email said the company regretted “that you had such an unfortunate experience”.

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Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie joined British royal Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge for afternoon tea in London at the weekend (NZ time). The Mr & Mrs Smith stars jetted to the UK capital so Jolie could have lunch at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as part of her work to end sexual violence in war zones. The couple then headed over to royal residence Kensington Palace a few days later to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to discuss ending the illegal wildlife trade, a cause close to Prince William’s heart. A spokesperson for the palace confirmed the meeting, telling Usmagazine.com, “Yes, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Mr Brad Pitt and Mrs Angelina Jolie-Pitt yesterday afternoon at Kensington Palace. They discussed their shared interest in combating the illegal wildlife trade.” Prince George, the royal couple’s 23-month-old son, is said to have joined the lunch and the Hollywood stars reportedly brought a gift for the palace’s new arrival, Princess Charlotte.

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Melbourne will become the home of pukka tucker as Jamie Oliver’s mobile kitchen rolls into town. The 15-metre-long Ministry of Food kitchen will call Melbourne’s Princes Park home for 10 weeks from July 13, with a five-week cooking course costing $100. About 550 Melburnians will get the chance to dump their bad eating habits to learn to cook fresh, healthy recipes devised by the celebrity chef.

Dalai Lama urges happiness The Dalai Lama made his first appearance at Glastonbury yesterday (NZ time), spending an hour in the rain addressing festival-goers on how the world could be a happier place. The Tibetan spiritual leader called for a more “holistic education” from kindergarten to university, which “should bring a sense of care” and help “promote human love”. “Everyone has the right to achieve a happy life,” he told hundreds gathered at the Greenfield site, an area of calm away from the madness of the main music stages. The elderly Buddhist monk hailed the “full joy” of the revellers present, and got into the spirit himself by wearing a Glastonbury t-shirt on his head against the rain. He urged the crowd to “think seriously about how to create a happy world, a happy 21st century. The Nobel peace prize winner expressed dismay at ongoing violence in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere, saying it was “our own creation” and warning: “The killing of human beings by human beings is the worst thing.”

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■ ALTERCATION

Woman struck with bottle An Ashburton man has admitted hitting a woman on the side of the head with a bottle in a drunken, drug-fueled altercation.

Ricki Anthony Joseph McQueen was set to go to trial in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, however, his lawyer Roz Burnside retracted his previous not guilty plea to a charge of assault using a bottle as a weapon.

The court was told the complainant and a friend arrived to find a group of six people in her home on December 7.

McQueen and an associate

were smoking methamphetamine.

He was known to the complainant and the property owner, who also lived at the address.

She confronted McQueen about smoking the class A drug in the house where she lived with her two-year-old child.

An argument ensued within the group and McQueen was ordered out.

The complainant followed him out to the front gate, where he turned and attempted to reenter the property. She pushed him in an effort to evict him.

McQueen retaliated by strik-

ing out, hitting her on the cheek with a full 750ml beer bottle, leaving a laceration requiring four stitches and causing her to fall to the ground.

McQueen then walked onto the street challenging others to a fight, and threatening to return and burn the house down.

The victim complained of dizziness and blurred vision and required hospital treatment for the wound, which has left her permanently disfigured.

McQueen later admitted to being at the address but claimed he was smoking cannabis – not methamphetamine.

He said his victim punched him first and he had no recollection of having the bottle in his hand.

Ms Burnside said McQueen was very drunk at the time.

Judge David Saunders said the assault was akin to a bottling and sufficiently serious to ask for a pre-sentencing report to include all sentencing options.

In line with the Sentencing Act, restorative justice must also be explored before McQueen returns to court to learn his fate on August 17.

■ SILVER FERN FARMS

The chain won’t be running at Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton works until late September after the loss of this year’s calf processing contract to Pareora.

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Calf kill culled at Fairton works From P1 “We are very disappointed in this result. We remain committed to a seven day peak season operation to service our dairy clients, and have made alternative arrangements to allow our Pareora plant to scale up our seven day service this calving season.”

Pareora will double shift – with overtime. Canterbury branch secretary of the meat workers union Bill Watt said the loss of the bobby contract was a slap in the face for Fairton employees.

He believes Silver Fern Farms has targeted the plant

unfairly as the original deal was part of a multi-clause contract put to Fairton, Pareora and Finegand employees.

It included more than 30 changes to conditions that were gradually whittled down.

“We voted as a collective on this and well over 90 per cent voted to reject the company’s proposals for weekends to be paid at ordinary rates.

This was the collective vote and yet now they’ve decided there will be no kill at Fairton and they’ll be killing at Pareora.”

Mr Watt believes it was the company’s intention from the

outset to relocate the bobby kill south.

“They never had any intention of working two sheds, the intention was always to play one shed off against the other.

Now they’re isolating Fairton and trying to soften them up for the future so they can put pressure on other sheds.”

The loss of six to eight weeks work was gutting for employees who had worked with the company for four years to increase bobby throughput by 400 per cent, Mr Watt said.

Fairton had been the South Island’s largest processor of

bobby calves and for the work to be removed was a form of industrial action. The union would be taking legal advice on the issue, he said.

The lamb kill season is shrinking at Fairton with many staff last year not signing on until November and 100 plus from the second chain out of work by mid-March.

Silver Fern has also said the season’s start in late September was uncertain “subject to livestock forecasts”, but this was around seasonal variations rather than a desire to close Fairton.

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Sightseers causing major problems Sightseers are posing a major problem in the clean-up after the record-breaking floods in Wanganui.

Wanganui District Council infrastructure manager Mark Hughes said many sightseers were ignoring “road closed” signs and getting themselves into trouble.

“We just don’t have the time to pull these people out when they get stuck.”

He said some motorists had driven up the Whanganui River Road, straight through roadclosed signs, only to find they could get no further than halfway up the Gentle Annie hill.

It was when they tried to turn around that they were getting into difficulties.

He told the emergency service debrief yesterday that farmers in the area particularly “are getting pissed off ” with people calling on their homes and asking them for a tractor to pull their cars out.

He said people were simply ignoring signs. “ ... we’ve got signs upon signs, but they still drive on through.”

Latest estimates were that it would be about six weeks before sections of the River Rd were open and then only to fourwheel-drive and emergency services.

It had been 10 days since the weather bomb but there were no problems with drinking water, and most of the wastewater pumps were operational.

As the clean-up of the remaining silt continued, some of it was washed into the city’s stormwater pipes “and we’re digging that out as we go”.

Yesterday contractors moved heavy machinery on to the northern end of Kowhai Park to start clearing the tonnes of silt. “We’ll be there for quite a few days.”

The good news for rural residents was that 400km of rural roads had been reopened since the weekend of June 20-21.

“We lost access to about 80 per cent of our rural roads that weekend but now we’ve got about 85 per cent of them restored,” Mr Hughes said.

For some, it was a marginal reopening with access still restricted to four-wheel-drive vehicles.

The roads remained extremely dangerous and slips were continuing.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

In brief

Boosted support for staff

By Caitlin Porter

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Support for medical staff will be boosted at Ashburton Hospital should the Canterbury District Health Board’s (CDHB) new proposal be adopted.

Last week the Guardian reported the district health board’s plan to increase the number of junior doctors at Ashburton Hospital and replace six current positions with eight new roles.

The proposal, which is still being consulted, would see five medical specialists retain their positions while six medical officer positions were disestablished. Eight new registered

medical officer positions, including three registrars, would then be established.

While more junior doctors will be on hand, CDHB chief medical officer Dr Nigel Millar said support for staff would increase, should the proposal be accepted.

The proposal focuses on a model of care that not only enhances connectedness but creates stronger integration across the wider Canterbury health system, resulting in boosted support for medical staff, Dr Millar said.

Junior staff will have direct contact with their clinical colleagues at Christchurch Hospi-

tal and senior medical officers (SMOs) will be on-site or within 15 minutes of the hospital at all times.

Dr Millar confirmed all SMOs would be permanently based in Ashburton, however the proposal aims to rotate the junior doctors within primary care to support greater connectedness and experience within the community.

The current model of employment means all medical staff are seen as independent senior staff, and under the new proposed structure registered medical officer’s (RMOs) would benefit from all the usual training standards and support from

the CDHB. “Another benefit, if this proposal for change is adopted, is it will result in the availability of more doctors which will essentially make workloads more manageable, reduce the number of hours and the frequency of being on-call,” Dr Millar said.

When asked what would happen to those in the five roles that are set to be disestablished, Dr Millar said it was inappropriate to speculate on any outcome surrounding the proposal for change until the process had been completed.

Consultation on the proposal ends July 17.

■ MURAL

Final touches on Cass Street mural

By HannaH CunningHam Young people of Ashburton traded their pens and pencils for paint and paint brushes adding the final touches to the Cass Street mural yesterday.

The mural is located on the Police Station wall and people from the YMCA Second Chance Learners class, Salvation Army Education and Employment class and Safer Ashburton workers helped transform a grey blank wall into a work of art.

The themes for the mural are growing great kids, loving families, keeping our children safe and protecting our future.

Student Marshall Thompson thinks people of Ashburton would enjoy the mural more than the old grey wall and had enjoyed taking part in painting.

Student Mikayla Hogan said she really liked the brightness of the mural and said it was cool getting to be a part of it.

Families Without Violence Network co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith said it was great to see people of Ashburton taking part.

Ashburton’s St John ambulance service travelled 4151 kilometres last week attending 85 calls, of which 31 were urgent. Sixteen of those calls were to accidents.

Council report cards Today Ashburton District councillors and staff will receive their annual report card. The annual residents’ survey was conducted earlier this year by survey company Research First.

A predetermined number of households were contacted by interviewers and asked a range of questions about the performance of the council over the past year.

The results have been analysed and today councillors and the mayor will find out whether their performance has been up to residents’ expectations.

Falls a common injury Falls are the leading cause of injuries for Ashburton children, recently released data suggests.

Safe Kids Aotearoa figures show nearly 200 Ashburton children with injuries were admitted to hospital between 2009 and 2013.

Ninety-nine had suffered a fall.

Falls were also the leading cause of injury for children across the whole Canterbury District Health Board area and fractures were the most common injuries. Nationally, 40,000 children were admitted to hospital as a result of injury between 2008 and 2012. Safekids Aotearoa director Ann Weaver said the figures were alarming. About 150 children were hospitalised each week with serious injuries and a further one to two children were killed the same way.

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Yesterday young people of Ashburton transformed the old grey wall on Cass Street outside the police station into a work of art. Included were (from left) John Hobbs, Bexx Soper and Marshall Smith.

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“It’s cool to see that it is them colouring it in, Ms Arrowsmith said. “They can look back at it and say, ‘we did that’.”

She hoped the mural would send a message to people and

create a talking point.

Base Youth Centre manager Bexx Soper said she had always been a fan of public art and believed Ashburton needed more.

“It’s really cool seeing the

youth actually doing it, Mrs Soper said. “I told them to just go for it and enjoy it.” YMCA Second Chance Learner tutor Jan Gilmoure said students were keen to take part.

■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Severe gales cause damage and closure of skifield Phenomenol winds on Mt Hutt pulled off sections of the ski area’s snowmaking building roof, ripped out a window in the Summit Six terminal and peeled flashing off the main base lodge yesterday.

Manager James McKenzie travelled to the ski area about

Ambulance calls

5.30am, hoping it may have been able to open for the day, but by 8am the severe gales set in.

“My office walls were visibly deflecting when the gusts came through,” Mr McKenzie said. He went outside to shoot a YouTube video to let skiers

know why the ski area was closed for the day, and was hit by flying ice on his leg, where he has a bruise to show for it.

The winds, which reached gusts of 209 kilometres per hour at the summit, died down to nothing at around 2pm.

The ski area’s snow base

shrunk by about five centimetres, to about 1.6 metres on the upper areas of the mountain, and 80 centimetres elsewhere.

Staff would undertake a storm check today, when the weather was expected to be good, before clearing the skifield for opening.

The owner of a helicopter that “rolled over” on take-off in the mountains behind Hari Hari on Saturday, seriously injuring the pilot, does not yet know what caused the crash. The Hughes 369, owned by Alpine Adventures, left from Franz Josef Glacier with two hunters earlier on Saturday morning before crashing about 10.30am near the Poerua Glacier, trapping the 24-year-old pilot in the cockpit. Alpine Adventurers owner James Scott told the Greymouth Star yesterday that he had “no idea” yet what caused the crash until the pilot had recovered enough to talk about the incident.

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Alleged abuse A basketball coach who allegedly hurled abuse at a referee, caused a secondary school game to be called-off. A spectator, said the incident occurred at the premier match between Auckland Girls’ Grammar School and Westlake Girls’ High School on June 26.

Just after halftime the Auckland Girls’ Grammar volunteer coach allegedly started ranting at the referee about a decision he had made, the spectator said. The coach received a technical foul for the tirade - and responded with unheard words that earned him a second foul just seconds later. He was evicted from the stadium, but returned and continued to abuse the referee until the game was called off, the spectator said.

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■ MILK PRICES

NZ Milk prices ‘over-the-top’

By Daisy HuDson

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Supermarket chains and Fonterra are pointing the finger at each other as a political stoush breaks out over milk prices.

Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesman David Shearer says New Zealanders are paying over-the-top prices for milk.

He said statistics show the average price of two litres of milk has jumped from $3.19 in May 2013 to $3.45 at the same time this year.

