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The impact of the dairy downturn is not expected to have knock-on effect on Mid Canterbury schools this Gypsy Day. Traditionally on June 1 large numbers of students start new schools due to sharemilkers and dairy workers transferring to new farms with their families.

There had been some concerns that schools in the district would lose students due to the dairy downturn forcing workers to take up other professions but this doesn’t seem to be the case this year with most schools expecting to gain at least as many students as they lose.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president and Wakanui School principal Hilary Boyce said Wakanui School’s roll would remain stable with several students leaving but the same

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number coming in. Other schools in the district also seemed to be in the same situation.

While there is a global dairy crisis it doesn’t seem to be making much difference in terms of families moving on Gypsy Day because there are cows on the ground that still need milking, she said.

“It’s not an issue for the district.”

Mt Somers Springburn School principal Brent Gray said he was quite surprised that the numbers at his school are remaining the same.

“We thought that there might be a few less with the downturn and some people leaving the industry.”

However, two new students started yesterday and at least another two, possibly five, will be starting very soon.

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evened out, he said. “It’s very encouraging.”

There might be levels of management disappearing from farms but workers are still needed, Mr Gray said.

Carew Peel Forest School principal Kay Ward said she was heartened by the fact that most school rolls in Mid Canterbury would be balanced around Gypsy Day, including her own.

“The downturn hasn’t had much of an impact.

“Families haven’t left the dairy industry, that’s really heartening.”

Methven Primary School has lost four students but will be getting another 10 during the transition, principal Chris Murphy said.

The school always expects a changeover of students and prepares for this but the number coming in depends on the year, he said.

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Mauger slams Bachelor finalists

■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Budget brings new classrooms

Jordan Mauger’s hard-hitting interview with Woman’s Day has hit the shelves – and the star of The Bachelor doesn’t hold back.

In it, he fires up at the show’s winner, Fleur Verhoeven, and the runner-up, Naz Khanjani, for their behaviour following the show’s controversial finale.

Mauger has been largely silent over the past several weeks, avoiding the fallout of the romance reality show when he dumped Fleur Verhoeven less than 48 hours after she was crowned the winner.

Verhoeven revealed the split in a tearful tell-all with TV3’s Story just hours after the split, and was interviewed again by NZH Focus the following day.

But in a four-page interview with Woman’s Day, Mauger

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Two Mid Canterbury schools will benefit from an increase in school property funding announced in this year’s budget.

Carew Peel Forest School will receive one new classroom and Methven Primary School will receive two as part of the government’s investment of $276 million into Canterbury school infrastructure.

Carew Peel Forest School principal Kay Ward said she was thrilled to find out her school would be receiving another classroom as it was much needed due to roll growth.

“It’s great news for us.”

“We have had entitlement for another teaching space for two years, but unfortunately Ministry of Education funding has not been available.

“When I heard last week that funding would be going into new classrooms from the budget I hoped that we would be one of them.”

The school will now be waiting to hear from the ministry to move onto the planning stages of the build.

“We’re keen to get going as soon as possible.”

Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy said the two new classrooms, in addition to the three which had already been approved, will go a long way into meeting their roll growth needs.

“We’re thrilled to receive that as part of this year’s budget.

“We’ve received the news with a certain amount of joy.”

The consent has already gone through and the two new classrooms are due to be completed

claims Verhoeven’s solo appearance on Story was when everything went “pear-shaped” for him.

“That’s the part that hurts because I had no idea Fleur was going to do that interview. If I had been approached ... I would have been there next to her,” he says.

Mauger claims the interview set off a “hurricane of hate” on social media that affected his family to the point where his mother stopped going to work.

He also claims Verhoeven wasn’t truthful in her post-show interviews, saying he was open and honest about the fact he was having doubts about their relationship.

“To have a broken heart, you have to be in love first. And we definitely weren’t in love,” he

says. But Mauger doesn’t stop there, firing up about Khanjani’s antics during interviews following the finale.

Khanjani raised eyebrows when she revealed she and Mauger had slept together “more than once” to several publications.

Mauger says that information should have been kept private.

And he says there’s no future for the pair, despite their obvious chemistry.

“I just think it would be too hard. There’s far too much scrutiny now and there would be a lot of negativity. It does make me sad.”

The now-single Bachelor said he was hanging up his dating boots, and that he’d had his fill of dates for a lifetime.

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Chris Murphy in August, he said. This will only be a month after their current building project, three new classrooms, is due to be finished.

Students have had to squeeze into every nook and cranny due to the school’s booming roll size so these new classrooms will make a huge difference, Mr Murphy said.

“We’ve been putting up with very difficult conditions up to this point.”

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Hilary Boyce said these three new classrooms are a positive step for the district but more are probably needed.

“It’s good to know that in the big scheme of things the population growth in Mid Canterbury is being recognised by central government.”

The new classrooms are part of about $8 million being used to fund 21 new classrooms across Canterbury to meet current and future roll growth.

The rest of the $276 million allocated for Canterbury school infrastructure will go towards the Christchurch schools rebuild programme.

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Snowfall ensures dream start Fifty centimetres of new snow at Mt Hutt over the weekend and more predicted in the lead-up to opening day on June 10 has skiers and skifield staff grinning.

The skifield’s snowmaking system has been maxed-out producing over four tonnes of snow every minute across the main trails and groomers have been out winching trails and track-packing the new snow to lock down the base, which is 70cm in some places.

With just 10 days until opening, the snowstorm has delivered a

dream start for the skifield. Thousands of skiers who bought cheap earlybird passes are champing at the bit to get up the mountain, but a surprise early opening has been ruled out as most of the seasonal staff will only arrive later this week.

Ski area manager James McKenzie said grooming staff were buzzing about the snowfall, which he described as “a bit sticky but absolutely perfect for our initial base layer”.

The weekend’s north-easterly

snowstorm delivered snow several hundred metres below the bottom of the ski area’s lowest chair lift and created some deep drifts on the access road. Two snow groomers packed down the snow on trails to consolidate the mountain’s snow base, now averaging around 45cm on main trails.

A very happy Mr McKenzie said a lack of wind resulted in an even coverage across the mountain. The access road is currently closed as snow safety officers are launching explosive rockets

to stabilise the new snow in the bluffs above the upper part of the road.

“This timing of the new snow couldn’t have been better as most of our seasonal staff are arriving in Methven for sign-up and training this Thursday,” he said.

“There’s a growing real sense of excitement in Methven as everyone’s looking up at the mountain and seeing it looking stunning. The forecast’s looking quite snowy over the next few days so we’re tracking really well towards

our scheduled opening on June 10.”

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Bruce Moffat said Tourism New Zealand has invested 70 per cent of its overall winter funding into the Canterbury region this year in an effort to get more international skiers onto Mt Hutt and other ski areas in Canterbury.

He said Mid Canterbury should take advantage of the investment and do its part to embrace visitors.

Bus engineer charged over horror Otira Gorge collision A bus engineer charged over his alleged work on a tourist bus involved in a horror crash in the Southern Alps on New Year’s Eve can be revealed.

James Henry Coakley, 68, was allegedly involved in the mainte-

nance of the bus, which was carrying 31 Chinese tourists when it lost control and collided with a car travelling up Otira Gorge in Arthur’s Pass on December 31, last year.

It overturned and slid into

roadside barriers, which stopped it from plunging into a ravine.

Coakley, of Ohoka, 25km north of Christchurch, was charged with injuring by unlawful act.

Yesterday at Christchurch District Court, Coakley was granted a

registrar’s remand without having to appear before a judge. He will reappear on June 20.

Thirteen of the bus passengers suffered serious injuries requiring hospitalisation and surgery, including fractures and internal

injuries. The car passengers – a visiting Swiss family of three – also sustained moderate to serious injuries, police said.

All of those injured in the crash have since returned home.

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■ DOG SAFETY

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Plum teaching role for veterinarian’s family pet Children at Tiddlywinks preschool had a special visitor yesterday to teach them about safe behaviour around dogs.

VetEnt veterinarian Nina Fields and her family pet Plum spent time in the classroom talking about the best ways to respond to unknown dogs in particular.

Tiddlywinks co-centre director Amanda Moore said the children had encountered several dogs roaming the streets on recent walks, prompting yesterday’s session.

“A lot of the children have dogs at home and can be quite complacent,” she said.

“Some of them wanted to rush the dogs,” she said.

“We thought it was timely to have a hands-on discussion so we invited Nina in.”

Plum sat patiently at Ms Fields’ side while she went through the basics of asking before touching anyone else’s dog, introductions and the correct way to pat a dog.

The children were also warned against running around screaming in the presence of any dog, or getting directly in a dog’s face.

After the lesson the youngsters had an opportunity to practise what they had learned.

Rakaia death Police are speaking with the coroner about the death of a person fatally hit by a train in Rakaia on Saturday night.

Emergency services and KiwiRail responded to the incident on the tracks at the Elizabeth Avenue crossing at 8.53pm but police have yet to confirm if a formal identification has been made. The driver of the southbound freight train was relieved of duties after the accident and will be offered counselling. Members of the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade will also receive counselling.

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Hunter Davison, 3, introduces himself to Plum the dog at the Tiddlywinks preschool during a dog education lesson yesterday.

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There’s been no word on the fate of 30 protected weka, stolen from an Ashburton eco-sanctuary 10 days ago. Owner of the private conservation area Russell Langdon said tyre tracks and other evidence pointed to an illegal visitor and dog responsible for the raid. The protected buff weka were likely taken for eating, he says. The Riverbridge Conservation Area is one of only three sanctuaries in the South Island breeding weka and poachers risk a $100,000 fine and two years in prison if convicted of taking them. Mr Landgon said weka had strong homing instincts and were unlikely to have left the sanctuary on their own.

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■ WORLD SMOKEFREE DAY

‘Think about your kids’ Think about your kids, is the message to Mid Canterbury smokers on World Smokefree Day today.

Children with parents who smoke are three times more likely to become smokers, says Carly McDowell of Community and Public Health in Ashburton.

So not smoking around children and keeping the house and car smoke-free is part of the health promoter’s message today.

World Smokefree Day encourages smokers to quit but also recognises the smokefree steps

taken by others to create tobacco-free environments.

In Ashburton, eight cafes have committed to banning smoking in their outdoor dining areas.

Smokefree Mid Canterbury wants the Ashburton District Council to pass a bylaw making it illegal to smoke in outside eating areas and in areas like the Ashburton Domain and sports fields, and around council buildings like the library and heritage centre.

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Mrs McDowell said it had been a year since the eight had voluntarily gone smokefree in their outside dining areas and none had lost customers.

“In fact, they’ve had great feedback and good support from people.”

She said the smokefree message started in communities and homes; today was about encouraging and supporting friends and families to quit, creating environments where children were free from exposure to tobacco.

“We know that parents, whether they are smokers or not, feel very strongly about not exposing children to smoking.

“Children see their parents smoke and this has a strong effect on what they perceive as normal.”

She said parents and caregivers could make positive changes, even if they smoked, like not smoking around children, and keeping the house or car smokefree.

“Be a role model for the wellbeing of your family in 2016, it’s about whanau.”

Mitre 10 has reissued its recall notice for a dehumidifier after it is suspected to have caused a house fire from which a mother and her three children escaped unscathed.

The affected 2013 model – Nouveau 16L electronic dehumidifier (Model NH-DB16E) – carries both this model number and the date code 0213. They were sold only through Mitre 10 under the SKU number 154937. - NZME

Plain pack plans The Government is to press ahead with plain-packaging for tobacco – with more detail on how such a regime might work to be revealed today. Prime Minister John Key said the Maori Party-devised plain-packaging regime had not been signed off by Cabinet, but the advice he was receiving was that “we should be able to proceed with that, without the legal risks that had slowed us up”.

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■ SKY TOWER CHALLENGE

Gutsy firefighters raise $15,000

By Linda CLarke and ruBy HarfieLd Ryan Dynes was struggling to walk today. The Rakaia firefighter was among 10 Mid Canterbury firefighters who ran up 1103 steps at the Sky Tower in Auckland at the weekend, to raise funds for cancer sufferers.

More than 800 firefighters from around the country took part in the challenge, which tested their physical and mental toughness over 51 flights of stairs.

Together, they raised $1.2 million for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand, while the Mid Canterbury crew raised about $15,000 between them.

Star of the Rakaia contingent was Luke Rushton, whose determination and strict training paid off when he took 27th place overall with a time of 12 minutes 30 seconds. The top time was set by Mt Wellington’s Josh Harrison in 8.46.

Firefighters wore their full kit, including breathing mask and oxygen cylinder.

Mr Dynes said Luke easily bettered his last year’s time and his punishing pre-challenge training programme had paid off.

However, they were all still sore today nursing aching calves.

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Mr Dynes said it was gut-busting. “You get passed by people at the bottom, mostly first-timers.

Then you get near the top and there are big groups of people

standing in corners just about passing out.”