Mr Shearer said that with international milk prices falling, New Zealanders should also be paying less.

“There’s something seriously out of whack when you can buy milk cheaper in London than you can at your local dairy,” he said.

However Consumer Affairs minister Paul Goldsmith says it is hard to compare to international markets given that the United Kingdom is in the middle of a “major price war” and milk is being sold below cost.

Mr Goldsmith said the Government’s job was to ensure there was sufficient competition in the diary market.

“The Commerce Commission looked into this issue in 2011 and 2014, and in

■ SCHOOL TRIP

both instances decided that no inquiry was needed,” he said.

Fonterra Brands New Zealand managing director Tim Deane said it was retailers that set the price that consumers pay for milk, not Fonterra.

“We charge supermarkets wholesale prices, which are in part affected by international commodity prices,” he said.

“Our pricing will continue to strike a balance between supporting affordable milk for Kiwi families and achieving sustainable returns on our products.”

However a spokesman for Countdown said the best place to direct enquiries

about milk prices was to the suppliers, namely Fonterra and Goodman Fielder.

Both Countdown and Foodstuffs say their milk prices are currently far lower than the $3.45 cited by Mr Shearer.

Prime Minister John Key has weighed into the debate, telling Paul Henry yesterday that Kiwis are not being ripped off.

However Mr Shearer has slammed that assertion as “nonsense”.

“The point is that in two years prices in the UK and Australia have come steadily down, while our prices have gone up.”

■ VISA GLITCH

Glitch puts Kiwis out of pocket The computer glitch that stopped US authorities from issuing passports and visas has been fixed and the New Zealand backlog cleared, but Kiwis are still out of pocket and struggling to make new travel plans.

The American consular computer system crashed worldwide on June 9 grinding its visa-issuing service to a standstill.

While most New Zealanders could still travel to the US unaffected under the Visa Waiver Program, the crash blocked many Kiwis requiring a visa for northern summer jobs.

Camp counsellors and au pairs have had to put their trips on hold and fork out hundreds of dollars in altered travel plans while awaiting their visa and security clearances.

“Many people just cannot get to where

Enjoying a fire-station field-trip Pupils from Our Lady of the Snows School were treated to a special tour of the Ashburton Fire Station yesterday. The pupils got to check out the fire trucks, firefighting equipment, and learn about fire safety during the visit. It was a chance for the pupils to see the action first-hand after learning about fire during the term. Principal Tony Lamb said pupils were studying the elements during the year, and this term it had been fire. Pupils had been studying how to be fire-wise, what to do in an emergency, and how to keep themselves safe. The visit to the station also doubled as an end-of-term field trip.

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As mail volumes continue to decline, NZ Post has opted to cut its increasingly unprofitable home delivery service from six to just three days a week.

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■ SNOW

In brief

Heavy snowfall causes major damage

By SuSaN SaNdyS

SuSan.S@theguardian.co.nz

This month’s snowfall in Methven has caused the most damage to trees since the big snow of 1973, says resident Viv Barrett.

Among victims has been a large oak at Mount Hutt College, which split in two and crashed into the roof of the nearby community pool’s changing shed roof.

Older trees were particularly hard hit, and Ashburton District Council parks staff are waiting for the snow to thaw so they can visit the town and assess the damage.

“There’s a hell of a lot of damage, the most damage it’s done to trees since 1973, because it was such a heavy snow,” Mr Barrett said.

Mount Hutt College School principal John Schreurs said an oak, which was over 70 years old and may have been planted as a commemoration at the end of World War Two, had not survived.

Half crashed into the girls’ changing room shed, damaging it, while the other half was left leaning over offices in A Block.

The tree had now been cut up and may be used for woodwork projects.

While it was sad to lose the beautiful tree, which had provided shade for students in the summer, it had become evident it had a prior crack, posing a risk.

The snow had been very heavy, and one of the school’s science classes had undertaken a project calculating its density.

Mr Schreurs said frosty weather which followed took its toll on water fountain pipes, bursting a valve in one of them, but it had since been repaired.

Methven Community Board chairperson Liz McMillan said trees had been damaged, and in

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs surveys the remains of a landmark oak tree which crashed into the Methven community pool changing sheds in this month’s snowstorm.

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Unless there is a last minute change of heart on spending for the next financial year, the Ashburton District Council will today sign off a rate rise of 5.2 per cent for the coming year.

When the council’s draft long-term plan signalling its spending intentions for the next 10 years was put out for public consultation, it attracted 350 submissions.

After almost a week of hear-

A robber brandishing a sawn-off shotgun held up the Kuripuni Sports Bar and TAB in Masterton on Sunday, leaving bar staff highly traumatised. The robbery happened at 8.25pm, just as staff were closing up for the night.

Police said the robber gained access to the building by concealing himself behind a back door, and then forcing his way in, brandishing what appeared to be a sawn-off shotgun on a sling at a staff member. Once inside, he threatened four staff, forcing them to hand over the weekend’s cash takings, which he put into a small grey backpack. Allan Pollard, the chief executive of Trust House, which owns the business, said although no staff were injured, all four were very upset.

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Flowering cherries on McKerrow Street have been damaged by the heavy snow.

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some cases destroyed completely, in the Garden of Harmony, Methven Cemetery entrance, and along streets, including old

flowering cherries on McKerrow Street.

About 30 centimetres of snow fell in the town on June

18 and 19. Thawing is only fully getting under way now with temperatures warming up yesterday.

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About 30,000 tickets have already been snapped up for this weekend’s Super Rugby final, with 26,000 selling in less than a minute. Tickets for the much anticipated clash between the Hurricanes and Highlanders at Westpac Stadium on Saturday went on sale at 4pm yesterday.

Wellington Rugby was hoping to build temporary seating to add 1500 to 1800 extra seats, a spokeswoman said. The 3644 tickets pre-sold to Wellington Rugby and the 26,000 sold to members of the public within 56 seconds yesterday leaves just under 5000 seats left.

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■ RATES

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ings and deliberations, the council pulled its original 6.5 per cent rise back to 5.2 per cent.

To do this it cut spending on several big ticket items along the way, among them, hydroslides for the EA Networks Centre and the Rakaia Sports Complex.

The 5.2 per cent rise is an average across the district, with some areas seeing a significantly higher increase while for others the increase will be negligible.

The council reviews its 10 year plan every three years and this year’s review saw a 13 per cent increase in submissions.

The number of submissions received equated to a 1.1 per cent rate per person; the national average is 0.9 per cent.

Winners in next year’s rates will be owners of commercial land in Ashburton, Methven and some in Rakaia where rates will drop in some cases by up to 16 per cent.

Chertsey, Fairton, Hakatere,

Mayfield and Mt Somers will be the biggest losers with double digit increases.

Under the council’s current financial strategy, rate rises are predicted to peak in the 2017/2018 year because of the introduction of a wheelie bin kerbside rubbish and recycling collection.

The council earlier decided to retain its six, two-monthly payment system for rates, with the first bill of the new financial year due on August 20.

The Select Committee considering the process for the referendum on the flag has rejected calls for voters to be asked if they want to change the flag up front rather than waiting until a second referendum. The committee has reported back on the bill with few amendments. Many submitters had asked for the first of the two referendums, due to be held later this year, to ask whether voters wanted a new flag rather than wait until the second referendum when the current flag will go up against the most popular alternative.

However, the majority on the committee chose to stick with the current order, saying it agreed with the advice of officials that to change the order would bias it in favour of the current flag because voters would not know what the alternative was.

- NZME

Tunisia risk rating The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has not upgraded its risk rating for New Zealanders in Tunisia after a terrorist attack near Sousse. Armed with a rifle and grenades, a gunman killed at least 39 people at a popular beach resort in Port El Kanataoui on June 26. At least 15 victims were from Britain - the worst loss of life in a terror incident since the 2005 London bombings. Another 39 were injured in the attack which was claimed by Isis, Islamic State, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. An MFAT spokesperson said the ministry had updated its travel advisory in light of the attack but there were no changes in the analysed level of risk to travel there.

- NZME

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■ TUNISIA

PM: We will not be cowed Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday pledged a wide response to extremism, describing Britain as being united in grief over the beach massacre in Tunisia.

Fifteen Britons are confirmed dead, but officials have warned that could rise as high as 30, making it the worst terror attack on UK citizens since the July 7, 2005, London transport attacks that killed 52 commuters.

Cameron insisted the nation would not be cowed.

“To our shock and grief we must add another word: resolve. Unshakeable resolve. We will stand up for our way of life,” Cameron wrote.

“So ours must be a full-spectrum response - a response at home and abroad; in the immediate aftermath and far into the future.”

Some 600 British counterterrorism police – one of the force’s largest such deployments in recent years – have been deployed as part of the investigation into Friday’s attack at the Imperial Marhaba

In brief Escaper shot A three-week manhunt that began when two convicted murderers staged a brazen prison break involving stolen power tools and hacksaw blades hidden in frozen beef ended when a single police officer spotted a suspicious man on a rural road near the Canadian border. David Sweat’s capture came two days after his fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement. Sweat was unarmed when he was shot twice by Sgt. Jay Cook as he ran for some trees near Constable.

- AP

Imams expelled

A British resident of Sousse reacts during a gathering at the scene of the attack in Sousse, Tunisia.

PHOTO AP

Hotel in the beach resort of Sousse. Officers have also been deployed at airports to meet and support travellers and to help identify witnesses.

Home Secretary Theresa May is traveling to the north African nation for talks on the

extremist threat and to offer condolences for the slain tourists.

Cameron described the Islamic State group as using ancient barbarism and combining it with propaganda – using social media as its primary

weapon. “We must look at how we can work with countries like Tunisia to counter this online propaganda,” he wrote.

“We must also deal with it at its source, from where ISIS is peddling and plotting its death cult.”

- AP

France’s top security official says the government has expelled 12 radical imams and preachers since the start of the year and a total of 40 since 2012. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said France will not tolerate “preachers of hatred.” He spoke three days after Yassin Salhi was accused of beheading his boss and then trying to cause an explosion.

- AP

Troops killed in ambush An Afghan official says 11 soldiers have been killed in an ambush in a western province that borders Iran.

Hesanullah Hayat, the spokesman for the governor of Herat province, said an Afghan army convoy was on its way to Bagdhis when the attack took place.

- AP

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Health plan must boost local care Stu Oldham

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lans for more junior doctors at Ashburton Hospital show the district health board is serious about improving sustainable access to hospital-based medicine in the district.

Health officials have spent many years talking about boosting rural health services and it is a relief to see a tangible, future-focused plan to get more doctors in Mid Canterbury.

The plan is future-focused because it means more doctors in training which, in turn, further prepares new doctors for the rigours of medicine in rural areas such as ours.

If it gets the go-ahead, the plan would disestablish six medical officer positions in favour of eight registered medical officer positions, including three new registrars.

This means there would be more second-year house surgeons and the new registrars will make good on the Medical Council’s push to train in rural hospital medicine.

The hospital’s five medical specialist positions, the senior doctors, would be retained as the hospital and the board tackle recurrent shortages to train new doctors for rural health.

There might be an immediate and welcome impact on rosters, too.

The junior doctors’ union has lauded the idea, but there is disquiet among some who worry about what the return of resident doctors to Ashburton may mean for patient care. Afterall, the shift will mean more, younger doctors.

Health officials will want to dispel such concerns by bolstering the support and resources available to the already busy senior staff who will manage and supervise the newer doctors.

They will also want to reinforce strong and active communication between local doctors and Christchurch-based specialists, ensuring the more self-sufficient hospital is not out on its own.

Rural communities such as Mid Canterbury struggle to attract and retain suitably qualified medical staff but this overdue retooling should be an investment in present and future health care.

YOUR VIEW Charity concert More than 350 people went to the Tinwald hall on Sunday, June 28, to listen to the Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club perform, with profits going to St John.

We wish to thank everyone for their wonderful support – members selling great numbers of tickets, the audience joining in the singing, showing their support, everyone who helped with advertising, resulting in nearly 100 door sales. The profit of $3135 was superb.

Thank you to everyone from the committee and members.

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club secretary Rose Stead

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Floods and the price of milk

Ashburton Guardian

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Are you going to the Staveley Ice Rink this winter?

No 100%

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

H

eavy rain had been hitting the roof all night just over a week ago.

I woke up that Saturday morning dreading what I was going to find out once the sun came up.

Thankfully, for me, aside from wet paddocks, huge puddles, and wet cows the river hadn’t breached its banks.

The river did keep rising throughout the day and finally peaked just as it was lapping at the edge of our paddocks.

However, it did cause carnage to the south of us, and the river systems to the west, in the Rangitikei and Whanganui, did suffer worse than in the 2004 flood.

Back in 2004 it would be fair to say that many people were running around like headless chickens.

However, this time around credit needs to go to all those agencies who are responsible for helping farmers in need.

On the Monday we were all meeting and getting organised to help.

A good example of this is a young sharemilker whose farm had been devastated. He had no power and his wife was pregnant.

She called the Rural Support Trust for help. They contacted me. I got in touch with Fonterra, who dispatched their emergency response team to provide on-farm assistance, I also talked to DairyNZ who were going to send someone out to help with feed budgeting.

In particular I would like to single out Fonterra for credit.

Over this past year a lot of farmers have been critical of Fonterra for many things, in particular that it isn’t paying its stakeholders as much attention as it used to.