He said Mid Canterbury firefighters hoped to fundraise jointly next year and he was among those

keen to do it again – despite his aching muscles and the prospect of more training on the stairs at Synlait.

Stuart Wiseman was 82nd in

14.10, Chris Peat was 87th in 14.11, Adam Williams was 98th in 14.27 and Logan Jackson 113th in 14.46.

Ryan Dynes recorded 16.19, Ben Kirk 17.00 and Craig Austin 17.05.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Mark Ellis, who competed with Brett Collins, said he was pleased with the weekend despite not being happy with his time of 19.07.

“It was a fabulous weekend but I didn’t do as well as I wanted.”

Mr Collins did well for his first go up the tower with a time of 16.47 and the Rakaia team were exceptional with some really fast times, Mr Ellis said.

“They’re an amazing bunch of guys.”

However, the time wasn’t the main focus for the race though and the Ashburton team were able to raise a respectable $3250 for the cause, he said. The larger Rakaia group raised $12,000.

“You go through a little bit of pain which is nothing compared to what people with leukaemia and cancer go through.”

Mr Ellis, who raced up the Sky Tower for the third year in a row, has now raised more than $10,000 for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.

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■ SAFETY INITIATIVE

Police target heavy vehicles Nineteen tickets were issued to heavy vehicle operators stopped at a safety checkpoint in Ashburton last week.

The checkpoint was one of four around the South Island; just over 1000 heavy vehicles were stopped and a total of 104 infringement notices issued.

Commercial vehicle investigation unit Bruce O’Brien said the focus was safety and not all about catching offenders.

“The operation was not about issuing infringement notices but about speaking with heavy motor vehicle drivers and reminding

them of important safety measures they can take to keep the roads safe for themselves and all road users,” he said.

Drivers were reminded of the need to be alert at the wheel as fatigue is a serious risk factor for all drivers.

“It is important that motorists know that the big rig coming down the road is safe and roadworthy and the driver is sharp and alert.

We want all road users to complete their journey without incident and get home to their friends and family unharmed.”

Infringement notices were issued for a variety of offences from mobile phone use and logbook omissions through to overweight or insecure loads and vehicles failing certificate of fitness standards.

Some of the heavy vehicles stopped were showing signs of poor maintenance with 35 vehicles classed as being unsafe and ordered off the road while for a further 13 vehicles defects were identified that required immediate attention.

The operation was undertaken with other road policing partners and over the four days checkpoints were held in Ashburton, Blenheim, Christchurch City and North Canterbury.

Across the four sites 33 infringement notices were issued in Christchurch City, 31 in Blenheim, 21 in North Canterbury and 19 in Ashburton.

■ METHVEN SKATE RAMP

Sound treatment for noisy ramp

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Methven’s skate ramp is to be soundproofed, to stop noise annoying neighbours.

The skate ramp was installed in Chambers Park and has proven popular but the thump of skateboards when the ramp is in use has sparked a complaint.

And the Methven Community Board wants to keep the peace, so will ask Mt Hutt skifield staff to pack the ramp with tyres to absorb the sound.

The issue was discussed at the board’s May

meeting yesterday and board members agreed the park was still the best spot but the effect on neighbours needed to be taken into account.

Chairperson Liz McMillan said Mt Hutt staff were ready and willing to do the soundproofing, though they were probably busy with preseason preparations.

The skate ramp has been a collaboration between the skifield and community, combining materials and labour.

“It is getting a lot of use, there is no graffiti, no rubbish and someone is on it every day,” she said.

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Ballet award for local dancer Ten-year-old Ashburton girl Amelia Grieve shone at the Oamaru Performing Arts Society’s annual competitions earlier this month.

After completing nearly 15 dances Amelia came away with the under-10 novice classical ballet award.

Her mother, Michelle, said Amelia was very pleased with the win and re-

ally enjoyed the busy weekend.

The Ashburton girl has been doing ballet since she was three and attends Charmaine Quaid’s dance school, Dance Worx.

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Tenders open for Countdown Tenders will be invited for the construction of what will be Ashburton’s largest supermarket.

Buildings on the South Street site v by Rural Transport previously owned have been demolished in preparation for Progressive Enterprises new Countdown Supermarket development.

The supermarket comes with a $20 million price tag and is anticipated to create 120 new jobs.

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of several lots owned by the Ashburton District Council and River Crossing Ltd. Progressive has bought a 1.2 hectare block bounded by East and South streets for its new supermarket. River Crossing has retained some land to the east of the new supermarket.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Croc victim a Kiwi

BY TRACEY FERRIER A woman believed to have been killed in a crocodile attack in Australia is from New Zealand, it has been reported.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the woman taken by the crocodile was believed to be from New Zealand originally.

It was also believed she still had family living in New Zealand. She had been living in Australia for 18 years.

A land, sea and air search for the woman was continuing, the spokesman said.

The woman was swimming with friends at Thornton Beach at the Daintree, 120km north of Cairns, Queensland when she vanished about 10.30pm Sunday night local time.

Australian TV reports claimed the 46-year-old was heard to scream “a croc’s got me”, before she was pulled under the water.

Police said the woman and a friend, 47, were in waist-deep water when the croc struck.

“Her friend tried to grab her and drag her to safety but she

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just wasn’t able to do that,” Senior Constable Russell Parker told ABC radio.

The two women were not locals and might not have been aware that the area was well known as a crocodile habitat, Parker said.

The friend was taken to the Mossman hospital, suffering shock and a graze.

Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Neil Noble told ABC: “The report that we have from the surviving wom-

an is that they felt a nudge and her partner started to scream and then was dragged into the water.”

Warren Enstch, who represents the area in the Australian Parliament, said the beach was beside a creek where tourism operators run crocodile-spotting tours.

Enstch said the two tourists had to have seen plentiful crocodile warning signs in the region.

“If you go in swimming at 10

o’clock at night, you’re going to get consumed,” he said.

The search has resumed for the woman, with SES, land and water police scouring the bushland near the beach.

The case has echoes of a fatal croc attack near the Daintree River just before Christmas in 1985. Beryl Wruck, 43, was taken by a croc after a fateful decision to take a late-night dip in the shallows of Barratt Creek after an evening of dancing and drinking with friends. - NZME

Ingrid Hipkiss has been confirmed as Hilary Barry’s replacement on Paul Henry – but her first day yesterday didn’t get off to a great start. The former Newshub weather presenter joined Paul Henry, Jim Kayes and Verity Johnson on the show as news anchor for the first time yesterday morning. But her first day didn’t get off to the best start, when Henry accidentally greeted Hipkiss as ‘Hilary’. Hipkiss wrote on Twitter that she was “looking forward to the LOLs”.

■ ITALY

Migrant toll to surge as ‘peak season’ begins

BY CHICO HARLAN The series of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea over the past few days raises concerns that Europe is facing yet another summer with an overwhelming surge of new arrivals.

More than 700 migrants and asylum seekers likely died last week, aid and refugee agencies said yesterday.

Most of them were attempting to flee the Libyan coast for Italy in the deadliest

period of migration to Europe this year.

Though the migrant influx tends to slow during the winter and early spring, waters are now growing warmer and calmer.

Over the last week alone, 15,000 people arrived in Italy, many of them pulled to shore in dramatic emergency naval or coast guard rescue operations.

“This is the beginning of the peak season,” Federico Fossi, a spokesman for the United

Nations’ refugee agency, said from Rome. “It’s intense.”

Fossi cautioned that the death toll from last week was an estimate based on accounts from survivors.

But he said that in the span of three days starting last Thursday, there were three separate and deadly shipwrecks about 35 nautical miles from Libya.

Photos from one rescue showed a trawler flipping over, shovelling hundreds of people into the sea.

The week was likely the

deadliest in the Mediterranean since April 2015.

Of last week’s shipwrecks, the most catastrophic occurred on an engineless vessel tied to a fishing boat by rope.

Some 500 migrants were on the fishing boat; 600 more on the vessel under tow were being dragged behind, Fossi said.

When it began to sink, several dozen were rescued or managed to climb aboard the other boat.

But 550 died or were left missing.

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Top Gear ‘cringeworthy’ Disgruntled fans have slammed the new-look Top Gear, calling the show’s new presenters “cringe” and labelling host Chris Evans a “poor man’s Jeremy Clarkson”. The first episode of the revamped Top Gear aired yesterday with fans eagerly awaiting to see the team start their engines after Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond left the show. Since Chris Evans took the wheel, it seems the BBC’s motoring show has been the centre of an almost continuous flow of controversy – tales of producers quitting, cast and crew rowing and celebrity guests pulling out have put the series in jeopardy.

Fans slated the first episode before it had even finished. Viewers repeatedly panned co-host Evans, telling him to calm down and stop shouting and making the hashtag #TopGear trend on Twitter.

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Nothing to fear from Gypsy Day Michelle Nelson

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omorrow heralds the official beginning of winter, which coincides with Gypsy Day for dairy farming families.

It’s a tradition those who have lived in the district for a while are well acquainted with – the day dairy farmers shift cows off milking platforms where they have spent the past nine months, on to winterfeed crops.

As one of the country’s dairying hubs, expect to meet large herds on the march, sometimes for several kilometres in Mid Canterbury, over the next week or so.

The older members of the herd often know exactly where they are going and the road rules as well, moving politely out of the way to let traffic pass.

But for uninitiated animals and motorists coming face-toface for the first time, the experience can be quite alarming.

The herds will almost always have a pilot vehicle warning of its approach well in advance and likewise at the tail end for motorists approaching from the rear.

Slow down and drive through the herd slowly – the reasons doing so will soon become apparent. A: So as not to startle the cows, which leads directly to B: Leery cattle are likely to defecate and the resulting effluent will coat the undercarriage and side of your vehicle with a substance which will set like concrete in a matter of hours.

Far wiser to avoid the spray coating in the first instance.

In the 20-odd years dairy cattle have been perambulating about the district on or about Gypsy Day, I can’t recall any incidents involving cows going rogue and attacking motorists.

There’s no need to fear them, they might be curious but will quietly move out of your way.

And it’s not just the cattle who will be on the move. Farmworkers, sharemilkers and their families will also be settling into new homes, jobs and schools over the next week or so.

It’s not easy to leave behind your support systems in tough times and some of these families will have been through the wringer over the past tough season.

So, make a point of being welcoming. Say hi to those new mums at the school gates.

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Fed Farmers takes rural health seriously

By Chris Lewis

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taying healthy on-farm is not just about meeting health and safety requirements.

Having a healthy mind is even more vital, especially when dealing with pressures relating to the current economic downturn in the primary sector.

Of course, our emotional wellbeing can be affected at anytime, anywhere and the reality is 47 per cent of Kiwis will likely experience some form of mental illness during their lives.

The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) has identified this often silent illness and treatment of it as one the major disparities between rural and urban communities.

It recently held a RuralFest conference to raise more awareness around this issue and to promote the need for more Government resources.

The two-day event, held at Federated Farmers in Wellington saw representatives from 42 membership organisations come together.

They discussed the current issues facing rural communities

and prioritised five recommendations that they wanted the Government to consider.

Federated Farmers’ rural health spokesperson Katie Milne and policy adviser Kristy McGregor, along with RHAANZ members, received encouraging feedback when they presented their recommendations to politicians at Parliament afterwards.

Those issues – research and data collection, broadband connectivity, improving wellbeing to address stress, better health facilities and health workforce development, to optimise the spectrum of rural health service delivery.

Improved standards of connectivity would allow centralised health services to expand more into rural communities developing and delivering more innovative health solutions with greater efficiency.

RHAANZ would like these improvements to be implemented by 2019 not 2025 which the Government has indicated as their target for all new Zealanders to have access to 50MB of coverage.

In terms of emotional wellbe-

ing, having decent broadband coverage helps those in remote areas connect with friends and families in this social media society we live in.

Health professionals and rural businesses such as farming are often reluctant to move to rural areas where connectivity standards are sub-standard.

This has impacts on the recruitment and retention of farm workers and rural health providers in the regions.

This is why Federated Farmers lobbied the Government hard to get more funding to bring the rural wireless network to our communities.

You only need to read my past columns and followed Feds’ media output to know this is a serious priority for us.

Also, on the top of the agenda was the issue of rural health facilities, with the group discussing the downgrading and closure of rural hospitals.

It’s left a gap in rural health and emergency services in communities across New Zealand and the increased separation between patients and vital services is creat-

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ing a barrier to health services.

We have all seen this, the outcome ultimately falls on the poor rural GP, having to start up an accident and emergency clinic and staff the bloody thing all night!

They get paid miserable ACC fees while typing endless notes in this bureaucratic world the Government has created, all to cover their butt and to get a living!

The next step is to turn these recommendations into a manifesto in time for the 2017 General Election.

In the meantime we do need your support to lobby the Government more, it’s important to keep the focus, especially when political parties are formulating policy.