In the aftermath of this event, Fonterra immediately started contacting all its suppliers and assessing what help they needed or whether they were fine. So well done to Fonterra and to all those other organisations helping out in my region.

Credit also should go to those

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Federated Farmers’ provincial presidents in each of the affected provinces. When you have your own farm to run, it’s not particularly easy to devote all your time to help co-ordinate efforts and inform authorities and other organisations of what assistance farmers require and where they want it.

Milk price On a different matter over the weekend we have had the issue of the price of milk in the supermarket come up again. Undoubtedly this will lead to the usual claims that Fonterra is ripping off consumers and talk of it’s all because of Fonterra’s supposed monopoly.

Let’s be clear, for this past season farmers got paid $4.40/ kg of milksolids and a litre of milk will be around 8.2 per cent milksolids. That’s 36 cents, which is the price Fonterra

on-sells the milk to NZ Milk Products, its subsidiary which provides dairy products to the domestic market, and also Goodman Fielder which has the other half of the New Zealand domestic sales.

Fonterra must provide that milk to Goodman Fielder under the Raw Milk Regulations which are monitored by the Commerce Commission.

Now if NZMP was making big profits on its domestic sales, then that would be reflected in the dividend that farmers get paid, which, much to farmers’ disgust, went down this year.

So we are looking at about a 25 cent dividend for this past year.

That’s around 2 cents a litre.

As Fonterra accounts are out there in the public domain, it should be fairly clear if NZMP was making a huge profit margin and thus ripping the consumer off.

The reality is other countries

often subsidise milk production and their supermarkets use milk as a loss leader in enticing customers into the store.

Australia is an example of the latter.

In those other countries their dairy industries are also geared towards domestic consumption.

We, on the other hand, focus on exports.

As a result the farmers in those other countries do get held over a barrel by supermarkets at times and are forced to accept what the supermarkets are willing to pay, which in the UK at the moment is well below the cost of production for UK farmers.

So before all the complaints get started, I would suggest a look at the supermarkets first and foremost.

Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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■ PHYSIOSTEPS

Accreditation a first for district

BY CAITLIN PORTER

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An Ashburton physiotherapy business has become the district’s first Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand (HDANZ) accredited practice.

PhysioSteps underwent rigorous auditing to become accredited and had to meet Allied Health Service standards.

Practice director Shaun Clark said the endorsement now means PhysioSteps has systems in place to ensure consistency in safety and quality and can be contracted to ACC. “It is a pretty exciting step for the practice though and hopefully other practices in the area follow suit,” he said.

There are currently no other HDANZ audited practices in Ashburton, Mr Clark said.

Physiotherapist and co-practice director Caitlin Clark said becoming accredited was a decision made for the good of the practice. “We wanted to give all

patients a service that is standardised and of the highest quality, so they can recover as quickly as possible,” she said.

Practices do not need to be accredited to provide physiotherapy services, however it ensures businesses are a preferred provider for ACC. Mrs Clark said the accreditation process was lengthy.

First policies and procedures relating to the Allied Health Standards had to be written before they were implemented into the day-to-day running of the clinic, she said.

An auditor then visited the clinic and writes a report which is sent to a panel before the final accreditation was given.

Both Mr and Mrs Clark agreed the accreditation is important for their business.

“It gives patients confidence in knowing that we have a commitment to quality care and that we are structured to meet the needs of our clients,” Mrs Clark said.

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Compiled by

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

71 72 71 252 255 252.5 3540 3600 3600 109 109.5 109 493 495 493 289.5 291 289.5 56 57 57 489 500 490 550 558 558 203.5 206 203.5 1025 1027 1027 691 692 691 807 810 809 486 488 486 585 586 585 173 175 174 117.5 118 117.5 116 117 117 311 311.5 311 138 139 139 128 129 128.5 1571 1585 1575 216 217 216.5 430 463 460 158 160 160 264 269 269 408 418 418 107 108 108 411 413 411 60 61 61 1727 1750 1729 113.5 114 114 153 154 154 426 430 428 790 794 790 131 132 132 611 613 611 414 418 414 277 278 278 277 279 279 358 359 359 216 220 216 335 338 338 755 760 760 329 330 329 165 167 165 261 268 262 3580 3585 3583 1800 1805 1805 585 586 585

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

S&P/NZX 50 Gross q

5,705.81 –49.63 –0.86%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,240.01 –32.08 –0.75%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

6,099.84 –48.75 –0.79%

p Rises 22 q Falls 80

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,422.5

–123.4

–2.23%

At close of trading on Jun 29, 2015

p Dow Jones Indust.

17,946.7 +56.32 +0.31% At close of trading on Jun 26, 2015

FTSE 100 index q

6,753.7

–54.12

–0.79%

At close of trading on Jun 26, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

20,110.0 –596.20 –2.88% At close of trading on Jun 29, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold q

1,170.50

London – $US/ounce

–2.15

–0.18%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

15.83

+0.26

+1.67%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,731.0

+16.0

+0.28%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

Caitlin and Shaun Clark’s physiotherapy practice has become the first in the district to be accredited by Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand.

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As at 4pm June 29, 2015

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

TT buy

0.9087 0.8609 4.5231 0.6366 1.456 0.4437 86.06 1.833 8.4865 23.53 0.699

TT sell

0.8784 0.829 3.9698 0.609 1.3426 0.4282 82.46 1.5622 8.1732 22.42 0.674

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NZ feels jitters as Grexit threatens New Zealand was not immune from jitters spreading through markets yesterday as debt-laden Greece edged ever closer to a default and a potential exit from the eurozone.

And analysts say things are likely to get worse before they get better.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell to a five-month low, closing down 0.86 per cent at 5705.810 last night, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 finished down 2.3 per cent at 5422.5.

Asian stock indices experienced even steeper falls. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng had fallen 3 per cent by 5.30pm (NZ time), while China’s Shenzhen Composite index, which is rapidly giving up its meteoric gains of the past year, had plunged almost 8 per cent.

Greece’s five-year financial crisis took its most dramatic turn yet, with the Cabinet deciding Greek banks would re-

main shut for six business days, with restrictions imposed on cash withdrawals. The Athens Stock Exchange was also closed overnight.

The moves were introduced to staunch the flow of money out of Greek banks and spur the country’s creditors to offer concessions before a bailout programme expires at midnight tomorrow (NZ time).

The accelerating crisis has thrown into question Greece’s financial future and continued membership in the 19-nation shared euro currency.

Craigs Investment Partners head of private wealth research Mark Lister said Europe was in better shape economically to deal with the fallout from Greece than it had been in the past.

“But the risks are still plentiful,” he said. “If it gets worse we will feel the heat for sure, but in a more modest way than Euro-

pean sharemarkets.” Lister said the market volatility was likely to continue for the rest of this week and into the next.

“It’s looking pretty bleak.”

After Greece’s current bailout expires, the €7.2 billion remaining will no longer be available.

Without those funds, Greece is unlikely to be able to repay a €1.6 billion International Monetary Fund debt.

In the referendum set for Sunday in Greece, the Government is urging its citizens to vote against its creditors’ proposals, arguing that they are humiliating and that they would prolong the country’s financial woes.

“There’s a bit of uncertainty as to how this is all going to play out and the markets obviously hate that uncertainty,” said Grant Williamson, of sharebrokers Hamilton Hindin Greene. Until that uncertainty was removed markets were likely to fall.

- NZME

Employment confidence dwindles New Zealanders grew more downcast about the state of the labour market in the second quarter, with a softer outlook for wage growth weighing on confidence.

The Westpac McDermott Miller employment confidence index fell 5.7 points to 102.8 in the June quarter, the lowest level in two years. The present

conditions index dropped 6.8 points to 96.1 and the employment expectations index declined 5 points to 107.3.

“The main concern that’s weighing on workers’ confidence levels is weakness in earnings growth,” Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said.

“Only a very low number of

workers are expecting that their earnings will increase over the coming year.”

New Zealand wages growth has been restrained by a surge in net migration where new migrants and returning expats have expanded the size of the workforce, meaning employers haven’t had to bid up pay.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Lots of snow and heavy frosts made for a very difficult week in the region, as utilisation of forage crops plummeted and hay, straw, baleage and silage supplies reduced dramatically.

A better weather week is predicted ahead and prospects of refilling the Opuha irrigation dam improve when the snow melts, but continual reassessing of feed budgets is advised.

Farmer confidence has dropped to the lowest point in 10 years, led by the sharp reversal of fortunes for dairying, but big farmer turn-out at the nitrate management seminars is a sign that managers are prepared to educate themselves to the challenges that lie ahead.

Some indication that the dairy commodity market may be reaching the bottom were seen in the latest Oceania prices, but another test will be seen in this week’s dairy trade auction.

Interestingly in Australia, the Warrambool Cheese and Butter dairy company announced a payout of $6.10kg/ms equivalent for the 2014/15 season, a rate all NZ farmers will look on with envy.

Fonterra’s guaranteed milk price scheme was set at $5.25kg/ms and was heavily oversubscribed as farmers locked in this average return, as they look to manage risk in this volatile market environment.

Lincoln University researchers are looking to do a survey focusing on how farmers are dealing with debt, as the capital required to run a farming business grows and, with it, increasing pressure of financial commitments.

More results have been emerging from last year’s cow deaths on swedes, with Southland vets stating more occurred on the HT variety than unmodified cultivars and urge continuing care with feeding brassicas.

Lamb A small lift this week with lamb schedules, but market concerns remain, held back by good domestic production by UK and Chinese farmers resulting in

very slow sales to these important export destinations.

Schedules are now 80-90c/kg back on where they were last year, and with little prospect of much of a spring lift.

Scanning rates in the drought areas have been back by at least 25 per cent for the reduced numbers of ewes kept, and concerns about how these animals are going to be fed in the spring has seen share farming proposals suggested, to prevent some of these animals from being culled.

Managers are being urged to use scanning and body condition scoring to target the efficient use of scarce winter feed, in the run down to lambing.

Wool The last sale of the season was a double island event that saw a good clearance with firm prices for all indicators except fine crossbred, which eased back from its recent strong price levels.

Season average prices rose for all micron levels except merino, with the star in the stable being lambswool which lifted 128c/kg clean on last year.

Beef Beef schedules lifted as the currency eased again, and the early kill reduced supply of killable animals for the chilled market. Ospri announced they now have a goal of eradication of TB in New Zealand deer and cattle herds by 2026, and have opened submissions for stakeholders to contribute to the plan.

Bull sales have been buoyant with strong prices and with one stud angus bull selling for a record $100,000 to top the market.

Deer More venison schedules lift as processors report frozen stocks are now moving more freely, and chilled interest is positive with early orders.

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Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 61 - 69 Prime 92 - 113  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 176 - 219  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 278 - 295 last week Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 75.44 17.5 kg YX SI 84.53 19.0 kg YX SI 91.85 21.0 kg YX SI 100.95 Local trade (c/kg) SI 510 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 54.82  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 508 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 363 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 478 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 520 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 320 AP Stag 60kg SI 387 AP Stag 80kg SI 484

52 week high low

177

298

236

1 year ago

73.89 83.36 90.58 99.55 500

73.89 83.36 90.58 99.55 530

88.43 99.15 107.70 118.43 600

95.93 107.61 116.88 128.58 670

73.84 82.72 89.89 98.78 500

54.19

54.19

65.65

71.32

53.14

477

458

422

527

422

333

318

268

393

268

448

435

377

507

377

510

500

450

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450

306 373 466

306 373 466

305 372 464

390 474 600

305 372 464

796 558 489 644

715 563 532 541

92.02

 DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

4,525 4,468 4,554 5,327

4,463 3,078 3,352 4,789

4,936 3,800 4,113 4,673

2014/15 f'cast $4.40 2014/15 f'cast $0.20 to $0.30 * before retentions

0.7309 0.6682

0.7610 0.6936

52 week high low

Source: WSI 1,013 691 657 518 564 472 739 531

Source: Midlands Grain 447 452 390 436 445 365 434 445 350

International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index June - 15 95.97 97.22 101.30

 EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6832 Euro 0.6124

248

3 mths ago

Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 390 400 410 Wheat, feed 365 370 380 Barley, feed 350 360 370

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

48 91

4 wks ago

Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 1,008 796 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 643 631 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 557 559 Lambs 707 691

4,318 2,976 3,375 4,899

109 138

Source: PF Olsen 101.96 84.83 5,393 4,468 4,554 5,327

3,524 2,920 3,071 4,568

2015/16 f'cast $5.25 NZX FGG

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■ BEEF FARMING

Beef prices looking rosy

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Beef prices are on the up-andup and the future is looking rosy.

Returns for beef lifted 2.6 per cent in the past two weeks and the outlook remains positive, according to the latest ASB Farmshed Economics Report.

The dairy cow cull has ground to a halt resulting in less New Zealand beef in the key US markets prompting the recovery of any price fall over the past month.

With the US market still firm beef prices are tipped to lift further in the coming months and could reach last year’s record.

Recent droughts in the US have resulted in a decline in the country’s herd and a weaker kiwi dollar have also contributed the price rise.

The ASB New Zealand commodity price index rose 0.9 per cent in NZ dollar terms last week solely on the back of a 0.9 per cent depreciation in the NZ dollar against the US dollar, ASB economist Nathan Penny said.

Interest rate cuts are also putting more money in farmers’ pockets, and are anticipated to drop further.

“We think the Reserve Bank is likely to follow up this month’s OCR cut with another in July,” Mr Penny said.

“In fact, risks are rising that the Reserve Bank doesn’t stop there. Markets, for example, have factored in a 75 per cent chance of a July cut and an 80 per cent chance of another cut

by March 2016.”

“With the New Zealand interest rate outlook confirmed as down, the hot air has been let out of the NZ dollar. Over the last four weeks, the NZ dollar has fallen over 4 cents (5.5 per

cent) against the US dollar. This is lifting New Zealand’s competitiveness in global markets as well as boosting farmer returns in NZ dollars.

In US dollar terms beef prices are down 10 per cent over the past year; in contrast they are 13 per cent higher, in NZ dollar terms, than this time last year.

As some producers opted to hold back stock in order to increase weights, pressure on prices is likely to build quickly painting a rosy picture for the rest of the year, and possibly into 2016.

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■ HINDS DRAINS

Environmental measure costs Eiffelton scheme farmers $10,000

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

A unique scheme aimed at keeping the Eiffelton irrigation drains alive to support the stream habitat has cost local farmers $10,000.

For the first time this year farmers on the Eiffelton Irrigation Scheme continued to pump ground water into the drains after the irrigators were turned off in April, keeping the stream running until the natural flows were sufficient.

“We had enough rain in April to run the irrigators off and we turned the pumps off at the end of May, when there was enough natural flow in the drains to keep them alive,” scheme chairman Ian Mackenzie said.

“Some of the drains down lower Beach Road are still dry, but the irrigation scheme drains have just enough water to keep running.”

Without the additional water fish and invertebrates would have died.

Mr Mackenzie said the irrigators were going to ask Environment Canterbury to reimburse the electricity costs of $10,000 – the cost of keeping four pumps running for close to two months – however, the farmers were prepared to stand the cost of line charges and infrastructure.

“We are going to ask ECan to pay for the extra $10,000, because according to the Ashburton Zone Committee the people of Ashburton have said keeping the drains full of fish is critically important,” he said.

“The way to test that critical importance is to get the people of Ashburton to pay for that.”

The Eiffelton scheme members have been at loggerheads with ECan over a proposal to

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tion to close us down. We are still fighting for the right to continue through the hearings process.

“ECan took a hostile approach, despite the zone committee accepting and endorsing the Hinds Drains Working Party (HDWP) recommendations.”

Central South Island Fish & Game officer Mark Webb, also a member of the HDWP, said the augmentation scheme was

The way to test that critical importance is to get the people of Ashburton to pay for that

close the Hinds drains, and a hearing is under way in Lincoln to determine the scheme’s longterm future.

However, it appears to be fraught with controversy, with the Government’s chief economic and financial adviser Gabriel Makhlouf recently quoting the Eiffleton scheme as an example of how the environment and the economy can both win, Mr Mackenzie said.

“That flies in the face of ECan’s original recommenda-

unique in New Zealand.

“The number one issue in the drains is the absence of water – quality may be an issue after that but it’s no use looking at providing good water quality if you can’t actually get water to the drain,” Mr Webb said.

“We are very supportive of what the irrigators are doing, because the fish wouldn’t be alive without it.”

Read more in next week’s Guardian Farming

Left – Water is pumped into a drain on the Eiffelton Irrigation Scheme to keep fish alive.

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Farm debt pressures to be surveyed A survey on farm debt and its link to stress is under way.

Lincoln University researchers Bruce Greig, Dr Kevin Old and Dr Peter Nuthall are conducting a nationwide survey investigating farm debt and the level of anxiety experienced by farmers to learn how they manage it.

“Farming in modern times is very capital intensive,” Mr Greig said.

“Many farmers rely on debt to finance these investments.

Using this leverage has helped many farmers achieve their goal of farm ownership and wealth creation. However, given most production units are family businesses, debt issues can also impinge heavily on families.”

There is significant concern about the farming debt, particularly in dairying, primarily over the consequences of high debt relative to the present profitability of farming, and primary production in general.

The research data will be gathered by a nationwide postal survey with a questionnaire posted to 2300 randomlyselected farmers this week.

The survey, funded by Lincoln University, will provide information critical to the development and planning of primary production by asking farmers to assess a range of statements on their views of their particular situation.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

1 – The first issue of New Zealand Listener was published on this day – in which year? a. 1930 b. 1939 c. 1947 2 – The name of which capital city translates literally as ‘dark pool’? a. Dublin b. Copenhagen c. Lisbon 3 – What kind of transport is a yawl? a. Horse-drawn carriage b. Boat c. Airplane 4 – An orrery is a mechanical model depicting what? a. The human body b. The growth of an amoeba c. The solar system 5 – If you suffer from phasmophobia, what do you fear? a. Ghosts b. Spiders c. Sunshine 6 – In which year did the famous artist Pablo Picasso die? a. 1886 b. 1920 c. 1973 7 – Which country was formerly known as the British East Africa Protectorate? a. Egypt b. Ethiopia c. Kenya 8 – Name the missing colour from the South Africa flag: red, black, blue, yellow, white…? a. Orange b. Green c. Purple

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Try this combination – it’s delicious.

Serves 4 400g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and sliced into small chunks 6-8 baby onions, peeled 2 young turnips, washed, sliced into wedges 3-4 potatoes for roasting, washed and sliced into chunks 1t cumin seeds 1/4 C olive or vegetable oil 1/4 C lemon juice 2T brown sugar freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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■ Serve warm or hot.

■ Alternatively cook on a medium to hot barbecue plate for about

10-15 minutes or until tender.

■ Tip: Cook extra the night before, chill and take in the lunch box the next day.

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Strange things ended up in food

By Kathleen Stringer

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viewed an item the other day and had no idea what it was.

On investigation it proved to be a Frozen Charlotte (or Charlie), otherwise known as a pudding doll.

Further research explained that they were the cheaper (in the long run) and cleaner alternative to putting money in Christmas puddings.

While obviously used in New Zealand, the pudding dolls were primarily an American addition to the English Christmas treat.

They were popular from the 1850s until the 1920s and like most good dolls were made in Germany.

The term pudding doll makes sense, but how on earth did they come to be called Frozen Charlottes?

According to a history of dolls, the name comes from an American song which speaks about Charlotte who wouldn’t cover her lovely dress when she was asked to go on a sleigh ride and froze to death (I’m not sure what that has to do with puddings). Originally the poem was titled A Corpse Going to a Ball, but later it was called Fair Charlotte.

The dolls vary in size and while the smallest were used in puddings, larger variations were used to people dolls’ houses and may well have been the ancestors of the action figures that children collect today.

While the idea of a doll, or substitute baby, in a pudding seems a little odd to me, some of the uses adults put the dolls to were just as strange.

As ‘tea cup dolls’ they were painted and prettied up for ladies to use as teaspoons.

Bathing babies were placed in baths to make the bath look “nice”; made of porcelain they would float and bob about as you washed. While it is easy to mock such ideas, as a young girl I thought a fancily-dressed kewpie doll tied to a stick (a la A&P shows) were the height of fashion.

Above – Dolls weren’t the only things that were put in Christmas puddings. These solid silver charms were advertised in a 1912 English magazine.

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Our pudding doll, judging by the haircut and stance it well could be a frozen Charlie.

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An update from the museum archives ...

By Kathleen Stringer

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s we resign ourselves to the fact that winter is finally here, people may be wondering what to do with themselves now that outdoor activities are less attractive.

A visit to the Ashburton Museum archive is certainly

something that has the potential to fill at least an afternoon, if not longer.

You will remember from earlier reports that we have the road boards material, now we have part two in the story of local government in the district – the Ashburton County Council.

Not only does this include minutes, letters and financial material, but rates (who lived where and when) and valuations.

Tucked in this collection were little gems such as a number of records pertaining to local halls as well as some wage records.

This collection goes as far back as 1873 and ends in 1989 with the amalgamation of the borough council to form the district council.

Possibly my favourite find were three sub-committee books which contained the reports of groups formed to establish such things as the

hospital, high school and an immigration depot. While we cannot allow people to just browse like they can in a library, the comprehensive catalogue gives people ready access to the valued records that we now have.

It’s a fantastic resource and winter is just the time to start exploring it.

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Josh Wardell. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Tony Clarke. Two’s: Dave Rush, Tony Clarke (2), Josh Wardell, Debbie Boon.

Net Eagle; # 12 Dave Rush. Eagles: Justin Smith, Tony Sheppard.

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Under 15 triallists put to the test

■ Rugby

Mid Canterbury Rugby June 26 Monday Evening – Duplicate June 27 N/S 1 G Branthwaite and _ Scott, 2 A Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watvan Dyk and L Leadley, 3 D Fisher and ters Cup G Brown REL Rakaia 30 v Darryl Phillips Motors E/W 1 P Fergus and A Gray, 2 D Celtic 19, Wilkinson and A Gilbert, 3 Joyce HohnClaas Harvest Centre Southern 19 v PWL son and Z Earl Methven 21, Tuesday Evening – 3 round Duplicate Bye: Devon Tavern Hampstead, N/S 1 R McLaughlin and J de Jong, 2 M Senior B – Centennial Mug – Round 6 Stowell and T Downward, 3 V FerMt Somers 24 v Allenton, Mt Somers 10, rier and A Wright Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 5 v Celtic E/W 1 J Fechney and S Rosevear, 2 A Kellys Cafe & Bar 50, Rooney and E Segers, 3 L Rose and J Southern Tinwald Tavern 19 v Methven Rooney R&R Haulage 16, Wednesday Afternoon – 2 round DupliTinwald 58 v Collegiate Eclipse Services cate 10, 1 I Donaldson and Pauline Fergus, 2 M Bye: Hampstead KFC, Buckland and P Downward, 3 M Moore UC Championship and I Taylor, 4 M Stowell and T DownWaimea College 12 v Ashburton College ward 13, Thursday Evening – Smith Trophy Combined Competition - Under 18 N/S 1 B Smith and J Knight, 2 A Reid Methven/Rakaia 35 v Lincoln 12, and M Stowell, 3 T Small and R Kyle West Melton/Rolleston 14 v Celtic 10, E/W 1 A Rooney and W Kolkman, 2 T Combined Competition - Under 16 Downward and M Buckland, 3 M KolkCeltic 32 v Waihora 34, man and A Maude.

Methven 14 v Prebbleton 69, Bye: Hampstead, MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Hampstead Lemacon 24 v Allenton 26, Mid Canterbury Social Southern/Tinwald 29 v Methven Seed Wheelers Cleaning 12, June 27 MCRU Competition – Under 13 – (Murray 16km - 23 riders Roulston Centurion Shield) 1st. Roger Wilson CT. 36m 33s. RT. 27m Allenton 10 v Rakaia Synlait 24, 23s. 2nd. Roger Skerten CT.36m 36s. RT. Southern Allfarm Engineering 12 v 27m 26s. 3rd. Martin Hyde CT. 36m 37s.

Methven Snowfed Builders 54, RT. 29m 37s. 4th. Brian Ellis CT.36m 37s.

Tinwald RDI Petroleum 15 v Hampstead RT. 27m 27s. 5th. Andy Skinner CT. 36m Lifestyle Motorhomes 57, 37s. RT. 28m 57s. 6th. Dave Shurrock Bye: Celtic Lysaght Glass, CT. 36m 38s. RT. 28m 58s. 7th. Kenny MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 – (John Johnstrone CT.36m 38s. RT. 29m 38s.

Smitheram Shield) 8th. Brent Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting 36 v HUdson CT. 36m 39s. RT. 28m 59s. 9th.

Allenton 26, Ross Proctor CT. 36m 39s. RT.29m 39s.

Rakaia Synlait 54 v Collegiate Cranfield 10th. Janette Hooper CT. 36m 40s. RT. Glass 10, 29m 40s.

Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 12 v Methven Purple Pear 41, Tinwald Geoff Frew 52 v Celtic Ashburton Online 10,

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■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

June 27 President’s Trophy matchplay winner: Robbie Bell, runner-up David Fisher.

Winner of the Plate was Muri Ngutu runner up Greig Sparrow.

Stableford competition: Brendon Davidson 42pts. Other scores were: Charlie Alexander 38; Murray Moorehead, Bryan Donaldson, Terry Molloy and Tony Bennett 37; Brian Nuttall 36; Bruce Day, John Fechney and Paul May 35. Nearest The Pins: Robbies: Bob Grant, Braided Rivers: Tufuga Sa, Rothburys Insurance: Tony Bennett, Netherby Meats: Bevan Wilson, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Clarrie Galway. Twos: Brendon Davidson and Tony Bennett.

Rakaia Golf Club Ladies Division Competition of the day-Stablefords Val Bell 34; Jill Burrowes 31, Teresa Booker 30, Sally Smith 30 9 holers: Competition of the day - Stablefords Marg Lloyd 17 Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Not Struck; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Val Bell; V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Lillian OHanlon Hole in One; Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Teresa Booker; S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Teresa Booker

Tinwald Golf Club June 27 Stroke - Alan Teale Memorial Leading scores in the stroke round for the Alan Teale Memorial Trophy (best 3 of 4 net) round played on Saturday were: Senior; Adam Marshall 72 b/l, Ryan Ford 72. Intermediate; Tony Clarke 70, Josh Wardell 70. Junior; George Cartney 69, Eddie Tulip 73. Women; (4BBB Margaret Mapu Memorial Trophy) Debbie Boon and Maxine Whiting 65. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Debbie Boon. Gluyas Ford # 6; Ryan Ford. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12;

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Holly Gray runs a shuttle during warm-ups at the Mid Canterbury Under 15 Trials on Sunday.