So get in contact with us with your frustrations on rural communications, so we can use this to help leverage more funding.

Federated Farmers takes rural health seriously, especially emotional well-being, and we hope the country’s decision-makers do too.

Chris Lewis is Federated Farmers Dairy Executive vice-chairman

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In brief

■ FONTERRA

Rumours rife over Spierings

BY ANNE GIBSON Fonterra has denied claims in Australian media that chief executive Theo Spierings may be preparing to leave the dairy giant.

“The speculation is completely untrue”, Fonterra spokesman GJ Thompson said.

The Australian newspaper has run a story Spierings might be on the way out and Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon was in line to take his place.

An Auckland-based finance expert said he too believed Spierings would soon go and thought Luxon would head Fonterra.

“Spierings has been pretty unhappy for a while, even though he’s paid mega-bucks.

“He thinks the board has been too slow to make any changes.

“The culture is not as dynamic as he would like it to be. There’s differences between his thinking and the board and Chris Luxon is the one to watch,” the expert said.

Theo Spierings: Currently earning around $1500 an hour.

“But the talk of his departure comes after Murray Goulburn (Australia’s dairy giant) chief executive Gary Helou recently left the Australian dairy co-op following a shock profit downgrade,” The Australian said.

“Speculation has emerged in the past month on both sides of the Tasman that Mr Luxon has been earmarked as the next Fonterra boss, with a departure

by Mr Spierings, who has 30

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years experience in the industry, said to be close.

“Mr Luxon been seen as somewhat of a star performer at Air New Zealand, which has seen its market value almost triple in the three years he has been running the airline,” the report said.

Air New Zealand’s only comment yesterday was that “Christopher Luxon remains committed to Air New Zealand”.

He told The Business last year

that he was at the airline for the long haul.

“I love this company and I love this job and I can’t think of a company that makes as big a difference to New Zealand - I’m here for a while,’’ Luxon said in September. “[Succession] is not a big topic of conversation because I’m fairly young in the job age wise (45) and fairly young in experience.

“CEOs need to be some time in the job because you’ve got to review the business, invent a new strategy, execute it, secure results and review it again.’’

Federated Farmers Waikato provincial president Chris Lewis said he had not heard “anything of any substance” about Spierings’ possible departure.

“Until you hear it from the man himself, it is just gossip,” Lewis said.

“Running a big company like this is always going to be a bloody tough job and you are never going to please everyone,” he said.

- NZME

As at 4pm May 30, 2016

TT buy

TT sell

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Former AB skipper gets down to earth All Blacks legend Richie McCaw is getting his hands dirty.

Although he has dived into the helicopter business, joining Christchurch Helicopters as a director, shareholder and employee, in his latest venture he is taking a 10 per cent stake in Canterbury’s SOL Quarries.

The company has a 15-year permit to dig millions of tonnes of shingle from a new quarry near Christchurch Airport that is the size of about 25 rugby fields, Fairfax reported.

Joining SOL was a chance to learn about running a business, McCaw said.

The company took two years and spent $500,000 to get approval for the quarry.

However, his new venture is something out of left field.

“For me, I had no bloody idea,” McCaw said.

“I haven’t done anything except to stand and observe. And that was one of the reasons I was keen to be involved.”

It was different to his business ambassador roles, he said.

“Obviously as an ambassador, whether the business survives or goes well or not, you are not really affected, but when you’re a shareholder you take a different sort of interest.”

Richie McCaw He’s also received positive, and comical, feedback from his Facebook followers, with one noting “you always dug deep Richie nothing new”, while another said, “Could you get any more down to earth?”

McCaw said he had known SOL co-owner Ben Dormer since playing rugby with him in a Crusaders Colts team 15 years ago.

He had been involved in small businesses previously and “some had gone all right and some hadn’t”.

Being a silent partner hadn’t always worked for him, he said.

“Putting money into something and just hoping for the best – to be honest I’ve had a wee dabble at that a couple of times ... you sort of have to trust someone else and I don’t think that’s always the right way.”

SOL seemed like an opportunity, considering demand for shingle in the Christchurch rebuild, and local road building, he said.

- NZME

Jet market crashing The private jet Janine Iannarelli is selling for a Russian client has leather seats, wood panelling, and can fly non-stop from Tokyo to Los Angeles. The price has dropped $US3m since September and is still falling. Iannarelli today is hawking the 10-year-old Bombardier Global 5000 for $14.5m but recommends that her client cut the price further as the market keeps weakening. A new Global 5000 lists for $50.4m.

“There’s absolutely no evidence of a recovery on the horizon,” says Iannarelli, founder of Houstonbased aircraft brokerage Par Avion Ltd. “None of the jet models has hit bottom.”

- NZME

Stride’s earnings up Stride Property said full-year earnings rose 16 per cent as an expanding portfolio boosted rental income, and announced plans to spin out its real estate investment management business as a standalone entity. Distributable profit, the favoured measure of property investors as it strips out unrealised movements in the value of their portfolio, rose to $37.1 million, or 11.22 cents per share, in the 12 months ended March 31 from $32.1 million, or 10.8 cents, a year earlier, Auckland-based Stride, formerly known as DNZ Property Fund, said.

- NZME

Autumnal bargains An unseasonably warm autumn has left a surplus of winter goods and produce sitting on the shelves despite prices being slashed to as much as 50 per cent off. With temperatures around 1.5°C warmer than normal for the time of year, T-shirts and cardigans are still visible. Retailers wouldn’t disclose figures on what impact this has had on selling winter stock, but anecdotally it seemed as if demand for hearty winter fare was about a month behind schedule.

Supermarket shelves reflected a lack of customer interest in winter produce, with the price of pumpkin, kumara and broccoli reduced by as much as half. - NZME

Delay for RMA Act More than 1000 substantive submissions and a range of problems thrown up during public hearings have prompted a two-month delay in the report back to Parliament from the local government and environment select committee on reforms to the Resource Management Act. The committee was due to report back on the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill on July 3, but has now been granted until September 6 to reach conclusions on a bill that numerous submitters have found fault with.

- NZME

Sealegs makes a profit Sealegs, the amphibious vehicle maker, turned to an annual profit after adopting a new strategy, lifting its sales and profit margin.

Net profit was $507,576 in the year ended March 31, from a loss of $2.4 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sealegs received more than $2.5m in orders from boat manufacturers in the six months to September 2015, it said in October when it announced a plan to focus on hull manufacturers in the United States and Europe.

- NZME

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Prime sheep prices lift Prime sheep prices continue to strengthen driven by export companies response to lower lamb numbers coming through the Tinwald saleyards.

Woolly half-bred lambs from Central Otago dominated the store lamb pens with wethers selling from $65-$75 and ewe lambs making $65-$68.

Black face store lambs fetched $56-$78.

Forward shorn crossbred lambs sold up $82, and medium weights, $70-$78.

Prices lifted on a moderate yarding of prime lambs at last week’s sale. Heavy woolly lambs fetched $110-$21 and medium weights $86-$100. Heavy shorn lambs made $107-$119, mediums $93-$104

and light lambs, $79-$90. Heavy, woolly prime ewes made $88-$100. Heavy shorn ewes earned $84-$92, medium weights $70-$78 and lighter sheep, $60-$68.

At possibly the last of the boner cow sales for the season, the 310 head penned achieved positive results.

A line of 110 empty cows attracted interest from farmers, with the intention of further finishing.

Cattle about 500kg achieved $1.50-$1.60 per kilogram liveweight, 450kg-500kg – $ 1.40-$1.50, 400kg-450kg – $1.35-$1.40.

Farm gate price watch …

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 76 - 77 Prime 104 - 106 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 214 - 230 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 278 - 290 last week

MARKET REPORT Dairy After more rain this week the weather is now turning into more of a winter mode, with snow on the foothills and temperatures dropping.

Even with the recent moisture, ground conditions are still good for pasture and crop utilisation, as the rain has been quickly absorbed into the dry sub soils.

The dry off is now nearly complete. With gypsy day this week, the new season is the main focus as managers look to regain BCS onto cows, and ensure pasture covers are at the optimum by the spring calving.

Fonterra announced a slow start to milk pricing at $4.25 for the 2016/17 predicted payout. Dairy farmers are worried, as this is $1/kg below their breakeven point.

They have promised a better advanced payment in September that is 15c/kg better than last year, but at these rates cashflows will be under extreme pressure for most of 2017. Westland have led with $4.55-$4.95/ kg ms and an advance that at $3.80 is well ahead of its big rival.

The Primary Industries Minister is looking at legislation to unlock some of the controls imposed on Fonterra as a result of its near monopolistic position when it was created. Increased milk processing competition has eased the need for such entitlements.

Lamb More big price lifts led by Silver Fern Farms this week, as buyers look to secure product ahead of the impending shortages brought about by the early kill and shrinking sheep flock.

Renewed interest from the Middle East has Chinese importers having to improve their pricing. Stocks in this Asian market have now fallen to lower levels ahead of the main consumption period.

Local trade pricing is lifting to compete with export and prospects are of intense competition in the spring as processors look to meet chilled trade customers and saleyards look to meet the domestic demands.

Silver Fern Farms received backing from the FMA on how it handled the Shanghai Mayling deal. It now awaits OIO approval

by June 30 to consummate the partnership.

Livestock tax values showed a small lift in average prices but all in the sector search for better returns to survive, as the falling sheep numbers now show.

Wool The single North Island wool auction last week saw prices ease as the big volumes of short second shear wools were offered, but 88 per cent of the sale met vendors’ expectations.

Buyers have placed a premium on South Island wools over their northern counterparts as types and styles from the south are in greater demand.

Beef More big lifts in beef schedules this week, driven mainly by Silver Fern Farms, as supplies shorten and the cow kill finishing.

Interest for high quality cuts into China is strong. However, some concerns are being seen in the US domestic beef market, where prices have been falling and feedlot owners and futures markets are all seeing more downside. NZ beef producers should remind themselves of our small position in the world’s global beef trade.

The budget saw confirmation of Government funding to fully eradicate bovine TB in livestock by 2026, as the number of infected beef and deer herds falls to just 40.

Deer Venison schedules moved out of their summer mode with good schedule lifts this week as the shortage of animals starts to impact heavily on processors ability to supply product to regular customers.

While growth again in livestock numbers is good for the sector, processors warn pricing and supply must be kept sustainable or the product could lose its premium position.

52 week high low 92 125

41 83

264

197

331

260

4 wks ago

3 mths ago

1 year ago

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68.47 77.23 83.93 92.90 490

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68.47 77.23 83.93 92.20 470

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332

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333

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952 600 579 678

Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 78.80 17.5 kg YX SI 88.90 19.0 kg YX SI 96.60 21.0 kg YX SI 106.20 Local trade (c/kg) SI 490 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 48.16 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 505 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 363 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 470 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 530 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 370 AP Stag 60kg SI 450 AP Stag 80kg SI 568

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 340 340 350 Wheat, feed 280 280 300 Barley, feed 260 260 290 International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index May-16 117.14 114.70 115.60 u DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

3,925 2,518 3,054 3,868

3,925 2,508 2,944 3,780

4,287 2,678 2,908 4,213

2015/16 f'cast $3.90 2015/16 f'cast $0.40

0.6879 0.6087

Source: WSI 1,061 891 696 559 619 548 769 609

Source: Midlands Grain 400 400 340 370 370 280 360 360 260

97.22 4,463 3,078 3,352 4,789

Source: PF Olsen 117.14 93.00 4,826 3,312 4,290 5,055

3,690 2,291 2,614 3,654

2016/17 f'cast $4.25 2016/17 f'cast $ NZX FGG $5.94 $5.72

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u EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6697 Euro 0.6027

634 548 693

52 week high low

0.6765 0.6125

0.7238 0.6658

0.7240 0.6658

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■ RURAL BACHELOR OF THE YEAR

Angus’ quest for the Golden Gum

By Michelle NelsoN

michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Te Pirita dairy farmer Angus Thomas is set to throw his rubber gumboot into the ring in the hope of winning a golden one.

The 31-year-old, who was primary school educated in Ashburton and recently worked for Dorie dairy farmers Hayden and Jessie Dorman, is off to Fieldays to contest for the Rural Bachelor of the Year title and the coveted Golden Gumboot.

He hopes the experience will push him outside his comfort zone; something he’s not unfamiliar with having already had a crack at both the Young Farmer of the Year Contest and the Dairy Industry Awards.

“It’s also a chance to meet some good people and I lived up in the North Waikato for a while so I’m looking forward to catching up with some of my mates from there while I’m at Fieldays,” he said.

“There are some genuinely good people doing amazing things out there and it’s always inspiring to meet them.”

Angus completed secondary school at St Bede’s in Christchurch before obtaining a Bachelor of Science with majors in ecology and conservation from Lincoln University.

He then did a stint in Japan, teaching English before returning to New Zealand to launch his career in the dairy industry.