Sixty players turned up to the initial trial at the EA Networks

Centre stadium, with coach Kirsty Naish calling back 30 of the players for tonight’s second trial before announcing the final squads for both the Under 15A and Under 15B teams.

The teams have three tournaments each, starting with the Under 15A hosting a tournament in Ashburton and the B team off to Nelson at the end of July.

sults to 0278244439 after game) Meet 9.00am 9.30am - J1 Red Scorpions v Longbeach Spurs, J2 Tinwald Elite v Methven J3 Wakanui Warriors v Wild Wolves 12th/13th Grade Youth (All teams text results to 0278244439 after game) Meet 9.00am 9.30am - I8 Condors v Falcons, I9 Eagles v Hawks

Black v Hampstead Gold,Turf Four: Wakanui Black v Methven Black Fun Sticks (6th Grade) No Fun Sticks for the Holidays Senior Women at Ashburton 1.30pm Hampstead/collegians v Craighead (C. O’Neill R. Turnbull) Senior Women at Timaru 2.30pm Hampstead 1 v Geraldine Senior Men at Timaru 2.30pm Wakanui Black v Northern Hearts 4.00pm Wakanui Blue v Tainui July 5 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Wakanui v Allenton (Tinwald Collegians 1st gr M) 6.15pm Tinwald v Collegians (Wakanui 1st gr M Wakanui Blue) July 6 2nd Grade Boys No Hockey (school Holidays) July 7 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) No Hockey (School Holidays) Mid Canterbury Hockey Trials Primary A girls Hockey Trials Wednesday 1st July 5.30 - 6.30pm. If unavailable please text Courtney Cannon 0272747026 Under 15 Girls Trials Sundays 5th & 12th July 10am - 11am. If unavailable contact Karen McIntyre 0213082888 Under 15 Boys’ Trials Sunday 5th July 11am - 12md. If unavailable contact Stephen Mealings 027 246237

Lauren Mills and Sharon Dunstan Carrfields: 6.30: Collegiate Social v Tinwald South, Jaimee Putaranui and Rachael Thomas: 7.30: Southern Mayfield Service Centre v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue, Lisa Wilson and Brans Surridge Ashburton Trust: Warm up court July 2 Premier/Senior A ACL: 6.30: United KFC A v Celtic A, Wendy Hopwood and Stacey Hopwood; 7.30: Ashburton College A v Methven Wareings A, Stacey Hopwood and Claire Tappin Vetent: 6.30: Ashburton College Y9A v Collegiate A, Brooke Williams and Aimee Elliott; 7.30: Hampstead A v Team X, Vicki McArthur and Brooke Williams Carrfields: 6.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v Celtic B, Barbara Adam and Eartha Scott; 7.30: Team A v Team B, TBC and Steph Polson Ashburton Trust: Warm up court July 3 Spraymarks Anz Future Ferns ACL: 3.45: Allenton Msytics v Borough Red; 4.30: Tinwald Blues v Methven White; 5.15: Methven Black v Borough Black Vetent: 3.45: St Josephs Celtic Violet v Hampstead School E; 4.30: Southern Hinds Seed Cleaning v St Josephs Celtic Silver; 5.15: Netherby Nippers v Southern Mayfield Transport Carrfields: 3.45: Allenton Tiny Tactix v Borough Green; 4.30: Mt Somers Springburn School v Wakanui Hot Shots; 5.15: Longbeach Shooters v St Josephs Celtic Pink Ashburton Trust: 3.45: Hampstead School F v Borough Blue; 4.30 Longbeach Stars v Allenton Thunder; 5.15: Hampstead School D v Tinwald Tactix July 4 The Stables Junior Netball ACL: 8.45: Allenton D v Hampstead Blue, Willow Diedricks and Hayley Dickson; 9.35: Borough A v Wakanui, Zoe Beckley and Georgia Bent; 10.25: Methven Professionals v Southern Hayden Mackenzie, Mia Pearson and Abby Wallington; 11.15: St Josephs Celtic Gold v New World Allenton A, Julie Mushonga and Samantha Arnold; 12.05: New World Allenton B v Longbeach A, Hannah McDougall and Vicki Pluck; 12.55: Methven Shearmac A v Hampstead A, Danielle McArthur and Ella Hurley

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DRAWS ■ Football Mid Canterbury Football Local Competition July 4 e-mail: admin@mcfootball.co.nz www. mcfootball.co.nz Discovery First Kicks (All teams text results to 0278244439 after game) Meet 8.45am Round 1 - 9.20am - FK1 Ash Christian School v Mustangs, FK2 Longbeach Stars v Rakaia Rovers, FK3 Methven v Rangers, FK4 Team Brazil v Tinwald Blue Tigers, FK5 Mt Somers Phoenix v SuperSubs/Bye Round 2 - 9.45am FK1 Ash Christian School v Team Brazil, FK2 Methven v Tinwald Blue Tigers, FK3 Mt Somers Phoenix v Mustangs, FK4 Rakaia Rovers v Rangers, FK5 Longbeach Stars v SuperSubs/Bye Fun Football (All teams text results to 0278244439 after game) Meet 9.45am Round 1 - 10.15am - FK1 Allenton Aces v Borough United, FK2 Cheeky Cheetahs v Rakaia Ravens , FK3 Allenton All Stars v Tinwald Blue Thunder, FK4 Methven Black v Wakanui Whispers, FK5 Mt Somers Glory v Methven White, J4 Longbeach Galaxy v Super Subs/Bye Round 2 - 10.45am - FK1 Allenton Aces v Cheeky Cheetahs, FK2 Allenton All Stars v Longbeach Galaxy, FK3 Methven Black v Mt Somers Glory, FK4 Wakanui Whispers v Methven White , FK5 Borough United v Rakaia Ravens, J4 Tinwald Blue Thunder v Super Subs/ Bye 10th Grade Juniors (All teams text re-

Ashburton Golf Club July 4 A Stroke round will be played from the Red Tees.

Starting Time: Morning 9.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

Saturday Starters: Afternoon Clarrie Galway and John Davis.

Results Match Committee

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey July 3 Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Collegians 4.00pm Turf One: Allenton Thunder v Collegians Netherby Meats (W. Wallis M. Baker) Turf Two: Hampstead v Wakanui Blue (J. Gray D. Baker) 4.50pm Turf One: Tinwald Orange v Methven Black (W. Wallis D. Baker) Turf Two: Allenton Storm v Wakanui Black (W. Wallis D. Baker) 5.40pm Turf One: Tinwald Black v Methven White (L. Begg M. Baker) 1st Grade Women 6.40 pm Hampstead/Methven v Collegians (Collegiate 1st gr W Methven 1st gr W) 7.50 pm Collegiate v Methven (Hampostead SW x 2) Bye: Hampstead July 4 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Collegians Mini Sticks (5th Grade) (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30amTurf One: Collegians Green v Tinwald Orange, Turf Two: Rakaia Blue v Allenton Eagles, Turf Three: Wakanui Blue v Methven White, Turf Four: Hampstead Blue v Methven/Mayfield; 10.10am Turf One: Collegians White v Allenton Hawks, Turf Two: Tinwald Black v Wakanui Combined, Turf Three Rakaia

■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball June 30 Promotion Relegation Games ACL: 6.30: Ashburton College U18 v Celtic D, Brooke Williams and Wendy Hopwood; 7.30: Ashburton College B v Rakaia A, Wendy Hopwood and Stacey Hopwood Vetent: 6.30: Ashburton College Y10B v Methven U15A, Zoe Diedricks and Stacey Hopwood; 7.30: Methven B v Allenton A, Barbara Adam and Eartha Scott July 1 Social ACL: 6.30: Mt Somers Social v Methven Brown Pub White, TBC and Barbara Adam; 7.30: Hampstead Ashburton Social Gold v United KFC Colonels Chicks, TBC and Barbara Adam Vetent: 6.30: United KFC Zinger Chicks v Rakaia B, Meg Witterick and Emma Neuman; 7.30: Rakaia C v Celtic Social,

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DRAWS ■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Vetent: 8.45: Hampstead Gold v Netherby Magic, Poppy Kilworth and Sophie Watson; 9.35: Borough B v Methven Winslow, Heath Lyttle and Kate Ahearn; 10.25: Rakaia A v Allenton E, Charlotte Blundell and Penny Stilgoe-Rooney; 11.15: Southern Taylor Groundspreading v Methven B, Hayley Tallentire and Sophie Bell; 12.05: Allenton C v Hampstead B, Shae Harkness and Tenielle Booth; 12.55 St Josephs Celtic Blue v St Josephs Celtic Red, Lara Alves and Natasha Waddell Carrfields: 8.45: Hampstead School A v St Josephs Celtic Orange, Monique Johnsonand Jane Cribb; 9.35: TInwald Royals v Southern Hyde Brothers, Isabelle Wilson and Jenna Pannett; 10.25: Longbeach B v Hampstead School B, Ellie Lawn and Sarah Alexander; 11.15: Methven SPS v Borough C, Michelle Jones and Jessica Cowan; 12.05: Netherby Diamonds v Wakanui Blue Ferns, Kate Hatley and Katie Danielson; 12.55: Rakaia B v Allenton F, Courtney Elliott and Harriet Leverton Ashburton Trust: 8.45: Allenton Giants v Tinwald Tall Ferns, Anna Bennett and Brea Roderick: 9.35: Mt Somers Springburn v Longbeach C, Lena Tamura Goodman and Rhea Conde; 10.25: Hampstead School C v Southern Harrison Spraying Ltd, Maddy Watson and Emma Lake Hill; 11.15: Fairton ACS v Methven Cissys, Nina Vlaaderen and

Grace Bleach; 12.05: St Josephs Celtic Green v Borough D, Annabel Murphy and Roi Makutu July 4 New World Senior B – 3rd Grade ACL: 2.00: Team C v Team D, Meg Witterick and Charlotte Waddell; 3.00: Ashburton College Y10A v Somerset Grocers Celtic C, Sophie Beveridge and Phillipa Brooks; 4.00: Celtic Green v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, Brooke Williams and Sala Bueta Vetent: 2.00: United KFC B v Ashburton College Y9B, Amy Huggins and Louise Opele; 3.00: Allenton B v Methven U18A, Gemma Duncan and Emma Doyle; 4.00: Team E v Team F, Emma McDowell and Sarah O’Rielly Carrfields: 2.00: Allenton C v Methven Hotties, Tegan Barry and Sarah Colquhoun; 3.00: Hampstead U17 v Team G, Tori Kelland and Emma Turton; 4.00: Celtic U18 v Ashburton College u17, Jemma Rotch and Renee McCleod Ashburton Trust: 2.00: Ashburton College U14 v Ashburton College U15, Tayler Cousins and Emma Kelly; 3.00: Allenton D v Ashburton College U16, Jemma Donnelly and Alison Rutten: 4.00: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Blue v Southern Livestock Exchange, Brianna McCann and Kaweau Patea

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby June 30 Mid Canterbury XV v Ellesmere (Ashburton Auto Electrics Trophy, Leeston Rugby Club, 3pm, Mid Canterbury Development v Ellesmere Colts, Leeston Rugby Club, 1.30pm,

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on June 30. 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 12.08pm (NZT) CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ SPRINT C1, 295m 1 72734 Air Express 17.59...................J T McInerney 2 75263 Goldstar Magic 17.59 S & ...............B Evans 3 34215 Eug The Scrooge 17.74 .............D Stapleton 4 67673 Belfast Eejit 17.52 H & ........................Taylor 5 75828 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 6 26315 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 7 34836 Ohoka Joka 17.16 ........................ L Waretini 8 38744 Car Bootle 17.62 ....................... M Robinson 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 68864 Tracey nwtd ................................D Stapleton 2 12.28pm THE TURF BAR DASH C1, 295m 1 84655 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 2 44335 Terra Mondo 17.47 C & ...................... Fagan 3 65187 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 4 1826 Vito Baxter 17.75 ...................J T McInerney 5 88448 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 6 21776 Charlie Next boy 17.58...............D Stapleton 7 43652 Token Muscles 17.61 L & ................... Wales 8 33854 Mr. November 17.48 ...................D Stapleton 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 55678 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson

M9 Otago Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Forbury Park Raceway on June 30. NZ Meeting number: 9.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.18pm (NZT) OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 28566 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 3F8x7 Cloudy Noir nwtd................................J Allen 3 24 Crystall McBell nwtd...............J T McInerney 4 88878 Another Russ nwtd.................J T McInerney 5 54342 Apollo King nwtd ................................J Allen 6 78 War Cloak nwtd ..............................J Guthrie 7 75456 Kentaro Baxter nwtd...............J T McInerney 8 222 Baduzzi nwtd..........................J T McInerney 9 587 Lin Baxter nwtd ......................J T McInerney 10 65551 Lignite Girl nwtd ...............................S Stone 2 12.38pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 58 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 2 853 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 3 322 Thunder Dragon nwtd ........................J Allen 4 345 Jinja Tilly nwtd ..................................S Stone 5 Human Instinct nwtd ..............J T McInerney 6 63634 Deborah Bay nwtd..........................J Guthrie 7 6747 Maia Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 8 F4684 Another Way nwtd ..................J T McInerney 9 64888 Octagons Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 10 7x766 Springs Eternal nwtd..........................J Allen