Currently a unit manager for the Shanghai Pengxin-owned Purata Farming operation in the Te Pirita district, Angus plans to return to the books next season to do a master’s degree in conservation and biology at Massey University.

“Conservation and dairy farming are the two loves in my life –

hopefully there might be another in a few weeks,” he said.

His ideal date would involve a trip to an indie cinema, “to watch something thought-provoking and challenging and would end with a quiet drink on a beach while the sun sets over the Canterbury coastline”.

Angus’ latest adventure will begin in Wellington where he and the seven other contestants will head off on a two-day mystery road trip.

While some details of the challenge are kept under wraps, Angus knows the men will be waiting on tables at a Pink Ribbon breakfast en route and spending the night

on a farm with a difference at Lavalla Estate in rural Tuakau.

Arriving at Fieldays, the bachelors will have their skills, attitude and all-round charisma tested in a number of competitive challenges, from speed fencing to blind dating, log splitting to construction. The challenges are largely

agricultural-based but will have a few fun twists thrown in to test the mettle of the rural men.

The Rural Bachelor of the Year competition also features a people’s choice award. To vote for Angus visit Angus-Thomas-Fieldays2016-Rural-Bachelor on Facebook.

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Matt Paton assists judges with the winterfeed competition.

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And the winterfeed comp final winners are ...

The district’s winterfeed competitions are done and dusted for another year.

Ashburton, Methven and Mayfield A&P associations held their individual competitions earlier in the month where the winning crops were put forward for last week’s Combined A&P Winterfeed Competition PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

The selected finalists are Brandon Sayliss from Taupo, Gus Thomas from Rakaia, Kaleb Foote from Tuakau, Oscar Smits from Reporoa, Paul Olsen from Manawatu, Peter Damen from Kindred, Australia, Jamie Havill from Ahaura and Rob Ewing from Cape Paterson, Australia.

Despite the dry summer, organiser David Bennett said the judges were impressed with the quality of the crops presented.

This year’s target crop was rape.

The crops were judged on Thursday with the winners announced at the Hotel Ashburton the same evening. Results: Target crop – rape:

1st Karl Henderson (Wholesales Seeds voucher valued at $500 and trophy), 2nd Simon Bonifant, ($300 Greens Fertiliser Spreading voucher), 3rd James Doyle (three Carrfields vouchers).

Overall winners: 1st Rod Clibborn (Ravensdown travel voucher and trophy), 2nd Mark Hillier (Mountainview

Agronomy voucher valued at $500), 3rd Greg Roadley (Agraforum voucher valued at $500), 4th Alistar Busch (a box of fodderbeet seed courtesy of Seed Force), 5th Tom Corbett (Brenton Rural Services voucher and two Seales Winslow mineral blocks), 6th Barry Daly (Essential Nutrition voucher and Strainrite package).

Fonterra scotches report that Spierings leaving

By Jonathan Underhill Fonterra Co-operative Group has categorically denied a report in The Australian newspaper that chief executive Theo Spierings is to leave the world’s biggest dairy

exporter and that Air New Zealand chief Christopher Luxon is being considered as a replacement.

The report tied Spierings’ departure to the weak performance of its Australian arm and may have been triggered by criticism both

Fonterra and Murray Goulburn have faced in cutting their forecast milk payouts to Australian farmers, which prompted the Australian Government to announce a support package of low-interest loans. Murray Goulburn CEO Gary

Helou recently stepped down after the Australian dairy co-operative cut its profit guidance.

“There is no substance to the rumour,” a Fonterra spokesman said.

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attest to their use on building sites.

The plans also tell of community needs. While Billy Thomas is best known for his Cape Cod homes, not all of Thomas’ designs were grand. There are also modest two-room cottages. The collection also includes public buildings such as public halls, churches, business premises and shops, and rather large buildings – the Ashburton Hospital and Borough Council building for example.

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he museum has recently completed a large project which saw the collating of records from the local architect William ‘Billy’ Thomas (Born Wakanui 1891, died Ashburton 1967), as well as from his onetime business partner Garner Hannaford (Hank) Ward.

This job was largely undertaken by museum volunteer Helen Alexander under the guidance of museum archivist, Kathleen Stringer.

It involved itemising specifications, plans and drawings of a number of buildings. Most were local, although the pair were also impressed by material on properties from other locations, including Akaroa and Geraldine.

Thomas was also known to have designed buildings in Tauranga and Christchurch.

Our local architect had a reputation for quality design that extended far beyond the Ashburton District.

A donation The records were donated to the museum by local business owner, Rodger Bradford. The Bradford Building team worked on construction of the new art gallery and heritage centre on West Street. During construction they gained firsthand insight into the behind-the-scenes areas of the museum, where collection stores provide optimum conditions designed to preserve collections for the future.

Mr Bradford had been given the design records by Hank Ward in the mid-1980s, following a chance meeting with Ward at Auckland Airport.

Seeing the new museum building going up prompted Mr Bradford to again consider the value of the records he had saved, and their future use and preservation.

He recognised that they would hold great interest and value for members of the community.

Donating this material to the museum would ensure that the records were preserved for the future, but most importantly made accessible to the public.

By being held at the museum, the collection was properly catalogued for the first time so that each record could be easily found.

The designs were stored in purpose-made drawers for easy access, with acid-

The Billy Thomas collection

Above – Tanya Robinson and Kathleen Stringer with Billy Thomas plans stored at the Ashburton Museum.

Below left – Detail of plan drawn by William Thomas, including scullery and coal room. Ashburton residence for W. H. Woods, February 20, 1923.

Below right – Detail of hand-coloured plan drawn by William Thomas. Cameron Street residence for E. W. Easterbrook Esq, 1923.

free enclosures to preserve the contents.

How people lived The records form a unique collection providing design information about the buildings that Billy Thomas worked on, alterations to designs during the process, and who the building was designed for.

The designs also give insight into the way that people lived.

The use and names of rooms is different now, and where services are sited has changed. Houses no longer include a dairy, scullery, drawing room or maid room, or a designated room for coal.

In earlier designs, toilets were sited at the back porch, in later designs the bathroom included a toilet. Details such as these show shifting use over time and would provide interesting comparison for current homeowners.

The plans tell much about Billy

Thomas, the man. They show his attention to detail and the care he took to ensure that each design element worked in harmony.

Some are beautifully handcoloured, providing evidence of contemporary colour schemes and Thomas’ artistic vision.

Others carry signatures or annotations by inspectors and tradesmen; the men that Thomas worked with.

They are also working tools, so signs of wear and the odd stain

Sadly the collection is not complete. Some buildings have only a few items connected with their construction, or alteration. Some well-known Thomas buildings have no information at all – it is thought that Billy gave the plans to the owner after the construction was completed. The museum is keen to locate missing plans to ensure a complete record is kept of their whereabouts.

Regardless of its incomplete nature, the collection will provide a great resource for people researching their buildings, as well as those looking for insights into how buildings were constructed in the mid-century period. Some of the drawings show details of fireplaces, or window frames, while others are hand-coloured drawings showing exactly what the house looked like from the outside.

Researchers are able to visit the museum and see what information is held on their slice of Ashburton’s built heritage. Given that many of the buildings don’t have addresses, or they have changed over time, it would be helpful to museum staff if inquirers could provide either the legal description of the land the house sits on, or the name of the original owners. Ashburton Museum’s research archive is open daily.

Researching your home If you are keen to learn more about your home, Ashburton Museum is hosting a free Researching Your House workshop on June 11, from 10am to 1pm. It’s a great way to find out more about your home and the resources available to research its history. Contact the museum on 307-7890 for more information. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected one of the original Ferriman flagpoles in front of the museum, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: June 6: Arthur Leslie DAVIDSON June 7: George Henry PAT(T)ERSON

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club May 23 Flaxmere and King Trophies N/S 1 Graham Gilbert & David Wilkinson, 2 Joyce Johnson & Mervyn Jones, 3 Bev Blair & Mary Bruce. E/W 1 Ossie Hooper & Juliet Hooper, 2 Val Clemens & Colin Clemens, 3 Noreen Smith & Estelle Jones May 24 Duplicate: N/S 1 Val Ferrier & Audrey Rooney, 2 Martin de Jong & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3 Maureen Kolkman & John Fechney, E/W 1 Rona Brownlie & Bev Turton, 2= Trish Small & Maurice Small, 2= Carolyn King & Arthur Maude May 25 Duplicate: 1 Trish Small & Mary Buckland, 2 Jeanette Lovett & Arthur Maude, 3 Maree Moore & Rewa Kyle May 26 2Rds diff ptnr: N/S 1 Jim Rooney & Martin de Jong, 2 Rosemary McLaughlin & Rewa Kyle, 3 Melva Stowell & Kay Robb, E/W 1 Trish Small & Maree Moore, 2 Carolyn King & Arthur Maude, 3 Jeanette Lovett & Sheila Lyons

■ Cycling Development Cyclists May 29 4km Time Trial: D Grade 1st Callum Kingsbury 8min 55sec. A Grade 4km Time Trial 1st Caitlin Titheridge 04sec.

■ Golf Aorangi Club Club May 26 Aorangi Golf Stylemaster Tournament played at Waimate. Stylemaster Tray – Waimate 155.5 (H Lowe, R Ottley, F Martin, S Brandreth); 2nd: Rakaia 157.5 (S Quinn, J Bur-

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rowes, T Booker, S Smith); 3rd: Gleniti 158 (H Taylor, Y Cook, D Lovett, G Frew). Methven Jug: D Lovett and G Frew 76 (Gleniti) No twos but lucky cards were drawn.

A moments silence was observed to mark the recent passing of Association Life member, Patricia Hayman.

Ashburton County Golf Club May 27 Ladies Vets: Goldsbrough Trophy played at Rakaia. Marilyn Bennett net 74 on C/B from Heather Santy 74: Christine Ross 79: Mara Kennedy 80: Helen Hawksby 82:Nearest Pin No. 8 0-27 Judy Webb: No. 6. 2nd shot 28+ Naomi Fairfull. No Twos Struck.

Ashburton Golf Club May 28 Top score in the Presidents Trophy Qualifying round and 20 pts for the RMF Cup was Adrian Hopwood 72-7=65. Other winning scores were: George Brown 69, Don Houghton 70 by c/b. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Paul May; Rothbury Insurance: Neil MacDonald, Netherby Meats: Brayden Wood, South Island Seeds: Brendon Davidson, Charming Thai (longest putt) Tufuga Sa. Twos: Brendan Davidson and Ken Clucas. Birdie Jackpot: # 9, Nett Eagles: # 5

Mayfield Golf Club May 25, Mid-Week Stableford Competition Grant Polson, 40 Stableford points, Steve Cross 38, Jack Allan 37, Allan Dixon 36 Nearest Pin. Grant Polson. Two’s Gordon Duthie, Jack Allan & Steve Schamck. Fourball Steve King and Mark Greenslade beat Harley Davies and Wayne Vessey.

Methven Golf Club May 28 Men’s Division: ISTAS, Mt Harding trophy, Green Jacket. ISTAS Winner: Paddy Helmore. Senior: Stuart Wilson 77-11-66; Intermediate: Paddy Helmore 80-15-66; Junior A: Ian Lucas 90-20-70; Junior B: Chris Pannett 96-26-70.

Other Good Scores: 70 Michael Kemp, David Brown, Richard Leith. 71 Dean Ross. 73

Piers Rolton, Mike Gray, Phil Johnson.

Two’s: Ken Cowles, Dean Ross, Ray Mclean, Alister Maxwell, Piers Rolton, Mike Gray.

Dubliner Best Nett: Paddy Helmore 66.

Topnotch Foursquare Second best nett: Stuart Wilson. Methven Travel Best Gross: Stuart Wilson 77.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Dayle Lucas; Hunters Wine No 6: Ken Cowles; Ski Time No 13: Dean Ross; Green Parrot No 17: Alister Maxwell; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ken Cowles.

Next Week 4th June, Medal Round, 3rd Championship qualifying round, Bush cup, 3rd round Callaghan Trophy.