Ashburton Guardian 17

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

July 1 Secondary Schoolgirls 1ST XV Ashburton College v Craighead, Timaru, 4pm, July 4 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup PWL Methven v Devon Tavern Hampstead, Meth 1, 2.45pm M Gallagher, G Clement, D McKibbon Max Gilbert Trophy - REL Rakaia v Claas Harvest Centre Southern, Rak 1, 2.45pm K Opele, K Pottinger, P McKnight Bye: Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic Senior B – Centennial Mug – Round 7 Celtic Kellys Cafe & Bar v Tinwald, Celt 1, 2.30pm, J Bond Collegiate Eclipse Services v Mt Somers, Coll 1, 1.15pm A McGirr Methven R&R Haulage v Hampstead KFC, Meth 1, 1pm D McKibbon Rakaia Murray Hood Baling v Southern Tinwald Tavern, Rak 1, 1pm P McKnight Bye: Allenton UC Championship St Andrews College v Ashburton College, STAC, 12pm Combined Competition – Colts Celtic v West Melton, Celt 2, 2pm G Shaw Combined Competition - Under 18 Methven/Rakaia v Celtic, Meth 2, 1pm, G Clement Combined Competition - Under 16 Hampstead v Malvern, Hamp 1, 1pm P Hill West Melton/Southbridge v Methven, 1.00pm, Southbridge 1, T Rowlands Bye: Celtic MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Southern/Tinwald, Allen 1, 2.15pm J O’Connor

Methven Seed Cleaning v Hampstead Lemacon, Meth 3, 1.30pm. M Cuttle MCRU Competition – Under 13 – (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Lysaght Glass v Allenton, Celt 1, 1.15pm S Bennett Methven Snowfed Builders v Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes, Meth 3, 12.15pm Rakaia Synlait v Southern Allfarm Engineering, Rak 2, 1.15pm K Pottinger Bye: Tinwald RDI Petroleum MCRU Competition – Under 11.5 – (John Smitheram Shield) Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying, Allen 1, 1pm Collegiate Cranfield Glass v Celtic Ashburton Online, Coll 1, 12pm J Kilworth Methven Purple Pear v Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting, Meth 2, 2.15pm Rakaia Synlait v Tinwald Geoff Frew, Rak 3, 1.15pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 10 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton G v Allenton M, Allen 2, 2pm Celtic Blacklows v Southern Latitude, Celt JAB 1, 1.15pm Methven Mt Hutt Station v Collegiate/ Hampstead, Meth 4, 1.30pm Bye: Southern/Tinwald Moore Mechanical MCRU Non-Competition – Under 9 Associate/Club Referees Required Methven Black v Hampstead, Meth 5, 12.30pm Methven Mt Hutt Station v Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring, Meth 5, 1.30pm Rakaia/Allenton v Southern Riverlea, Rak 4, 1.30pm Celtic Blacklows v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators, Celt JAB 2, 1.30pm

Bye: Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators MCRU Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Allen 3, 1.30pm Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge v Celtic The Finishing Company, Coll 2, 1pm Methven Professionals v Hampstead, Meth 4, 12.30pm Rakaia Synlait v Southern Agspread, Rak 4, 12.30pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Regent Cinema v Tinwald Canvas, Coll 3, 1pm Hampstead Spark v Allenton G, Hamp 2, 1pm Methven B v Collegiate Countdown, Meth 1, 12.15pm Methven The Laundry v Celtic Summerfield Builders, Meth 1, 12.15pm Rakaia Synlait B v Southern Coleman Ag, Rak 1, 12.15pm Rakaia Synlait W v Allenton M, Rak 1, 12.15pm MCRU Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton M v Collegiate Redpaths, Allen 2, 1.15pm Celtic Anderson Joinery W v Southern Progressive Livestock, Celt JAB 1, 12.30pm Hampstead Netherby 4 Square v Methven The Laundry, Hamp 2, 12.30pm Methven Black & White v Allenton G, Meth 2, 12.15pm Methven MC Freight v Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed, Meth 2, 12.15pm Tinwald AIS v Celtic Anderson Joinery G, Tin 3, 1pm Rakaia Synlait v Southern H Mackenzie Contracting, Rak 3, 12.30pm

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26713 Jinja Jaffa 30.59 ........................R Blackburn 88184 Opawa Extreme 30.48 L & ................. Wales 13323 Benjamin Black 30.73 .............. A Botherway 1 Idol Leanne 30.43 J & .....................D Fahey 3658x Opawa Loi 31.28 L &.......................... Wales 76463 Goldstar Coco 30.76 S & ................B Evans 6 1.48pm (NZT) CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m 1 11585 Dream Large 17.14 .......................... B Dann 2 88857 Homebush Riley 17.45 ...........J T McInerney 3 76132 Tell The Boys 17.37 ................J T McInerney 4 66682 Our John 17.84 ............................S Hindson 5 67466 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 6 77354 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 S & ................B Evans 7 66332 Ohoka Too Soon nwtd .................. L Waretini 8 28323 Business Review 17.44 ..............D Stapleton 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 58467 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 7 2.05pm CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 64624 Candyboy 17.66 C & .......................... Fagan 2 44456 Rangitata Raider 17.60 ..............D Stapleton 3 24232 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 4 74537 Peyton Sawyer 17.61 ................... L Waretini 5 78328 Wrinkles nwtd.........................J T McInerney 6 68382 Blazing Hot 17.58.......................D Stapleton 7 26544 Cawbourne Pirate 17.38 ....................C Weir 8 26853 Botany Zenvo 17.33 ...............J T McInerney 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 75786 Bhuja 17.71 ...............................R Blackburn

8 2.23pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 1 77352 Token Jump 17.60 L & ....................... Wales 2 81523 Know Energy nwtd .........................G Cleeve 3 37545 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor 4 76427 Laudable nwtd............................D Stapleton 5 76782 Adjudicator 17.47 S & .....................B Evans 6 25154 Another Charmer 17.36 .........J T McInerney 7 43548 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 8 x6367 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 54886 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 9 2.43pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES FINAL C1f, 520m 1 63427 Fiorelli Micha nwtd J & ....................D Fahey 2 867F3 Nicky Noir 30.15 ............................... B Dann 3 24112 Know Jinx 30.32.............................G Cleeve 4 23722 Know Lapse 31.13 .........................G Cleeve 5 35261 Know Neglect 30.79 .......................G Cleeve 6 31411 Know Answer 30.38 .......................G Cleeve 7 13461 Birchbrook 30.51 ...........................R Adcock 8 x7252 Come On Dolly 30.98.............M K Dempsey 9 2x313 Chippa Lata 30.79.....................R Blackburn 10 18631 Boston Billy 30.69 H & ........................Taylor 10 3.01pm SUPER PETS SPRINT FINAL C1f, 295m 1 73231 Homebush Nark 17.81 ...........J T McInerney 2 47341 Struggle Is Real 17.67 H & .................Taylor 3 47661 Go Tommo 17.10........................D Stapleton

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53221 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 75311 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 47441 Memphis Girl 17.61 S & ..................B Evans 25471 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 21821 Rick’s Treasure 17.42 C & .................. Fagan 24232 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 76782 Adjudicator 17.47 S & .....................B Evans 11 3.19pm CHRIS & LISA EARL STAKES C1, 520m 1 23856 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 2 33348 Mega Surge 30.85 ......................... H Cairns 3 65777 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd .......................J Tanner 4 32866 Jinja Fantasy 30.82 J & ...................D Fahey 5 38174 Know Luck 30.65............................G Cleeve 6 2x313 Chippa Lata 30.79.....................R Blackburn 7 132x4 Opawa Grunter 31.01 L & .................. Wales 8 18631 Boston Billy 30.69 H & ........................Taylor 9 3658x Opawa Loi 31.28 L &.......................... Wales 10 78736 Opawa Viv 31.29 L &.......................... Wales 12 3.43pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 75853 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................B Evans 2 66624 Lachie Jewel 17.54 ......................C Roberts 3 15284 Replay 17.38 .......................................A Lee 4 75168 Archies Dijon 17.61 M & ...................Jopson 5 86728 Miss Jolt nwtd ..............................A Waretini 6 52316 Midnight Sprite 17.45 .................D Stapleton 7 52253 Bad Week 17.33.....................J T McInerney 8 83638 Homebush Slinky 17.42 .........J T McInerney 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 87647 Sally West 17.70 ....................M K Dempsey

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STAKES C1/2, 545m 1 37326 Stich Up 32.62 S &..........................B Evans 2 23785 Opawa Rocky 32.89 L & .................... Wales 3 54377 What I Like 32.78 ...................J T McInerney 4 66221 Pukeko Prowler 32.86 ....................B Healey 5 41188 Homebush Buck nwtd ............J T McInerney 6 22748 Expect Delay nwtd .......................... M Grant 7 63458 Opawa Kuru nwtd L & ........................ Wales 8 52231 Opawa Shackley 32.63 J & .............D Fahey 9 38787 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 10 67588 Cawbourne Alpha nwtd ................... M Grant 9 2.55pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP STAKES C3/4, 545m 1 14161 Ugo Flash 32.18 J & .......................D Fahey 2 24246 Bound To Erupt 33.18 ..................... M Grant 3 76552 Jewel Eagle 32.78 S & ....................B Evans 4 16652 Opawa Stella 33.23 L & ..................... Wales 5 75716 Bruiser Bale 32.61 .................J T McInerney 6 27361 Mystic Action 32.54 J &...................D Fahey 7 68764 Homebush Chopper 32.18 .....J T McInerney 8 25343 Goldstar Junior 32.76 S & ...............B Evans 9 58155 Opawa Tom nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 10 12611 Albie Jay nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 10 3.14pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES SPRINT C2, 310m 1 68512 Homebush Gru nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 35418 Opawa Laz 18.66 L &......................... Wales 3 81x18 Starburst Tracey nwtd...................... M Grant 4 74565 Whitey’s Gone 18.74 ..............J T McInerney 5 36425 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans 6 71485 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner

7 25885 Kyla Rose 18.71 .....................J T McInerney 8 81613 Cabarita 19.15 ................................ M Grant 9 T1377 Millie’s Boy 18.52 .............R Hamilton 10 86686 Homebush Flyte 18.50 ...........J T McInerney 11 3.30pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C4, 310m 1 71266 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney 2 66343 Question Bale nwtd ................J T McInerney 3 31827 Thrilling Spell nwtd ...................... B I Conner 4 36326 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 5 72713 Matty Hooky 18.81 .................J T McInerney 6 48774 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 7 63271 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 8 35837 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 9 48836 Thunder Storm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 10 81464 Starburst Terry nwtd ........................ M Grant 12 3.54pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 14TH JULY C3, 310m 1 52655 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 2 25386 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 3 22138 Increasing 18.69 ............................. M Grant 4 56771 Homebush Rocky 18.38 .........J T McInerney 5 33343 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 6 87F88 Flying Swan 18.63 .................J T McInerney 7 82158 Miss Softy 18.65 ....................J T McInerney 8 22313 Kingman nwtd ................................. M Grant 9 13347 Umaga Rama 18.37 ......................R Adcock 10 76346 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................B Evans

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3

12.48pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS STAKES C1, 520m 1 2114x Jinja Luca 31.10 J &........................D Fahey 2 45321 Know Scholar nwtd ........................G Cleeve 3 78768 Opawa Jed 30.06 L &......................... Wales 4 63675 Mobilize 30.95 ............................D Stapleton 5 45825 Black Sails 30.66 H & .........................Taylor 6 32187 Solstice nwtd .................................... B Dann 7 37147 Kirkham Harvey 30.52 .................C Roberts 8 24424 Long Stockings 31.37 ...............A Bradshaw 9 3658x Opawa Loi 31.28 L &.......................... Wales 10 22778 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 4 1.08pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 1 86836 Uno Shelley nwtd ...................J T McInerney 2 54557 Too Much Rebel 17.82 .................A Waretini 3 75788 Little Arthur 17.75 ...........................J Tanner 4 67416 Malcy 17.55................................D Stapleton 5 23223 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 6 67277 Homebush Fine 17.65............J T McInerney 7 74543 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 8 21355 That’s A Wrap 17.45 H &.....................Taylor 9 1788 Tepirita Amber 18.06 M & .................Jopson 10 86558 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 5 1.28pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL STAKES C1, 520m 1 56614 Big John Canon 30.79 ...........M K Dempsey 2 45253 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 3 83342 Another Liz nwtd ....................J T McInerney 4 86576 Kiwiana nwtd .................................. H Cairns

Otago dogs Today at Forbury Park Raceway 3 12.58pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C0, 545m 1 55486 Tatum Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 2 72373 Nina Baxter nwtd....................J T McInerney 3 64635 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 4 2 Technic nwtd .................................R Adcock 5 7 Goldstar Archie nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 4x44 Opawa Rocket nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 7 37388 Wally Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 8 4262 Opawa Tracy nwtd L & ....................... Wales 9 32562 Private Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 10 45x Opawa Amber nwtd L & ..................... Wales 4 1.18pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR STAKES C1, 545m 1 F6x1 Sally nwtd......................................R Adcock 2 67652 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 3 15527 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 4 76475 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 5 15751 La Kinks nwtd.................................. M Grant 6 38343 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 7 83326 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 8 46458 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 9 78756 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd................... M Grant 10 F7856 Opawa Bro 32.73 L & ......................... Wales 5 1.38pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 36517 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 2 51x Roadworks nwtd ............................. M Grant 3 13585 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 4 88478 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen 5 22122 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney

75474 Opawa Hog 18.41 L & ........................ Wales 44537 Jamaican Archie 18.76 M & ..............Jopson 15858 Fancy Kiwi 18.66 ......................... B I Conner 45556 Pukeko Warrior 19.11.....................B Healey 68887 Homebush Coral nwtd............J T McInerney 6 1.57pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT C1, 310m 1 27367 Smash Easy 18.78 .......................... M Grant 2 64728 Eye Adam nwtd ......................J T McInerney 3 65657 Sailors Collar 19.09........................J Guthrie 4 2658x Pukeko Thunder 18.77 ...................C Healey 5 6x186 Opawa Darcee nwtd L & .................... Wales 6 57337 Opawa Express nwtd .................. B I Conner 7 7485x Shez Keen 18.70...............................S Keen 8 63887 Homebush Spike nwtd ...........J T McInerney 9 78756 Glenn Is Goodesy 18.91 ................. M Grant 10 38787 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 7 2.16pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C2, 310m 1 62613 Stenson nwtd .................................. M Grant 2 x5171 Giganaire 18.78 S &........................B Evans 3 75882 Another Groom 18.57 ............J T McInerney 4 16847 Chaimbo 18.71.......................J T McInerney 5 35278 Fair Cruzin 18.94....................J T McInerney 6 41264 Token Ray 19.43 L & .......................... Wales 7 47441 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ...................B Evans 8 66244 Token Ace nwtd ................................. J Rush 9 13672 El Sid nwtd ....................................R Adcock 10 86686 Homebush Flyte 18.50 ...........J T McInerney 8 2.32pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS

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Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz

In brief

■ RUGBY

Hammers hit by injuries

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@thegaurdain.co.nz

Injuries have forced the selector’s hands for Mid Canterbury’s first outing of the year against Ellesmere in Leeston today.

Mid Canterbury rugby coach Grant Keenan is without at least 12 of the initial 32 man squad named a fortnight ago for today’s match- opening the door for some other players to put their hands up.

One of those will be the converted loosehead prop Mark Andrew.

A front row shortage in Rakaia had forwards coach and vastly experience front rower Craig Dunlea push Andrew from loose forward into the front row, and Keenan is excited to utilise his mobility and versatility.

“He’s played the last few games there and got really good shape,” Keenan said.

“Mark’s got some ins-andouts to pick up as a front rower but he has tenacity, grit and determination to be successful.”

Adam Williamson gets his chance at tighthead while Mid Canterbury centurion Jimmy Carr is at hooker, with new front row prospects Penisimani Fakatoka, Fillipo Siakai , Vili Finau all waiting in the wings.

The other notable selection comes at open side flanker.

Mid Canterbury 2015 player of the year Gary Redmond has withdrawn from the squad, giving Tyler Koning the chance to impress at seven.

With Tevita Ula still serving a suspension, Andrew Smith is on the blindside and Seta Koroitamana will get a run at number eight, with Jon Dampney out injured.

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Dallas McLeod landed a 40m penalty with two minutes to play for Ashburton College to beat Waimea 13-12 in Nelson in the UC Rugby championship on Saturday.

Outscored two tries to one, the boot of McLeod was the difference as Waimea gave up a penalty and college were able to hold on in the final minutes.

Against Timaru Boys they had gone ahead with little time left only to drop the kickoff - gifting Timaru Boys’ the chance to win the game.

This time they made no mistakes, closing out for the cru-

Ashlee Strawbridge, Beth Stringer, Charlotte Morrice, Charlotte Roberts, Danielle McArthur, Destiny Cawthorn, Emma McDowell, Grace Pierce, Hannah McDougall, Hayley Riordan, Holly Gray, Jessie Banks, Julie Mushonga, Kate Brady, Kristie Hunter-Letham, Leigh Harrison, Maddie Reed, Mauai Mareko, Meg McIntyre, Mollie Gibson, Natasha Drummond, Natasha Waddell, Olivia Bryning, Phoebe Bradley-Doig, Rosemary Taggart, Samantha Holden, Sophie Bell, Summer Anderson, Vicki, Pluck, Zoe, Diedricks. Trial on Tuesday 5-6pm if you are unable to attend or have any queries please contact Kirsty Naish 027 944 6869 or kirstynaish@hotmail. com

Kiwis at Wimbledon

Rakaia’s Andrew Letham on the charge against Celtic on Saturday, will move back to his preferred fullback spot for Mid Canterbury against Ellesmere in Leeston today.

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Adam Ross and Logan Bonnington will partner up at lock – with Maikeli Mudu, Sam Watt and Eric Duff all able to cover lock and loose forward from the bench.

There is some big question marks in the backline with a major one at halfback.

Potential loan player Johnny Thompson (Southbridge) injured his shoulder at the weekend and with Will Mackenzie on his honeymoon the only other option in the squad is Davey Maw - who was pencilled in to start at first-five.

Maw could possibly slide in

and bring Welshman James Miller in at 10, but Keenan was yet to decide on his options last night.

Andy Hamilton gets the nod at 12 and outside him could be a trial for potential import Sam Franklin - a Samoan 7s representative who has played for the Junior Warriors league team.

Giddeon Lambrechts and Christian Vainerere should get the start on the wings with Andrew Letham at fullback.

There are plenty of questions a month out from the Ranfurly shield Challenge

against Hawke’s Bay but Keenan hoped to answer a couple by giving everyone a run today.

Mid Canterbury had a convincing 38-6 win over Ellesmere in Ashburton last year, making it back-to-back wins over the sub-union.

Maw landed a 40m penalty to win 19-17 at Kirwee in 2013 for the Hammers’ first win in nine years.

The Mid Canterbury Development team plays the Ellesmere Colts in the curtain raiser at 1.30pm before the main game at 3pm.

McLeod’s boot saves College

By Jonathan Leask

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cial win.

They claimed the kick-off and began to punch it up in tight but conceded the penalty.

Luckily it was out of range and Waimea had to kick for the lineout where College came up with the steal to be able to put an end to it.

College started well enough when the midfield linked up for a try five minutes in after Malakai Cakaunitabua made the incision and linked up with Alifeleti Prescott.

McLeod landed his first penalty before the hosts replied with a converted try to go to halftime at 10-7.

“We had two other clear opportunities with just a simple

draw and pass to put the outside man away but didn’t do it,” College coach Dave McCrea said.

Waimea scored the go-ahead try midway through the second half to lead 12-10.

The hosts had been winning the battle up front and the depleted College side struggled to find their way over the host’s line as both sides made plenty of mistakes.

The college forwards then took over in the closing stages, keeping it in tight to earn a penalty and McLeod’s long range effort late was enough to get them the four points, pushing them up the ladder to tenth with five rounds to play.

College’s next opponents St Andrew’s – remain unbeaten following a 12-9 win over St Bede’s.

Defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High School had some trouble putting away Lincoln but remain on top with a 35-26 win.

Nelson held on to beat third placed Shirley 21-19 to move up to fourth and Marlborough had a big 40-17 win over Timaru Boys’ to remain in sixth while Burnside ended their losing skid with a 22-6 victory overs St Thomas.

Christ’s College collected a 28-13 win over Rangiora to leapfrog St Thomas into eighth place.

A feast of tennis will be served up at Wimbledon with four Kiwis competing in the tournament’s main draws that started today.

World number 95 Marina Erakovic will play Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the first round of the women’s singles draw while Marcus Daniell, Artem Sitak and Michael Venus are competing in the men’s doubles.

Erakovic reached the third round in 2008 and 2013 and she could potentially meet five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the second round.

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Pakistan lose test Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second Test at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday to level the three-match series 1-1. Chasing a target of 153 runs, the hosts made light of a 30-minute delay due to a wet outfield to race to victory in 26.3 overs. Pakistan had won the first Test in Galle by 10 wickets. The third and decisive match starts in Pallekele on Friday.

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Ennis faces ban NSW are facing a crisis at hooker for State of Origin III with Michael Ennis hit with a grade-one careless high-tackle charge for his shot on North Queensland prop Matt Scott.

Ennis was widely tipped to be the back-up to Robbie Farah who is undergoing scans to the fractured hand he suffered in the Wests Tigers’ NRL loss on Sunday to Penrith. Ennis can’t escape a ban with an early guilty plea, as 38 carry-over points mean if he pleads guilty, he gets one week.

Fighting the charge and losing would also end up with him missing one week of action. - AAP

Goucher lashes out Kara Goucher, one of the athletes who has levelled explosive doping allegations against Alberto Salazar, lashed out at her former coach for branding her a liar. Goucher was angered by Salazar’s lengthy open letter refuting the accusations levelled three weeks ago in a BBC/ ProPublica documentary, in which Salazar portrayed her husband, Adam Goucher, as “belligerent” and said he dismissed them from his Nike Oregon Project training group. Goucher confirmed she had first spoken to the US Anti-Doping Agency about her concerns in February 2013 and had spoken to them again “very recently”. - AFP

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Djokovic back and focused

Russia’s Maria Sharapova plays a shot during practice at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in Wimbledon London.

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After losing in the French Open final, Novak Djokovic wanted nothing to do with tennis.

For about a week, anyway.

Now, with his opening match at Wimbledon coming today on Centre Court, the top-ranked Serb is firmly focused on defending his title.

“Took me some time really to recover and to rest after Paris.

I didn’t want to think about tennis too much,” said Djokovic, who lost to Stan Wawrinka in four sets at Roland Garros.

“Got myself on the court about 10 days ago, started practising on grass.

“Right now I think I’m also 100 per cent prepared.”

Wimbledon starts this year a bit later than normal, with a three-week break since the French Open. That gave some players more opportunity to make the transition from the slow red clay to the faster grass surface, and gave others the chance to rest.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray, two of Djokovic’s main rivals at the All England Club, both won grass-court tournaments in the buildup to Wimbledon. But Djokovic hasn’t played a competitive match since facing Wawrinka in Paris.

“It’s not of my concern, honestly. I just want to get myself in a best possible shape,” Djokovic yesterday. “I’m aware of the adjustment that is required movement-wise, gamewise, and also mentally for the grass courts coming from clay courts.”

The defending women’s champion, Petra Kvitova, won’t start her tournament until tomorrow. The second-seeded Czech will play Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the first round.

Kvitova also hasn’t played since the French Open, where she lost in the fourth round.

And she took some time off earlier in the year to rest, skipping big tournaments in Paris and Florida.

“I feel much better than before. I’m really happy to be back on the court to play tennis, to really do what I love,” Kvitova said. “It was really tough decision for me to miss the two big tournaments during March. I did do it. I’m glad that I did it.”

If Kvitova makes it back to the final this year, she could end up facing Serena Williams. The top-seeded American, who is looking to win her third major title of the year and is on course for a true Grand Slam, will open today against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia on Court No. 1.

Kvitova beat Williams in the semi-finals at the Madrid Open last month.

“For sure for me was great win. I never beat her before,” Kvitova said. “I knew what I have to play. That’s what I think is the key if I want to beat her.

But it’s still long way if I’m going to meet Serena here.”

The other woman in the mix is Maria Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion. Sharapova is seeded fourth and will

face Johanna Konta of Britain in the first round, following Djokovic on court in the main stadium today.

The final match on Centre Court on the opening day will see Wawrinka face Joao Sousa of Portugal.

Wawrinka is heading into Wimbledon after winning his second major title at the French Open. He also won the 2014 Australian Open.

Grass, however, hasn’t been the Swiss player’s best surface.

“Every year it’s been better for me. I think since three years now, I feel really good,” Wawrinka said. “I think I still feel grass is good for me. It’s important to be ready, to feel good physically, to move well.”

Despite Wawrinka’s win over Djokovic this month, it’s the 28-year-old Serb who remains the favourite at Wimbledon.

Djokovic is 41-3 this year and has twice won the title at the All England Club, including last year’s five-set victory over Federer. But he’ll have a tough opening match against Philipp Kohlschreiber, a 31-year-old German who has beaten Djokovic once in seven matches.

“Hopefully tomorrow when I get on the court I’ll be able to perform my best because that’s something that is going to be very much needed in order to win against Kohlschreiber,” said Djokovic, the Australian Open champion. “It’s one of the toughest first rounds I could get. But this is Grand Slam. This is what it takes.”

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Hurricanes sweating on injured players

By Daniel RichaRDson The Hurricanes will likely wait until Thursday to make a call on injured players Ardie Savea, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Cory Jane ahead of Saturday’s Super Rugby final against the Highlanders in Wellington.

Jane (hamstring) has played only once in the past month and is thought to be racing against the clock, while Milner-Skudder (hamstring) played 40 minutes of the Hurricanes’ 29-9 semi-final victory over the Brumbies in the capital during the weekend before he was pulled.

Savea (knee) limped off in the second spell on Saturday and was due to be sent for a scan yesterday; he was one of the best on show for the Hurricanes

in their semi-final win.

“He’s actually pulled up quite well, to be honest, so that’s promising,” Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd said of Savea. “Cory and Nehe’s hamstrings will undergo further testing and evaluation.”

Jane’s experience and reliable defence would be a useful asset for the Hurricanes in a competition-decider and if he was cleared it would allow MilnerSkudder, who is expected to be passed fit, to push back to his usual home of fullback.

Milner-Skudder was commissioned on the right wing during the weekend with James Marshall in the No 15 jersey.

The other spanner in the works is around the goal-kicking where Marshall took the

kicking tee in the second half of the semi-final after Barrett overtrained last week, which put pressure on his hip.

Marshall may be required to be in the starting line-up on Saturday to kick the goals.

Boyd said no decision had been made around who would kick this week, which could prove a crucial call in a crunch match.

“Beaudie will be the firstchoice if he’s able to kick,” Boyd said.

Playing at home is seen as a major advantage in Super Rugby and the Hurricanes were delighted to play in front of a sellout crowd against the Brumbies with the same type of atmosphere expected for the final.

Boyd said his side laid the

platform to win home advantage by the way they began the campaign with a collection of wins, including a perfect road trip to South Africa and Australia where they toppled the Lions, Bulls and Force.

“The fact we started really well has probably given us the right to be here,” Boyd said.

“What we earned at the very start of the season was the ability to be at home for a semi and a final.”

The Highlanders are peaking at the right stage of the competition and look an imposing prospect after they swept past the Waratahs 35-17 in their semi-final in Sydney on Saturday night.

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles said the Highlanders for-

ward pack, which is light on household names but doesn’t lack commitment, featured the type of players you wanted in your ranks given their hardgrafting nature.

“They just go to work and play for each other,” Coles said.

Coles grew up on the Kapiti Coast and was a Hurricanes fan before he started playing for his home team and the sight of a full Cake Tin for the semi-final was a highlight for him.

“It actually brought a massive smile to my face to finally see the stadium packed,” he said.

“It’s awesome. We’ve worked so hard, as long as I’ve been in the team, to get the public back on our side and the only way you can do that is with results and we’ve done that.” - NZME

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am There’s No Taste Like Home 3 Gino D’Acampo goes to London, where he helps three home cooks prepare their family recipes in a professional kitchen.

11am House Gift 3 Three interior designers, each with a different budget, snoop around an ordinary home and find the perfect gift for its occupants.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me PGR 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad PGR 0 8pm Keeping Up With The Kaimanawas PGR Floods and pony camps collide, creating a difficult situation; Vicki gets adventurous with Argo; Amanda faces a major hurdle with Hoff; why Nikau has become a bucking bronco. 0 8:30 The Mentalist AO 0 9:30 Aquarius AO 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar Ministries 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:50 The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:20 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 Generator Rex 3 0 8:15 Jungle Junction 3 0 8:35 Handy Manny 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 The Speakmans 0 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Looped 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 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 Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules The teams that failed to impress at the wedding go to Kitchen Headquarters for a Sudden Death cook-off. 0 8:50 Empire AO 0 9:45 Grey’s Anatomy AO 0 10:45 Revenge AO 0

6am Paul Henry 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Oliver advises Thorne that, with regard to his relationship with Taylor, being honest with Aly might be a bad idea.

11am Rachael Ray Elizabeth Hurley from The Royals takes part in Rachael’s game of Royal Roulette.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 3 Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Dr Phil AO 3 2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 4pm Million Dollar Minute 3 4:30 Bondi Vet 3 0 5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR 0 7:30 Road Madness PGR Two truckies become angry; some dangerous overtaking manoeuvres; some bikers not only risk their own lives, but also those of their children. 0 8pm Gold Coast Cops PGR 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:25 Newsworthy 10:55 The Good Wife AO

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Fairly Odd Parents 3 8am The Wild Thornberrys 3 8:30 Chuggington 3 0 8:40 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Drake And Josh 3 5:05 Punk’d 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Face Off PGR 8:30 M Kick-Ass 2 AO 2013 Action.

Costumed vigilantes KickAss and Hit Girl return, dealing with high school, the emerging DIY superhero movement, and an old nemesis. Aaron TaylorJohnson, Chloe Moretz.

10:35 F Witches Of East End AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 2pm Scorpion PGR 3 When Sylvester accidentally triggers an explosive device during an investigation, Team Scorpion must focus on finding who is responsible.

3pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3

11pm Major Crimes AO Sanchez is a person of interest in a murder investigation when his mother’s home caregiver is found dead.

Midnight L Tennis – Wimbledon Day Two.

11:40 Scandal AO 12:40 NY Med PGR 3 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Make It Or Break It 3 0 4:15 Ellen 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 Infomercials

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Long Way Down 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures 9:30 Jamie’s Fish Supper 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Metropolis 1pm Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways 2pm Long Way Down 3pm My Dream Home 4pm Love Nature – Lions And Giants 5pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 French Food Safari 6pm Reno v Relocate 6:30 Candice Tells All 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 My Dream Room – Kids Edition An eight-year-old boy from Wellington brings his dream of a ‘cactus-growing science room’ to life.

8:05 A Place In The Sun Discover new destinations in the international property market for investment or relocation.

8:35 My Dream Home Couples find, buy and transform extreme fixer-uppers into the ultimate dream home.

9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Hugh’s Three Good Things 11:30 French Food Safari

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Midnight What’s Really In Our Food? 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am My Dream Home 2am Love Nature – Lions And Giants 3am Reno v Relocate 3:30 Candice Tells All 4am My Dream Room – Kids’ Edition 4:30 A Place In The Sun 5am My Dream Home

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7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 MythBusters PGR 8:30 F The Trouble With Murder AO 3 9:30 Fargo AO 10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

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6am Cricket – Caribbean Premier League (Highlights) St Lucia v Jamaica.

7am Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Carlton v Gold Coast Suns.

From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

10am Rugby Nation 11am Table Tennis – ITTF (Highlights) Oceania Cup. Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Semi-final Two – Waratahs v Highlanders.

2pm Golf Central 3pm Cricket – Caribbean Premier League T20 (Highlights) St Lucia v Jamaica.

4pm Small Blacks TV 4:15 Random Rugby TV 4:30 Table Tennis – ITTF (Highlights) Oceania Cup. 5:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) St Kentigern v Mt Albert Grammar.

7pm Sky Sport Select A magazine-style show about all the sport that is coming up.

7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night Fighters TBC. 10:30 Sky Sport Select A magazine-style show about all the sport that is coming up.

11pm Fishing And Adventure 11:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race Midnight Rugby League – UK Super League (Replay) 2am Rugby League – UK Super League (Replay) 3am Golf – Feherty 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 2 9am Unsung Heroes Of Maori Music 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 3 4:30 SpongeBob

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Tarau Porowha 3 2 5pm Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 The Big Hit 8pm What’s Up With The Tumoanas PGR 8:30 Te Mana O Te Moana – The Pacific Voyagers AO 10:20 Media Take 10:50 Brown Eye AO 3 11:20 Te Kaea 3 2 11:50 Closedown

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6am Mountain Men PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 Survivor – Panama PG 8:55 CSI – Miami MV 9:45 The Glades MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Ice Road Truckers PG 12:15 Bosch MVL 1:10 Pawn Stars PG 1:35 CSI – Miami MV 2:25 Mountain Men PG 3:15 Survivor – Panama PG 4:05 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Parking Wars PGL 5pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 5:30 CSI – Miami MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Lizard Lick Towing PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Crossing Lines MV 9:30 Rogue 16VLS 10:30 The Glades MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

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12:30 Survivor – Panama PG 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Mountain Men PG 2:35 The Glades MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Crossing Lines MV 4:45 Rogue 16VLS 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

6am Dukes Of Haggle M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned M Born to be Wild.

10:30 MythBusters PG Motorcycle Water Ski. 11:30 Blood Relatives M The Widowmaker. 12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 Deadly Devotion M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG From the Ashes. 4:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Revenge of the Fireflies. 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Live Fire M Citizen Soldiers.

7:30 X-Ray Mega Airport PG The Airport Never Sleeps.

8:30 Manhunt PG Mexico.

9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush M From the Ashes.

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12:30 A Crime To Remember M Cabin in the Woods. 1:30 Cry Wolfe M Thrust Thy Neighbour.

2am Cry Wolfe M The Other Woman. 2:30 Dukes Of Haggle M 3am Deadliest Catch PG When Hell Freezes Over. 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Keeping Up with the Kaimanawas, 8pm on TV One

Fargo

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MOVIES PREMIERE 6:05 The Making Of The Lone Ranger PG 6:25 Non-Stop MVL 2014 Thriller. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore. 8:10 Freezer 16VL 2013 Thriller. Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli. 9:30 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine. 11:15 Reach Me MVL 2014 Drama. Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick. 12:45 The Possession Of Michael King 16VLS 2014 Horror. Shane Johnson.

2:10 Freezer 16VL 2013 Thriller.

Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli.

3:30 Non-Stop MVL 2014 Thriller.

Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore.

5:15 Homefront 16VL 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, James Franco.

6:55 Bad Blood 16VLSC 2013 Drama. Abigail Breslin, Sean Bean.

8:30 Pawn Shop Chronicles 18VLC 2013 Comedy. Paul Walker, Elijah Wood. 10:25 Inside 16VC 2012 Horror. Luke Goss, Paul Rae. 11:50 Prosecuting Casey Anthony PGC 2013 Drama.

WEDNESDAY

1:20 Bad Blood 16VLSC 2013 Drama.

2:55 Pawn Shop Chronicles 18VLC 2013 Comedy. 4:45 Prosecuting Casey Anthony PGC 2013 Drama.

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 Terminator Salvation MV 2009 Action. 8:40 Good Will Hunting MVL 1997 Drama.

Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck. 10:45 Heartbreakers MLS 2001 Romantic Comedy.

Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt. 12:50 Dead Presidents 18VL 1995 Drama.

Chris Tucker, Larenz Tate.

2:55 Evan Almighty PGL 2007 Comedy. Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham.

4:30 K-19 – The Widowmaker M 2002 Action. Liam Neeson, Harrison Ford, Joss Ackland.

6:50 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Comedy. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly.

8:30 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi.

Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young.

10:25 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama.

Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell.

WEDNESDAY

12:40 Garden State 16LS 2004 Romantic Comedy. 2:20 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Comedy.

3:55 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi.

5:50 Evan Almighty PGL 2007 Comedy.

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6am Rugby Nation 7am Grassroots Rugby 8am Motorsport – IndyCar Series (Highlights) MAVTV 500.

8:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Motul TT Assen Races.

9am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) Toyota/Save Mart 350. From Sonoma Raceway, California.

10am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Eels v Dragons.

From Pirtek Stadium, NSW. Noon Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Bulldogs v Storm.

From Belmore Sports Ground, NSW. 2pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

2:30 Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Warriors v Mounties.

From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

4:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Warriors U20 v Raiders U20.

6:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders.

From Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

8pm The After Match Awen Guttenbeil and guests discuss the big issues in rugby league.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

10:30 Inside Supercars 11:30 NRL Fulltime

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Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Raiders.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Bulldogs v Storm.

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Sport Turf wars Town’s Maddie Wilson prepares to pass into the circle against Country in the Primary A girls’ Town v Country match at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf on Sunday.

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Country claimed the bragging rights in Mid Canterbury junior hockey’s turf wars, taking the Town v Country fixture 3-1 at the NBS Ashburton Turf on Sunday.

The annual primary agegroup matches had Country

came out on top in both the development fixtures, with a 1-0 win in the development girls and a 3-2 win in the boys’ match.

For several of the development players it was their first time playing full-field, 11-a-side hockey.

The Primary A boys then recorded a 4-1 win over town

while in the Primary A girls it was a convincing 8-1 win for the Town girls over their Country rivals.

The Primary A girls will all come together for the representative trials on Wednesday night, with the boys yet to confirm a trial date, as the Mid Canterbury primary teams be-

gin their preparations for the national tournaments.

The Primary A girls will build towards the Collier Trophy tournament in Palmerston North, with the boys bound for the Hatch Cup tournament in Timaru, both in September.

At the same time the Primary B boys and girls also have

a South Island tournament in Oamaru.

Following the trials and selection of the teams, the Primary A and B boys host Canterbury and South Canterbury on August 2, with the girls A and B and two development teams hosting Canterbury and South Canterbury on August 16.

Acid goes on College, Rakaia

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Ashburton College B and Rakaia A meet in a promotionrelegation match tonight to determine the final Premier netball line up for the third and final round.

College B gained automatic promotion to Premier earlier this season but were without a

win in round two.

Rakaia A finished top of Senior A in round two - ahead of the former Premier team Collegiate A - for the opportunity to play in the top grade for the first time since 2011.

College B played in the inaugural premier promotionrelegation match, which was introduced last year by Mid

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Canterbury netball to ensure the best teams play in the top grade.

Having been automatically relegated after round one they earned the right to challenge for a return but lost to Methven to remain in Senior A - which was eventually won by Y10A. Rakaia have been in strong form beating Methven B 40-

28 last Thursday to complete an unbeaten second round, but have gone down to College B before, losing 28-32 back in round one.

In the other promotionrelegation matches Senior A’s Methven B play Senior B’s Allenton A, and Senior B team Ashburton College U18 play top of the table Senior Reserve

A’s Celtic D. At the other end of the scale, bottom of the table Senior Reserve A team Ashburton College Y10B play Senior Reserve B’s Methven U15 A. Premier and netball matches will resume as per normal on Thursday and will mark the beginning of the Trophy Round which concludes with playoffs.

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