Rakaia Golf Club May 25 Ladies Division, Total Par 3s: A. Doig 8, M. Wederell 12, J. Burrowes 12, S. Quinn 12 9 holers: Longest Drive J. Moore. Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: - S. Quinn, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: - F. Bierema, V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: -S. Smith, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: - F. Bierema. S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: - S. Quinn

■ Motor racing Monaco Grand Prix results 1. Lewis Hamilton (MER) 1hr 59m 29.1s 2. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RBR) +7.252 3. Sergio Perez (MEX/FOR) 13.825 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/FER) 15.846 5. Fernando Alonso (MLA) 1min 25.076 6. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/FOR) 1min 32.9 7. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 1min 33.290 8. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/TOR) 1 lap 9. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1 lap 10. Felipe Massa (BRA/WIL) 1 lap

Superbike World Championship Race 1: 1. Tom Sykes (GBR/Kawasaki) 33:50:601 2. Jonathan Rea (GBR/Kawasaki) +2.017 3. Chaz Davies (GBR/Ducati) 4.437 4. Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) 6.423 5. Leon Camier (GBR/MV Agusta) 11.808

May 28 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup Competition Quarter-finals: Southbridge 23 Ashley 10, Glenmark 25 Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic 21, Waihora 19 BDI 17, Railway Tavern Rakaia 20 Lincoln 14, Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Trophy: Darfield 24 Kaiapoi 17, Saracens 19 Oxford 12, Playoffs – Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plaque: Ohoka 27 Devon Tavern Hampstead 15, Stuart Tarbotton Contactors Southern 29 West Melton 12, Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plate: PWL Methven 19 Prebbleton 8, Rolleston 14 Hornby 38, Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 1 Hampstead KFC 19 Celtic Kellys 13, Methven R&R Haulage 7 Allenton Grieve Construction 29, Rakaia Railway Tavern 0 Mt Somers 47, Southern Tinwald Tavern 24 Collegiate 15, UC Championship: St Thomas 31 Ashburton College 10, Combined Competition – Colts Rakaia/Methven 22 Darfield 34, Lincoln Red 36 Celtic 17, Kirwee/BDI 3 Springston 42, West Melton Prebbleton, West Melton win by default, Lincoln Black 30 Waihora 0, Combined Competition - Under 18 Ashley/Oxford 19 Methven 0, Celtic 22 Waihora 28, Pegasus Bay 14 Prebbleton/ West Melton 21, Rolleston 28 Malvern 34, Bye: Lincoln Combined Competition - Under 16 Semi Finals: Celtic/Allenton 20 Hampstead 12, Waihora 25 Hurunui 22, Play Offs: Ashley 29 Rolleston 48, Malvern 28 Oxford 10, Pegasus Bay 0 Prebbleton 20, DILS 38 Lincoln/West Melton 38, Southern 31 Saracens 15, MCRU Competition – Under 14.5: Allenton/ Tinwald 22 Hampstead 21, Methven 56 Celtic/Rakaia 15.

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DRAWS Ashburton Golf Club June 4 This is a mixed day and a Team’s Stableford competition will be played.

Starting Times: Morning 8.00am, Afternoon report to the Pro Shop at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.

June 6 This is a mixed day and pairs will play a 4BBB stableford. Report at 11.30 for a 12.00 start

Mid Canterbury Hockey Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf No Club Hockey for All Grades over Queen’s Birthday weekend June 7 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00pm Hampstead v Wakanui Black (D. Baker E. Connolly-Whyte) 5.00pm Methven v Collegians (D. Baker M. Baker) 6.00pm Allenton v Wakanui Blue (K. O’Reilly M. Baker) 7.00pm Rakaia v Tinwald (J. Gray R. Law) Mid Canterbury Men at Invercargill for Southern Minors Tournament during Queens Birthday weekend.

Under 18 Girls play in a Mini tournament in Timaru during Queens Birthday weekend

■ Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Week of May 30 ANZ Future Ferns – every Monday 4-5pm June 1 Social Netball Duty Manager – Joe Tallentire Club Duty: Set Up: Rakaia B; Pack Down: Southern Wastebusters ACL: 6.30: Celic Dragons V United KFC Colonels Chicks, Sarah Colquhoun and Shannon Vidler; 7.30: Southern Wastebusters V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Gold, Letitia Thompson and Sarah McCormick (Southern) Vetent: 6.30: Rakaia B V Southern Align Farms, Leigh Lyttle and Kerry Aspin; 7.30: Southern Clucas Farms V Methven Professionals, Julie McGrath and Alyce Lysaght (United) Carrfields: 6.30: United KFC Zinger Chicks V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social A, Laura Thomas and Amanda Evans (All); 7.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue V Rakaia C, Kirsty Keeley and Ginny Casey (Celtic)

HURRICANES 27 (Ardie Savea 2, Brad Shields tries Beauden Barrett 3 cons 2 pens) bt HIGHLANDERS 20 (Daniel LienertBrown, Lima Sopoaga tries Sopoaga 2 cons Marty Banks, Sopoaga pens) at Westpac Stadium NSW WARATAHS 45 (Israel Folau 2, Michael Hooper 2, Jack Dempsey, Andrew Kellaway tries Bernard Foley 6 cons pen) bt CHIEFS 25 (Aaron Cruden, Nathan Harris, Toni Pulu, Seta Tamanivalu tries Damian McKenzie con pen) at Allianz Stadium.

KINGS 29 (1 penalty try) (Schalk Ferreira, Dewald Human, Mjekevu tries Louis Fouche 3 cons pen) bt JAGUARES 22 (Facundo Isa try Nicolas Sanchez con 5 pens) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

CRUSADERS 26 (Andy Ellis, Nemani Nadolo tries Richie Mo’unga 2 cons 4 pens) bt BLUES 21 (George Moala, Ihaia West tries West con West 2, Piers Francis pens).

BRUMBIES 66 (Nigel Ah Wong 2, Stephen Moore 2, James Dargaville, Michael Dowsett, Scott Fardy, Jordan JacksonHope, Lausii Taliauli, Aidan Toua tries Christian Leali’ifano 8 cons) bt SUNWOLVES 5 (Akihito Yamada try) at GIO Stadium.

STORMERS 31 (Daniel du Plessis, Kobus van Wyk, Leolin Zas tries Jean-Luc du Plessis 2 cons 4 pens) bt CHEETAHS 24 (Sergeal Petersen, Schoeman tries Fred Zeilinga con Zeilinga 3, Niel Marais pens) at Newlands.

LIONS 56 (van Rensburg 2, de Klerk, Kriel, Mapoe, Redelinghuys, Skosan tries Marnitz Boshoff 6 cons 3 pens) bt BULLS 20 (Jesse Kriel, Stegmann, Strauss tries Schoeman con Brummer pen) at Loftus Versfeld.

REBELS 27 (Naivalu 2, Hodge, Timani tries Jack Debreczeni, Hodge cons Hodge pen) bt FORCE 22 (Morahan 2, Scoble tries Peter Grant 2 cons pen).

NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Crusaders 12 10 0 2 379 233 146 5 45 Chiefs 12 9 0 3 403 298 105 6 42 Hurricanes 12 8 0 4 358 260 98 8 40 Highlanders 12 8 0 4 315 232 83 6 38 Blues 12 6 1 5 273 300 -27 4 30

Ashburton Trust: 6.30: United KFC Zinger Chicks V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social A, Laura Thomas and Amanda Evans (All); 7.30: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Social Blue V Rakaia C, Kirsty keeley and Ginny Casey (Celtic) Bye: Methven LH Farms June 2 ACL Premier Netball Duty Manager - Amanda Watson Club Duty: Set Up - Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A: Pack Down - Methven Wareings A ACL: 6.30: Ashburton College Finesse Fitness A V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A, Jan Lee and Livvie Kennedy; 7.30: United KFC A V Methven Wareings A, Kiani Smith and Livvie Kennedy Vetent: 6.30: Ashburton College B V Celtic B, Eartha Scott and Kev Opele; 7.30: Celtic Auric A V Southern Livestock Exchange, Brooke Williams and Kev Opele Carrfields: 6.30: Allenton A V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U18, Wendy Hopwood and Denise Gaeyley; 7.30: Rakaia A V Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B, Sophie Beveridge and Denise Gaeyley Ashburton Trust: Warm Up June 3 Spraymarks ANZFutureFerns Duty Team to Help Set Up - Tinwald School C Duty Team to Help Pack Up - Rakaia Red ACL: 3.45: Borough Steel v Hampstead School E; 4.30: Hampstead School G v Methven Black; 5.15: Allenton Stars v Southern Mayfield Transport Vetent: 3.45: Borough Swifts v Hampstead School D; 4.30: Waka Blues v Netherby Nippers; 5.15: Borough Pulse v Hampstead School F Carrfields: 3.45: Allenton Mystics v Tinwald School C; 4.30 Rakaia Blue v Longbeach Shooters; 5.15: St Josephs Celtic Orange v Rakaia Red Ashburton Trust: 3.45: Allenton Ferns V St Josephs Celtic Silver; 4.30: Southern Hinds Seed Cleaning v St Josephs Celtic Pink: 5.15: Methven White v Longbeach Stars June 4: No Netball

■ Rugby All Blacks Rugby 2016 Steinlager Series 11 June 2016 v Wales, Eden Park, Auckland 18 June 2016 v Wales, Westpac Stadium, Wellington 25 June 2016 v Wales, Forsyth Barr, Dunedin 2016 Investec Rugby Championship 27 August 2016 v Australia, Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10 September 2016 v Argentina, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 17 September 2016 v South Africa, AMI Stadium, Christchurch 2016 3rd Bledisloe Cup Test 22 October 2016 v Australia, Eden Park, Auckland

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MCRFU joins concussion fight

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Mid Canterbury rugby referees who officiate under-18 fixtures will attend a formal training session in Christchurch on Thursday evening ahead of the introduction of the Blue Card Concussion Initiative.

The Blue Card initiative empowers match referees to remove any player suspected of suffering concussion from the field of play.

The initiative takes the decision out of the hands of those who may have a vested interest in players with potential concussion staying on the paddock.

All incidents of suspected concussion will then be reported to Mid Canterbury Rugby Union and the player will undertake the standard Graduated Return to Play (GRTP) protocols if concussion is confirmed.

Players must then obtain a medical certificate and present it to their coach, manager or club representative in order to resume training, who will then refer it to the union to gain clearance for the player to return to competitive rugby.

Northland Rugby Union were instrumental in implementing a thorough set of player welfare practices in 2014, and, as a result of the successful trial, NZRU approved the introduction of the Blue Card Initiative in other regions.

Canterbury and Mid Canterbury rugby unions are now piloting the programme at under-18 level, with a view to a wider introduction next year.

Mid Canterbury Rugby CEO Ian Patterson believes the initia-

DRAWS ■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby Postponed Competitive Rugby Fixtures from Saturday 28 May for Under 13 & Under 11.5 Grades U13 and U11.5 Coaches are asked to make arrangements to replay the postponed fixtures from Saturday 28 May. These are to be played prior to Saturday 11 June.

The preference is that the matches be played in daytime hours. If playing a night fixture, the Unions temperature guidelines must be observed. That is: if the wind chill temperature is below, or likely to fall below 5c during the first half of the match, then the fixture should not proceed. The only grounds authorised for night are Hinds, Hampstead, Rakaia and Celtic.

Please advise the Union once arrangements are made so official referee appointments can be made.

June 1 MCRU/ACL – Under 11.5 Competition Southern Hyde Bros v Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Hinds 5.45pm, G Brown Aoraki Schoolgirls Competition Ashburton College v Timaru Girls High School, Celt 1, 4.30pm, G Casey June 2 MCRU/ACL – Under 13 Competition Southern All Farm Engineering v Allenton/ Tinwald JKF Homes, Hinds 6.30pm, H Grant MCRU/ACL – Under 10 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Blacklows G v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators/Tinwald Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra, Celt 4, 4.30pm Rakaia Purata Farms v Methven B, Rak 2, 5pm

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Australia a nemesis The New Zealand Women’s Sevens team’s main aim in the two months before the Rio Olympics will be how to combat Australia.

This follows another defeat, this time 14-5 in the Cup semi-finals in Clermont-ferrand, to the newly crowned world champions. Despite another Portia Woodman special, with her trademark in and away down the right flank, New Zealand were always playing catch-up against Australia, and were down 14-0 at one stage.

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Setback for Wales Wales wanted a build-up but got a let-down ahead of their test series with the All Blacks. Coach Warren Gatland was hunting attitude in his side’s tour rehearsal against England as a first step towards Wales delivering some serious sting when they start their tour at Eden Park in a fortnight. Wales stumbled on that measure with limited evidence of their mental sharpness and plenty of rusty combinations in their 27-13 loss.

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Massive win for Lam

Canterbury and Mid Canterbury Rugby Unions will be piloting the Blue Card Concussion Initiative at under-18 level, with a view to a wider introduction next year.

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tive will raise further awareness on the effects of concussion and protect players’ welfare and wellbeing.

“It places a more rigorous pro-

cess around the management of concussion or suspected concussion,” he said.

“Players who receive a blue card must leave the field imme-

diately and will then be formally subjected to the existing minimum mandatory stand-down periods before they can return to play.”

Hampstead Subway v Collegiate HnB, Hamp 1, 4.30pm MCRU ACL Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Tinwald Mainland Coachworks v Allenton, Tin 1, 4.30pm MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic The Finishing Company v Hampstead Spark, Celt JAB 2, 4.30pm MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Summerfield Builders v Celtic Anderson Joinery G, Celt JAB 1, 4.30pm June 3 Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Playoff – Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plaque: Devon Tavern Hampstead v Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern, Hamp 1, 7.30pm, M Gallagher, G Clement, P Hunt Playoff - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Trophy: Oxford v Kaiapoi, Oxford, 7.30pm, S Marshall, A Stokes, R Eder June 4 (Queen’s Birthday weekend) Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Semi-Finals: Southbridge v Railway Tavern Rakaia, Southbridge 1, 2.45pm, K Hancox, J Shalfoon, S McLean Waihora v Glenmark, TT1, 2.45pm, G Peddie, H Cook, B Moir Playoffs: Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic v BDI, Celtic 1, 2.45pm K Opele, G Clement, D McKibbon Lincoln v Ashley, Linc 1, 2.45pm, J Lamers, M Talbot, K Jones Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Trophy: Saracens v Darfield, Sbk 1m 2.45pm, K Fitzgerald, C Rowe, A Stokes Playoffs – Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Plaque West Melton v Ohoka, West Melt 1, 2.45pm, S O’Reilly, C Wootton, S Lamont Playoffs - Canterbury Rugby Supporters

Club Plate Prebbleton v Rolleston, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, A Brosnahan, P Turnbull, TBA Hornby v PWL Methven, Denton Oval, 2.45pm, A Stead, G McMillan, P O’Brien Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Bye Round – No Rugby UC Championship Burnside High School v Ashburton College, Burnside Park 1, 12pm Combined Competition – Colts Section One: Prebbleton v Celtic, Preb2, 2pm, A Webber; Lincoln Red v Springston, Linc 2, 2.30pm, K Bambry. Bye: Darfield Section Two: West Melton v Lincoln Black, West Melt 2, 1pm, C Wootton; Methven/ Rakaia v BDI/Kirwee, Rak 1, 1pm, C O’Malley, Bye: Waihora Combined Competition - Under 18 Lincoln v Celtic, Linc 2, 1pm, K Jones Malvern v Ashley/Oxford, Dar 1, 1pm, Q Hathaway; Prebbleton/West Melton v Waihora, Preb 1, 1pm, TBA Rolleston v Pegasus Bay, Roll 1, 1.30pm, G Cullen. Bye: Methven Combined Competition - Under 16 Celtic/Allenton v Waihora, Celt 1, 1.15pm, P Hill, G Barr, H Grant Playoff 3rd & 4th: Hurunui v Hampstead, Culv 1, 1pm, A Reeve Playoffs: Rolleston v Malvern, Roll 2, 1pm, A Reevel Prebbleton v Ashley, Preb 2, 12.30pm, S McLean; Saracens v Lincoln/ West Melton, Sbk 2, 2pm, D Taylor; Methven v Pegasus Bay, Meth 1, 1.30pm J O’Connor; Oxford v Southern, Oxf Oval, 2pm, R Lane.

Bye: DILS MCRU/ACL Competition – Under 14.5, Under 13, Under 11.5 – No Rugby MCRU/ACL – Under 10 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Southern Progressive Livestock, Allen 2, 1pm Celtic Blacklows G v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators/Tinwald Skip 2 It

Flooring Xtra, Celt 4, 12.30pm Celtic Blacklows W v Methven W, Celt 4, 1.30pm MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 9 Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators G v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators W, Celt JAB 1, 1pm. Allenton v Methven White, Allen 3, 1.30pm. Rakaia Purata Farms v Southern ADM, Rak 4, 1.30pm Bye: Collegiate Johnson Gluyas MCRU ACL Non-Competition – Under 8 Associate/Club Referees Required Celtic Summerfield Builders G v Collegiate Naylor Love Ltd, Celt JAB 2, 12.30pm Celtic Summerfield Builders W v Hampstead Metalcorp, Celt JAB 2, 1.30pm Methven v Rakaia Purata Farms, Meth 4, 1.30pm Bye: Southern Agspread MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 7 Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton v Methven W, Allen 3, 12.45pm Methven R v Southern Canterbury Feed Assessments, Meth 5, 1.30pm Southern Coleman Ag v Rakaia Purata Farms, Hinds 4, 1.15pm Tinwald Canvas & Upholstery v Methven B, Tin 4, 12.30pm Bye: Collegiate Cates Grain & Seed MCRU/ACL Non-Competition – Under 6 Associate/Club Referees Required Collegiate Redpaths v Hampstead Netherby 4 Square, Coll 3, 12.30pm Methven B v Allenton, Meth 4, 12.45pm Methven W v Mt Somers, Meth 5, 12.45pm Southern 4 Seasons Tree Care v Rakaia Purata Farms, Hinds 2, 1pm Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting v Methven R, Hinds 2, 1pm Southern Riverlea v Celtic Anderson Joinery W, Hinds 4, 12.30pm Tinwald Columbus Coffee v Collegiate Camross Electrical, Tin 3, 12.30pm Tinwald O v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Tin 3, 1.15pm.

Pat Lam can add the Guinness PRO12 to two NPCs with Auckland on his rugby coaching CV after his Connacht side scored the biggest win in their 131-year history.

Connacht, so long the easybeats, toppled Leinster, a province with a strong recent pedigree, 20-10, in the PRO12 final before nearly 35,000 at Murrayfield. Tom McCartney started at hooker, while Jake Heenan was at openside for Connacht, with prop Rodney Ah You off the pine, but the biggest impact came from second five Bundee Aki. - NZME

Goromaru on the move Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury this month, has reached an agreement on a switch to French club Toulon from the Queensland Reds, Japanese media reported yesterday. The 30-year-old, who impressed during the Rugby World Cup, signed a lucrative deal with the Reds last year but has seen limited playing time in Australia. Goromaru became a cult figure in Japan when his placekicking helped the Brave Blossoms beat South Africa at last year’s World Cup in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the game.

- Reuters

Midfield the weak link Steve Hansen, in his first official engagement as All Blacks coach of the year following his team’s World Cup success, has called on his team to go to a new level. One of his biggest tasks in getting there will be moulding a new midfield to replace Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith. The squad announcement of 32 players for the three-test series against Wales next month has brought into sharp relief the two big holes those two veterans have left. The All Blacks have depth aplenty in the front row, and loose forwards, but if there is one area that Wales coach Warren Gatland will think he can exploit, it is a relatively inexperienced midfield, which will almost certainly see Ryan Crotty and Malakai Fekitoa start the first test at Eden Park on June 11.

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Racing 18

Ashburton Guardian

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

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In brief

■ SKY MAJOR

New start for Jewels champ

By AdAm HAmilton It is fitting that former Kiwi star Our Sky Major is about to launch the next chapter of his career around Harness Jewels time.

It was this time last year when the then Barry Purdon-trained entire complete an historic Harness Jewels “three-peat” at Ashburton.

He won the Jewels finals as a two, three and four-year-old.

Much has changed since and the rising six-year-old is now with young gun trainer Justin Prentice in Western Australia.

Prentice opted to give Our Sky Major a little break when he first arrived in WA, but the son of Art Major is now primed to make his debut in his new home state.

Prentice sharpened-up Our Sky Major for his return with a Bunbury trial last Wednesday night where he sat parked early, worked to the front and won as he liked by 10m.

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He went a slick 1min56.7sec mile rate for 2100m and closed in splits of 55.9 and 28.3sec.

“He went super, did it really easily and has pulled-up well,” Prentice said.

“He’s set to go to the races now.

“I’m keen to build his confidence again, so I’ll look for a race in the country somewhere over the next week or so to start him off and hopefully get an easy kill.

“It’s important with all horses, especially stallions.”

Our Sky Major was sent to Prentice after finishing sixth to Locharburn in the Easter Cup at Addington on March 26.

“I gave him a week off in the paddock when he got here, just to settle in, get used to the surrounds and relax a bit. He thrived and put on plenty of weight,” Prentice said.

“They told me he was a bit hard to handle when they took him to Sydney, so I was mindful of trying to keep him relaxed.

Barry Purdon trained Sky Major to win a three-peat at the Jewels.

“Perhaps the most pleasing part of the trial the other day was how relaxed he was.

“He was beautiful to handle.

I’m hoping a happy horse means we’ll see his best form again.

“Ideally I’ll find a couple of easy races for him to start off in, then he can run in a couple

of Gloucester Park free-for-alls before I give him another little let-up then set him for the Inter Dominion and Summer Carnival here.”

Prentice is still pinching himself at being given the opportunity to train Our Sky Major.

“It’s such an honour.

“It is a bit nerve-wracking, but getting a horse like him why we are all in the game,” he said.

“The early signs are good and I can’t wait to get him through those first couple of races.”

In other stable news, Prentice has put his star mare Major Reality out for a spell.

“She was just starting to get a bit sour after her latest run and I’ve got bigger fish to fry with her,” he said.

“She’ll have all of June and the early part of July spelling, then I’ll bring her back for the big mares’ races later in the year and look at taking her to Sydney for the Ladyship Mile.”

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Honey Rider thriving Another visit to the central districts is beckoning the smart Cambridge filly Honey Rider. The two-year-old daughter of Pins was sent out a warm favourite at her Hastings debut earlier this month on the strength of her winning trial form and she had no trouble justifying her support with an impressive first-up victory. “We’re looking at sending her down to Wanganui for the Castletown Stakes,” said Murray Baker, who prepares Honey Rider with Andrew Forsman.

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Bart gets the top weight Goodwood winner Black Heart Bart will be carrying the 58kg top weight in the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap, 3-1/2 kilograms more than favourite Azkadellia. Last Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 winner Music Magnate has been given 55.5kg to do the Brisbane sprint double last accomplished by Campaign King in 1988. Trainer Chris Waller will have at least two runners in Brisbane’s premier race on June 11, with Delectation and Counterattack receiving 57kg and 52.5 kg respectively.

- AAP

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Raceway

Harness Racing Waikato Inc Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 31 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.23pm HARNESS JEWELS FASHION AMATEUR DRIVERS MBL PACE $5500, 4yo+ c1 to c3 +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 70776 Youbetteryoubet (1) fr ......................J Darby 2 50838 Arizona Eyre (2) fr ....................D Blakemore 3 55658 Flanyattice (3) fr ..............................O Gillies 4 89372 Shards Phoenix (4) fr ........................S Wigg 5 26216 Bolting (5) fr ......................................A Edge 6 76053 Major Change fr ........................... Scratched 7 01425 Lola Jones (6) fr .............................G Cronin 8 97210 Minstrel Boy fr .............................. Scratched 9 9916x Majestic John (21) fr .......................A Shand 10 51101 Shantahlia Knight (22) fr ................S Phillips 11 99308 Stunin Banner (23) fr..................M Northcott 12 475D3 Our Southern Man (24) fr ............... T Thorby 13 59367 On The Razzle (25) fr....................S Butcher 2 12.48 HOLMES & CO MOBILE TROT $5500, 3yo+ c0 mob. trot, mobile, 2200m 1 089x0 Freule Helina S (1) fr ....................M Teaz (J) 2 0809 Harry H (2) fr .....................................D Balle 3 5x465 Pretty Fantastic (3) fr................ M McKendry 4 47480 Awa Cathrine (4) fr ..........................D Moore 5 6066 Rise To Success (5) fr ............. T Macfarlane 6 65623 Love The Moment (6) fr .................S Lawson

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Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 31 May 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.15pm OTAGO GRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 42 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 2 Belle Some nwtd L &.......................... Wales 3 4F Ben Jamming nwtd M & ....................Jopson 4 25 Idol Butcher nwtd L & ......................... Wales 5 428F Willy Be Best nwtd ......................B Freeman 6 Know Respect nwtd .......................G Cleeve 7 33674 Rookie Racer nwtd...................... B I Conner 8 33 Gracious Oak nwtd ................... G T Bennett 9 7T47 Goldstar Delta nwtd S &..................B Evans 10 85 Dave’s Disaster nwtd M & .................Jopson 2 12.36 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 64342 His Nibs nwtd .....................................J Allen 2 12633 Opawa Libby nwtd L & ....................... Wales 3 453x3 Another Pearl nwtd.................J T McInerney 4 58741 Ozark’s Watch 18.92 ......................J Guthrie 5 45423 Pagani nwtd .............................. G T Bennett 6 52682 Chill Out Rach nwtd M & ...................Jopson 7 64242 Ugo Flash nwtd S & ........................B Evans 8 23551 Speedy Blueblood nwtd .........J T McInerney 9 74743 Lexie Rae nwtd M & ..........................Jopson 10 36464 Thrilling Spell nwtd ...................... B I Conner 3 12.55pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 545m 1 76336 Octagon’s Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 2 73328 Such Fun nwtd ............................D Kingston 3 385 Tricky Action nwtd S & ....................B Evans 4 76467 Hilton Cust nwtd ........................A Bradshaw 5 Sarcasm nwtd ................................G Cleeve 6 42282 Mischief Managed nwtd ............A Bradshaw 7 3 Smokey Action nwtd J & .................D Fahey

4 44186 Are You Ready Girl (4) fr ...............T Mitchell 5 2421 Chiasso (5) fr ................................P Butcher 6 78462 Souvenir Glory (6) fr............... K Marshall (J) $5500, 2yo+ c,g&e c0 mob. pace, 2200m 7 15837 Jackalack Sue (7) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 1 28 Dreamy Nights (1) fr................ T Macfarlane 8 37638 Could A Dunit (8) fr ....................P Ferguson 2 x088x Muraco (2) fr .............................S Abernethy 9 3712 Aurora Bromac (21) fr .................. D Butcher 3 7444 Freddy Funk (3) fr .........................S Lawson 6 2.52pm DUNSTAN FEEDS FILLIES & MARES MO4 07 Apache Morris (4) fr .......................... A Veint BILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, 2200m 5 Mark Of Integrity (5) fr ...................Z Butcher 6 567 Cherokee Warrior (6) fr .................T Mitchell 1 Baltic Blue Eyes (1) fr ....................S Phelan 7 79 R Gee Three (7) fr .........................P Butcher 2 Miss Jetstar (2) fr ........................J Stormont 8 9936 Red Magic (8) fr ...................... B Butcher (J) 3 65777 Vivacious Madonna (3) fr ............. D Butcher 9 55885 Delightful Art (21) fr.................. M McKendry 4 25x20 Machineguns N Gems (4) fr ........ D Marshall 5 724x5 Millview Sienna (5) fr ............... T Macfarlane 4 1.44 HARNESS JEWELS MERCHANDISE MOBILE 6 0x Dharma (6) fr............................. J Abernethy TROT $6000, 4yo+ c1 to c2, c3 with cond. +claimers 7 34344 Flashing Good Time (7) fr ...... K Marshall (J) mob. trot, mobile, 1700m 8 Spirit Of Love (8) fr ....................S Abernethy 1 45607 Jimmys Girl (1) fr...................... M McKendry 9 650 Armed Angel (21) fr.................. M McKendry 2 67954 Ventimiglia (2) fr .................................L Neal 10 Elsies Delight (22) fr....................A Donnelly 3 27948 Allingham (3) fr....................... S Grayling (J) 7 3.16 HARNESS JEWELS STARTS 12:20PM JUNE 4 63335 Larch (4) fr ................................... D Butcher Zac Butcher drives Sapphire Castle4 MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ c1, c2 with cond. mob.

5 64378 Sapphire Castleton (5) fr ...............Z Butcher 6 88371 Creamee (6) fr...............................T Mitchell ton in the fourth on the card at the pace, mobile, 2200m 1 0x644 Here’s Shifty (1) fr .........................Z Butcher 7 76721 Speedy Earl (7) fr .................... T Lethaby (J) Waikato meeting today.

2 67757 Christian Falcon (2) fr....................N Chilcott 8 05289 Franco Nadal (8) fr ................. K Marshall (J) 9 5267P Meyer Lansky (21) fr .................S Abernethy 5 2.17 SCRATCH & WIN ON SATURDAY MOBILE PACE 3 81932 Hezabluechipboy (3) fr ..............S Abernethy 4 03667 Tuherbs Two (4) fr ................... B Butcher (J) 10 62426 Cool Son (22) fr.............................P Butcher $5500, 3yo+ c1, c2 with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 5 070x6 Thatshowie Roll (5) fr ............. K Marshall (J) 11 12066 Danke (23) fr ...................................M Jones 1 x0075 Darjeeling Bromac (1) fr ............S Abernethy 6 35123 Westwind Flyer (6) fr .....................T Mitchell 12 0x458 Mokosun (24) fr B Butcher (J, ..................Cl) 2 87169 Cordelia (2) fr ................................Z Butcher 7 296P5 Everlasting Grace (7) fr ................ D Butcher 13 39598 The Scruff (25) fr D Ferguson (J, .............Cl) 3 20740 Sage Creek (3) fr ..........................S Lawson 7 629x6 Lindy’s Dream (7) fr................. T Lethaby (J)

3 1.19pm MITRE 10 MEGA CAMBRIDGE MOBILE PACE

8 07297 Count Landeck (8) fr .....................P Butcher 9 2081 Ideal Flipflop (21) fr .................. M McKendry 8 3.50 NOVOTEL FUNCTION JUNE 3 JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL PACE $6000, 4yo+ mares c1 to c3 +claimer mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 1609m 1 14383 Desirable Styx (1) fr ................ T Lethaby (J) 2 90578 Boundary Row (2) fr ............... K Marshall (J) 3 23474 Joanednobettor (3) fr .............. B Butcher (J) 4 63132 Vibe (4) fr .............................. T Cameron (J) 5 07137 A Damn Good Excuse (5) fr .......R Argue (J) 6 19646 Norvic Ruby (6) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 7 29559 Idealistic (7) fr ..............................M Teaz (J) 8 91711 Ambro Courage (8) fr .............M Johnson (J) 9 424x5 Shardon’s Pearl (21) fr ............... A Drake (J)

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Shards Phoenix, Shantahlia Knight, Flanyattice Race 2: Love The Moment, Rise To Success, Lindy’s Dream Race 3: Mark Of Integrity, Freddy Funk, R Gee Three Race 4: Cool Son, Allingham, Franco Nadal, Creamee Race 5: Aurora Bromac, Cordelia, Chiasso, Sage Creek Race 6: Millview Sienna, Miss Jetstar, Flashing Good Time Race 7: Everlasting Grace, Hezabluechipboy, Westwind Flyer Race 8: Ambro Courage, A Damn Good Excuse, Norvic Ruby LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway 8 2422F Helena Allen nwtd ........................C Roberts 7 2.07 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES 2 36228 Wally Baxter 19.10 .................J T McInerney 3 21141 Chicago Black 18.93 ..............J T McInerney 9 Know Hassle nwtd .........................G Cleeve C1, 545m 4 25274 Mr. Marine nwtd.............................R Adcock 10 Fab Action nwtd J & ........................D Fahey 1 53733 Goldstar Coco nwtd S &..................B Evans 5 78163 Cawbourne Sarah nwtd ...............C Roberts 2 x6753 Know Value nwtd............................G Cleeve 4 1.12pm OTAGO NOVICE STAKES C1, 545m 6 15334 Timely Reminder 18.83 M & .............Jopson 3 35852 Opawa Alex 33.93 L & ....................... Wales 1 673x6 Goldstar Archie 33.53 M & ................Jopson 7 64837 Human Instinct 18.92 .............J T McInerney 4 55741 Goldstar Boomer nwtd S & .............B Evans 2 87887 War Cloak 33.63 ............................J Guthrie 8 47884 Impersonator nwtd ....................A Bradshaw 5 34261 Pianissimo 32.85......................... B I Conner 3 57537 Sea Spray Elsa nwtd ...................B Freeman 9 66765 Ultra Action nwtd S & ......................B Evans 6 36483 No Tinkerbell 33.24 ........................J Guthrie 4 21423 Obeyance nwtd ..................................J Allen 7 63872 Freckle Flyer 33.46.............................J Allen 10 87785 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney 5 43147 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 8 26673 Opawa Rob nwtd L & ......................... Wales 11 3.26pm NINA’S GIRL STAKES C3/4, 545m 6 111 Frosty Action 33.04 S & ..................B Evans 9 63444 Goldstar Jagger 34.08 S &..............B Evans 1 36258 Arctic Action 32.81 J & ....................D Fahey 7 63213 Nozzno Fear nwtd .....................A Bradshaw 2 55674 Know Mention nwtd........................G Cleeve 8 65341 Amino Trouble nwtd ...................A Bradshaw 10 63345 Jewel Eagle 32.68 S & ....................B Evans 3 21667 Know Scholar 32.89 .......................G Cleeve 9 47748 Goldstar Scooter nwtd S &..............B Evans 8 2.29pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C2, 545m 4 13475 Ace Bale nwtd ..............................C Roberts 10 165 Crafty Action nwtd S & ....................B Evans 1 33863 Know Cheers nwtd .........................G Cleeve 5 3465x Know Clown 33.76 .........................G Cleeve 2 65421 Birchbrook 33.19 ...........................R Adcock 5 1.31pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1, 310m 6 48414 Willis 32.59....................................R Adcock 3 32738 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 1 27742 Royal Action 18.82 S & ...................B Evans 7 43345 Opawa Kevin 33.38 J & ...................D Fahey 4 46243 Idol Leanne 32.91 J & .....................D Fahey 2 45442 Giganaire 18.78 S &........................B Evans 8 38212 Can’t Catch Tim 32.21 ..................R Adcock 5 85547 Izzey Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 3 54552 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 9 12132 Know Neglect 32.87 .......................G Cleeve 6 12422 In The Boot nwtd M &........................Jopson 4 85823 Smoking Marley nwtd................A Bradshaw 10 75333 Know Lapse 33.30 .........................G Cleeve 7 76613 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 5 45252 Rob’s Mate 18.49 ..............................M J Hill 8 45471 Opawa Minstrel nwtd L & ................... Wales 12 3.43pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE SPRINT C3, 310m 6 27323 Botany Alan 18.98..................J T McInerney 9 37884 Homebush Hansome nwtd .....J T McInerney 1 23255 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales 7 45655 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 2 33618 Zircon 18.58 ...........................J T McInerney 8 62223 Eug The Scrooge nwtd M & ..............Jopson 10 48326 Jon Snow Lives nwtd ...................C Roberts 9 7x783 Homebush Bruno 18.76 .........J T McInerney 9 2.44 BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C2, 310m 3 25342 Air Express 18.57...................J T McInerney 4 64336 Replay nwtd M & ...............................Jopson 10 47334 Star Apache nwtd........................ B I Conner 1 56881 Go Tommo nwtd S & .......................B Evans 6 1.51 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C2, 310m 2 22145 No Bro 18.50 ............................... B I Conner 5 56143 Cawbourne Craig nwtd ................C Roberts 6 65246 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 3 63371 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans 1 58663 Goldstar Bomber 19.37 S & ............B Evans 7 38858 Fear Marina nwtd ...................J T McInerney 4 82546 Homebush Rufus 18.69 .........J T McInerney 2 53122 Hello Blondie 18.51 .......................R Adcock 8 74643 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 5 67421 Southern Affair 19.24 ..................R Hamilton 3 42431 Archies Dijon nwtd M & .....................Jopson 9 28457 Homebush Ariel 18.71 ...........J T McInerney 6 31411 It’s The Lovely nwtd J &...................D Fahey 4 58685 Thunder Storm 18.72 .............J T McInerney 7 24566 Wears The Gold nwtd...................C Roberts 10 58777 Homebush Paige 18.69..........J T McInerney 5 38836 Cherry Crusher 18.79 .......................M J Hill 8 81236 Thunder Dragon 18.71 .......................J Allen 13 4.06pm OTAGO PET FOODS DASH C5, 310m 6 22214 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen 9 88588 Rand nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 1 51182 Storming Norm 18.99.................. B I Conner 7 15134 Southern Mist 19.06 ....................R Hamilton 2 37141 Definer 18.41 ................................R Adcock 8 77213 Homebush Fitzroy 18.56 ........J T McInerney 10 48188 Mitchell Dean 18.81 ..........................M J Hill 3 42114 Get Ready Freddy 18.51 ...........A Bradshaw 9 33157 Pukeko Warrior 18.77.....................B Healey 10 3.08 KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C3, 310m 4 26838 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 10 85156 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 1 78587 Opawa Opal 19.08 L & ....................... Wales

5 32526 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney 6 21863 Aiden Baxter 18.83 ................J T McInerney 7 7x337 No Leaf Clover nwtd M & ..................Jopson 8 24123 Wheelchair Norm 18.36 .........J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 27418 Black Crow nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 10 25737 Harkonen Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts 14 4.22pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 14TH JUNE C4, 310m 1 11118 Burn Early 18.69 J & .......................D Fahey 2 13745 Opawa Lean Meat 18.58 L & ............. Wales 3 8x512 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 4 24133 Know Thanks 18.82 .......................G Cleeve 5 27167 Wooly Whatsit nwtd S & ..................B Evans 6 85255 New Thang nwtd .......................A Bradshaw 7 53614 Must Desire 18.36 ..........................G Cleeve 8 54541 Technic 19.08 ................................R Adcock 9 57377 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 10 66267 Opawa Crusade 18.75 L &................. Wales SELECTIONS

Race 1: Know Respect, Lil Diva, Belle Some, Idol Butcher Race 2: Ugo Flash, His Nibs, Speedy Blueblood, Pagani Race 3: Sarcasm, Smokey Action, Mischief Managed, Tricky Action Race 4: Frosty Action, Nozzno Fear, Obeyance, Goldstar Archie Race 5: Royal Action, Botany Alan, Giganaire, Eug The Scrooge Race 6: Hello Blondie, Goldstar Bomber, Southern Mist Race 7: Goldstar Coco, Pianissimo, Know Value, No Tinkerbell Race 8: Pukeko Bolt, Birchbrook, Idol Leanne, Know Cheers Race 9: It’s The Lovely, Goldstar Rosie, No Bro, Go Tommo Race 10: Chicago Black, Opawa Opal, Impersonator, Mr. Marine Race 11: Arctic Action, Willis, Opawa Kevin, Know Mention Race 12: Zircon, Opawa Rocket, Goldstar Chumlee, Replay Race 13: Storming Norm, Wheelchair Norm, Get Ready Freddy Race 14: Burn Early, Must Desire, Technic, Know Thanks LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Momentum the key for Warriors

By Jane Mccauley

Rowdy Roosters’ (back row) Georgia Schmack, Sophie Watson, Harriet Graham, Maddy Wilson, (front row) Hannah O’Reilly, Emily Milner and Jasmine Strawbridge won a tightly contested Intermediate Girls’ final 26-24 over St Joseph’s Gems on Sunday.

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Longbeach, Roosters take finals

By JaMes Ford

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Longbeach Boys’ and Rowdy Roosters took out their respective Mid Canterbury Basketball intermediate finals at the EA Networks Centre Stadium on Sunday.

In a thrilling clash, Roosters

saw off a plucky St Joseph’s Gems 26-24 in the girls’ final, while Longbeach made lighter work of Newlands Knicks 47-20 to be crowned boys’ champions.

After an exciting season on the courts, individual and team prizes were dished out to worthy recipients.

Charlotte Watson and Jamie Reid received the girls’ and boys’ Most Improved Year 7 awards before Rosie Gray and Alex Roderick’s efforts were recognised with the Most Improved Year 8 gongs.

The boys’ and girls’ Most Valuable Players awards went to Row-

dy Roosters’ Sophie Watson and Longbeach’s Hugh Cameron following impressive seasons.

Meanwhile, Borough Breakers, Borough Bulls, Mt Hutt Black and Longbeach Girls’ picked up Most Improved Team honours in the year 7 and year 8 boys’ and girls’ divisions.

After a record 73 wins and a memorable Game 6 comeback on the road, the Golden State Warriors’ goal of getting back to the NBA Finals and defending their title comes down to Game 7 at home against the powerful Oklahoma City Thunder.

All along, the Warriors have said the numerous team milestones and personal accomplishments they set during this special season won’t matter a bit unless they repeat as champions.

They need one more victory to become the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 post-season deficit.

“I’ve learned that our players are tough, they’re mentally tough,” Coach of the Year Steve Kerr said yesterday, when his team took a day off from film and practice.

“It’s been a great comeback.

Now we still have to play.

“We still have another game.”

Kerr just wanted his Warriors to grab back some momentum from Kevin Durant and the Thunder.

Now, they have it, all right, heading into the decisive game of the Western Conference finals today after winning two straight.

When his team won Game 5, MVP Stephen Curry hollered “We ain’t going home!” – and Golden State wants no part of the Thunder having the last say in the Warriors’ summer plans.

“One game changes everything, and we’ve got to come out and play our game and play well to finish the series out,” Kerr said.

Golden State hardly considers this a gimmee just because the team is playing at deafening Oracle Arena, where the Warriors have lost just three times this season. They have had their problems against Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kiwi Steven Adams and the towering Thunder.

Oklahoma City is fuelled by trying to reach its first NBA Finals since losing to LeBron James and the Miami Heat in 2012. James and Cleveland are waiting on today’s winner.

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Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church.

48 Allens Road.

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

Wednesday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around used clothing. Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Main Road and Jane Street.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around good clean used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church.

Corner Havelock Street and Cass Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

12noon- 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE.

New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. New players welcome, enquiries to Clark Gillies 021-146-3619. EA Network Centre Stadium.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.30am NEWCOMERS COFFEE MORNING. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, we would love to meet you! Reflections Cafe, 198 East Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Movie - Florence Foster Jenkins. Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

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

Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, $4 per session with afternoon tea, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to Line dance (7pm), beginner/

intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Social pool nights weekly in main bar. Cox Street.

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

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For Sale Offers over $560,000 Open Home Wednesday 12:00 - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21119

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Push on with the herculean effort. You’ll go faster and you’ll finish stronger if you allow things to be stupendously imperfect, at least for now. You can always go back later and clean it up.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Stand behind your decisions. There is no room for doubt, no need to quickly come up with something new. Hold your head high, and deliver what you created.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re the power in your life. No one is going to charge your battery; you have to do it yourself. One thing, though: Avoid the charging station that worked last time. Diversify.

Spread out. Find one in a different part of town.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Partnerships will need to be hashed out verbally. Stay on track. Don’t let the issue switch from the original subject to one of personal rivalry.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): One study suggests that a typical college student will pull two all-nighters per school year, resulting in better academic performance for only a meagre fraction of students.

As for you, early-to-bed will bring no regrets.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): If you have to talk about your problem, do it in personal terms, describe how it affects your life and express the feelings that come up around it. There’s strength in honest vulnerability.

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However, there’s nothing to gain from behaving in an unlikeable fashion. Today, the more they like you, the better your position will be.

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The difference between dishing the dirt and mudslinging is a few drops of water. This is an excellent time to stay away from gossip. Thrills are cheap, and damage is costly.

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DAY, Ivy – On May 29, 2016. Peacefully at St Albans Retirement Village, Christchurch. Aged 79 years. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Penelope and Andrew, Robert and Gary, and Julian and Liz. Treasured na of Lachlan and Sam; and and step Jordan, grandmother of Harriet and Sophie. Messages to the Day family, P.O. Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to the staff of St Albans Retirement Village for their love and care of Ivy. In lieu of flowers, donation to the SPCA would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Ivy will be held in our Reception Lounge, corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, June 1 commencing at 2.00pm followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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

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CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Spice Trail With Kate Humble 7:30 The Liquidator 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – Cosmopolitan Cook 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Junk Gypsies 11am Home By Novogratz 11:30 Baggage Battles Noon The Spice Trail With Kate Humble 1pm A Great British Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones 1:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland 2pm Coast 3pm The Roux Scholarship 4pm Lords Of The Wild – Fighting For Survival 5pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 6pm 100 Day Bach 6:30 Live Here, Buy This 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan transform their lakeside doerupper into a rural sanctuary.

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1:30 M Maternal Obsession PGR 2008 Thriller. A lonely woman sabotages any relationship her daughter tries to maintain. Nicholle Tom, Gwynyth Walsh, Cameron Daddo.

3:30 Rachael Ray Chef Anne Burrell makes braised chicken, and her signature cocktail; Rachael cooks baked pasta with sausage, butternut squash, and ricotta.

4:25 Survivor – Kaoh Rong 5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 The Block New Zealand – Girls v Boys PGR 0 8:30 F NCIS AO NCIS, the FBI, and MI6 engage in an international manhunt for an escaped British spy targeting current and former agents. 0 9:25 SVU AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 The Good Wife AO

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Emma! 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyblade – Shogun Steel 3 7:50 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 Emma! 3 8:55 Peppa Pig 3 9am Fireman Sam 3 0 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Bob The Builder 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Turbo Fast 3 5pm The Legend Of Korra 3 5:30 Drake And Josh 3 6pm Entertainment Tonight 6:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 7pm About A Boy PGR After Will offers support to Fiona following her split with Chris, Liz invites him on a date. 0 7:30 Face Off PGR The artists must bring creepy dolls to life.

8:30 M The Gods Must Be Crazy PGR 3 1980 Comedy.

Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xau. 0 10:40 Burn Notice AO 3

11:50 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

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

9am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 12:55 Death In Paradise PGR 3 When a shot is fired at a charity fundraiser, and the host is found dead, Poole discovers a large Ponzi scheme defrauding millions of pounds from British investors.

2pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Shearing Gang PGR 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Hot Bench 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

6am Squash – PSA (Highlights) 7am Ice Hockey – NHL 7:30 Rowing – World Cup II (Highlights) 8am Sport TBC 8:30 Motorcycling – Superbikes World Championships (Highlights) 9am Motorcycling – Superbikes World Championships (Highlights) 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) 11am Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 1pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 1:30 Netball Zone 2pm Small Blacks TV 2:15 Random Rugby TV 2:30 Rugby Nation 3:30 Rugby – First XV (Replay) 5pm Rugby – First XV (Replay) 6:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Restoration Home 3 0 8:30 Prime Rocks – Soundbreaking AO 0 9:35 The People v OJ Simpson – American Crime Story AO As Marcia Clark juggles her home and work obligations, she starts to feel the public scrutiny of her appearance. 0 10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

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

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

2:10 Home Shopping

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Midnight Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) Stanley Cup – Game One. 2am NRL 360 3am Squash – PSA (Highlights) Dubai World Series Finals. 4am Back Page 5am Cycling – Giro D’Italia (Highlights) Week Three.

MAORI TV

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukana 2 7:30 Matika 3 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm It’s In The Bag 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 4pm Whanau Living PGR 4:30 Fresh 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals

THE BOX

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Dora Matatoa 2 6:20 199 Little Heroes 6:30 Pukana 2 7pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 7:30 Real Pasifik 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 M Endurance – Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition 3 2009 Documentary History. Liam Neeson, Julian Ayer, John Blackborow. 10:15 Media Take 10:45 Te Kaea 3 2 11:15 Kawe Korero – Reporters 11:45 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am CSI – New York MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Survivor – One World PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 RBT MC 12:15 Badlands, Texas MV 1:05 Shipping Wars PG 1:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:20 CSI – New York MV 3:10 Survivor – One World PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Call Of The Wildman PG 5pm SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Bosch MVL 9:30 Crossing Lines MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Survivor – One World PG 1:20 Call Of The Wildman PG 1:45 CSI – New York MV 2:35 CSI MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Bosch MVL 4:45 Crossing Lines MV 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 Incredible Engineering Blunders Fixed PG 10:20 You Have Been Warned PG 11:15 A Crime To Remember M 12:10 The Perfect Murder M 1:05 Murder Comes To Town M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Mythbusters PG 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M 7:30 Marooned With Ed Stafford M 8:30 Naked And Afraid XL M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG

WEDNESDAY

12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 12:55 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:25 Do Not Disturb – Hotel Horrors M 2:20 Auction Hunters 2:45 Auction Kings PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Yukon Men M 5:05 Moonshiners M

Grey’s Anatomy 9:45pm on TV2

NCIS

8:30pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:45 Biography – Woody Harrelson PG 2009 Documentary.

7:35 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror. Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon. 9:20 Oliver Stoned 16LSC 2014 Comedy.

Seth Cassell, Brea Grant.

10:50 John Wick 16VL 2014 Action.

Keanu Reeves, Adrianne Palicki.

12:30 The Night Before 16LS 2015 Comedy. Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller. 2:15 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror.

Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon.

3:55 Oliver Stoned 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Cassell, Brea Grant.

5:30 The Pyramid 16VLC 2014 Horror. Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O’Hare. 7pm Dracula Untold MVC 2014 Action. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon.

8:30 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. 10:05 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 2014 Action.

6:50 The Mummy MV 1999 Action. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz. 8:55 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey.

10:40 Paycheck MV 2003 Scifi. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhardt, Uma Thurman. 12:35 The Ugly Truth 16LS 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler.

2:10 Disclosure 16LS 1994 Drama.

Michael Douglas, Demi Moore.

4:15 The Mummy Returns MV 2001 Adventure. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz. 6:25 The Notebook PGC 2004 Drama.

James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Ryan Gosling. 8:30 Red Dragon 16VC 2002 Thriller. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel. 10:35 The Mask Of Zorro MVL 1998 Adventure.

Antonio Banderas, Catherine ZetaJones, Anthony Hopkins.

12:05 Plus One 16VLS 2013 Thriller.

1:40 Trust Me MVLS 2013 Comedy.

3:10 Dracula Untold MVC 2014 Action. 4:40 Plus One 16VLS 2013 Thriller.

12:50 Disturbia MVL 2007 Thriller.

Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss.

2:35 The Mummy Returns MV 2001 Adventure. 4:45 The Notebook PGC 2004 Drama.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) Eugene.

7am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Eels.

7:30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Cowboys.

9am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Raiders v Bulldogs.

9:30 The After Match 10am Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (Highlights) Eugene.

11am The French Open – Day Nine (Highlights) Noon L Ice Hockey – NHL Stanley Cup – Game One. 3pm Ice Hockey NHL Quest for the Stanley Cup. 3:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Catalans Dragons v Hull Kr. 4pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Cowboys.

4:30 The After Match 5pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Eels.

5:30 Champions League Weekly 6pm Football League Show 6:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Back Page With hosts Tony Squires and Kelli Underwood.

10:30 Golf Central 11:30 NRL Fulltime

WEDNESDAY

12:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 1:30 UFC Now 2:30 Sky Sport Select 3am Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Catalans Dragons v Hull Kr. 5am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Eels.

5:30 The After Match

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